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@EmberCoin EmberCoin released this 09 Oct 00:00
· 55 commits to master since this release

Usage Instructions

  • Backup your wallet.dat via File -> Backup Wallet in the Ember Wallet, in multiple locations.
  • Turn off your old wallet.
  • Make sure it is off by hitting ctrl-shift-esc and looking for Ember-qt, and after 30 seconds, right click, end task.
  • Backup peers.dat
  • Replace the %appdata%\Ember\ folder with these contents: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4PPmqI-4mwSVjJLU1UxRGtwaXM
  • Replace wallet.dat into %appdata%\Ember\
  • Extract the new Ember-Qt file where you will want it (desktop or program files).
  • Double click on the new client.
  • Wait at least overnight to pickup clients.
  • That's it! Enjoy your stakes!

If you have problems:

  • You may be told about a ".lock" file. You will find it in %appdata%\Ember.lock Delete it and make sure the old client is not running.
  • You may be told "it's already running" You need to make sure the old client is actually off. You may need to open Task Manager (ctrl-shift-esc) to close the process manually.

What You Want to Know

Your staking will NOT change nor reset.

Changes

  • We implemented the bugfix via OpenSSL's CBigNum class primarily and block finessing DoS.
  • Continual Compounding Interest implemented and tested. Math.
  • Rate reduction implemented and tested. Begins Nov. 1st at 0:00 UTC til exactly 3 days later when the rate will be 720%. A year from Nov. 1st on 2018, it will be 72%. A year later on Nov. 1st 2019, it will be 7.2%.
  • Removing IRC. To be fair, you were great. It's such a shame that every AV hates you so much. Ahh the 90's.
  • Autoupdater removed
  • No AV hits. Due to the previous removals.
  • Actually close when you exit. Takes 1-30 seconds. Wait for it patiently or risk corruption.
  • Stability Improvements.
  • Some slight tweaks to socket handling speed.
  • UPNP fixed, and new API version targeted and new code.
  • NEW OSes SUPPORTED! (MacOS, Linux).
  • Coming very soon! RaspberryPI, Emberd core builds.

Audio for your Earholes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCDIYvFmgW8

Virus Scanner

https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/f8d50fbe9023e5b5e724f3111c07aebacf391df1a0e58621fc0e438125d7be32