Hello players,

*UPDATE* The issue is fixed with the new version

as some of you have already noticed, the new Floating House can be purchased in the shop but not built. We are aware of the situation and this issue will be fixed with the maintenance next week Tuesday, February 19th. Until then, please be patient, have a nice egg-hunt and happy testing!

Best regards,
 BB_SlasH

Dear settlers,

*UPDATE* We are back online
*UPDATE 15/02/2013* The Maintenance will start at14:00 (CET)
*UPDATE 14/02/2013* We have to postpone the deployment until tomorrow
*UPDATE* All accounts will be wiped and you start with a prebuilt island!

we will deploy the Easter Event on February 15th 2013, here on the test server. This version will most likely not be final! Of course there has to be a maintenance in order to do so. Therefore we will have to shut down the servers approx. between 12 and 18:00h (CET). Like always, we keep you posted on our progress.

The new version contains the following features & fixes:

EASTER EVENT FEATURES
• Explorer can now search for special Easter Eggs
• Series of Easter Egg quest chain for players level 17+
• New Easter Adventure

NEW SHOP ITEMS AVAILABLE
• Small egg package
• Large egg package

SPECIALISTS
• Veteran General (limit 1)
• Experienced Explorer (limit 2)

BUILDINGS
• Easter Wheatfield
• Watermill (limit 5)
• Floating house (limit 5)
• Raving Rabbid Statue

BUFFS
• Rabbit Luck Charm
• Mineral Rabbit
• Chocolate Rabbit

FIXES
• Various bug fixes

Have fun testing!

Best regards,
 BB_SlasH

Hello players,

*UPDATE 16:40: We are back online*
*UPDATE* Maintenace has to be prolonged, we keep you updated*

there will be a new version today, February 12th 2013, for which we will have to perform a maintenance between 15:00 and approx. 16:00h (CET) for the deployment.

CHANGES
• New server behaviour when changing zones

Please try changing zones very often, e.g. to adventures or a friends island etc. and report back to our forum, if you encounter any problems. This will help us to check what effect our adjustments have on the performance.

Thanks for your help & have fun testing.

Regards,
  BB_SlasH

Dear settlers,

we will deploy a new version on February 7th. Therefore we will have a maintenance, at 2PM (CET) probably between 12AM and 6PM (CET). As usual, we keep you posted about the exact time and our progress.

*UPDATE 14:55 - We are back online*

*UPDATE 14:11 (CET) - Game servers are down for maintenance now*

The new version will come with the following features and fixes:

FEATURES
• New mini adventure "Tropical Sun"
• Trades have to accepted via ingame mail system

FIXES
The following items were not tradable, which has been fixed:
• The Military Buff
• The adventure “The invasion of the Nords”
• The Bag of rainbow snow buff
• Adventures received from adventure boxes could not be traded

Have fun testing!

Regards,
BB_Amaris

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!