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    Dev's Diary 5/31/2013

    Dear Settlers,

    Below you will find the newest Developer's Diary. This new Dev Diary discusses some changes that will be introduced to the game in the near future.


    As previously mentioned, the items offered in the Guild Market will be changed from time to time. This time, the worldwide community of The Settlers Online will be able to select one of the items that will be included in the upcoming Guild Market update. It is up to the entire worldwide community to decide which item will be included.

    Voting facts
    • Start: Friday, May 31st, ~11:00 AM EDT / ~8:00 AM PDT
    • End: Sunday, June 9th, ~5:00 PM EDT / ~2:00 PM PDT
    • Who?: All players from all language versions can vote in their instance one time.
    • Where?: Use the website login. After some time a pop-up will show up on your community/news site.
      Click on the picture to redirect to the survey.
    • How?: In the survey, you can easily select your favorite item (one of five) and submit your vote.
    • Item: The votes of all language versions (instances) will be tallied. 1 player = 1 vote. The item with the most votes wins.
    • Results: The results of the worldwide election will be presented approx. in calendar week 25 (June 17 - June 23).
    There are a couple of reasons why the results will not be presented instantly after the survey ends. The extended time is needed to make sure there will be neither double votes nor attempts cheat via multiple accounts. Afterward, we will need to add up the votes from all the language versions and discuss with the development team to determine when the changes will be implemented.


    The following two items currently in the Guild Market will stay:
    Name: Roasted Duck
    Type: Buff
    Effect: It makes the output 3 times higher, the boost lasts 4 hours.
    Price: 280 Guild Coins

    Name: Piero's Bowl of Pasta
    Type: Buff
    Effect: It makes the output 3 times higher, the boost lasts 8 hours.
    Price: 380 Guild Coins
    All other items will be exchanged to:
    Name: Moonstone Hammer
    Type: Buff
    Effect: Can be activated only on weaponsmith buildings, makes the output 3 times higher, boost lasts 16 hours.
    Price: 615 Guild Coins

    Name: Chimneysweep's Bag
    Type: Deposit refill
    Effect: Refills a Coal mine (deposit) with 1000 units.
    Price: 200 Guild Coins

    Name: The final match
    Type: Adventure
    Description: Very special adventure from our former soccer ingame event.
    Price: 3000 Guild Coins

    Name: To be decided (voting)
    Type: To be decided (voting)
    Description: It is up to the worldwide community to choose this item.
    Price: See item descriptions below.

    As mentioned above, one of the items will be selected by the entire worldwide community through voting.
    During the voting, each player will be able to select one item from the list of five.
    A brief summary of possible choices can be found below.
    Name: Crystal Well
    Type: Building
    Description: Well that contains 1500 units of water - the production is 2x faster than a normal well.
    Price: 225 Guild Coins

    Name: Summer Wheatfield
    Type: Building
    Description: Special field which contains 1500 units of wheat.
    Price: 225 Guild Coins

    Name: Jolly Geologist (max 1)*
    Type: Specialist
    Description: Experienced geologist that is 2x faster than a standard one.
    Price: 4000 Guild Coins

    Name: Standard Drill Plan
    Type: Buff
    Description: It halves the recruitment time in Barracks, the boost lasts 6 hours.
    Price: 300 Guild Coins

    Name: Silo (max 1)*
    Type: Building
    Description: Special building that re-fills the wheat fields over time.
    Price: 1500 Guild Coins

    * Important
    Two items that are part of the voting are limited to 1 purchase in the Guild market per player.
    It doesn't matter if you already bought a Jolly Geologist or Silo in the past.
    Every player will be able to get one item in exchange for Guild Coins.




    We are happy to inform you that the first part of the Science System (full production chains and geologist's skill tree) will
    be added to the game on June 13th. To find out more about the Science System please have a look at our developer's diary here.

    With the introduction of the Science System, we want to boost your skill point production with the "Bookbinder glue" buff.
    This special buff increases the production speed of the Bookbinder workyard to 200% for 24 hours!


    These special buffs are very rare.
    This is the only way to get these buffs so far.


    How to get 3 of these buffs? Be active!

    Just be active and play the game at least once between Monday, May 27th and Monday, June 10th.
    All players who meet this requirement will receive the reward (3x "Bookbinding glue" buff)
    on Friday, 14th of June via in-game message.



    As you know, the Science System content update will take place very soon. It will not only implement brand new buildings, new production chains, several tutorial tasks and the possibility to make your geologists even more successful, but it will also improve two main sources of free gems. The changes mentioned below will take place on June 13.
    1. More free gems: Increase of daily Login Bonus
      When you login to the game you receive a daily login bonus. If you do this 7 days in a row, you are rewarded with free gems. Currently you can get 45 free gems every week - this value will be increased by more than 100%. After the update you will receive 100 gems when you log in 7 days in a row.

    2. More free gems: Leveling up
      Completing quests and adventures grant you experience points which allow your The Settlers Online account to reach higher levels. Level-Ups are connected to rewards such as gems. The amount of free gems you receive for reaching the next level will also be increased with the next game version.

    3. More free gems: Level-up gems refund
      Many players have already received gem rewards for leveling up. It would not be fair to increase the amount of free gems for reaching a higher level and ignore players who already did so. To deal with this situation in a fair manner, all players will get the extra gems they would have received had the new system for gem rewards been in place from the very beginning. As a logical consequence, the amount of free gems each player receives will be based on the player's current level.
    Important details:
    • The gem packages will be sent via in-game message during the game update on June 13th.
    • Players who played at least once within the 30 days before the update is deployed will be included in the gem package calculations.
      This means you must log in by June 12th in order qualify to receive these extra gems. Players whose last login was before May 14th will not receive the refund.
      This is the reason why we're telling you in advance. You may also want to notify friends who are currently inactive.
    • The amount of gems depends on the current player level, because the level-ups in the future will be rewarded with higher amounts. As a result, the amount of free gems for leveling up will be the same for everybody. If you receive a bit fewer gems (refund) than your high level friends, don't worry. Just keep playing and enjoy the game: the overall amount of gems you get for leveling up will be the same for all players.
    Happy settling,
    ~BB_Effiluna

    Ubisoft Community Manager

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    Sounds good! Thanks in advance

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    Awesome news, Effi! Thank you so much. Keep up the good work. =]
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    The SILO seems to be the best option to vote for.

    Cost 1500 guild coins - now that is a good deal. compared to 4000 coins for a geo ?

    Geos cost only 300 gems in the gemstore. while a silo costs 750 gems.

    Better to just login 3 weeks in a row to get the geo from the gemstore.
    collecting 4000 coins may take months and by time you get that much, the guildstore items will change again.

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    RE: Gems for level 50.
    Will you be awarding any gems retroactively for those of us already at level 50?

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    Quote Originally Posted by EpsilonSilver View Post
    RE: Gems for level 50.
    Will you be awarding any gems retroactively for those of us already at level 50?
    yes.

    I guess the diary must be "TL" for you. so you "DR".

    Many players have already received gem rewards for leveling up. It would not be fair to increase the amount of free gems for reaching a higher level and ignore players who already did so. To deal with this situation in a fair manner, all players will get the extra gems they would have received had the new system for gem rewards been in place from the very beginning.
    TLDR: you get LOTS of free gems if you are lvl 50.

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    silo

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    thanks ,all is good

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    giggity.....

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    Do you have a list of the new Gems Reward for reaching each level ?

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