Manual Account Progression

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I am currently trialing a new method for our daily cron.

Currently cron just runs. At 4am EV time every day it ages horses, and all the rest. With the new method, cron will not run in its entirety. The majority of the cron will be triggered when you log onto your account for the first time after 4am and click a button specifically asking to progress your account. Only then will your horses age, lose hunger, etc.

This means that technically you can just not progress your account. Your horses would be safe until the next time you did choose to progress. If you ever need a couple of days away from the game, or are rushed into hospital, and can't access your account so that you can lock it - no problem, the game will essentially freeze everything with this new method.

Instead of making it immediately site-wide and encountering possibly a ton of bugs all at once, I've decided to - for now - make it an opt in system. Basically I need at least 10+ regular players to opt into the new system, keep track of everything that you do, and make sure that all notifications show up (horse care, showing activity, foal notifications), that nothing dies if you don't log in for a few days, etc.

To opt in: go to your Home page, go to your Account Settings, and there is a new dropdown box for "Opt In to Manual Cron". Select "Yes" and update your settings.

This will eventually be applied to every account, and it will not be an option to stay with the old method. I am only allowing an opt in for the bug testing that will be needed.

If you find any bugs, please post them here

I hope I've explained everything well, but if you have any questions, please feel free to ask!

What is cron? Cron is what makes your horses age, become a bit hungry, and reset daily limits like showing/riding as well as training. It's also in control of making your Deluxe/auto-showing/auto-care days tick down, it births foals, checks to see if any horses have been uncared for so a notice can be sent out, etc.

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Abbey 🌸
Posted on
2017-02-17 01:57:35

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This is an excellent idea! I'm on another sim game that does the exact same thing and it's a lifesaver. :) I'll opt in to help out.	Posted by Sky Cat (#101905) 17th February 2017 at 11:23:48
Opted in. I'm on every day so I'll be on the lookout for bugs	Posted by Meadowlarke (#6243) 17th February 2017 at 12:04:56
Abbey: with this, will you be removing the auto account locking? I also have one question with the way it runs now (automatically), the site slows down astronomically when I go to refresh/go to a new page while the brain "thinks" so to speak the first time i log in after it runs. Will this new method result in the same slowness? I've not complained about it because I know why it does it, i'm just curious as to if it'll improve, and hopefully won't be worse than it is. Also, if i lock my entire account before cron runs, and come back whenever to unlock it, will i have to unlock it and then run the cron too after unlocking or will it register I am unlocking and run for me?	Posted by Potato (#5896) 17th February 2017 at 13:44:55
I love this idea! Lately I've been active but work is slow right now. When I do side jobs and work is crazy busy I end up having to lock my account even if its for 2 days I'm away. I love this idea! :D	Posted by Allie (#14241) 17th February 2017 at 14:21:32
Opted in. So excited for this!	Posted by Summerset Stables (#31295) 17th February 2017 at 14:27:47
I opted in for this! So happy this has been added!!	Posted by Rhapsody - Miniatures (#9435) 17th February 2017 at 18:29:07
Where will the button be? and I opted in	Posted by ~PurpleMagic~ (#95369) 18th February 2017 at 00:27:01
This new system will replace account locking entirely as account locking will be unneccessary? If you don't progress, your account is essentially frozen.	Posted by Abbey 🌸 (#1) 18th February 2017 at 03:26:20
I opted in but can't find the progress button today	Posted by HiddenAcresPaints/Chiwing (#101063) 18th February 2017 at 06:26:19
Also opted in but the progress button is no where to be found -cricket- -cricket-	Posted by Timberbrooke Meadows (#100392) 18th February 2017 at 06:36:02
Where is the manual Progress Button????? I can't find it!	Posted by Rancho SoCal (#101472) 18th February 2017 at 08:53:39
Ah.... so I'm not the only one who cannot find to button to progress. (I always feel like an idiot when I can't find things like this.) I'm sorry to see others are having the same issue.	Posted by Valzed â¤ï¸ ðŸ€ ðŸ€ (#87263) 18th February 2017 at 10:23:39
Where is the update button??	Posted by Rancho SoCal (#101472) 18th February 2017 at 10:29:44
Hopefully you've all found it by the time you read this, but the button should now appear for everyone.	Posted by Abbey 🌸 (#1) 18th February 2017 at 10:41:25
What happens when in the future someone has bred a mare, but the owner does not log in daily? Does that mean that the mare will not age, and therefore the foal will not be born 5 days after the mare was bred? I just used a broodmare, and I don't know if the owner is using this new system. If the owner decides to not log in daily, or even lock the mare, what will happen then?	Posted by Atanza (#100437) 18th February 2017 at 13:38:21
Abbey, I have a couple of questions. 1.) How will this affect locked divisions? 2.) Will this make it impossible to just check my schools and etc. on my other two inactive accounts without unlocking any horses and using any deluxe days?	Posted by â™‹Blue Moon's Gypsy Herd (#30774) 18th February 2017 at 16:04:45
Atanza, the same as if they locked their account - the foal will age regardless. Blue Moon - Locked divisions will remain locked whether you progress or not. And yes, you will not be able to access any part of the site without progressing your account.	Posted by Abbey 🌸 (#1) 19th February 2017 at 04:47:27
ABBEY YOUR SUCH A LIFESAVER! YASSS!	Posted by ðŸ‘‘sodacanoðŸ‘‘ (#103528) 19th February 2017 at 08:37:56
I'm in to... love the idea. Thank you	Posted by Nighttime Sienna (#109121) 20th February 2017 at 12:08:28
Yay no more dying horses due to life getting too busy to care for them! THank you Abbey! Opted in!	Posted by ℌ𝔢𝔯𝔪𝔢𝔰 𝔖𝔱𝔲𝔡 (#28950) 21st February 2017 at 20:06:32
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