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Kokua tries to keep it simpler but still much richer and satisfying than the standard Second Life viewer.вЂќ вЂњMany users find the Firestorm user experience overwhelming. вЂњFor someone who started out with a version 1 interface viewer, Kokua became the least frustrating version 2 viewer for me, and it increasingly grew on me where I can do most building, traveling and grid management task comfortably without being overwhelmed by the interface,вЂќ he said. Some users prefer to Kokua viewer for particular tasks, andГ‚В NГѓВёklebye himself is one of those users. вЂњBut takes a solid ground in providing a great set of tools wrapped up in an interface that is familiar to the majority of Second Life users, and increasingly OpenSim users.вЂќ Logging in to Kitely with the new Kokua Viewer. вЂњThe Kokua viewer does not have all the bells and whistles of Firestorm or even the Singularity viewers,вЂќ Г‚В said NГѓВёklebye. The new release isnвЂ™t intended to compete with those viewers head-on. Kokua doesnвЂ™t have the user base of some other viewers, like Firestorm, which is the viewer recommended by most grids, as well as by Hypergrid Business, and is the most popular viewer in both OpenSim and Second Life. вЂњAt least for the time being it also means we need to keep a sharp eye on the Second Life viewer so we donГўв‚¬в„ўt loose content compatibility.вЂќ

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вЂњWe can remove some code duplication, and finally it means we can start to add to, and refine OpenSim functionality,вЂќ he said. The new release includes some minor improvements, but the next release will actually remove some Second Life-specific functionality like experience keys, pathfinding, and the Second Life Marketplace. вЂњIt also turned out that Linden Labs had done a significant amount of development to prepare this since early 2015 without us knowing anything about it, and the barrage of code changes they released was simply too overwhelming to be integrated into one functional viewer in a short timespan.вЂќ вЂњI thought the timing was right to make a split,вЂќ he said.

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Mac usersГ‚В were also having problems with image quality, due to changes on AppleвЂ™s end that werenвЂ™t reflected in the viewer code. Then, in the spring, Linden Lab announced thatГ‚В hey would turn off fundamental communication protocols and messages the viewer used with OpenSim, he said. вЂњThe next realization came last fall when Linden Lab announced they would no longer develop the Linux version of the viewer,вЂќ he added. He is also a developer on the Kokua project. вЂњMy own first realization that a change to the viewer in the direction of pure OpenSim support came at the announcement of Sansar, and the fact that the client for Sansar would be close sourced,вЂќГ‚ Xmir gridГ‚В founderГ‚В Geir NГѓВёklebye, who is also known as Gavin Hird in-world, told Hypergrid Business. Why an OpenSim-focused viewer? Geir NГѓВёklebye The viewer can also be used to access Second Life, but the new low-impact simplifiedГ‚ Jelly Doll avatar viewsГ‚В are not supported, according to the release announcement. Default login screen on the new release of the Kokua Viewer.

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Full list of active OpenSim grids and the loginURIs are here. Users can also add their own grids, as well. Other grids included are Craft, InWorldz, Kitely, FrancoGrid, OSgrid, SirinHGpole, Spellscape, and Tangle. The Kokua Viewer team has released an OpenSim-friendly version of their viewer this week, and 3rd Rock Grid is set as the default grid in the grid manager.