This week, our new game update finally hit live servers! One of the very exciting additions was a new Mini-Adventure, "Lost Skull Island." As you can see, its name is rather indicative of the shape of the island! It requires level 26 to start, and you can trade it between players. There's a really fun story with pirates and lost treasures, complete with a variety of in-adventure quests. It is a step-by-step adventure where you have to take out the bandit camps in a given order because they're blocking the way.

Send out your Explorers on short and medium length searches for a chance to play this awesome experience!

See you in game,

~BB_meesherbeans

Ubisoft Community Manager

Over the months, we have heard many requests from players who would like to see the BB Team's islands. Since this seems like a really fun and awesome idea, we're starting a new segment, "GM Island Showcase," where we'll highlight a part of one our team's islands! Every other Friday, starting today, a different section of a BB Island will be posted. Sometimes it'll be silly, other times decorations... maybe even an elusive production chain or two!

This week highlights BB_Mistapink's island! The ever elusive and quiet BB_Mistapink has a knack for decoration, don't you think? We love the play of colors with red flowers against the green Noble Houses. Or...something like that. That sounds like something a interior designer would say, right?

Click here to see a larger image!

See you in game,

~BB_meesherbeans

Ubisoft Community Manager

The latest game update has hit live servers! Lots of amazing features were added in, as seen in the patch notes here. A changing of the guard in the Guild Market was one of the new additions, including four new items to grab for Guild Coins!

We here at Ubisoft/Blue Byte want to know what your favorite new Guild Market item is. Are you a fan of the new Gold Fever buff, which buffs gold mine production, or is getting a Permanent Building Queue Slot more your style? Tell us in our new Facebook poll!

Click here to cast your vote!

See you in game,

~BB_meesherbeans

Ubisoft Community Manager

The Server will be down tonight, Wednesday, at 11:45 PM PT for a 5 hour maintenance. A great new game update will be put into place during this time, including some quest fixes and new adventures!

As a reminder, ALL current Guild Quests are going to be canceled during this downtime.

Check here for the patch notes!

See you in game,

~BB_meesherbeans

Ubisoft Community Manager

We are extremely excited to make a new announcement about the Veteran General and this year's Easter Event. After carefully considering all your valuable feedback, there has been a change to the cap on this specialist!

Click here for more details on this change!

See you in game,

~BB_meesherbeans

Ubisoft Community Manager

This week's Screenshot of the Week winner is Manzar, who has made it very clear to the unconquered portions of their island where they stand. Any attempts at entering must go through the dreaded Entry Gate, complete with fire and menacing gargoyles. We wouldn't want to mess with that gate!

Click here to see the full pic, as well as share your own!

See you in-game,

~BB_meesherbeans

Ubisoft Community Manager

Our Settlers Valentine contest is going to be ending on March 1. One week left to get your entry in for a chance to win 250 Gems! All you have to do is create a great Settlers-themed Valentine, or write an epic love poem from one Settler to another!

Click here to enter!

See you in game,

~BB_meesherbeans

Ubisoft Community Manager

Our "Create a BB Trading Card" contest is going to be ending on February 28. One week left to get your entry in for a chance to win up to 1,000 Gems! Create a graphic, or just write up a set of abilities for a member of the BB team, and you could win. We'll be selecting six random winners as well!

Click here to enter!

See you in game,

~BB_meesherbeans

Ubisoft Community Manager

The Settlers Online servers will come down tomorrow, Wednesday night at 11:45PM PT (2:45AM EST) for a 5 hour maintenance. The game is planned to be playable at 5:00AM (PT).

Maintenance this week may be extended by up to two hours, which means that The Settlers Online may not be playable until 7:00AM (PT) on Thursday. We will update everyone as necessary if the game is up early or needs additional maintenance time.

In addition, the game update scheduled for this week has been postponed to next week's maintenance. This week will be a routine maintenance with no changes or patch notes.

Be sure to follow The Settlers Online on Facebook and Twitter for news and exclusive updates!

See you in-game,

~BB_meesherbeans

Ubisoft Community Manager

The Corrupted Wish Contest is always one of our most popular events, and we decided to bring it back! The idea is that a poster comes up with a wish, another poster grants the wish, but some unintended consequence follows. Twenty random participants will be chosen to win 200 Gems, so be sure to get a couple of good posts in!

Click here for more information, and to enter!

See you in game,

~BB_meesherbeans

Ubisoft Community Manager