News & Updates

April 20, 2016

FEATURE

We know you all love to play slots, so we've been hard at work on some major improvements to all of our slots games:

Unique Egyptian Slots bonus game.

Unique Ocean Slots bonus game.

Unique Western Slots bonus game.

New sound effects for different symbol wins.

New sound effects on all slots.

Each slot game now has a unique intro animation and sound effect.

The last reel(s) will now speed up and take longer to hit when a bonus or big hit is possible.

New symbol animations have been added for winning symbols.

Auto spins can now be stopped before they complete (the button will be changed to "STOP").

Getting 5 CP symbols on a line now rewards 25 CP instead of 5 CP.

The info screen now displays session winnings and item unlocks.

The Jungle and Sci-Fi bonus games will now always rewards something even if you lose them.

Increased the average bonus game payouts across the board.

Fixed several visual issues caused by switching browser tabs.

Fixed some issues with text overlapping.

Various bug fixes and tweaks to all slot games.

UPDATE

Photo limits have been increased to 50 and 200 (citizens).

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Favorite limits have been increased to 50 and 100 (citizens).

UPDATE

24-hours of battle protection is now given after withdraw.

UPDATE

Added some spam filtering features to global chat (you generally shouldn't run into these unless you are actually spamming, but tweaks may still be needed).

FIX

Fixed an issue with Winner-Take-All SnG's that prevented them from actually being WTA.

FIX

If there is network lag, solitaire cards now show a loading indicator instead of looking like they weren't flipped over.

FIX

Fixed a few other solitaire-related issues.

FIX

Fixed depth-sorting issues with players that are carrying a party bomb.

FIX

Fixed a few issues related to casino foreclosures.

FIX

Fixed several cross-browser issues with audio.

FIX

Fixed a rare case where an incorrect third poker sidepot was created.

FIX

Don't auto-focus poker bet input on mobile/touch devices.

FIX

Fixed another issues that could cause cards on poker tables to show incorrectly after switching browser tabs.

CasinoRPG Turns 2!

April 16, 2016

Happy Birthday CasinoRPG, you are now 2 years old (since beta testing ended)! The game and community have evolved and grown tremendously over this time, and we can't wait to see what year 3 has in store.

We've got a lot of great updates in the works, so whatever is to come, we know it will be exciting and a whole lot of fun for all. We can't fully express how much we appreciate all of you that have been part of this game, and we hope to see all of you continue with us on this journey!

Introducing NoirVision™

April 1, 2016

We've been hard at work on a total overhaul to the look and feel of CasinoRPG. A team of artists and programmers have been working tirelessly for nearly a year to create the stunning new visuals you now see in-game, the likes of which have never been possible until recent advancements in graphics processing technology. We call it NoirVision™, and we think you're going to love it!

To go along with this new look and feel, we've introduced some jazzy new period-specific music (pun absolutely intended). The entire 2:37 will loop over and over and over, and it simply makes the experience magical.

NoirVision™ is an incredible advancement in gaming technology, but it does come with a few notable drawbacks. Namely, in order to process such a stark lack of color, we've had to remove all non-period specific clothing from the game. Everyone now has on their best detective fedora or dress...all in the same conformist style of course!

Too much of a change all at once? Not a problem! We've also added a nifty "toggle noir" button that will temporarily allow you to teleport in and out of 1920s GoldFire City with ease. This will let you get used to the new vibrancy of NoirVision™ before it goes mainstream.

Edit: If you hadn't guessed, yes this was just an April Fools joke!

March 25, 2016

Easter 2016: The city is fully decorated for this colorful holiday! In addition, 5 new limited edition holiday items will be available through April 4. Get all of the details on you can get your hands on these items before they are no longer available by clicking the Easter Egg icon at the top of the game screen.

FEATURE

Battle/war personal challenge data now updates in real-time like everything else on the scorecard.

FIX

Made several updates to significantly improve performance of solitaire (especially when using Google Chrome).

FIX

Fixed some smaller performance issues in a few other areas of the game.

FIX

Fixed issue in Blackjack sprints that would sometimes prevent table chat from working.

FIX

Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause the screen to go black when coming back from another browser tab.

FIX

Fixed a few cross-browser bugs/errors.

March 15, 2016

St. Patrick's Day 2016: The city is looking a bit greener these days, and we also have some new limited edition holiday items available! Get the details on how to get your hands on them before they are gone for good after March 19 @ 11:59 PM by clicking on the clover icon at the top of the game screen. (UPDATE: We've resized the limited edition items from 3x3 to 2x2)

UPDATE

Show a notice when an update has been released since you last visited the game.

UPDATE

Automatically add favorite when buying a casino from the market.

FIX

Fixed another issue that was causing some battle challenges to get stuck.

FIX

Quickly panning the full-screen mini-map no longer causes visual glitches.

FIX

Fixed a bug caused by daylight savings time change that reset some players' consecutive days counters.

March 11, 2016

FEATURE

The way that the mini-map is rendered has been re-written to be dramatically more efficient. This should be especially noticeable when panning around the full-screen map. This also significantly reduces the bandwidth and memory usage.

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We have switched the "Earn Gold" offer wall from Fyber to Persona.ly due to an increasing number of failed offers lately. They should also be able to offer a wider range of offers, surveys and videos.

UPDATE

Poker tournaments (especially larger ones) should start much faster (all players will be placed simultaneously instead of one at a time).

UPDATE

Info displays (such as on casino games, map favorites, etc) now have a slightly darker background so they are easier to read.

UPDATE

Moved to a new e-mail provider to increase speed and reliability (for things like password reset, battle/war notice, etc).

FIX

Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause team challenges in battles/wars to get stuck.

FIX

Fixed a few different bugs that could cause players to be removed from a poker tournament.

FIX

Buildings should now always render correctly on the mini-map when walking long distances.

FIX

The full-screen mini-map will no longer cover the online raffle display.

FIX

Updated audio engine to fix various browser issues.

FIX

Various other bugs and errors fixed.

February 23, 2016

FEATURE

The mini-map has been completely overhauled with lots of new features, tweaks and fixes:

Expanding the mini-map now takes it full-screen and the scale adjusts based on your screen size.

Panning around the expanded mini-map is now much smoother and supports variable dragging speed.

Buildings rendered on the expanded mini-map are now clickable, providing details and actions.

Viewing casino info now lets you see what casino games are available inside.

Citizens can now use their driver to go directly to any building from the expanded mini-map.

Mission givers have a more distinct representation on the mini-map, and are color-coded by type.

Mission givers are also now clickable on the expanded mini-map to view extra info.

Lots that are for sale are now marked as red with a white border.

Clicking on for sale lots in the expanded view lets you go directly to the Real Estate Office.

Lot tiles are now rendered on all lots when panning the large map, not just around where you started.

Closed casinos are now dimmed on the mini-map.

Added 'M' shortcut key to open/close the mini-map.

Increased size of player marker to be more clear.

Optimized bandwidth usage for faster loading while panning around mini-map.

Improved algorithm that picks the drop-off location when getting out of taxi to be closer to the front door.

FEATURE

A new mini-map search feature has been added:

Search is now on both taxi and expanded mini-map displays.

Allows you to search for zone, address, building name and username.

If you search for a username, it'll move your position to the closest casino owned by that user and highlight all of theirs.

FEATURE

As part of the mini-map update, favorites have also received some updates:

New, full-screen favorites display allowing you to see more at once.

Favorites can now be manually re-ordered.

Add any building to your favorites by simply clicking on it on the expanded map, and it'll auto-load the name.

FEATURE

In addition to favorites, you can now add temporary waypoints to your mini-map by clicking the button to the left of the favorites "heart" button. This will mark the position on the mini-map until you reach it, and it will also show a visual path in the game-world to where you are headed. Some missions (especially for new players) will auto-generate a waypoint path when sending you back to the mission giver.

FEATURE

Buildings now become transparent when walking behind them.

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The name card shown when you walk up to a building now shows which casino games are inside.

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52 new items have been added to your casinos, including 5 new Lottery Machines and many high-end decorations.

FIX

Fixed an issue in scratchers that would sometimes make it look like you were scratching multiple cards at once.

FIX

Various other bug fixes and tweaks.

February 8, 2016

UPDATE

This is an update that if all goes well you'll never know exists. We've had some downtime in the past caused by physical servers dying, so we've finally finished making 100% of our back-end redundant and auto-healing so that even if a an entire server goes down, the game will keep running without missing a step. If you are interested in the code side of things, we open-sourced part of the implementation here.

UPDATE

Moved all game assets to a new content delivery network to (in some cases dramatically) improve download speeds when loading into the game.

UPDATE

The total number scratched out of your level's limit is now displayed on each scratcher ticket.

UPDATE

There is now a confirmation window when ending a solitaire game that still has cards to turn over.

UPDATE

Clicking on the jackpot display on each scratcher ticket will now open the list of recent jackpot winners.

UPDATE

As part of the recent poker update, we re-wrote the poker hand solving algorithm to enable some new features. We've now open-sourced that code for anyone to see and contribute to.

FIX

Clicking the avatar in the far-left seat on Roulette now shows the options like all other seats.

FIX

Fixed a rare bug that caused a few lots to go to foreclosure auctions that shouldn't have.

FIX

Fixed a rare bug that could sometimes show the wrong value on item repairs.

FIX

Fixed a bug with cost checks on high volume discounted buildings.

FIX

Fixed another issue that could cause poker table cards to not show correctly after changing browser tabs.

FIX

Fixed various other client/server errors.

January 25, 2016

FEATURE

New lottery game -- Scratchers! These are accessible from any lottery machine (where you go for Pick 5 and 50/50). There are currently 9 different scratcher tickets available, with more (and different types) on the way in future updates. Every ticket has its own progressive jackpot!

FEATURE

There is now an "emote" button when clicking on your avatar at table games. This opens the same emote modal available outside of games for use on tables.

UPDATE

Daily limits on Pick 5 are now reset immediately after a jackpot has been won.

UPDATE

Cleaned out a lot of bloat from our custom game engine, which resulted in around 15% lower memory usage.

UPDATE

Identified and fixed several dozen memory leaks, which should lead to less crashes and better performance over longer player sessions.

UPDATE

Added a higher blind level option in poker and allow for higher buy-ins on SnG's.

UPDATE

Updated the goldfire.me back-end database for improved speed and reliability.

UPDATE

A few more tweaks to the chip and casino point fees on buying lots to better smooth it out on the higher end.

UPDATE

Just like with repairs, as you build more casinos, you and your employees have the collective knowledge and resources to do things more efficiently. So, as you build 15+ casinos, the building costs of new casinos, floors and star ratings now gets cheaper.

UPDATE

Made some tweaks to the battle matching algorithm to better pair up similar-sized crews when possible.

FIX

Sometimes exiting the lot editor would cause some items to be invisible until the game was reloaded.

FIX

Cleared out several bugs with the previous poker updates.

FIX

Fixed a few bugs that in rare cases could cause players to be randomly removed from poker tables.

FIX

Changing browser tabs could sometimes cause poker table cards to not show up correctly, which should now be fixed.

FIX

Don't auto-call when you've checked to call a certain amount and the seat before you raises.

FIX

Rapidly switching between poker tables could cause the client to get out of sync and visually "merge" the two tables.

FIX

Fixed a few rare miscalculations on multiple poker side pots.

FIX

Correctly position new poker missions under the muck checkbox.

FIX

There are a few zones that have dead-end streets due to a glitch in how they are generated. Those zones will remain unchanged, but the issue shouldn't happen again in the future.

FIX

Fixed an issue in roulette that would sometimes cause "rebet" to not always place the correct amounts.

FIX

More updates to our audio system to fix potential cross-browser issues.

FIX

Display of days left on crew upgrades now shows correctly on >25 days.

FIX

You no longer get stuck on an empty map after winning the online raffle while editing your lot.

FIX

Fixed a few visual bugs with buying a new elevator.

FIX

Fixed a few more bugs relating to lot/casino items overlapping.

FIX

In rare cases a specific lot configuration would prevent re-entry of a building after entering then leaving.

FIX

Fixed several other bugs on both the client and server.

January 12, 2016

FEATURE

We've gone back to the drawing board with the poker lobby and created something completely new:

Completely revamped, full-screen display.

New Quick Play feature that makes it easy to jump into a table without browsing.

Always-on tournament view with visual banners.

Streamlined creation of new tables.

Filtering options for browsing open tables.

Improved live updating of display.

Improved support for a wide range of screen resolutions.

FEATURE

Fixed Limit poker has been added as an option alongside No Limit.

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In addition to a new poker lobby, we've made quite a few improvements to the poker game as well:

Full-screen tournament info display that shows all players (in and out), open tables and payout structure.

Full-screen join table display with chip slider.

Full-screen rebuy display with chip slider.

Full-screen table info displays (all casino games, not just poker).

Re-wrote sidepot calculation algorithm to fix a few rare bugs such as negative side pots.

Re-wrote the hand solver algorithm to make it faster and add the ability to highlight winning cards at the end of the hand.

The felt on the poker table now matches that of the table you entered through.

The floor underneath tables has received a refresher.

There is now a table gift icon on each player's avatar to easily use.

The window with player options has been replaced by a drop-down list when clicking their avatar.

Improved table card animations from dealer.

Sped up dealing animation of player cards.

Improved animations of bets and pot.

Away button is now "Sit In/Sit Out" to make it clear of the action.

Cards in hand now stay visible after fold, just faded out.

New animation/highlight on the winning player.

New animation flair on the start of a new turn.

Bet/raise button is now "all in" if that is your only option.

Chat and settings buttons are now in the top left.

Post Big Blinds is now checked by default.

Up to 9 players now allowed in poker sprints.

Various other bugs, tweaks and improvements.

FEATURE

Two new scheduled tournaments have been added to the slate: Millionaire Maker and Saturday Showdown (these will start to get scheduled over the next few days).

UPDATE

The "Bi-Daily 25 CP Turbo" tournaments now pay out CP instead of chips.

UPDATE

We've switched our card shuffling algorithm to use the xorshift128+ random number generation algorithm. This results in even more realistic shuffling of cards. This affects things like poker, blackjack, solitaire and more.

UPDATE

Player visits to casinos now count again after midnight rather than only after 24 hours.

UPDATE

Tweaked several of the war and battle challenges.

UPDATE

Slightly increased the size of local/table chat bubbles.

UPDATE

Converted game-wide audio from OGG to WebM for better audio performance and faster loading.

FIX

Those of you having issues with some invisible items should now have them all taken care of.