If you have a monitor with a greater than 60hz refresh rate, it can cause worse network performance for multiplayer games in the browser. The ev.io client is designed to mitigate this issue specifically for people who have monitors greater than a 60 refresh rate. If you don't know what your refresh rate it, you can test it here, or with the FPS indicator in-game (togglable in settings). Please note the following while using the client.
- Rendering during certain times, such as opening and closing the menu, won't be as smooth on the client as in the browser. This is because the client prioritizes network handling over rendering.
- There is no address bar in the client so you must paste party and game links in the chat (via ENTER) to join parties/games.
- Currently, only Fractal wallet (being web-based) works in the client. Other wallets might work if you connect to them first from the browser, then login with the client.
Click one of the links below to download the official ev.io client.
Windows
When you initially download the file it may warn you that it's unsafe because it's not recognized. Click "Keep" to download the file. The client is a stand-alone program, so once it's downloaded, move it to wherever you'd like on your system. When you first run the file, Windows will warn you that it's from the internet and you'll have to click a few things to run it for the first time:
