Dear Settlers,

The first part of the the XXL Level Cap Raise Pack Dev Diary was published!

In this week's posting there's info about:

• Level 75
• XP & Star Coins
• Specialist searches & tasks
• Level 6 buildings

Check the Dev Diary on our forum.

Happy Settling!
BB_Ravel

Dear Settlers,

The Forum-Spotlight continues to award the most interesting and creative contributions our users share with us.

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Congratulations to Jemima_Rainbow for winning 500 gems! They shared this image with us showing how important a good neighbouring Community can be.

We are waiting for more contributions!

Happy Creating!
BB_Ravel

Dear Settlers,

Weekly maintenance for this week will take place on Tuesday.

• Worlds: All (1-3) closed 
• Day: Tuesday, August 25th
• Start: Approx. 01:15am BST
• End: Approx. 08:00am BST
• Adventures & Premium: Times will be extended 
• Guild quests: Will NOT be reset

Please note that a login maintenance will follow shortly after.

• What: Login procedure maintenance
• Date: Tuesday, August 25th
• Time: Approx. 09:00 - 09:30 BST
• Game: Remains online
• Effects: Potential limitations of the login process

Your ability to login may be affected during the aforementioned time frame. Users who are already logged in won't be affected and can continue playing.

Happy Settling!
BB_Ravel

Dear Settlers,

The Forum-Spotlight continues to award the most interesting and creative contributions our users share with us.

Click for forum entry

Congratulations to Cheetah2_777 for winning 500 gems! They shared with us this image that expresses their love for The Settlers Online.

We are waiting for more contributions!

Happy Creating!
BB_Ravel

• Game back online!

Dear Settlers,

A short downtime of the game is needed to update the version.

• Day: Tuesday, 18th of August
• Start: Approx. 18:30 BST
• Duration: Approx. 1-2 hours
• Game: Closed for the duration of the update process
• Premium & Adventure: Times will be extended by 4 hours

The team is trying to get everything done as soon as possible.
BB_Ravel

Dear Settlers,

Weekly maintenance for this week will take place on Tuesday.

• Worlds: All (1-3) closed 
• Day: Tuesday, August 18th
• Start: Approx. 01:15am BST
• End: Approx. 10:00am BST
• Adventures & Premium: Times will be extended 
• Guild quests: Will be reset

All active guild members will receive 100 Guild Coins.
The Guild Coins will be sent via an in-game message during the maintenance.

To check out the changes implemented this maintenance, please click here.

Happy Settling!
BB_Ravel

Dear Settlers,

Thank you for an amazing gamescom 2015!

Our Community rocked the Uplay lounge during gamescom: It was crowded in every session. Thank you for your participation!

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Read the gamescom recap post in our forums.

Happy Settling!
BB_Ravel

Dear Settlers,

An XXL Level Cap Raise feature pack was introduced during this year's gamescom. The latest Sneak Peek presents all upcoming features in a nutshell.

Click > here < to open the Sneak Peek (forum).
The whole XXL pack can currently be tested on on tsotesting.com.

Have fun testing!
BB_Celeste

Dear Settlers,

At gamescom we introduced an XXL feature package. Level Cap raise, Island Expansion, several new adventures and buildings can be discovered soon.

A stress test with all these new elements is currently in progress on tsotesting.com.
During the next days, a brief Sneak Peek will introduce the new features.

Happy Watching!
BB_Ravel

Dear Settlers,

You are invited to take part in a special load test. The big feature package announced at gamescom will be available on tsotesting.com later this week.

• Experience 25 additional levels!
• Explore the new expandable islands!
• Upgrade your buildings to level 6!
• Discover new quests and production chains!

Load test time frame:

• Day: Thursday, the 13th of August
• Start: Thursday, at approx. 11:00 BST
• End: Thursday, at approx. 18:00 BST
• Tasks: Create load, play the game, provide forum feedback

More details on: www.tsotesting.com

Happy Testing!
BB_Ravel