GoodComms v0.9.98a - Windows Video Streaming Update

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GoodComms v0.9.98a

A small maintenance patch on top of v0.9.98, focused on screen-sharing video quality and a couple of UX fixes.

GoodComms is a self-hosted communication platform for chat, voice, and screen sharing, built entirely in Rust with native clients and a lightweight relay server. See the v0.9.98 release notes for the full feature overview.

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What's new in 0.9.98a

Improvements

• Smoother screen-share video: The encoder now uses constant-bitrate rate control, so it spends its full bitrate budget steadily — fast on-screen motion stays sharp instead of getting starved and blocky.
• Display no longer sleeps while streaming or watching: Your monitor and the app stay awake during an active screen share or while watching one, preventing the freeze that happened when the display went to sleep — especially on laptops on battery.

Bug Fixes / UX

• Clean stop when a shared window closes: Closing the window or screen you're sharing now stops the share cleanly with a clear notification instead of erroring.
• Installer no longer pre-checks the desktop shortcut: "Create desktop shortcut" is now unchecked by default during installation.
• Version label placement: The client version now appears directly under its label.

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Binary Verification

Rust-compiled binaries can trigger antivirus false positives. VirusTotal scans and SHA-256 checksums are provided for all release binaries.

SHA-256 Checksums

gc-client  77F01DA7AB9FDCEEFFC957C41CA17D4BC9BCEDA4527C471A3541A327EAA0FF9D
gc-client.exe  7F461E42629AE06AFD662DC0FAAE7A40642CF82541371037023FB2CF64F3C9C4
gc-client_0.9.98_x64-setup.exe  7E50B596787B15B4D2B162A154A38AB0BC67BEE0C2BCAF30153EE14F630791ED
gc-server  05D2356C811548C7EA4E163B8889EE02892BECFC900DB35DE3DB244E86A67B28
gc-server.exe  086556B39584F7D89292E6A39C581992C8D3873D2242ED438AF8015D7CADF3D4

VirusTotal Scans

• Windows Client - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/7f461e42629ae06afd662dc0faae7a40642cf82541371037023fb2cf64f3c9c4
• Windows Installer - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/7e50b596787b15b4d2b162a154a38ab0bc67bee0c2bcaf30153ee14f630791ed
• Linux Client - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/77f01da7ab9fdceeffc957c41ca17d4bc9bceda4527c471a3541a327eaa0ff9d
• Windows Server - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/086556b39584f7d89292e6a39c581992c8d3873d2242ed438af8015d7cadf3d4
• Linux Server - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/05d2356c811548c7ea4e163b8889ee02892becfc900db35de3db244e86a67b28

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