Dear Settlers,

With this Dev Blog entry, BB_Alex from our Game Design Team provides another glimpse behind the curtain. He explains certain development decisions about the new Zone-wide Buffs feature. 

Read the complete entry on our > forum<

Have fun reading!
BB_Ravel

Dear Settlers,

UPDATE: The situation appears to be back to normal. Thank you for your patience!

Our IT Team are implementing improvements to the network and data center.

• Loading time of the game, website and forum may be prolonged
• Some game worlds may become inaccessible from time to time

An update will follow later today.

Please report outages on our forum.
Your "The Settlers Online" Team

Dear Settlers,

UPDATE 12.05pm GMT: The downtime has ended and everything is working as intended. Have fun and see you in game!

UPDATE 11.55am GMT: The last tests are being performed by our QA Team and the game should be up shortly. Another update will be posted when everything is up and running. Thank you for your patience!

UPDATE 10.45am GMT: The downtime has been extended. New end time: 12.00 (noon) GMT.

A game update is scheduled for Tuesday.
During this time the game will be unavailable.

• Day: Tuesday, February 23rd
• Worlds: All (1-3) closed
  
• Start: Approx. 07:00am GMT
• End: Approx. 11:00am 12:00 (noon) GMT
• Adventures & Premium: Times will be extended 

A Change Log has been posted here.

Happy Settling!
BB_Ravel

Dear Settlers,

The offer in the Guild Market section will be changed with one of the upcoming game versions. Communities all over the world are invited again to vote for their preferred items. The vote starts between 15:00 and ~15:30 GMT.

Please check the forum for further details.

Happy settling!
BB_Ravel

Dear loving ones,

Today your island is covered with love. Hugging Settlers are everywhere...
For today's occasion, St. Valentine sends you a special gift package to write love letters to your loved ones, family and friends.

Please check your in-game mailbox and enjoy!

Have you sent or received Valentine's day gifts as well? 
Post them on Facebook as a comment on the Valentine's > Spotlight note <

Have a nice cuddly day!
BB_Ravel

Dears Settlers,

UPDATE 6.00PM: You should be able to login at the moment.
Our Team is however still working on the problem, so any future issues should be solved in a timely manner.

We are currently experiencing some login issues.

We are working on a solution to get everything running as soon as possible.

Thank you for your patience!
BB_Ravel

Dear Settlers,

UPDATE: The shop is available again.

The shop is closed for maintenance right now.
We will notify you as soon as it becomes available again.

Your "The Settlers Online" Team

Dear Settlers,

UPDATE: Mobile payments are available again.

Shop offers can not currently be purchased via mobile payment.
We will notify you as soon as mobile payment offers become available again.

Your "The Settlers Online" Team

Dear Settlers!

UPDATE: The new game version has been postponed to February 23rd.

February's game update introduces new features, UI improvements and
even more changes and improvements. 

• New chat window buttons
• Multiplayer adventure chat rooms
• Zone-buff interface
• Several improvements & changes
• Read the complete change log in our forums
  
  

Enjoy the new game version!
BB_Ravel

Dear Settlers,

A game update is scheduled for Thursday.
During this time the game will be unavailable.

• Day: Thursday, February 4th
• Worlds: All (1-3) closed
  
• Start: Approx. 07:00am GMT
• End: Approx. 11:00am GMT
• Adventures & Premium: Times will be extended 

A Change Log has been posted here.

Happy Settling!
BB_Ravel