Dear Settlers,

The Christmas Feast is already over, BB_Santa went home again and the New Year is coming closer. Here is an overview about the next maintenances:

• Dec. 29th: No maintenance / no downtime
• Jan. 5th: Christmas Removal Phase 1 (no downtime)
• Jan. 5th: Maintenance including Guild Quest resets

I wish you an awesome December and a good start into 2016!
BB_Lyedra

Ho Ho Ho!

It's Christmas time and tiny snow flakes are slowly turning your island into a glittering winter dream. Please check your in-game mail, BB_Santa has dropped off some gifts for all Settlers active during the last 7 days.

Enjoy the Christmas time with your family, loved ones and friends!
Your "The Settlers Online" Team

Dear BBB fans,

We've had lots of news to talk about this year. Of course, not every take went well on the first try. Watch the funniest moments & outtakes of this year's "Blue Byte Backstage" episodes, now live on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyd9tWCmiqU

Have fun & merry Christmas!
BB_Lyedra

Dear Settlers,

Germany's player Fuerst_Vlad did it again: The (meanwhile) professional map artist was in Christmas mood and created a new "Xmas island":

To the original German forum thread
Download the map: Small (0,7 MB), Medium (2,1 MB), Huge (33 MB)

The details are again amazing, thanks and Merry Christmas!
BB_Lyedra

Hello-HoHo!

The Dev Diary about Christmas Event will be published on Monday afternoon.

Post your guess in the forums what this building might be used for...

Have a nice 3rd of Advent!
BB_Lyedra

Dear Settlers,

A new feature can be tested on the test server. This time, another new comfort feature is introduced: Buffs which affect your home island (i.e. the night or snow buff) don't need to be applied via the Tavern anymore.

Instead, a new button on the top bar indicates how many buffs are active and opens the "Zone-wide buffs" window. Give it a try on www.tsotesting.com!

Happy testing!
BB_Lyedra