Dear Settlers,

currently moving buildings on the test server may result in blocking the whole island. We already know about this issue and we started to work on a fix.

In order to avoid possible zone lock, please do not move buildings on your home island until further notice.

Happy settling,
BB_xaar

Dear settlers,

UPDATE: We are back online, have fun testing!

in order to bring you some bugfixes, we need to perform a server maintenance on May 16th, between 12:00h and 18:00h starting at approx. 15:45h (CEST). During this period, you will not be able to play.

FIXES
• Military unit and unemployed settler count was wrong when
  producing troops
• Trade request did not work with buffs and buildings
• Weird building queue behaviour
• Locked zone when sending a named general to an
  adventure
• Book production times extended after zone shut-down
• Graphic alignment changes in bookbinder according to time
  display

Info: All accounts will be wiped during the maintenance process. You will receive XP for level 50, 150.000 gems, 3 jolly geologists and 1.000 resources of each codex, manuscript and tome.

Happy settling,
 BB_SlasH

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