Halloween 2016: First insights about the upcoming Event
A sneak peek is a brief piece of information about one of the upcoming game versions and may not reflect the final status of the content. Once the game version is finalized, a corresponding developer's diary will be published.
Dear Settlers!
The Halloween Event will start worldwide in October 2016.
The new version is planned to be published for the first time on the international test server today (Thursday, August 18th, 2016). Visit the test environment (link) for details about the update and to have a closer look at this version. Make sure to share your feedback on the test server's forum.
Here is some pre-release information for you; a more detailed Dev Diary will be published later.
- Start: October 18th (after game update)
- Removal phase: November 8th
- Deactivation: November 15th (after game update)
Event news - new features & highlights
- Supreme Golem: This new Golem spawns for players with level 56 and higher. There will be 4 different kinds of Golems.
- Golem overbuffing: It is possible to use more buffs than needed to destroy Golems, if you choose to do so.
- Golem defeat: Friends can no longer "steal" your Golem. The owner of the Golem will decide when it is defeated by clicking a button on its UI.
- Pumpkin Cemetery: Will become more important for gathering Pumpkins.
- The production time decreased
- The Cemetery can be refilled with special refills
- Pumpkin Cemetery refills are tradable
- Adventures: More adventures provide Pumpkin Cemetery refills as a reward, the amounts were re-balanced.
- Explorers: Will find Pumpkins during treasure searches
- Collectibles: Pumpkins will spawn on your island, guaranteed.
- Quest chain: "The Forgotten" (level 19+)
- New items:
- Improved Deerstalker - Building
- Decorative Pumpkin field - Yippie! - Decoration building
- Miniature Golem - Decoration building
- iGhor - Buff
- Zombie Bite - Buff
- Ouija board - Buff
- Bucket of candy - Buff
- The headless horseman - Buff
- Efficient traps - Recipe
Please keep in mind that the upcoming test server game version is at an early stage.
The final version may differ. After the game version is finalized, a developer's diary will be published.
Please leave your feedback here.
Happy settling!
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