[POSTED 30 Aug 5:34pm PDT] We are currently aware of an issue with our Search feature that is affecting our residents that use Viewer 1.23.  At this time, all search functions within Viewer 2 are working as normal.  Please monitor this blog for any new information as it becomes available.

This afternoon, we’ll be blocking logins for the 2.0.1 version of Viewer 2. All users still running a 2.0.1 Viewer will be prompted to upgrade to 2.1.1. Our developers have made numerous stability and performance improvements that make the 2.1.1 release a much more reliable Viewer.

One of the notable changes in 2.1.1 is that we’ve defaulted HTTP Textures to ON for all users. HTTP Textures is a feature that allows us to transmit textures from SL over HTTP instead of UDP. This should make textures load much faster.

In the event you have any issues with HTTP Textures, you can turn it back off by enabling the Develop menu in your Viewer (CTRL-ALT-Q), then clicking Develop > ‘HTTP Textures’ to deselect it.

For a more detailed look at what’s in the 2.1.1 release, check out the release notes.

And, let us know what you think on Twitter using #slviewer2.