SerialPrograms v0.63.9

Version 0.63.9:

• Fixed a major issue in PABotBase2 where it may disconnect after 30 seconds. (reported by bennian)

Version v0.63.7

Version 0.63.7:

• Added FRLG RNG Helper. (credit Astro)
• Added FRLG Legendary Run-Away. (credit kichi)
• Added day/night filter to PLZA Bench Sit. (credit Butters)
• Various stability improvements to FRLG programs. (credit Astro)
• Fixed FriendDelete which broke on firmware update.
• Improved stability of PLA Outbreak Finder. (credit Boombaastical)
• Added support for PABotBase2 firmware protocol.
• ESP32, ESP32-S3, and Pico have been migrated to PABotBase2.
• Added support for non-W Raspberry Pi Picos. They will only support wired controllers.

Built-in RNG Program for FRLG!

The FRLG RNG program is finally out! For now it is "just" an organized collection of the existing macros with a UI for timing adjustments. We are exploring the idea of building a fully automated RNG program that will read stats, calculate seeds, and automatically calibrate your timings accordingly. But this is a big research area which we are not committed to.

Work-in-Progress Programs:

We currently have 3 more programs in beta testing that didn't make the cut for this release:

• FRLG: Lucky Egg Farming
• FRLG: Item Cloning
• Pokopia Cloud Island Reset

Hang tight for these. Maybe they'll make it into the next release. If you have private beta access, these are already available to use.

PABotBase2:

In our last release, we mentioned the deprecation of the AVR8 controllers. This release is step 1 in that process as we are releasing PABotBase2.

PABotBase2 is a complete rewrite/redesign of our firmware stack. It is not backwards compatible with the old stack (PABotBase1). Thus you will see two options in the controller dropdown, PABotBase and PABotBase2. Make sure you choose the right option for your installed firmware.

Version v0.63.1-beta

Version 0.63.1 (public beta):

• Added a macro guide for FRLG RNG manipulation! (credit dolphincurry)
• Added FRLG Pickup Farmer (beta). (credit theastrogoth)
• Added FRLG shiny hunt fishing (beta). (credit Butters)
• Added Snorlax to FRLG legendary reset. (credit kichi)
• Added FRLG EV farmer (beta). (credit theastrogoth)
• Prize Reset now supports multiple fetches. (credit kichi)
• Stability improvements to all FRLG programs. (credit kichi)
• Stability improvements to SV AutoStory. (credit jw)
• Stability improvements to material farmer. (reported by butters2492, credit jw)

A full RNG program for FRLG is in the works courtesy of theastrogoth. Until then, we have that guide for RNG macros!

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Deprecation Notice for AVR8 controllers:

Sometime in the next few months (exact timeline is TBD), we will be removing support for all the AVR8-based controllers:

• Arduino Uno R3
• Arduino Leonardo
• Teensy 2.0
• Teensy++ 2.0
• Pro Micro

If you are still using these controllers, you will eventually need to upgrade to the newer ones: ESP32, ESP32-S3, Pico W

For years, we've been warning of dropping support for the Uno R3. Now it is finally happening - along with all the old boards.

Why are we doing this?

Last year's push to support new controllers (ESP32, ESP32-S3, Pico W) has produced amazing results. So after evaluating our long-term goals as well as our expected developer availability, we have decided to discontinue support for the old AVR8 controllers.

Dropping the AVR8 controllers will:

• Free up developer time to focus on other things.
• Eliminate the suffering of TX/RX wiring issues!

If you're interested in a full technical rundown on why we are finally doing this now after years of putting it off, feel free to ask in #automation-chat.

Version v0.62.8

Version 0.62.8 (public beta):

• Suppress sleep for Linux. (credit Anor Londo)
• Fix TCP:sys-botbase controller not having a text box for IP:Port

This is the second attempt at automated Azure builds.

Version v0.62.7-beta

Version 0.62.7 (public beta):

• Improved (and untested) support for Linux. (credit Anor Londo)
• Enforce 720p+ and 16:9 aspect ratio for FRLG programs. (credit kichi)

This is the first public test run for Koi's new Azure build system!

Version 0.62.6 (public beta)

Version 0.62.6:

• Added Stream History. Allows you to save the last 30 seconds of video in CC. Currently only supports video and not audio. (credit jw)
• Added FRLG Nugget Farmer. (credit dolphincurry)
• Added FRLG overworld shiny hunt. (credit dolphincurry)
• Added FRLG Prize Corner Reset. (credit kichi)
• Fixed FRLG black border detector. (reported by ja1mean)
• Improved support for other FRLG languages. (credit kichi)
• FRLG Gift Reset will now notify on recoverable errors. (reported by .enio1, credit kichi)
• Incompatible firmware protocol will now link to the wiki. (credit jw)

Version 0.62.4 (public beta)

Version 0.62.4 (public beta):

• FRLG programs will now enforce 100% screen size. (credit kichi)
• Improve reliability of FRLG programs. (reported by NobodyTemp, ongepast, credit kichi)
• Improve reliability of SV AutoStory. (reported by zantek, credit jw)

Version 0.62.3 (public beta)

Version 0.62.3 (public beta):

• Added preliminary FRLG shiny hunting programs for gift reset (including starters) and legendaries. (credit kichi)
• Updated to Qt 6.10.2 (see below).
• Fixed ball selection options for Melmetal and Meltan. (reported by Gardivanyth, credit Nymphea)
• Added Genesect stats reset.
• Added PLZA Turbo Macro with shiny sound detection. (credit jw)
• SwSh watt farmer can now run without NSO. (credit Boombaastical)
• BDSP Route 210 money farmer now supports detaching pickup items. (credit Boombaastical)
• Map traveling PLZA programs will now smartly navigate the map. (credit Gimikyu)
• Fixed donut limit counter. (reported by YellowDog, credit Gimikyu)
• Improved stability of Terrakion hunt. (credit Gimikyu)
• Improved reliability of Wild Zone Entrance shiny hunt. (credit Gin)
• Improved reliability of Magearna stats reset. (credit ZHDreamer)
• Improved reliability of game resets. (reported by scard446)

Note about Qt 6.10.2:

This is the first Qt upgrade in over a year. If you notice any program hangs or failures to close, please let us know. Long story short, there is a major regression in Qt 6.9 which completely broke us. They still haven't fixed it - thus we are currently relying on a very hacky workaround for it.

Version 0.61.10

Version 0.61.10:

• Improved reliability of SV Auto Story. (reported by danilosvc, jojoaman, credit jw)
• Improved reliability of game resets.
• Improved reliability of code entry. (reported by gardivanyth)

Version 0.61.9

Version 0.61.9:

• Added Hyperspace Legendary hunting. (credit Gin, Gimikyu, MrDonders, wakaraina, theastrogoth + lots of others)
• Add Magearna Stats Reset. (credit Nymphea)
• Add Meltan/Melmetal Stats Reset. (credit Nymphea)
• Improved config UI for Fly Spot Reset. (credit Gin)
• Improved reliability of Donut maker. (credit Gin, Gimikyu)
• Improved reliability of PLZA Box Sorter. (credit Gin)
• Improved reliability of Floette Stats Reset.
• Improved reliability of fly reset in hyperspace. (reported by soucouyant, credit Gin)
• Improved reliability of AutoStory for the Titan battles. (reported by cristianaxe, credit jw)
• Improved reliability of code entry. (reported by gardivanyth)
• Added Daily Highlight RNG to public beta. (credit fye)
• Move AutoStory and Mystery Gift out of public beta section.
• When opening a game that requires internet, the program will try to recover from being unable to connect to the internet. (credit pifopi)
• SV Egg Autonomous how has a button to stop after current batch. (credit ArceusMI)
• In AutoDA Boss Finder, the table has been unlocked while running.
• Improved reliability of AutoDA.
• Decreased CPU usage for Mac builds. (credit Gin)
• Randomized OEM controllers have more color variety.
• The default colors for an OEM controller is now consistent across program instances. (hashed from MAC address)
• Fix serial error spam on Linux. (reported by murdererfight)
• Fix a crash on Linux. (reported by murdererfight)

This release wraps up the main phase of PLZA development. While there is still a lot of things left to automate in PLZA, most of the low-hanging fruit has been covered now. Therefore, some (most?) of the devs will be moving onto infra work as we prepare for what appears to be the upcoming insanity of CFW-less gen10.

Stay tuned for more updates - especially if you are a machine learning or AI developer/researcher. If you haven't already joined our Discord yet, please do so as that's where the announcements will be happening.