Showing players what a crime can drop, and fixing our notifications (Movetio devlog #5)
Movetio is a free, text-based mafia game that runs in your browser. Update #005 went live today. It's less about one big feature and more about trust: when the game tells you something, it should be right, and when you do something, you should see what you got. Notifications you can rely on Notifications were the thing that annoyed players most. They vanished when you closed the panel, flickered,…
Movetio, a free text-based mafia game, released update #005 on today. The main focus of this update was to enhance player trust in the game's notifications. Prior to this update, notifications were unreliable, disappearing when closed, flickering, or when users opened the wrong page. With the release of #005, notifications now stay visible, no longer flicker, and direct users to the correct page.
One of the key improvements includes the ability to see what loot you've received after a successful crime. Additionally, the job card now displays the item a job can drop and its drop chance before starting the job. This change transforms choosing a job into a genuine decision rather than a guess.
Movetio also improved the Organized Crime feature with two quality-of-life upgrades. Players can now invite friends directly from their friends list, setting the invitee's percentage, which is then fixed, while the player's share is automatically adjusted. Furthermore, Organized Crime notifications such as invites, cancellations, and results now appear in the notifications, and users can see when someone accepts or declines an invite.
In terms of gameplay, crews are now classified under Businesses instead of earning an hourly wage. Instead, crews assist the player on the street, leading to better job odds and reduced heat. The game also eliminated attacks on players who are currently traveling.
Smaller updates included adding a total achievements count (cash + XP), a heat badge on mobile, half/all buttons for the family vault, and a won/lost/win percentage overview for street fights. Attack buttons were standardized in size, displaying the loot and energy cost.
Translations were updated across all languages, with Polish receiving a complete rewrite. On mobile, the bottom bar no longer covers content, improving the overall user experience.
The open test for the update will run until Tuesday, 17 November, 22:00 (Amsterdam time). Feedback is eagerly welcome. For more information, visit Movetio's full devblog at https://movetio.com/devblog/movetio-update-005?lang=en or connect with the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/2V7jFg7ks2 and X at https://x.com/movetio_com.
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