In all, the “new” Splash screen can be split into five elements:

It incorporates elements familiar to Firestorm users and also to users of viewers that use splash screens more closely modelled on Lab’s own. Whilst not strictly part of the 6.5.3 release, having been prototyped with and added to the 6.4.21 release, Firestorm now has a new splash / log-in screen.

Do, however, make sure you back-up all your settings safely so you can restore them after installing 6.5.3.

There is no need to perform a clean install with this release if you do not wish to.Additional Improve Graphics Speed Floater Panels.More Robust Encryption of Login Credentials.Not all of these are covered in the notes below, and readers are referred to the official release notes alongside of this article. Again, from an end-user perspective, one of the most noticeable of this is likely to the incorporation of the 360º snapshot capability, which is also looked at in detail below.Īlso as per usual, Firestorm 6.5.3 includes additional fixes and updates directly from the Firestorm team to also improve the user experience. As such, these elements for the major focus for the notes below.Īs per usual, it also brings Firestorm closer to the current official SL release viewer by including a number of updates and capabilities previously released by LL. This is a significant update to Firestorm, containing major new elements aimed at helping to improve viewer performance / the user experience. On Monday, March 21st, 2022, the Firestorm team released version 6.5.3 of their viewer.

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