[sldev] [ATTN-LL] Physics engine status update?

[Sidewinder Linden]

Argent Stonecutter wrote:
>> Going back to the original quote...
>>> Meta Linden: In fact het-grid *is* helping- already. We are rolling 
>>> the new
>>> physics engine onto some sims on the main grid *today*.
>
That comment qualifies as an "oops"...

Havok4 has not been rolled onto the main grid, and it was not planned to 
be on the main grid at this point. We do not want to roll an update of 
this significance without serious beta testing and resolution of issues 
that surface from a public beta preview. Het-Grid is being used in 
internal testing, and will be used for the public preview and final 
rollout of Havok4, so that we can run Havok1 and Havok4 simulators in 
parallel throughout the process.

We are working through some known issues and will announce a public beta 
as soon as possible.

To answer Lawson's question about Havok5... Yes we have known about the 
Havok5 release for a while, and after discussions with the Havok folks 
decided that it was far better to release the Havok4 version and to get 
that version solid before taking the next jump.

Regards,

Sidewinder Linden
Havok4 Program Manager