The brand new version 2.7 is up on all servers now, as a major update for CoS, it has some really important new things and changes, let's take a look at what they are:
Additions:
Added 2nd-day Login Packages (Strider – MK I as reward);
Added Wardrobe to collect and store Cosmetic skins;
Added Cosmetic Chest that provides players daily chances to get Cosmetics;
Added Cosmetics to the Collection system;
Added Antiques to the Collection system;
Added brand new Noticeboard that includes latest activities, announcements, etc
Added new Privilege system that can get all players 500% bonus goodies;
Added new Diamond Subscription;
Added new Subscriber Package;
Added level 60 Boss Raid;
Expanded layers of Tower of Peril to 60.
Changes:
Overhauled the Mercenary System with enhanced gameplay and refined interface;
Changed rewards of in-game systems including 7-day Login, Clock-in and Level-up;
Changed rewards of the Recharge System;
Now Lucky Stones are required to increase success rate of Smelting;
Optimized Dungeon Objective Complete stamp;
Changed rewards of the Transmuter and increased the success rate;
Removed items that cost over 10,000 Electrum from the Mystery Shop;
Removed exits from Rift Weaver and Copperwaste;
Removed Slayer Steambike from Dungeon drops.
Fixes:
Fixed a bug where players could open up Crafting system via Daily Goals even level requirement not met;
Fixed a bug where Bound Electrum could not purchase full Cosmetic set on the Electrum Shop;
Fixed a bug where pop-up message screen didn’t include Bound Electrum when Electrum was not sufficient;
Fixed a bug where gained success rate lost due to ticking off and then canceled “Full probability”;
Fixed a bug where a number of systems didn’t include Bound Electrum purchase icon.
Version 2.7 Update Ready to Go
Hello all,
To complete the update for brand new version 2.7, all servers will go offline at 3:30 AM, PDT (5:30 AM, CDT), July 8th (Find your timezone:(http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html). Expected server down time should be around 1-2 hours.Thank you for the patience.
New EU Server Rolling out This Week
New EU Server Arriving
Hello CoS Community,
The launch of the EU server was more popular than we expected! We’ve been seeing increasing number of players from Europe play City of Steam since that. A million thanks go out to all!
As we’re still receiving requests for opening up a new server, after thorough thinking of all our potential players, we decided to launch a new EU server to reach more EU players at 10AM CEST this Thursday (July 10th), together with the brand new version 2.7.
Refined New Server-exclusive Events
New server events are always the best places to establish a new character. This time the dev team worked hard to improve everything related, the interface, the way it displays, etc. Now the whole event screen looks clear and bright, here’s a first look:
http://i.imgur.com/yJI6hrU.png
Free Goodies? You bet!
While we’re preparing everything, to celebrate this new operations expansion we will partner with a group of mainstream gaming media to give away some free goodies. As usual, all giveaway pages will be listed on our site once codes are up for all to get.
All people at Mechanist Games look forward to starting a new round of adventure in Nexus this Thursday. Be sure to stay tuned!
Independence Day Promotion
Hello all,
Another time to honor history. We just embraced the Independence Day, one of the most important holidays in Northern America. As a small independent studio that dedicated one project for years, we believe in the spirit of independence. Time to celebrate!
Aye! Electrum Bonus
Kicking off at 2AM PDT today, players who recharge Electrum will get 10% more bonus Electrum for free. This special promotion will be available on all platforms and payment methods, including the main website, Kongregate, Steam, Facebook and Armor Games.
The recharge bonus will end at 2AM PDT next Monday (find your time zone here: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html).
Independence Day Special Packs
We prepared abundant packs to celebrate both the Independence Day and the Canada Day, players of all 4 servers will receive a free pack with the following items:
5x Lucky Scrolls (used in Lucky Wheel of v2.7)
5x Lucky Stones (used in Smelt of v2.7)
5x Miraculous Health Jab
500x Bound Electrum Bundle
As for paying players, anyone who purchases $10, $40 and $100 worth (or more) Electrum in-game can receive the Independence Packs (rewards are cumulative):
$10 Independence Package:
1x Level 3 Mod Box;
1x 1,500-Talent Point Fun Bundle
1x 250-Ability Point Fun Bundle
1x 100-Valor Tokens
10x Vehicle Parts
$40 Independence Package:
2x Level 4 Mod Box
1x 2,250 Talent Point Extra-Fun Bundle
1x 375-Ability Point Extra-fun Bundle
1x 500-Valor Token
1x 3-Day Extender
30x Vehicle Parts
$100 Independence Package:
2x Level 5 Mod Box
1x 3,000 Talent Point Extra-Fun Bundle
1x 500-Ability Point Extra-fun Bundle
1x 1,000-Valor Token
1x 7-Day Extender
50x Vehicle Parts
All packs will be sent out after the promotion wraps up on Monday.
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Sneak Peek for Version 2.7
What *are* the Devs Doing?
Hey all,
It’s been a while since we released the live version 2.6.1. Since that fated version, one of the frequently asked questions we’ve been receiving is “When will the next patch be?”
The developers have been hard at work, and of course we have been actively pushing for as many bug fixes as possible. We’ve tried to soften some of the changes that were not well received, as well as bringing long overdue updates to old systems. This version will be tested by volunteers before going live, so should be a lot smoother. Maybe not perfect, but smoother for sure.
It’s still a bit hard for us to nail down an accurate date, but we’re expecting the brand new version 2.7 coming out next week if testing of all changes and new features is satisfactory.
Evolved Mercenary System
The Mercenary System has been re-designed. The way they look, the way display of the interface, and the way they help your characters. Many have different abilities now, and a lot of bosses can be found and added as your mercenaries too. Your old mercenaries will be converted into new looking ones, so don’t worry about losing any. Since it’s not fully done yet, we can only share a picture of the work in progress.
http://i.imgur.com/lyGcu1U.jpg
Spin Your Luck
One of the new features we’d like to introduce is Lucky Wheel, all players will have some free chances to get started, and it does have some really nice items. As the system is not completed yet, all listed items are for preview only. It also comes with a weird carnival girl… elf… bling… person.
http://i.imgur.com/jztIo7M.jpg
Cosmetic Showcase
We developed a Wardrobe for storing Cosmetics in 2.7. It was silly that you could only show one at a time, and the others took up too much space in the inventory. Lucky, it’s an extra-planar wardrobe, so you won’t be seen changing clothes in public. The new system has 3 categories (yet to be named). In addition, there will be more ways to fill up your Wardrobe, all players can spend Shillings and Bound Electrum or real electrum to collect cosmetics in the Cosmetics lucky draw. As the system interface is still pretty rough, the following pic is only for preview (this is a silver version of the Slayer Set):
http://i.imgur.com/JDN4sTh.png
Smelt System and Bugfixes
Lke we said on the forums before, there will be Lucky Stones added to version 2.7 to increase success rate, all players will have two ways to get the Stones: Free drops in multi-dungeons or Electrum Shop purchase with Bound Electrum (more systems to claim in 2.7) and Electrum, which we do think is much better than what it is right now.
Speaking of bugfixes, version 2.7 will get rid of the annoying Rift Weaver exploit, along with the Bound Electrum cosmetic purchase problem and some other issues. A full list of fixed bugs will be included in the patch notes after the new build is live.
Be sure to stay your eyes peeled for more updates, events and news from the office website. We look forward to meeting you in 2.7 soon.
Party On - All Steam Bundles 20% Off!
The annual Steam Summer Sales just kicked off on Thursday, June 19th, the 11-day long gamer carnival is the best chance for all game players to fill up the wishlist.
We’re glad to announce that all Steam Bundles selling on the Store Page have become part of this. Starting from this Thursday, all CoS players can get Purple Bundle, Orange Bundle and Solid Gold Bundle at $7.99, $15.99 and $39.99 respectively (20% off), this special promotion will be available during the whole Summer Sales campaign.
If you are new to City of Steam or not aware of the promo yet, please visit the following URLs to get more info:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/281810/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/281811/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/281812/
Have a great time in-game!
Flag Day Special Offer and Promotion
Time to Pay a Salute to the History
If you are an old CoS player or have the RPG source books that depict this Steampunk world, time to brush up the grand histories: Grand Republic of Avenoss, The Holy Kingdom of Ostenia, The Empire of Stoigmar and Heartland City States, four nations that dominate the World Machine. To learn more about those nations, hit the link here:
As Flag Day is just around the corner, we think special offers and promotions are the best way to salute.
10% Electrum Bonus
Starting from 2AM PDT this Friday, players who purchase Electrum will receive 10% more bonus Electrum for free. This special promotion will work on all platforms and payment methods, including the main website, Kongregate, Steam, Facebook and Armor Games. The recharge bonus will end at 2AM PDT, next Monday.
Special Recharge Pack
In addition to extra Electrum, all players who recharge more than $10, $40 and $100 can receive the following packs with several no-strings-attached goodies after the special promotion ends on Monday (can be accumulated):
$10 Starter Flag Pack Contains:
1x Level 3 Mod Box;
5x Miraculous Health Jab
5x Miraculous Steam Jab
100x Alloys
$40 Growth Flag Pack contains:
2x Level 4 Mod Box
10x Miraculous Health Jab
10x Miraculous Steam Jab
150x Alloys
$100 Advanced Flag Pack contains:
1x Level 6 Mod Box
20x Miraculous Health Jab
20x Miraculous Steam Jab
250x Alloys
Perfect Timing to Level Up
To celebrate Flag Day, we decided to run a 24-hour long Double Exp campaign starting from 00:00 PDT this Saturday (Find your timezone: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html). All players can enjoy the Exp bonus during the whole Flag Day, make sure to grab the opportunity to get faster level-up before the time ticks away.
As always, stay tuned for more news, updates and events from the official website.
Cross Server PVP Compensation and Refunds
Dear players,
We know that for 2 weekends now the Cross Server PVP event has had some bugs, including the fact it was using an outdated snapshot of your characters power during the async event. We have sent out a compensation equal to being places in 21st-50th place for both weekends in order to try make up for this issue. Additionally, we refunded all electrum that was spent on the event back to all players that did spent electrum on it (For both weekends). This process of refunding is automatic and all spent Electrum has been restored now.
We hope that in the future such issues will not exist, and that we can have some good fun PVP.
Cross Server PVP Compensation and Refunds
Dear CoS Community,
We know that for 2 weekends now the Cross Server PVP event has had some bugs, including the fact it was using an outdated snapshot of your characters power during the async event. We have sent out a compensation equal to being places in 21st-50th place for both weekends in order to try make up for this issue. Additionally, we want to refund all electrum that was spent on the event back to all players that did spent electrum on it (For both weekends). This process of refunding will be automatic and we will be preparing the lists and sending it out.
I hope that in the future such issues will not exist, and that we can have some good fun PVP.
Regional IP Block for Polish Region Removed!
Dear players,
We would gladly like to inform you that after discussions with Aggro Games regarding the fate of their Polish server, we were able to come to an agreement that allows us to remove the regional IP block that was previously in place against Polish players. Players coming from Russia and CIS countries will continue to stick with the Russian build which has been updated regularly.
At this time we would like to invite all Polish players to be able to join any of our US or EU servers and have a good time gaming with us! We do expect this will seem like a big change for you as with Aggro Games you were stuck on v1.5 and we hope you enjoy the game and all its new mechanics and features.
