DHL has apparently discovered the secret to stopping facts you don’t want to hear. As originally attempted by Usagi in the Welcome Area, the time-honored use of the letter G to stop facts has become a #secondlife tradition.
Lured by the prospect of seeing pixel-shaded water effects, last Friday the preview grid saw a small invasion from many EFNet #secondlife regulars. The 1.8.0(1) preview attracted a couple dozen people, who crowded onto Chip Midnight’s swimming raft in Freelon.
The atmosphere was festive, and culminated in an attempt to cram as many people as possible onto my Flying Tako sailboat.
As for the new ripple water effect, those people whose graphics cards are capable of displaying it were most pleased. Though far from perfect, it’s a far cry easier on the eyes than Second Life’s current water surface. It looks even more impressive today on version 1.8.0(3), including real-time distortion of objects on the opposite side of the surface from the viewer.
