we are still working on disaster and optimizations, and daemon/client stuff, while also simultaneously working on multi platform client.
Currently - Disaster is done, but takes a 2-5minutes to process with this amount of players on the map.. so we are still optimizing.
There is a new patch which reduces blkindex.dat by 35% ish, and reduces ram usage of the client by 50%.
Also working on a nameindex patch to speed up processing of Disaster block, but increases size of nameindex..
many more optimizations for faster sync..
All are optimized in such a way that it will make it easier/better for pruning of the chain in the not to distant future. It's possible to prune nameindex probably to a few mb (all dead names/moves or from disaster), and eventually completely prune the chain so that players can sync from a checkpoint (or disaster).
Domob is working hard on both namecoin and huntercoin to improve all this stuff.
We are also probably about to add Expiry, so hunters will live only for around 1 month or less, and considering upping the cost of hunters to 10 HUCs... and, adding autoattack
Would be great if people could donate to Domob for his work thus far ... you can donate some to the HDF and state it's for domob if you like, and i'll send on to him, or he can post an address.
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We are also working at the same time on Alternative Game client which will require no chain download and can be played on any system, - i.e. android/apple or browser -
We are basically complete on the Map process (all read only). It works extremely smoothly even with 50k objects on the map. There has been a delay due to many optimizations.
Here is a sneak peak.
still working on some graphical stuff, but it's working, point and click, search, zoom to players, and works amazing on android.
forgot to add:
Fees to play will probably start off in HUCs, then other cryptos, then fiat..
and you will need to set a reward address ... (to begin with)