Mecctacular

2.8 doesn't work well AT ALL on my computer. In fact, it's worse than 2.7.4. At least I can somewhat run 2.7.4, even though it's not that great. But 2.8 stresses out my computer and the graphics do not look as beautiful as they do on you guys' computers. I have a Mac. That may be why it's not good on mine. SL hasn't really been good to Macs it seems. A few years ago, when I had a PC, SL sucked on that, so I deleted it. I thought it was because my computer wasn't powerful enough. Now that I have a more powerful computer, SL still doesn't work as well because it doesn't even like Macs! WTF?! I can never win. lol *sigh* It really does become frustrating though. I just wanna play.

You have a point. But what else am I supposed to do in the meantime ? It's not like I can personally create a better version of SL for Mac computers. I'm just dealing with the hand I was given. This solution is going to have to work for now until SL decides to show a little more love to the Mac users.

I fixed it! (I posted up a thread and the solution is in there but I'll restate it here.) First of all, don't use Phoenix because they're about to get rid of it in the next month or something like that. I'd hate for you to get used to using it and realize one day you can't use it anymore. Use Firestorm if you must... BUT you don't have to. And I'mma tell you why: We, Mac users, don't have to shy away from SLV2. We can use it. Like I said before, prior to the update to 2.7.4, I didn't have any real problems with 2.7.2 (except for the occasional crash, but that's pretty typical with SL). Yesterday, I downloaded Firestorm and was using it, and even though it's the most similar to SLV2, the interface still has many differences that annoy me. And it would lag A LOT. So, I looked at other options and tried other viewers: Singularity, Imprudence, and Kirsten. Disliked all of them. Today, I thought maybe I should I log in through SLV2 again, to see if things might be different. (I hadn't deleted SLV2 from my computer.) I logged in and the problem was the same: everything, but water and the sky, was invisible. Then remembered that I had to raise my Quality settings on Firestorm, so I went to the settings and saw it was on "High". I raised it to "Ultra" and nothing really changed. So, lowered it to "Mid", and almost everything became visible again! Some things still weren't, so I lowered even further to "Low" and everything was visible. Simple fix! Apparently, even though my settings were on high in 2.7.2, my computer can only take low in 2.7.4. And the graphics are still the exact same quality they were in 2.7.2 on high. So, there's no sacrifice there, in case you're wondering. So... if you have my exact same problem: Me > Preferences > Graphics > Quality and speed. Now we as Mac-users can still use SLV2 and get the best, most up-to-date SL viewer. Hope it helps you guys and all Mac users!

I fixed it! Simple really... Yesterday, I was using the Firestorm viewer, and even though many things are similar to SLV2, there's still major differences that were annoying. Not to mention the lag every 2mins! Whew! lol So, I tried a few of the other viewers: Singularity, Imprudence... even one called Kirsten. Disliked all of them. Firestorm was still the closest in similarity to SLV2. For some reason I thought, "let me try SLV2 again; see if they fixed it." (I hadn't deleted SLV2 from my computer.) I logged in, and lo and behold... it was still the same. I remembered that I had to raise the Quality bar on Firestorm. So, I thought maybe I had to raise it. When I went to the Quality setting, it was on "High", so I raised it. Didn't work. I lowered it to "Mid", and everything appeared! But some things still weren't visible... so I lowered it further to "Low". Everything was visible again! I fixed it. I guess that's all my Mac can take: the low quality setting in 2.7.4; even though it was on "High" in 2.7.2. So, if anyone else has a Mac and you can't see anything except the sky and water, lower your quality setting. Me > Preferences > Graphics > Quality and Speed. Hope it helps you! Yay! I solved a SL tech issue ! lol

I've been using SL since late June, so I'm still fairly new to the game. I have a Macbook Pro, and I've been using 2.7.2 the whole time. I have had very few issues (those of which were fixed eventually). I was sent an update for 2.7.4 today, so naturally I clicked on it, thinking I'm going to get a new-and-improved version of the game. When it restarted, and I logged back in, I couldn't see ANYTHING except water, the sky, and my name floating above nothing. Everything else was invisible. The sim wouldn't load and my AVATAR would not load. My computer NEVER took this long to load ANYTHING on SL. I logged out, then back in. Still was the same. I tried teleporting to another location. Still the same. I changed my avi's clothes to an outfit that didn't have an alpha layer. Still couldn't see her. So, I checked the website to see if there were any solutions for my problem. I stumbled upon a link to the previous version, so I downloaded that and deleted the 2.7.4. I thought that would solve everything. When I logged in, more things were visible (like trees and flowers), but I still couldn't see buildings, land, other avatars, or any other details. The only thing I could see on my avi is her hair! I went even further back to the 2.7.1 version, and things were STILL the same! It's like the 2.7.4 version corrupted every other version of SL on my laptop or something! *sigh* I don't know what to do. Can someone help me? Or if YOU can't, can you tell me who to contact??? I'd prefer someone who was higher up, in-charge, and/or working for SL to fix this issue. Thanks in advance. Remember... I have a Mac, I've NEVER had this problem before, and all of this began today when I updated to the 2.7.4 version.

I am having this EXACT SAME issue! I have a Mac too, and I downloaded the 2.7.4 version. I couldn't see ANYTHING except the sky and the water. I couldn't even see my avatar!! She's COMPLETELY invisible. I went back to version 2.7.2, and even though I could see a few more things (like trees and flowers), it's still pretty much the same thing. The only thing I could see on my avatar is her hair! Then I went even further back... to the 2.7.1 version. The same things are visible on that. It's like the 2.7.4 version corrupted all the other versions on my laptop! I don't know what to do either! And I'm kind of freaking out because I put a lot of work (and money) into my avatar and if I lose that information... Anyway, can ANYONE help?!!! I would also like to know how to fix this. NOW!