Dear Settlers,

The barracks is the heart of any military force - giving you valuable troops to both protect your home island and rout out encroaching enemy encampments. Today we're adding a new way to bolster your army with increased speed and efficiency. 

Introducing the Training Grounds and the Elite Training Grounds, two new buildings awaiting eager testers on the test server! Read all details in our latest Sneak Peek!

Happy settling,
BB_Sious 

Dear Settlers,

Celebrate 25 years of The Settlers with us by taking part in our Anniversary Event next week! Donate balloons, bake cakes, complete quests and earn the most coveted items of the event: a brand new specialist, a new building and other goodies!

Feast your eyes on every delicious layer of the Anniversary Event in our Dev Diary!

Happy settling,
BB_Sious

Dear Settlers,

Join us for a Quiz Event this Friday, September 21st and find out for yourself how much you know about The Settlers Online.  

• Tierras Salvajes: 17:00 CEST 

You can get the chance to win some gems if you participate. Want to know how? Read the rules of this event in the forums. 

Happy Settling!

BB_Sious

Dear Settlers,

A game update is scheduled for Tuesday.

During this time, the game will be unavailable.

• Day: Tuesday, Sep 18th
• Game Worlds: Closed
• Start: Approx. 08:00 CEST
• End: Approx. 12:00 CEST
  
• Adventures & Premium: Times will be extended

The Anniversary Event will be technically implemented in this new game version along with several improvements. You can find the list of changes here.

Regards,

BB_Sious

Dear Settlers,

Programming is an enormous part of what brings "The Settlers Online" to life! We want to celebrate the Day of the Programmer by giving you a little snippet of code to look at; prizes await to those who can compile it!

• What: Day of the Programmer
• When: September 13th
• Where: Forum

Crack the code and leave your answer in the forum thread. We'll be hiding answers until Monday, September 17th at 13:00 CEST when we will reveal the correct solution!

Kind regards,
BB_Sious

Dear Settlers,

The new game version brings along multiple changes and improvements and contains the Anniversary Event, which will be activated at a later point in September!

Read more about the upcoming version from 18.09.2018 in our change log.

Happy settling,
BB_Sious

Dear Settlers,

The latest versions of Chrome (69) deactivates the Flash plugin be default on all websites every time you close and open the browser. 

When clicking on "Play now", our website asks you to install Flash. Click on the "Flash player installation"-link. Chrome will ask if it shall activate the Flash Plugin. Click "yes" and enjoy playing The Settlers Online!

Happy Settling!

BB_Sious

Dear Settlers,

Whether you were late for dinner or to work because of The Settlers Online, today we'd like to hear your memories of it!

• What: Be Late For Something Day
• When: September 5th
• Where: Forum

Celebrate this special day with us and let us know if you were ever late in real life because of the game, or vice versa.

If you're more like a punctual settler and you think this is no place for you, you can still take a peek at the topic and share your opinion on the game being procrastinator-friendly or not. 

Kind regards,
BB_Sious

Dear Settlers,

The wishing well has granted Apastor82's wish for a Medipack! The 28th round begins today September 4th and you have until October 1st to participate.

You can read and find out all the details on how you can have one of your wishes granted in the forums!

Good luck!
BB_Sious

Hello!

The Settlers team is organizing a screenshot contest to celebrate the upcoming History Collection; you could be one of the 10 lucky winners to get a Uplay Key for The History Edition of The Settlers 1! Here's what you need to know:

• What: screenshot contest
• Prize: 1 Uplay Key for The History Edition of The Settlers 1
• Where: Ubisoft forums
  

Find out more details, rules and requirements in the Ubisoft forums (external link)!

Best of luck!
BB_Sious