After a year of working behind the scenes, we have finally acquired an EV signing certificate, which is very hard to obtain, even as a registered business. (We had to relocate Hone Headquarters somewhere else, and more...)
An Extended Validation (EV) certificate will bring us closer to fewer issues, and more performance. For starters, there will be very few anti-virus false flags now, since the certificate gives us an immense trust factor. But the real benefit from it is that we can make kernel drivers! This is crucial and the next leap in fixing Windows performance and winning more games, as there is only so much you can do with regular Windows admin privileges. So shortly, expect some very advanced optimizations that nobody else can have!
As we're moving forward, building features and making Hone as stable as it can be, we're going to be focusing mainly on optimizations for a while. Because this is what Hone is all about. Whether you want to win more games, get more kills, speed up your network, reduce your ping, bump up your graphic settings, or even play a game you weren't able to play before, THIS is what we're committed to do, and it all comes down to optimization. Additionally, we have hired a part-time benchmarker, which will help us make breakthroughs in performance, alongside our awesome testers team. (Apply Here)
Of course, we're still working on many new features (I can't say anything yet), I can think of three right now that are preeettttyyyy nice. Since the development team is huge, we can afford to put half of our task force on new features, whilst we work on a complete optimization revamp, alongside detailed, transparent descriptions to let you know how each and every optimization works. (This was asked for a lot)
We're making continuous efforts to improve our support and customer satisfaction. That comes with fewer bugs, better service, and faster responses. Before we were struggling a bit, as Hone was growing very fast. We now have Conflexed (Customer Success) and Mary (Customer Success) to provide the absolute best possible support whether it be on Discord or on our Help Center. We're still making many improvements and are far from perfect, but we're striving to make your experience the best it can be.
We've done it! Hone hit 1 Million users on February 5, 2025 3:15 PM. We can't express how grateful we are to have this many people on our side. Your support, feedback, and passion have helped shape Hone into what it is today, we could not have done it without you, thank you! This is just the beginning, big things are coming. We're actually talking with a pretty epic company to grow Hone to even bigger levels hehehe.
