darkSpyro

Has anyone else' islands turned this colour without the update? What's going on here?

EDIT: Something really weird is going on because I also got Scratch without any kind of update...

When I went to my island to compare colours, it did an automatic update, made Fryno and Scratch available, and changed the colour to this shamrock green.

I think you must have had the update without realizing.

But there are no notice boards to say that spring/Easter is here or about Scratch or Fryno...? I think I may have gotten half the update.

I didn't get anything saying that it's Spring, but I did get the message saying that Scratch and Fryno are here. You're probably right, your game probably hasn't completely updated yet; it'll likely catch up soon. I remember getting the message for Trap Shadow and Freeze Blade, but they weren't actually in the game to purchase/unlock. They became available later that day.

I think it's the 'Emerald Isles' for St. Patrick's Day. Probably the colour will be gone next week.

I hope so. I'm not fond of the new color scheme

Some changes require a restart to become active - try closing the app completely and restarting if something doesn't show up you expect. The update we got a couple weeks ago added the data and images for Scratch, Fryno, Freeze Blade, Trap Shadow (and maybe others). The swappers became available after a restart last week, the regulars this week after a restart.

I also got a message about Ermit and Diggs going away on March 24th. Which stinks because there is no way I'm going to dump money into gems to get them (I put enough cash into the figures) - it took forever for me to save up for Ole Mac and for a sale to come up on him. Part of the "challenge" to me in this game is to succeed without "cheating" by buying gems or time travelling. Hopefully they appear sometime down the road. If not it's just less stuff I'll have to acquire before I consider myself "done" with it, I guess. I know their plan is to push people into buying gems before they go away, not to mention put a damper on their bonuses which also diminishes the need to buy gems.

Ermit has gone away before and come back again, so I fully expect he and Diggs will return for some future special event. I see it as a good thing that they are going away, because it suggests they are planning to have future special events. You don't remove content from a game you are abandoning. Adding support for new figures is really the minimum they could do to avoid calling the game dead and on official auto-pilot. The colour change and leaving companions suggests they are intending to do more.

I agree that these changes aren't exactly game-changing. They aren't the big changes like new islands or more items to spend kudos and gold on that most were hoping for, and they aren't likely to entice level 40 people back from Tapped Out. But I like to look on the bright side - the changes are way better than nothing. They make it more enjoyable to stick around 'completing' the game, and give enough hope that people will continue to check back instead of leaving the game completely.

Not totally on-topic, but I actually really like that green. If I played the game, I would totally want that on my island. Imagine how cool it would be if they actually let you set your island to one of the island themes like they did on Universe. They should do that and release some more items to fit the themes, would be great to add some more customisation options.

I got the update too. I was about to add Wind-Up to my collection, so I went to get the code and locked my tablet. When I came back to unlock it, the game reloaded itself and I got the new color grass, as well as Fryno and Scratch. I also got the messages about the new two chars, as well as Emit and Diggs leaving. Oh, and the new "Nothing to see here" easter eggs. What's weird though is that unlike you, I don't have Springtime Trigger Happy or Punk Shock :/

Springtime Trigger Happy and Punk Shock are not available in-game unless you have the character codes. This probably means they will be released in-game soon and available then for gems or through spins, but not yet.

I think you misunderstood what I said. I don't see them at ALL on my game. When I go into the Tech and Water sections, no Springtime Trigger Happy or Punk Shock. How would you register them with codes if they're not even on the game?

I have the bluetooth portal and was able to register Scratch using that before she was officially added. She wasn't in the character list, but then appeared after I placed her on the portal.

That's right. For the last several character introductions, you have been able to use the code/bluetooth portal to get the characters before they appear in the character list on Lost Islands. They're coded in, but don't appear as available until their release date, but you can release them early if you buy the physical character.

Quote: HappyGamer

That's right. For the last several character introductions, you have been able to use the code/bluetooth portal to get the characters before they appear in the character list on Lost Islands. They're coded in, but don't appear as available until their release date, but you can release them early if you buy the physical character.

I can understand using the portal to bring in an unlisted character, but how so with a code? Is there a way to enter codes without first selecting the specific character from the selection screen?

No way with the code, it's got to be the figure unfortunately.

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Quote: HappyGamer

That's right. For the last several character introductions, you have been able to use the code/bluetooth portal to get the characters before they appear in the character list on Lost Islands. They're coded in, but don't appear as available until their release date, but you can release them early if you buy the physical character.

I can understand using the portal to bring in an unlisted character, but how so with a code? Is there a way to enter codes without first selecting the specific character from the selection screen?

Yeah, you're right - my bad.