Second Life 1.8.2(6) is now available. A new viewer is required to access this version.
We received lots of feedback from the 1.8.1.9 version, which was offered as a preview against the live grid. While most residents were apprehensive at first, once folks saw the new code, comments were overwhelmingly positive. Therefore, we feel that the Avatar LOD code is working as designed to selectively remove attachments from view based on your/the camera's distance from the avatar being observed. Please feel free to report a bug in-world if you find anything problematic with the new setting!
Release notes are as follows:
Second Life 1.8.2(6) Jan 24, 2006
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Minor Features:
* Avatar LOD system
** Improves viewer performance by selectively culling the display of attachments to agents a certain distance away from
the person viewing them
** Uses the Preferences > Advanced Graphics > Avatar Detail slider to determine which attachments will be displayed
** Avatar Detail Slider is now set to the medium setting, providing a balance of performance enhancement and detail
Bug Fixes:
* Texture Cache Size setting in Preferences > Advanced Graphics has been deprecated in favor of Graphics Card Memory
* Updated links for new website
* Blank characters can no longer be entered before the title of a Classified Ad
* llDetectedGrab once again works for non-physical objects
* Bump Map now works for HUD objects
* Resolved an issue with incorrect L$ amount displayed in Classified Ad dialog
* Minor UI tweaks for Classified Ad tab in Profile
* The Map > Show Destination button no longer points at (missing) invalid locations
* When entering a complex sim, newly created objects no longer take a long time to appear
* Minimize and Close buttons no longer in wrong location for windows
* Fixed an issue causing large textures to be reloaded in some scenes