Download DC++ 0.802

A new stable version of the p2p program DC++ has been released. Version 0.802 is primarily intended to improve client performance under heavy load. Because a number of specific instructions from more recent CPUs are now used, the minimum system requirements have increased and at least an Intel Pentium Pro or AMD K6 is now required.

DC++ is one of many programs for exchanging files over the Direct Connect network. The program owes the two pluses in its name to C++, in which it is written. The package is developed by Jacek Sieka and is an open source variant of the original Neomodus Direct Connect client.

The new series of DC++ come with a plugin interface

A new stability and performance update is available for DC++. The new version brings a nice global performance improvement and a further boost focused on a couple of other areas. It also fixes a severe stability problem as well.

This new version introduces a different global thread mechanism that should make the client faster and able to utilize some features of modern CPUs. The cost is that DC++ requires a P6 (Pentium Pro / AMD K6) or newer processor from now to run. As most of the currently supported operating systems require even newer CPUs, this should not be a problem for the vast majority.

DC++ 0.802 should considerably improve the client’s performance under heavy load as well (eg beeing logged on to many hubs with large usercount) and decrease the resource consuption in these cases.

You might already learned that file list loading operations are improved in version 0.801. The good news is that due to further optimization and a caching algorithm you should experience another boost in responsiveness when you open large file lists with DC++ 0.802.

This release also fixes a random crash problem that can produce weird and nonsense crash reports. Though 0.802 should go stable within a few days, we’d like to ask everyone, users and betatesters, to report crash logs made by version 0.802 only from now.