Game Update: 2.4.0 Release Notes

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  • HerMayreeHerMayree Posts: 77 ✭✭
    #3325 September, 2019, 10:56 pm.

    I don't know how to do a screen recording, but even after multiple restarts all of these glitches are occurring. Also portkeys are not showing rewards at the end.

  • TitianiumTitianium Posts: 27 ✭✭
    #3425 September, 2019, 11:12 pm.

    @HPWULola - any news on when we may see changes to port keys? Steps used for calculation and the ability to discard a portkey... etc

  • OwlxOwlx Posts: 1,227 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #3526 September, 2019, 02:20 am.

    @HPWULola

    Thank you ! Bonus energy in sponsored Fortresses was a great surprise today.

  • kiheikidkiheikid Posts: 2,168 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #3626 September, 2019, 09:08 am.

    I hate this update so far, because:

    1. when trace successfully completed, automatic return to map without rewards summary shown, even though i did not touch the screen again
    2. in portkey, after 5th wrackspurt tapped, automatic return to map without rewards summary shown, even though i did not touch the screen again. particularly troublesome was that i had no idea what ingredients were added to my vault and i had to waste time figuring out what unnecessary ingredients had been acquired from portkey encounter so i could delete them
    3. worst of all, when i ranked up for dark arts, app froze at 100 and i had to do hard reboot of my iphone. by the time i got back into the app, i saw the next dark arts rank with appropriate number for family xp, BUT i got ripped off with no additional runestone whatsoever

    i am so mad that you arrogantly released new update with so many glitches and promote it through your WUtuber mouthpieces like this is some huge quality of life improvement, when in fact it is the complete opposite.


    if there is some way to return to 2.3.2, and still be able to participate in october brilliant event, i sure would!


    do not even get me started about the bullcrap move with secret sponsored fortress bonuses

  • MrAxelMrAxel Posts: 4 ✭✭
    #3726 September, 2019, 09:52 am.

    @kiheikid I am not experiencing any of this glitches, thats weird that was the best upgrade until now on my cellphone. Hope it get solved for you D:

  • OriginalCarusoOriginalCaruso Posts: 502 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #3826 September, 2019, 10:29 am.

    Wow - a free game and such poor feedback. Maybe Niantic should pay us to play...

  • AdrabellaAdrabella Posts: 30 ✭✭
    #4026 September, 2019, 11:09 am.

    I just ranked up my oddities for the second time. My Android phone froze, reboot to come back to proper family exp and got ripped off again on scrolls and runestone 😵😵😵😵😵

  • AuroraKadavraAuroraKadavra Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #4126 September, 2019, 11:26 am.

    @Adrabella I think quite a few are having this problem. Luckily just exiting the game when it got stuck & hard close, then opening it again after a break sorted it for me.

    But if you pop the issue on a thread in app feedback I'm sure they'll get it sorted out quickly.

  • kiheikidkiheikid Posts: 2,168 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #4226 September, 2019, 11:32 am.

    to clarify, i WAS quite happy with the app before 2.4.0 update even though it was not perfect


    but these major problems from 2.4.0 ruin, not improve, the quality of life re this app — precisely the opposite of what was marketed


    this update was NOT sufficiently beta-tested prior to release? what was the big hurry? haste makes waste, and in this case, a lot of good will previously enjoyed by the game developers will have been wasted unless this set of 2.4.0 problems get fixed pronto

  • ZookiTabookiZookiTabooki Posts: 637 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #4326 September, 2019, 12:12 pm.

    @Adrabella Same happened again to me just now, second time. Now I'm refusing to open my registry until this is fixed. I have no idea if I'm losing runestones and/or scrolls but I'm not taking a chance.

  • AuroraKadavraAuroraKadavra Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #4426 September, 2019, 03:38 pm.

    I hear ya @kiheikid - so you're really miffed about the release having so many problems & feel it was rushed? I didnt get that from your previous comment sorry- i thought it sounded like u might be ditching the game cos of the update & i thought that would be a real shame as they will hopefully sort out the problems soon.

    You've definitely made many valid points about how the update has affected your gameplay & putting it on the feedback thread means they will see how many are having the same issues. I really hope they are sorted soon so you can get back to enjoying the game like before.

    Cos I'm poorly it's sorta been a life-changer for me, gets me out & chatting to amazing people on the forum has given me a sorely needed positive focus. Hope you can find it fun again soon without any annoying glitches. Fingers crossed 🤞

  • AuroraKadavraAuroraKadavra Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #4526 September, 2019, 03:47 pm.

    Sorry to hear you are having the same glitches @ZookiTabooki - the update has been great for me- so fab being able to click out of the animations quicker to catch more & in the greenhouses too when im a passenger in the car for 'dusk run' with hubby i can use them to try for spell energy too now. Took too long before.

    And the freezing at 100 in the family xp happened last night but was fine when i went back in & did it again & all worked well since.

    I know I'd feel really frustrated if all of a sudden these things were going wrong so i hope all gets sorted soon for everyone to get back to loving the game! 🤞😊

  • ZookiTabookiZookiTabooki Posts: 637 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #4626 September, 2019, 04:07 pm.

    @AuroraKadavra I'm am also pleased with this update, despite the glitch I am experiencing. Fix is on the way, I have no doubt. The challenge for me now is avoiding the Registry.

  • JeroenixJeroenix Posts: 129 ✭✭✭
    #4726 September, 2019, 04:55 pm.

    Ditto on the 'freeze on rank up', both for me and my girlfriend (both Android, different versions, different phone makes). I haven't tested if we get the reward scrolls yet, I hope so..

  • Dewin99Dewin99 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #4826 September, 2019, 04:55 pm.

    Sorry to hear about others troubles with the update, it’s my favourite update so far. Super fast skipping of animations, it shows all of the rewards summary unless I tap twice, and no scrolls / runestone problems when ranking up.

    It’s a big thumbs up from me!

  • MiSchroeGeestMiSchroeGeest Posts: 4 ✭✭
    #4926 September, 2019, 05:03 pm.

    Skipping the animation makes it much easier, especially with a brain elixir running. But I notice the same bug with the family XP reaching 100. It freezes the game and you have to restart it. That happened to me several times today. The same happens on the phone of my wife.

  • UnsubliminalUnsubliminal Posts: 19 ✭✭
    #5026 September, 2019, 05:27 pm.

    Loving the update. Skipping caught foundables is amazing feature. Do we know where adventure sync is in the release roadmap @HPWULola ?

  • kiheikidkiheikid Posts: 2,168 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #5126 September, 2019, 05:49 pm.

    me: go to hospital ER and tell trauma surgeon i am wounded and need medical attention

    (someone else here): sorry you’re bleeding but i’m not bleeding and i love the hospital’s shiny new lobby


    me: i’m still bleeding and why are you distracting the trauma surgeon with your report that you are not bleeding, while others (me included) still are bleeding ??


    ^ all this said with a smile (or maybe it is a grimace)

  • MtPolluxMtPollux Posts: 856 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #5226 September, 2019, 06:15 pm.

    @kiheikid I think your analogy is a little bit off. This is more like during a blackout many people report that they have no power. At the same time, if some people report that they still have power then it helps the electric company narrow down where to look to find the faulty wires.

    The developers are doing their best, and I'm sure the problem will be fixed soon.


    For what it's worth, I had a registry page freeze on rank up this morning. Once I restarted the app, I checked and I did in fact receive my runestone.

  • kiheikidkiheikid Posts: 2,168 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #5326 September, 2019, 06:27 pm.

    i don’t believe someone saying he/she still has power during a blackout helps the service technician fix the power outage more easily


    it just distracts the service technician and annoys the folks who are still sitting in the dark and are trying to describe their situation


    my message is intended for those who can fix the problems, not for those who have no problem and like to boast of that in the face of others who have the problem

  • Dewin99Dewin99 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #5426 September, 2019, 06:47 pm.

    @kiheikid I don’t mean to belittle your grievances. I only want to report that some players aren’t experiencing issues, so that the devs can have a balanced response.

    I’m using an iPhone - no issues. Could this be down to different phones or OS?

    I do like your analogies by the way.

  • kiheikidkiheikid Posts: 2,168 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #5526 September, 2019, 07:48 pm.

    i am glad it is not intentional, dewin99 (and others)


    but please understand that your comment could be interpreted, by some of us who do have the problems, as an (attempted or actual) invalidation of their very real problems from the update. worse yet, if the developer believes everything is rosy for a lot of people, the reported problems might not get the attention they deserve from the developer because they could attribute the reported problem to isolated glitches solvable by phone reboots — and that is not the answer

  • DogoutlawDogoutlaw Posts: 1,928 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #5626 September, 2019, 08:13 pm.

    @kiheikid There are a ton of people having the same issue, as you can see on the forum. It's not just you. But it does help the developers to hear about others' experience to hopefully narrow down the issue. One of the admins has already asked those of us having issues to report it in the report a bug section. They are listening.

  • Dewin99Dewin99 Posts: 792 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #5726 September, 2019, 08:19 pm.

    Fair enough. What I’m not doing a very good job of is trying to highlight why this recent update is a godsend to some, yet a nightmare to others.

    My apologies if my syntax is flawed as English is my second language.

  • kiheikidkiheikid Posts: 2,168 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #5927 September, 2019, 05:02 am.

    thank you hpwulola


    will there be a separate known issue thread for the automatic return to map without showing rewards summary, even when player does not tap screen ??

  • OriginalCarusoOriginalCaruso Posts: 502 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #6027 September, 2019, 09:01 am.

    I think the issue with not displaying rewards is due to the application processing a single screen tap as two taps - the bug is not consistent as sometimes I see the rewards page

  • WzrdmomWzrdmom Posts: 1
    #6128 September, 2019, 01:42 am.

    My app will not acknowledge that I have done the update so I can't even open the game because it constantly sends me to do an update. After completing the update 4 times and restarting my phone I still can't play. So I won't get my bonus for the day!

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