To speed up analyses like Simulations, Scans, and the CPP/QPP and Withdrawal Optimiser that require many TIME MACHINES runs, we now distribute those runs over several machines so that they are done in parallel. Mileage varies, but our testing has shown the analyes are now 3 to 8 times faster, which is a great improvement. We hire machines on demand just for your own individual jobs, so that only under extreme traffic conditions will they be waiting in queue.

The only downside is that showing you the actual progress of an analysis is a little more complicated, as progress is no longer linear.

You will now see "0% done" at the start as a worker is hired which gets the jobs ready to distribute. You'll then see "Distributing tasks (x% done)" with the x increasing up to 99% as the tasks get distributed to other workers. It could look stuck there for a bit, as it waits for tasks to come back, then you will see "Tasks done (x%)". This last one increases pretty quickly as the tasks come back finished.

Although the analyses are much faster, they can still take some time so please be patient.

Enjoy the long weekend!