Mafia Wars Blog tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-81247472858142475 2012-02-04T20:13:48-08:00 The Official Mafia Wars Blog Play Mafia Wars here: http://fun.zynga.com/1Gw TypePad Recent Bug Fixes (2/4/2012) tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156fcaccc3970c016761a2af36970b 2012-02-04T20:13:48-08:00 2012-02-04T20:13:48-08:00 Mobsters, We have more bug fixes to report! Before we get to the details, though, please continue to report any bugs you encounter in our "Report A Bug" forum, as it helps us prioritize their fixes for you. Also, detailed reproduction steps help us more quickly determine the reason behind an issue, so we always encourage you to include them. Thanks again to everyone who submitted the bug reports that helped us close these issues! - The Mafia Wars Team Money Disappearing From Bank Or Vault Issue: Some players reported that city money had disappeared from their banks/vault. Status: Resolved... Mafia Wars <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Mobsters,</p> <p>We have more bug fixes to report! Before we get to the details, though, please continue to report any bugs you encounter in our <a href="http://forums.zynga.com/forumdisplay.php?234" target="_blank">"Report A Bug" forum</a>, as it helps us prioritize their fixes for you. Also, detailed reproduction steps help us more quickly determine the reason behind an issue, so we always encourage you to include them.</p> <p>Thanks again to everyone who submitted the bug reports that helped us close these issues!<br /> - The Mafia Wars Team</p> <hr><br /> <p><strong>Money Disappearing From Bank Or Vault</strong><br /> <span style="color: yellow;">Issue</span>: Some players reported that city money had disappeared from their banks/vault.<br /> <span style="color: #2e8b57;">Status</span>: Resolved around 6:30am (Pacific Time) on 2/2/2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to <a href="http://forums.zynga.com/showthread.php?1183759" target="_blank">this forum thread</a> with your answers to the questions found there.<br /><br /> <strong>Requesting Job Help Prevents Level Mastery In Brazil & Chicago</strong><br /> <span style="color: yellow;">Issue</span>: Some players reported that, if a friend helped them master a job in Brazil or Chicago and that results in them fully mastering the district, they didn’t receive a mastery popup or reward and they couldn’t proceed to complete jobs toward the next mastery level in the district.<br /> <span style="color: #2e8b57;">Status</span>: Resolved around 6:30am (Pacific Time) on 2/2/2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to <a href="http://forums.zynga.com/showthread.php?1183792" target="_blank">this forum thread</a> with your answers to the questions found there.<br /><br /> <strong>Game Crashes to Whitescreen When Gifting From Inventory</strong><br /> <span style="color: yellow;">Issue</span>: Some players reported failing to receive their Level Up popup while fighting city bosses in New York.<br /> <span style="color: #2e8b57;">Status</span>: Resolved around 7am (Pacific Time) on 1/24/2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to <a href="http://forums.zynga.com/showthread.php?1183774" target="_blank">this forum thread</a> with your answers to the questions found there.<br /><br /> <strong>No Level Up Popup While Fighting City Bosses In New York</strong><br /> <span style="color: yellow;">Issue</span>: Some players reported failing to receive their Level Up popup while fighting city bosses in New York.<br /> <span style="color: #2e8b57;">Status</span>: Resolved around 7am (Pacific Time) on 1/24/2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to <a href="http://forums.zynga.com/showthread.php?1183759" target="_blank">this forum thread</a> with your answers to the questions found there.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> http://blog.mafiawars.com/2012/02/recent-bug-fixes-2012-02-04.html One More Change To The Form Of Our Shortened Links tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156fcaccc3970c016761a2c2b8970b 2012-02-03T23:38:30-08:00 2012-02-03T23:39:24-08:00 Mobsters, Because we know that the validity of shortened game links is important to you, we wanted to give you a heads-up that, starting at 12:01am (Pacific Time) on Saturday, February 4th, the links we post to our Facebook fan pages will begin with "http://zynga.tm". These links come directly from us, so you can trust them as legitimate. We realize that we recently changed our shortned links once already. Switching to "http://zynga.tm" should be the last change we make to them for a while. Thank you for your patience, The Mafia Wars Team Mafia Wars

Mobsters,

Because we know that the validity of shortened game links is important to you, we wanted to give you a heads-up that, starting at 12:01am (Pacific Time) on Saturday, February 4th, the links we post to our Facebook fan pages will begin with "http://zynga.tm". These links come directly from us, so you can trust them as legitimate. We realize that we recently changed our shortned links once already. Switching to "http://zynga.tm" should be the last change we make to them for a while.

Thank you for your patience,
The Mafia Wars Team

 

 http://blog.mafiawars.com/2012/02/one-more-change-to-the-form-of-our-shortened-links.html The Hangar: An Update tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156fcaccc3970c0167616e65a1970b 2012-01-31T11:56:53-08:00 2012-01-31T11:56:53-08:00 Mobsters, 1) In response to your feedback, we have increased the limit on the number of upgrade part request posts you can click to send members of your mafia upgrade parts for their Hangars. We doubled this limit from 5 to 10. 2) The issue that caused some players to see a property other than the Hangar upon clicking to build from or upgrade it was resolved around 5:30am (Pacific Time) today, 1/31/2012. Note: You may need to reload the game once to have the fix applied to your game. 3) Please let us know if you experience any bugs... Mafia Wars

Mobsters,

1) In response to your feedback, we have increased the limit on the number of upgrade part request posts you can click to send members of your mafia upgrade parts for their Hangars. We doubled this limit from 5 to 10.

2) The issue that caused some players to see a property other than the Hangar upon clicking to build from or upgrade it was resolved around 5:30am (Pacific Time) today, 1/31/2012. Note: You may need to reload the game once to have the fix applied to your game.

3) Please let us know if you experience any bugs with the Hangar by submitting a report in our "Report A Bug" forum.

Thank you for your patience, - The Mafia Wars Team
 http://blog.mafiawars.com/2012/01/the-hangar-an-update.html Known Issue + Workaround: Trying To Build From Or Upgrade The Hangar Opens Another Property tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156fcaccc3970c0168e6674824970c 2012-01-31T00:11:30-08:00 2012-01-31T11:44:33-08:00 [2012-01-31 Update: This issue was resolved around 5:30am (Pacific Time). You may need to reload the game once to have the fix applied to your game.] Hello Mafia Players, We are aware that some of you are experiencing the following issue: The Hangar - Trying To Build From Or Upgrade It Opens Another Property Issue: Some players report that trying to access The Hangar to build from or upgrade it opens a property other than The Hangar. Status: A fix is currently in development, but The Hangar remains easy to access. See the workaround below for details. Workaround: Make sure... Mafia Wars

[2012-01-31 Update: This issue was resolved around 5:30am (Pacific Time). You may need to reload the game once to have the fix applied to your game.]

 

Hello Mafia Players,

We are aware that some of you are experiencing the following issue:

The Hangar - Trying To Build From Or Upgrade It Opens Another Property
Issue: Some players report that trying to access The Hangar to build from or upgrade it opens a property other than The Hangar.
Status: A fix is currently in development, but The Hangar remains easy to access. See the workaround below for details.
Workaround: Make sure The Hangar is one of the 5 active properties on your NYC property page. Then, if trying to access it still opens another property, you should be able to navigate to it by clicking its picture among the 5 properties at the bottom of the Property module that opens. If you know of another workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Thanks for your patience,

~Mafia Wars Team

 (This Known Issue comes from our Bugs & Support forum.)

 

 http://blog.mafiawars.com/2012/01/known-issue-workaround-trying-to-build-from-or-upgrade-the-hangar-opens-another-property.html New Limited-Time-To-Request-Upgrade Parts NYC Property: The Hangar tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156fcaccc3970c016761630fd9970b 2012-01-30T19:45:07-08:00 2012-01-30T19:44:48-08:00 The Hangar is our newest limited-time-to-request-upgrade-parts New York City property! You have until 5:00 PM (Pacific Time) on Monday 2/13 to upgrade it to its maximum potential through feeds/requests. The Hangar will retain the level to which you are able to upgrade it by the time the countdown timer reaches 0:00:00, after which the only way to upgrade the property will be by purchasing the remaining parts you need with RP. Special Note: In response to player feedback about previous properties, we've made this one a bit easier to complete in the time given. The Hangar will allow you to... Mafia Wars <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><a style="float: left;" href="http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/track.php?zy_track=community&zy_affiliate=blog&zy_creative=img_gevent_property_hangar&travel=1&next_controller=property"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01156fcaccc3970c0168e6643a8a970c" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; width: 300px;" title="Hangar" src="http://zyngablog.typepad.com/.a/6a01156fcaccc3970c0168e6643a8a970c-800wi" border="0" alt="Hangar" /></a>The Hangar is our newest limited-time-to-request-upgrade-parts New York City property! You have until 5:00 PM (Pacific Time) on Monday 2/13 to upgrade it to its maximum potential through feeds/requests. The Hangar will retain the level to which you are able to upgrade it by the time the countdown timer reaches 0:00:00, after which the only way to upgrade the property will be by purchasing the remaining parts you need with RP.</p> <p><strong>Special Note: In response to player feedback about previous properties, we've made this one a bit easier to complete in the time given.</strong></p> <p>The Hangar will allow you to craft some sky-ready loot, including the Hop Chopper (121/83 +5 Stamina at emerald level) as you <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/track.php?zy_track=community&zy_affiliate=blog&zy_creative=txt_gevent_property_hangar&travel=1&next_controller=property">upgrade the property with the help of your Mafia sending you upgrade parts</a>!</p> <p>PS: Help us make better Mafia Wars features and events by completing <a href="http://fun.zynga.com/1Cj" target="_blank">this very quick survey</a> to let us know what you think of this one.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div> http://blog.mafiawars.com/2012/01/new-limited-time-to-request-upgrade-parts-nyc-property-the-hangar.html Recent Bug Fixes (1/27/2012) tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156fcaccc3970c016761368b2b970b 2012-01-27T21:51:44-08:00 2012-01-27T21:17:37-08:00 Mobsters, Remember that blog post we published a little over a week ago asking, "What's Missing From Our Known Issues Lists?" Firstly, we want to thank everyone who answered that question by reporting additional bugs via that week's "Report A Bug" forum thread. Secondly, we want to keep hearing about the issues you encounter in the game so we can better prioritize their fixes, so please help us help you by continuing to report any bugs you encounter in our "Report A Bug" forum. Lastly, here's a list of issues we were recently able to identify, verify (thanks to the... Mafia Wars <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Mobsters,</p> <p>Remember that blog post we published a little over a week ago asking, "<a href="http://blog.mafiawars.com/2012/01/whats-missing-from-our-known-issues-lists.html" target="_self">What's Missing From Our Known Issues Lists?</a>" Firstly, we want to thank everyone who answered that question by reporting additional bugs via that week's "Report A Bug" forum thread. Secondly, we want to keep hearing about the issues you encounter in the game so we can better prioritize their fixes, so please help us help you by continuing to report any bugs you encounter in our <a href="http://forums.zynga.com/forumdisplay.php?234" target="_blank">"Report A Bug" forum</a>. Lastly, here's a list of issues we were recently able to identify, verify (thanks to the detailed reproduction steps you included in your bug reports), and fix for you!</p> <p>Thanks again to everyone who submitted the bug reports that helped us close these issues!<br /> - The Mafia Wars Team</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Secret Districts - Not Receiving Ruby Mastery Popup or Rewards</strong><br /> <span style="color: yellow;">Issue</span>: Some players reported that they were not receiving the Ruby Mastery popup or rewards upon completing Secret Districts.<br /> <span style="color: #2e8b57;">Status</span>: Resolved on 1/22/2012 so that the issues would not be present in the next Secret District, The Slammer, which started at 5pm (Pacific Time) on 1/23/2012. If you experience any issues with Secret District: The Slammer, please let us know by reporting them in our <a href="http://forums.zynga.com/forumdisplay.php?234" target="_blank">"Report A Bug" forum</a>.<br /><br /> <strong>Secret Districts - Loot Drops Don't Display After Ruby Mastery</strong><br /> <span style="color: yellow;">Issue</span>: Some players reported that, after mastering the Ruby tier of a Secret District, the job module wouldn't expand even though loot items dropped.<br /> <span style="color: #2e8b57;">Status</span>: Resolved on 1/22/2012 so that the issues would not be present in the next Secret District, The Slammer, which started at 5pm (Pacific Time) on 1/23/2012. If you experience any issues with Secret District: The Slammer, please let us know by reporting them in our <a href="http://forums.zynga.com/forumdisplay.php?234" target="_blank">"Report A Bug" forum</a>.<br /><br /> <strong>Mission Events - Task Progress Not Counting Correctly</strong><br /> <span style="color: yellow;">Issue</span>: Some players reported that progress toward completing various tasks in Mission Events was not being counted correctly.<br /> <span style="color: #2e8b57;">Status</span>: Resolved around 7am (Pacific Time) on 1/24/2012 so that the issues would not be present in the next limited-time mission, Mission Event: Dasvidaniya, which started at 9am (Pacific Time) on 1/26/2012. If you experience any issues with Mission Event: Dasvidaniya, please let us know by reporting them in our <a href="http://forums.zynga.com/forumdisplay.php?234" target="_blank">"Report A Bug" forum</a>.<br /><br /> <strong>Mission Events - Having Enough Items to Auto-Complete A Task Resulted in All But The Required # Being Consumed</strong><br /> <span style="color: yellow;">Issue</span>: Some players reported that, if they possessed enough of an item required by a Mission Event task before they had reached that task, all but the required number of the item would be consumed when the task showed up as auto-completed.<br /> <span style="color: #2e8b57;">Status</span>: Resolved around 7am (Pacific Time) on 1/24/2012 so that the issues would not be present in the next limited-time mission, Mission Event: Dasvidaniya, which started at 9am (Pacific Time) on 1/26/2012. If you experience any issues with Mission Event: Dasvidaniya, please let us know by reporting them in our <a href="http://forums.zynga.com/forumdisplay.php?234" target="_blank">"Report A Bug" forum</a>.<br /><br /> <strong>Family Battles - Battle Score Not Updating With Each Safehouse Attack</strong><br /> <span style="color: yellow;">Issue</span>: Some players reported that their battle score was not updating with each Safehouse attack.<br /> <span style="color: #2e8b57;">Status</span>: Resolved around 7am (Pacific Time) on 1/24/2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to <a href="http://forums.zynga.com/showthread.php?1183789" target="_blank">this forum thread</a> with your answers to the questions found there.<br /><br /> <strong>Can't Purchase Via Inventory If City Money is Banked/Vaulted</strong><br /> <span style="color: yellow;">Issue</span>: Some players reported being unable to buy items from item card/page with banked NY Cash or Italian Lira or vaulted Las Vegas chips.<br /> <span style="color: #2e8b57;">Status</span>: Resolved around 7am (Pacific Time) on 1/24/2012. If you are still experiencing this issue, please reply to <a href="http://forums.zynga.com/showthread.php?1183759" target="_blank">this forum thread</a> with your answers to the questions found there.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> http://blog.mafiawars.com/2012/01/recent-bug-fixes-1272012.html New Mission Event: Dasvidaniya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156fcaccc3970c0168e6252444970c 2012-01-26T16:00:33-08:00 2012-01-26T21:14:08-08:00 They trained him too well, and that was their weakness. Join Ivankov Dimitrovich in his journey from being the perfect soldier to the destructor of the very empire he helped create, then finish Bonus Mission: Aftermath! Complete Mission Event: Dasvidaniya by 9:00 AM (Pacific Time) on 2/8 to earn the Mole (98/167)! PS: Help us make better Mafia Wars features and events by completing this very quick survey to let us know what you think of this one. Mafia Wars <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><a href="http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/track.php?zy_track=community&zy_affiliate=blog&zy_creative=img_gevent_mission_dasvidaniya"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01156fcaccc3970c01676123a06c970b" style="width: 620px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: -7px;" title="Mission Event: Dasvidaniya" src="http://zyngablog.typepad.com/.a/6a01156fcaccc3970c01676123a06c970b-800wi" border="0" alt="Mission Event: Dasvidaniya" /></a><br />They trained him too well, and that was their weakness. Join Ivankov Dimitrovich in his journey from being the perfect soldier to the destructor of the very empire he helped create, then finish Bonus Mission: Aftermath! <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/track.php?zy_track=community&zy_affiliate=blog&zy_creative=txt_gevent_mission_dasvidaniya">Complete Mission Event: Dasvidaniya</a> by 9:00 AM (Pacific Time) on 2/8 to earn the Mole (98/167)!</p> <p>PS: Help us make better Mafia Wars features and events by completing <a href="http://fun.zynga.com/14s" target="_blank">this very quick survey</a> to let us know what you think of this one.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> </div> http://blog.mafiawars.com/2012/01/new-mission-event-dasvidaniya.html Temporary Issue with Official Links Posted on the Mafia Wars Facebook Fan Page tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156fcaccc3970c0168e61b8ea2970c 2012-01-26T00:52:37-08:00 2012-01-26T13:24:02-08:00 [2012-01-26 1:00pm (Pacific Time) Update: This issue should now be resolved. If you still receive the "The link you are trying to visit has been reported as abusive by Facebook users..." message when clicking any of the links we post to the official Mafia Wars Facebook fan page, please alert us to it by filing a bug report in our "Report A Bug" forum. Thanks again for your patience. - The Mafia Wars Team Mobsters, You may have noticed that we recently changed the official Mafia Wars Facebook fan page links to begin with "http://fun.zynga.com/". You can trust links of... Mafia Wars <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><strong>[2012-01-26 1:00pm (Pacific Time) Update: This issue should now be resolved. If you still receive the "The link you are trying to visit has been reported as abusive by Facebook users..." message when clicking any of the links we post to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MafiaWarsFans" target="_blank">the official Mafia Wars Facebook fan page</a>, please alert us to it by filing a bug report in our <a href="http://forums.zynga.com/forumdisplay.php?234" target="_blank">"Report A Bug" forum</a>. Thanks again for your patience. - The Mafia Wars Team</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Mobsters,</p> <p>You may have noticed that we recently changed <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MafiaWarsFans" target="_blank">the official Mafia Wars Facebook fan page</a> links to begin with "http://fun.zynga.com/". You can trust links of this form as legitimate even though a recent error has temporarily caused them to be misidentified as abusive when clicking on those posted on the fan page. All links of this form and the older form (http://zyn.ga/) remain safe to use and will function as intended if you copy them into your browser's address bar. Posting to the fan page will resume once the issue has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.</p> <p>- The Mafia Wars Team</p> <p>PS: In case you missed it posted on the official Mafia Wars Facebook fan page earlier, here's the link to claim today's FREE health point: <a href="http://fun.zynga.com/13A">http://fun.zynga.com/13A</a></p> <p><a href="http://fun.zynga.com/13A"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01156fcaccc3970c01630025137d970d" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="1 Free Health Point" src="http://zyngablog.typepad.com/.a/6a01156fcaccc3970c01630025137d970d-800wi" border="0" alt="1 Free Health Point" /></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> http://blog.mafiawars.com/2012/01/temporary-issue-with-official-links-posted-on-the-mafia-wars-facebook-fan-page.html New Secret District: The Slammer tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156fcaccc3970c016760f9ab9a970b 2012-01-23T17:13:59-08:00 2012-01-23T17:13:59-08:00 Complete the 9 new Chicago jobs in Secret District: The Slammer before it closes at 5:00 PM (Pacific Time) on 2/4 to earn exclusive new loot, including the Bribed Policeman (190/81 at ruby level)! PS: Help us make better Mafia Wars features and events by completing this very quick survey to let us know what you think of this one. Mafia Wars <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><a href="http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/track.php?zy_track=community&zy_affiliate=blog&zy_creative=img_gevent_secretdistrict_theslammer&travel=8&next_controller=job"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a01156fcaccc3970c016760f9a7d7970b" style="width: 620px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: -7px;" title="Secret District: The Slammer" src="http://zyngablog.typepad.com/.a/6a01156fcaccc3970c016760f9a7d7970b-800wi" border="0" alt="Secret District: The Slammer" /></a><br /><a href="http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/track.php?zy_track=community&zy_affiliate=blog&zy_creative=txt_gevent_secretdistrict_theslammer&travel=8&next_controller=job">Complete the 9 new Chicago jobs in Secret District: The Slammer</a> before it closes at 5:00 PM (Pacific Time) on 2/4 to earn exclusive new loot, including the Bribed Policeman (190/81 at ruby level)!</p> <p>PS: Help us make better Mafia Wars features and events by completing <a href="http://zyn.ga/FSV" target="_blank">this very quick survey</a> to let us know what you think of this one.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> </div> http://blog.mafiawars.com/2012/01/new-secret-district-the-slammer.html Daily Chance is going away! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01156fcaccc3970c0162fffee249970d 2012-01-23T06:38:09-08:00 2012-01-23T06:38:09-08:00 Mobsters, As we work on improving Mafia Wars for you, we constantly monitor various aspects of the game to understand what engages you the most & what doesn’t. Based on usage statistics, we have decided to do away with Daily Chance to make space for new features and/or improve the game performance. As of tomorrow, you will no longer be able to submit a ticket in Daily Chance. The prizes & rare items that were previously available through this feature will now be available through other existing & new game features, so rest assured that you will still have the... Mafia Wars

Mobsters,

As we work on improving Mafia Wars for you, we constantly monitor various aspects of the game to understand what engages you the most & what doesn’t. Based on usage statistics, we have decided to do away with Daily Chance to make space for new features and/or improve the game performance. As of tomorrow, you will no longer be able to submit a ticket in Daily Chance. The prizes & rare items that were previously available through this feature will now be available through other existing & new game features, so rest assured that you will still have the same opportunities to win freebies!

Thanks,

The Mafia Wars Team

 

 http://blog.mafiawars.com/2012/01/daily-chance-is-going-away.html