Dear testers,

Update 17:00: The server is available again
Update 14:40: The server will be shut down at 15:00h (CEST)
Update: The server will be shut down at approx. 14:00h (CEST) until 17:00h.
We keep you updated on our progress.

We are proud to announce a new version arriving this Friday.
The new built will include new features and bug fixes for the following issues:

NEW FEATURES
• Economic overview
  A 12 hour prediction of the economic development based on the
  current production chain is now available
• Pre-Combat feedback
  A ruff estimation of the battle outcome is shown before the fight,
  based on the available units. Camps that need more than one attack
  to be defeated, have a special feedback

BUG FIXES
• Button to create a guild unlocked before guild house was built
• Various [undefined text] errors
• Not being able to tear down exhausted mines
• Some adventures could not be completed

FRESH START
• Check messages for experience points and gems
• Resources: Booked to Mayor's house

Best regards & have fun testing,
 BB_SlasH

Hello all testers,

Update 14:55: The server is available again. Happy testing!
Update 14:05: The server has been shut down.
Update 09:50: The server will be shut down at approx. 14:00 (CEST) until 15:30.
We keep you posted.

We are happy to announce a new version arriving next Friday.
The following new features and fixes will be implemented:

• Moving of all buildings enabled
  The Storehouses, Mayor's House, Mine Buildings, Fields and Wells cannot be moved.

• Assign troops to general
  When the players assigns troops to a general, the slider stops when the maximum capacity of the general is reached. At the max. position, the amount of assigned troops is the overall maximum capacity of the general.

• Several small interface fixes

We will shut down the server between 10:00 and 18:00 (CEST) for approximately 1 hour. The exact time and duration will be posted here on Friday, we keep you updated on our progress.

Best regards,
 BB_SlasH

Hello testers,

Update 15:20: The server is available again. Happy testing!
Update 14:43: The downtime will be prolonged to 16:00. We keep you posted.
Update 13:36: The server will be shut down at 14:00 (CEST) for approx. one hour.
Update: The new version has been postponed until tomorrow, July 5th.

A new version will be deployed on our server tomorrow

• Time: Between 14:00 and 16:00 (CEST)
• We announce the exact time and duration once we have more info
• The server will be offline during the process
• We will keep you posted on our progress

List of fixes

• Issue with locked/crashed zones
• Issue with missing guild quests

Thanks for your patience & happy testing!

Best regards,
BB_SlasH

Hello testers,

A new version will be deployed on the test server tomorrow.

FRESH START
• Check messages for experience points and gems
• Resources: Booked to Mayor's house
• Keep in mind: You can't complete the tutorial!

Update 15:28: The server is back online
Update 14:30: The server is offline now

• Begin: approx. 14:00 (CEST)
• The server will be offline during the process
• You will have a fresh island afterwards
• We will keep you posted on our progress

Thank you for your patience.

Best regards,
BB_SlasH

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