CrimeBloc New Round and Patch Notes
The game will be taken offline at 10:00 PM UK time as we deploy the new round and patch. Downtime is expected to last up to one hour. If there are any delays, we will keep you updated across our platforms.
Development Update
You may notice a change in development output compared to the previous round.
Dan has stepped away from the team due to real life commitments. We would like to thank him for his time and contributions to CrimeBloc, and we wish him the very best going forward.
Business Update
GoryHoles remains a core part of CrimeBloc. While there was always a finite amount of funding available for contracted development time, we are pleased to confirm that we have reached an agreement and are now business partners for CrimeBloc. This allows development to continue more frequently, with a structure that benefits the long term future of the game.
Patch Notes
CrimeBloc Update Log
As per every new round, some of the items from the Suggestion Box page have been added. Thank you to everyone who has contributed. Your voices do not go unheard.
Gameplay and Balance
• Murder cost increased.
• Bullet Factory stock capped at 5,000 bullets.
• Ranking speed increased across all round earnings.
• Stock market disabled until 2 weeks into the round.
• Balaclava added to starter packs via achievements page.
• Daily challenges will now only show extortion if it is unlocked.
• Bullet Marketplace is now available.
• You can now login via your Steam account.
• You can now purchase Credits and BlocPass via Steam.
• Historic crime bug fixed where you could attempt / reload and repeat without cooldown.
• Instant travel cost reduced to 10 credits.
• Hidden Criminal Jobs that cannot be completed due to rank requirements.
• Added Transporter Criminal Job.
• Added Street Hustler Criminal Job.
• Backfire shootings have been removed from the murder attempts.
• Edge case fixed with Murder. If shooter failed, and is unknown to the victim, but victim backfire. it sends 2 messages; saying first it is unknown and second they shot back at the user. Now you will receive a message stating you shot back at the unknown shooter, and they survived or died. If they die, it will tell you who died.
• You can now reset skill points via the Credits page.
• Auto theft both views now show price of repair.
• Auto theft now shows full price for repairing all selected vehicles.
• Restyled Auto theft transport, advertise, give menus.
• Jail Bust Party Added, fun forum game!
• Patched a method to gain unlimited Audi's in the tutorial.
• Sign up protection money count qualifier removed.
• Credits to Cash has been removed, and is only available during Chaos events only.
• Scratch Cards have been removed and replace with a new event feature called Bratva Dead Drops.
Reputation System
• Search time increased based on negative reputation rank.
• Feared renamed to Neutral.
• Search time reduced based on positive reputation rank.
• Reputation gain and loss values have been rebalanced.
Organized Crimes
• Organized Crimes can now fail, failing an Organized Crime will give you a reduced timer.
• Organized Crimes auto kick you if you fail to ready up within 10 minutes.
• You can no longer be banned from joining Organized Crimes.
• Each Organized Crime now carried their individual pro's and con's
• Organized Crimes are now locked behind Conman rank.
• Organized Crime cooldown reduced to 10 hours.
• Organized Crime reset timer in Credits Store now scales based on remaining time until next Organized Crime.
Security and Restrictions
• All captchas disabled except for Forums and Bullet Factory. Bullet Factories RNG show the capture to prevent abuse.
• Promo code redemption now requires a verified email address.
• Promo codes limited to one per IP address with a family household warning message.
• Removed the setting to block people from sending money or Escrow.
Casino System
• Casino low limit notification added.
• Casino lost notification added.
• Casino protection status now shown in casino holding view, including crew or solo protection level.
• Casino Control Panel low limit threshold added for casino owners.
• Mobile casino UI improved with fixed bottom betting controls.
• Full casino statistics added with profit and loss graph tracking.
• Blackjack traveling while in a game bug fixed.
• Casinos are real time updated, no more refreshing
• Casino Control Panel is updated in real time.
• Slots logic refactored, jackpot has actually been fixed.
• Redesigned all casino pages to feel more modern.
• Ace club buttons dim when you are unavailable to bet.
• Casinos can now be picked up via their respective casino page.
• Poker is back!
• Lottery now displays credit payouts along side winners.
• 2 Casino limit rule has been removed.
• Casino holding protection doubled.
• Casino holding protection added for crew members, at a lower protection rate than crewless players.
Boxing
• Recent boxing matches list added globally.
• Tax added to boxing winnings.
Extortion and NPC Systems
• Extortion leaderboard and 1v1 comparison UI updated.
• Top 5 extortion leaderboard players gain 1 percent extortion from all global extortions.
• NPC extortionists added for Cell Boss rank and above.
• NPC extortionists can be murdered and drop loot to the killer. Only if the killer has been extorted by the NPC.
• NPC bustable accounts added to online player list.
Hijack System
• Hijack UI and functionality overhauled.
• Public hijacks added.
• Leaders can define minimum rank for participants.
• Fixed a bug where cigarettes were paid out instead of booze.
Crews and Economy
• Crew total money statistics fixed and now clear correctly.
• Crew operations now require 4 members instead of 6.
• Marketplace now allows purchase requests for credits.
• Crews are no longer taxed on Bullet deposits and withdrawals.
• Airports and Gunstores are now purchasable via the Cities page, money will be taken from the Crew Bank.
• Crew influence has been removed. Crew turf remains.
• Crew Boss minimum rank is now Cell Boss again.
• Crew operation minimum player requirement reduced to 4.
• Bullet Factories can now only be held by Crews.
User Interface and Mobile
• Full mobile UI overhaul.
• Profile view UI redesigned.
• Mobile Prison UI redesigned.
• Messaging UI redesigned and improved for mobile.
• Numerous mobile UI fixes across multiple pages.
• Criminal Job image fixes.
• Criminal Jobs mobile UI amendments & Job filter.
• Boss fights are now real time, no page reloads Mobile only.
• Gym is now real time Mobile only.
• Boxing is now real time Mobile only.
• Image fixes for some mobile pages.
• Smuggling images updated.
• Smuggling UI for mobile.
• Smuggling page now updates in real time.
• Adjusted City page header to use words instead of images, to help Mobile layout.
• Fight log UI amendments.
• Boxing UI on Desktop amendments.
• Purchasing a property on the Cities page has been improved.
• Report feature added to forum posts and replies.
• Auto theft Graphical view now shows origin, and city with context.
• Tutorials updated to work with new mobile UI.
Blocpass
Blocpass is CrimeBlocs own season pass. They will run for a month each time. There is a free version, along with paid. If you buy the paid version, you will get full access to the free and paid versions.
The Blocpass will be available shortly in to the round. It will pay out items, such as credits, money, and profile themes for you being active!
• Blocpass added with activity based point system.
• Blocpass point logic is admin controlled.
Profile Themes
• Blocpass premium and free profile themes added.
• Profile themes permanently transfer between player resets once unlocked.
Leaderboards and Systems
• Leaderboard UI overhaul.
• Surveys added.
• Feature Lockdowns system added with admin scheduling control.
Operations
• New Operations system in development. This will be a continuation from the current operations. We will be releasing them chapter by chapter. Aiming to have the next chapter released within a month.
Help Desk
• Removed “This ticket is for the attention of Administrators only” message from Help Desk.
• Basic guides such as ranks, wealth, and crew wealth ranks have been added to the Help Desk.
Legacy Roadmap
No specific order.
• New Operations
• Inventory System
• Crime Overhaul
• Auto Theft overhaul
• Organized Crimes overhaul
• Mobile app Google Playstore, and Apple Store
• Removal of Gunstore, replaced with Crafting
Nextgen
Since the business update, Gory and I have been reviewing Nextgen and have agreed that Legacy needs the focus right now.
Legacy is what currently drives the business and its finances to continue research and development as well as server expenses and such.
While this started as a passion project there are expenses that follow and we need to ensure that the business is self sufficient, while in the past months it has not been.