News & Updates
February 5, 2022
WINTER OLYMPICS PROMO: With the Winter Olympics getting under way, we have a set of 6 new limited edition Winter Olympics-themed items! Get the details on how you can get yours before they are gone for good after February 21 by clicking on the Olympic rings icon at the top of the game screen.
OLYMPICS MEDAL RACE: GoldFire City is playing host to the Winter Olympics! Can you take home the gold? Click on the medal icon next to the Olympic rings to see the progress and get details on how to participate in this community-wide event. Participants that reach their goal and the community goal will receive a new limited edition Olympics Medal Race Trophy item!
OLYMPICS MEDAL RACE: GoldFire City is playing host to the Winter Olympics! Can you take home the gold? Click on the medal icon next to the Olympic rings to see the progress and get details on how to participate in this community-wide event. Participants that reach their goal and the community goal will receive a new limited edition Olympics Medal Race Trophy item!
UPDATE
Mission giver locations are now visible anywhere you scroll on the mini-map, not just in the immediate area around where you are currently standing.
UPDATE
Added game setting to toggle party chat on/off.
UPDATE
When setting a waypoint or auto walking to some location, if the destination is more than a zone away, it will adjust the path to the nearest taxi instead.
UPDATE
Random chip pickups spawned around the world are now more frequent and give more chips.
UPDATE
Front doors to buildings are now disabled while participating in Chip Race and Mail Rush missions.
UPDATE
Adjusted the display of broken down casino games to be more obvious which are broken when entering someone else's casino.
FIX
Improved scaling of poker lobby at different resolutions.
FIX
Players entering non-casino floors (like the real estate office) now correctly use the front door when viewed by other players.
FIX
Various fixes and improvements to new player tutorials.
FIX
Casino games can now be played in a casino that you have just opened without needing to first reload.
FIX
Casinos purchased from the market would sometimes bombard you with popup notifications when entering the floors.
FIX
Various other error and bug fixes.
December 20, 2021
HOLIDAY PROMO: The city is decked out for the holiday season and we have 6 exciting limited edition items available! Get the details on how you can get yours before they are gone for good after January 6 by clicking on the snowflake icon at the top of the game screen.
UNBEARD THE SHARK 2021: The city is in need of everyone's help solving a mystery that could ruin this most joyous time of year! Click on the Santa Hat icon next to the promo icon to see the progress and get details on how to participate in this community-wide contest. Participants that reach their goal and the community goal will receive a new limited edition Unbeard the Shark Trophy item!
UNBEARD THE SHARK 2021: The city is in need of everyone's help solving a mystery that could ruin this most joyous time of year! Click on the Santa Hat icon next to the promo icon to see the progress and get details on how to participate in this community-wide contest. Participants that reach their goal and the community goal will receive a new limited edition Unbeard the Shark Trophy item!
UPDATE
When a poker tournament starts, all players in that tournament are now added to party chat.
UPDATE
Clicking on a mission giver in the mini-map now gives a driver/taxi/walk to button.
UPDATE
The clickable door area on casinos has been adjusted to be easier and more intuitive to access.
UPDATE
Pulsing mission target indicators on the mini-map are now more obvious.
UPDATE
Allow making indoor wall colors slightly darker in the editor.
UPDATE
When returning to the real estate market after visiting a lot, the previous page, filters, etc will be restored.
FIX
NPCs were incorrectly avoiding most hotel floors (it could take up to a day for them to start showing up in your hotels).
FIX
Further performance improvements related to Party Bombs.
FIX
Reloading right after taking a taxi would cause you to start back where you were before traveling.
FIX
Players traveling by taxi wouldn't always sync up and appear to other players near where they traveled.
FIX
Your own username would sometimes show anonymized to yourself when placing a bid at an auction.
FIX
The mini-map would appear black when trying to take a screenshot of it with the in-game camera feature.
FIX
Various scaling issues in the editor on mobile or smaller computer screens.
FIX
The "muck cards" checkbox is no longer covered up by a poker mission box.
FIX
Various scaling adjustments to poker UI on mobile.
FIX
The mission progress bar would show misaligned on mobile.
FIX
Selecting a favorite from a taxi would sometimes take you to the location you were already standing.
FIX
The max vault items wouldn't always show the correct value.
FIX
The favorites button would sometimes be missing from the mini-map.
FIX
Clicking on building addresses in global chat would sometimes take you to the back of the building.
FIX
Phrases over NPCs walking around on your casino floor are now hidden while the editor is open.
FIX
Some tiles on certain lots were unable to change the tile or place items on them.
FIX
The daily limit for gifting items now correctly resets at midnight with everything else.
FIX
Various fixes and improvements to the new player experience.
FIX
Various other fixes and tweaks.
October 26, 2021
HALLOWEEN PROMO: The city is decked out for this spooky time of year, and we have 6 incredible limited edition Halloween items to celebrate! Get the details on how you can get yours before they are gone for good after November 10 by clicking on the pumpkin icon at the top of the game screen.
TRICK-OR-TREAT 2021: When the ghosts and ghouls start roaming the streets, you know what that means! Click on the candy icon next to the promo icon to see the trick-or-treat progress and get details on how to participate in this community-wide event. Participants that reach their goal and the community goal will receive a new limited edition Trick-or-Treat 2021 Trophy item!
TRICK-OR-TREAT 2021: When the ghosts and ghouls start roaming the streets, you know what that means! Click on the candy icon next to the promo icon to see the trick-or-treat progress and get details on how to participate in this community-wide event. Participants that reach their goal and the community goal will receive a new limited edition Trick-or-Treat 2021 Trophy item!
UPDATE
Significantly improve performance when entering a floor/area with lots of players (for example, a bomb party).
UPDATE
Audio for party bombs is now 3D so that it'll get quieter the further away you get when outside.
UPDATE
Various adjustments to the mini-map interface to be easier to use.
UPDATE
Added a new icon to the top right of the mini-map that centers the map on your current location after dragging the map.
UPDATE
The last 100 jackpot winners are now shown for each game.
UPDATE
New players must now view and accept chat rules before getting access to post.
UPDATE
Speed up auto scratch function on scratchers.
FIX
Taking a driver/taxi could sometimes lead to a stuck black screen or falling off the edge of the world.
FIX
Taking a taxi to a favorite location would sometimes end up at the back of the building.
FIX
The mini-map would sometimes get stuck when searching for an address.
FIX
Various editor issues related to dragging items or accepting item changes.
FIX
Moving an item from your vault and then back during the same edit session could cause the item to vanish until reloading.
FIX
Dragging on the floor would sometimes get stuck when trying to sell an item from the condo editor.
FIX
Some non-hotel items would show when filtering the vault by hotel items.
FIX
Prevent opening duplicates of the same repair modal.
FIX
Various errors that could cause the server to incorrectly block your connection to the game temporarily, causing certain game functionality to randomly stop working.
FIX
Various fixes and improvements to the new player tutorials.
September 23, 2021
HUNTING & FISHING DAY PROMO: Are you a hunting and/or fishing fan? Hunting & Fishing Day is for you! On Saturday, September 25, we'll be celebrating with an exciting new limited edition item. We'll release a batch of 125 of the item every 2 hours throughout the day so every timezone gets a chance. These are on a first come, first serve basis with a limit of 5 per person, per batch.
FEATURE
The ability to change the color of your casinos has been long-requested, but due to technical limitations it was never possible. That all changes with this update! Simply visit your lot editor and go to the new "Paint" tab, which gives you the ability to change the hue and saturation of your casino, allowing for a huge range of new styles.
UPDATE
Moving items from the vault and buying new items are now auto accepted when placed, the same as moving an item around on the floor. This reduces clicks when designing floors, and you can always cancel the item move/purchase by clicking it again and clicking the red "x" button or re-vaulting.
UPDATE
Significantly improved the ability to search the mini-map by casino name (this already existed, but it usually wouldn't take you to the casino you were actually searching for).
UPDATE
Walking speed has been slightly increased.
UPDATE
Increased odds of random pickups spawning around the city.
UPDATE
Added more taxis to some zones that had too few in certain areas.
FIX
Bidder usernames now correctly remain anonymous when the auction window live updates.
FIX
Lots more fixes and improvements to the new player tutorials.
FIX
The Mail Pickup mission was giving too few XP for higher level players.
August 20, 2021
FEATURE
Added a new Black & White Solitaire Table exclusive item that can only be obtained through Party Bombs or Daily Slots.
FEATURE
Added a new black and white color option for the lottery machine, which can be purchased from the editor.
UPDATE
The game/chat rules have received some updates/clarifications. You can read them here.
UPDATE
More minor tweaks have been made to the monthly ranking formula, which will go into effect in September. The same basic formula applies, but the weighting of some of the elements have been adjusted. Some information about the general idea behind the new formula can be found in the game guide.
UPDATE
Like on eBay, the bidders on item/casino auctions are now anonymized. A random "name" will be assigned to each bidder on each auction, so you can see if the same person has outbid you, but you can't see who they are.
UPDATE
Casinos purchased by new players who never come back after their first day now skip foreclosure auctions and are demolished and returned to the Real Estate Office after 3 months instead of 6 months. If you are watching one of these, you'll get a notification the same way as any other.
UPDATE
Increased chip payouts on job shifts.
UPDATE
Further improvements to the new player experience to better teach the tycoon side of the game.
FIX
In rare instances, it was possible to get randomly booted from a poker table while actively playing after having disconnected or reloaded a few minutes prior.
FIX
When quickly spinning, the slot spin sound wouldn't always play.
FIX
Sometimes when dragging a modal window that has an input box, typing in the input would no longer work.
FIX
Leveling up twice in a row could cause the level up popup to never show.
FIX
Various issues related to chip/casino point totals getting out of sync on the client in rare cases.
FIX
Some casinos bought from foreclosure auctions appeared to be open, but their tycoon simulation was disabled and unable to be turned back on.
FIX
Various bugs and issues found during early gameplay.
July 23, 2021
SUMMER OLYMPICS PROMO: With the Summer Olympics getting under way, we have a set of 6 new limited edition Summer Olympics-themed items! Get the details on how you can get yours before they are gone for good after August 7 by clicking on the Olympic rings icon at the top of the game screen.
OLYMPICS MEDAL RACE: GoldFire City is playing host to the Summer Olympics! Can you take home the gold? Click on the medal icon next to the Olympic rings to see the progress and get details on how to participate in this community-wide event. Participants that reach their goal and the community goal will receive a new limited edition Olympics Medal Race Trophy item!
OLYMPICS MEDAL RACE: GoldFire City is playing host to the Summer Olympics! Can you take home the gold? Click on the medal icon next to the Olympic rings to see the progress and get details on how to participate in this community-wide event. Participants that reach their goal and the community goal will receive a new limited edition Olympics Medal Race Trophy item!
FEATURE
Starting in August, a new formula will be used to calculate Overall Monthly Rankings. The new formula is intended to be a better all-around measurement and no longer factors chip gains/losses into the score (but it does factor in a variety of other metrics).
UPDATE
Dragging an already-placed item on a floor/lot no longer requires an extra click on the accept button.
UPDATE
Searching the Real Estate Market by address is now supported.
UPDATE
Non-citizens now have a "walk to" or "find taxi" button in place of the "driver" button on the mini-map.
UPDATE
Background music now gets faded out while playing slots.
UPDATE
The Environment details window now has a help button like the other editor stats.
FIX
The editor could sometimes allow placing an item in an illegal position, which the server would correctly reject and then it would appear as if your change had been reverted when next visiting the floor. The editor now does a better job of catching this before it reaches the server.
FIX
The editor panel could sometimes get detached from the bottom of the screen.
FIX
Clicking in the few pixels between the two doors on the first floor of a casino now registers as leaving the casino.
FIX
The item upgrade modal now correctly checks if you can afford an upgrade before letting you apply it.
FIX
Issues when displaying multiple pages of live battles.
FIX
The Bartender job mini-game has been further tweaked to fix difficulty issues.
FIX
Video Poker winnings now display for a more reasonable amount of time.
FIX
Searching for "Nameless Gambling Den" now works like any other casino name.
FIX
Various other quality-of-life fixes and improvements.
FIX
Various other fixes and tweaks.
June 17, 2021
FEATURE
Added 21 new hotel items in the wellness amenity category.
UPDATE
All numeric inputs (auction house, casino market, casino points market, etc) now show comma separators to make it more clear what you are entering.
UPDATE
New community event trophies for solitaire and roulette will now be available moving forward.
FIX
Keyboard movement would sometimes randomly stop working for some keys.
FIX
Various other adjustments and fixes to keyboard movement.
FIX
Various fixes with party bomb items due to the prior performance improvements.
FIX
Sorting wasn't consistent on each page of the foreclosure auctions, which caused some to appear to go missing.
FIX
A similar sorting issue was present in the Casino Points market.
FIX
Taking the taxi to some buildings would take you to the back of the building.
FIX
Casino games, ATMs, etc would sometimes stop being functional after selling items from the editor.
FIX
Error at end of war prevented some players from getting their trophy.
FIX
Some casinos that didn't sell at auction would get stuck in the placeholder account.
FIX
Daily scratcher limits now reset at midnight with everything else, regardless of daylight savings.
FIX
The games menu is now hidden until after your daily spin on mobile to prevent conflicts.
FIX
Various other bug fixes and tweaks.
May 3, 2021
FEATURE
You can now move your character using WASD or arrow keys rather than just the mouse (the local chat shortcut has been changed to "X" from "S" to accommodate).
UPDATE
The daily reset now happens at midnight game time, regardless of daylight savings.
UPDATE
Improved performance of crowded party bomb floors by 30-40% (the sorting of items on some floors may have changed, but no items are missing).
UPDATE
Increased per-floor party bomb item limit from 10k to 15k due to performance improvements.
UPDATE
Improved syncing of party bomb items on crowded floors to better guarantee that everyone is seeing the same items.
UPDATE
Increased the stats on the Casino God Trophy that is awarded at level 100.
UPDATE
Condo and sprint invites are now blocked when you ignore a player.
UPDATE
New crew members default to having their battle status off (so they must be aware of being eligible for battle before getting included in one).
UPDATE
Various improvements to the new player tutorials.
FIX
Using a taxi to travel to casinos saved in your favorites wouldn't always drop you off at quite the right location.
FIX
A daily free spin could be overwritten when collecting a free spin from a party bomb at the daily reset.
FIX
The "watch list" button now shows on empty lots too.
FIX
It was possible for a crew battle match to happen shortly after the 24-hour window.
April 16, 2021
Another major milestone has been reached today -- SEVEN years since CasinoRPG ended beta testing! The game and community have come a long way in that time, and it has been our greatest honor to continue bringing this game to all of you throughout the years. Whether you've been here from the start or are just joining us, we appreciate all of you, and we can't wait to share what the next year has in store as we continue to push forward with exciting updates, features and content.
March 30, 2021
EASTER PROMO: GoldFire City is fully decorated for the season and we have 6 exciting limited edition items! Get the details on how you can get yours before they are gone for good after April 14 by clicking on the egg icon at the top of the game screen.
EASTER EGG HUNT 2021: It wouldn't be Easter without a massive Easter Egg Hunt! Click on the basket icon next to the promo icon to see the progress and get details on how to participate in this community-wide contest. Participants that reach their goal and the community goal will receive a limited edition Egg Hunt 2021 Trophy item!
EASTER EGG HUNT 2021: It wouldn't be Easter without a massive Easter Egg Hunt! Click on the basket icon next to the promo icon to see the progress and get details on how to participate in this community-wide contest. Participants that reach their goal and the community goal will receive a limited edition Egg Hunt 2021 Trophy item!
UPDATE
Added a real estate market "watch list" button to casinos on the mini-map.
UPDATE
Added an "empty lot" filter to the real estate market.
UPDATE
Added a "my watch list" filter to the real estate market.
UPDATE
When declining a condo invite, that person won't be able to send you another for an hour.
UPDATE
Prevent removing items from the floor/lot of a casino that is listed for sale.
UPDATE
Added daily reset popup to make it more clear when the new in-game day has started.
UPDATE
Added an upper limit of 10,000 party bomb items to a floor to prevent excessive lag issues caused by loading so much data at once.
UPDATE
The poker battle/war challenge now has a minimum of 3 players instead of 4 to match the minimum team size.
FIX
If a foreclosure lot/casino didn't sell the first time, it would incorrectly wait 6 months to be listed again instead of a few weeks.
FIX
Camera pan position on casino floors is no longer reset after exiting a free daily spin from a party bomb.
FIX
Various other fixes and tweaks.