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Follow up on the latest improvements and updates.

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Patch Notes - 6th of December

Multiplayer
  • New divisional badges in Competitive Solo Duels
  • Added country flags next to player names in-game Duels
Other
  • Mobile responsiveness World Cup page
  • Misc. improvements in World League stream
  • Replays of all World League games added
  • "Hide Scores" feature for World League games
  • Improved usability in Time Slider in the new start game bar
  • Replaced Djibouti + the Shetland Islands flags in Daily Game page
  • Added a 5k animation for Solo Duels, Team Duels, Party (Solo and Team Duels), and World League games
General Bug Fixes
  • Fixed Visual bug on Team Duels screen in Microsoft Edge
  • Fixed leaderboard not showing time on mobile
  • Fixed Hosted Quiz leaderboard in smaller screens
  • Creators badge in friends tab is now rendering in correct size
  • Solved Live Quiz bug with blank pin
  • Searching for friends in Challenges now shows correct results
  • Fixed avatar rendering bug when inviting friends in classic maps
  • Publish and Unpublished tags now working properly in Community Maps
  • Corrected spelling error in Free Daily Game images
  • Fixed bug where Basic Pro users couldn’t join Battle Royale Countries
  • Host mode screen layout bug is fixed in hosted quizzes
  • General Seterra copy errors on quizzes
  • Single player leaderboard bug - https://geoguessr.canny.io/bug-reports/p/singleplayer-friend-leaderboard-bug
iOS
  • Released the Harvest Season.
  • 4 more landmarks
  • Made it easier to update your avatar
  • Made it easier to change your name
  • Made it possible to change your country
Android
  • 4 more landmarks
  • Made it easier to update your avatar
  • Made it easier to change your name
  • Made it possible to change your country

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Patch Notes - 22nd of November

Multiplayer
  • World League launched
  • World League table launched with data points and qualification thresholds
  • Courses is now live for all Bronze and Silver players (previously a 50/50 experiment)
Other
  • New Navigation is out
General Bug Fixes
iOS
  • Total of 8 new landmarks added.
Android
  • Visual improvements to the result screen.
  • Total of 8 new landmarks (will be rolled out next week)
  • New Circular Timer in all game modes (will be rolled out next week)
  • The player can now easily change their name from the settings (will be rolled out next week)

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Patch Notes - 8th of November

Multiplayer
  • Added Roadmap and other details on World Cup page - https://www.geoguessr.com/world-cup
  • Bug Fix: Fixed bug with Team Duels causing it to get stuck when loading
  • Bug Fix: Fixed bug with chat messages not being delivered in Team Duels
  • Bug Fix: Fixed bug with inviting friends in Team Duels
Party
Other
  • Launched GeoGuessr app on Microsoft Teams
  • Daily Challenge position shows on the current day - https://www.geoguessr.com/support/feature-requests/p/daily-challenge-howd-i-do
  • Sound added in Quizzes and Daily Free game
  • Launched test (50/50) with Competitive achievement progress (Duelist, Moving Duelist, No Move Duelist, NMPZ Duelist) on multiplayer main page
  • Investigations – Allow Panning on Map
  • Investigations – Show correct location on Map.
  • Map Maker – Official coverage default over unofficial.
  • Map Maker - 50/50 layout for more space
  • Map Maker - Select older panos/coverage from the same spot
  • Map Maker - No auto-centering on new locations
  • Map Maker - Panorama POV faces roads, not North
  • Map Maker - Panorama descriptions now show address
  • Play-along: Signed in users now get XP when joining and playing in a play-along session
  • Added round feedback in Daily Free Game
General Bug Fixes

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Patch Notes - 25th of October

Multiplayer
  • Added new achievement badges for Total, Moving, No Move and NMPZ Team Duels wins, as well as one for Moving Solo Duels wins
  • New map selection for Ranked Solo Duels
  • You can now search for any friend’s nick in the Team Duels team selector
  • It's now possible to report inappropriate team names
  • Peak Elo added to Profile Page (and bug fixes made after launch).
  • Tournaments revamp – NMPZ/NM added as well as visibility on Multiplayer tab.
  • Bug Fix - Fixed issues with lagging rating and xp visualizations
  • Bug Fix - Fixed issue causing users who had played all their Placement - games ending up in the wrong division week 2
  • Bug Fix - Fixed issue causing some users having "Position 0" as their personal best ranked position on profile page
Classic Maps
  • Bug Fix – Community Streaks not showing
  • Bug Fix – Explorer Mode Maps not clickable.
Play Along Improvements
  • Host name now appears on pin on player results map
  • Added avatar animation on Streamer’s lobby
  • Clicking flag in results map now shows panoramas for players
  • Join Code is persistent for streamer
  • UX improvement in round lock toggle
  • Removed premature results information showing up on player’s map
  • Leaderboard now shows round results by default – it swaps to game results when streamer presses to view results
  • Players can now minimize the leaderboard in their view
  • Streamers can kick-out players
  • Streamers can now change maps straight from the Lobby
  • Join URL can now easily be copied by Streamers in Lobby and in game
  • Button to start play-along added to all classic maps
  • Bug Fix - Prevented accidentally scrolling page when moving map on Chrome
Other
  • Unfriend on Profile Page - https://www.geoguessr.com/support/feature-requests/p/unfriend-player-from-the-users-profile-page
  • Country flag added to Daily Game Leaderboard
  • ELO Range added to Investigations.
  • Investigations reasons in Ascending order - Not Guilty | Insufficient Evidence | Guilty
  • Launched test of "Courses" to 50% Bronze and Silver users.
  • Bug Fix - Singleplayer now show badges properly when clicking “visit city” button
  • Bug Fix - Fixed bug on Chrome on Android where guess button wasn’t showing in Singleplayer
  • Bug Fix - It's now possible to preview locked achievements
iOS App
  • Improve stability in Battle Royale distance and countries
  • Updated Result Screen
  • Bug Fix - Improve how map poly lines are drawn in competitive modes
  • Bug Fix - Fix issue with tap events selecting tab in classic maps
  • Bug Fix - Issue with tab not working for some players in classic maps
  • Bug Fix - issue with emotes in chat not always appearing
Android App
  • Updated UI for compass and timer
  • Updated UI on home screen.
  • Fix all cities not showing in City Streaks

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Patch Notes - 11th of October

Multiplayer
  • New feature to set custom team names for Teams who have won 10 games in Ranked Team Duels.
Bug Fixes Multiplayer
  • Issues with loading teams for users with many friends
  • Fixed leaderboard bugs in Ranked Solo Duels
  • Fixed additional issues with players showing up on wrong country leaderboards in Duels
Party
Classic Maps
Other
iOS App
  • Fixed aligning the facing of the start on location when playing certain maps.
  • Fixed a bug that caused issues with certain subscriptions not updating correctly.

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Patch Notes - 27th of September

Multiplayer
Bug Fixes Multiplayer
  • Fixed issue with players showing up on wrong country leaderboard for Duels
  • You will no longer be matched again with a user you've declined using random teammate finder for Team Duels
  • UI improvements related to rounding of damage dealt in Duels, where it previously appeared as a player had 1 health left despite damage dealt was the same as remaining hp
  • Deleted users no longer show up on Ranked Solo Duels country leaderboards
Bug Fixes Singleplayer
  • Fixed clicks not being registered in setting buttons in Singleplayer
  • Fixed Singleplayer not starting for certain Pro users and some long term users.
  • Wallet in Singleplayer now shows correct amount on results and main page
Other
  • Increased play button size in Daily Challenge
  • Launched "Play against a Pro" World Cup challenges
iOS App
  • Duels now match opponents within your division
  • Changed maps for duels Gold, Silver, Bronze - “The World”
  • Map in duels for Master and Champion: “World”
  • Fixed an issue that the player sometimes did not leave a duel lobby, making them lose a duel.
Android App
  • Duels now match opponents within your division
  • Changed maps for duels Gold, Silver, Bronze - “The World”
  • Map in duels for Master and Champion: “World”

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Patch Notes - 13th of September

Multiplayer
  • When two players/teams from different divisions meet in Ranked Solo Duels/Team Duels, the higher division's map will be used instead of the lower division's.
  • Mobile and Web ratings are now separated (long term aim to build a new competitive system for the Apps).
  • Map is now shown before rounds in Duels and Team Duels.
  • You can now see remaining time left for your potential teammate to accept (30s) using "Find teammate" in ranked team duels.
  • We now allow for 1 extra second after time runs out for "late guesses" to be registered in Ranked Duels and Team Duels. At the same time, this feature was removed from Party context. This was implemented due to battle the issue with lag and late guesses not registering.
  • All players that have never played a game in the Solo Duels competitive format since the launch of new divisional format earlier this year, will start in Bronze (i.e. not based on their latent rating).
Bug Fixes Multiplayer
  • Fixed issue with sounds (bell, whistle) at the end of a Duel were not aligned properly.
  • Fixed issues with inaccurate friend/team list in ranked team duels.
  • Fixed issues in Game Master mode causing black panos and compass always showing north (until players move) for the game master.
Classic Maps
  • Challenges – The creator can now set challenges to be invite only.
  • Challenges – The creator can remove results from the leaderboard.
Bug Fixes Classic Maps
Party
  • It's now possible to play Party Duels on a map that has fewer than 10 locations.
  • Moving, No Move and NMPZ presets available in Party Duels and Party Team Duels.
Singleplayer
  • Turbo game mode added to Singleplayer.
Bug Fixes Singleplayer
  • Fixed Singleplayer bug preventing the city guide to close.
  • Fixed broken zoom issue in Singleplayer results map.
  • Updated capitalization in The Free Daily Game title.
Other
  • Steps Counter in Daily Challenge is now available to everyone.
  • World Cup merch shop.
  • Buying avatar assets using real money now requires and extra confirmation from the user.
  • New Free Daily Game content.
iOS App
[2.4.6]
  • Allow players to rejoin ongoing duels - if app crashes you should be able to rejoin the game.
  • Added more music in the game.
  • Faroe Islands and Greenland display correctly as the region when playing.
  • Remove custom Google Maps styling - less saturated colors.
  • Fixed a bug with Party connections that caused players to stay greyed out in the lobby after coming back into the app after switching apps.

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Patch Notes - 30th of August

Multiplayer
  • Adding team chat for Ranked Team Duels pre-game.
  • Using "Find teammate" for Ranked Team Duels, there's now a time limit of 30 seconds for your potential teammate to accept.
  • Feature added to being able to report a player from the Replay.
  • You can now see your team's performance in previous weeks in Ranked Team Duels.
  • When damage is dealt after a Duels/Team Duels round, each player's score is still visible.
Bug Fixes Multiplayer
  • You no longer get kicked out of an Unranked Team Duel after 30 minutes.
  • Your list of teams for Ranked Team Duels is no longer capped to 50 teams.
  • It's possible to click player pins in Game summary after a completed Team Duel.
  • Multipliers in Ranked Solo Duels now starts on round 5.
  • Fixed a bug where you teamed up with a different friend when pressing "Play again" in Ranked Team Duels.
  • Fixed issues with the pre-game team chat in Ranked Team Duels.
Party
  • Possible to watch replays of Duels and Team Duels in Party.
  • In Party Duels/Team Duels, we're testing a "Time's up" effect at the end of a round. When shown, users can no longer move their pin but this allows for last second pin movements to be registered.
  • Fixing an issue with black panoramas in Game Master duels.
Singleplayer/Campaign
  • City rewards are back in the Singleplayer/Campaign.
  • Included coins reward counter to the mission reward modal.
  • New intro text in modal when starting a new trip.
  • Fixed issue preventing the last UK card to be added to the collection in Singleplayer/Campaign.
  • Difficulty can now be changed at any moment during Singleplayer/Campaign, via the settings menu.
Other
  • New font on Web due to licensing with the old font.
  • Re-introduced stats for Unranked Team Duels, as well as functionality to compare stats with another user.
  • Corrected Singapore on Explorer Mode page.
  • Daily Challenge streak is no longer off by a day.
  • Resolved a bug on counter reaching 0:00 in free Daily Game.
  • Number of participants on Daily Challenge has been re-added.
  • Daily Challenge icon is not covered by Creators avatar anymore.
  • Corrected background on Explorer page.
  • Avatar is celebrating using your chosen animation after Classic games (i.e. not the default animation).

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Patch Notes - 16th of August

Multiplayer
  • Scoring System will revert for Ranked Team Duels to best guess. Goes live on the 19th of August. More info - https://www.reddit.com/r/geoguessr/comments/1erzsa3/changes_to_ranked_team_duels/
  • New maps in ranked (Solo and Teams).
  • Duels Summary Page: Accessing a finished Duels game link now redirects to the summary instead of a 404 or empty page, whether you participated or not.
  • Find Random Team Mate in Team Duels - Rolled out with Beta tag and will be analyzed further for potential bugs/issues etc.
Party
Single Player
  • Bug fix: Trivia hints no longer covers guess map.
  • Bug fix: Preventing duplicated trips around the globe.
  • Reward adjustments after guessing on a location (more money the closer you guess).
  • Smaller UI improvements to the category selection dialogue (fewer clicks to start next level).
  • Main objective now visualized more clearly in the HUD.
  • Experiment to rename "Single Player" to “Campaign” in navigation, and visible progress on start.
Classic Maps
iOS App
Version 2.4.3
  • New Custom Font: We’ve introduced a new font to enhance the overall look and feel of the app.
Android App
Version 5.0
  • Portrait Mode: Now you can enjoy using the app in portrait mode! We’ve optimized the experience for better usability.
Other
  • Revamped Support Page: New and improved geoguessr.com/support. We've unified all the info from
    /faq
    and
    /support
    into one place for easier access.
  • Guest users now show up longer in quiz & challenge leaderboards (30 days instead of 7 days).
  • Maprunner closing down on the 31st of August.
  • Step Counter added to Result summary.
  • Reported Quiz-questions adjusted/corrected.
  • Updates to Shop: Filter for Emotes, increased height of “View all” modal.
  • Feature and Bug Reports Boards: We have added a Bug Reporting and Feature request board. We've launched new boards via Canny, accessible through the
    /support
    page. Now you can report bugs and submit feature requests.
  • Dual Compass Feature: Players can now use both the classic and modern compass in all game modes.
  • Slider Bug Fix: Sliders adjusted with arrow keys now reflect the correct settings during gameplay.
  • Activity Bug Fix: Activities like classic streaks and US state streaks will now correctly appear in your feed.
  • Location Link Update: Summary and round result links now accurately reflect the played panorama, including correct zoom and panning levels.
Tests (not all users might have this)
  • New Stats section design on profile page.
  • Ranked Team Duels play button in Friends bar.
  • Testing out different number of weekly games for Bronze, Silver, Gold divisions (Solo ranked).