Dear settlers,
This update technically implements the Valentine Event, which starts on February 14th!

• New Event: This update includes the technical implementation of this year's Valentine Event, which starts on 14.02.
• Mailbox Loading: Improved the performance for players who have a large number of mails in their mailbox
• Zone Refresh: Upgrading buildings no longer always causes a zone refresh
• Online Status: Indicators of when a friend/guild member is online now display
• All additional changes can be found in the changelog.

Happy Settling,
Your "The Settlers Online" Team

Dear Settlers,

A new test version has been deployed today on our Test Server. Head over to check out the latest fixes as well as a sneak peek at the upcoming Valentines Event!

Please note that this is a work in progress version that still contains issues and bugs. We're looking forward to your feedback!

Happy settling,
Your "The Settlers Online" Team

Dear Settlers,

Game maintenance is scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday.

During this time, the game will be closed.

• Day: Thursday, January 27th
• Game World: Closed
• Start: Approx. 09:00 CET
• End: Approx. 15:00 CET
• Adventures & Premium: Times will be extended

The game will be closed for database adjustments.

Happy settling,

Your "The Settlers Online" team

Dear Settlers,

An emergency game maintenance is scheduled for today. During this time, connection to the game will likely be disrupted.

• Day: Thursday, December 30th
• Game World: Likely Disruption
• Start: Approx. 16:00 CET
• End: Approx. 18:00 CET
• Adventures & Premium: Times will be extended

This maintenance aims to resolve the recent login issues with the game.

Happy settling,
Your "The Settlers Online" team

Dear Settlers,

Game maintenance is scheduled for today, Thursday. During this time, the game will be closed.

• Date: Thursday, 16 December 2021
• Game World: Closed
• Start: Approx. 12:30 CET
• End: Approx. 16:30 17:30 CET
  
• Adventures & Premium: Times will be extended

This hotfix should resolve most occasions of the login issues introduced with the last maintenance. More information can be found >here<.

Regards,

Your "The Settlers Online" Team

Dear Settlers,

Game maintenance is scheduled for tomorrow! During this time, the game will be unavailable.

• Day: Tuesday, December 14th
• Game World: Closed
• Start: Approx. 08:00 CET
• End: Approx. 12:00 19:00 CET
• Adventures & Premium: Times will be extended

A change log can be found here.

Happy settling,
Your "The Settlers Online" team

Dear Settlers,

Update: the event start has been postponed until Friday, 17th of December at 10:00 CET.

This year's Christmas Event is coming down the chimney next week, so it's time to feast your eyes on the newly published Dev Diary and find out more about the upcoming features:

• New General: Recruit the Nutcracker General!
  
• New Geologist: Recruit the Gingerbread Geologist!
• New Buildings: Build the Ice Palace, Toy Factory, Giant Snow Globe, and Igloo!
• Improved Event Calendar: Further improvements to this year's rewards!

Read all the ins and outs of this year's Christmas Event in our Dev Diary!

Happy holidays!
Your "Settlers Online" Team

Dear settlers,
This update technically implements the Christmas event, which starts on 16.12 17.12.

• New Event: This update includes the technical implementation of this year's Christmas event, which starts on 16.12 17.12!
• Mail Interface Rework: The UI has been reworked to improve the overall performance
  
• Mail Interface Rework: Optimization with reduced memory consumption
• Quests: The Excelsior, Militia, and Cavalry tutorial quests can now be completed again
• Additional changes can be found in the changelog.

Happy Settling,
Your "The Settlers Online" Team

Hello dear “The Settlers Online” fans,

Since the announcement and the transfer from Flash to Unity, we have received an overwhelming number of comments, feedback, and reports.

We wanted to assure you that our team is committed to fixing the issues you’ve reported on various platforms, including but not limited to:

• Prestigious Friend Buffs disappearing too soon
• Non-working guild member certificates
• Non-granted building licenses
• Various locked zone issues
• Performance and lag issues

The latter point will be a long-term effort over the next couple of months as it is a step-by-step optimization process, with some first changes being rolled out with the next release. Please keep the feedback and reports coming.

Our relationship with the community is very important to us and as a little thank you to all of you, make sure you keep an eye on your in-game mailbox in the following days.

Besides fixing the issues and ensuring a stable game, we want to continue bringing events regularly to our player base. The next event planned is the “Christmas Event”, which will bring new quests, buildings, and special surprises.

Lastly, we wanted to say thank you to all of you for your support and passion for making this game better. We are looking forward to the upcoming months, where we will both focus on offering new content in the game and also on making sure that you are able to enjoy them. Feel free to share your thoughts and comments on our forum.

Cheers!
Your "Settlers Online" Team

Dear Settlers,

Game maintenance is scheduled for tomorrow, October 27th.
During this time, the game will be unavailable.

• Day: Wednesday, October 27th
• Game World: Closed
• Start: Approx. 12:00 CEST
• End: Approx. 15:00 CEST
• Adventures & Premium: Times will be extended.

This hotfix fixes the following issues:

• Love Garden locked zone
• Adventure invitations
• Monsters from The Mist expiring
• Noble Residence "Never Forget" Quest

Happy Settling!

BB_Sious