8.0

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8.0
Build 1800 - Ongoing
Release date

November 2021

Developers

Chris

New features
Chronology
Previous
7.1
Next
10.0

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.

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 1804-1806

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.