Wtf? Grrrrrr!

and how many more releases will it take for them to fix the major Horrendeous Screwups they made in the release a little over a month ago back when they put windlight into the new viewer?

Currently...

Avatar Flight Controls are a Joke... 5M lunges in every direction with a button tap - Av sinks when hovering.. IMPOSSIBLE to Build something tall without using the busted up camera controls- GArbage!!!!!! Fix IT!!!

None of my Planes or Helicopter or Boats Contols work properly, the way they did 2 months ago.. GArBAGGE!!! Fix It!!

Cant fly around to check out scenery anymore because now there is no more scenery because the viewer crops so hard at the draw distance that it looks like you are constantly on the same Island surrounded by the same exact water, no matter where you are. Buliding or Scenery does not become visible until you crash into it. GarBbage!!!!! They should reset to 2 months ago when everything was ok. Besides, the fact that all scenery now looks the same, makes it so now that there really is no more prime real estate or places with an actual view, like there was 2 Months ago. Fix It!!

Cannot drag to Save Custom Colors in the Pain palette anymore because the whole window moves when you try... Garbbaggge! Fix it !!!

Seriously... how come more people are not in uproar about this and what can be done to bring this to the attention of someone who will fix these major annoying problems?

I am spending a ton of Money on SL and am Pissed, because it is now a broken wreck!

Go to this thread. You will see you are not alone.

http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/general-sl-discussion/10404-why-dont-they-just-fix.html

solution to all issues not server related:

http://nicholaz-beresford.blogspot.com/2007/12/release-bleeding-edge-be-v.html

It might be that not nearly as many people are experiencing the same problems you are. I know I'm not.

What you disribed about the scenery only coming into view immediately before crashing into it sounds like your draw distance is set low.......like 64 meters or something. However taking all the other problems you are having is also sounds like you are experiencing some pretty heavy lag. Perhaps if you adjust some of your settings in preferrences you and eliminate a lot of the problems. I don't think LL can fix something that is not on their end.......and you seem to be nearly alone with the problems you discribed. Most people I know in SL are not having much (or any) problems now (after they learned to adjust their settinss).

And, I'm sure someone will tell you sooner or later........so I'll go ahead. Clear your cache, log out and delete the cache folder from your program. Log back in and see if things don't work better.

Jillian Callahan was right on top of the changes and sent me a helicopter I bought from her long ago that she updated.

Contact the makers of your vehicles and see if they are working on a fix. She did.

Have you tried looking for Jira's to see if others are having the same issues? Have you voted on said Jira's so the Linden's know there is a problem? Have you tried changing your settings to see if there is anyway that will help?
Have you tried asking for help without demanding someone fix it because it is 'Garbage'?
Sorry, but all of these would be a lot more productive than ranting about how rubbish SL is *in your view*.
Getting in an uproar rarely gets you anywhere.

Ok ,the vehicles may not work becasue of the Havok upgrade....at least I think that is the reason. Like Macphisto said, check with the maker to see if an upgrade is on the way.
The view problems may be caused by draw distance and your detail settings in your graphics tab of preferences. Try playing with these to see if it makes any difference. if you need help with this, ask us and i'm sure someone will be willing to help.
Im not sure what to suggest about the camera controls or flying problems, as I have not had these problems, but Jira's and support tickets can't harm... it lets LL know there is a problem so they can fix it.
The Custom Colour palette is another jira suggestion I think.

2 months ago there were still problems....posts in the forums with tell you that much. reverting back probably wouldn't help any more than shutting the whole thing down, and you would probably get just as many complaints.

Yes there will always be problems, but to switch from something that seemed to work about as flawlessly as could be, with regard to graphic representaion of fake land, to a graphic performance that is worse than a 80's atari game is beyond me...

There are a load of Jira's on all the mentioned issues, but since there are so many duplicates of the same ones, it does not appear to have any weight. All I know is that none have been adressed.

As to my hardware, 2 months ago I was able to see the land scenery far beyond the draw distance, which gave me a indication of the topography and even buildings faded in, rather than popping up instantly like they do now. There is nothing wrong with my hardware, or my settings whatsoever. I can understand that someone who just goes from club to club, or just shops all day will not understand the gravity of these problems, but anyone who is trying to build, or use vehicles knows what I am talking about. To someone just lounging around, the new graphics look better, but once you start moving off your poseball .. things get messy//

thanks

I will try the other viewer that alicia mentioned to see if that makes a difference.

not changing from my nicholis viewer until they pry it from my cold dead prim nails!!!!

Not having your other problems, but this one really bugs me. It's taken most of the fun out of flying round the mainland, because it never looks like mainland. It used to be that the scenery would sort of fade into the distance, now there is no distance, just a sharp cut-off into the sea.

Increasing the draw distance helps, I usually run at 256, but it just moves the effect further away.