Polestar Client 0.1.7 (beta)

Polestar Client 0.1.7 stops using your graphics card while you play, tells Polestar when a new version is out, and says why when it can't reach the community site or GitHub.

Already have Polestar Client 0.1.4 or newer? Click Update to 0.1.7 in the bar at the top of the window, and the app restarts on the new version. On 0.1.2 or older, look for it at the bottom of the sidebar (or in Settings > About).

What's new

• Tells Polestar about new versions. After each check for addon updates (and after installing or updating Polestar), Polestar Client writes the newest Polestar release into the addon, so Polestar 0.3.7's update card in the game knows what's out and that the Client can update it for you. The game reads it at your next login or /reload.

What's fixed

• No more GPU use in the background. Polestar Client kept a few of its animations running forever, the twinkling stars in the header and the breathing status light, even while minimized or closed to the tray. On Windows that kept up to 15% of the graphics card busy beside the game. Now the stars and the status light settle within half a minute, and when the window is minimized, in the tray, or left unfocused for 20 seconds, everything holds still until you come back to it. Only work in progress (a spinner, an upload) still moves, and only while you can see it. You no longer need to turn off Windows' Animation effects for this. Thanks asymptotic1 for the report and the measurements.
• Says why it can't connect. When checking for community guide, addon or client updates, or downloading one, couldn't reach polestar.guide or GitHub, Polestar Client said only "error sending request". Now it names the cause (the address couldn't be looked up, the connection was refused or reset, a certificate it can't check, or no answer in time), and what to try: if the address opens in your browser, a firewall, antivirus, VPN or proxy is probably blocking Polestar Client. A wrong clock on your PC is named, with the time it says.

Download

New to Polestar Client? Pick the one for your computer from Assets below (not "Source code"):

Your computer	Download
Windows (also Windows on Arm)	Polestar.Client_0.1.7_x64_en-US.msi
Mac (Apple silicon and Intel)	Polestar.Client_0.1.7_universal.dmg
Linux	.AppImage (any distro) or .deb (Debian, Ubuntu, Mint)
Linux on Arm	.AppImage or .deb

First launch:

• Windows may say "Windows protected your PC", because the installer isn't code-signed yet. Click More info, then Run anyway.
• Mac: the app is signed and checked by Apple; open the .dmg, drag Polestar Client into Applications, and open it.
• Linux AppImage: make it executable (right-click > Properties > Allow executing, or chmod +x), then run it.

Something off? Tell us on Discord or GitHub Issues.

latest.json and the .sig files are for the app's built-in updater; you don't need them.

Virus scans

Every download was checked on VirusTotal when it was released:

File	SHA-256	Report
Polestar.Client_0.1.7_x64_en-US.msi	4d78179c879459c0b0208c67447a0531c9ab4a3d012415473f65f9744277f7b4	VirusTotal
Polestar.Client_0.1.7_universal.dmg	e401b50dcc41d9021bf52c566ed06a5b70ad3b70cad140505fa7c4da392cd5d6	VirusTotal
Polestar.Client_0.1.7_aarch64.AppImage	da12450bdc7dc1c3c091a17339a12cc0fa6dfbac667e4ad5a72424f37b99008a	VirusTotal
Polestar.Client_0.1.7_amd64.AppImage	e25ae7a73ad1d1ec0da6fe13189f44a43d9878c460cdbfe1f924b68033158a63	VirusTotal
Polestar.Client_0.1.7_amd64.deb	193c0368b2be5f601f070ca6d69d2936969b454808b8a9ff3aeb455efcdcdb50	VirusTotal
Polestar.Client_0.1.7_arm64.deb	d27f155f9ebab76828c8dfbb82a4abc3467b54c3d058bce6552912d78bb85320	VirusTotal