Friday, November 8, 2013

Recent Uber Update

A player has reported an issue with the latest update to Auto Target and I've verified it. It is a hardware issue, not the software. The problem appears to be that on some spins, the data that needs to be saved is placed into the phone's buffer while it writes the information, but the maximum buffer size is exceeded which causes the phone to reboot. It rarely occurs, but it's frequent enough to be an issue that must be fixed.
 
This will be a tricky issue to fix properly, although the simplest option is to have the software reject spins where this issue will occur. It is only around 3% of spins for most wheels, but higher on wheels with very gradual ball deceleration rates. Another option is to perform analysis over fewer spins, but this is not an ideal solution.
 
I'll need to discuss the matter with the programmer to find the most suitable option. If you have not het encountered the issue, it could be that your wheels don't exhibit the properties that cause the issue you should be able to continue to use the computer without issues.
 
I'll hold on shipping phones I have until it is fixed, but if you prefer me to send back the previous stable version so you can keep playing, let me know.