Dear Settlers,

The Anniversary Event is coming to the test server next week, so we want to give you a peek at the upcoming content before we start cutting the cakes:

The brightest minds of your military gather in the Command Centre to invent new tactics that can turn the tide of battle. The buffs produced here affect an entire island for a short time and will inspire your soldiers to do great deeds. Cannoneers supplied with Grapeshot can devastate the enemy lines with splash damage, while a classic Diversion transforms your Recruits into an insurmountable obstacle, buying time for other divisions to pull off crucial manoeuvres.

Establishing effective drills takes time, so it is best to protect your strategists from spying eyes by establishing a security perimeter using Watchposts. These support decorations increase the production speed of buffs in the Command Centre.

What else is necessary to do good work? A full belly, of course! The Cooking Supplies Wagon will help with that. This support decoration reduces the cooldown time of the Outdoor Canteen and increases the production speed of the Smokehouse.

If that is not yet enough for everyone to eat their fill, the Smokehouse Tribute will consistently produce Smoked Fish Steaks. It might be best not to ask for the recipe, though.

The Efficient Crossbowsmith will make your arms industry more sustainable. While unable to match the sheer output of regular Crossbowsmiths, these workyards require fewer resources to outfit your armies with the necessary equipment.

A third support decoration joins the fray in the form of the Blasting Cart. This structure increases the production speed of the Stone Depot and the Artificer Study.

But we are not only celebrating The Settlers Online in this Anniversary Event: The Settlers 2 turned a venerable 30 years old in 2026! Many of you will have great memories of this beloved entry into the series, and so do we. To pay tribute to The Settlers 2 and soak in nostalgic feelings together, we have prepared a thematic quest chain as well as a new skin for the Mayor's House.

Goodies galore await in the event calendar, including Premium Days, the Iron-Willed Geologist, the Granite Mason Tribute, and the Stone Depot. Thanks to an expansion of the event mechanics, you will get to collect Commendations and exchange them for items from previous Anniversary Events at the Merchant. To round things out, we took the opportunity to look at some existing content and polish it up a little in time for the celebrations.

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

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Dear Settlers,

On Wednesday, July 15, the game will be temporarily unavailable due to clean-up work following the Summer Event.

• Day: Wednesday, July 15
• Game Worlds: All game worlds
• Start: ~ 09:00 CEST
• End: ~ 14:00 CEST 15:00 CEST
• Adventures & Premium: Times will be extended

This update marks the beginning of the next phase of the account migration process. Players, who have not yet migrated their account, will receive daily reminders to do so when logging in.

Your CipSoft Team

Dear Settlers,

A few months ago, we announced that we would tackle one of the most prevalent feature requests in The Settlers Online: a mass sending function for explorers. Since then, we have gathered your feedback on this topic, settled on a concept, and started to lay the technical foundations for its implementation.

We emphasised from the start that we wanted to see this feature's development through together with you. That is why we want to make an exception and take you behind the scenes to give you a peek at what we have planned.

You can find this update on the forum, where we would like to invite you to give us your feedback on the direction of the feature.

We are looking forward to your opinions!

Your CipSoft Team

Dear Settlers,

We want to ensure that important news and updates in regards to The Settlers Online reach you in a reliable manner. To provide broader coverage, we are thinking about complementing our communication channels with an official WhatsApp channel broadcasting in English.

Naturally, an expansion of the existing communication channels only makes sense if there is a need for it in the community. That is why we have opened a poll on the forum, in which you can participate to provide us with your feedback.

We are looking forward to hearing your opinions!

Your CipSoft Team

Dear Settlers,

The Summer Event is coming to the test server next week, so we want to provide you with a quick look at the upcoming content:

High demand for trophies and medals to reward the participants of sports events is driving demand for ore of all kinds. Enterprising researchers have come up with a new ore refinement process to satisfy these needs. Using these techniques, the Industrial Ore Refinery can consume Industrial Ore Refinery Fuel to refine any ore put into its production line, outputting higher quantities of it. Establishing these production lines is a challenge, however, since know-how gained through adventures in all corners of the world is required to unlock this quantum leap in ore production.

Rich resource deposits remain the foundation of ore production, and that is where the Titanic Geologist comes into play: He discovers Titanium Deposits three times the usual size and additionally has the chance to find Titanium Ore refills as well as Titanium Hen Egg Laying Stimulant to enhance the Titanium Hen's production capabilities. Though he carries himself with the dignified bearing of a Greek statue, the Titanic Geologist is supposed to be quite hot-tempered. Witnesses report him shouting "Egg Laying Stimulant. We require Egg Laying Stimulant!" during his surveys.

Far removed from this industrial hustle and bustle, the Offshore Lighthouse is the perfect place to spend some relaxed summer days. This 2x2-sized residence can be constructed on water building slots and provides additional population capacity, daily Fish Shoal refills, and a cooldown reduction for the Elder Tree Lighthouse.

A good summer break requires adequate entertainment, and the realms of the continent are preparing just the thing: A prestigious sports competition pitting the best teams of each realm against one another to crown a champion. Having applied as a host for the games following some encouragement by your king, you are being roped into a brand-new event questline full of intrigue, corruption, and justice in which your decisions will be more impactful than ever before.

Speaking of competitions: The merchant has expanded his stock of Flowerbed Flags to offer Settlers a wider variety of countries to represent on their islands. The event calendar will once again provide you with goodies on every day of the event. You can grab a whole bunch of reading material to keep your specialists busy while sunbathing, stock up on Industrial Mines to kickstart your ore production, and choose between a Prospector Workshop and Jewel Crafter Workshop, both of which craft various buffs.

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 some additional details on what is to come on the forum.

Your CipSoft Team