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 Second Life - 1.4.11virtual world game |
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Feedback Summary:
| Version 1.4.11: | |||||
| Overall Rating: |   (2.0) |
Features: | (2.0) |
Support: | (3.0) |
| Ease of Use: | (4.0) |
Quality / Stability: | (1.0) |
Price: | (3.0) |
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Crappiest piece of Mac OSX software I have ever tried - Version: 1.19.1.4, 4/24/2008 04:51PM PST
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vt810
Revising my comments - Version: 1.18.4.3, 11/15/2007 11:50AM PST
(2 of 3 users found this comment useful)
coyote4til7
I tried an earlier version and it crashed repeatedly and crashes happened very quickly. Although I swore I'd never try it again, based on some reports I read online, I tried the latest release candidate (1.18.4.2) and found it was actually stable and usable. I'm using a MacBook Pro 2Ghz Intel Core Duo (I) with 2Gigs Ram and OS X 10.4.10.
I've just installed the current release (1.18.4.3) and it seems to be stable on my machine. The list of bug fixes was very long (at around 50 items I stopped skimming), so they _seem_ to be moving fast on improvements.
The bottom lines seem to be:
1) Second Life stability is very dependent on your hardware combination.
2) If the current release causes problems, try the release candidate:
http://secondlife.com/community/downloads-optional.php
If you do decide to try it, take the time to go through all the tutorials. They're well worth the time.
I've just installed the current release (1.18.4.3) and it seems to be stable on my machine. The list of bug fixes was very long (at around 50 items I stopped skimming), so they _seem_ to be moving fast on improvements.
The bottom lines seem to be:
1) Second Life stability is very dependent on your hardware combination.
2) If the current release causes problems, try the release candidate:
http://secondlife.com/community/downloads-optional.php
If you do decide to try it, take the time to go through all the tutorials. They're well worth the time.
Run away _NOW_ - Version: 1.18.3.5, 11/3/2007 12:47PM PST
(2 of 3 users found this comment useful)
coyote4til7
The positive is that this is a pretty incredible virtual world and some great enabling technology that I'd find very helpful. The UI is great and it's visually impressive. Well... until I try and click/touch something. SecondLife locked up my MacBook Pro twice in about five minutes. It's not a full kernel panic, but everything grinds to a halt. My machine is a MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo (I), 2Ghz, 2Gigs Ram. For the last 3 months, the vast majority of my reboots have been because of Apple updates (update iTunes, force reboot... grrr). Anyway, Second Life sounds phenomenal but the Mac version needs some _serious_ loving by Linden.
The application does not seem to record its existance in /Library/Receipts so an uninstall is a very manual process. Searching on SecondLife, "Second Life" and Linden seems to be the key. Remember the quotes on "Second Life" or you'll come back with everything that has the words second and life anywhere.
If you actually happen to get anywhere, it will probably cache things somewhere in your user folder, too.
The application does not seem to record its existance in /Library/Receipts so an uninstall is a very manual process. Searching on SecondLife, "Second Life" and Linden seems to be the key. Remember the quotes on "Second Life" or you'll come back with everything that has the words second and life anywhere.
If you actually happen to get anywhere, it will probably cache things somewhere in your user folder, too.
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- Run away _NOW_
Should not be released if it doesn't work.
Crap.