I think the patch is not correct. By default (the case where params.size() is 0), you should call GetDifficulty with the value of the global miningAlgo, not with 0 as the patch proposes.

obf@obf:~/myriadcoin/src$ ./myriadcoind getdifficulty
1221362.38981582
obf@obf:~/myriadcoin/src$ ./myriadcoind getdifficulty 1
error: {"code":-1,"message":"getdifficulty\nReturns the proof-of-work difficulty as a multiple of the minimum difficulty."}

obf@obf:~/myriadcoin/src$ ./myriadcoind getdifficulty 0
1588215.87495287
obf@obf:~/myriadcoin/src$ ./myriadcoind getdifficulty 1
11.83426209
obf@obf:~/myriadcoin/src$ ./myriadcoind getdifficulty
1588215.87495287

Dev hasn't posted since Jan 3. Multiple people have publicly offered to help, and it doesn't seem like dev is much interested.

I was willing to believe that this was an honest effort and he just had some back luck, but I'm starting to have my doubts.

Doesn't seem like to the dev cares too much what happens to this coin anymore. And it's too bad. This coin has a great name and marketable angle.

Buying at 1 satoshi, ANYthing that's done to raise awareness = pretty large profits. You can make 1000% returns if it could climb back to just 10 satoshis. Hell, if it reached the low price level doge is at right now, you'd be making 25x ROI. This should be a no-brainer.

And it's totally do-able. This coin needs a facelift (new look and feel), better web site, and a community behind it.

At this low price, this coin should be one of the most obvious investment vehicles in crypto. But an absent dev doesn't exactly inspire confidence. Yes I know you had to deal with a lot of trolls. So what. That's what happens when you launch a coin.

If this is in any way a legit effort and not a get rich quick scam, then accept the help people are offering and make this coin into something.