OK, I have Phase 1 of building the new algo running in a private testnet with 3 nodes all with matching hashrate if the test chain runs without hiccup (AKA forks) for the next 3 - 6 weeks as hash cycles from node to node I will then continue with tweaks to the algo, including normalization of hashrate between blocks before I start the next private testnet.
Be aware that this does take me a good while to get done as I am a bit of a perfectionist, I have failed with over 200 devnets while building the new algo and making 100% sure the chain should be stable. Do not expect a public testnet for a while as I am only working on it in my spare time and work has been crazy so far this Quarter.