CrimeBloc End of Week Patch Notes

This week focused on stability, quality of life improvements, casino fixes, mobile usability, and preparation for upcoming feature releases. Alongside a large number of bug fixes, several systems have received balance adjustments and backend improvements to ensure a smoother experience moving forward.

Steam Update Notice

All updates outlined in these patch notes are applied server side.
No client update or download is required on Steam.
All changes will take effect automatically the next time you log in.

Key Dates

• Credit Store opens at 5pm on 11 February
• Murder opens at 5pm on 13 February

Casino and Gambling

• Video Poker payouts updated with Jacks or Better added to table payouts and increased odds
• Roulette scrollbar issue when hovering over numbers fixed
• Poker tables now correctly auto clear after matches
• Stale Poker tables now force close with full refunds issued to players
• Slot jackpot odds reduced to allow jackpots to build to more meaningful values
• Casino owners can now access the Casino Control Panel while in Gamblers Anonymous

BlocPass

• BlocPass Season 1 is now live
• Auto scroll behaviour updated to prioritise the furthest claimable tier, whether free or premium

Extortion

• Extortionist NPCs can now be targeted even if not recently active
• Successful extortions place NPCs into standard victim cooldowns
• Reduced frequency of NPC extortion attempts early round
• Added anti dogpile protection preventing repeated NPC extortions within one hour
• Fixed NPC reuse logic to prevent unnecessary respawning

Hijack

• Added failure chance based on multiple factors
• Failed hijacks now result in a reduced cooldown compared to successful attempts
• Hijack cooldown timer added to the hotbar
• Fixed ready up and item selection issues
• Added detailed Hijack statistics tracking

Crimes and Robbery

• Commit All crimes speed returned to normal
• Removed duplicate notifications when unlocking new crimes
• Fixed false positives on slowdown messages
• Robbery image cropping issues resolved

Boss Fights

• Fixed stat mismatches between Boss Fights and player progress
• Resolved an edge case where fights could lock players in an incomplete state

Messaging and Notifications

• Fixed users incorrectly appearing online when viewing messages
• Automated notification threads now display correctly on first load
• Fixed Enter key not sending messages in conversations
• Fixed emoji picker on mobile
• Fixed mobile message input scrolling issues
• Full notification system overhaul completed and deployed
• Resolved double and triple notification issues

Mobile and UI Improvements

• Fixed black screen issues on smaller width devices
• Affected pages included Crew Base, Crew Edit Profile, Bank Vault, and profile viewing
• Logout button on mobile fixed
• Crime toolbar fade issue resolved
• Design updates applied to index, registration, password recovery, rules, and terms pages

Marketplace and Economy

• Added recent average price display to the bullets marketplace
• Fixed Escrow sending from profiles
• Gunstores pickup issue resolved following failed reset migration

Prison and Tutorial

• Bust reward crime can now be reset correctly
• Players are now returned to their starting city when completing the tutorial
• Added new tutorial notification and multiple quality of life refinements

Crew and Staff Tools

• Fixed crew control panel visibility leak for airport controls
• Improved staff HelpDesk visibility on mobile
• Expanded staff tools and added user conversion statistics

Game Stats

• Added tracking for total hijacks, successes, failures, and cancellations
• Added total crime success and failure tracking
• Fixed miscounts on Hijack statistics
• Added successful and failed organised crime tracking

Server and Backend

• Server specifications upgraded during maintenance
• Multiple backend fixes applied to reduce errors and improve performance
• Character creation edge case returning users to login resolved

Ongoing Feature Development

• Weather system implementation is now in testing
• A new murder related feature is in development and scheduled for release alongside Murder
• One new feature is expected to release this week, pending final testing

Thank you for your continued feedback and support. Further fixes and refinements will be deployed as required as we continue to monitor system performance and player reports.