Dear testers,

The test server has to be shut down within the next minutes in order to apply a hotfix, because we have encountered an issue after the recent update. We will keep you informed how long it will take.

• Update 17:21: The server is back online. If you have had problems with the questbook or your zone crashed after the last update, this should be fixed now. If you still have issues, please report to the forum.
• Update 17:08 (CEST): The server is now offline.

Regards,
BB_SlasH

Dear testers!

Next Wednesday we will deploy another new version with some fixes.

• If your zone has crashed before the update, it should be available again now.

• If your zone has crashed, it will be unlocked again after the update

The server will go down between 10:00 and 18:00 (CEST) - we'll announce the exact time as soon as possible.

• Update 15:48: The server is back online, happy testing!
• Update 15:37: The server will be back online approximately within the next 30 minutes. We keep you posted.
• Update 13:05: The server will be down at 14:00h (CEST) for approximately 1 hour.
  

Finishing quests which require more than 1 ressource to be finished works now, there is no more need to use gems.

IMPORTANT INFO: If you want to end a quest that requires more then 1 ressource to be finished, use GEMS to end it, otherwise your zone will eventually crash. We have sent you some extra gems for this. This is a known bug and we are working on it.

Best regards,
BB_SlasH

Dear testers!

The new test server version was suspended till Thursday because we discovered some serious problems that have to be solved first.

Update 14:33h: Server is now online! Happy testing!

Update 12:27h: Server will be down for another 1-2 hours - it will be back till approximately 14:00h.

• Test server will stay down till Thursday, approximately 12:00h (CEST)
• We'll deploy another new version and keep you informed here

Thank you for your patience!

Greetings,
BB_Pandur

The new test version will be deployed on Wednesday at 14:00h CEST Thursday at 14:00h with a bunch of new features and fixes:

New features:

• Guild quests - >details & how guild quests work<
• New questbook: All quests need to be finished by dialogue (button)

Bug fixes:

• Fixed the construction for "big" buildings (user was able to build multiple barracks or guild houses)
• Added missing buff icons for the buff display in the building info panel. Added buff display for the barracks
• Fixed new building menu movement
• Fixed the building info panel (wrong resources were displayed for deposit buildings and the unlimited copper mine)

The server will be down at 14:00h (CEST) for approximately 1 hour.

• Update 21.06.2012, 14:33h: The test server is now back online!
• Update 18:01h: The test server will stay down till tomorrow, approximately 12:00 14:00h (CEST) because we experienced problems with the actual version. We'll deploy a new version in the morning and keep you informed here.
• Update 15:35h: We discovered some bugs in the new version, we are working on it and think to have the server back online till 18:00h CEST.
• Update 14:09h: Maintenance is running

Please focus on testing the new features and fixes!

Happy testing!
BB_Pandur

The new test version will be deployed on Wednesday at 14:00 CET with a bunch of new features and fixes:

Update #3 (2012-06-13, 15:14):
The server is now online!
If you experience problems while the game is loading, please delete your cache.

Update #2 (2012-06-13, 14:55):
The update will delay 30-60 minutes. We will supplementary reset all player's islands that are locked (with "locked zone").

Update #1 (2012-06-13, 10:57):
Added another feature (buff info)

New features:

• Preview production path when placing a new or selecting existing building, displaying the path time on top when it is placed
• Upgrade a building instantly for gems
• New building toolbox (menu icons wandered from action bar to the new toolbox)
• Provision house displays produced buffs
• Population tooltip for settlers on the info bar
• Building info window displays how long a buff will last

Fixes:

• Fixed the landing zones in the adventure „Secluded Experiments“ so a general won’t land in enemy territory any more
• Fixed that the general lands on buildings when travelling between zones.
• Several fixes

The server will be down at 14:00 for approximately 1 hour 2 hours.

Please focus on testing the new features and fixes!

Happy testing!

BB_Pandur

Dear testers,

Uplay services are unavailable at the moment due to maintenance. It won't be accessible during the following times:

• Paris, Berlin:
  10:30 to 13:30
• London:
  09:30 to 12:30
• Moscow:
  12:30 to 15:30 
• Seattle:
  01:30 to 04:30

Update #2: Uplay services are fully restored
Update: The maintenance will last 30 minutes longer.

Thanks for your understanding!

BB_Pandur

Dear settlers,

today we will deploy a new test version.

• EC-Event was completely removed
• Fixed blocking of bone church in the adventure „Dark Priests“
• Added an animation for the Gem Pit
• Chat-Channels: Global-1 is now german, Global-2 & help are english
• Several bugfixes

The test server will be down from 13:00 CEST for approximate 2 hours.

Update 15:06 CEST: Players will now autojoin the chat channel depending on their origin - you can find the whole channellist in the forums. Major change: Global-1 is now german, Global-2 & help are english.

Update 14:29 CEST: The server is available again!

Thank you and happy testing!

BB_Pandur

Dear Settlers!

As announced yesterday, we are going to implement a bugfix today.

The maintenance of the test server will start around 14:00 CEST.
The game should be available again around 16:00 CEST.

UPDATE (14:25 CEST):
the test server is available again - happy testing!

BB_xaar

Dear Settlers!

I am happy to inform you that we will deploy a new version on testing server shortly!
As soon as the exact time is set, I will inform it immediately.

Please keep in mind that as usually, after implementing a new version of the game, your accounts on test server will be wiped. There will be no account wipe.

Feel free to report any bugs that you found, to do so, please visit our forum.
Thank you in advance!

UPDATE #1
The deployment of the new version will start around 16:30-16:45 CEST.

UPDATE #2
Test server is back online - happy testing!

UPDATE #3
The problem with buffs is alredy known - thank you for reporting this issue!
We will implement a bugfix tomorrow.

BB_xaar

Dear Settlers!

I would like to inform you that we just started to send out e-mail messages with your rewards! This process may take us a few hours, so please be patient.

Everybody who helped us with testing the new version of the game (see previous announcements for more details, make sure to check our FAQ
as well), should receive an e-mail message with a voucher code.

Remember that only players who have:

• confirmed their e-mail address
• turned on "newsletter" option 
• not used "proxy mail" option (facebook)

will be able to receive the message with a voucher code. Don't forget to check your SPAM folder as well.

Thank you for your support!
BB_xaar