Release Updates
Latest updates 6.1, 4/11/2014:
New Features:
- Ultimate Dragon Trainer! Do you have what it takes!?
- Members only Fish Trap.
- Berk’s Treasure Trove – new prize box on your farm!
- Bunnies are now available for a limited time at Johann’s Trading Post.
- New science standards section available in your field guide.
- Overhauled the ‘build mode’ camera system in farming, check it out!
- Lots and lots of bug fixes, including over 50 known crash fixes!
Bug Fixes:
- Improved mobile controls for navigating the Adventurer’s Journal
- Added a better tutorial for Flight Club, also we made Hookfang free
- Fixed broken level in Fireball Frenzy
- Fixed several localization bugs and text errors
- Adjusted the first user experience flow to get players flying faster
- Fixed Chat UI overlaps with XP and smiley tabs on profile page
- Fixed coin issue in Spanish version where ‘000’ coins displayed instead of 300 coins in the ‘Register Now’ reminder DB for Guest user
- Fixed alignment text issue - "ALL" is aligned towards top of the given button layout on the Clan Page
- Fixed Player is able to teleport holding the dragon egg using scene map from Hatchery
- Fixed Membership fail issues to reflect immediately after purchasing from Flight Club or Profile selection screen
- Fixed farming camera flickers on tapping the move button after selecting the Decoration objects in build mode
- Fixed Dragon ‘Age Up’ DB overlaps with the ‘Age Up’ button
- Fixed a bug where the Dragon Nip seeds fail to get planted and the user is unable to progress through the farming tutorial
- Fixed Fire Ball Frenzy bug where ‘Total Score’ appears as zero in the results screen when other player quits the game
- Fixed the items inside the School of Dragons ‘Starter Pack’ that failed to appear after the New User Package window appeared in Portuguese/Spanish language
- Fixed text in the result screen truncates for Portuguese language
- Fixed Clans bug where incomplete clan size count is displayed, if the clan size is 100
- Fixed issue with players not being able to come out from credits scene if they access any HUD pages (ex: store, clan, journal etc) in credits scene
- Fixed quest issue with the task ‘Give an apple to the headmaster.’ This could not be completed as there were no apples in the player’s inventory
- Fixed bug with the ‘Visit farm’ button being enabled even though the user is already inside the friend’s farm
- Fixed bug in racing where course name is not shown in results screen
- Fixed UI issue where the UI for fish is seen going out of screen when the player clicks on the feed icon for dragon
- Fixed overlap issue in Fireball Frenzy where the Dragon name text spills out, giving the dragon name more than 20 characters
- Fixed fishing not awarding XP, sorry it took so long!!!
- Fixed issue where Snoggletog Saddle was not appearing in the dragon portrait image in race lobby
- Fixed issue where user could not see their own emoticons while other players could
- Fixed green arrow showing mount button during teen tutorial - arrow was pointing incorrectly, if the player had customized the button position
- Fixed mobile issue with Whispering Death Hero Dragon levels - the levels appeared almost completely dark on iPad
- Fixed issue in farming where items were getting placed automatically on the farming grid, if the player tapped on decoration items
- Fixed ‘New Student Quest’ - few of the task texts are not localized in help guide
- Fixed issue in racing where The Player Rank and name is not displayed properly above the Avatar portrait in HUD
- Fixed Flight Club issue with the frame rate drops (around 7 fps) when playing the ‘Scary Swamp Soar’ and ‘Danger Course’ in Dragon Class Levels
- Fixed ‘About Me’ page issue: ‘You have been logged out' DB overlaps with the Dragon information screen
- Fixed issue with "Dragon Rider's Jerkin" text is not localized in Spanish language
- Fixed Flight Club issue with Unlocked level in teen mode, gets locked if player completes any unlocked level in adult mode
- Fixed introduction video which was not playing on Amazon devices after creating a new account
- Fixed Facebook issue where user is able to access the background screen when the Membership store page is open
- Fixed a text over lap is observed in Hiccup quiz - 7 DB
- Fixed issue with dragons animating in place in Fireball Frenzy
- Fixed issue on Amazon devices of screen flickering on loading screens
- Fixed issue on Amazon where Clan logo crests show no color change when the player wants to customize the color
- Fixed issue in credits level of player going out of world, if they jump into water and walk to the edge of the scene
- Fixed issue in Eel Roast: 'Score to Beat' text spills in the game on accepting challenge request
- Fixed Amazon issue where Quest Arrow to collect the stone to light the fire pit in wilderness is not displayed
- Fixed Flight Club issue where Joystick appears in level completion screen irrespective of the active control
- Fixed quest issue where no exclamation mark appeared above Mulch's head, while accepting the quest in Wilderness
- Fixed chat issue where the text in the chat bubble was seen overlapping with the previous chat bubble text, when the player types text continuously
- Fixed rare case of the task "Tap on Toothless" cannot be completed when the player takes the boat to Hub school instead of flying on Toothless
- Fixed issue where occasionally, the items selected from the building types fails to appear on the screen when placing them on the farm field
- Fixed issue of game crashing randomly while user taps on the ‘Cancel’ button in the result screen of Fireball Frenzy
- Fixed farming bug where harvest time varies when the player tries to harvest the Elderberry
- Fixed Eel Roast issue of Trophies failing to get awarded / deducted based on challenge result for game
- Fixed issue where sometimes after accepting Eel Roast challenge, the game goes in to infinite loading
- Fixed issue in Flight Club where users were able to hit targets more than once
- Fixed Farming issue where users were unable to move/remove the Snoggletog items as the items were not getting selected while tapping on it
- Fixed issue where joystick is displayed on opening and closing store in Build mode
- Fixed issue in farming where randomly, the animals stack on top of each other
- Fixed issue in ‘Gathering and Composting’ quest where quest arrow is not displayed for the task ' bring the withered crops to the composter'
- Fixed issue where wave comes after final eel has been hit in Eel Roast
- Fixed issue of ‘History of Dragons’ quest - The sharp class runestone near the flight club is now placed properly above the ground
- Fixed random bug where Toothless image appears in the thumbnail of Hookfang Dragon Class levels
- Fixed bug where MMO players are not visible though they are in the same scene and in same MMO room
- Fixed issue with the profile page is not aligned properly according the device screen size Continued to fix issues with chat
- Fixed issue with Timberjack animations not appearing correctly in Flight Club and dragon taxi Optimized assets and resources to address lag being observed when moving around in School, Berk and Wilderness
- Fixed issue with Ground Splitter: the wrong way message text spills out of the screen when the player goes in wrong way direction
- Fixed issue in Eel Roast with the scores appearing to overlap when viewing the ‘High Score’ board on the Final Result Screen
- Fixed Amazon issue where starter package DB is pixelated in game
- Fixed Android issue where Avatar disappears after the scene reloads automatically
- Fixed Android issue where ‘Friend List’ button is not functional in the about me page
- Fixed issue of Player is not able to see the posted messages in the chat and cannot post messages in profile page after exiting from Fireball Frenzy
- Fix for Chat window is non-functional in game lobby
- Fixed issue of Camera gets stuck on launching the game on Chrome browser
- Fixed random issue of Gems not reflecting in the gem counter after the player has successfully bought Gems
Latest updates 6.0, 2/13/2014:
New Features:
- Thunderdrum / Whispering death are now members only.
- We are giving away hookfang in Flight School for free.
- You can now play with Toothless in Fireball Frenzy.
- Terrible terrors added to Eel Roast, be sure to duck as they fly by!
- Did I mention we are now on Android?
- Shorter loading times, especially after updates! No more downloading 1000 files!!!
- Yak and Peppermint bush added to farming.
- Did you know we added ‘Did You Know’ facts in Eel Roast?
- New and improved job board, go talk to Johan!
- New user packages (packaged deals only available to new users).
- Mystery boxes in the treasure store (basically a random prize box).
- New Book of Dragons intro video.
- New First user experience (quicker load into the hatchery, tutorials after you have your dragon, no more boat, etc).
- DWA scientific method quest with videos from HTTYD 1.
- You can now increase your clan size/ type with gems, default clan size is now 10 (existing clans won’t be effected).
- We are adding more items that will effect the stats of players or their dragon.
- Special credits level, giving credit to all those who have devoted their lives to dragons over the past year. Go there and give them a shout out! Go Dragons!
Bug Fixes:
- Balanced gameplay and economy
- Update to unity 4.3
- Optimized culling for better mobile performance
- Fixed some text errors
- Fixed Flight School - Joystick appears in level completion screen irrespective of the active control. – Surya
- Updated the collision of the Answer menu Template
- Bug Fix to Incorrect Target count is displayed after replaying the game from the result screen with Hookfang
- Added new membership items for Android
- Fixed Bug Android-Buddy list button is not functional in the about me page
- Crash fix in iOS for SFS socket errors
- Fix for the user package does not appearwhen the player unlocks the package
- Fixed interface problems with various menus
- Fix to Online Push Notifications
- Fixed Blank Mystory box prize window issue
- Fix to Zippleback level to optimize for Mobile
- New features are coming to Berk. Keep checking the App store for the update
- Fixed Credits level so it is not save last location
- Fix to missing saddle texture
- Updated Android texture settings
- Fixed freeze when skipping a second movie
- Adjusted all World objects to use Mobile Shaders when on a mobile device
- Fixed for checking for the size of the chat bubble as the chat goes out of bubble if there is already a bubble with lesser size
- Added code to show facebook friends scores in result screen for iOS & Android
- Fixed Back button in Credits Page
- A fix for fps slow down and crashing issue after device pause
- Updating Tapjoy plugin and fix related crashes
- Eel Roast Fix - Dragon jump holding space and shooting
- Updated Tapjoy Android to 2014-01-27
- Localization update: set correct text ID for flying tutorial text
- Chat fixes for fireball frenzy and racing
- Updated both iOS and Android texture settings
- Fix Balancing and added more time to Whispering Death #3 level
- Eel Roast - Fix Facebook challenge freeze and dragon taking jump input while shooting
- Fixed fishing button not responding in some cases
- Adjusted scores for Flight Club for greater score variation, see how well you stack up now
- Fixed some text overlaps due to localization
- Fixed some mobile issues of the joystick appearing where it shouldn’t be
- Adjusted the amount of taxi rings to make this area a bit more fun and enjoyable
- Fixed various issues with the end result screen text overlapping or not displaying the correct information
- Fixed farming issues with CSM buttons displaying the incorrect icons at times
- Fixed farming issue of animal growth timer appears when tapping on the animal in build mode
- Fixed issue where user appears to be standing on midair if the user stands on the lift at the landing circle in the school
- Fixed gas particle not appearing for zippleback levels on mobile
- Fixed some decoration item names that were not displaying correctly
- Fixed problems with challenges in Eel Roast
- Fixed problems with players being able to walk on water
- Fixed issue with jump button vanishing in the farm
- Fixed issue of fishing line staying with the player even after fishing
- Fixed game crashing randomly during farming related tasks
- Fixed lap counter not aligning correctly during multiplayer races
- Made fishing easier in the farm
- Fixed lag in night fury Hero Levels
- Fixed issues with some dragons getting in the way when playing Fireball Frenzy
- Added a warning message of not having enough gems when changing clan type
- Fixed bug when sheep pen would sometimes fail to load for tutorials
- Fixed various issues with corrupted graphics
- Fixed fire button sometimes not loading in the flying tutorial
- Fixed buddy list request so click on picture loads profile
- Adjusted offset for chat bubbles so that chat bubble is clearly visible
- Flight School Fix: Whispering death fireball doesnt fire once try to quit and hit no and come back to game
- Added a missing navigation mesh to the turkey perch
- Fixed bug where BuddyList.Init gets called when stop playing in the editor
- Bug Fix UI– Flags/Pickup/Rings UI disappears on pausing and un-pausing any level in flight school
- Fix : Graphics - User and dragon's profile images are truncated in the HUD
- Fixed bug of joystick becoming invisible
- Eel Blast : Fix for jump isnt working when coming out fo the Hatchery for first time
- Fixed an issue with selecting race tracks and improved selection
Latest updates 5.8, 12/12/2013:
New Features:
- Instant Age up for your baby or teen dragon
- See how you rank with your Facebook friends’ high scores
- Clan News now sends a message out to all users! Clan leaders, rally your troops
- We have added fun bundles in the store. It’s time to buy fish in bulk
- Now you can make your dragon look like Stormfly, Meatlug, Hookfang, or Barf & Belch with dragon skins
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed MMO issues with Fireball Frenzy head to head mode
- Fixes made to chat to show players when they type in words that are blocked
- Fixed various targeting bugs
- Updated Fireballs to activate if within range of a target instead of relying on collision
- Updated lighting and art for Snoggletog
- Bug fixes to Eel Blast, including balancing of the waves and colors of eels to be easier on the eye
- Fixed bug of not being able to harvest dragon nip in the farm
- Misc Snoggletog art updates to make things more festive
- Handling tweaks made on Timberjack Hero Dragon Levels in Flight Club
- Fixed a bug where the store highlights flashed when switching stores
- Fixed various text overlapping issues
- Fixed various eel blast animation issues
- Fixed bugs of music not playing in race tracks
- Optimized particles in preparation for mobile submission
- Fixed issues with the fog particles in the Barf & Belch hero dragon level
- Fixed a few bugs with fishing zone placements
- Bug fixes made to Snoggletog saddles
- Various fixes made to the store, including scrolling and items not being taken off avatar preview properly
- Adjustments made to the terrible terror animations
- Fixed bug with war paint / facial decals that were not working in the store
Latest updates 5.7, 12/6/2013:
Bug Fixes:
- Saddle fix for not appearing on Gronckles
- Nadder chugging when moving in pet play
- Snoggletog Pole farm item not being able to be placed after purchase
- Size of snowman in farm
- Fix for the sheep being displayed outside of the pen
Latest updates 5.6, 12/5/2013:
New Features:
- Snoggletog features
Latest updates 5.5, 11/21/2013:
Bug Fixes:
- Eel roast crash
- Floating turkeys in the farm have been fixed
- Same scores for both players in Head to Head is fixed
- Adding messages to show win/loss/tie state in end result screen
- Turkey Feather Icons not coming instead eggs
- Magnet script is now working correctly
- Improper count appears in the Unified result Screen under Rings and Pick Ups for the FS levels 3, 10 & 14 and for the 2nd Dragon class level of Timberjack dragon is fixed
- Build mode not displaying red for incorrectly placed objects
- AutoTargeting has been fixed
- Text fixes for eel roast
- Text added to farming tutorial to warn of spoiling
Latest updates 5.4, 11/20/2013:
New Features:
- Eel Roast (new way to increase dragons happiness)
- Stokehead Hero Levels
- Turkeys in farming, turkey perch
- Composter / Spoiling in farming
- 5 Quests including a composter tutorial quest
- Added tomatoes and carrots to the farm
- New end game screens for all games, its very chic
- Phlegma and heather have joined the staff!
Bug Fixes:
- Updated first user flight tutorial
- Added more tutorials into hero dragons
- Added the ability to collapse interface, so less GUI on screen
- Added the ability for users to customize their buttons and HUD
- Added a fix to help with the problems players were having with the missing wells
- Updated the store to show limited time, sales, and new items to players
- Fixed various text bugs
- Removed mini-map for better performance and screen real estate
- Fixed issues with re-sizing the chat window
- Fixed a few bugs happening when players would start the levels in racing
- Various gameplay and economy balancing
- Fixed bug where pet meter was visible in the middle of the screen for some race tracks
- Fixed keyboard short cuts working if avatar was paused or menu was up
- Configured collectibles to move towards players when they spawn
- Updates to MMO in Racing
- Fixed issue with store of members and non members not getting the right prices
- Fixed problem with text in clan achievements
- Fixed a bug with getting stuck on your dragon after exiting racing
- Fixed problem with loading screen having blank image so screen had a graphical defect
- Optimized calls when pulling lists of clans
- Mobile optimizations
- Facebook integration fixes and sharing
- Fixed issue of not switching to default tab when creating a new clan
Latest updates 5.3, 11/14/2013:
Bug Fixes:
- Cloud Quest MMO fix
- Cloud Quest chat fix
- Collision fix on quiz questions
Latest updates 5.2, 10/15/2013:
New Features:
- All new free mask
Bug Fixes
- Fixed Thunder Run slow racing speeds
- Fixed speeds for dragon dives
Latest updates 5.1, 10/11/2013:
Bug Fixes
- Fixed for Great Hall Glitches
- Took out the pink in the Wilderness
- Re-ordered Harvest Haunt items to be in the first spots of the store
- Changed some of the Harvest Haunt items to being gold instead of all gems
- Fixed game freeze when typing in friend's code
- Fixed text
Latest updates 5.0, 10/10/2013:
New Features:
- Daily rewards! Rewarding the Vikings who play every day!
- New Hero Dragon levels! Fly as Stormfly!
- 3 New Race Tracks! The race is on!
- The Vikings have decorated for their annual Harvest Haunt. SPOoOooOOooOky!
- Limited time only! New Masks in the store! You can now dress up as Toothless!
- Limited time! Harvest Haunt farming decorations!
- The first official Harvest Haunt Contest! Win BIG!
- 4 New Quests!
- Johan is now visiting farms to buy various items from you!
- Fixed issues with the toolbox within The Lab
- Fixed pink dragons
- Fixed some baby Nadders not being able to be customized
- Fixed some pets stuttering when following you
- Adjusted the color template for customizing dragons
- Added Member or Non-Member icons next to players names
- Fixed some names not properly being plural
- Fixed game freezing after some multiplayer races
- Fixed game flow in Flight Club to get people into flying with Hero Dragons quicker
- Tweaked various shaders to help with performance
- Another fix for floating avatars
- Fixed a few inviting bugs with e-mails and Facebook
- Another fix for fishing rods
- Added Sturdy pens to hold more sheep
- Added fix to stop players from spamming (Take that, spammers!)
- Added speed particles to the camera to increase the speed of flight (visually)
- Balanced flight in various dragons
- Fix to floating saddles in the world
- Optimized memory allocation between loading scenes
- Fixed issue of dragon textures turning white in the racing lobby
- Fixed quest arrow bugs
- Fixed missing trophy counts
- Fixed bug with Thornado shooting downwards when no target is present
- Fixed issue of star not unlocking for some players in Flight Club
- New Hero Dragon levels! Race through the green mist and the diving depths underwater with Barf and Belch and Thornado
- New Viking attire in the store
- Fixed the issue of invisible dragons in Racing
- Fixed MMO load check when entering Racing
- Added logic to improve scrolling throughout various menus
- Fixed fishing button, sometimes it was showing behind Mulch
- Fixed the store icon description that was missing in the map legend screen
- Fix to Nightmare detail texture being too dark to notice any changes
- Fixed sliding MMO players
- Patched a hole in one of Meatlugs levels
- Fixed the Racing position number so it will no longer appear outside of the race
- Slightly adjusted the eye placement on the boy and girl avatar (they were a tad high)
- Fixed some NPCs who were not clickable
- Fixed bug with trophy column appearing in single player racing
- Will now take player directly into single player mode if they have MMO disabled
- Fixed alignment of rewards in Fireball Frenzy
- Fixed bug of clan list disappearing on switching tabs while clan details page is loading
- Fixed fishing job bug where tutorial DB overlaps with daily task quests when clicking the job board
- Fixed player not being able to close the clan invite pop up if invited into a clan that has recently become full
- Fixed some collision on some bridge meshes. No more falling through
- School buildings optimized for better performance!
- Fixed text for avatar names that may vanish depending on camera angles
- Fixed the avatar name not rotating
- Re-worked NGUI so it would always pop up over the water
- Adjusted flower position to be above ground (sorry about that!)
- Removed particles from Invite a Friend button (sorry about that too!)
- Added store icon to the message that appears when you run out of bait
- Fixed bug of not being able to select bait if environment object was in your way
- Added functionality to highlight player score in the highscores UI
- Fixed the number displayed for remaining seeds going behind the UI
- Further optimizations when interfacing between web and mobile product
- Fixed bug in clans page of scrollbar not disappearing when switching tabs
- Fixed bug in clans with characters going out of the box in the search field
- Fixed bug of happiness meter increases on clicking the dragon repeatedly in play
- Fixed incorrect buttons showing up when customizing a Whispering Death
- Fix for Z ordering when moving the Break and Flap buttons
- Fix for player being able to scroll down the name in the lobby, even if there is only one name
- Fixed the issue of players ‘kicking’ farming and other items that spawn.
- Fixed issue where chat displayed in the lobby also was showing up in races
- Fixed music playing in avatar selection screen even if music was turned off
- Fixed dragon meters going all the way down after completing an achievement in Fireball Frenzy
- Adjusted the secret fishing zone to be more salmony
- Changed max input of clan characters to 20
- Fixed clan request counter bug of requests showing even if player had none
- Fixed several bugs in the Field Guide
- Added a confirmation pop up box before removing a player from the clan
- Fixed the bug of players not being able to close the store with an invite a friend pop up showing
- Fixed rings randomly not working in various Flight Club levels
- Fixed issue of OK button sometimes not being visible in Racing
- Added code in Racing to not display dragons until they are all loaded into the race
- Fixed bug of user being forced to change clan name on tapping the text field
- Fixed level name inconsistencies in Flight Club
- Fixed issues with not being able to repeatedly feed fish in the pet feed menu
- Fixed fishing tutorial, so player will always catch a Perch, much less frustrating this way!
- Decreased frustrating scrolling speeds
- Combined all categories in the store for easier access to our awesome goods
- Balancing pass on the economy
- Fixed dragons piling up at 0,0,0
- Fixed displaying already sent message when sending an e-mail invite to the same player
- Changed the Dragon Taxi boundary in School and Berk, you can now fly further
- Fixed issue of dragon vanishing if you got off of it outside of the School
- Fixed bug of unable to uncheck the radio button of the member when leader of the clan tries to leave the clan
- Fixed bug of user being able to move the clan type texts out of the box by dragging the text vertically
- Another attempted fix at not being able to reel in fish from Safari, we think we got it this time!
- Fixed the line not being attached to the advanced Rod
- Text updates to various tutorials
- Brought over avatar optimizations from Mobile
- Updated Hero Dragon Tips
- Fixed audio replaying issue with the chocolate quest
- Fixed object collected count not showing up in the journal
- Fix for clan total points showing in the negative
- Fix for clan page failing to open when invitee accepts a clan request
- Fixed clan members counter not updating when approving a join request
- Fix for invisible MMO avatars
- Fixed some Hypothesis text
- Fixed the report abuse button being active for players’ own message
- Fixed mirror image of the player name is displayed in cut scenes
- Fixed clan logo not displaying if the clan name is too long
- Fixed buttons not working after placing a farm item for the first time
- Lite avatars now delay all bundle loading until upgraded to full avatar
- Removed unneeded files for smaller downloads. (We hate downloading as much as you do!)
- Fixes to invite a friend via Facebook
- Hiding scroll arrows if there are not enough items to scroll
- Fixed issue of auto-targeting not working in Racing
- Fixed bug of dragon appearing behind results screen in Racing
- Fixed issue of players getting same amount of trophies in Racing
- Fixed the Saddle Mission if the player already has a Saddle
- Fixed shots in Fireball Frenzy going through shields
- Fixed name inconstancies in hero dragon levels
- Fixed Invisible player/dragon issue
- Fixed Saddles not showing up for Gronckles
- Fixed MMO jerkiness in racing
- Fixed job board not being clickable in Farming
- Fixed prefetching overlapping loading screens
- Fixed single achievements not showing up in achievement page
- 5 custom Hero Dragon levels: Toothless levels in Flight School
- Added winning and losing trophies in racing
- Adding top ranked clans (by trophies)
- Added Achievements into the journal- can you complete them all?
- Added Saddles to the store. The better the saddle the faster your speed!
- 3 New Missions!
- Added option to turn MMO off for a better performance. We call this ‘single player mode’
- New clothes!
- Fixed issue with seed bags not turning into seeds within farming. Also fixed all players who currently have this problem
- Fixed an issue where you approve a friend from an invite and they are not added to your friends list
- Fix for unloading unused avatar textures
- Fixed a bug if you were invited to a clan that was then deleted
- Fixed bug with clan message board tabs becoming un-clickable
- Optimized the clouds in the Dragon Taxi
- Updates for various shaders
- Added tooltips to store buttons
- Economy balancing
- Optimizations in terrains
- Bug fix for visiting other clan pages
- Bug fix for clan searching problems
- Bug fix for player icons not appearing correctly above the avatar’s head
- Fixed problems with the achievement star in Fight Club
- Changed positions of flap and break
- Fix for the show country icons
- Fix for not being able to dismount bug
- Fixed issue where player could access UI behind ‘Hero Dragon Successful’ pop up
- Fixed tutorial overlap bug that sometimes happened in Flight School
- Fix for MMO players having fishing rods outside of fishing zone
- Fixed bug where clan join request info didn’t go away
- Added new informative load screens
- Added Help Dialogue to the Journal
- Optimized how often we were rendering shadows for better performance
- Optimized various texture settings for better performance
- Fix for music and sfx being heard in farm when music and sound settings are turned off
- Fix for text overlapping in fishing tutorial
- Moved the player start marker when in build mode
- Fixed mini-map being greyed out in the hatchery
- Balancing pass on all Flight School levels
- Removed code to reduce the amount of updates being done per frame for better performance
- Fixed sparkly Textures
- Fix to Flight Club scores
- Added Load screens to give everyone something more to look at during the initial lonnnnnnnnng load
- Fix for showing text in the Journal when there is no active task
- Fix for clans that caused a bug if you switched between tabs too quickly
- Fixed another bug with the star in Flight School if you left and came back
- Fix for a bug that happened in Flight School if player didn’t have a dragon
- Made Fireball Frenzy Free.
- Made fixes to dragon pictures showing up in Flight School
- Added a check to make sure friend list is finished loading before player can visit
- Performance optimizations when updating the avatar and dragon
- Fixed MMO Prediction that was skipping updates in the visible avatars
- Fix to feed menu, it will now not close when you feed your dragon 1 fish. This should be much easier on all players. Woo!
- Fix for player being automatically mounted on their dragon when exiting Flight Club
- Fix to some typos
- Fixed confirmation messages when player is removed from a clan
- Fix to fishing bug of line not being attached to the rod
- Made chat window on by default and moved it to lower left of the screen. Expect more chat improvements to come
- Fixes to invite a friend via e-mail
- Various cleanup to textures in Wilderness, School, and Berk to improve performance
- Fix for not enough energy pop up was appearing if user was repeatedly retrying levels
- Fix bug of Flap and Break buttons appearing for Teen dragon when walking
- Fixed Chat to broadcast across all rooms / zones. No matter where players are, you should be able to chat with clan members and friends
- Added small fix to move players camera if frame rate gets to 6 frames a second. This should help with some performance problems
- Fix for player being able to search clans by tapping the spacebar
- Fix for player being unable to launch 2nd new dragon class level in FS after completing the 1st
- Fixed Chat bubble being visible to the right groups
- Forced chat to be invisible when tutorials are playing
- Fixed various clipping and visual bugs
- Fixed the star not showing up in Flight Club
- Mood problems with names being turned on (double happy faces). Also player names on by default
- Fix for fishing rods being in mmo players hands
- Fix for fishing chat spam
- Fix for taking out default text for clan names
- Fix for the number of join request button not being turned off
- Adjusted some overlap issues
- Fixed bug where player could access menus behind hero dragon pop up menu
- Invite a friend even if you are not authorized
- Hero Dragon Flight Club- Meatlug/ Screaming Death
- Clans!
- Added friends and clan filters to chat (lots of chat fixes)
- 2 More Laboratory Quests
- 5 New Quests
- Invite a friend via Facebook
- 2 New crops added to farming (Lavender and toothache plant)
- As per fan request, we have added a top down camera in farming
- Changed invite a friend to Gems
- Fixed various text bugs (overlapping, line spacing, etc)
- Fixed bug where XP meter showed as full when user had no achievement data
- Updated the art for farm slots
- Updated to Unity 4.2
- Updated fishing tutorial text
- Fixed seeing outside of the world when toggling the camera in farming
- Moved invite a friend into the store (should be much less annoying now)
- Added information about the well in farming the first time a user clicks it
- Added Player water quantity to ‘add water’ button.
- Updated art for visiting pop up
- Small sounds added to various buttons and interfaces
- Fixed some scrolling bugs in the message board
- Another attempt at fish not reeling in bugs
- Economy balancing pass
- Updated the text for player authorization
- Various culling optimizations in scenes for performance / frame rate
- Updates to face textures for boys and girls
- Reduced number of files to help with initial download
- Fixed animal tutorial step in farming repeating when user comes out of portal and comes back in
- Added visual bar to show the well refilling rate
- Fixed being able to select crops in build mode
- Added feed animation and particles to farming
- Updated Job Board tutorial text
- Updated the invite a friend layout slightly
- Various fixes to wrist bands, shoulder pads, and other clothing textures
- Fixed random crash when entering the wilderness
- Fixed random crash when going into and out of the store
- Reduced draw calls when displaying avatar name, this should help frame rate a little
- Made teen flight levels available to adults as per fan requests
- Changed bugs in about me page related to moods
- Fixed fishing bug of tutorial GUI overlapping store GUI
- Added avatar location validation to fix avatars going out of the world when changing scenes
- Addressed a memory leak when the player leaves the lab
- Fixed bug that would cause frame rate drops when MMO players were getting disconnected
- Fix for Feed menu disappearing in farming when clicking scroll arrow buttons
- Fixed issue of placing the farm house on top of farming slots
- Updates to friend list messages
- Fixed issue of player getting stuck on the geyser in the wilderness
- Fixes for audio in the lab
- Fixed tutorial bug in build mode when backpack was open
- Fixed chat not working in farming
- Fixed issue where MMO player was able to click on other players farm items when visiting
- Store fix for parts not reverting correctly when switching tabs and trying on clothes
- Added mini-map for great hall interior
- Fixed well timer not updating for some players when they log out
- Added various tooltips throughout interfaces
- Added gulp animation when petting dragon in pet play
- Varied load screen order
- Dragon will now look at mouse cursor when farming
- Updated the water in farm
- Fixed various farming tutorial issues
- Various friend visiting fixes
- Modified pickups for farming
- Fixed messages not appearing when players reply to other messages
- Fixed random crashes in Berk
- Fixed random crash when navigating in the school or wilderness
- Fixed random crash bug when player goes from teen to adult dragon
- Fixed players getting coins whenever they entered farming
- Fixed bug of refill button not working immediately after player ranks up
- Fixed bug of water being taken when player harvests a crop
- Fixed issue of some players starting the game with 0 Gems
- Fixed quest arrow flickering after leaving play mode
- Fixed quest arrow not appearing after finishing the fishing quest
- Fixed crash when player purchases items back to back too many times
- Fixed alignment of vocabulary words in field guide
- Fixed issue of ‘add water’ button failing to appear during farming tutorial
- Fixed definition of Herbivorous and producer vocabulary words
- Fixed players being able to log in from multiple locations at the same time
- Added text to show next upgrade level and used / available farm slots in build mode
- Farming is now available!
- 5 New Quests implemented.
- 5 New adult Flight Club levels, can you beat them?
- New Race Track Added- "Frozen Warriors".
- 2 New Laboratory Quests activities implemented.
- Added new hair / clothing items
- New chat system implemented (only going to get better from here).
- New first time user movement tutorial implemented.
- Dragon Shaders implemented (better looking, and better for memory and performance. Win / win).
- Invite a friend functionality (get 200 coins for every friend you get to register).
- Enabled invite and visit friends in your friends lists.
- Enabled visiting the farms of other players via profile page and friends list.
- Added a new tutorial that better explains how to mount your dragon at teenage stage.
- Added player tips to loading screens. Thanks Tumblr fans!
- Added Dragon Nip to Play to help increase dragon happiness
- Fixed dual dialogue boxes appearing in some missions.
- Fixed fish not being able to reel in bug.
- Addressed players switching profiles and getting dragons from other profiles.
- Addressed issue of avatar saving, getting corrupted, and players starting as default avatar. They will now be asked to re-customize their avatar.
- Addressed Dropped out of MMO issues.
- Addressed not being able to race MMO issues.
- Fixed issue with experiments not showing the correct temperature.
- Added messaging for not allowing numbers or symbols in viking or dragon names.
- Fixed some titles in various dialogue boxes that went missing.
- Membership now reflects in the game if purchased from the map screen.
- Optimized various particles in the school for better performance.
- Optimized various particles in Berk for better performance.
- Fixed overlapping text in the profile page.
- Fixed inconsistencies in the Wilderness mini-map.
- Fixed bug with meters tutorial when user first gets a dragon.
- Optimized various particles in the hatchery for better performance.
- Adjusted fishing percentages in the Wilderness to be more friendly.
- Optimized various particles in the Great Hall for better performance.
- Adjusted the size of teen Thunderdrum and Whispering Death.
- Adjusted firepits so they can be lit easier in all scenes.
- Fixed MMO avatar variables not resetting, this would cause avatars to get into bad states.
- Fixed issue of player 'bouncing' back and forth on the Nadder when mounted.
- Fixed issue in the lab of items scaling down when being added.
- Addressed the issue of players being turned back around when flying too far. Fly and be free players, fly and be free!
- Fix for bug where users were joining racing rooms after a race was started.
- Fixed a small memory leak in dragon customization.
- GUI alignment fixes in fishing and Flight Club.
- Added various sounds for various buttons throughout the game.
- Small improvements to boy and girl avatar face textures.
- Fixed bug where, offer speech for mission played again if you quit after accepting a mission and had completed it out of order.
- Removed 'checking for experiment box' when entering the lab. Less dialogue boxes!
- Fix for racing to make sure user positions were updated correctly after exiting a race.
- Fixed dragons firing into fire pits issue.
- Fixed fishing button being visible when opening journal.
- Fixes to fireball frenzy to smooth out user flow.
- Fixed being able to fish while standing on the top of your dragon.
- Added ability for dragons to stand on slopes of 45 degrees.
- Fixed being able to mount a dragon while it was carrying quest items for you.
- Flight Club balancing.
- Fix for animations not looping after player plays with their dragons.
- Ammo range doubled for racing.
- Allow dragons to always fire regardless of happiness in Flight Club or racing.
- Auto target for fireballs will now target players nearest you.
- Fireball cooldown reduced for Flight Club.
- Fixed the dragon not idling correctly while fishing.
- Balanced energy regeneration rates.
- Removed the annoying field guide updated dialogue boxes.
- Fixed player names displaying in the middle of their dragon when mounted.
- Various tutorial text updates for more clarity based on user feedback. Thanks!
- Added a 'gulp' animation when feeding your dragon. Ugly yellow particles are now gone!
- Updates to Nadder and Night Fury flying animations.
- Countdown added to Flight Club.
- Fixed bug where membership doesn't reflect in game immediately if player purchases membership from profile creation screen.
- Fixes to fireball frenzy to smooth out user flow.
- Fixed bug of Flight Club of Toothless starting too early.
- Fixed players dragon being visible when taking a Taxi Dragon.
- Fixed bug where user name was not appearing in results screen for un-authorized users.
- Fixed issue of dragon flickering in customization.
- Fixed scrolling bug with quests.
- Fixed 'press' state for single player racing button.
- Fixed minor art overlapping issue in racing lobby with the dragons picture.
- Fixed bug of quest help tips not updating correctly.
- Fixed scrolling problems in profile page.
- Fixed scroll button functionality in 'favorites' menu on profile page.
- Fixed particles not playing when players level up.
- Adjusted flight boundary so you can get to Gothi's house.
- Fixed play and feed buttons disappearing when clicking their dragon before talking to hiccup.
- Fixed bug where race was not starting for MMO players if one player quits before the race loads.
- Raised the height of flower objects in berk for easier collection.
- Fixed for egg texture of the Thunderdrum.
- A new racetrack, Fortune Falls, has been added!
- Members now get 500 gems per month of membership.
- The game economy balance has been refined.
- The correct image of Hiccup has been implemented when taking your first flight tutorial with Toothless.
- The lab’s crucible has been fixed to prevent materials from jumping out.
- Repeating sounds have been fixed.
- Brown Trout are now easier to catch.
- Fish no longer overlap with dialogue after being caught.
- New store buildings have opened in Berk and at the School.
- Fire and other particles in the world have been optimized for better performance.
- Avatar saving problems that turned avatars into the default Viking have been updated.
- High scores text and alignment have been fixed.
- Membership now reflects in the game if purchased from the map screen.
- Quests requiring players to collect and turn in items have been fixed.
- Players will not be dropped from School of Dragons when changing scenes or after playing games.
- Floating people, avatars stuck in the ground, and invisible dragons have been fixed.
- Issues with joining races at Thunder Run Racing have been resolved.
- Optimizations have been made to the Thunderdrum and Whispering Death dragons.
- Fixes to the chat system, including racing, have been made.
- Invisible players during races has been fixed.
- Dragon images appearing after taking the personality test have been fixed.
- Problems concerning vocabulary words that are unlocked in the field guide have been addressed.
- Freezes when receiving promo code messages have been fixed.
- Buttons no longer overlap on the About Me page.
- More information is available concerning what players unlock when their dragon reaches adulthood.
- Astrid got tired of hanging out by herself on the mountain. She’s moved to a more convenient location.
- Authorized players whose names were changed back to ‘Viking-###’ should be prompted for a name change when entering the game.
- Players no longer move behind the “Congratulations” pop-up after racing.
- Holes in the Wilderness, Berk, and School have been sealed.
- Various small quest bugs have been squashed.
- More sounds have been added throughout the worlds.
- Optimizations to reduce lag when players load in and out of rooms have been made.
- Black Deadly Nadder eyelids have been fixed.
- Hair no longer clips through Dagur helmet.
- Paths in the Wilderness have been made smoother and easier to navigate.
- Shadows have been made more realistic.
- Texture issues when aging up a new dragon.
- Avatar picture in profile picture are not updating after customizing avatar.
- Temporary texture issues seen on MMO players when loading into a new scene.
- Avatars still holding fishing poles after fishing.
- When in multiplayer races, tracks are not chosen randomly.
- Fixes to issues when selecting categories in the store, also made buttons easier to click.
- Economy balancing.
- Dragon texture optimizations to improve overall appearance of dragons.
- A secondary fix for groups of dragons spawning in scenes.
- Fix for improving texture quality for players dragon.
- MMO optimization that should address the amount of network calls going back and forth between player and server.
- Added a fix for players running in place when not properly being disconnected from MMO.
- Fixed a bunch of chat issues, should be easier to chat now. Press ‘Enter’ to open chat at anytime.
- Various interface fixes to buttons, highlights etc.
- Optimized avatar saving for less lag and network communication.
- Various mission tweaks and fixes.
- A lot of players posted about having trouble buying bait, so we added link to the store button when players run out.
- Spread out player spawning locations in the school to help with lag and navigation.
- Fixed rocks ‘jumping’ out of the crucible in the lab.
- Optimized textures for avatars and dragons for better performance. Will be working on quality setting options coming soon.
- Fixed disconnecting from MMO when going idle.
- Optimized amount of people loading in MMO areas for better performance.
- Fixed various dragon animations issues.
- Adjusted Flight Club payouts for A+ grades rewarding correctly.
- Fixed bugs with the player map.
- Fixes to the Loom quest. New users should have no problems. Existing users, we are working so we can get this fixed for you.
- Improvements to the quest arrow while mounted on your dragon.
- Fixed various text overlaps and typos.
- Various quest fixes.
- Improved dragon spawning issues in various scenes.
- Fixed teen tutorial not appearing in Flight Club.
- Various art optimizations in wilderness, school, and fishing.
- Fixed Bucket playing Gobber VO.
- Balanced Flight Club levels.
- Lots of other small bug fixes.