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    Oh my Gawd! - Totally unOfficial Pet Peeve Thread.

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted

    20 hours ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:

    Well, ever since I read John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids as a young'un, I've had this barely masked terror of looking at weird sky phenomenon like meteor showers. Because maybe THIS is the one that will strike everyone around the globe blind, leading to the collapse of civilization, and unleashing terrifying man-eating plants upon a helpless population!

    Could happen!

    Day-of-the-Triffids-1962-6.jpg

    ...And I really got hot, when I saw Janette Scott, fight a Triffid that spits poison and kills...

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    What is with the constant upgrades??

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    1 hour ago, Rowan Amore said:

    Minimum requirements for Firestorm on the left, recommended on the right...

      Minimum (you can probably log on and perform basic functions)
    Operating system Windows 10, 32-bit Windows 10, 64-bit
      Linux 64-bit kernel 5.0 Linux 64-bit kernel 5.0 or newer 1)
      Mac OS 11 (Big Sur) 2) Mac OS 11 (Big Sur)
    Internet Connection • 750 Kbps down, 100 Kbps up
    • Wireless connections3) may work, but are not officially supported by Linden Lab.4)     		• 10 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up
    • A fast, hardwired connection.
    Display 1024×768 pixels 1920×1080 pixels
    Memory 8 GB for 64-bit systems
    4 GB for 32-bit systems     		16 GB
    Disk Space 1 GB application, 1 GB cache 1 GB application, 10 GB cache
    Processor5) Dual Core @ 2.70 GHz Quad Core @ 3.30 GHz 6)7)
    Graphics Card(0) Nvidia GTX 750Ti NVidia GeForce GTX 980
        AMD Radeon R9 290X
    1.12 GHz with 4 GB Memory 8)

     

    I noticed the 2.70 Ghz minimum requirement when I was on that page. The OP's is running at 1 GH, but can turboboost to 3.60 Ghz. Which is an interesting question as to whether that "boost" makes is enough fit the minimum requirements. But still, if it works properly after a while, I tend to agree that it's possibly more of a paging issue. 

    How Does Your SL Look Today?

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    5 hours ago, archangel969 said:

    I can relate to that. Sometimes it is a refuge from reality. But then again when you have an imagitive mind you can always take refuge. You can think of it as a work of art that you are creating together. It is fantasy and real at the same time. That's why Second Life is called that way and is not called 'Fantasy world' or something like that. It is part a fantasy world but it's also real because it's created by real people who partly living their life in SL. Not to mention all those creators who make their money in SL. I think it's amazing how smoothly people in SL can deal with those realities.

    Very true!!! I think of it as living in an interactive movie with no script sometimes. Where admission can be somewhat expensive, if one chooses to buy premium tickets.

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    How Does Your SL Look Today?

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    Me with someone who IM'd me out of the blue when she saw me on a SIM, and had forgotten that we had once met in a rather "cough" kinky situation on the island. She wanted me to turn her into a living statue, so I did. But then we got talking a bit, and I was questioning if she had told her partner (who I know as an acquaintance), and she hadn't. I really didn't want to be a part of it at that point, but she logged off before I could release her. Well, there IS always turning RLV off...

    Sandor and Kristin Lavender sandor.png

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    How Does Your SL Look Today?

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    8 hours ago, archangel969 said:

    Haha, I could do that but here I love to see what others have done and experienced and for me to share what I do with my land. The storytelling I use more in the land itself. before I furnish the houses I first tell myself a story about the person who lives there. What is the gender? How old? What is the family like? What is the background story? What is the friend circle like? Only if I told myself the story behind the person or persons I can begin furnishing. Then furnishing starts to be something natural, it's not forced, I just look for things that fits the person and fits in the story. That can be things I would never have chosen before I told the persons story. So I avoid working only decorative and naturally gives your sim a heart and depth.

    LOL I could write a whole essay, or even a book about furnishing a land with the use of storytelling. If I only I had the time. And people wanting to read that of course :-).

     

    8 hours ago, archangel969 said:

    By the way, my opinion is what you are sharing here IS storytelling. Little stories, somtimes funny, sometimes naughty, and always amusing.

    Thank you!!!

    I think we are "projecting" a bit onto each other (in a positive way). You are looking at it from a third person perspective, (which I had forgotten). Thinking about someone other than yourself living in the places you build. My SL is fully first person.The Island Caitlin and I have is about where, and in what, we would want to live if we were RL married. It's a fantasy world of course, so we aren't encumbered by physical and (to a degree) financial limitations. What I write and show pics of is actually what happens in my SL life. Caitlin named it "The Wren Island Refuge", because she said it was her refuge from reality. When I show a pic with a caption like "Cat and I discussing RL stuff", then we actually WERE discussing RL things. The images and captions I post are more of an SL diary than a story. But all that said, there IS a storytelling involved. It's meant for others to see and read. Not just notes and pictures in my personal diary.

    And btw, I would be happy to read an essay or book you write about how you furnish land in SL with storytelling!!! Count me in!!!

     

     

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    What is with the constant upgrades??

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    15 minutes ago, AmeliaJ08 said:

    Yeah I have no clue, no amount of caching is going to help an Intel UHD 630 run SL in 2024 though, it should work without crashing etc but will be so slow that it is unbearable to use especially considering low frame rates seem to carry over to extreme user interface lag in Second Life viewers.

    The bandwidth slider does appear to be set to 3000kbps for some reason so it is worth reducing this as per recommendation, I've personally never noticed any difference but LL do recommend against settings this high. @Red52 you should reduce this to below 1500kbps.

    I would also recommend going in and disabling all graphics options you can, you want to ensure there is no shadows or anything and all sliders are at their absolute minimum with all extra features completely disabled, antialiasing turned off etc to even stand a chance but I would still say your only real workable option is to download a viewer that allows you to disable ALM. Offical viewer aint it for your setup.

    I didn't look back to check the OP's bandwidth, but I have issues if I set it too high. I usually leave mine at 500. That seems to give me the most stability. When I was using a cell based modem for internet that could barely do 3 Mbs, it was a big issue if I set it even at 1000. Again, we don't know the OP's internet speed.

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    What is with the constant upgrades??

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    3 hours ago, AmeliaJ08 said:

    Running SL on an Intel iGPU of that generation will never end well, technically it will work (technically) but practically it won't and I'm afraid to say that SL is mostly just too much for your PC in 2024.

    You can use Firestorm or other viewers to disable ALM (Advanced Lighting Model) which will be causing huge performance issues for you but this option is being gradually removed from all viewers now, apparenly Cool VL Viewer will keep this option around though so in the future this may be your only option.;

    Your CPU also appears to be throttling (slowing down) hard which suggests you are either running on battery power or have a thermal issue, the laptop might well need a good internal clean out and your report of crashes etc. make me think this might be what is wrong. They get very dusty inside and when they do they begin to struggle to cool themselves down and instability can be the result. If you aren't comfortable opening and removing internal components for cleaning etc I would suggest taking it to a repair shop for a service.

    Really though you are asking a lot of a laptop that was never designed to run games or SL, it's just too intensive an application for the hardware.

    I agree for sure. The biggest issue is why it takes weeks for the OP's viewer to stabilize when there is an upgrade.  If their viewer runs properly after 2 or 3 weeks, then the hardware must be capable enough. But 2 or 3 weeks of being online how many times? Is it an issue with filling the caches?  Is their cache size affecting this? What about bandwidth? Could it be set too high or too low?

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    What is with the constant upgrades??

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    2 hours ago, Sid Nagy said:

    Don't forget to install a new version of FS first.
    The problems with the 2 years old version will remain for sure if nothing has changed hardware wise.

    FS won't run with a two year old version. They block older versions, and let us know.

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    What is with the constant upgrades??

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    Posted · Edited by Bagnu

    49 minutes ago, Jaylinbridges said:

    Get rid of the PBR enabled SL Viewer.  That's enough to make me quit SL alone.

    In Firestorm present Release 6.6.17.70368 -

    You can tune down Preferences in the Current FS release to better handle your limited system memory and CPU speed.  You will still have lockups and crashes in busy regions.

    Set your Performance to Mid.

    Set draw distance to 96 m.

    In Graphics, unclick Advanced Lighting Model. 

    In Graphics/Hardware Settings, Enable (check) Lossy Texture Compression.

    In Graphics/Rendering, Enable (check) Restrict Maximum texture resolution to 512 px.

    In Graphics/Rendering, Limit Framerate to FPS of 30

    That should help with your integrated graphics memory limitations, and CPU overheating.

     

     

    But why would anyone want to run SL with these limitations? But the OP might be forced to though, if they can't get a new PC. But it's not established yet if it's their hardware.

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    How Does Your SL Look Today?

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    4 hours ago, archangel969 said:

    Haha thanks! I am a novelist in RL so storytelling is my way of life, I could not do anything without it 🙂

    You have been a great inspiration. The island Caitlin and I have wouldn't be what it is now without her and me having visited your Dutch Estate.

    I don't see you're writing here as "storytelling". I see it more as a journal that you share. It's not fictional. It's what you have done in SL. Thank you for your kindness and willingness to share this with all of us.

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    What is with the constant upgrades??

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    Posted · Edited by Bagnu

    13 minutes ago, Red52 said:

    I will try to run FS tomorrow and let y'all know what happens.  Are there any other decent third party viewers you would recommend? Thank you!

    Black Dragon is one, but it's complex.  I use Firestorm because of the chat window setup, and the ability to save and restore our settings. And it does take decent pics. Not as good as BD though.

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    What is with the constant upgrades??

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    Just now, Red52 said:

    Brand is an Acer- Aspire 3; Model # N19C2.  Jerom- you referred that the info I posted was from FS.  I am not using FS at the current time; I am using the official SL viewer.  Thanks!

    Try Firestorm and see what happens. Or any other official third party viewer

    What is with the constant upgrades??

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    1 minute ago, Red52 said:

    Hi Jerom- I don't know how to tell.  I don't understand technology with computers 😞

    Post your laptop brand and model number. Maybe someone else is running FS with the same one. Then it's easier to sort out if it's hardware or software.

    Are you having issues with any other software?

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    What is with the constant upgrades??

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    7 minutes ago, JeromFranzic said:

    OP, does your laptop have a dedicated GPU? Something like a Nvidia GTX 1050 (the one my laptop runs)... based on your CPU's generation, I'd guess you might have a 1650/1660 or even a RTX 2000 series on it.

    The OP's info from FS shows their graphics card as Intel UHD. So no Nvidia. Their processor is slow at 1190.4 MHz. Firestorm requires 2.70 Ghz. But... the i5-1035G1 CPU can boost to 3.60 Ghz. Integrated graphics are certainly no help though. We also don't know what other processes are running on the OP's laptop that could be interfering, and what their internet speed is.

    Personally, I think the best way to find out, is to see if anyone on SL is running the same laptop with the same BIOS version, and if they are having the same issues.  

    OP,  can you post your Laptop brand and model number?

     

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