News archive
10.05.2012Maintenance at 12 AM PST on 5/10
As a reminder, the Castle Empire servers will come down on Thursday morning at 12:00AM PST(3:00AM EST) for a 4.5 hour maintenance. The game will be playable at 4:30AM (PST). During this time, the website may be down.
Click here to find out what changes were made!
Be sure to follow Castle Empire on Facebook and Twitter for news and exclusive updates!
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
09.05.2012Test Server Race - FAQ
We want to thank everyone in advanced for their participation in the test server race. It has been a huge success! During the designated times of participation you may have noticed that the login queues can get very long. If you clicked login during the participation times you will still be eligible to receive all the rewards!
- Everyone who tried to login during participation times will get the rewards at the end of the events
- If you were in a login queue during the designated times you are still eligible to get the rewards
- The rewards will be sent to the email you signed up with on the test server. Make sure you go to 'My Profile' on the test server homepage and click the newsletter check box. If you are still confused on how to do this, go to the Test Server FAQ
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
04.05.2012Test Server-Race: Gain rewards for your live account!
On Tuesday and Wednesday of next week (May 8-9), there will be a worldwide challenge on the test server! In order to stress test the test server, we have set up six goals. The more goals the worldwide community achieves during a particular time span, the more rewards you will get for your live account. A few days after the event, each participant will receive a voucher code that can be used on the live server with all of the prizes we, as a community, earned.
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
03.05.2012Then & Now Event - Graphics
Take a look back at the history of the game franchise you love. Since 1993, the Settlers has been bringing you gaming goodness. See the pieces of the franchise’s history and how they fit together and evolved into what we play today. Sometimes, it’s just as fun to look back as it is to look forward.
This week we are showing the evolution of the graphics. Check out how the first ever Settlers compares to the Settlers Online!
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
02.05.2012Maintenance Thursday 5/3 12:00AM (PST)
As a reminder, the Castle Empire servers will come down on Thursday morning at 12:00AM PST(3:00AM EST) for a 4.5 hour maintenance. The game will be playable at 4:30AM (PST). During this time, the website may be down.
Click here to find out what changes were made!
Be sure to follow Castle Empire on Facebook and Twitter for news and exclusive updates!
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
02.05.2012Last Day Of Spring Event!
Today is the last day to take advantage of our Gem sale and get 20% bonus Gems in our Gem packages! At 11:59PM tonight, both the Spring event and sale will be coming to an end. The Spring event may be ending, but you will still be able to purchase the event items in the shop until May 10th. You will be unable, however, to start the Spring quest chain. If you have already started this quest chain, you will be able to finish it until May 10th!
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
26.04.2012Maintenance at 12 AM PST on 4/26
As a reminder, the Castle Empire servers will come down on Thursday morning at 12:00AM PST(3:00AM EST) for a 4.5 hour maintenance. The game will be playable at 4:30AM (PST). During this time, the website may be down.
Click here to find out what changes were made!
Be sure to follow Castle Empire on Facebook and Twitter for news and exclusive updates!
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
24.04.2012NEW Developer Diary!
Settlers! Blue Byte recently sent us a developer diary which is full of all of the planned features for the Settlers Online. This diary focuses on the features that are currently being worked on or are in the planning stages. We hope to have most of these features released by June. Some of these features are already active on the Test Server. You can find information on how to access the Test Server here.
Click here to read more about the Developer Diary
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
19.04.2012Earth Day Screenshot Contest!
The Spring Event is in full swing in The Settlers Online, and Earth Day is fast approaching! Spring is a time to show off your beautifully decorated Empires. We don't want to see the strategic placement of your smelters, but rather your spring flowers in full bloom! Submit your favorite eco-friendly screenshots to the Earth Day event in the forums. The top 5 images picked by the Settlers Online team will win 250 Gems!
Click here to submit your screenshots!
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager
18.04.2012Maintenance Thursday 4/19 12:15AM (PST)
As a reminder, the Settlers Online servers will come down on Thursday morning at 12:15AM PST(3:15AM EST) for a 4 hour maintenance. The game will be playable at 4:30AM (PST). During this time, the website may be down.
Click here to find out what changes were made!
Be sure to follow Castle Empire on Facebook and Twitter for news and exclusive updates!
See you in-game,
~Katealyst
Ubisoft Player Experience Manager