Hi all,
This version is a complete rewrite of the Realm Store and its integration with the Google Play Store on Android devices.
A good 75% of our Support Helpdesk tickets were issues with players not receiving purchases and I was frequently having to provide refunds (sometimes many per day), after lengthy investigation it turns out this was tied to delayed payment methods and my usage of a library called GDX Pay.
These issues have resulted in an awful customer experience and a lot of extra busybody work for me and the GMs so this was an absolute priority to get fixed going into the new year. I have spent the last week ripping out that library and re-implementing the Realm Store from the ground up directly using Googles SDK and documentation.
This is a full overhaul, and I have significantly improved the ‘my purchases’ section of ‘my account’ to give you a much better idea of what you have bought and the purchase state it is in. I have extensively tested the new integration and am confident this should set us up going into 2025 with far fewer (hopefully none at all) issues!
Now this is taken care of (it will of course be monitored and tweaked as necessary) I can finally turn my attention back to working on the next major release.
I hope everyone is having a fantastic start to the new year!
Fhox
Update 0.8.12 (a):
There is a small graphical issue with Maces appearing as… presents! This is purely visual and does not impact gameplay, however as festive as this is I have rolled out patch 0.8.12 (a) to fix the issue.
Update 0.8.12 (b):
Fixes an issue where the Support Helpdesk icon was replaced with… a present ._. Also fixes some moderation tools on the back-end but you guys don’t care about that.
Hotfix:
Fixes an issue that could cause players to be kicked when using Mind Games or Distracting Shot on a monster that was unable to find a way home.