News & Updates

v1.4.8

February 9, 2018

WINTER OLYMPICS PROMO: With the Winter Olympics in full swing, we have a set of 6 new limited edition Winter Olympic-themed items! Get the details on how you can get yours before they are gone for good after February 23 by clicking on the Olympic rings icon at the top of the game screen.
OLYMPICS MEDAL RACE: The Winter Olympics have arrived in GoldFire City, can you take home the gold? Click on the medal icon next to the Olympic rings 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 Olympics Medal Race Trophy item!

UPDATE

The 10,000 chip bet option for crew battles has been replaced with a 5,000,000 chip option (more crew battle improvements are coming in the next update).

UPDATE

Crew members are now considered inactive for battle/war purposes after 4 days rather than 7.

UPDATE

Casino game missions with a time limit will no longer start the timer until you begin playing that game.

FIX

Missions that required returning to the mission giver would sometimes get stuck and prevent finishing the mission.

FIX

The disconnect message would sometimes get stuck on screen after an update.

FIX

When entering the editor on a floor multiple times, the countdown on a new or upgrading item could get out of sync.

FIX

Chat typing indicators would sometimes show up on other tables during a tournament.

FIX

Paging back through the table items list would break the modal window.

FIX

Tone down animations on party bomb items when there are more than 100 on a floor (to help with performance-related issues).

FIX

Saving settings on the mobile apps was overwriting the chat settings on desktop.

FIX

When traveling around the map with a driver/taxi, some buildings could become invisible.

FIX

The charts on the metrics tab of the casino editor would sometimes get out of sync with the real numbers.

v1.4.7

January 29, 2018

STEAM: CasinoRPG recently launched on Steam! The app can be downloaded here, and be sure to leave a review.

FEATURE

New checkbox on VIP floor management allows you to enable access for all members of your crew without selecting them individually.

UPDATE

Various improvements to the new player tutorial and early missions.

UPDATE

A few small tweaks to the difficulty of the bartender job.

UPDATE

The Auction House now shows the upgraded item stats like the editor does.

UPDATE

Casino Point fees on real-estate purchases have been tweaked down for players with larger numbers of casinos.

FIX

Various issues with slot tournaments and sprints caused by bonus spins.

FIX

Issue that could prevent a slot sprint from updating correctly at the end.

FIX

Issue that could sometimes cause a sprint to get stuck and prevent players from starting a new one.

FIX

Issue that would sometimes show the wrong stat values on new items.

FIX

Entering commas in the value for an auction bid or casino point listing no longer causes the number to be cut off.

FIX

The global alert that displays when a new casino is being built now correctly shows the username.

FIX

The casino share menu now works in Steam.

FIX

Issue that sometimes causes you to level up twice, resulting in a sort of level-limbo until you leveled again.

FIX

Global chat announcements could sometimes get stuck on screen when quickly toggling chat.

FIX

A few issues with leaderboard not displaying correctly when switching between toggles.

FIX

If there are multiple pages of results when searching for a username in VIP floor management, the arrows to page through the results now work.

FIX

Prevent ad blocking extensions from blocking the sharing buttons for login and the camera/photos apps.

FIX

Clicking to expand the mini-map right as you walk up to a taxi could cause the screen to go black.

v1.4.6

January 8, 2018

APP RATINGS: The more ratings/reviews we get on our new mobile apps, the more chances we have to grow the CasinoRPG community. If you've enjoyed the apps, please consider leaving a rating/review (App Store or Google Play).

FEATURE

There is a new players list in bingo that you can toggle opened/closed like the bingo chat. It shows who is currently playing and how many bingos they have won this round.

FEATURE

The stats display for an item on a casino floor/lot or in the vault now shows the stats adjusted for the upgrade level of that item.

UPDATE

Slightly lowered the odds of getting condo/lot items from party bombs (in favor of casino items).

UPDATE

Purchased gifts of Casino Points now show in the purchase history.

UPDATE

When purchasing a gift of Casino Points for another player, that player now receives an in-game notification.

FIX

The jungle question bonus would sometimes give all zeroes.

FIX

The Milk and Cookies Bar item from the holiday promo can now be rotated in all 4 directions.

FIX

Various scrolling issues in different inputs on the GoldFire toolbar (chat, forums, etc).

FIX

Prevent clicking through the button to start a janitor shift.

FIX

A few small visual glitches with the scratchers.

FIX

Various other visual glitch issues around the game.

v1.4.5

December 20, 2017

HOLIDAY PROMO: The city is decked out for the holiday season and we have 8 exciting limited edition items as voted on by all of you! 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.
UNBEARD THE SHARK 2017: The city is in need of everyone's help solving a mystery that could ruin this most joyous time of year! 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 Unbeard the Shark Trophy item!
APP RATINGS: The more ratings/reviews we get on our new mobile apps, the more chances we have to grow the CasinoRPG community. If you've enjoyed the apps, please consider leaving a rating/review (App Store or Google Play).

FEATURE

In addition to the 8 limited edition holiday items, we've added 30 new decorative holiday-themed items to the editor that can be purchased at any time.

FEATURE

If bingo doesn't have enough players to start right away, you can now add yourself to the queue to be alerted when there are 5+ players.

FEATURE

A new XP prize has been added to all scratchers.

FEATURE

Added limited edition items filter to the vault.

UPDATE

Scratchers now support using the spacebar to play again and auto scratch.

FIX

Closed casinos no longer count towards leaderboard stats (since they aren't actually turning a profit).

FIX

Updates to both the iOS and Android app fixed login and orientation issues.

FIX

More issues that could sometimes cause the private chat message counter on the toolbar to get out of sync.

FIX

Removed a delay after winning free tickets in scratchers.

FIX

Minor tweaks to lower repair costs in certain scenarios.

FIX

Various visual glitch issues.

v1.4.4

December 8, 2017

FEATURE

The full CasinoRPG experience is now available to download on your phones and tablets! Read about this launch on our blog post and head to the App Store or Google Play to download for your device today!

UPDATE

The poker challenge in crew battles/wars has been updated to be more in line with all of the other challenges. Instead of the score being from winning 5 hands, you now simply play 25 hands and each hand adds to the score (whether you fold or get all the way to the showdown). The better the string of hands, the higher your score will go.

FIX

Correctly cache all audio files and load from servers around the world to speed up the initial load and subsequent game loads after that.

FIX

Completing a building upgrade and changing its style in the same editor session prevented the upgrade from sticking.

FIX

Private message counter would sometimes get out of sync if you had multiple windows open.

FIX

Scratchers would sometimes pour chips out of the top of the screen for extended periods when using Edge or the Windows app.

FIX

Multiple clothing option boxes in the character customization screen would be outlined in black as you switched through the categories.

FIX

More visual glitch issues.

v1.4.3

November 29, 2017

PROMO ITEM VOTING: The holidays are here, so we are again 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 place your vote.

FEATURE

We've added 7 new arcade machine items, 6 of which you can purchase for your casino floors in the editor. As part of this, we are excited to announce that CasinoRPG players are getting first access to the closed beta of our new game, Exocraft (read all about it on our blog). To access the closed beta, just walk up to an arcade machine. The 7th arcade machine is a limited edition item that you can earn by participating in the beta!

UPDATE

We've upgraded all of our CasinoRPG and GoldFire servers with the latest Intel processors for even better server performance.

UPDATE

If you don't have citizenship, you are now given a "waypoint" button from the "lot" button in crews.

UPDATE

Slots and poker tournaments now block you from signing up for two tournaments that start at the same time.

UPDATE

Updated the font in the GoldFire toolbar to be consistent across browsers and easier to read.

UPDATE

If you have set your toolbar to appear on the left, there will no longer be a split second flash of it showing on the right side when loading the game.

FIX

Various issues with items disappearing when moving items in and out of the vault multiple times.

FIX

Taxis and some buildings wouldn't always show up on the mini-map when traveling to new areas.

FIX

The global alert for a crew hall going under construction now shows the name of the crew correctly.

FIX

Game freeze caused by talking to Lane when you already have a pigeon.

FIX

The crew setting for battles wouldn't always save until closing and re-opening the crew window.

FIX

The crew battle scorecard could sometimes get stuck after paging through the leaderboards.

FIX

Blackjack missions asking to win a certain amount of chips would sometimes show 100% when it wasn't actually 100% completed.

FIX

Sometimes the signup screen would show over the game after logging in.

FIX

Slot sprint countdown now shows correctly again.

FIX

Timing issues with awards being displayed too early/late in slot sprints.

FIX

Various issues on mobile/tablet gameplay (announcement on native apps coming soon).

FIX

Banks and other non-player buildings would sometimes show as closed on the mini-map.

FIX

Prevent canceling Pigeon Pass, causing the pigeon to get stuck.

FIX

More minor performance improvements.

FIX

More visual glitch fixes.

v1.4.2

October 23, 2017

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 6 by clicking on the pumpkin icon at the top of the game screen.
TRICK-OR-TREAT 2017: 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 2017 Trophy item!

UPDATE

If a floor has many party bomb items on it, the floor will be switched to "fast render" mode. This could cause some rare visual glitches where items might appear slightly off, but it will cause the lag to be significantly less on those floors.

UPDATE

The individual challenge leaderboards for battles/wars can now be paged so you can see the full list and not just the top 5.

UPDATE

Improved the location of casino favorites to be at the front door (only applies to new favorites).

UPDATE

If you take a taxi to a building, it will now create a waypoint from where you are dropped off to the front door.

UPDATE

A scratcher prize is now awarded as soon as three matching numbers are scratched rather than requiring all to be scratched.

FIX

If the server restarted while the 60-second countdown was running for a slot tournament, that tournament would never start.

FIX

Improved the accuracy of where the taxi/driver would drop you off.

FIX

Ten's now get highlighted correctly in winning poker hands.

FIX

Picking up a contractor after placing it is now working again.

FIX

Correctly award Royal Flush Jackpot when everyone folds on the river.

FIX

NPC's will no longer get stuck in the elevator (we removed the fly-paper from the floor).

FIX

Issue that would cause a poker table to freeze if it was all-in and limit.

FIX

Prevent rare issue that could cause a poker sprint to get stuck.

FIX

Duplicate card sounds in Blackjack during dealing.

FIX

A few more issues that in rare cases would cause areas of the map to appear blank until reloading.

FIX

Making a crew hall private/open from crew settings is working again.

FIX

Various compatibility fixes for the mobile web version of the game.

FIX

Further various visual glitches from the previous rendering engine update.

v1.4.1

September 29, 2017

PROMO ITEM VOTING: Halloween is right around the corner, so we are again looking for your help in selecting the best limited edition item)s) to select. Click the icon to the right of your Casino Points to see the options and place your vote.

FEATURE

10 new bingo medals have been added for both winning bingos and playing rounds of bingo.

FEATURE

Battle/war scorecards now show your own personal total score including the bonuses.

FEATURE

Crew leaders can now delete messages in crew chat.

UPDATE

The save button has been removed from the crew settings window to match the behavior of game settings (it'll save automatically when you leave the window).

UPDATE

Crew chat will now show the date of messages that are over a day old.

UPDATE

Crew announcements will now stay forever, or until someone deletes them.

UPDATE

Since the bingo jackpot still gets awarded too infrequently, we've made it slightly easier again.

UPDATE

Updates to server code resulting in roughly a 20% speed boost.

UPDATE

Table emotes will now show above your avatar's head to players that are on the casino floor (not just to the other players at your table).

UPDATE

The "Properties" app has been renamed "Casinos" and the font size increased (especially easier to read on mobile).

FIX

After taking the driver to a few different locations, sometimes the door was unreachable even though there was a clear path.

FIX

Sometimes you might get stuck "inside" a building when visiting a lot that was for sale.

FIX

Prevent posting in war chat after war has ended.

FIX

The game would sometimes reload or require a reload when you got a network disconnect.

FIX

They keyboard wouldn't always open on mobile devices.

FIX

Finalizing a building upgrade and changing the building style in the same step now works correctly.

FIX

Various issues that could cause the game to freeze and require a reload.

FIX

Various issues with the scorecard and other windows during battle.

FIX

Sometimes repair icons would show on the wrong item that wasn't actually broken.

FIX

Various bugs in the editor and the vault.

FIX

Various issues that would cause buildings and other street entities to be missing until reloading.

FIX

Various issues with random entities (like chips, casino points, etc) getting stuck on the screen.

FIX

Disable crew lot button if the crew doesn't have a lot.

FIX

Roulette board number highlights would sometimes get stuck when the wheel started spinning.

FIX

Dragging the global chat window now works like any other window.

FIX

Fixed a few issues relating to battle votes.

FIX

Losing connection at a poker table should no longer require leaving the table and coming back to get it working again.

FIX

Dozens of other visual glitches in our updated rendering engine.

FIX

Changing e-mail from the settings on the GoldFire toolbar no longer causes the panel to go blank.

v1.4.0

August 25, 2017

UPDATE

This represents is the largest performance update since CasinoRPG was in beta testing! We re-thought and re-wrote big chunks of our game engine to improve RAM, CPU and power usage. While everyone should see an improvement, the difference should be most obvious on lower-end devices like phones, tablets, Chromebooks, etc. From our testing we've seen a performance improvement anywhere from 25-75% across the board. This update touches literally every aspect of the game, and as such, there are bound to be some visual glitches we missed in testing. Please submit tickets with any issues you see, no matter how big or small.

UPDATE

Players can now carry multiple party bombs at the same time. If you have multiple, a red counter will display on the bomb. When you set one off, the counter will go down and you can set the next one off in order. This also fixes issues with winning party bombs when you already have one from daily slots.

UPDATE

Added option to create poker cash games for 4 and 2 players.

UPDATE

You can now only signup for up to 5 poker tournaments at a time.

FIX

Rare issue in Jungle Slots that would cause your auto spins to reset after bonus spins.

FIX

Lot items now show the correct level when moved out of the vault.

FIX

Royal Flush jackpot is now correctly awarded in CP tournaments.

FIX

The counter showing the number of players in bingo now shows the correct number.

FIX

A few colors of the wall divider items were invisible.

FIX

Various issues with poker banking protection showing the wrong amount when trying to buy back in.

FIX

Refreshing the game before turning in a slot addict mission no longer causes it to fail.

FIX

Tweaked down the odds of gull attack power-ups in bingo.

FIX

Treasure chest display sometimes wouldn't show after reloading in bingo.

FIX

Rare issue that would sometimes prevent free daily spins from opening when picking up multiple from party bomb.

FIX

Dozens of other bug fixes around the game (mostly visual glitches in rare instances).

v1.3.9

July 18, 2017

SUMMER PROMO: We have 6 new limited edition summer-themed items available for your casinos and lots! Get the details on how you can get yours before they are gone for good after July 31 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!

FEATURE

Building addresses entered in global chat will now be clickable. Citizens will be taken directly there by their driver and non-citizens will have a waypoint set to the address.

UPDATE

The treasure chest in Daily Slots can now award a Party Bomb.

UPDATE

It appears the bingo jackpot may have been too difficult, so we've tweaked it just slightly.

UPDATE

If you bingo all of your cards before the game has ended, the treasure chest will show right away.

UPDATE

Tweaked the size of the bingo numbers to be easier to read.

FIX

Leaving a bingo game before it has started now correctly refunds your chips.

FIX

Leaving a bingo game after it has started no longer removes you from the game, allowing you to re-enter.

FIX

Issues causing freezing on Western and Egyptian slots.

FIX

A few different audio issues in bingo.

FIX

Tweak bingo's telescope power-up to be more clear by still announcing and highlighting called balls.

FIX

A few different issues prevent players from buying bingo cards on the next game or when entering while a round was ending.

FIX

Issue that could cause bingo balls to end upside down on some devices.

FIX

Live update the bingos left counter.

FIX

Issue that would sometimes cause bingo power-ups to change randomly.

FIX

Various other fixes and tweaks to bingo.

FIX

Leaving a bingo game no longer removes you, so you can now go back and still have your cards.

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