To re-cap, in Swing we are currently working on a core upgrade to improve stability, along with implementing a new rewards schema.

We are turning this:

Into this:

Progress Report On The New Version (Some steps possibly missing)
✓ Spin up new test server
✓ Install Swing
✓ Download blockchain, check for match with seed node.
   if match: use it
   if not: get it to match
✓ Get block count ("BC")
✓ Turn off new node
✓ Write new rewards code
   set it as rewards for blocks > BC+5
   Patch rounding errors
✓ Add checkpoints at BC
✓ Increase protocol version
   (Disables connections from older versions)
✓ Change seed node IP to test server
Upgrade test server to new core <------- We are roughly here. Making good progress. I'm currently downloading the blockchain so I can test the new code.
   delete /Swing
   keep ./Swing (wallet, blockchain data, config, etc..)
   git clone and install new Swing code
   boot Swing
Add coins and try to enable staking
Wait for blockchain to move
Wait 5 blocks for new rewards to kick in
Wait a few more blocks to test for successful fork
Wallet upgrades?
   Check if I can/should make any upgrades to the wallet
Increase wallet version
Compile new windows wallet
   Add Wallet.dat
   Attempt to connect to test server
   Download blockchain
      Check for sync errors
   Test POS rewards code
      Make sure the correct POS rewards are coming in
      Watch number precision, check for signs of potential rounding errors
      Allow POW diff to fall for next step
Attempt to POW mine
   Setup solo miner (~415 MH/s)
   Get it to start mining
   Watch wallet for mined blocks
      Make sure the correct rewards are coming in
      Watch number precision, check for signs of potential rounding errors
Turn off windows peer
Checkpoint a block from successful rewards fork
Upgrade test server again(to include new checkpoint)
   delete /Swing
   keep ./Swing (wallet, blockchain data, config, etc..)
   git clone and install new Swing code
   boot Swing
Compile windows wallet again (to include new checkpoint)
   Run windows wallet and check for sync
   resume mining
Test new client
   Put wallet on new windows enviornment
   Sync to new peers
   Download whole blockchain
   Confirm proper block sync
   Make a test transaction
   Check peers to confirm seperation from old versions
Double check
   POS rewards
   Mining
   POW rewards
   New network sync
      Connected to new peers
      Not connected to old versions
      Block agreement
   Transactions working
   Protocol versions
   Wallet versions
Launch
   Upload wallet
   Release wallet and new core code
      Ask server operators to redownload the blockchain
         Block explorers
         Exchanges
         Pools
F5 repeatedly to see if it works or explodes.
   If it works
      -yay!
   If it completely explodes
      -Turn on coffee pot..