Open Beta
Friday, February 12, 2010 at 4:35PM With the completion of the development and testing of version 0.2.0B, I'm happy to report that MiceOnABeam has reached a critical mass of functionality and stability that makes it ready for a wider distribution through an open beta release. Any Second Life user can now download the release here.
Chief among the new features that this release provides is the re-architected code generation which now runs within the single default LSL state, while still continuing to support all of MiceOnABeam's advanced modeling features.
Aside from reducing memory requirements in the generated code, MiceOnABeam models with the new code generation are no longer limited by LSL's side-effects when using multiple states, such as purging the message queue and cancelling listens or sensors.
A search feature is also now provided which can search for text throughout the model and provide categorized lists of model components that match the search string. The search is hierarchical, and so can be scoped to just a portion of the model! Model components found in the search can then be opened up to with the location(s) of the found text highlighted.
Finally, tired fingers will appreciate that code completion for LSL functions and constants is now provided within the built-in LSL code editor.
Aside from the above features a number of bug and usability fixes have gone into the release thereby improving the user experience.
At this point I also want to thank all of you who took part in the Alpha Trial. Your participation has been instrumental in helping achieve this release.
Antonius