Tag Archives: Firestorm

Firestorm VR Mod 6.6.17

Download link: https://github.com/humbletim/firestorm-gha/releases/ Firestorm VR Mod 6.6.17.70368 is the final Pre-PBR (Pre Physically Based Rendering) Viewer. Firestorm VR Mod is a version of the popular Firestorm Viewer for Second Life and OpenSimulator with modifications to provide VR capabilities for VR … Continue reading

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Firestorm PBR Alpha Tests for VR Mod

This is an experiment by @Sgeo to test Firestorm VR Mod 7.1.2.72850 PBR Alpha Test version to check whether the VR Mod approach works – and the good new is that it does. The above images are all taken using … Continue reading

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PBR Materials on OpenSim

This blog post reports early testing of the use of a virtual worlds viewer capable of rendering Physically Based materials (PBR) in OpenSimulator (as well as Second Life). A blog post describing PBR and giving some resources is available here. … Continue reading

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Firestorm VR Mod 6.6.3

Firestorm VR Mod 6.6.8.68380 is an update to version 6.6.3. See this blog post. Firestorm VR Mod is a version of the popular Firestorm Viewer for Second Life and OpenSimulator with modifications to provide VR capabilities for VR Head Mounted … Continue reading

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Firestorm VR Mod 6.5.6

Firestorm 6.5.6 + P373R VR Mod: This build includes P373R’s VR Mod 6.3.3 changes merged into the Firestorm 6.5.6.66221 release branch. The VR Mod approach takes a minimalistic approach to inserting VR capabilities into the viewer in order that the … Continue reading

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360° Snapshots in OpenSim

We have had the capability to create 360° Snapshots in Second Life since 2016 and the full release of the capability in the default viewer from 2021. Now Firestorm 6.5.3 is incorporating the same capability, allowing 360° Snapshots in both … Continue reading

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Firestorm VR Mod 6.4.13

Firestorm 6.4.13 + P373R VR Mod: This build includes P373R’s VR Mod 6.3.3 changes merged into Firestorm 6.4.13 release branch. It is created using “GitHub Actions” (GHA) thanks to humbletim… see https://github.com/humbletim/firestorm-gha/releases/tag/v6.4.13-vr-alpha-0 The user instructions are identical to Firestorm VR … Continue reading

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Firestorm VR Mod 6.4.12

Firestorm VR Mod 6.5.3.65659 was released on 30th March 2022 and created using “GitHub Actions” (GHA) thanks to @humbletim. The user instructions are identical to Firestorm VR Mod 6.4.12 as described below. Firestorm VR Mod is a version of the … Continue reading

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Grid Hopping

Firestorm 6.4.12.67792 (15-Nov-2020) is now at Release Candidate stage and undergoing final QA testing. There are improvements to the handling of OpenSimulator “hop” addresses, especially to ensure that the current grid is inserted into Hypergrid addresses rather than always (incorrectly) … Continue reading

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Firestorm VR Mod 6.3.3

A later version of Firestorm VR Mod 6.3.9 is available. See this blog post. On 28-Nov-2019 Peter Kappler provided an update to his Firestorm VR Mod Viewer at https://gsgrid.de/firestorm-vr-mod/ – go there to download the latest version and for usage … Continue reading

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Firestorm VR 6.2.4

Update: 28-Nov-2019: Peter Kappler now has a home page for Firestorm VR Mod at https://gsgrid.de/firestorm-vr-mod/ – go there for the latest version and information. The version of the Firestorm viewer on which the latest Firestorm VR Mod 6.3.3.58049 is based … Continue reading

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Bakes on Mesh – Resources

This is a blog post to collect together resources related to the Bakes on Mesh [BoM] feature for Second Life and OpenSim. Bakes on Mesh facilities allow mesh avatars to be used with standard avatar skins, tattoos, alpha masks and … Continue reading

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Firestorm VR – Visiting OpenSim Virtual Worlds

As noted before in this blog post Peter Kappler has created a VR version of the Firestorm virtual world viewer (based on version 6.0.1.56538). It can work very well indeed for Social VR purposes allowing all the capabilities and content … Continue reading

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Oil Rig Training Experience in Firestorm VR

The RGU Oil Rig enhanced education and virtual training experience created by the Robert Gordon University (RGU) Oil & Gas Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland ported to OpenSim OSGrid has been tested in Peter Kappler’s Firestorm VR 6.0.1. The VR mode … Continue reading

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Social VR using Firestorm VR

As noted before in this blog post Peter Kappler has created a VR version of the Firestorm virtual world viewer (based on version 6.0.1.57000). If the graphics settings, draw distance and scene complexity allow it, this can work very well … Continue reading

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Firestorm VR – Resources

Update: 11-Dec-2020: There are later updates of Firestorm VR Mod. E.g. see https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2020/12/11/firestorm-vr-mod-6-4-12/ Update 23-Sep-2019: Peter Kappler has provided an updated version of Firestorm VR compiled for Second Life and OpenSim which should fix the “black screen” issue mentioned below … Continue reading

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Firestorm Viewer Third Anniversary

The Firestorm Virtual Worlds Viewer is three years old and a “Third Anniversary Party” was held in Second Life, which recently celebrated its tenth anniversary too.

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