I got my Hyperstake wallet running and waiting for it to sync. Now I have 97 connections, is this normal? 

This goes to show just how many active nodes there are in HYP 
saddambitcoin, you can limit the number of connections using the ".conf" file. I can't post the detailed instructions right away, but will add that later if you still need the information and it hasn't been posted meanwhile!

Happy Staking!

@saddambitcoin:

If you still need the info and in case you're a Windows user:

You might find a Hyperstake.conf file in C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Roaming\HyperStake.
If the file does not exist, you can create one (just use notepad or whatever, it's just a text file, but with .conf extension).

Then add/create this one entry on Hyperstake.conf:
(obviously, change 20 to whatever maximum of connections you want the wallet to have)

I would advise you not to have any less than 20 connections. A very small number of connections, is almost certain to earn you a high rate of stake orphanage, as you would be broadcasting your stakes to a 'smaller audience', so to speak.

If you're on Linux or what-else-not-Windows, good luck 
Happy Staking!

No.

When it does mature or is about to, make sure you unlock your wallet.  Tools>Unlock Wallet for PoS...

If you hover over the thing just to the left of the one that tells you how many connections you have it will say "Minting" and give you your weight, network weight and estimated next stake.  The estimated stake time doesn't hold much weight

Further automating coin control is in the work, since it will increases the ease of use (and hopefully the adoption) of HYP.
BTW, what you proposed is called "pseudo-code" and this is a really good practice to do so. I myself am not a coder and I do use pseudo-code a lot - and dev like pseudo-code, it helps a lot. So continue that way
For the moment, we do not have a framework for accepting proejct-specific donation. But what we have is HyperJobs, a framework for recruiting more dev. Kushed, who is responsible for HyperJobs (French version), will certainly appreciate donations for faster creation of a new paid positions.

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Yes, we recently removed the 12 connections cap that is common on bitcoin clone (remember that, at heart, HYP is a fork and so comes with a lot of code from previous softwares)

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Some people are requesting installation instructions for Linux. Here they are, maybe even easier than for Windows.
One line install
And you will get a shortcut on your desktop. Compilation does take time (one hour one slow computers), that's normal.

One line update

Some notes:

• this requires a Debian-based Linux (this includes any flavour of Ubuntu). Arch-based, Red Hat-based, Slackware-based; you'll probably just have to replace "apt-get" with the corresponding installer (assuming packages have the same name)
• you will get the very latest, bleeding edge version, even further advanced that the latest release
• you will have to enter your root password
• if your Desktop is not called "Desktop" (e.g., your Linux is in French), you will have to change "Desktop" accordingly in the command line.

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Just nitpicking: it actually is 8.73 days presstab found out only recently, that's why the 8.8 days things occurs so often. And no, you do not need your node to be connected the first 8.73 days, since the network securisation only starts once block are starting to stake.
Remember that every time of open your wallet, it will be locked, irrespective of its lock/unlock state last time (this is on purpose, for security). So, remember to unlock it (unlock for mint is enough, full unlock is more convenient but less secure), lest you do not stake

By the way, I have no hyperstake.conf file on my computer and it works just fine.

well that kinda takes the fun out of this screen shot of 182 folks in the main chat...

presstab's sample quote: "billotronic loves apple"  . . . i just shot meade out of my nose laughing

Oh my, When I started to right this post the diff was 5.6 and now it's 5.9

loving the new stats page, the irc channel is becoming more and more popular over time.. contrary to what happens in most other channels.

diff hit over 6 at one point today, that's a pretty damn secure network lol

Hmmmm, I better think twice before I fart.