Latest Release Notes: Thursday 8 April 2021
Here youāll find PokerStars release notes for the latest software update (as of Thursday 8 April).
AURORA
- Improved readability of the cards at smaller tables sizes by improving the fonts and adding suits on the top right corner
Improved readability of cards
- Increased the font size for action and pre-action buttons, player pods, timebank, and other elements in the table to make everything more readable
- Improved the position of the dealer button in all table layouts and all player positions at the table so that it is clear which player has the button
- Fixed a bug where the top right āinfoā feature (showing the user position in the tournament, blinds length, and amount information) disappeared in tournaments
Grand Tour/ La Course
- Added the display of tickets and their eligible tournaments in the “Tournament Tickets” section on desktop clients in Tools > My Games & Tickets > Tournament Tickets
- Added a nudge on personal best and recent KOs when a new entry appeared
The nudge icon shown here
- Added an informative tooltip for the How it Works ‘i’ icon
- Added information tooltips over the lobby when the Feature Guide functionality is used
- Added āWin up toā information on each buy-in node
- Several improvements on various texts displayed across the game
Mobile
- Changed increment for +/- betting options from 1bb to 0.5bb to allow better control over the betting amount
- All tournament lobbies now have filters
Improved filters
- Improved filter logic for various tournament lobbies
- Users can now select an avatar on mobile from the available stock avatar images
- Home Games are now more visible and part of āFeatured by PokerStarsā for a more prominent location at the table
- Fixed bug where add-on was not an option during add-on break, during tournaments which have an add-on
- Fixed bug where, in some instances, cash game tiles would not display correct stakes
UX/UI Improvements
- Folded cards are no longer displayed in the replayer
- Notes were previously saved upon closing the table. This would result in loss of notes upon crash or ‘hard-closing’ the client. Notes are now automatically saved once per minute
- Players can now turn off the Prestige badges and selector in āSettings -> Table Appearance -> Animation -> Prestigeā
- Prestige badge location has been repositioned to better support all games
- Improved the pot value display on the hand replayer so it takes rake into account on every street
Miscellaneous
- Implementation of several new Throwables, with more to come
- Implementation of a brand new theme for SCOOP
- Implementation of a theme for Sunday Storm
- Implementation on a new sound played on log-in. Sound can be changed, lowered or turned off in āSettings -> Global -> Sounds -> Login Soundsā
Players will notice these changes taking effect already. But what would you like to see next? Let us know in the comments below.
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