[ANN] [888] [SCRYPT] OctoCoin ◦ The Power of Eight ◦ Don't Blink

[GWCalvert]

Amazing what just a simple new wallet can do to the price.

What will happen when the major developments are announced?

Don't Blink! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKNbIUTNuGk

[GWCalvert]

Nice, catchy tune.

Did you make that?

Something I threw together last night.

The tune is from some royalty free music package that I purchased and downloaded at some point in the past 3 or so years.

The images are from morguefile.com - a cool place for free royalty free images. No sign-up.

If anyone wants to fool around with banners, memes, videos, etc.:

The hash for the green color used in the OctoCoin logo is #56B71D - or so photoshop color match tells me.

The Octocoin font is Exo-2. Do a search for it... It's a free font.

[edric]

The delay on the new client is due to us having to strip out a number of custom features that were not ready for production. As the features are quite innovative, we did not want to simply comment them out in the source and give away too much information and/or allow the features to be "borrowed" before we even launch them. We ended up creating a completely separate branch and things are rolling along.

The fork will replace the bonus blocks with steady 188 coin blocks throughout the remainder of the bonus phase. Also, a new difficulty formula will kick in that adjusts every block to help smooth out the network. The fork begins at block 75,888 - that means we need to get everybody updated before the weekend is over. It isn't as much notice as we'd like but we felt it was important enough that it needed to be fast-tracked. The new source will be put up on GitHub tomorrow and we will begin reaching out to all of the pool operators and exchanges that will need to update their clients before block 75,888.

For those of you on Windows that want to get a jump on things, here is the download for the new 32-bit Windows-QT client:

OctoCoin 1.8 w/ 75888 fork [Windows-QT]

This is complete with the fork that kicks in at block 75,888 and will run fine until then as well. It is built on top of the upcoming Bitcoin 0.9.2 source. Once the new OctoCoin source is public, we will follow with the 64-bit Windows-QT and Mac wallets. We will release the windows installers later - for now, we're keeping it simple.

By EOD, all nodes will be updated and ready for the fork. Will update the main post and provide updates throughout the day.

Ok, since the wallet will be available tomorrow, I'm going to hold off on opening the casino until then, since I don't want to have to just shut it right back down to change out wallets.

Once the pool switches over, if we continue to have problems because of the negative Liquid asset error, it's possible we'll do a "fresh start", which should be painless for you guys, but quite a bit of work on my end. If that does take place, either I'll push everyone's remaining balances out manually, or give you instructions to withdraw from the "old" wallet. I don't want anyone to worry, nobody's going to lose anything. I just want to make sure our pool runs smoothly and there's no more payout errors.

I'm definitely excited though!

[OctoCoin]

The main post has been updated to reflect the upcoming hardfork and the 1.8.0.0 source (tar) has been added to the downloads section in addition to the 1.8.0.0 Windows QT client. explorer.octocoin.org, FusionHash, and all 4 official OctoCoin nodes are updated to version 1.8.0.0; edric's pool should be updated soon as well. We still have ~3.5 days before we hit block 75,888.

GitHub source and downloads section at octocoin.org will be updated shortly. Help us spread the word to ensure everybody is updated before block 75,888 - once everything is online we will make all of the official announcements via the various channels but it's never too soon to start moving (especially when we only have a few days).

[OctoCoin]

Most of this info is in the main post but, just in case some of you are only checking the latest posts, here is a brief overview of the new OctoCoin client and upcoming hardfork:

Hardfork Details

• Blockchain forks at block 75,888 [ETA Monday, May 26, 2014 at 18:08 (UTC)]
• Requires OctoCoin v1.8.0.0+ (Mandatory upgrade before May 26th)
• Bonus blocks removed, standard blocks increased to 188 coins/block (until block 94,255)
• New dynamic difficulty adjustment (adjusts after every block) to smooth network and deter coin jumping
• Please add the following official nodes to your OctoCoin.conf file to ensure the correct chain
  
  • 162.243.144.135
  • 162.243.149.125
  • 162.243.207.204
  • 162.243.141.242

OctoCoin 1.8.x Details

• Complete re-architecture of OctoCoin
• Built on Bitcoin Core 0.9.x - dropped Litecoin code as base
• Same Scrypt PoW algorithm and same reward schedule
• Includes hardfork upgrades starting at block #75,888
• Compatible with both pre-fork and post-fork blockchain

For the full Bitcoin Core 0.9 changelog, please see https://asktom.cf/index.php?topic=522014

Downloads [Hardfork-Ready]

• OctoCoin-QT v1.8.0.0 [Windows]
• OctoCoin-QT v1.8.0.0 [Mac OS X] - Available May 24
• Source v1.8.0.0 [GitHub]

[wartywarlock]

Double plus happy face. Good to hear from ya.

[joshycoin]

The main post has been updated to reflect the upcoming hardfork and the 1.8.0.0 source (tar) has been added to the downloads section in addition to the 1.8.0.0 Windows QT client. explorer.octocoin.org, FusionHash, and all 4 official OctoCoin nodes are updated to version 1.8.0.0; edric's pool should be updated soon as well. We still have ~3.5 days before we hit block 75,888.

GitHub source and downloads section at octocoin.org will be updated shortly. Help us spread the word to ensure everybody is updated before block 75,888 - once everything is online we will make all of the official announcements via the various channels but it's never too soon to start moving (especially when we only have a few days).

DAMN I"M EXCITED!!!! Thanks again Devs for all your hard work and all the new updates. It's great to be apart of something that isn't another "shitcoin".

[frameLAlife]

sweet.... i just need to buy more octo now.

[frameLAlife]

The main post has been updated to reflect the upcoming hardfork and the 1.8.0.0 source (tar) has been added to the downloads section in addition to the 1.8.0.0 Windows QT client. explorer.octocoin.org, FusionHash, and all 4 official OctoCoin nodes are updated to version 1.8.0.0; edric's pool should be updated soon as well. We still have ~3.5 days before we hit block 75,888.

GitHub source and downloads section at octocoin.org will be updated shortly. Help us spread the word to ensure everybody is updated before block 75,888 - once everything is online we will make all of the official announcements via the various channels but it's never too soon to start moving (especially when we only have a few days).

DAMN I"M EXCITED!!!! Thanks again Devs for all your hard work and all the new updates. It's great to be apart of something that isn't another "shitcoin".

It is exciting.... i can't wait to see the apps sometime soon.

[shellbunner]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again...these developers are the most professional I have come across. I'm just simply impressed and I'm excited for our community. 

[frameLAlife]

we are almost to page 100 also. reaching some milestones. 

[edric]

The main post has been updated to reflect the upcoming hardfork and the 1.8.0.0 source (tar) has been added to the downloads section in addition to the 1.8.0.0 Windows QT client. explorer.octocoin.org, FusionHash, and all 4 official OctoCoin nodes are updated to version 1.8.0.0; edric's pool should be updated soon as well. We still have ~3.5 days before we hit block 75,888.

GitHub source and downloads section at octocoin.org will be updated shortly. Help us spread the word to ensure everybody is updated before block 75,888 - once everything is online we will make all of the official announcements via the various channels but it's never too soon to start moving (especially when we only have a few days).

Pool is getting ready to switch over we're gonna pray not to have issues with payouts!

I've thought about it, refreshing the pool isn't going to help the old situation anyway, because of the hardfork, won't be able to run the old client anyway to get the payouts done, so I will just deal with situations as they come. Even if I have to donate 100% of my minings back into the pool and just let it run how it's been running, fine.

Coming up in a few minutes, the pool will be out of service for a couple of minutes while I change things over.

[edric]

Woohoo! The update went off without a hitch, and the wallet is NOT complaining! So far, I'm not complaining either!

Great job Octo devs!

I'll be keeping an eye on payout logs just to make sure we do not have any issues. If anyone suspects a missing payout, please do a cursory lookover on the BE and the obvious things, but please contact me if you're having issues!

Casino has a green light now, so in a couple of hours....

[frameLAlife]

Woohoo! The update went off without a hitch, and the wallet is NOT complaining! So far, I'm not complaining either!

Great job Octo devs!

I'll be keeping an eye on payout logs just to make sure we do not have any issues. If anyone suspects a missing payout, please do a cursory lookover on the BE and the obvious things, but please contact me if you're having issues!

Casino has a green light now, so in a couple of hours....

good! i hope it continues running well for your guys... can't beat an easy switch over. can't wait to check out the casino!

[edric]

Woohoo! The update went off without a hitch, and the wallet is NOT complaining! So far, I'm not complaining either!

Great job Octo devs!

I'll be keeping an eye on payout logs just to make sure we do not have any issues. If anyone suspects a missing payout, please do a cursory lookover on the BE and the obvious things, but please contact me if you're having issues!

Casino has a green light now, so in a couple of hours....

good! i hope it continues running well for your guys... can't beat an easy switch over. can't wait to check out the casino!

Working on it right now, shouldn't be too long. Got my lil newphew Wyatt Derp here watching Spider-Man on monitor 2 lol, keeping him out of mom's way.

[cornfed82]

Just to do it right. 
I just have to download the new wallet and add the nodes, that's all? 

Yep! That worked for me

[edric]

Bam! Pool newsletter sent out with copy/paste of Octo's update info!

Boy I love the newsletter function! Hopefully that will make sure everyone is aware of the upcoming hard fork.

[joshycoin]

Just to do it right. 
I just have to download the new wallet and add the nodes, that's all? 

Far from a newb when it comes to mining and technology in general but I've never done a conf file. I thought I did it right but get a run time error. Care to lend a hand?

[JesstersDead]

Just to do it right. 
I just have to download the new wallet and add the nodes, that's all? 

Far from a newb when it comes to mining and technology in general but I've never done a conf file. I thought I did it right but get a run time error. Care to lend a hand?

Close you OctoCoin wallet

Go to %AppData%/Roaming/OctoCoin and:

1 - backup your wallet.dat
2 - Delete everything except wallet.dat
3 - Create your octocoin.conf file and add

listen=1
server=1
daemon=1
rpcuser=user
rpcpassword=xxx
rpcport=22888
addnode=162.243.144.135
addnode=162.243.149.125
addnode=162.243.207.204
addnode=162.243.141.242

4 - Save the octocoin.conf to %AppData%/Roaming/OctoCoin

Relaunch the wallet. If you get in an error, close it out and make sure the process is closed, then relaunch it.

[MEGAman]

Just to do it right. 
I just have to download the new wallet and add the nodes, that's all? 

Far from a newb when it comes to mining and technology in general but I've never done a conf file. I thought I did it right but get a run time error. Care to lend a hand?

If you are on Windows you just open notepad and toss this in there off OctoCoin post 1:

Code:

listen=1
server=1
daemon=1
rpcuser=user
rpcpassword=xxx
rpcport=22888
addnode=162.243.144.135
addnode=162.243.149.125
addnode=162.243.207.204
addnode=162.243.141.242

You don't even need the usr/pass but whatever - defaults are fine. Then you save the file as OctoCoin.conf in /Users/(your username)/AppData/Roaming/OctoCoin

Or if you chose a different folder when you ran Octo for the first time you can save it in there. If you don't see AppData in Windows Explorer you might have to go to View >> Options >>  Change Folder and Search Options >> View >> Show hidden files and system files and save. If you are on Linux I think you go to /home/(your username)/.octocoin and toss it in there.

Sounds more complicated than it is if you've never done a conf - should be no prob. Then close the client and re-open. Odds are you won't even need to add the nodes actually but the devs are probably just playing it safe. I did it just in case!