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[HiEverybody3]

Hi G00nzi, can you confirm when the tracks / outfits etc. from the Rodeo Event will become available for the people who didn't make the 50k?

[G00nzi]

Hi G00nzi, can you confirm when the tracks / outfits etc. from the Rodeo Event will become available for the people who didn't make the 50k?

Cannot confirm this at this time. Apologies.


-G00nzi

[smarnyan]

That is odd, I will investigate this but in the meantime do correct time in device settings before launch Trials Frontier

-G00nzi

(This is not directed to RL and is a bit offtopic, sorry)

Hmm, how it’s even possible for an application to change system time? I thought Android’s security model to be enough that at least that kind of core parts would be locked down. Though maybe if an app hacks it in similar way the settings app does it, then maybe... But, Android does have sandboxing, so that should be fairly easy to protect properly, without using some hole in the sandbox... So I’d find it hard for (though not impossible) even for a virus-kind of things to do :-) Maybe there’s something related to NTP that goes wrong?

[G00nzi]

Hmm, how it’s even possible for an application to change system time?

It is not. Which is why we are investigating it the claim that it did, regardless of how unlikely it might sound.


-G00nzi

[hikasrams]

That is odd, I will investigate this but in the meantime do correct time in device settings before launch Trials Frontier
-G00nzi

Ok, I understand

Here is detailed information:
1. We always kept tablet time ~1 week ago.
2. I attended TF event for 2 weeks and 6 days and everything was ok, i.e. bike upgrades, event times were upon TF server time and was nothing to do with my tablet time, meaning I had to wait for events normally.
2. ~ 09.27 and on 09.29 I "bought " four 10th level Bronco upgrades.
3.1 On 09.30, after launching TF I got it's update and then received screen "Rodeo event has ended", and a list of prizes I've won so far (though I've played 2 weeks 6 days only).
! 3.2 On the same time I received confirmation for bike upgrade, even if one lasted only for 8h, where I supposed to wait ~ 150h or more. (check these actual duration times on DB)
3.3 I checked tablet time, it was set to current date, (i.e. was forwarded 1 week ahead).
3.4 I closed application and rewind clock back where we needed, but after restarting TF clock was set to current time again. This happened all the day till next day upgrade. Now everything is normal, app doesn't change tablet time any more; time counter for bike upgrades belong on server time as usual, despite tablet time.

I would say that early event finish and instantaneous bike upgrade proofs that something was done with times at server side, somehow it was added a week to my event time counter.

[G00nzi]

Ok, I understand

Here is detailed information:
1. We always kept tablet time ~1 week ago.
2. I attended TF event for 2 weeks and 6 days and everything was ok, i.e. bike upgrades, event times were upon TF server time and was nothing to do with my tablet time, meaning I had to wait for events normally.
2. ~ 09.27 and on 09.29 I "bought " four 10th level Bronco upgrades.
3.1 On 09.30, after launching TF I got it's update and then received screen "Rodeo event has ended", and a list of prizes I've won so far (though I've played 2 weeks 6 days only).
! 3.2 On the same time I received confirmation for bike upgrade, even if one lasted only for 8h, where I supposed to wait ~ 150h or more. (check these actual duration times on DB)
3.3 I checked tablet time, it was set to current date, (i.e. was forwarded 1 week ahead).
3.4 I closed application and rewind clock back where we needed, but after restarting TF clock was set to current time again. This happened all the day till next day upgrade. Now everything is normal, app doesn't change tablet time any more; time counter for bike upgrades belong on server time as usual, despite tablet time.

I would say that early event finish and instantaneous bike upgrade proofs that something was done with times at server side, somehow it was added a week to my event time counter.

Thank you very much for this information. Will keep this thread informed on results of our investigation.

[Berenoob.T3F]

Hi G00nzi

About 3 weeks ago, I had a problem, you resolved it, but by the operation I lost 2 of the 6 new tracks at 200 gems : Rite Passage and Stuntman Plaza

I posted a message to ask for them, you answered by a private message that you will fix it.

I think I missed the sync from the server. I prefered the Rodeo event finished before I ask for them again. Could you give them back to me please ? I didn't dare asking it in private, maybe you would have prefer...

Thanks a lot for your work

[justinman114]

The Banana Girl popping up all the time REALLY needs to be addressed ASAP. She is popping up when I am racing ghosts just working on my track times. It throws me out of my groove every time. I can't stand this, it's really frustrating. No, banana girl, I don't want to use gems to make GTDave slip and fall so I can "beat" his ghost. Will that get me higher on the leaderboards? No, it won't. Disable this garbage, it never used to do this. PLEASE!

[Sl1mboy84_T3F]

I confirm what justin says. She is now everywhere.!
Impossible to play an Anba mission with her popping up at every restart

[G00nzi]

The Banana Girl popping up all the time REALLY needs to be addressed ASAP. She is popping up when I am racing ghosts just working on my track times. It throws me out of my groove every time. I can't stand this, it's really frustrating. No, banana girl, I don't want to use gems to make GTDave slip and fall so I can "beat" his ghost. Will that get me higher on the leaderboards? No, it won't. Disable this garbage, it never used to do this. PLEASE!

Uhmm clear bug when she is showing up on a race ghost from leaderboards... It seems that this is affecting mostly if not only Android players albeit I haven't been able to reproduce the bug myself immediately. Investigating.

Edit: Will add to main post once we repro it.