Hello players,

*UPDATE 12:00 - We are back online*
*UPDATE 11:00 - Game servers are down for maintenance now*

we are happy to finally announce a new version for January 25th here on the test server. This will require a maintenance, most likely at 11:00AM (CET). As always, we keep you posted on our progress.

The new version comes with the following features and fixes:

FEATURES
• New mini adventure "The Lost Skull" (best to find through
  short adventure search)
• New trade chat tab (G-7 becomes obsolete)
• New item replacements in the Guild Market:
  • Gold Fever: Rises the output of a Gold Mine x3 for 10 hours
  • Stone Cubes: Adds 1000 Stones to a Stone Deposit
  • The adventure "The Nords"
  • Permanent Building Queue Slot

FIXES
• Fixed endless looping battle animation on adventure maps,
  sometimes blocking the general
• Fixed several main quests that could not be completed due
  to level restriction set too high
• Optimizations of various game systems to improve server
  performance
• Various quest system / quest trigger related optimizations to
  improve both client and server performance

We wish you a lot of fun here on the test server.
Enjoy & happy testing!

Regards,
BB_SlasH

Dear settlers,

we hope all of you had a great time in 2013 so far. Our tech staff and the QA are already working at full steam to bring you improvements, bug fixes and new content. In the upcoming versions here on the test server, along with other stuff, you will find the following:

• New adventure content
• New quest content
• Performance improvements
• Bug fixes: Guild quest issue, attack loop issue and others

We will have a more detailed announcement, once we know when the next new version is to be deployed.

Until then - stay tuned and happy testing,
  BB_SlasH

Dear settlers,

we at Blue Byte wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Also, thanks go out to everybody who helped us with testing, reporting on the forum and making suggestions in the last 12 months.
See you all again in 2013!

Best regards,
 BB_SlasH

Hello settlers,

*update* We are back online!
*update* The server is down now

We will deploy a new version on the test server. Therefore we will have to shut down the server for maintenance today, December 18th, starting at approx. 15:00 (CET). The new version will contain the following fixes:

• Bug with fullscreen using F11 fixed
• Locked zones fixed
• Various smaller bugfixes

As always, we will keep you posted on our progress.

Best regards,
 BB_SlasH

Hello dear settlers,

we will shut down the servers for a short maintenance at 15:30 (CET).
Duration: approx. 30 minutes.
We will inform you about our progress.

Best regards,
BB_Amaris

16:45 (CET): Servers are online again!
15:45 (CET): Servers are offline!

Short additional info: Please do clear your cache, flash-cache and cookies! 

Hello players,

we will have to shut down the servers to perform a short maintenance. We will inform you about our progress.

Best regards,
 BB_SlasH

18:00 (CET): Servers are back online!
16:55 (CET): Servers are offline!

Hello settlers,

*UPDATE* 12:50 We are back online
*UPDATE* 12:10 The server is now offline

we will shut down our servers today between 12:00 und 15:00 (CET) today for approx. one hour to deploy a pre-version of the Christmas event. The game will not be available during that period. Here are some of the new features, changes and fixes:

RESOURCE: PRESENTS
• Presents are the Christmas resource. They are displayed in the
   warehouse as usual and are tradable
• Shop: The small present package contains 30 presents
• Shop: The large present package contains 100 presents

CHRISTMAS BUILDINGS
• Deerstalker Hut: A brand new building that produces unlimited meat
   without using a deposit. You can get up to 3 buildings during the
   Christmas event
• Decorations: Fabulous Christmas decorations are available in the
   Shop again
• Recycling Manufactory: This building produces unlimited coal
   without using any other Resources. You can get 1 building for
   presents in case you didn't already get one for presents in the past

FURTHERMORE
• NPC: Santa Claus is introduced "Hohoho"
• Snow: Each player received a gift! Check your in-game mail to get
   a free "A Thousand Snowflakes" buff
• New Daily Quests: Chrismas themed special daily quests are available
   during the event. Level ranges are: 10-17, 18-25, 26-35 and 36-50
• Christmas Adventure: Stop the Croaker’s evil plans in this special
   Christmas Adventure (available from LVL 26)
• Graphics: The logo and the loading screen got a touch of Christmas

CHRISTMAS BUFFS
• A Thousand Snowflakes: Covers your island with snow
• Solar Flare: Removes the snow from your island
• Christmas Feast: Increases the Mayor’s House output x6.
   Lasts 2 hours
• Cookies: Increases any workyard’s output x3. Lasts 32 hours
• The Fermentation Accelerator: Increases the Brewery’s output x4.
   Lasts 24 hours
• Granite transformation: You can transform marble and presents
   to create granite in the Provision House

BUGFIXES
• Small size modification of the mail window for localization reasons
• A bug that occured when using the help button was fixed

We keep you updated on our progress of the deployment.

Best regards,
 BB_SlasH

Server down for maintanance - Today 11:45 (CEST)

Dear players,

we will shut down our servers at 11:45 (CEST) today for approx. one hour.
The game will not be available during that period.

As always, we keep you updated on our progress.

Progress
11:45 (CEST) Server is shut down
12:20 (CEST) Server is online again!

Best regards,
 BB_Amaris

Hello settlers,

*UPDATE 16:30* We are back online, have fun testing!

we will deploy a new version on the test server today. Therefore we will have to shut down the server for maintenance between 15:00 and 17:00 (CET). The new version will contain the following fixes:

• Trade sorting fixed
• Trade history tab fixed

As always, we will keep you posted on our progress.

Best regards,
 BB_SlasH

Hello settlers,

the maintenance has been postponed until tomorrow.

we will deploy a new version on the test server today. Therefore we will have to shut down the server for maintenance between 13:00 and 17:00 (CEST). The new version will contain the following fixes:

• Trade sorting fixed
• Trade history tab fixed

As always, we will keep you posted on our progress.

Best regards,
 BB_SlasH