News & Updates

November 1, 2013
UPDATE
End Halloween promotion.
UPDATE
There is now a global notice when someone wins a multi-table poker tournament.
FIX
Add in the missing 4th bust statue item.
FIX
Fix a bug that caused players to get booted from tournaments when going all-in and everyone else folded.
FIX
Fix visual bug in poker that caused it to look like you didn't get removed after going out.
October 31, 2013
REMINDER: There's only 24 hours left in the Halloween promotion, and the Candy Corn Machine will never be available again. Get the details by clicking on the orange Halloween icon to the right of your Casino Points.
FEATURE
We've added 12 awesome new items for your casinos! These are all decorative items and include 8 rope barriers and 4 bust statues.
UPDATE
The 'Daily 2.5K Freeroll' is now the 'Bi-Daily 2.5K Freeroll' and will run midday and at night (US time, but the times in the poker lobby are your local time).
UPDATE
Poker tournaments are now ordered opposite from before, so that tournaments that are starting soonest will be at the top.
FIX
Several more poker fixes relating to the poker tournaments (we'll begin scheduling more soon).
FIX
When getting knocked out of a poker tournament, you will now get added to the watch list.
FIX
When splitting in Blackjack, your 2nd set will no longer auto-stand when doubling to a 21 on the first set.
October 30, 2013
FIX
Fix several bugs with the new poker tournaments. We'll be running another freeroll today to see if we can squash anymore bugs. While the freeroll costs nothing to buy-in, you will still win chips, XP and Casino Points for playing.
FIX
Dramatically decrease the break rate of items, so you should no longer see waves of broken items on crowded floors anymore.
October 29, 2013
FEATURE
Multi-table poker tournaments are now here! The previous 'Tournaments' tab is now correctly labelled as 'Sit & Go's' and the new Tournaments tab has future scheduled tournaments. These tournaments can only be setup by the system and must be signed-up for in advance. There's no limit to the number of players, and the prize pool will scale with each new signup. We plan on adding many scheduled tournaments, but to kick things off and weed out any bugs, we are starting off with a freeroll tournament that starts at 1:00PM CDT daily.
FIX
Fix several more mission bugs.
FIX
Fix bug with contest personal goal going past the end of the progress bar.
FIX
Casino Point purchasers no longer show as the seller in their history.
FIX
The mini-map no longer disappears if you do Daily Slots outside.
FIX
Fix the 'ghost janitor' bug.
FIX
Fix flickering text and out of position text issues on the job complete report.
FIX
Fixed a bug that would sometimes show the wrong card on poker tables (rare bug).
October 25, 2013
FIX
Fix several bugs with the new missions.
FIX
Busting on the first set of a split no longer prevents you from hitting on the 2nd.
FIX
Tweak the requirements of some of the new missions.
FIX
Fixes issue that was causing mission counts on the leaderboards to get off for some players (this will be fully updated within an hour or so of this posting).
October 24, 2013
FEATURE
Entire new mission/intro flow for new users to help them get to their first casino. This includes 13 new missions, most of which are one-time missions. All of you will be able to do these missions to help us test them. Some of these missions now also reward casino items. There is also now a process of getting a 'Building Permit' to get your first plot of land rather than just reach level 10.
FEATURE
You can now use a limited version of the Vault in your condo. This allows you to see the items in your vault, which is especially useful if you don't have a casino. You still need to visit your casino to collect your chips.
UPDATE
Mission steps are now quantified, so clicking on their details lets you see the exact amounts that are needed to complete.
UPDATE
There is now a queue for on-screen notifications to prevent them from showing on top of each other.
FIX
Lots of various bug fixes and tweaks to missions.
FIX
The flying piggy bank now shows exactly what you win.
October 21, 2013
FEATURE
The area of the interface that previously just showed when someone found the Flying Piggy Bank has received a lot more functionality. It will now display all jackpots, new casino under construction, new casino openings, new casino upgrades and other player activity. This will essentially become your real-time activity feed into your part of the world (most notifications will only be about other player activity within a few zones of your current location).
UPDATE
Font sizes have again been tweaked on the poker tables to be easier to read on smaller screen sizes.
UPDATE
You can now see the level needed for restricted clothing options.
UPDATE
Items that you aren't able to afford in your casino, lot and condo are now marked with a lock.
UPDATE
A subset of the more expensive items for your casinos now have level limits on them so that they aren't available to everyone as soon as you get your casino. These are marked in the same way as the restricted clothing.
UPDATE
There are now also level limits on upgrading the star-rating of casinos.
FIX
Fixed a few small visual discrepancies on the build menus.
October 18, 2013
FIX
Audio is now working on mobile devices and tablets.
FIX
When a player gets knocked out of a poker cash game, their cards correctly get removed from the table at the start of the next hand.
FIX
Correctly update play action buttons when auto-checking by timer in poker.
FIX
Fix a bug in Safari that caused white to show around the pre-turn checkboxes in poker.
FIX
An issue has been fixed that sometimes caused the feedback button to stretch along the side of the screen.
FIX
Stacking in-ground lights on top of each other no longer works.
FIX
Fixed a rare bug that could cause a poker table to freeze.
FIX
This update should fix the issue that was causing some player's card backs to not show on the poker table.
FIX
Fix the slim ATM image so that a stray pixel isn't floating above it.
FIX
Prevent a Blackjack table from freezing when both the dealer and first player get Blackjack.
FIX
Blackjack now handles bet amounts correctly when doubling on a split.
October 16, 2013
FEATURE
Trick-or-Treat 2013 is here! Lots of amazing decorations can be found all around GoldFire City. We are also running a Halloween promotion with a limited edition Halloween-themed item. You can get all of the details on how to get this item by clicking on the Jack-o-lantern icon to the right of your Casino Points display.
UPDATE
Increased item storage in most vault sizes.
FIX
Fixed a few server errors that were causing crashes last night.
FIX
Tweak the hover style of the mission text.
FIX
'Sticky' poker Cash Games no longer show in the Tournaments tab.
FIX
Fixed a few issues with typing bet/raise amount into input box.
October 15, 2013
FEATURE
We have just launched our first contest, and it is all about poker! There are thousands of free Casino Points up for grabs, so look for the new yellow icon to the right of you Casino Points to get all of the details.
FEATURE
The poker tables have received another betting improvement. There are now +/- buttons that allow you to increment your bet by the current big blind. This should provide a much easier method of fine-tuning your bet quickly.
UPDATE
We've added several new missions for new players that will help them get into the game (if you are a current player you won't see these missions).
UPDATE
The mission progress information on the top right of your screen is now easier to use.
UPDATE
There is now a text animation that displays letting you know you've started a new mission.
FIX
A few grammar and wording tweaks to the Mail Rush mission.
FIX
There is now a more prominent and clear message in the Real Estate office map when a zone is full.
FIX
Fix bug that allowed players to hit after they had reached 21+.
FIX
Tweak the position on the poker tables that bets animate to.