News & Updates

v1.0.10

June 3, 2014

FEATURE

The loading of game assets is much more intelligent so that we no longer have to pre-load everything up-front before you begin playing. This allows the game to load much faster as it only pre-loads the assets needed for the area you load into, and then streams in the rest of the assets behind the scenes.

FIX

Items won in Daily Slots will now show up in your vault right away.

FIX

Updated our audio engine to fix several cross-browser issues.

FIX

Fixed a bug that would sometimes flash an empty floor before it popped into place (on initial game load).

FIX

Fixed a few various bugs with Daily Slots, such as sometimes chip counts getting off.

FIX

Fixed a bug with Daily Slots jackpots that prevented them from paying out correctly sometimes.

FIX

Returning to the first floor of a casino correctly removes the lower level floors that were visible on upper floors.

FIX

The Sci-Fi Sculpture items are now correctly named and can rotate.

FIX

Fixed an issue that would cause your character to become invisible after leaving lot edit mode from a different zone.

FIX

Various other bug fixes and tweaks.

v1.0.9

May 28, 2014

REMINDER: The free Pioneer Trophy will only be available until the end of May, and then you can never get one again. They are obtained by building a new casino.

FEATURE

Daily Slots have been completely overhauled and can now be played more than once per day! There is now a progressive jackpot that increases 100 chips with each spin of the daily slots (win the jackpot by getting 3 golden grasshoppers). There's also a new "grab bag" treasure chest symbol. If you hit this symbol, you will one of currently 12 new exclusive items that can only be obtained through the Daily Slots. In addition, after your first free spin each day, you can continue spinning for 2 Casino Points. That's not all though, everyone also now has a new item for their condo, a Daily Slot Machine! Everyone has received a red one for free, but there are several different colors that can be bought from the furniture menu as well.

FEATURE

The new Sci-Fi themed items are complete, which means there are 65 new items available for your casinos and crews!

FEATURE

There are 12 new wallpapers available for your casinos, condos and crews!

FEATURE

There are 5 new Roulette Table items available in multiple colors.

UPDATE

Items that are needed in your condo (such as a TV) are now put into groups, so you can sell your small TV if you have a big-screen on the floor already.

FIX

Fixed another rare bug that could cause poker tables to freeze.

FIX

Male basketball short's are once again available as a clothing option.

FIX

If there was a server restart during a poker tournament freeroll, away players wouldn't get removed after 15 minutes (now they do).

FIX

Fixed bug that would sometimes cause players to appear invisible when entering a building.

FIX

Fixed a few various pigeon pass bugs.

FIX

Fixed issue with removing items from vault sometimes causing "ghost items" that occupy tiles.

FIX

Fixed issue with janitor job paying out "null" chips when you leveled up too high.

FIX

When playing poker on an upper floor, the lower floor walls now redisplay correctly after leaving the poker table.

FIX

Fixed an issue that would sometimes "stick" casino games when trying to re-enter them immediately.

FIX

Traffic lights in Zone 3B0 are now placed correctly.

v1.0.8

May 19, 2014

FEATURE

Our 4th slot machine is now live: Sci-Fi Slots! These slots aren't just simply a new theme on top of the old slots, they've also got an incredible new bonus game that you won't want to miss out on. In addition to the incredible new art, there are lots of fantastic animations packed into every corner of this slot machine to make it an experience all its own.

FEATURE

There are 5 new Sci-Fi Slot Machine items that are available to unlock and purchase for your casinos! An entire Sci-Fi set of items is in the works as well for a future update.

UPDATE

Casino Points are now awarded immediately during slots bonus spins to avoid any confusion.

UPDATE

The format of crew battle stats has been updated to use the common sports formatting (win - loss).

FIX

Fixed a rare poker freezing bug.

FIX

Fixed a few bugs that would sometimes cause issues when trying to login with settings or programs that block 3rd party cookies (which blocked the goldfire.me login cookie).

FIX

If you have 10+ favorite waypoints saved, renaming & deleting ones in the 2nd column now works correctly.

FIX

Fixed a rare bug in poker tournaments that could cause a player's starting chips to be off.

FIX

Players in the top right seat at poker tables can now chat like all of the other seats.

FIX

Fixed bug in poker/blackjack/roulette/local chat that would sometimes caused the last character to be cut off.

FIX

Fixed an issue with the expiring citizenship e-mail that caused the e-mail to go out twice for some people (sorry about that!).

FIX

Closed a loophole that allowed players to skip paying the big blind in a cash game by sitting away and coming back when first joining a table.

FIX

The settings menu in poker should now work correctly on smaller screen resolutions.

v1.0.7

May 8, 2014

REMINDER: The Pioneer Trophy item that you get free with each new casino you build will no longer be available after May 31.

FEATURE

When a player opens their first casino, they will now be introduced to their different advisors with tips on how to run their casino.

FEATURE

There are new Simon missions that new casino owners will now go through.

FEATURE

There is a new poker tournament on Fridays that awards an exclusive trophy item for use in your casino to 1st place.

FEATURE

When buying a lot, a new favorite is now automatically created for its location.

FEATURE

If you have signed up for a poker tournament, you will get a popup reminder when there's 5 minutes left before it starts.

UPDATE

Poker now earns considerably more battle points in crew battles.

UPDATE

Several of the buy-ins and rewards for poker tournaments have been tweaked and a few new ones added (there is now a better range of low and high roller tournaments).

UPDATE

NPC's in casinos now comment on the environment of the casino as well.

UPDATE

Players that are sitting away at a freeroll will now be removed after 15 minutes.

FIX

Fixed another bug that was causing poker tables to freeze in rare instances.

FIX

Crew tycoon bonuses are now displayed in your casino's revenue stats.

FIX

Fixed some potential issues with chips and casino points not displaying correctly on update.

FIX

Fixed some visual bugs with repairing items.

FIX

Fixes position of some buttons in the UI for casino customization.

FIX

Improve error messages when trying to challenge other crews to battles.

FIX

Crew battle challenge windows now correctly limit which bets both crews are capable of.

FIX

Don't show the chips input when trying to sit at a password-protected SnG.

FIX

Various other bug fixes on the client and server.

v1.0.6

May 1, 2014

FEATURE

Added several help screens to the casino stats menu.

FIX

Fixed visual bug with crew battles that would cause stats to overlap with another active battle.

FIX

GoldFire notices are now correctly sent when a crew battle is approved.

FIX

Fixed bug that would cause you to be booted from a tournament if you left and rejoined before it started.

FIX

Wallpaper and wall color now reset when the menu is closed.

FIX

Cleared out more random bugs and errors.

v1.0.5

April 29, 2014

FEATURE

The poker tables have received a total interface overhaul as well as a host of new features:

Everything on screen has been made larger to better accommodate all screen sizes: table, cards, fonts, etc.

The gameplay interface has been re-imagined to be much easier and faster to use. New, larger buttons allow all game actions in the bottom right of the screen on desktops and touch-screens alike. There is also a new, larger chat window that you can open/close.

Not only is there a new chat window, but chat from players at the table will show over their avatars as they chat.

You can now see when a player is typing in chat.

Like with local chat or chat at blackjack/roulette, you can now chat by hitting the 's' key.

Ignore functionality now works for poker table chat as well.

The winner(s) of hands are now highlighted and their winnings animated to their seat.

The winning hand(s) are now displayed in text on the table to make it easy to see without looking at the dealer log.

The card animations have all been redone to be more realistic.

The bet/raise slider has been redone and is much easier to use.

There are now pot bet buttons in addition to the all-in button on the bet/raise slider.

Folded and away players become transparent so it is easy to see who is still in the hand.

FEATURE

You could always change the colors of your walls, but now you can also change the material or add various wallpapers. This applies for casinos, condos and crew buildings. There is a new option on the menu that allows you to change the colors.

FEATURE

Your vaults now work on the outside of your casinos now!

FEATURE

NPC's walking around can now display emotes as well. This will be especially useful to watch in your own casino to get a better sense of how patrons are liking/disliking your casino.

FIX

Palm bushes no longer get cut off when in certain configurations.

FIX

Fix bug that prevented outfits from being purchased.

FIX

Fix a table freezing issue in poker cash games.

FIX

Fix bug in roulette that prevented further betting after re-betting.

FIX

Don't allow purchasing of your own Casino Points.

FIX

Buildings are now much more transparent while editing your lot.

FIX

Various other bug fixes and tweaks.