Dear players,

Cedricsecu from the French instance sent a handmade holiday postcard from Spain. We enjoyed unfolding it as much as reading his heart-warming message!

Thank you for the Settlers themed contribution and enjoy your prize!

Congratulations! 
The Settlers Online Team

Dear players,

As previously announced, a new Guild Market Voting tool is currently under development and available for testing on the public test server!

Take a peek through the door in our forums and test the new voting functionality on our public test server!

Happy testing! 
The Settlers Online Team

Dear players,

Kassain from the German instance invites us to look through the kaleidoscope and discover five different areas of The Settlers Online world. 

Sandy, snowy, warm or chilly? Check out the image in our forums and tell us which realm is your favourite!

Congratulations! 
The Settlers Online Team

Dear players,

Find out why it isn't possible to have two loot spots at the same time, what Game Design feels about map shortcuts and much more in our latest batch of AMA answers! 

On a lighter note, our CM team reveals their daily routine, favorite magnets, books and the color of their... socks. Read everything in our forum! 

Note: With 145 published answers, we will be taking a short break before resuming our usual AMA rounds of answers.

Have fun!
The Settlers Online Team

Dear Settlers,
We're in a time of crisis again: In The Bandit's Counter attack oriental looters are planning to steal the riches from your island.

• Start: Tuesday, September 19th, 10:00 CEST
• End: Tuesday, September 26th, 10:00 CEST
• Who: Levels 16-75

Watchtower - Main reward - Offers space for 120 Settlers

You have 1 week to complete the quest and gain valuable rewards!
Further information can be read in the forum.

Good luck!

BB_Saqui

Dear Settlers,

If you're still not convinced about the necessity of reclassifying adventures, our latest Dev Notes highlight four different benefits of this change.

Read about the differences between the old system and the new one and many other aspects in our forums.

> Dev Notes <

Happy Settling,
BB_Saqui

Dear players,

The second winner of our Community event, French player sansgene, has leather crafted a parrot, confirming once again our settlers' longing for exotic islands!

Check out the cool story behind this postcard in our forum! 

Congratulations! 
The Settlers Online Team

Dear Players,

We experienced connection and network issues throughout the whole day. Our network team has finished their investigation and fixed the root cause. Things should go back to normal soon, but some of our servers still have residual hiccups that we are still dealing with at the moment. 

BB_Pandur

Dear Settlers,

A game update is scheduled for Wednesday.
During this time, the game will be unavailable.

• Day: Wednesday, September 13th
• Game Worlds: (1-3) Closed
• Start: Approx. 07:00 BST
• End: Approx. 11:00 BST
  
• Adventures & Premium: Times will be extended

A Change Log has been posted here. 

Happy Settling!
BB_Saqui

Dear Settlers,

Update 2: The downtime has been extended to 14:00 BST.

Update: Due to certain technical issues, it was decided not to deploy a new game version today. More information will follow shortly.

A game update is scheduled for Tuesday.
During this time, the game will be unavailable.

• Day: Tuesday, September 12th
• Game Worlds: (1-3) Closed
• Start: Approx. 07:00 BST
• End: Approx. 11:00 BST
  
• Adventures & Premium: Times will be extended

A Change Log has been posted here. 

Happy Settling!
BB_Saqui