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We are seeing multiple reports that flagged areas have changed/are changing their spawn types.
It would seem this is the first "migration" of HP:WU!

@everyone Hi!

We’ve updated Harry Potter: Wizards Unite to 2.6.0!

New Features/Updates:

Get ready for the Brilliant Event: Stronger United! Stayed tuned for more details for these, plus a special upcoming event!

Potions
- Potions that last for more than 1 spellcast will now work across Encounters! This means that if you use an Exstimulo and return the Foundable on the first spell cast, the Exstimulo will work on the next Trace you tap!

Ministry ID Portrait
- You will now default to your current portrait instead of the camera feed when editing your portrait so you do not have to take a new picture to view new stickers, frames, filters or lenses.

Photo Mode
- The Pixie Oddity Encounter will now feature Photo Mode.

Alert System
- You will now see a message pop up on your screen when you have completed a Daily Task, an Achievement, or a Quest.

BUG FIXES:

Professions
- Fixed an issue with nodes on a player’s Profession skill tree being badged even when the player does not have the items needed for an upgrade

Wizarding Challenges
- Fixed an issue where Foes appeared to receive Stamina or have negative Stamina after being attacked or defeated
- Aurors Only: Fixed an issue where Aurors did not receive Focus when they defeated a Foe with the Bat-Bogey Hex

General
- Android Only: Fixed an issue with players get stuck on loading screen when trying to log into the game with a Google account, after creating a Niantic Kid’s Account
- Fixed an issue where players were unable to reach Level 60 and were stuck at 1 XP in Level 59
- Fixed an issue where switching from AR to Park Mode during an Encounter caused the visuals to shake

KNOWN ISSUES

Achievements
- Players may still see badges (red dots) on Achievements even if they have scrolled through the Achievements list

Ministry ID
- Android Q Only: Players on Android Q may not be able to display animated stickers on the Ministry ID Portrait

Registry
- Foundables that are not from Encounters can sometimes have a high Seen number, even if they are not Seen in Encounters
- Foundables in Photo Mode may flip around when a player taps on the Foundable to reposition

Wizarding Challenges
- Players may not be able to re-enter a Wizarding Challenge if they are kicked out due to a connection issue
- Players may experience an unresponsive Map if they leave during a Wizarding Challenge and return to a Defeat screen
- Players may not be able to re-enter a Wizarding Challenge when they are on a low or unstable connection

Potions
- When a rental cauldron has expired, it may appear that you can still add Potions to the queue, when you cannot
- Players may receive an error when they attempt to collect a brewed Potion
- Android Only: Players may not see a Potion added to their Queue when they start brewing from the Recipes screen. Tap out of the Recipes screen to see the Potion in the Queue.

Alert System
- Players may not see a message pop up when they have completed +5 or +10 of a Daily Task, Achievement, or Quest

~from fazes

⚠️There is a known issue with the new app version 2.6.0 on Android which will break the buttons on the Map.

For now, please do not update. If you have already updated on Android and are seeing this issue, delete the app and reinstall. This should fix the issue.

Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your patience!
~Fazes

Brilliant Portkeys for this event will be 3km and have a new Portkey location, Umbridge’s Ministry Office. As a reminder, Part 1 Portkeys will give you part 1 rewards anytime you open them, even if you wait to open them during Part 2

~fazes

Hi!

We have fixed the issue buttons on the Map not working on certain player profiles. All players should now be able to tap on buttons when on the Map.

In addition, we have updated the game with the following:

Wizarding Challenges:

- We are turning back on our new updated lobby countdown timer! If you join a Chamber with other players, you can now tap Ready to let your teammates know you are ready to join the fight! Likewise, you will now see when other players are ready to start the Challenge. As a solo player, you can now skip pass the start timer by tapping Start and being dropped straight into the Chamber!

Edit: Due to a bug with the new lobby counter, this feature has been turn off for now.

Registry:

- Check out the new Registry page, Room of Requirement V, in the Legends of Hogwarts Family. This page includes the following new Foundables: Fred Weasley (Encounter), George Weasley (Encounter), Parvati Patil (Encounter), Angelina Johnson (Encounter), and Dumbledore’s Army Sign-up Sheet (Wizarding Challenge Reward).

General:

- Dark Detectors will now give increase the amount of higher-level (High, Severe, and Emergency) Traces you see when you place a Dark Detector at an Inn!

Enjoy!

~Fazes

@everyone Hi!

Community Day this month is on Sunday, November 17th from 11am-2pm local time.

Here are the full details of the event!

- Community Day specific Task List will be in your Special Assignments tab!
- Increase of Healing Potion Ingredients on the Map
- Spell Energy on the Map
- Reduced brew time for Health Potion by 50%
- Increase effectiveness of Healing Potion Master Notes by 50%
- Increase effectiveness of Healing Potion in Wizarding Challenges by increasing Stamina 50%
- Overall, a Healing Potion with the reduced Brew Time and Master notes should take 30 mins
- Increased Challenge XP (50% or more) from playing Wizarding Challenges with teammates
- The more teammates you have, the more your Challenge XP will increase
- Increased Challenge XP and Runestone Family XP when playing a Wizarding Challenge, even as a solo player
- Receive Spell Energy as a reward when you gain a Victory in a Wizarding Challenge. If you win at a Sponsored Fortress, you will receive a greater amount of Spell Energy than at a normal Fortress.
- Guaranteed Exploration Registry Foundable in Chamber 6 and above
- Sponsored Fortresses will give out an even higher increase of Challenge XP and Runestone Family XP
- Free Diagon Alley bundle with 50 Spell Energy and 5 Level 1 Ministry of Magic Runestones

Have fun!
~fazes

@everyone Hi!

A few players noticed that in our in-game Community Day Special Assignments card it states you will receive extra Wizard XP when you play Wizarding Challenges with Friends.

Just to clarify, you will receive extra Challenge XP when you play with teammates in Wizarding Challenges, but not extra Wizard XP when playing with Friends.

Thanks!
~fazes

@everyone

Due to the timezone issues with Community Day we have extended the event by 1 hour.

If you are in a timezone where your event starts at 10am, your Community Day will still run until 2pm.

If you are in a timezone where your event starts at 11am, your Community Day will run until 3pm.

For those players in timezones that had an early start, please stay tuned for more info coming soon.

Sorry, again, for this inconvenience! Thank you to everyone who has reported and helped troubleshoot this issue!
~fazes