News & Updates
July 22, 2020
SUMMER PROMO: We have 6 new limited edition summer-themed items available for your casinos! Get the details on how you can get yours before they are gone for good after August 6 by clicking on the beach ball icon at the top of the game screen.
HOT DOG EATING CONTEST: It wouldn't be summer without over-eating from the grill! Click on the hot dog icon next to the promo icon to see the progress and get details on how to participate in this community-wide hot dog eating contest. Participants that reach their goal and the community goal will receive a limited edition Hot Dog Eating Trophy item!
HOT DOG EATING CONTEST: It wouldn't be summer without over-eating from the grill! Click on the hot dog icon next to the promo icon to see the progress and get details on how to participate in this community-wide hot dog eating contest. Participants that reach their goal and the community goal will receive a limited edition Hot Dog Eating Trophy item!
FEATURE
Similar to the trade chat channel we recently added, there is now an "events" chat channel for things like CA events, wars, poker leagues, etc. There is also a setting to hide this from your quick chat.
UPDATE
Adjusted the rendering of the iOS and Android apps to lower battery usage, in some cases by as much as 2x.
UPDATE
The name and description of each mission giver is now displayed when clicking on them on the mini-map.
UPDATE
To get poker more in-line with all of the other casino games, there are now level limits applied to the tables you can join based on the stakes of the table.
UPDATE
A chat message deleted by a CA versus a user is now made clear.
UPDATE
Added a setting to select behavior when exiting a free daily spin collected from a party bomb.
UPDATE
There is now an info button on the ATM menu giving more information about how Party Bombs work.
UPDATE
The "GET CA" button in chat is now "HELP" and gives information about getting both community and technical support.
FIX
After completing a slot tournament, the phone app windows could sometimes get stuck on the screen at half opacity.
FIX
It was possible to get stuck on a black screen after joining a slot tournament.
FIX
Slot tournament countdown time is now synced to server time to help keep everyone on the same countdown.
FIX
Moving an elevator now works correctly on hotel floors.
FIX
A variety of issues that could cause changes to a floor to not persist.
FIX
Various issues with getting stuck during bingo games.
FIX
Bingo wasn't correctly showing the doubled XP on the client (it was being awarded correctly on the server).
FIX
Crew upgrade purchases wouldn't always go to the right thing on mobile.
FIX
A duplicated notice would be sent when visiting a hotel floor.
FIX
A variety of server errors that could cause all sorts of different random bugs, including disconnects.
FIX
A variety of client errors that could cause all sorts of different random bugs.
June 17, 2020
FATHER'S DAY EVENT: Father's Day is almost here, so we've started a fun community challenge running through Sunday, June 21! If the community goal is met and you also achieve your personal goal, then you will receive a special new Father's Day trophy item. Click on the icon at the top of the game screen for details and progress.
FATHER'S DAY PROMO: To cap off the above event, we'll also be running a special one-day promo on a super limited edition Father's Day item on Sunday!
FATHER'S DAY PROMO: To cap off the above event, we'll also be running a special one-day promo on a super limited edition Father's Day item on Sunday!
FEATURE
There are 16 new hotel items in the amenity category "restaurant."
UPDATE
Open hotels now give a boost to your vault capacity. Each open hotel adds +25% to the base vault capacity (each open casino already adds +100% to the base capacity).
UPDATE
Announcements in global chat are now shown on a single line with the ability to page through them so that they don't cover up so much of the chat.
UPDATE
The colors for casino metrics now match everywhere to make it easier to identify them (casinos app, editor, real estate market).
UPDATE
The cap on XP increasing per level has been raised for most missions.
UPDATE
When selling all filtered items at one time from your vault, a warning will now be displayed if that contains any limited edition items.
UPDATE
Wars will now alternate between starting at 8AM and 8PM game time instead of being at semi-random times.
UPDATE
Anyone can now delete their own global/trade/crew chat messages.
UPDATE
Announcements in crew chat can now only be removed by a crew leader or the person who posted it.
UPDATE
Tweaked the spacing of video poker cards to be more in line with common video poker games.
UPDATE
Various fixes and improvements to the new player tutorial.
FIX
It was possible to get stuck with an infinite loading indicator in solitaire through various scenarios, but especially after winning a hand.
FIX
Party Bomb pickups wouldn't continue collecting automatically after exiting a daily slot spin.
FIX
If you leveled up twice at one time, the 2nd level up display would get stuck on the screen.
FIX
Improved some scenarios where many bombs on a floor could get slightly out of sync across clients.
FIX
Some of the jackpots on the scratchers weren't showing the list of winners correctly.
FIX
The "disable ignore in global" option didn't always work correctly.
FIX
When building a new crew hall, the building will now correctly be closed if the "private hall" setting is selected.
May 20, 2020
TRADE CHAT NOTE: The trade chat channel was added to help facilitate trades within the game and to reduce the noise in global chat. Sales in the real estate office, CP markets and item auctions have their own dedicated spaces and shouldn't be repeatedly advertised (which would constitute spam).
UPDATE
VIP status of floors is now live updated, so if you are waiting for a floor to open you can just go right in without reloading or leaving and coming back (the elevator button will live update as well).
UPDATE
When visiting a lot from the Real Estate Market and returning, the page and sort order are remembered.
UPDATE
Improved the quality of map search results when searching by username.
FIX
Further improvements to performance when there are a large number of players on the screen at once.
FIX
There was sometimes a significant delay in showing the free daily slot spin.
FIX
Casino foreclosure auctions now correctly limit bids based on your current remaining casino purchase limit for the month.
FIX
The chat delete voting function wouldn't always work as expected.
FIX
The DJ Booth item in hotels wasn't correctly counting towards the entertainment amenity.
FIX
The repair modal now auto closes if you go inside or outside with it open.
FIX
The minimum pot requirement for poker missions is now handled correctly with CP tables.
FIX
Live score updates during wars would sometimes update players with their crew's score instead of their individual score.
FIX
Duplicated casinos would sometimes show up in the foreclosure auctions.
FIX
Replies to whispers in trade chat now work correctly.
FIX
It was possible for new players to get stuck in the tutorial if another player was standing in a certain location.
FIX
Various other error fixes.
April 16, 2020
We've reached yet another major milestone -- six years since CasinoRPG left beta testing! No one could have guessed what direction the game and community would take throughout that time, and we are hope you are as thrilled as we are with how the journey has gone. Whether you've been here from the start or just found our community yesterday, we are happy to have you on board. All of us on the GoldFire team have enjoyed getting to know all of you and we look forward to continuing to make this a great game and great community experience far into the future!
April 8, 2020
EASTER PROMO: GoldFire City is fully decorated for the season and we have 6 exciting limited edition items! Get the details on how you can get yours before they are gone for good after April 23 by clicking on the egg icon at the top of the game screen.
EASTER EGG HUNT 2019: It wouldn't be Easter without a massive Easter Egg Hunt! Click on the basket icon next to the promo icon to see the progress and get details on how to participate in this community-wide contest. Participants that reach their goal and the community goal will receive a limited edition Egg Hunt 2020 Trophy item!
EASTER EGG HUNT 2019: It wouldn't be Easter without a massive Easter Egg Hunt! Click on the basket icon next to the promo icon to see the progress and get details on how to participate in this community-wide contest. Participants that reach their goal and the community goal will receive a limited edition Egg Hunt 2020 Trophy item!
FEATURE
Had your eye on that casino down the street? There is now a "watch list" feature in the Real Estate Market that will notify you when any lot you "watch" goes up for sale, goes to auction or becomes available in the real estate office.
UPDATE
The Pick 5 lottery game now costs 100 chips per ticket instead of 50, which will lead to higher jackpots.
UPDATE
Sending a whisper from trade chat will now show up in trade instead of global.
UPDATE
If you have multiple pages of casinos, when you return to the "casinos" app it'll remember what page you were on before.
UPDATE
Slot tournaments can now support up to 150 participants.
UPDATE
Various performance improvements when there are many players on the screen at once.
FIX
When uploading a custom avatar image, you often would be unable to update the image again for several hours.
FIX
When a 1x1 item was placed in the top corner of a floor, it could cause other items to not "stick" after saving changes.
FIX
NPC's would sometimes get stuck in the top corner of a floor.
FIX
A few server errors that were causing various issues.
FIX
A few issues related to adding VIP to a new floor.
FIX
After a daily consecutive streak is reset, it would sometimes appear to not go up for the first 2 days.
FIX
Ignored players' chat messages are now correctly excluded from trade chat.
FIX
When reloading during the countdown to a slot tournament, the countdown resumes from where it left off.
April 1, 2020
BREAKING NEWS! Sources from within the criminal enterprise run by Kaeto, also known as "The Shark," have revealed an insidious plot to poison the residents of GoldFire City. Some may already be feeling the effects of the poison that has begun slowly seeping into the water supply and spreading throughout the city.
Detective Watts has been warning of such a plot for years, but city leadership has brushed it off as mere conspiracy. Detective Watts may finally have his vindication, but at what cost?
Fortunately, the source of the poison was discovered before it could be fully dispersed. The effects should wear off after a day or so and no long-term side effects are expected. In the meantime, temporary relief can be had by taking the antidote, which will help to minimize the hallucinations for the some time.
Detective Watts has been warning of such a plot for years, but city leadership has brushed it off as mere conspiracy. Detective Watts may finally have his vindication, but at what cost?
Fortunately, the source of the poison was discovered before it could be fully dispersed. The effects should wear off after a day or so and no long-term side effects are expected. In the meantime, temporary relief can be had by taking the antidote, which will help to minimize the hallucinations for the some time.
March 23, 2020
FEATURE
Since cruises aren't possible right now due to social distancing, we thought we'd bring the cruises to you with a set of 11 new decorative cruise-themed items for your casinos/hotels!
UPDATE
The options in game settings to enable/disable quick chat are now available on the mobile apps.
UPDATE
The blackchip system timing has been tweaked to allow them to be given more frequently and to apply longer chat mutes when multiple are received.
FIX
Blackjack tables could sometimes get stuck for extended periods of time.
FIX
Prevent banned players from winning the online CP raffle.
FIX
Various fixes and improvements to the new player tutorial.
FIX
Various other error fixes throughout the game.
March 10, 2020
ST. PATRICK'S DAY PROMO: The city is decked out for the St. Patrick's Day festivities and we have 6 exciting limited edition items available! Get the details on how you can get yours before they are gone for good after March 25 by clicking on the Four Leaf Clover icon at the top of the game screen.
PUB CRAWL: In honor of St. Patrick's day, the city is bringing back its massive Pub Crawl with plenty of prizes and green drinks to go around! Click on the beer mug icon next to the promo icon to see the progress and get details on how to participate in this community-wide contest. Participants that reach their goal and the community goal will receive a limited edition Pub Crawl Trophy item!
PUB CRAWL: In honor of St. Patrick's day, the city is bringing back its massive Pub Crawl with plenty of prizes and green drinks to go around! Click on the beer mug icon next to the promo icon to see the progress and get details on how to participate in this community-wide contest. Participants that reach their goal and the community goal will receive a limited edition Pub Crawl Trophy item!
UPDATE
The current day of the week, month and day are now shown along with the time in the in-game phone's clock.
UPDATE
Higher level bingo bet tiers have a wider range so you aren't always forced to bet such high amounts.
UPDATE
When gifting an item, the level is now included in the notification that is sent.
UPDATE
Blackjack Sprints no longer kick you off the table, so you can continue playing multiple sprints without constantly re-entering tables.
FIX
Some Egyptian-themed items would show as unlocked that actually weren't.
FIX
A few small issues with trade chat and its settings.
FIX
More instances where the mouse could get stuck in the editor.
FIX
Players going through the new player tutorial could sometimes get stuck if another player was standing in the same spot as the Slot Addict.
FIX
The editor cost would sometimes not show correctly when placing a new item and then going back and changing it to be placed instantly.
FIX
Hiding global chat no longer hides trade chat unless you want that hidden as well.
FIX
Various other errors and bug fixes.
February 12, 2020
FEATURE
There is now a dedicated "trade" chat channel alongside global and crew chat. You can disable this from your quick chat in the settings. Please keep any discussion related to in-game transactions inside this chat channel.
UPDATE
The Cheese Lover's Day ATM machines now have a cheese bomb style like the other holidays.
UPDATE
Updated various server systems for improved performance and stability.
UPDATE
Improved server performance of loading casino floors with large numbers of party bombs.
UPDATE
Private chat messages now include the username along with the avatar, which should be especially helpful in group chat.
FIX
Items placed on a lot could sometimes vanish or end up back in your vault when also making updates to the building.
FIX
In certain instances the consecutive days streak could go up twice in one day. This should now be fixed as well as the streaks that were higher than they should have been.
FIX
Foreclosure auctions in the real estate market could sometimes be duplicated.
FIX
Amenity ratings could sometimes appear as "NaN."
FIX
Upgrading items on a casino/hotel floor could cause environment rating to drop unexpectedly.
FIX
The mouse would sometimes get stuck panning the floor when performing different actions in the editor.
FIX
Getting double XP during bonus spins could cause the flag to show while the double XP had already expired.
January 15, 2020
UPDATE
Added a sorting option to war rankings to only show your crew members.
UPDATE
Added a button to wars that lets you jump to your own score.
UPDATE
Block purchasing from the real estate market before level 10.
UPDATE
Added more squirrels to different areas of the city.
FIX
New zones that were generated weren't having NPCs generated with them, which made them appear empty inside the casinos.
FIX
The VIP list for casinos wasn't being sorted correctly by time.
FIX
Straight and royal flushes are now counted as flushes when a flush is required for a mission.
FIX
The daily slot bonus percentage no longer overlaps over other text.
FIX
Some items of different colors didn't all have the same tile sizes.
FIX
Global chat would sometimes scroll to the top after submitting a message on Android.
FIX
Correctly display member edit buttons in crews based on permissions.
FIX
Pressing the leave button from the elevator multiple times could cause visual glitches.