Dear Settlers.

• Update 18:18 (CEST): Server back online again
• Upate 17:55 (CEST): The test server will be back online again
  approx. between 18:30 - 19:00 (CEST)

A short server restart is needed.

The restart will be done @17:00 CEST.
The system will be back in approx. 30-60 minutes.

Please give your F5 button a chance to survive ;o) 

Best,
BB_Graubart

Dear settlers,

we are happy to announce some brand new features for you to test on this server:

The Science System is a special skill system. In total, it will feature four skill trees. They give you the opportunity to specialize your island and your specialists with the geologists (more to follow in upcoming changes). The Science System consists of seven brand new buildings, many new production chains and nine new resources.

A brief description of the science system can be found in your local forum:

             

CHANGELOG:

• Introduction of the Science System
• New tutorial for Science System
• 7 new buildings
• 9 new resources
• New geologist talent tree with 20 new skills
• Namemable specialists
• Various bug fixes

New players will start at level 50, existing accounts will receive extra XP to be able to rise to this level. There will be no account reset this time.

Happy testing,
BB_SlasH

Dear Settlers!

• Update 15:28 CEST: Back online approx. between 16:30-18:30 CEST
• Update 16:20 CEST: The new version is only. Happy testing!

A new version will be deployed today (Friday, 10th of May).
Afterwards you can test the first part of the brand new Science System.

• Server closed: 14:00 CEST
• Back online: Approx. between 16:00-18:00 CEST
• New players will start at level 50.
  Existing accounts will receive extra XP to increase the level.
• There will be no account reset this time.

Happy settling!
BB_Graubart 

Hello settlers,

if everything goes smooth, and it looks this way at the moment,
we will have a maintenance Friday next week.

Keep an eye on the news and your local forums for what is to come,
more details will be posted here too.

Best regards,
 BB_SlasH

Hello settlers,

*UPDATE 14:50 - We are back online*

we will perform a maintenance on Tuesday, May 7th 2013, at approx. 14:00 (CEST). During the maintenance, we have to shut down the servers and therefore the game will not be available.

BUGFIXES
• Various small bugfixes

Also, the issue some players have regarding the "server busy" message, will most likely be resolved.

Happy testing!

Best regards,
 BB_SlasH

UPDATE: Maintenance done (15:40 CEST)
UPDATE: Maintanence started (14:00 CEST)

Dear settlers,

we will have a maintenance on Tuesday, April 23rd April 24th, at approx. 14:00 (CEST). During this period, the game will not be available. The new version will require a wipe and reset of all accounts.

BUGFIXES
• Some buildings couldn't be properly activated after their production was stopped
• In some cases stopping the building production didn't work correctly

Happy testing!

Best regards,
 BB_SlasH

Dear settlers,

we will perform a short maintenance today to fix the guild member online display issue. The maintenance will take approx. 1 hour. The game will not available during this time and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Best regards,
 BB_SlasH

Hello settlers,

*UPDATE 16:05* We are back online again
*UPDATE 15:00* The server has been shut down now

we will deploy a new version on our test server tomorrow, April 11th at approx. 15:00 (CEST). The server will not be available for testing during this period. We keep you posted on our progress.

FEATURES
• More than 100 new guild quests

CHANGES
• General timing changes for economy (e.g. building,
  upgrading, explorer and geologist)

FIXES
• Recurring quest "More damage" fixed
• Combat preview on home zone fixed (sector 3)
• Various bug fixes

We would like you to have an eye especially on the timing changes. So please check your economy and the times when sending out an explorer or geologist. Those should now just need the displayed time for a search and not longer. Your feedback is very welcome in our forum.

Have fun testing!

Best regards,
 BB_SlasH

Dear settlers,

thanks to your awesome help we reached our goal and can declare the stress test as successfully done.

• More than 5.000 active zones in the first test
• More than 6.000 zones in the second load test

As an appreciation for your support, we will send out some rewards to your live accounts later today on those worlds, that have promoted the load test on their website. Please check your local homepage for details.

Thanks again & have a nice weekend,
 BB_SlasH

Make sure that you don't forget about our second load test, it will take place on:

Friday, 5th of April 2013, between 13:00 and 16:00 CET

If you manage to reach the goal again, you will get additional rewards shown below.

Happy testing!
 BB_SlasH