Softpedia >Games >Freeware Games >The Settlers Online >  Changelog

The Settlers Online Changelog

What's new in The Settlers Online 11.20.2018 Patch

Nov 27, 2018
  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Weekly Challenges are a brand new set of short quest chains that have to be solved within 7 days! If you're successful, you will be awarded tokens which can be used to upgrade residences.
  • The Training Grounds and Elite Training Grounds are new buildings which boost the recruitment speed of both the Barracks and Elite Barracks by 50% respectively. Available for Magic Beanstalks and Gems at the merchant.
  • The Medic General & Scouting Post have been added to the in-game Merchant to purchase with Gems!
  • CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS:
  • The weekly chat server reset message has been updated.
  • Added a confirmation pop-up window when deleting mails: the old "delete" context menu popup will now show an overview of their selection and request confirmation.
  • Fixed an issue that caused talents and skills on some specialists to not be correctly displayed.
  • The Mail Window will now automatically close itself after successfully sending a guild application mail.
  • Fixed an issue that would prevent players from sending guild/private mails everytime they log into the game.
  • Pumpkin Field Fertilizers will not be available to trade after the Halloween Event has ended, as intended.
  • Permanent retro skins can now be applied to buildings with an active production buff.
  • Fixed an issue preventing the editing of Guild Ranks.
  • "Brief Séance" runtime is now fixed at 24 hours as intended.
  • The "Placeholder" item in trade has been removed.
  • Resolved some inconsistencies with text that used the word "Fisher" instead of "Fishermen".
  • The amount of pre-selected buffs should now not exceed the amount of available buffs or the camp capacity.
  • Fixed an issue with the collect all feature which could lead to a visual error where items and XP were temporarily added twice and later the excess resources were removed again. This visual error only occurred temporarily and no player actually received any more/less rewards than they were due.
  • A detailed explanation of Weekly Challenges and the Training Grounds will be included in an upcoming Dev Diary

New in The Settlers Online 10.30.2018 Patch (Oct 31, 2018)

  • As this year's Halloween Event is creeping around the corner, it's time to feast your eyes on the newly published Dev Diary and find out more about the upcoming features:
  • New Quest Campaign: Can you save the Terrorized Town?
  • New General: Recruit the Mad Scientist for some explosive results!
  • New Buildings: Experiment in The Laboratory to master the art of transmutation.
  • New Seasonal Adventures: Now rewarding 2x experience points on completion!

New in The Settlers Online 08.22.2018 Patch (Aug 31, 2018)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Island Expansion: four new islands have been added to the home-island! Find out more details about this expansion in our Dev Diary
  • CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS:
  • The limit for Lucky Explorers in the Black Market has been increased by one (1) since the Summer Event ended.
  • The cursor will be focused on the chat input when the home island updates.
  • Wildlife should now be visible again when visiting a friend's island.
  • The tooltip for the buff quests "A Mysterious Coin" & "A New Gemstone" are now displayed as intended.
  • The "Hearty Soup" buff now recovers the correct amount of units in "The People of the Mountain" adventure.
  • Removed restrictions to player actions from the "New Settlers" quest.
  • Fixed a rounding issue in the damage calculation for the General's "Sniper Training" skill.
  • Fixed an issue in the "A Giant Battle" adventure where destroying a boulder wouldn't correctly unblock the path.
  • The Obsidian Ore payout should now be correctly increased if multiple debuffs are still active in the Moutain Clan Campaign.
  • Deleting one of multiple Provision House buildings no longer cancels the production in any that still remain.
  • The cost for the Watchtower Construction Kit in the Rarity Provision House is now 8,000 Granite during "The People of the Mountain" adventure.
  • Fixed a UI issue that would cause achievement tasks to not be displayed as intended.
  • The PVP button in the Water Castle now works correctly again.
  • The UI will now correctly focus the input on the number of buffs, instead of the stacks in all buff producing buildings.
  • Opening the mail window and battle report is now properly counted for quests.

New in The Settlers Online 07.25.2018 Patch (Aug 2, 2018)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • The loot for all Coop Adventures has been improved to make them more appealing.
  • CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Several UI elements have been improved for usability and quality of life - read more on these changes here[forum.thesettlersonline.com].
  • Improved the client loading times.
  • Mail Drafts - if the mail window closes while writing a message, the message will be saved as a draft and displayed when you next open the mail window, as long as it's within the same session.
  • The limitation of the Lucky Explorer has been increased by 1 in the Event Shop.
  • The "Cheese Sandwich" has been removed from the in-game shop, and is now deletable in the Star Menu.
  • Changed all appearances of the red crosses with green ones.
  • Fixed a rare issue on the "Unknown Regions" mission where players couldn't apply trade offers.
  • The side quest "Decoration Buildings" has the intended translation now.
  • The Mountain Clan Campaign tutorial quest "Seismic Waves" has had its requirements adjusted.
  • The Landing spots on "The People of the Mountain" mission should now work as intended.
  • The quest text for the task "Platinum Production Program" has been adjusted.
  • Comparing achievements should now work as intended.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause Retro Buffs to become permanent after they were due to expire.
  • Increased the size of the Star Menu input field when adding resources to deposits and/or storage.
  • Restored some missing text in various Pathfinder tasks.
  • Tooltips for both "A Mysterious Coin" and "A New Gemstones" buff quests will now be displayed properly.
  • Fixed some naming inconsistencies for enemy camps in the Mountain Clan Campaign missions.
  • Fixed a highlightable decoration on the "El Chupacabra" venture.
  • All players on an adventure will now receive a notification if a horseshoe buff is used, regardless of who used it.
  • Fixed a landing spot issue in various adventures when more than one player was on the adventure.
  • Fixed an inconsistent description for both "Quality Copper Mineshafts" and "Quality Gold Mineshafts" in the Geologist skill tree.

New in The Settlers Online 06.21.2018 Patch (Jun 30, 2018)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • The technical implementation of the Summer Event which will be activated worldwide on June 25th June 26th. More information will be posted in a corresponding Dev Diary.
  • The Mountain Clan Campaign - embark on a journey into new lands. Find out more details in the Dev Diary.
  • The enemy camps are using the former health bar again and the camps' hit points are now displayed via a new camp unit icon in the tooltip.
  • CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Roads should no longer disappear.
  • "Kitty Lure" should not affect the Improved Bakery anymore.
  • "Weapon Crafting Guide" now affects Maker (Bow, Longbow, Crossbow, Arquebuse), Cannon Forge, Foundry and Stable (Normal, Elite, Epic).
  • Altar buffs in "The Lost City" are now working as intended.
  • "Targeting Priorities” archive entry was adjusted to show the proper target priority.
  • Mystical Horseshoes have been moved to Black Market category at the merchant.
  • The trigger in "The New Epic Well" quest is now displayed as intended.

New in The Settlers Online 12.05.2017 Patch (Dec 7, 2017)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • The implementation of the Jump and Cancel button for the Barracks, the Elite Barracks, the Combat Academy, the Combat Armory, the Provision House and the Rarity Provision House. This will allow you to move orders to the top, bottom or cancel them altogether.
  • The Christmas Event will be technically implemented in the game and activated on a worldwide basis on December 12th, at 09:00 GMT. More details will follow in a corresponding Dev Diary.
  • CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS:
  • The detail window of owned colonies will now always display the correct values.
  • Marking collectables will no longer be counted as buffs for friends when completing certain quests and achievements.
  • Granite pit will no longer leave a rock behind if destroyed.
  • Fixed a situation where a depleted deposit was shown as available building space.
  • It is now possible to disable the full storage notification for Epic Workyards.
  • Fixed a situation where enemy camps in Expeditions would intercept across the border.
  • The icon of the Epic Woodyard got adjusted in the merchant for consistency reasons.
  • The five tiny retro scenarios "A new experience", "Hero wanted", "The Jester's Map", "Retro Style" and "Nothing special" now reward 100 XP and drop a random retro skin changer buff.
  • A few quest trigger texts got adjusted to be more precise.
  • The reward of the subquest "Returning to Mama Panda" can no longer be claimed twice.
  • Fixed the bonus value of the first rank of the Geologist skill "Quality Copper Mineshafts", from 8% to 15%.
  • A couple of items at the Merchant were using inconsistent icon frames. All entries have been adjusted to use the correct ones again.
  • The chat should no longer replace usernames with "SERVER".
  • The terms used for treasure searches in quests should now be consistent.
  • The limited item counter in the shop now shows the proper amount left and lock key symbol again.

New in The Settlers Online 11.21.2017 Patch (Nov 24, 2017)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • The guild market in-game voting system has been technically implemented in the game. The activation will take place later, after further internal tests.
  • CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS:
  • The icon of the medipack has been adjusted
  • The improved bakery and the recipe for platinum horseshoes have been added to the shop
  • The Excelsior UI should no longer freeze when interacting with it
  • The error message of a crashed adventure has been adjusted to make it better understandable
  • Changed the difficulty value in the description of "Old Ruins" to 6
  • Removed moving costs for the university
  • Quests that task you to produce any type of book now specify that they have to be produced in the Bookbinder
  • A rare problem with costs when moving certain buildings was fixed
  • The text of "The Larsian Silk Cat" quest text has been adjusted
  • The description of the "Decorative tree pack" has been adjusted

New in The Settlers Online 10.10.2017 Patch (Oct 11, 2017)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Halloween Event will be technically implemented in the game and activated on a worldwide basis on October 17th.
  • More details will follow in a corresponding Dev Diary.
  • CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS:
  • The adventure difficulty level will now be displayed in the invitation mail.
  • Wardog stacks are now properly reduced after attacks in Expeditions.
  • Sending generals to the Star menu or adventure zones should no longer cause freezes in the game.
  • Hit points status bar in battle reports have been adjusted for multiple bosses.
  • Guild house levels will now be properly displayed for friends visiting your island.
  • Generals and marshals will now move at the expected speed, whether at the beginning of an attack command or after it ends.
  • Quest description of "Two sides of the same" got adjusted to match the quest tasks.
  • You can now select either an Industrial or a Special Gold Mine to complete the second objective of "The King's Visit Part 2" quest.
  • Assassin buffs can now be applied after Weak Point Potions on the same camp.
  • Fixed an issue that caused invested books to vanish from generals if they were sent to an adventure shortly after training the skills.
  • Sometimes books would not be assigned correctly to the generals. For example, if you invested 5 books and went to an adventure too fast, the general would not have the new skills, but you would still have the 5 books. This situation has now been adjusted; to clarify even further, no books were truly lost during the process.
  • Buff quests will not be triggered again if one is already running.
  • Zone-wide buffs can now be overwritten with similar ones by the adventure's host player. Guest players can no longer cancel zone-wide buffs on adventures.
  • Trading history will never display deleted trades again.
  • Buff quests should no longer get stuck.
  • Adjusted the tooltip of the "Disable smoke" option to reflect the current situation.
  • The achievements "Head Shot!" and "Rampage!" now refer to leader camps instead of boss camps.
  • Fixed a bug in Firefox which moved parts of the UI to the upper left screen
  • Buff UI in buff adventures will now always have the right target area.
  • The "Village schools" limit at the in-game merchant has been adjusted for those who already bought some during a previous Halloween event.
  • The avatar message for the tropical cage buff for "The little panda" quest chain has been adjusted. An icon will be now displayed along with a text specifying the correct buff name.
  • Sectors are now reachable via hotkeys even when a building menu is open.
  • The image in the game archive is now updated with the new adventure UI layout.
  • The falsely applied bonus to instant finish productions of the Mayor’s House got removed.
  • The [undefined text] should no longer appear in the guild chat
  • Deposits that have the skill to be mined faster should now have the correct "Production time".
  • Island deeds can now only be purchased from level 50 onwards.
  • A panel in the adventure window has been relabeled from "Mission" to "Details".

New in The Settlers Online 02.21.2017 Patch (Mar 10, 2017)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • 3 new generals are available at the merchant. Each can only be acquired once. If you already have one of them from the Christmas event Calendar, you won't be able to buy it from the merchant, but you will still be able to buy the other 2 generals.
  • A new buff available at the merchant "Decorations" category, granting a new Excelsior skin for 14 days.
  • A new icon will be now displayed when the storage maximum capacity for the produced good of a building has been reached.
  • New items are available in the Guild category of the merchant: > check out all details here[forum.thesettlersonline.com] <
  • You can now cancel adventure invitations for invited players, as well as leave an adventure you were invited to.
  • CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Certain Pathfinder military tasks will now update the counter trigger when the military production has been completed.
  • The achievement "Master Breeder" now requires a production value of 1,200 Battle Horses per 12 hours.
  • "Brown mountains", "Grey mountains" and "White mountains" achievements' description has been adjusted.
  • "Efficient Traps" Recipe's description has been adjusted.
  • "Favor of Metal" buff from "The Lost City" venture is now effective on cannoneer and besiegers.
  • "A celebrity comes to town" buff's description is now consistent with other buffs' description.
  • Generals should now attack enemy camps in the order of their arrival.
  • The Help Window Archive now displays accurate information about the Star Menu categories.
  • A bonus quest is now triggered for the "Gunpowder" adventure received from Explorers invested with "Sophisticated Pillager" skill.
  • The Combat Preview calculator will also work for the new CoA generals.
  • Canceling the construction of a building in the building queue menu will now display a more accurate confirmation dialogue.
  • Text and images have been updated in the Productivity buffs Help Window archive.
  • The term "Used Barrels" will now be consistent throughout the "The Grain Conflict" scenario.
  • The achievements' description tasking you to learn the highest rank of certain groups of Specialists' skills have been adjusted.
  • Expeditions defense buildings can now be deleted.
  • Certain achievements take into account the new generals and adventures now.
  • The CoA generals' description has been adjusted in the general UI and in the combat report tooltips, for consistency reasons.
  • Quests tasking you to produce a buff in the Provision house will now display the respective buff icon in their requirement, instead of the building icon.

New in The Settlers Online 11.15.2016 Patch (Nov 18, 2016)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • 20 new daily quests using and rewarding the new resources introduced with the Level Cap Raise are added to the game.
  • CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Avatar buttons and their corresponding tooltips can only be accessed in their due hitboxes.
  • The production times for Barracks and Elite barracks are now displayed correctly with an active "Recruitment Guide".
  • Tactical event resources are now hidden from the Star Menu outside the respective event.
  • The "Economy Overview" option in the Mayor's House is not missing anymore for some resources.
  • "Turning the Key" Quest text has been adjusted to fit the window requirement.
  • The quest trigger text for applying buffs on friends' islands has been adjusted.
  • 2015 achievement Vice Pumpkin Master displays the text now, when hovering over it.
  • Event icons are now displayed on some achievement UI items.
  • Excelsior's interface will not be locked anymore when interacting with the Forge.
  • The Bookbinder (X) and Zoom (+-) are now listed as shortcuts in the game archives.
  • Explorer skill "Sophisticated Pillager" will now trigger a quest for certain adventures.
  • The "Attractive Prices" quest displays the requirements as intended.
  • The landing zones were adjusted in the following adventures: in Ali Baba the young Woodcutter, Ali Baba and the first thief, Ali Baba and the second thief, Ali Baba and the Treasure of Knowledge, Aladin and the Oil Lamp, Sindbad and the Sea Snake and Aladdin and the beautiful princess.
  • The explorer skills "Mountain Boots" and "Pathfinder" will now be displayed in the Artifact search notification mail and in the Rarity search tooltip.The description of the zone wide buffs "Sandman's Powder" and "A Thousand Snowflakes" is now consistent with the layout of the zone wide buffs changing the wildlife.

New in The Settlers Online 07.12.2016 Patch (Jul 12, 2016)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Premium Time Display:
  • Premium time is now displayed in the Zone-wide buffs window. Hours and minutes remaining are also displayed.
  • The avatar display for remaining Premium Time is removed.
  • Trade Office Limitations:
  • Default Limitation values when setting up a trade are consistent for both offers and requests.
  • Depending on the trade, the limitations are as follows:
  • Item - 100 - This is the general trade limitation for all items, regardless of their source.
  • Resource - Storage Capacity - The limitation of resources is dependent on the storage capacity of the player.
  • Refill - 10000 - The limitation for refills.
  • Building - 1 - The limitation for buildings.
  • Star Menu Stacking:
  • "Add Resource" and "Add content to a deposit" buffs stack together in the Star Menu.
  • CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Balloons are removed from the game, together with the corresponding conversion option.
  • Avatar selection screen is displayed only during account creation.
  • Landing spots are rearranged for "Aladdin and the beautiful princess"; their number remains unchanged.
  • Zone-wide buffs now show the correct remaining time.
  • Stripy Easter Eggs are now used in the provision House recipe "Golden Egg".
  • General Achievement point values above 10000 no longer overlap the designated display area.
  • The correct icon is displayed when hovering over leader camps in "Traitors" adventure.
  • A pop-up is displayed on successful Geologist searches.
  • Easter Egg returns are affected by the "Sturdy Shovel" Explorer skill.
  • The number of tasks obtained from "The Pathfinder" remains unchanged (9 tasks).
  • First camp in the "Arctic Explosion" adventure can now be attacked.
  • The description of several buffs is updated to accurately reflect the resulting output.
  • Requirements for the quest "The Final Task" are changed to "1000 Gold Ore to refill".

New in The Settlers Online 09.29.2015 Patch (Sep 23, 2015)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Island Archipelago
  • Level 50+ players will be able to discover the Island Archipelago
  • 10 new sectors will become available
  • Read more about it in the corresponding Dev Diary
  • Level Cap Raise
  • The level cap will be raised from 50 to 75.
  • New main quests, side quests and achievements
  • Read more about it in the corresponding Dev Diary
  • "Arabian Nights" Epic Raids
  • 10 new adventures in a new setting
  • Read more about it in the corresponding Dev Diary
  • "Storm Recovery" Scenario
  • A new Scenario offering a Puzzle challenge
  • Read more about it in the corresponding Dev Diary
  • Level 6 building upgrades
  • Most buildings will be upgradable to level 6
  • Read more about it in the corresponding Dev Diary
  • Elite units and production chains
  • Elite units will be produced using newly introduced production chains and both old and new resources
  • Read more about it in the corresponding Dev Diary.
  • Iron Statue "Transience"
  • A new buff will become available in the Provision House
  • It will allow the conversion of copper ore to iron ore
  • CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Quest "Further Help" now unlocks properly.
  • The Tutorial quest has been updated.