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Aurora Feint Relisted in App Store

July 25, 2008

Yesterday, we posted that Aurora Feint had been removed from the app store. Now, less than 36 hours later, they have been reinstated with a new 1.0.0.1 version. Amongst the notable security revisions:
  • Visible notification BEFORE participating in the opt-in community feature.
  • All network communication is now securely encrypted using https
  • No data from your contact list is saved on your phone's hard drive
Good to see these guys get a chance to set things right, and kudos to Apple for helping them do it quickly. Faith in the App Store has been restored... Here's the complete update details from the Aurora Feint iTunes page:
This update contains a load of bug fixes, lots of new security features, and some new cool new game play content. Privacy and Security: - Visible notification BEFORE participating in the opt-in community feature. - All network communication is now securely encrypted using https - No data from your contact list is saved on your phone's hard drive New Features: - Additional puzzle pack added (More essence levels) - New introduction cinematic - Cooler category names for characters - Reset community information (Opt-Out after Opting-in) - Reset characters levels so you can restart game progress - Rename character and change class - Added a few additional tutorials in game Crash Bugs: - iPod Touch specific audio crash fixed - Game crashing after being interrupted (lock, text message, etc.) - Game crashing after being locked for a prolonged period - Game spinning trying to verify account and then crashing - Bug when clicking on "No Friends Found" in community menu Visual Bugs: - Blocks getting misaligned - Blocks staying large after letting go of them - Text in menus going out of their box and being difficult to read - Missing assets for equipment and skill added to game - Made the selected row in the choose blueprint to build view more obvious - Made the selected row in the choose magicbook to build view more obvious - Changed the text on exiting a game to be less ominous Other Bugs: - Blocks not always matching up in time because of how they fall - Account verification and updating improved - Tool blocks not showing up in game - Fixed the most blocks popped stats - Fixed problem with progress on alchemy and smithing games showing strange values - Level adjust slider now works as it is supposed to - Auto-correct has been removed from name keyboard - Made initial board setups more random - Map locations now only pulse when they need your attention - Character names can now be only alphanumeric and underscore characters

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