News & Updates
August 29, 2013
FIX
Fixed bug that caused NPCs to only use the old slot machines (which also caused some casinos to be empty).
FIX
Local chat no longer gets broken by entering your own casino, and the vault storage shortcut key is now 'V'.
FIX
Slots XP animation is now working again.
FIX
Correctly update the cursor's state when playing Blackjack & Poker.
FIX
Fix some issues where items were showing up on top of other items.
FIX
Changing the name of your casino now auto-updates the position of the edit icon.
FIX
Blackjack tables now take up one less tile along the x-axis and one extra on the y-axis to make room for the future addition of a dealer.
FIX
Characters no longer flicker when leaving buildings.
FIX
Fix bug that allowed some items to be placed on others.
August 28, 2013
FIX
Adjust the position of the mail missions so that the new doorways don't interfere with clicking on them.
FIX
Prevent long mission names from taking up 2 lines under the mini-map.
FIX
Players will no longer stop on each other and blink.
FIX
Fix a few bugs with the flying piggy bank.
FIX
Objects that need to be repaired now look better (plants appear dead instead of dark, etc).
FIX
The front door of the casino no longer gets out of place when entering Blackjack or Poker.
FIX
The game disconnect error message can no longer be closed (it auto-closes on reconnect).
FIX
The player profile click is now disabled while pigeon pass is active.
FIX
Fixed the issue with some floors of casinos having way too many NPCs walking around.
FIX
Some dialog tweaks.
FIX
Upgrade costs are now being deducted correctly.
FIX
Fix 'tiling' issue when loading into the game.
August 23, 2013
FIX
Fixed two bugs that were causing frequent Blackjack table freezes.
FIX
Fix a different bug in Blackjack that would cause you to be booted from the table after leaving and coming back.
FIX
Fixed a bug in the game engine that was causing issues on Internet Explorer.
August 22, 2013
FEATURE
12 new decorative casino items are now available!
FEATURE
We've now setup the first part of the moderator tools. We'll also be looking for volunteer chat moderators during public beta, so if you are interested in that watch out for announcements about applications.
UPDATE
The Banks, Hotels and Apartment Buildings now have doors on them like other buildings. One of the things we'll be working on during public beta is building the insides of these different types of buildings.
UPDATE
Mission givers now wander around a greater area than before.
UPDATE
Upgrade costs now have an impact on repair costs.
UPDATE
Upgrade costs have been decreased across the board.
FIX
The global chat overflow issues should now be fixed.
FIX
The condo/casino door no longer shows under the green gride while editing the floor.
FIX
The profit/loss graph now shows correctly.
FIX
Prevent tiles from getting stuck on your mouse during floor design when your mouse goes off the screen.
FIX
Fixed another Blackjack freezing bug.
August 21, 2013
FEATURE
A new mission for Blackjack is now available!
UPDATE
The 'explore' mission has now been split into 3 missions.
UPDATE
'Hourly Profit' in casino metrics is now a button to be more obvious that you can click on it.
FIX
Dragging of the waypoint in addition to the map now works again.
FIX
Fix bug that cause the mini-map to get stuck in the middle of the screen when clicking a taxi rapidly.
FIX
Fix bug that caused poker Cash Games to freeze with 3+ players.
FIX
Fix the position of the mission giver portraits in the mission windows.
FIX
Tweak the colors and position f the Vault collection button.
FIX
Other players now correctly walk out of the elevator when coming from upstairs rather than from the front door.
FIX
Auto-remove players from the active chat list when they disconnect with the chat window open.
August 21, 2013
UPDATE
Improve network efficiency by only sending player move updates the first time they click on a tile.
UPDATE
The minimum bets on Blackjack have been increased for players under level 10.
FIX
Poker buttons no longer get stuck in the pressed state.
FIX
The poker mission will no longer ask for a half of a hand.
FIX
Fix a bunch of random errors that were causing various issues.
FIX
Fix bug that was causing some job shifts to fail when they shouldn't have.
FIX
Fix several issues that were causing server crashes.
August 20, 2013
FEATURE
There is a new poker mission available and a new character to go along with it!
UPDATE
The taxi now shows hover text when you mouse over it like with other interactive objects.
UPDATE
The character clothing preview won't update until all textures are loaded. It also has a loading indicator now.
UPDATE
Daily resets now happen according to central US time (midnight).
FIX
Fix the x-axis scaling of the profit/loss chart.
FIX
Fix the order of the skin tones in character customization.
FIX
Dramatically improve the loading speed of the character customization tabs.
FIX
When changing clothes, if you purchase something that causes you to max out on Casino Points or Chips, other items that are equal or lesser value don't get blocked anymore.
FIX
The 'pays' window in slots now automatically gets closed when leaving slots.
FIX
Prevent the info window from opening multiple times in BJ/Poker.
FIX
More bug fixes prevent server issues.
August 19, 2013
UPDATE
The mission complete/failed notice now shows what mission it is referencing.
FIX
Fix a bunch of issues that were causing game crashes.
FIX
Fix several issues causing poker to freeze.
FIX
Fix some more Blackjack freezing issues.
August 17, 2013
FEATURE
The new player tutorial has now been extended with 'smart' tip alerts that will appear at strategic points when a new player may be having a hard time figuring out what to do next.
UPDATE
All of the missions have received increased payouts and tweaks to times between completions.
UPDATE
The calculation to determine level based on experience has been slightly tweaked.
UPDATE
There is now a hard limit to the number of janitor shifts you can perform per day; however, each shift has now seen a substantial pay raise.
UPDATE
The prices on some of the casino items have been tweaked.
UPDATE
Item upgrade pricing is now much more reasonable.
UPDATE
Lowered the amount of Caisno Points needed to upgrade casinos.
UPDATE
Lowered the amount of Caisno Points needed to instantly move items in.
FIX
New players will no longer be generated with level restricted clothes.
FIX
Prevent clicks from going through loading screens.
August 16, 2013
FEATURE
Clicking on another player will now bring up options to go to their GoldFire Network profile and to add them as a friend.
FEATURE
8 new lot items are now available.
UPDATE
You now get a GoldFire Network notice when you Casino Points are sold on the market.
UPDATE
Username text over players is now much easier to read.
FIX
A few more global chat fixes.
FIX
The new garbage/special object feature in casinos now works correctly on 2nd floors.
FIX
Opening a player's profile from Blackjack or Poker tables no longer gets blocked by popup blockers.
FIX
Various other bug fixes.