The Firestorm client bridge is a scripted object that serves to enhance the user experience in ways that a viewer could not do otherwise.

If you are logging in with Firestorm for the first time, the bridge will be created automatically, and placed in a special folder in your inventory, called #Firestorm. The bridge will be named something like #Firestorm LSL Bridge v2.0 (the last numbers are the current version).

Unlike Phoenix, you do not need to log in to a parcel where you have build right, in order for the bridge to be created. However, the parcel must be script enabled for you or the bridge script will not be able to initialize.

If for any reason you need or wish to detach the bridge, you may do so; it will not reattach automatically. To get it back on, you may rewear it, or, using the top menu bar, go to Avatar → Avatar Health → Recreate LSL Bridge. This will “clean up” any old bridges and make a new one.

Note: The bridge will not detach when using wear or Replace Outfit; it is worn on a special attachment point (Bridge) which does not “clash” with existing attachment points.

The bridge uses HTTP to communicate, which is inherently more secure then listens.

The bridge is created using an object from the SL standard library, which is part of your default inventory. For this reason, hiding the library is temporarily disabled. If you prefer not to have the Library shown, you can disable it by accessing Debug Settings from the Advanced menu, then typing in noinventoryLibrary and setting to TRUE.

Currently, the Firestorm bridge supports the following functions:

• Move To Teleport: This allow for direct point to point teleport, via double click ¹⁾, even in regions which have forced landing spots, where you would normally get an error like, “Unable to teleport closer to the destination”.

• Flight Assist: The Firestorm bridge has a built-in flight assist. This may be enabled in Preferences → Firestorm → General → Enable Bridge Flight Assist. Note that if you enable this, you should not wear any scripted flight assist; using both will cause them to conflict, with undesired results.

• Script Count: If you right click you avatar, or any object, and select “Script Info” from the context menu, Firestorm will output a line of information similar to this:
  [17:16] #Firestorm LSL Bridge v2.0: 'Object' [22/22] running scripts. 1408Kb consumed for 0.015702ms of cpu time.
  This indicates how many scripts the object contains, how much memory they are using, and the script time.

• Radar: Radar functions are assisted by the bridge, particularly when people are beyond your draw distance. Radar Tags also use the bridge; they are enabled in Preferences → General → Publish and display Radar tags.

Other features are planned, but not yet implemented.

For known issues with the Firestorm bridge, and how to deal with them, please refer to this page.