Random Mefusula Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Why is SL so laggy all of a sudden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marigold Devin Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Could be there are things happening behind the scenes (check http://status.secondlifegrid.net/ to see if there is anything there that may be the cause). Check also your internet connection; at peak times you may have many more users sharing your broadband service that can appear to slow your SL down, even if you are still finding it ok to view other websites. Ensure you do not have too many windows open at the same time. Ensure also your graphics card drivers are up-to-date, and that your computer is not overheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalates Urriah Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I was in SL quite a bit yesterday and did not notice it being slow. Marigold has good advice about checking Grid Status. If you want to check your connection, and having a good Internet connection does not mean you have a good connection to SL, read this article: Troubleshoot your SL connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Mefusula Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 I don't think it's my connection... I suspect it has something to do with the latest SL viewer update. The problem didn't happen until I did the update. I read about the new liquid mesh and it said to get the latest download of the viewer because the collision skeleton was different to accomodate the liquid mesh clothing. After doing that the lag was fierce and if I encountered any avatars the frame rate became impossible. Now I can't use SL at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theresa Tennyson Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Random Mefusula wrote: I don't think it's my connection... I suspect it has something to do with the latest SL viewer update. The problem didn't happen until I did the update. I read about the new liquid mesh and it said to get the latest download of the viewer because the collision skeleton was different to accomodate the liquid mesh clothing. After doing that the lag was fierce and if I encountered any avatars the frame rate became impossible. Now I can't use SL at all. I see from earlier posts you have an older Mac, and I'm willing to bet it has an ATI video system. The latest changes to mesh rendering cause various problems on ATI Macs. The most reliable workaround has been to go to "Preferences" - "Graphics" and turn off "Hardware Skinning." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Mefusula Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Thanks, Theresa... that fixed it. Now I just need to update my Mac so I can turn that feature back on. But meanwhile I can still bang around in SL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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