New Firestorm release

[Danko Whitfield]

Firestorm released a new version of its viewer yesterday. This was done because of upcoming changes in Second Life but I see on Firestorm's website, there is a note to Open Sim users about new features catering to them/us.

What is the reccomendation from Kitely on which Firestorm version to use here now? This brand new version or the previously released Open Sim version of Firestorm?

Thanks

[Ilan Tochner]

Thank you for the heads up Danko.

We haven't tested it yet so would be grateful for some user feedback to see if it is better than the current Firestorm version (v4.2.2) that we give to new users.

If it resolved the various issues that existed in v4.3.1 then we will upgrade to using it.

[Marstol Nitely]

Thank you for the heads up Danko.

We haven't tested it yet so would be grateful for some user feedback to see if it is better than the current Firestorm version (v4.2.2) that we give to new users.

If it resolved the various issues that existed in v4.3.1 then we will upgrade to using it.

I upgraded yesterday and it seems to be working well.

I had already resolved old and more recent issues by following step by step directions on the Firestorm Wiki Troubleshooting guide. Required some patience, but well worth it.
http://wiki.phoenixviewer.com/firestorm_troubleshooting

[Ilan Tochner]

Hi Marstol,

Did you encounter any of the OpenSim support regressions that were reported on Firestorm v4.3.1?

[Marstol Nitely]

I'm not really sure what the OpenSim support regressions were Ilan.

[Ilan Tochner]

Hi Marstol,

See for example: http://forums.kitely.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=164

[Marstol Nitely]

Can use 99% hollow and made a 256 x 256 meter prim using Firestorm 4.4.0 (Opensim).

[Danko Whitfield]

For those interested, Inara Pey has done an excellent and detailed review of the new Firestorm release...

http://modemworld.wordpress.com/2013/04 ... more-24973

The feature that caught my eye is a Settings Back-Up which allows you to store a record of your favorite settings for some commonly customized items so that you can restore them easily after future Firestorm releases.

[Ada Radius]

The other huge issue for content creators is the bug where avatar system layers (skins, clothing etc) fail to save in the OS compliant versions of Firestorm - and why I use Imprudence for skin and tat layers, at least for now. Has anyone seen a review of this yet?

[Johnny Night]

Mesh upload still crashes viewer. :/