8.0

8.0

Build 1800 - Ongoing

Release date	November 2021
Developers	Chris
New features
Chronology
Previous 7.1	Next 8.1

Purpose

Version 8 is 64 bit version of the front end aw::browser.

This implied replacing 32 bit components, in particular Renderware.
This also included binary dependencies to nVidia PhysX, VLC Media SDK, CEF Chrome Embedded and Microsoft's Xof.
All prior 32 bit-only dependencies were rewritten from scratch.

By release of build 1808 the major goals for v8.0 have been more than reached:

• Remove and replace Renderware components (were 32-bit only).
• Port engine and Windows-UI to native 64-bit, including PhysX, CEF and VLC.
• Extensive usage of SIMD extensions, such as SSE2+ and AVX2+ CPU extension.
• Software-render fall-back level for low-end graphics.
• Software-fallbacks for low-end CPUs without SIMD / vector extensions to the CPU.

Features

New features include additional 3D formats and modern shader-only render, to be made available during the v8 cycle.

AW::Browser 1801

2021 November 7th

• Initial Release
• Windows 64 bit will receive aw::browser 64 bit
• Windows 32 bit will receive aw::browser 32 bit
• Legacy 32 bit builds are available for manual download and manual updates (no auto patching).

AW::Browser 1803

2021 November 9th

• Fix collision for x-files
• Fix web-to-panel render

AW::Browser 1804-1807

2021 November 12th

• Re-implemented non-standard formatted x-files for skinned avatars.
• Animate avatars and objects built with seq animations in mirrors always.
• Fixed a crashing issue on models with more than about 175 nested groups.
• Enabled fall-back to fixed shading pipeline for Intel HD and AMD HD chipsets without T&L Hardware and Pure-device caps.

AW::Browser 1808

2021 November 17th

• Ensure total count of active light sources never exceeds the hardware's limit.