Dark Wind of Change - Update Available!

By Chadj on Aug. 23, 2011 in News — Comments (25)

Spirits have represented both danger and power to the inhabitants of our world since can be remembered. Long forgotten, these spirits have been seen once again entering our world, watching, observing, and waiting.

From the four largest breaches in the seal separating our world from the shadow, tidings of a dormant and powerful awakening can be felt in the hearts and minds of all those who can see through the veil.

Download the latest Shadow Cities update, ‘Dark Wind of Change’ containing new Air Spirits, improved visual effects, and many performance optimizations from the App Store!

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Note that to view the new Spirit animations correctly, you need to update your client to the latest version 1.2.0 from the App Store.

Fixed bugs and issues

- Bug that caused slowdown and in some cases crashes when entering to or from Cloudview.

- Possibility to jump to enemy team's beacons from push notifications removed.

- Banished mages are now displayed without sky jumping animation when a mage warps to an area where there are banished mages.

- Client doesn't crash anymore when trying to send a recruitment email with a device that hasn't email configured.

- Lots of other crash fixes and performance optimizations.

Comments

  1. Hyac
    Hyac (Awakened) on 08/23/2011 6:40 p.m.
    Glad to see that the lag issues have been tackled. We'll see how effective the new update is over the next few days though, I guess.
  2. RainbowSquad
    RainbowSquad (Channeler) on 08/23/2011 6:45 p.m.
    Thanks, GA! You guys rock!
  3. Chadj
    Chadj (Staff) on 08/23/2011 6:46 p.m.
    We'll be watching feedback and monitoring performance. :)
  4. Seldon
    Seldon (Archmage) on 08/23/2011 6:46 p.m.
    Excited about the new features and bug fixes, sad that you didn't bring back the Knot icon.
  5. Masterplaid
    Masterplaid (Enlightened) on 08/23/2011 6:48 p.m.
    what Seldon said! Except for the missing knot, I'm very excited about this update! =D
  6. Hyac
    Hyac (Awakened) on 08/23/2011 6:50 p.m.
    ... the lag issues have NOT been successfully dealt with...
  7. Pulch
    Pulch (Awakened) on 08/23/2011 6:51 p.m.
    Will new missions accompany these new spirits?
  8. Dayshou
    Dayshou (Archmage) on 08/23/2011 7:09 p.m.
    I can't find the new spirits :(
  9. Fazerina
    Fazerina (Awakened) on 08/23/2011 7:12 p.m.
    Aijea, finally, air spirits <3 Did the shadowy spirits finally break wind x) Missing the Knot <3 ;(
  10. Hyac
    Hyac (Awakened) on 08/23/2011 7:13 p.m.
    So, hang on... The "improved effects" are nothing more than a boosted contrast; the new spirits haven't turned up yet; and the game is still as laggy and crash-prone as ever, both while moving to and from CV and in streetview. So, aside from a minor graphical glitch that MAY (but probably won't) reduce false accusations of spoofing, what exactly does this update REALLY accomplish?
  11. Seldon
    Seldon (Archmage) on 08/23/2011 7:20 p.m.
    Also, the air spirits need to be the same color as Architects, since the earth ones are the same color as Animators!
  12. Netmute
    Netmute (Awakened) on 08/23/2011 7:29 p.m.
    Loaded the update. I don't notice any difference to 1.1.5 at all?
  13. KrazyPete
    KrazyPete (Visionary) on 08/23/2011 8:15 p.m.
    I miss my Four Houses medal.
  14. Vii-saw
    Vii-saw (Awakened) on 08/23/2011 11:20 p.m.
    Seldon lets just change the animators colour to brown coz they are more like turdballs to us
  15. Hyac
    Hyac (Awakened) on 08/23/2011 11:56 p.m.
    I miss my old medals too, Pete. </3
  16. Brosee
    Brosee (Awakened) on 08/24/2011 2:08 a.m.
    Can you at least ban the damn cheaters? Or give them a severe warning because I am sick of this clown who persistently pops up in the middle of my base when there are no greens in visible range and when confronted he claims he is a cab driver. There is only 2 problems:- 1. I built my base at the intersection of an expressway and there is no way you can stop there. 2. The next second, he teleports somewhere away to an area where there are no roads. Unless his taxi can fly, I don't see how that is possible. Seriously please look into it. At least provide a "REPORT PLAYER" feature.
  17. umopapisdn
    umopapisdn (Master) on 08/24/2011 2:28 a.m.
    you can click the support button at the top of the page, select report a bug, and one of the options is to report a player.
  18. Gioon
    Gioon (Awakened) on 08/24/2011 2:52 a.m.
    I cant see the graphics improvements and I cant find any air spirits
  19. Kyrie
    Kyrie (Awakened) on 08/24/2011 3:57 a.m.
    I still lag and crash and can't find air spirits after being on for 3 hours today :-( although I did find a Lenus :-)
  20. MrReas
    MrReas (Archmage) on 08/24/2011 4:10 a.m.
    i guess thanks for trying, but this game is not even playable for me since the update, i cant warp around my own realm by myself without lag and every attempt to battle ends up with me banished before i even land. thats on wifi since 3G still doesn't work too.
  21. Damien72
    Damien72 (Enlightened) on 08/24/2011 5:31 a.m.
    I agree with MrReas, I think this is even more buggy than the last release (I have a 3GS). Going in and out of the cloud sequence can be instant banishment due to the terrible lag -- and that's if it doesn't outright crash.
  22. Warg
    Warg (Awakened) on 08/24/2011 8:37 a.m.
    sighhhhhhhhh... was hoping when GA mentioned "New content" that this update would bring something new.. A new spell, a new dynamic or something more rewarding than kill spirit X.. But nope we have a spirit that has had its colour changed.. whoop di dooo.. In my opinion once you hit awakened there is very little to keep you interested aside from the occasional PVP battle, which is mostly a lag fest. GA please give the game more purpose, give us proper quests /objectives, anything just not a different coloured spirit, because honestly it makes no difference to the game. Going put the game down for a bit and stop buying potions, hopefully the next update will be something more substantial than a colour change.
  23. Fastjack
    Fastjack (Magister) on 08/24/2011 10 a.m.
    buying potions? now who does that? :P
  24. GriffinClaw
    GriffinClaw (Archmage) on 08/24/2011 11:58 p.m.
    GA folks - The lag and crashes I'm experiencing after switching to v1.2 are worse than ever before... Even after I trimmed my contact list, done fresh installs and confirmed latest iOS version. Please do something to fix this. The game is becoming unplayable.
  25. Sentinel
    Sentinel (Awakened) on 08/31/2011 5:59 a.m.
    I do!

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