lucid

Roadmap

Where Lucid is going, and where it stands today. Lucid is in beta; this page follows the plan, not dates.

Now · in the works

Lucid 0.3.5 Speed and memory first

Lucid gets faster and lighter, and Intel Macs move to Metal.

  • A speed and memory check at fixed places (frame time, memory, time to get in-world)
  • Less memory: a smaller model format, to give back 1–2 GB in crowded places
  • Graphics memory that adapts gently when other apps take some, and never stalls
  • Cheaper water reflections: the same picture for much less work
  • Skip what you can't see: hidden and tiny objects are not drawn
  • A simpler, faster cache on disk
  • Intel Macs: Metal by default, drawing only what you can see, so they run fast
  • Smoother camera, mouse and walking in crowds
  • Inventory rebuilt from the ground up: faster, and ready for every feature
  • Picture modes from one button: Low, Mid, High, Ultra, Potato, Lucid, Auto, Custom
  • Clear warnings when the graphics card can't start, never a silent close

The latest release is 0.3.4. See the release notes.

Next

Lucid 0.3.6 Metal only on Mac, then the big tools

  • Every Mac runs on native Metal only; the old translation layer is removed
  • Full build tools, in Lucid's look
  • Inventory you can use: open notecards and textures, wear, attach, rez and drop
  • Freeze is back: stop time, move the camera freely, take pictures

Later

Then, in about this order. Some groups start in 0.3.6 and grow from there.

  1. Full build tools

    Make anything in-world, with every tool you need.

    • Every build tool, in Lucid's look
    • A right-click wheel for quick actions
    • Upload textures, sounds, animations and mesh

  2. Inventory you can use

    Do everything with your things, right from the window.

    • Open notecards, textures, landmarks and snapshots
    • Wear, attach, take off and rez from inventory
    • Search everything, by name, description and creator

  3. Map and search

    Find people, places and things fast.

    • World map
    • Minimap
    • Area search: find objects around you
    • Search: your groups and chats first, recent searches, events

  4. Chat writing help

    Write with ease, always on your command.

    • Spell check on F7 or the + menu, never auto-replace
    • A local AI fix for your text, on your own computer
    • Search your whole chat history
    • Reply to and edit a message
    • Translation

  5. Appearance and outfits

    Shape your look and keep your outfits close.

    • Appearance editor for your shape and clothes
    • Outfits window: save, wear, gallery
    • Hover height control
    • Edit your AO sets

  6. Scripts, land and profiles

    The windows makers and land owners need.

    • Script and notecard editor
    • About Land and Region/Estate windows, Set Home in the menus
    • Profiles: Picks, First Life, edit your own
    • Notification history

  7. More beautiful pictures

    More light, more depth, more life.

    • Projector lights that cast shadows
    • Screen-space reflections
    • Depth of field
    • Far avatars drawn as light picture cards
    • Photo filters
    • Stronger waves and sun glitter on water

  8. Advanced features

    For photographers, creators and merchants.

    • Poser: pose your own avatar, joint by joint, for photos
    • Studio renders: freeze a scene and render it with Cycles, for the most realistic light
    • Inventory explorer: a wide view for large inventories
    • Marketplace listings for merchants

  9. Voice, then RLVa

    On the plan, not started yet.

    • Voice chat (WebRTC): later, not started
    • RLVa: later, not started

  10. Small touches

    The little things that make Lucid yours.

    • Camera presets
    • Web pages on objects (shared media)
    • More languages
    • A toolbar you arrange yourself
    • Accessibility page: dyslexia-friendly font, text size, less motion, high contrast
    • Search in Settings
    • Account cards at login

Already shipped

Newest first. The release notes have every detail.

  1. 0.3.4

    • One search field in the place bar (Ctrl+L) finds people, groups and places
    • Radar shows real names and true distances
    • Reload any object from the wheel: its textures, materials and mesh come again
    • Water reflections bend with the waves, smooth and clean
    • Two Lucids on one computer share the graphics card without overloading it

  2. 0.3.3

    • Space is the brake; jump is on E and Page Up
    • Animated pets and mesh move smoothly in crowds
    • Apple Silicon Macs open on Metal by default
    • A crash never changes your settings

  3. 0.3.2

    • Animation overrider (AO) built in, reads your existing AO sets
    • Inventory is a window inside the viewer
    • Radar: who is near you, nearest first
    • Camera and mouse work the way residents know
    • A lost connection of up to 100 seconds is ridden out: you stay where you are

  4. 0.3.1

    • Faster and steadier: textures show sooner, crowds load on more cores
    • A first build tool: select, move, create shapes, link, undo
    • A bottom toolbar
    • Calm water mirrors what stands near it
    • Transparency in the right order (hair, glass, layers), a first look

  5. 0.3.0

    • Lucid runs on its own new bridge to Second Life only
    • Walking feels right again, and teleports no longer pause
    • Chat keeps long messages whole; select, copy and share them
    • 4K and 8K photos at full size on any graphics card

  6. 0.2.10

    • The new bridge to Second Life becomes the only one: faster, steadier
    • Pay and Buy
    • Destination Guide: browse places and go in one step
    • Never lose a message: IMs are kept until you see them

  7. 0.2.9

    • Each update starts fresh, and one click goes back to the last version
    • Floating text above objects
    • Seat and pose cameras
    • Linux is back: Windows, Mac and Linux in every release

  8. 0.2.6 – 0.2.8

    • Mouselook (M) with a small dot at the centre
    • The place name is an address bar for places, landmarks and history
    • A start card shows Lucid is coming the moment you click
    • Capture any part of the screen to the clipboard

  9. 0.2.3 – 0.2.5

    • Second Life trees and grass
    • HUDs show and can be clicked
    • Region restart countdown with one click to go Home
    • Your whole inventory shows, even very large folders
    • Native Metal on Mac, one click to try

  10. 0.2.0 – 0.2.2

    • Potato mode: plain and fast on any computer
    • Crash card: one click sends a report
    • Lucid survives a graphics card that stops
    • See further: draw distance up to 1024 m
    • A signed Mac app that opens with a double-click

Always

The rules every step follows.