News & Updates

September 17, 2013
FEATURE
There are 19 new items available for inside your casinos! These range fro potted plants all the way up to super-premium bronze statues.
UPDATE
We've made several changes to how map data is loaded and drawn to the screen which should smooth out performance when walking around the map and help prevent or minimize the periodic hangs some of you may have noticed.
FIX
Fix new bug that prevented buildings from loading onto the mini-map while walking around the city.
FIX
Removed a blinking behavior that appeared while scanning around the mini-map.
FIX
A few types of tiles were showing up as invisible on the mini-map.
FIX
Various other bug fixes and tweaks.
September 16, 2013
UPDATE
Add a loading indicator when opening global chat window.
UPDATE
Speed up the panning of the mini-map.
FIX
Buildings now load in correctly while panning around the mini-map.
FIX
Fix display of multiplier percent that was sometimes off by 1%.
FIX
Fix several random client and server errors.
FIX
The 'Post Big Blind' option in Poker Cash Games now works as expected.
FIX
Fix issue that caused your Chips display to get off while playing slots (only if your casino was running a loss).
FIX
Fix a few issues with the new player tutorial.

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September 14, 2013
FIX
All of the issues with the GoldFire Network crashing and blocking logins should now be fixed.
FIX
Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented the quick chat display from showing all new messages when previous longer messages were displayed.
FIX
Fixed a few display issues with the new daily slots.
FIX
Prevent issues for new players by not displaying the daily slots while they are going through the tutorial.
FIX
Tweaked some of the images for a few of the new items.
FIX
You can now walk on top of the new in-ground lights.
FIX
Cleared out several more server errors.
September 13, 2013
FEATURE
Daily Slots! This is a really cool new slot machine game that you can play for free each day. The first time you login each day, the Daily Slots will appear on your screen. You get one free spin and big prizes could be yours. Winnings are awarded by adding up the 5 symbols that you get and then applying a daily consecutive multiplier bonus. Each consecutive day you play the daily slots you get a +10% bonus (up to a maximum of 300%).
FEATURE
We have added 13 amazing new items for your casinos! These include new outdoor lighting, new ATMs and a new stacking block item that allows you to get really creative.
UPDATE
The images are now complete for all of the different types of vaults you can upgrade to.
UPDATE
We've continued fleshing out our moderator tools and plan on opening up applications sometime in the next few weeks.
FIX
Trash is now more evently distributed around the floor of casinos.
FIX
Fix a bunch more server errors that were causing various issues.
FIX
Updated our audio engine to help fix some browser issues with sound.
FIX
Selling lot entities now properly refunds both Casino Points and Chips.
September 11, 2013
UPDATE
Work is underway on a more comprehensive admin console for us to better and more quickly provide support.
FIX
Fixed some issues on the GoldFire Network that were causing off-and-on issues over the last day or two (still a few more fixes in the works).
FIX
Fixes several issues with upgrading casinos.
FIX
Several other back-end updates to fix some various bugs.
FIX
Some more fixes to players stacked on each other around table games.
September 10, 2013
UPDATE
Moved the login database to its own server to help prevent issues like we've had over the last 24 hours and give greater flexibility moving forward.
FIX
Fixes a few issues that were causing some login issues.
FIX
A few users were experiencing issues with global chat, which should no longer be an issue.
FIX
Fix issues with NPC players overlapping each other.
FIX
The doorway no longer gets in the way when editing a floor.
FIX
Slots: Max lines and bet now update correctly when leveling up during play.
FIX
Casino events are again working properly.
September 9, 2013

REMINDER: GoldFire Studios Fireside Chat #24 will be airing live tomorrow at 6:00 PM CDT (September 10). Come with questions ready for live Q&A with James and Luke!

UPDATE
You probably noticed that multiple people playing at a Blackjack or Poker table were stacked on top of each other. While this was very cozy, it looked awful. Players walking up to these tables will now find open spots and stand in those, giving a much more natural look to the casinos.
FIX
Tweaks to the Blackjack Table and Sculpture item images.
FIX
Prevents NPCs from using slot machines that players are already at. You can't use a machine they are at, so why should they be able to use yours?!
FIX
Opening a fresh large chat window sometimes made several chat lines stack on top of each other. This should no longer happen.
FIX
Sitting in a seat at a Blackjack table while now provide instant feedback when there is a bit of lag.
FIX
There were a few issues with leveling up that sometimes caused your display of Casino Points and Chips to appear off.
FIX
Fix some connection issues on Internet Explorer 9 (you really shouldn't be using this browser, but if you must...it should work a little better now).
FIX
More various bug fixes.
September 6, 2013
FIX
Fix a major bug in Poker that sometimes caused two tables' actions to overlap.
FIX
Fix two more bugs that were causing table freezes and too many cards to be dealt while playing Blackjack.
FIX
Fix some issues with account verification.
FIX
Fix a loophole in the tutorial that let you leave your condo before it was complete, thus breaking the game for you.
FIX
Fixed some issues with VIP visit counting.
FIX
Poker medals are now awarded correctly.
FIX
The poker missions should be awarding on the correct hands now.
FIX
Prevent multiple leave confirm windows brom opening when leaving a table.
FIX
The pig no longer jumps to the wrong location when switching districts.
FIX
Selling an item now tells you how many Casino Points you get back in addition to Chips.
FIX
Fix a bunch of various errors that were caused by leaving a Blackjack table while cards were being dealt.
September 5, 2013
UPDATE
The Blackjack missions now give more time to complete.
UPDATE
Modal windows have received an improved animation that is around twice as fast.
FIX
A few more Blackjack freezing bugs squashed.
FIX
Fixed a Blackjack bug that caused it to look like multiple players were sitting in the same seat when they were really at different tables.
FIX
NPC's should no longer pile up around elevators.
FIX
Fix error that prevented wall colors from being updated on the first try.
September 4, 2013
UPDATE
Three more new vault images have been added.
UPDATE
You must be level 5+ to sell Casino Points now.
FIX
Blackjack: Bug that caused table freezes and multiple extra cards to be dealt after some players leaving the table.
FIX
Janitors no longer try to clean unopened casinos.
FIX
A bunch of other various bug fixes.