v4.9.99tr3 - Testing Release for v5
Pre-release
PIVX Core version 4.9.99tr3
This is a new testing release, which includes various bug fixes, performance improvements and consensus changes from its predecessor v4.9.99tr2. (The list of PRs merged between tr2 and tr3 can be found in #2078)
Compatibility
A new testnet has been deployed. testnet5 is fully available and ready for public use. As the network is brand new, users with tPIVs on testnet4 (previous releases) will not have them on this new network.
A new wallet will automatically be created running this new version. To watch the network stats and get tPIVs, can find the new explorer and faucet in the following links:
https://blockbook-testnet.pivx.link
https://faucet.pivx.link
How to Upgrade
Testers should download the appropriate file for their system and extract it to a SEPARATE location from any release versions. Running the included pivx-qt or pivx-qt.exe files will NOT automatically use the testnet5 subdirectory, so you need to add -testnet to any execution command (or add the line testnet=1 in the pivx.conf file).
Additionally, these binaries were compiled using the upcoming sapling params. Linux and MacOS users can run the included install-params.sh terminal script. Windows users can manually copy the two params files included in the zip (share/pivx) to the appropriate AppData directory (%APPDATA%\PIVXParams).
Note: Windows installer packages, and macOS .dmg binaries, are NOT included here so as to avoid potentially overwriting a pre-existing production release version installation. Use the Windows zip or osx64 files instead.