News archive
21.03.2016Game Update - 22.03.2016 [done]
Dear Settlers,
A game update is scheduled for Tuesday.
During this time the game will be unavailable.
- Day: Tuesday, March 22nd
- Worlds: All (1-3) closed
- Start: Approx. 09:00am GMT
- End: Approx. 11:00am GMT
- Adventures & Premium: Times will be extended
A Change Log has been posted here.
Happy Settling!
BB_RobinHood
17.03.2016Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Dear Settlers,
St. Paddy, the snake charmer, is remembered once more,
So throw a big party and stop having a snore,
Invite round some friends and dance on the floor
And enjoy these fine gifts sent to both rich and poor!
Enjoy!
BB_Ravel
14.03.2016Game Update - 15.03.2016 [done]
Dear Settlers,
A game update is scheduled for Tuesday.
During that time, a web servers maintenance is also taking place.
The game will be unavailable for the duration of the update.
- Day: Tuesday, March 15th
- Worlds: All (1-3) closed
- Start: Approx. 06:00am GMT
- End: Approx. 12:00 (noon) GMT
- Adventures & Premium: Times will be extended
- Website: Unavailable for 15-30 minutes during the game update
A Change Log has been posted here.
Please keep in mind that the Resource Conversion Script will run during this downtime.
Happy Settling!
BB_Ravel
14.03.2016Website Maintenance [done]
Dear Settlers,
During this week we will be conducting three short maintenances on our web servers.
- Date: March 15th to 17th
- Timespan: Between 6:00am and 12:00 (noon) GMT
Tuesday
- Duration: ~ 15-30 minutes
- Limitation: Web services will be unavailable for the announced duration
- Game: Will be unavailable due to the simultaneous game update
Wednesday
- Duration: ~ 1 hour
- Limitation: Web services will be unavailable
- Game: Will be available (no login possible)
Thursday
- Duration: ~ 15-30 minutes
- Limitation: Web services will be unavailable for the announced duration
- Game: Will be available (no login possible)
The game update on Tuesday is announced separately.
Your "The Settlers Online" Team
11.03.2016Community Vote: Results
Dear Voters!
In February the entire worldwide Community voted for items that will be included in the next version of the Guild Market offers. The new items will be implemented approx. in April. Thanks for your participation!
Check out all result details > on our forum <
Happy Settling!
BB_Ravel
10.03.2016Forum Spotlight
Dear Settlers,
The Forum-Spotlight continues to award the most interesting and creative contributions our users share with us.
Click for forum entry
Congratulations to Manuakash for winning 500 gems! They shared this image, that we published in spite of our generals' advice.
We are waiting for more contributions!
Happy Creating!
BB_Ravel
10.03.2016Newfoundland loading issues [done]
Dear Settlers,
UPDATE 13.25 GMT: Everything is now working as intended.
For further reports, you can find the official thread for this issue here.
We are experiencing loading issues on Newfoundland that can result in a Server Busy message.
The Chat Server may also become unavailable.
Our IT Team are working to get everything running as soon as possible.
Thank you for your patience!
BB_Ravel
09.03.2016Newfoundland loading issues [done]
Dear Settlers,
UPDATE 17.30 GMT: The issue was solved successfully and everuthing is now working as intended.
Thank you again for your patience and your reports!
UPDATE 16.25 GMT: The server was up and running, but our IT Team is trying a fix so chat servers are currently unavailable.
More updates will follow when this is done.
UPDATE 15.35 GMT: The initial loading issues (Server Busy message) are happening again and have been reported.
Thank you for your reports!
UPDATE 15.25 GMT: The chat server appears to be unavailable again. IT are still looking into the issue.
UPDATE 15.10 GMT: The chat server was restarted so everything should be working as intended at this time.
In case you are still experiencing issues, you can report here.
UPDATE 14.25 GMT: The game is now loading as intended, but there are still issues with the chat server. We are still investigating.
We are currently experiencing some loading issues on Newfoundland.
As a result, you may not be able to load your zone or you may be getting a Server Busy message.
Our IT Team are working to get everything running as soon as possible.
Thank you for your patience!
BB_Ravel
08.03.2016International Women's Day
Dear Settlers,
Happy International Women's Day! In order to celebrate this occasion, we sent flowers to brighten everyone's day. You can use them to make your island look even more fantastic or let them do the talking for you by gifting them to your loved ones.
Please check your in-game mailbox as your gift should be there in the next hour.
Happy Settling!
BB_Ravel
01.03.2016Dev Diary: Easter Event 2016
Dear Settlers,
This year's Easter Event is getting closer every day. We've implemented many new features, such as:
- Party Crashers: A special bandit camp on the event island
- Intrepid Explorer: The first female specialist of "The Settlers Online"
- Spacious Warehouse: Easter 2016 Achievement points reward
- Improved Butcher: New building in the event shop, amongst other new offers
Take a look at the Dev Diary for more details.
Happy egg-hunting!
BB_Ravel