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PC Builder Simulation 3Dv1.12

Released January 1, 2024Major

iOS

The latest major update resulted in a 0.07 star decline in average rating on iOS. Persistent functional blockers, including interaction failures and application freezes, have overshadowed the intended performance improvements. The overall sentiment is negative due to these critical stability issues.

What changed

  • ContentAdded new processors to the simulation
  • PerformanceImproved overall app performance
  • New featureAdded a toggle to enable or disable image effects in the pause menu
  • PerformanceGeneral bug fixes

Reception

33/ 100 impact scoreNegative
What worked
  • Content

    No positive user feedback or rating recovery observed following the addition of new simulation processors.

What didn't
  • Performance

    backfired

    Users report recurring application freezes during component installation and interaction failures on iPad, which directly contradict the stated performance goals.

How it played out

Retrospective analysisAugust 19, 2026

The average rating declined by 0.07 stars following the release. Users report critical interaction failures on iPad and recurring application freezes during component installation, which overshadow the intended performance improvements. The overall sentiment remains unstable due to these persistent functional blockers.

-0.07 ★
Sentiment shift
New complaints (2)
Interaction failures on iPad prevent component placement and movement during assembly tasksmedium
Game state freezes during CPU installation, forcing users to restart the applicationmedium

Marlvel takeaways

  • Prioritize a hotfix to resolve the iPad-specific interaction failures that prevent core assembly tasks.
  • Investigate the CPU installation sequence to eliminate the game state freezes reported by users.
  • Increase the pre-release testing scope for iPad hardware to prevent functional blockers from reaching the live environment.

Original release notes

New Processors.
Performance Increase.
added enable/disable image effects in pause menu.
bug fixes.

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