Idle-Empire Blog

We just released a new update for the Idle-Empire miner, v0.3.0. Upgrading to the new version will be mandatory in roughly 24 hours.

What’s new?

v0.3.0 only includes a new version of the XMR-Stak miner that we use. This version includes a new mining algorithm that will be used by the Monero network soon. Monero has a scheduled hardfork (update) on the 18th of October, which is in about 2 days. This update will require all miners to use a different mining algorithm. The old mining algorithm will be invalid and therefore, all mining software is required to be updated.

Config Incompatibility

Please note that your old configuration files will not work with this new update. That means you can’t just copy your old config files and use them with the new miner. If you want to use customized CPU or GPU config files, you will need to start the new miner and default config files will be automatically generated for you. After that, you can open the config files and customize them. You can refer to our article CPU and GPU – Advanced Configuration for this purpose.

Necessary Prerequisites

If the new miner does not start properly, please make sure that Visual Studio libraries are installed. You can download them directly from Microsoft.

What happens after the hardfork?

Mining profitability is expected to slightly increase as some miners will stop mining. This means that you might earn more points than before for a short amount of time.

Download

You can download the new miner through this link.

We are happy to present you Freddy, our new support bot that can help you to find the right answer to your question. Freddy is currently only active on our support panel, however, we plan to add him to our website in the future.

How does Freddy work?

You can ask Freddy a question and he will try to find the support article that contains the answer to your question. This way, you don’t have to look through dozens of articles yourself. Just ask Freddy!

What makes Freddy smart?

Freddy has AI characteristics. He uses Machine Learning to become smarter and more efficient over time. Every time a user interacts with him, he learns. When he finds the right article to your question, he will memorize it. And if he doesn’t find the right answer, he will memorize it too and try to give a better answer next time. So if you feel like he’s not too bright yet, give him some time. He’s still very young and needs to learn more about the needs of Idle-Empire users.

How can I use Freddy?

Just visit our support panel and click on the “message” icon in the bottom right corner. Here’s an example of how a chat with Freddy looks like:

What’s next?

We will monitor Freddy and make sure that he learns well so that he becomes a better help to our community. When he’s ready, he will serve you on our website too!

We have added a new withdrawal option – Perfect Money. Our first withdrawal provider that supports PayPal and bank account transactions! You can try it out now.

What is Perfect Money?

Perfect Money is a payment system that allows depositing and withdrawing through different third-party Exchangers.

When you choose the Perfect Money withdrawal option on our website, we will send USD balance to your Perfect Money account.

You can then use this balance to exchange it for bank account balance, cryptocurrency, PayPal, and much more.

Note: All exchanges are performed through third-party Exchangers. There apply extra fees and there is often a minimum exchange amount. We recommend you to inform yourself about Perfect Money Exchangers before choosing this withdrawal option.

What can I do with my Perfect Money balance?

You can exchange your Perfect Money account balance to bank account balance, PayPal, cryptocurrencies and much more through third-party Exchangers.

Note that there applies an extra fee and there is often a minimum exchange amount.

Here is a useful list to learn about Exchangers and find Exchangers:

• BestChange
• Perfect Money Business Partners
• Perfect Money Exchange Help

What’s next?

We will be looking to integrate more useful withdrawal options to offer you the biggest possible choice to spend your points.

Stay tuned!

We have some good news for you – BitSkins has released a new feature which allows us to send USD balance to our users. BitSkins withdrawals are back once again and you can withdraw now!

How do BitSkins withdrawals work?

No coupons anymore! We send your Idle-Empire points directly to your BitSkins account in form of USD balance. After your withdrawal has been completed, you will immediately see the balance in your BitSkins account.

Can I already use BitSkins withdrawals now?

Yes! BitSkins withdrawals are live and you can make your BitSkins withdrawal now.

What happens with CSGOShop?

Nothing. CSGOShop is a great marketplace and it will continue to be one of our withdrawal options. Anyone who prefers them over BitSkins can continue to use them!

What’s next?

Idle-Empire is always looking to add more withdrawal options, we will continue to look out for awesome platforms that our users can withdraw to. Stay tuned!

We are happy to introduce you to CSGOShop, our new withdrawal provider! It brings CS:GO skins and TF2 skins back to our platform.

What is CSGOShop?

CSGOShop is a simple and easy-to-use marketplace for CS:GO and TF2 skins. You can sign in to their website with your Steam account and buy or sell your skins with instant delivery.

How do CSGOShop withdrawals work?

When you choose the CSGOShop withdrawal option on our website, we will send CSGOShop balance to the account that is associated with the submitted Steam ID. You can then use your account balance to instantly withdraw any CS:GO and TF2 skins that you like from CSGOShop.

Try it out now

Missing your good old skins? You can check our Withdraw page and make your first CSGOShop withdrawal now!

What’s next?

We will continue to look out for more withdrawal options and you can be sure that more awesome providers will be added in the future.

Stay tuned!

BitSkins has been removed as a withdrawal method and we are therefore introducing Gift Cards as a new withdrawal method.

Why has BitSkins been removed?

BitSkins has been removed because they decided to permanently disable their coupon feature on their website. We have asked them about the reasons and here is their answer:

Removal of Coupons is permanent since the system was being abused on an increasing scale.

Coupons were intended for peer-to-peer use, but they become a withdrawal mechanism for sites that Steam dislikes. Those are the sites that we cannot support with direct methods like coupons.

We can’t police the use of coupons, unfortunately. It’s possible that we could whitelist sites that share their accounts with other third-party sites, and thus cause issues.

Gift cards have been added

We decided to add Gift Cards to our withdrawal options. For now, we only offer a Steam Wallet Code but more gift cards will be added soon. Steam Wallet Codes are an easy way to put money into your own Steam Wallet. They can be redeemed on Steam for the purchase of games, software, and any other item you can purchase on Steam. So you can still buy skins for your favorite games, or you can now buy the games itself if you like. You can take a look at it on our withdrawal page.

More withdrawal methods will be added

BitSkins withdrawals have been enabled on Idle-Empire again. This is due to the announcement from Valve to ban OPSkins. We will continue to offer OPSkins withdrawals as they will now focus on blockchain based items.

Enjoy and stay tuned for the release of other withdrawal options!