This post is an old idea which remained a draft for weeks, and this relatively quiet period is a good time to publish it, especially as it has nothing to to with banking.
As all long time campers know, the SecondLife client is consuming memory over time (the so-called memory leak) and requires quite a powerful computer. Even if the later versions are more stable, there are some possibilities to make it run longer.
All the settings can be accessed via the Preferences menu. What you can do to help a mid-class PC to run the client longer is:
1) In the General tab, select to never display the names, this will remove the numerous labels over the avatars.
2) In the Graphics tab, reduce the Draw Distance to its minimum,and chose "Sun and moon only" in the Lighting Detail box
3) In the Graphics Detail tab, put Terrain Detail to low, and all mesh detail cursors to the minimum (left side)
4) In Adv. Graphics tab, diminish the Fog Distance Ratio
5) In Audio & Video tab, check the "Mute" box
6) Disable the Voice Chat via the Voice Chat tab
Doing all of that, you will reduce the bandwith and CPU requirements, making your client more stable.
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3 comments:
I agree with all you have said.
To get info on how well SL is running on your computer activate the Statistic Bar by pressing CTRL + Shift + 1.
On graphics, some graphics options such as Enable Ripple Water can be disabled if your computer is getting old.
Josephina Bonetto
Thanks for this stuff. I've been looking for that kind of options for a while now... but unsuccesful. :-)
Another thing which was causing me to crash constantly which i was unaware of until i stopped using it whilst i was camping was my animation overider. Since i took it off i hardly crash when my av is is left to camp.
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