Dear Settlers,

We are kicking off the most festive time of the year this coming week by releasing the Christmas Event 2026 on the test server. Following the same procedure as usual, we want to give you a preview of the upcoming content before you get to unwrap it.

To cover the rising demand for food and other necessities created by Christmas, our builders have drawn up plans for the Epic Livestock Farm. Its modular construction allows it to adapt to market conditions and produce several goods at the same time. Meat lovers will get their fill here as well as those requiring more Wool for their cuddly blankets.

In order to bolster the festive spirit, the town council approved the construction of Carolers Statues. These Support Decorations improve the effectiveness of the Christmas Market and Christmas Bakery — and the town's aesthetics, naturally.

Additionally, the Adventurer's Pride Inn opens its doors just in time for the festive season. It serves as a rallying point for adventurers to form parties or rest in front of a warm hearth after a difficult journey. Clever writers gather to produce Adventure Tales from the many anecdotes and tall tales spun in its cozy main hall.

One of the inn's popular regulars is Dorina, the Elderly Explorer. She may not be the quickest on her feet anymore, but always returns with interesting reading material and food, which she shares with grandmotherly care. Rumours say that a few servings of her cooking are enough to satisfy entire islands.

If not everything from your wish list is under the tree on Christmas Day, the Wishing Well has got you covered. Simply throw in a Coin and receive its blessings. This only works once a week, though, as the well would get clogged otherwise.

On top of these items, the Logging Hut and Cozy Cabin will receive two additional building upgrade levels to cope with the influx of settlers returning home for the festivities.

Naturally, this year's advent calendar offers lots of small gifts for you to enjoy, among them a Cozy Cabin, Santa's Mail Box, General Mary Christmas, and a Gift Christmas Tree.

We will put out an announcement once the event is live on the test server and you can try out the new content for yourself. You can find additional details on what is to come on the forum.

Your CipSoft Team

Update (November 11, 10:44 CET): In case of login issues following the update, please remain patient and try again after waiting for a while.

Dear Settlers,

On Wednesday, November 11, the game will be temporarily unavailable due to the implementation of a security-related update.

• Day: Wednesday, November 11
• Game Worlds: All game worlds
• Start: ~ 09:00 CET
• End: ~ 10:30 CET
• Adventures & Premium: Times will be extended

We will not roll out any gameplay changes or bug fixes at this time.

Your CipSoft Team

Dear Settlers,

Recent developments have made the cyber security situation around the globe more precarious than ever before and things could well become more risky in the future.

In this situation, it may be necessary over the coming weeks and months to react to these dynamic developments with great speed and urgently deploy countermeasures to ensure that our game services remain available to you and to protect your data with the appropriate diligence.

Naturally, we will continue to do our utmost to give you as much preparation time as we can before any potential downtimes of the game worlds occur. However, we want to emphasize that due to the context described above, it may be necessary to act decisively and rapidly deploy security-related updates, which can result in very short or no warning times at all.

While we regret any inconvenience that may be caused by this, we cannot compromise on security and therefore ask for your understanding.

Your CipSoft Team

Dear Settlers,

You may now choose manual bank transfers as a payment method for your purchases in our shop. This payment method allows for secure transactions via physical bank transfer forms or online banking.

You can find out more about this payment method in the corresponding FAQ section.

Your CipSoft Team

Dear Settlers,

On Wednesday, November 04, the game will be temporarily unavailable to implement various bug fixes.

• Day: Wednesday, November 04
• Game Worlds: All game worlds
• Start: ~ 09:00 CET
• End: ~ 10:00 CET
• Adventures & Premium: Times will be extended

This update contains the following changes:

• Fixed a bug that enabled players to complete achievements for other players by visiting their islands.
• Reset achievements related to the Mercenary Adventure Season 2026, which had been completed due to a bug, so they can be completed legitimately.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Harbor Skin "Lost Souls" to stop the Harbor from producing anything.
• Corrected the tooltip for the Excelsior Skin "Halloween" at the Merchant.
• Added a short cooldown to the bid button in Shady Dealings to prevent players from spamming bids.
• Fixed various technical issues.

Your CipSoft Team

Dear Settlers,

On Friday, October 30, the game will be temporarily unavailable due to the implementation of important security updates.

• Day: Friday, October 30
• Game Worlds: All game worlds
• Start: ~ 09:00 CET
• End: ~ 10:00 CET
• Adventures & Premium: Times will be extended

We will not implement any changes related to gameplay or bug fixes at this time.

Your CipSoft Team