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README.md

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 To get the most out of Bot18, you'll need an 8-digit Unlock Code, purchasable for $49.99 (for a limited time!) at [bot18.net/beta](https://bot18.net/beta). You can pay by credit card or crypto-currency, and the code never expires and grants you automatic code updates for the entire Bot18 product lifecycle.
 
-Or, you can try out Bot18 for free (enter "guest" as the ZalgoNet username or set `c.channel='trial'` in your conf file), but you experience will be very sub-optimal. The "trial" engine distribution (also known as "cripple mode") is heavily DE-optimized (roughly 10x slower), does not support auto-trading strategies, and auto-quits after 15 minutes. If you like what you see, invest in an Unlock Code!
+Or, you can try out Bot18 for free (enter "guest" as the ZalgoNet username or run with `--channel trial`), but you experience will be very sub-optimal. The "trial" engine distribution (also known as "cripple mode") is heavily DE-optimized (roughly 10x slower), does not support auto-trading strategies, and auto-quits after 15 minutes. If you like what you see, invest in an Unlock Code!
 
 For full licensing details, see [bot18.net/licensing](https://bot18.net/licensing).
 
 ## Configuration
 
-- Copy [this example](https://gist.githubusercontent.com/carlos8f/93210d8347d74cc2fa1ffa1a4558aba5/raw/bot18.config-sample.js) to "bot18.config.js" in the same folder where you run your `npx bot18` command, to configure the bot. Make sure you `chmod 0600 bot18.config.js` to protect your configured API keys/passwords from exposure due to liberal filesystem permissions.
-- You can also specify a specific conf file with `npx bot18 --conf <path-to-bot18.config.js>`, and/or define an account-wide conf at `~/.bot18/bot18.config.js`.
+- Copy [this example](https://github.com/carlos8f/bot18/blob/with-gui/bot18.config-sample.js) to "bot18.config.js" in the same folder where you run your `npx bot18` command, to configure the bot. Make sure you `chmod 0600 bot18.config.js` to protect your configured API keys/passwords from exposure due to liberal filesystem permissions.
+- You can also specify a specific conf file with `npx bot18 --conf <path-to-bot18.config.js>`, and/or define an account-wide conf at `~/.bot18/config.js`.
 - Bonus points if you have [MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com) installed! You can activate data streaming to Mongo by setting `c.mongo.enabled=true` in your conf file.
 
 ## Beta Features (So far)
 
-The current version is an early proof-of-concept, and supports:
+The Beta engine build currently doesn't do anything but print something to stdio:
+
+![screenshot](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/106763/40774021-652490d2-6479-11e8-9cb5-160804c099a5.png)
+
+The current ALPHA version (now being ported to the Beta platform) is an early proof-of-concept, and supports:
 
   - Monitoring live trade streams from [Bitfinex](https://www.bitfinex.com/) and [Coinbase Pro](https://pro.coinbase.com/) simultaneously.
   - Supports [Coinbase Pro](https://pro.coinbase.com/) (formerly known as GDAX) live trading. Tracks your account balance and reports profit/loss when you trade.
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 Cheers and happy trading,
 
-[@carlos8f](https://github.com/carlos8f), May 28th 2018
+[@carlos8f](https://github.com/carlos8f), May 31st 2018
 
 [Salty](https://github.com/carlos8f/salty) ID: `3t27msBTpN2Mn2LP68ZFLUUo3AN37aoGerUFPHdus9tFJg3hw7upmnY9c7nQ9fv1EFFF9nxiU9JzFSYPRAnx8Age`

motd.txt

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-                               MOTD: May 29th 2018
-                        Welcome to the Bot18 Public Beta!
-
-    Beta Features (So far)
-
-    The current version is an early proof-of-concept, and supports:
-
-      - Monitoring live trade and orderbook streams from Bitfinex
-          and Coinbase Pro simultaneously.
-      - Coinbase Pro (formerly known as GDAX) live trading.
-      - Tracks your account balance and reports profit/loss when you trade.
-      - Press the "l" key to list available key commands.
-      - Supports executing manual trades when yellow "M" is displayed
-          at the end of the console columns.
-      - Enter "A" (capitalized) to enable auto-trading.
-      - The early auto-trading strategy is based on orderbook snapshot
-          power-imbalance, and is highly experimental. Currently, the
-          Beta's auto-trading strategy is not recommended for serious trading.
+                               MOTD: May 31st 2018
+                          Working on the trading engine!
+
+    Hey guys,
+
+    I'm doing some major refactoring on the engine, making it "multi-threaded"
+    by having a single supervisor process, which manages the strategy, and
+    controls an army of sub-processes for each task/exchange/asset combo you
+    want to trade. Things are going well but the scope is expanding quickly.
+
+    I hope to have a testable Bot18 client/engine by next week, and if I do,
+    I'll officially start the Beta, send an announcement email out, and anyone
+    with an Unlock Code will be able to run the most up-to-date build.
+
+    The client/engine will not be very close to finished when the Beta starts,
+    so expect some unstability and it may go through several re-codes before
+    the Beta is over.
+
+    Also, I plan on doing a full re-design of bot18.net, making it more "trustable"
+    as a brand, and I'm purchasing Zalgo.net, for expanding later as a cloud
+    service and social network.
 
     For more info on this release, see: https://www.npmjs.com/package/bot18
     Follow the latest news via Twitter: https://twitter.com/bot18_net