• v1.3.0-beta.2 0328384f01

    Slipstream Beta 1.3.0.2
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    sky_line released this 2026-10-10 22:19:24 +00:00 | 1497 commits to main since this release

    Slipstream Beta 1.3.0.2 -- v1.3.0-beta.2 (0328384f01).

    Linux x86_64 (glibc >= 2.38, x86-64-v2 CPU): *_x86_64.tar.xz
    Ubuntu 24.04+ / Debian 13+ / Mint 22+: *_amd64.deb (sudo apt install ./)
    Windows x64 (unsigned; SmartScreen: More info > Run anyway): *_Setup.exe installer, or *_win64.zip to unpack anywhere

    Changes since v1.3.0-beta.1.

    Fixes

    • #567 shadows: moving-light budget under load; sub-texel caster cull (fix + projector tiles) (f2f23fbc1b)
    • #567 projector shadows: invalidation counters + two false-invalidation fixes (08238e6481)

    Other changes

    • #565: BC6H probes -- write through single-layer block-texel views, not one multi-layer view (3052b248a4)
    • #530: IK handles - stop drag flailing, put leg handles on the hooves (d48da8825a)
    • Graphics prefs: AO method (SSAO/GTAO) and reflection probe compression; probe format default RGB9E5 (#86, #565) (9bb3b886e7)
    • #267 Nearby radar: show profile picture column by default (FSRadarColumnConfig 991 -> 2015) (3a88491fd2)
    • #647: Windows shipped a stale openjp2.dll (2.4.0) beside an exe linked to 2.5.4 (06748446fb)
    • Rig weld pairs: cheaper shape detector, back off avatar-less slots, arm topology (#641) (9196056c1b)
    • Held animation frames are free: avatar-local skin cache for every rate-limited avatar (#632) (971085a622)
    • #350: test plan: measure the version-mismatch side effect of coalesced fetches (ff0f1ecfc0)
    • RT: rigged BLAS in the owner avatar's pelvis frame; refit gate on held pose (#632) (edb848d54f)
    • #346 #350 #353 #358: alt-account test plan for inventory perf round 2 (ea5a1d87ff)
    • #353: one aggregated alert per burst of incomplete link batches (14d8706346)
    • #350: hold forced item refetches briefly so copy replies can be coalesced (64d8d26e9d)
    • Rig weld: decide weld pairs once per avatar at its rest pose (#641, #626) (cd747c5511)
    • #202: avatar pie derender slices act on the avatar; forget blocked local ids with their region (f55ce0d33a)
    • #353: optional multi-block CopyInventoryItem in the copy pacer (default OFF) (e5c2661284)
    • #353: folder copy creates its links in verified link_inventory_array batches (9b9abd2e45)
    • Pose Studio IK: drop the hover highlight when the mouse is over the UI (#530) (a992bdbe9a)
    • #426: Area Search Blacklist -> derender list; World menu entry for the list (e5cd1f0e5c)
    • #202: derender other residents' attachments and avatars (Firestorm-style) (811fe5b01c)
    • #350: coalesce queued AIS item fetches that share a folder into one folder fetch (82d267c664)
    • Pose Studio: hook IK handles into the VK world overlay, mouse input and the floater (#530) (4a200cbc8d)
    • Pose Studio: IK handle engine -- chains, solvers, pins, drag undo (#530) (5291d6b674)
    • Pose Studio: whole-pose bone snapshots, uncommitted position edits, mirror suppression (#530) (825aae558c)
    • Region teardown: re-home our avatar + attachments before an old region dies (#607) (f4211c441b)
    • #346: hashed id maps in LLInventoryModel; UUID-ordered iteration where order matters (ebd79bc503)
    • Region crossings: defer the losing-side kill so avatars keep their assets (#607) (ab9b79e244)
    • #623: keep the owner SLURL outside in the object-offer "gave you" tip (02ecd6b787)
    • #358: ChatOnlineNotification read through a cached control per online/offline packet (4359528da2)
    • #567 shadowCascadesDrawn: count cascades actually drawn (after the RT-sun skip) (c4fec959c4)
    • #565 debug view 20: magenta stripes on probes read from the uncompressed live cube (BC6H format) (1f3b3a3de9)
    • #567 regen vk_world_shaders_spv.h (cascade overlay cull: u_cascade 5) (0b56823a3f)
    • #567 sun cascades: static / dynamic split + event-driven cache in the cached modes (4aa81a86a1)
    • #565 RenderVKProbeFormat: selectable reflection-probe storage (RGBA16F / RGB9E5 / R11G11B10 / BC6H) (64bb97e59b)
    • vkgfx: image-create extras (mutable / extended usage / format list / view usage) + optional VK_KHR_maintenance6 (#565) (22ed59f663)
    • #567 registration spheres: coalesce an object's faces, cap 8192 (a2279f238d)
    • #567 regen vk_world_shaders_spv.h (casterOk unpadded extent + projector sub-texel cull) (536b2dd935)
    • #567 projector shadows: invalidate from the instance store (shadow-relevant changes only) (7e0ddc53e7)
    • #567 regen vk_world_shaders_spv.h (clean_cull.comp static / dynamic caster split) (7e64edf0cf)
    • #567 projector shadows: static / dynamic caster split (movers, spinners, attachments -> overlay) (dccc683653)
    • Physics Shapes: build prim convex hulls inline; std_bump table as a magic static (#29, #19) (2c7008b42e)
    • VK exposure follow-up: declare RenderDiffuseLuminanceScale, tighter sky test (#28) (75ab77c11c)
    • VK: Render Metadata > Physics Shapes and Bounding Boxes (#29) (e60a8e557a)
    • VK: Hide Selection (HideSelectedObjects) (#29) (f0021191b6)
    • VK AO: RenderVKAOMethod (0 SSAO / 1 GTAO, live) + GTAO settings + per-method GPU sub-marks (#86) (011eee4891)
    • VK: Advanced > Rendering > Wireframe (#29) (e8536ba2bd)
    • vk_world_shaders_spv.h: regen (clean_ao.comp GTAO; only kWorldAoR8/R16/R32 change) (90a7b79853)
    • clean_ao.comp: GTAO modes (#86) -- full-res (3), half-res (4), depth/normal-aware upsample (5) (3dd74d1bf7)
    • VK exposure: LL luminance weighting + the remaining no-post paths (#28) (e5751aa189)
    • #267 People > Nearby: optional avatar profile picture column on the radar (off by default) (7cc56c5d28)
    • #178 Voice: best-effort 'hear distant voices at closer to equal volume' option (WebRTC per-peer gain ramp; server mixes spatially so true equalisation is impossible client-side) (e5fe4c4139)
    • VK: legacy bump presets -- brightness, darkness and the std_bump heightfields (#19) (bfced209c7)
    • RenderVKDepthPrepass: loud do-not-disable warning (forward fallback is ~2.5x slower and drops AO / RT shadow mask; removal is #640) (b2dc81a608)

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