Coding cryptocurrencies may be a hobby to you, but when you ask for donations and get miners to devote resources to your project you also take on responsibility. So before you launch your next project I think you need to consider things beyond Node.js coding

With so many options out there it will be hard to find support for a new project unless it has a clear vision, a timeline, and good communication.
I don't take on responsibility. I made decentralized net and open-source core. You can use it without my support. You also can do fork of hidecoin.
Good luck rewriting! Hopefully we can remain on the same chain, so all mined hidecoin isn't lost.
New core is not new protocol, so you will remain on the same chain.