News & Updates
December 20, 2018
HOLIDAY PROMO: The city is decked out for the holiday season 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 January 4 by clicking on the snowflake icon at the top of the game screen.
HOLIDAY GIFTING 2018: Santa needs your help delivering toys to all of the casinos of GoldFire City! Join up with the rest of the community and wear your best Santa suit for more efficient toy delivery. Click on the Santa Hat 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 new limited edition trophy item!
HOLIDAY GIFTING 2018: Santa needs your help delivering toys to all of the casinos of GoldFire City! Join up with the rest of the community and wear your best Santa suit for more efficient toy delivery. Click on the Santa Hat 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 new limited edition trophy item!
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Added a new "actions" menu to the vault that includes a feature to sell all filtered items from your vault with a single click. This means that any item currently visible in your vault will be sold by clicking that button. So, you can sell 100% of your vault at once or pick and choose with the available filtering options.
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There is a new reward for reaching the almighty level 100 other than a medal - the new Casino God Trophy item!
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Added 16 new exclusive items for Party Bombs and Daily Spins (includes new poker tables, blackjack tables, golden roulette, golden solitaire and more).
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If you are reading this then you are seeing the new updates display. This is now part of the GoldFire toolbar to be standardized and can be accessed at any time with the "updates" button by clicking the "i" on the toolbar (or by clicking on any TV in-game).
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Updated the CasinoRPG Steam app to use the latest renderer for better performance and stability.
FIX
Various visual glitches and improvements to the mobile version of the game (app updates coming soon to fix several other issues).
FIX
Memory leak caused by dropping a large number of Party Bombs during a single play session.
FIX
Another visual glitch that could show a slightly incorrect sale value for vault items (the server was still giving the right amount).
FIX
A waypoint to an under-construction building would sometimes get stuck.
FIX
Upgrading to a 5-star casino would sometimes instantly show the notification that the upgrade was complete.
FIX
Various audio fixes on different browsers.
FIX
Rare error that could cause slots to get stuck.
November 30, 2018
NATIONAL COOKIE DAY: A delicious holiday is coming up on Tuesday, December 4. For 24 hours only, a very limited edition item will be available for purchase (or until they sell out). We'll release a batch of 75 of the item every 2 hours throughout the day so every timezone gets a chance. These are on a first come, first serve basis with a limit of 5 per person, per batch.
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Moved the game and the goldfire.me site to new servers to provide better and more predictable speed/uptime as well as the ability to scale to more players.
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You can now hire a contractor for your casino while carrying party bombs.
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Holiday ATMs from Easter and St. Patrick's now have their own unique Party Bomb designs like with Halloween.
FIX
It was possible in certain instances to visually have a bingo and not be able to claim it.
FIX
Prevent rare issue that could cause a crew to be pulled into a battle after canceling a challenge.
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Party chat could sometimes get stuck after a slot tournament (let us know if this continues to happen for you).
FIX
Bonus spins during battles/wars didn't always add up the score correctly.
FIX
Bonus spins at the end of a slot sprint could cause the incorrect winner to be displayed (the correct winner was awarded correctly).
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A rounding issue could cause the client to show a slightly different re-sale value in the editor than the real re-sale value.
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Prevent clicking through map and setting off a party bomb.
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Some crews were able to start a battle without 3 members "available to battle."
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Lot prices wouldn't always show correctly on the mobile apps.
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Panning around a casino floor on mobile would sometimes trigger a casino game or other unintended action.
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Various fixes and improvements to new player tutorial.
October 25, 2018
HALLOWEEN PROMO: The city is decked out for this spooky time of year, and we have 6 incredible limited edition Halloween items to celebrate! Get the details on how you can get yours before they are gone for good after November 9 by clicking on the pumpkin icon at the top of the game screen.
TRICK-OR-TREAT 2018: When the ghosts and ghouls start roaming the streets, you know what that means! Click on the candy icon next to the promo icon to see the trick-or-treat progress and get details on how to participate in this community-wide event. Participants that reach their goal and the community goal will receive a new limited edition Trick-or-Treat 2018 Trophy item!
HOTELS SURVEY: The long-awaited hotels feature is getting closer to becoming reality, but we want your input before we wrap up final planning! Click here to take just a few minutes to fill out a survey to get your ideas/feedback included.
TRICK-OR-TREAT 2018: When the ghosts and ghouls start roaming the streets, you know what that means! Click on the candy icon next to the promo icon to see the trick-or-treat progress and get details on how to participate in this community-wide event. Participants that reach their goal and the community goal will receive a new limited edition Trick-or-Treat 2018 Trophy item!
HOTELS SURVEY: The long-awaited hotels feature is getting closer to becoming reality, but we want your input before we wrap up final planning! Click here to take just a few minutes to fill out a survey to get your ideas/feedback included.
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Tired of waiting for others to join you for a round of bingo? That wait is now over as we've built bots into bingo that will play with you until other real players join to take their spots!
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Items in your vault can now be directly gifted to your friends for a small postage fee! Simply go to their profile and click on the "Send Gift" option in the actions list (previously "transfer chips"). You can also still send chips through this same window.
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Party Bombs can now be purchased in packs of 5 (with a wait time of 50 minutes).
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Each player now has an "available for battle" toggle from their crew's battle window. Toggling this off will prevent you from being able to participate in any battles that occur while it is unchecked, but it also lowers your team's "active" count which is used to determine team size. So, if any of your crew members won't be available for a battle, you can still start a battle challenge without worrying about being at a disadvantage.
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There is now the option to cancel a battle challenge for a full refund before a match has been made with another crew.
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There are now descriptions for medals in both your profile window and on the list of medals accessed via the toolbar (some are still kept a secret until you unlock them).
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Citizens can now click an address in a player's profile to be taken directly to that location (non-citizens will have the location added as a waypoint).
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Added new medals for reaching level 125 and level 150.
UPDATE
All new and past Halloween limited edition ATM machines now give jack-o-lanterns as party bombs.
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The default profile avatars on new accounts have been changed to use a new style that should avoid randomly generating certain unfavorable symbols. If you currently have an avatar that you'd like updated to the new style please submit a ticket.
FIX
The battle challenge for scratchers sometimes wasn't registering.
FIX
Broken items in the vault wouldn't show the correct sale value.
FIX
Items in the editor could sometimes appear below the floor and weren't able to be moved until reloading.
FIX
Various other bug fixes and tweaks.
October 8, 2018
PROMO ITEM VOTING: With Halloween right around the corner, we are looking for your help in selecting the best limited edition items. Click the icon to the right of your Casino Points to see the options and cast your vote.
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The "battles" crew setting has been removed in favor of a simplified battle challenging system. If your crew wants to battle, you simply start a challenge and then the matching process will begin (matching you with another crew that has started a battle challenge and is pending a match). If your crew doesn't want to battle, then you don't have to do anything.
UPDATE
Due to the change to the battle system, selecting a bet amount no longer made sense. The buy-in for battles is now set at 50,000 chips per battle participant (paid from the crew bank). The payout still works the same as before.
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The concept of battle protection has been removed since you can no longer get challenged without actively starting your own battle challenge.
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Withdrawing from a battle has also been removed for the same reason.
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There was often confusion with slot item unlocking, so we've updated how this is displayed in the bonus games to make it more clear.
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Various server updates to improve network performance.
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The "wall" filter in the vault now includes exclusive wall items.
FIX
The mission giver coin over the NPC's head would sometimes flicker when at the edge of the screen.
FIX
Going to a profile from global chat would sometimes prevent global chat from being scrollable after going back.
FIX
Outfits using the female white ninja outfit were broken.
FIX
The crew invites setting wouldn't always save correctly.
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Various other bug fixes and errors.
September 7, 2018
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Added 50 new wall sign items for casinos.
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Lots of updates and streamlining to the new player tutorials.
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Made the solitaire hint system more intelligent.
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The phone and global chat buttons are now toggles (just a visual change).
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The crew war participants list now colors the username to match the team color.
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Moving a Crew Hall was broken in certain scenarios.
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Various fixes to the mission system to resolve a number of different issues.
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Scratchers weren't showing the awarded double XP on double XP day (it was awarding it correctly, just a visual issue).
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In rare instances, some Party Bomb items wouldn't award the correct XP values to the one who dropped it.
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Chat announcements that end with an emoji would sometimes break the delete button.
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The editor button would sometimes vanish when going between floors.
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Closed loophole that in certain cases allowed for crew war challenge scoring by bench players.
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Prevent ineligible players from being selected in crew battles.
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Prevent pigeon timer text from getting stuck on screen when a player goes in a building.
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Citizenship subscriptions using PayPal would sometimes not automatically renew correctly.
FIX
Memory leak in private messages sometimes caused a browser crash.
FIX
Lots of bug fixes to the toolbar, especially surrounding private chat.
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Various other error/bug fixes throughout the game.
July 27, 2018
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 11 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!
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If you've played CasinoRPG on your phone, you know that the in-game phone has a "Games" app that lets you access any casino game more quickly. This feature has now been ported to all platforms! When selecting a game, you will be sent to a random casino and auto-walk to the machine/table (you can even do this from inside your condo or another casino).
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For those that would like extra security on their account, there is now an option in the GoldFire settings (click your avatar on the toolbar) to enable Two-Factor Login. When enabled, logging in from a new browser/device will require a 6-digit code sent to your e-mail in order to finish logging in. This prevents someone from logging into your account even if they get your password.
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A yellow shark display item has been added to the mix in the Auction House items.
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A new super turbo poker tournament has been added called Super Sundays.
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The kick list on a hosted poker table now gets cleared when the host leaves the table.
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If you left-align the GoldFire toolbar, the notifications will now appear in the bottom left instead of bottom right.
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If you aren't mutual friends with another player, they can no longer add you to a group chat.
UPDATE
Players that are away from a non-freeroll poker tournament for 10 minutes will now be removed (lowered from 15 minutes previously).
FIX
Various issues with missions that could cause them to not complete or get stuck.
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Various fixes with new player tutorials.
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Windows Store app updated to fix Casino Point purchase issues that several players had encountered.
FIX
Background music issues in Chrome and Safari.
FIX
Opening the global chat window correctly puts the focus in the input box.
FIX
A rounding issue caused large amounts of XP to appear incorrect.
FIX
Various client errors that were causing different random bugs that could cause freezing and other issues.
FIX
A few server errors that could cause issues when traveling around the map.
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Clicking the back button after visiting a player profile from chat/forums works again.
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Various other tweaks/issues with private chat and group chats.
July 9, 2018
PROMO ITEM VOTING: Summer is in full swing, so we are again looking for your hep in selecting the best limited edition items. Click the icon to the right of your Casino Points to see the options and cast your vote.
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A new memorial monument park has been added to various locations around the city to honor members of our community that have passed away. If we've missed someone, please let us know and we'll get it updated.
UPDATE
The floor listings in the Casinos phone app is now more clear about which floors are VIP. The colors showing the status have also been tweaked to better accomodate those that are color-blind.
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Added two new mission tutorials to help new players with buying a lot and building a casino.
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Minor tweak to the party bombs to increase the odds of casino items vs lot/condo items.
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Various other bug and error fixes.
June 22, 2018
WORLD UFO DAY: An out of this world holiday is coming up on Monday, July 2. For 24 hours only, a very limited edition item will be available for purchase (or until they sell out). We'll release a batch of 100 of the item every 2 hours throughout the day so every timezone gets a chance. These are on a first come, first serve basis with a limit of 5 per person, per batch.
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The casinos app on your phone now displays how many floors each casino has and their status (green is open, gray is closed and the lock symbol means it is locked for VIP).
UPDATE
Bet limits on all casino games have been tweaked up.
UPDATE
When your crew leader has joined a war, all members of the crew will get a popup window letting them know they can now join the war.
FIX
You can once again delete your own chat messages in crew chat.
FIX
The medals for a 2-star and 5-star casino wouldn't always get awarded.
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The game could sometimes freeze after getting a mission from a flyer on the street.
FIX
Various issues with the blackchip system.
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An elevator could get stuck if you started walking towards it and opened the editor before reaching it.
FIX
The position of the "market" button when going in a casino from the real estate office was off.
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Various other bug/error fixes.
May 25, 2018
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Added a participants button to the overall crew war scoreboard that lets you see not just the participants on your own team, but lets anyone see the full list for both sides.
UPDATE
Crew war voting now shows the number of opted-in members on each crew rather than the active player count.
UPDATE
Players in crew wars should no longer get benched two days in a row.
FIX
Various issues with mission markers showing on the wrong buildings sometimes.
FIX
Refreshing in the middle of a Mail Lady mission correctly shows the mission markers on buildings again.
FIX
Various issues with filtering in vaults, especially relating to limited edition items.
FIX
Searching for items in auction wasn't returning lot items.
FIX
Some notifications didn't work on the first day of the crew war.
FIX
If your crew isn't in the war, the war display will no longer show on your battle tab once teams are set.
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Various other fixes found during the last crew war.
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Payouts weren't working correctly for a Royal Flush in Video Poker when betting below 100 chips.
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Some referral URLs for casinos were getting stuck on the loading screen.
FIX
Various issues with the popup showing that there are new updates.
May 7, 2018
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The Battle tab in your crew window now has a "participants" button during wars. This allows you to see everyone on your team, the crew they are in and if they are benched for that day or not.
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Various improvements to the battle/war scorecard for players that aren't participating or are benched.
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Various bugs relating to the scorecard for battles/wars.
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Various bugs relating to poker tables when a disconnect happens.
FIX
Vault page doesn't get reset with the vault chips update every 10 minutes.
FIX
Rare issue that could cause items moved to and from the vault to appear to have vanished after leaving and returning.
FIX
Side pots in poker could cause a battle challenge to be counted incorrectly.
FIX
Rotating a lamp in your condo and then reloading could cause the game to get stuck on the loading screen.
FIX
Various audio issues on Internet Explorer.