Keeping OriginsBot Running with PlayCover

A running game and an awake Mac

PlayCover automation needs both a working input bridge and readable game-window captures. Keep OriginsBot running, the device enabled, and the game logged in and rendering. Enable sleep prevention in OriginsBot Settings for unattended sessions.

What happens when the Mac sleeps?

Bridge input and window capture pause when macOS enters sleep. Closing a laptop lid can suspend the session. A scheduled task cannot wake a closed game or guarantee execution while the Mac is asleep.

Display off, locked, or minimized

A display turning off is different from system sleep, but capture availability still matters. The old ADB advice that tasks keep working on an open emulator with the display off does not establish the same behavior for PlayCover.

Running on another desktop works as long as OriginsBot and the games share it. Before relying on a locked session, display-off operation or minimized windows, test that OriginsBot continues receiving current game images and that tasks complete. If capture stops, restore the session and game window before resuming.

Scheduling and recovery

OriginsBot still schedules work in PlayCover mode. Enabled tasks return to the queue when their cooldown expires; Resource Sale uses the daily server reset at 00:00 UTC, and Harvest Skill uses a 12-hour cooldown. Free Recruit uses its own remaining-use and cooldown checks. Work runs when the bot is running and the game is connected and available; a due time is not a guarantee of immediate execution.

Automatic relaunch and failure-based game restart are disabled in PlayCover mode. The older automatic close/relaunch and concurrent-instance launch queue belong to the BlueStacks workflow. Keep your PlayCover games running and use the device’s Launch button when a game needs opening.

Before you leave it running

• Complete the PlayCover setup guide and verify the bridge for every running game.
• Confirm a successful task run and readable current game captures.
• Keep the Mac awake with an appropriate power-management setting.
• Leave the games open and logged into the intended accounts.
• Check for pending downloads, dialogs, or game updates.
• After interruption, launch the game manually, verify the connection, and resume.