Auto-Tuning Ahead / Behind Timer

How Auto-Tuning works for the Ahead/Behind timer, how to enable it for your games, and what to keep in mind when using it.

Written By Aamir Muhammad

Last updated 6 days ago

What Is Auto-Tuning?

The Ahead/Behind timer uses objective durations to show groups whether they're on pace to escape. By default, those durations are set manually — but keeping them accurate over time requires ongoing adjustments.

Auto-Tuning takes care of this automatically. When enabled, Drawbridge looks at all successful sessions from the last 4 weeks and calculates the average time spent on each objective. Those averages become the new objective durations, keeping your Ahead/Behind timer accurate to how real groups are actually playing — without any manual work on your end.


How to Enable It

Auto-Tuning is turned on per game. To enable it:

  1. Go to your Drawbridge settings page

    (http://<Your Venue>.drawbridgeai.app/settings).

  2. Find the game you want to enable it for.

Navigate to the AutoTune setting for your game type:

  • Playbooks games: Playbooks → Objectives → AutoTune Objective Durations

  • Non-Playbooks games: Objectives → AutoTune Objective Durations

  1. Toggle on the AutoTune Objective Durations slider.

Repeat this for each game you want Auto-Tuning active on.


Things to Know

  • It only uses successful sessions. Only sessions where the group escaped are factored into the averages, so failed or incomplete runs won't skew your timings.

  • It looks back 4 weeks. The calculation always uses the most recent 4 weeks of data, so the timer stays current as your player base evolves.

  • It's per-game. Enabling it on one game won't affect others — you choose which games use Auto-Tuning.

  • It only uses games where time is not added