Release Notes 12.06.11 (Mafia Wars 2)

Hey Crew, Mafia Wars 2 has been updated again! 

Of Special Note

• Health packs now act similarly to energy packs, and will heal over your max health.
• Zones will now unlock when you have reached the required level, or when you have completed the previous zone.

Fixes

• Purchasing gold or cash should now update as soon as transaction is complete without having to refresh.
• There should no longer be any level 100+ players freezing up your game in the arenas.
• Upgrade button will no longer display once you have upgraded your armory to the maximum level.
• "Gone in 60 Seconds": Purchasing a either a premium or cash vehicle will complete the quest.

Release Notes 11.18.11 (Mafia Wars 2)

Hey Crew, Mafia Wars 2 has been updated again! We did lots of behind-the-scenes bug-squashing this week, but here are the things you'll notice have changed in the game!

Of Special Note

• The crew leaderboard will now display by default, unless the Rivals tab is clicked.
• There are now daily PvP missions available through the end of November.
• Your Pyramid casino and Crafting Workshop no longer count against the production building limit cap.
• New Dead End weapons, armor and vehicles in the Marketplace and Dead End shop.
• We squeezed Moose in the Badlands, and he is now coughing up more XP.
• Zones now have progress bars, so you'll know how far you've gotten, and when you're ready to move on.

Fixes

• Get Energy button no longer says to get energy
• Felonious dialogue boxes now have correct text in titles
• On sale items in the Marketplace will no longer prompt a message that you don't have enough gold/cash, if you have enough for the sale price.
• The harbor Master now has a counter to let you know how many product containers you have given him.
• The Miscellaneous tab has returned to the Home Turf Marketplace

Release Notes - November 12, 2011 (Mafia Wars 2)

• If you were having trouble with that Fire Breather, we fixed him good. Go to it!
• You shouldn't have anything in the way of building your armory now!
• If you've already built your armory, you won't see that message when you're in Dead End, anymore.
• When you pass your crew in collecting Bone Yard Tokens, you'll get a chance to rub it in their faces!
• Things should look right in Bluebird Meadows now.
• If you friend revives your worker, you'll be able to collect from them when you return to your turf!
• The marketplace is stocked and ready for shopping! If you had some issues with a few items - you should be ready to shop now!
• We had a nasty talk with the Harbor Master. When you give him 10 containers now, you're progress will be counted correctly.
• Got a new Grow House? Don't worry - you'll get the proper credit for your new business now.

http://forums.mafiawars2.com/showthread.php?t=2692

Release Notes - October 18 2011 (Mafia Wars 2)

Of Special Note

• Some players weren't able to load the game because they had too many crew and rivals trying to visit their turf. If you couldn't load before, please try now!
• We've made a few more tweaks to the friend selector: You now have an X to close it, "Cancel" has been changed to "Return to Game," and both will highlight after the first batch of sends.
• The number of items you can receive from friends per day has been raised from 15 to 25.
• We've added a "MW 1 & 2 Friends" tab in the friend selector. Checking the "Select All" box will select all of the friends currently shown in the window. Request away!

Changes and Additions

• Your friends will now randomly show up on your home turf or when you travel to other zones!
• The Casino Row zone shop has new items.
• Certain missions that had unbalanced Energy vs. Loot rations have been adjusted.
• Certain social jobs had their unbalanced rewards adjusted downward.
• The Equip, Unequip, and Buy buttons are now easier to tell apart from one another.
• Some Arena shop items had their prices adjusted.
• You can now sell Wardrobe items from the profile.
• We've added the ability to quick-publish (no share dialog) the following events to your friends when you level up or win a boss fight.
• You'll now have an indicator over your building letting you know when enough friends have accepted your request to help upgrade it.

Fixes

• The guide arrow for the Visit Zoe mission will no longer show up before you get the mission.
• When clicking on a red-shielded rival to visit their turf and rob them, the rival would chicken out and not show up so you could rob them. They'll suck it up and fight now.
• When the leaderboard resets each week, it should only reset your rank on the leaderboard, not your title. You'll no longer be reset to Newbie every week!
• You can now choose your reward from Charlie the Drunk!
• It now costs energy to fight the security guards in Neon Strip.
• Guide arrows were added to the building & harvesting Gun Shop missions.
• It will be easier now to collect energy from your friends' energy stations during the Recharge mission.
• The Weapon Shop's Upgrade pushpin sometimes got lonely and started to follow your avatar around. It's been sent home to stay.
• Zoe's buildings will no longer have Power-Up icons after you collect from them.
• The Rob icon will now only show up if the building or agent can actually be robbed.
• When you remove one of the three pieces of debris on the home turf that get swapped with safes, the debris will now clear immediately.
• The Moose is no longer loose! The Moose is Loose mission now completes when you kill Moose.
• Missions that have Street Cred as rewards will no longer throw an error when you open their information screens.
• The female Yellow T-shirt no longer colors outside the lines.
• The thugs accompanying Moose and Bonecrusher no longer have "Cannot Find String" when you mouse over them.
• The Gearing Up quest has been moved to level 18.
• Moose is a little dense, so you'll have to forgive him for telling you to upgrade your garage to level 2 right after you already did it. We got it through his thick skull and he'll no longer tell you to do it again.
• The Place a Parts Factory mission will no longer pop up a "0% increase!" message (it was kind of a letdown).
• The Joshua Tree is no longer offset when rotated.
• Clicking on the brass knuckles when you're already in an arena will no longer cause the game to hang.
• The Laspear no longer has placeholder art.
• The Crazy Cat Lady in Bluebird Meadows no longer has a placeholder icon.
• The Ski Mask and Eye Patch now display correctly when worn.
• The Recharged mission will now update correctly when you collect from a friend's energy plant.
• The "inventory full" message was hidden behind the Workshop window, so you couldn't tell why you weren't able to buy more parts.
• The mouse-over text for Bonuses in the Bone Yard has been updated.
• Instead of getting close enough to stab your rival in the eye with your gun, your avatar will leave enough space to aim and fire.

http://forums.mafiawars2.com/showthread.php?t=726

Release Notes 3/17/18

Welcome to BraZIL
Our newest destination, Brazil, was launched this week and new twists and turns await you. For more information on the lay out and access, visit the Customer Support Early Access and Brazil 411 and FAQ pages.

Fighting Irish Gifting Event
It wouldn't be St. Patrick's Day without a good fight. Get great loot items by sending and receiving broken body parts to and from your mafia. For all the details, visit the Customer Support Fighting Irish 411 and FAQ page.

Carnaval Mask Combo Event
The Carnaval Mask Combo Event has ended but you have 4 days to accept pending gift requests and redeem Carnaval Masks for loot items.

Underworld Showdown
The winner of the Underworld Showdwon was Derek "Iced" Van Meurs. Check your inventory to find out how many Showdown Trophies your received.

Mini Energy Packs
A small random group of players had their once a day Energy Packs replaced with 6 Mini Energy Packs that can be used at any time during a 24 hour period. Each Mini Pack is 25% of your total energy. This is currently in the testing phase and it is to be determined if this system will replace the current Energy Pack. For more details, visit the Customer Support Energy Mini Packs page.

Gifting Errors
Gifting errors are now coded and we ask that you let us know what was happening when you received the error. We also added a graphic for your amusement so that the error window is not so boring. For more details and the template you should use, visit the Customer Support Mafia Wars Gifting Error Messages page.

RewardVille
Get great Mafia Wars loot items for playing all playing all the Zynga games. RewardVille is here for most players. To learn more go to rewards.zynga.com.


Community News
St. Patrick's Day Mock War
The St. Patrick's Day Mock War started at 10 am PST today and will end on March 20th at 11:59:59 PST. The Mock War Page can be found here.

I Love Mafia Wars Family Survey
We are putting together a free fan club for those who love to play Mafia Wars. Please go here and give us your feedback.

Player Advisory Committee
To learn about what the PAC has been up to, go to this Zynga Forum Board discussion thread by Lynn Deanne, Mafia Wars Guide Master.
 
http://blog.mafiawars.com/2011/03/release-notes-31718.html

Release Notes 3/4/2011

Old info from The Official Mafia Wars blog
on 3/7/2011 they post Release Notes 3/4/2011

Game Updates
Events
Love Is Hard to Find
The Love Is Hard to Find Gifting Combo Event expired on Feb 22nd and redemption of Broken Hearts for loot items remained open for 3 more days.  For more details, visit the Customer Support Love Is Hard To Find 411 Page.

Ancient Relic Gifting Event
The Ancient Relic Event expired on March 1st.  For more details visit the Customer Support Ancient Relic Gift Event 411 Page.

Underworld Showdown
Pick your favorite fighter and win a maximum of 5 rounds to be eligible to receive a Showdown Trophy for each round your fighter wins. The event will expire on March 7th and a winner will be determined. To vote for the fighter, go here.  For more details visit the Underworld Showdown 411 Page
 
Cuba In Crisis
Cuba is locked down and there was a Mission called Crisis in Cuba to say farewell. For more details, visit the Customer Support visit the Cuba In Crisis Mission Event 411 Page.

Massacre in Moscow
The Neo-Imperium hasn't stopped and there is a Massacre In Moscow that will lead to Moscow locking down on March 10th. For more details, visit the Customer Support Massacre In Moscow Page.

Additions
Remove Non-Friend from Mafia
You can now remove non-Facebook friends from you mafia by going to your My Mafia page and clicking on the "Remove Non-Friends From My Mafia" link. Players with larger mafias will need to repeat the process every 48 hours until all non-Facebook friends are removed.
New Languages Added
3 new languages were added to the game for a total of 7. To change the language in your game, use the account drop bar menu and select "Language".
Reward Point Icon
In the event that your account has a discount offer on Reward Points, the icon on top of the game header will reflect this during the duration of the offer.

New Limited Time Item
The Patriot is the new Limited Time item available in the buildable properties. Find it in your Chop Shop for two weeks. You will need to collect Engine Parts to craft it from your mafia.

Feedback Tab
There is a new tab in the Account drop bar menu. This will soon be available to all accounts and connects the player to Get Satisfaction. For more details and instructions on how to use Get Satisfaction, go here.

New Home Page Ad
Want to know what's new in Mafia Wars? Look for this module on your Home Page. Click on the ad and you will be directed to the Official Mafia Wars Blog.

New Pop-Up Feature
Want to see less pop-ups? Look for an option to decrease the number of times they pop up on your account.  At the moment, this feature is not on all accounts

Egyptology Crates
Egyptology Crates are now available in the Marketplace. Get lots of cool Egyptian themed loot items with awesome stats.

Bug Fixes
Burner Counter
The number of burners you own is now viewable from the Robbing Page.

Hitlist Survival Statistics
The hitlist survival time statistic is now viewable on all Mafia Wars profiles and no longer reflects your own.


Community News
The Player Advisory Committee
The members of the PAC met in San Fransisco and it was a big success. The PAC now has a direct channel to communicate with the Mafia Wars team and all player types are represented. To learn more about what happened go here.
Worldwide Mafia Meetup Day
Mafia Meetup day is April 8th. To start your own or join one already in the planning progress go to www.meetup.com/mafiawars/ and find your city. The 5 cities with the most RSVP's will get a Mafia Wars Meetup Starter Kit.

Spoofs And Rumors
Do not believe everything you read in your news feeds. Mafia Wars is here to stay and will only get better. If it's not posted here, the Official Mafia Wars Fan Page or Customer Support, it's not true.

Release Notes 2/11/2011

Release Notes from the official blog of Mafia Wars

1.  Atlantic City Mobile Chapter 4
Camden County , the 4th Chapter of Atlantic City, is now available. Fully master this chapter and you will be awarded a Parkour Master that is an Armor item with stats of 105/121!

2.  Italy Consumables
Sets of Hidden Charges and Cooked Books are now on the Free Gift page. You can accept up to 10 of each a day to make Italy a little easier to master.

3.  Rivals List
Do you have a beef with someone in Mafia Wars? Now you can create your own Rivals List by adding up to 10 players of your choice.  Add players directly from the fightlist or their Mafia Wars profile page. Players can be added or removed at any time.


4.  FrontierVille and Café World Cross Game Promotions
The FrontierVille and Café World cross game promotions have officially ended.  You can still use any Beaver Pelts and Doctored Invoices that are in your inventory to craft items but will not be able to create anymore.

5.  The Big Game Faceoff
The Wisconsin Cheddarheads won the Big Game and player who built the winning franchise were awarded with a Victory Ring for each one.  Congrats to to all who hold Victory Rings!

6.  Limited Time Mission
The first Limited Time Mission was released on February 3rd. All players had 8 days to complete it. Look for more of these Missions in the future.


7.  Missions Bar Change
There is now a drop down menu to view the status off all your Missions. From the Missions Bar, click on "SEE ALL" and all the statistics of your Mission(s) will be viewable in one place.

8.  Forum Board Live Question and Answer Session
The Mafia Wars Forum Board hosted a live chat Question and Answer session.  Go to this Forum Board Thread to see the all questions and answers.  A second session is scheduled for February 11th at 2pm PST.  To participate or review the questions, go HERE.

9.  Player Advisory Committee Update
The players selected for the Player Advisory Committee have notified and will attend training at Zynga Headquarters in San Fransisco on February 26th.  Go to this Zynga Forum Board Thread for more details.

10.  Mafia Wars Valentine's Day Event
For a sneak preview of our Valentine's Day Event, check out the Customer Support Valentine's Day Event Page.


11.  One Day Reward Point Sale
Don't miss out on your chance to get 40% off Reward Points all day on February 11.

Release Notes 2/2/2011

1.  Limited Time 8 hr Energy Packs
Starting now and going on thru Valentine's Day, Mafia Wars is proud to spread a little love. We have decreased the energy pack timers from 24hrs to 8hrs, so use the little extra to complete those extra Italy region jobs.

2.  Fight List Revamp
We are looking to revamp the fight list and need your feedback. Go to this Forum Board post to see images of what we are working on.  More importantly, leave some feedback so we can tailor it to what the players want most.

3.  New Lucky Stash Bonus Items
We've added 10 new exclusive items in the Lucky Stash slot bonus wheel. Take it for a spin and try your luck.

4.  Healing Improvements
We are slowly adding a new option to healing. Heal in all destinations using New York cash!!! Be on the lookout for this option as it is rolling out now!

5.  My Recruits Update
Now there is even more incentive to enlist new recruits. The loot item rewards have improved. If your recruit gets to level 25, you get a Master (48/60) and your recruit get a Apprentice (29/47).

6.  Job Currency
Currency will now be taken directly from the bank when performing jobs that require it.  It is no longer necessary to make withdraws.

7.  Fighting Achievements
The fighting achievements shown below have been removed from the Fight Club and will now be rewarded automatically once you reach the designated level of Fight Mastery

8.  Private Zoo Limited Time Item
There is a new limited time item available in the Private Zoo. The Amur Leopard has stats of 69/34. To unlock and craft this item, you need 10 Raw Meat "parts".
 
http://blog.mafiawars.com/2011/02/release-notes-222011.html