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MaintenanceApr 12, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsMonday, April 15th at 11:30 AM CEST the servers will go into maintenance mode to roll out a new update. You won´t be able to play during maintenance. We will do our best to keep the downtime as short as possible. The update will include minor and medium-sized bug fixes for several aspects of the game like friends and guild searches, custom-match lobbies, and replacement A.I. Rollback to 2.3.5Feb 28, 2024 - Community Announcements2.3.5 is now available againCatan Universe 2.3.9Feb 28, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsVersion 2.3.9 is now available on all platforms. Please make sure to update as soon as possible. Multiple replacement A.I. Bugfixes for a smoother gameplay experience in online matches Resolved multiple Error codes that could get displayed in the custom match lobby screen Fixed lobbies for Rivals custom matches Optimized search functionality for guild and friend search Optimizing and rewriting the code base to further optimize the gameplay experience Update 2.3.9Feb 28, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsSmaller and medium sized fixesMaintenance Mode Feb. 28th 2024Feb 27, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHi Catanians, Tomorrow at 11:30 AM CET the servers will go into maintenance mode to roll out a new update. You won´t be able to play during maintenance. We will do our best to keep the downtime as short as possible. The update will include minor and medium-sized bug fixes for several aspects of the game like friends and guild searches, custom-match lobbies, and replacement A.I. Our team is investigating further the Steam client's intermediate crashes, and it's our highest priority to resolve those as soon as possible. Maintenance Dec 6Dec 6, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsDear Catanians, please note that Catan Universe will have limited access on December 6th from noon to approximately 1:00 PM UTC due to maintenance. During this time, login and multiplayer games may will affected and we recommend playing at another time.Server Maintenance Nov 20thNov 17, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsDear Catanians, Please note that due to planned maintenance and our hosting and backend provider, access to the Catan Universe platform will be restricted on Monday, November 20th, from 10:00 to approximately 14:00 UTC. During that timeframe, rolling reboots of various systems will affect login and multiplayer games. While access to the platform will not be completely blocked, we recommend choosing another timeframe for playing on that day. As always, our partners will try to keep this timeframe as short as possible. Furthermore, in the last few days, we have already made several updates to the backend and database that did not require any downtime. We can already see a positive impact on performance levels and we will make further improvements based on these observations in the next few days. Our team is also working on further bug fixes especially connected to custommatch lobby issues. We will let you know once we are ready to roll them out. Backend Update + Bug FixesNov 7, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsNo new Client required (!) Removing “old lobbies” if they exist when creating custom matches (increased reliability for creating custom matches) Fixed “error getting account: account not found” issue when searching friends Fixed listing friends to avoid the “error getting account: context canceled” error Fixed “Cannot read property 'getPrivateData' of undefined or null” error when changing password Numerous optimizations are made to reduce the error messages displayed in the game's menus and increase the stability of our service. This update is a “Pre-Patch” for a more significant update we are working on at the moment. Our team is currently rewriting the entire multiplayer to make it perform better. We will announce more details about this update in the near future. General information about maintenanceOct 12, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHello Catanians, We understand that there has been some confusion regarding the recent maintenance we performed on our servers. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and would like to explain our actions in a more clear and concise manner. 1. What is server maintenance? When we initiate server maintenance, it means that you will not be able to log in to the game. Only our developers have access to the servers during this time. This is necessary in order to roll out updates and test new features in a controlled environment. 2. Why is maintenance necessary? Our team has been working hard to improve the performance of Catan Universe for quite some time now. In order to ensure that the updates and new features we release are stable and functional, we need to test them on the same server and database structure that you use to play the game. Maintenance allows us to gather important information and error logs that we can use to improve future releases. 3. Why do I sometimes see an outdated client message during maintenance? During our tests, we might roll out updates to the servers and use test versions of Catan Universe. This is to catch any errors before we make them available to you. If you see messages about an outdated client, it means that we are testing new features and updates. If there is a new client available for download, we will inform you via our social media channels, Discord, and Steam. 4. Will I see any changes or changelogs after maintenance? Not every maintenance results in an update to our server infrastructure. Sometimes we need time to run tests for upcoming updates or roll out performance fixes. We do not announce changes that have a negligible impact on the game to avoid false expectations. 5. How will I be informed about scheduled maintenance? We will post an in-game message at least a day before the maintenance begins. We will also post on our Discord server to keep you informed. We understand that maintenance is frustrating, but we always try to keep it as short as possible and choose a time of day that is least disruptive for players. Our team is dedicated to using maintenance to improve your experience and the overall state of the game. You will see us perform maintenance more frequently when we are working on significant changes to Catan Universe. https://discord.gg/catanuniversePatch 2.3.5Oct 2, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsThe A.I. will now always wait for the answer to a trade request in single player games before continuing Elo scores will now get displayed more reliably at the end of Automatches Custom Match lobbies will work more reliably (initial loading time increased) New Maintenance Mode that will disconnect all clients when we are working on the servers Exclusion of outdated clients to connect to our servers Improved Login flow to minimize resource usage while logging in Improved matchmaking flow to minimize resource usage for matchmaking Overall improvements to the server stability and database usage Server MaintenanceAug 21, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsTomorrow August 22 at 10 am We will start some work on our servers. This will include Server Maintenance which will lock all players from our servers. Please note that during Maintenance you won´t be able to play. We will do our best to keep that period as short as possible. Currently, we are estimating a downtime of 2 hours. News about 2.3.5Aug 15, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHi Catanians, We understand you may be disappointed with us postponing the release of version 2.3.5. Unfortunately, the changes we made overnight didn't produce the desired results. We are experiencing issues with the STEAM client becoming unresponsive to inputs when deploying it to our production environment. The production enviroment are the servers you are playing on. When we test the same STEAM client on our test servers we cannot reproduce this behavior. This is why we needed the short downtime today to test our latest changes where we can actually see the issue. We want to assure you that we are working hard to investigate and resolve these issues. However, we cannot release version 2.3.5 in its current state today. We will keep you informed once we have more information. We understand your frustration since we share them with you but we are fully committed to make this right.Catan Universe 2.3.5Aug 14, 2023 - Community Announcements- Customatch lobby's reliability has been improved - Elo display at the end of Automatches has been enhanced - A crash issue affecting the STEAM version of the game has been resolved - AI's behavior in singleplayer matches has been changed to wait for your response to trade offers before proceeding, making the game feel more natural and allowing for a smoother gameplay experience Developer Update XXIIIAug 10, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsDear Catanains,🏝️ We are delighted to share with you that Version 2.3.5 of our game is coming on Monday August 14th. 📅 We understand how important our game is to you and we appreciate your patience and support.🙇 We will keep you informed of exact release time and other relevant details. 📣 Your feedback is essential to us, and we are pleased to inform you that we have addressed some of the concerns you raised after the last update. 🛠️Our team has worked hard to enhance the Customatch lobby's reliability and the Elo display at the end of Automatches. These improvements will enhance your gaming experience and overall game performance. Additionally, we have resolved a crash issue that was affecting the STEAM version of the game.🛠️ 📈We also want to let you know that we have made some changes to the AI's behavior in singleplayer matches. From now on, the AI will wait now everytime for your response to trade offers before proceeding.📈 📣Please be aware that to enjoy these changes, you must update your client to the latest version (2.3.5). Once the new version is released, older clients will no longer have access to the servers. 📣 We will keep you posted on the release of Version 2.3.5, so stay tuned for updates! We value your feedback and are committed to improving your gaming experience. Thank you for your continued support. Developer Update XXIJul 26, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHi Catanians,🏝️ In light of the feedback we received since the release of 2.3.4, we wanted to provide you with an update from our side. Our team is hard at work on version 2.3.5, which will address some of the issues that have been brought to our attention.🙏 ✅We would like to take a moment to thank those members of our community who helped us find a workaround for the occasional display issue in the custom-match lobby. If you've noticed that your friends appear as busy on your list, despite not being in a game, please have them start a single-player match and quit right away. This should resolve the display issue. ✅ 🏗️Version 2.3.5 will introduce a lot of technical changes to Custommatch lobbies, making them use fewer resources. We are therefore positive that this issue will be gone in the near future. 🏗️ 🏗️We understand that the Elo display at the end of the game isn't always working properly. Our developers as well as the server and backend provider have all taken another look at the issue, and we are working to change the way your Elo gets compared to the leaderboards (on the technical side). This should help decrease the time until your client receives a response from the servers. Currently, it can take too long, and you might not see the correct values displayed. 🏗️ We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. 💡We are aware that some users have experienced crashes with version 2.3.4 on STEAM. We are actively investigating what might be causing these crashes. Unfortunately, we haven't been able to reproduce them on any of our test PCs and Macs. We would greatly appreciate any further feedback you can provide us, particularly when the crash occurs and what hardware and software your device is using. A thread for that will be set up on our Discord server in the Feedback channel: https://discord.gg/catanuniverse ✅In addition to what we have seen with version 2.3.4, we have noticed for a while that sometimes the A.I. doesn't wait for the user's response to trade requests in Singleplayer games. We are happy to let you know that this will be addressed in the upcoming 2.3.5 update.✅ Once version 2.3.5 is ready for release, we will let you know Thank you for your patience and support. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to continuing to improve your experience with our game. Catan Universe 2.3.4Jul 12, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHello Catanians! Update 2.3.4 includes a huge number of technical improvements and optimizations that will lead to a much more efficient communication between the game clients (your apps) and the CU servers. As a result, login, profile, shop etc. will all be faster, contributing to an overall smoother gameplay experience. Have fun playing Catan!Patch 2.3.4 Announcement:Jul 11, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHi Catanians, 🏝️ 📢tomorrow at 11 am CEST we will start rolling out version 2.3.4.📢 We will need to restart the servers once and then we need you to download the new client version. 🚧 Please note that this will interrupt your running games. 🚧 Please make sure to not be in an online match at this time. Developer Update XXJul 11, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHello Catanians, 🏝️ Our team has been working hard to make further significant improvements to the game and servers: We analyzed and fixed inefficiencies in the way you connect to the servers when logging in with your account. These caused issues during rush hours when many Catanians joined the game. This had a cascading effect, as poor performance led to users logging out and logging in again, making the issues worse. 📉 We understand that many of the issues you report that are very hard to reproduce and only happen intermediately are related to "calls" (requests for information between the game, server, and other players) that are not processed in time. To alleviate this problem, we have furthermore significantly decreased the workload on our servers from calls not directly related to the (multiplayer)-game. This redesign of the login process and account system will hopefully result in a significant boost in overall performance and reliability, without any major changes for you. 📈 We are now in the final stages of testing the new client and server update and plan to release it next week 📅. Once again, thank you for your patience and understanding during this process. Exact dates for server maintenance and update releases will be announced as soon as possible. Developer Update XIXJun 6, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHello Catanians, 📢 This week's developer update will focus on the learning we had from our latest client update. As many of you know, update 2.3.3 was released on May 24th. It was a significant step forward in making sure we can identify underlying online performance issues more easily.✅ As expected, we did encounter some inefficiencies that caused the servers to struggle during peak hours, resulting in issues with payments, matchmaking, Elo display, disconnects, and so on. 🤬 🎉Fortunately, we were able to roll out an update to our servers beginning of last week that addressed the majority of these inefficiencies. Based on our statistics and your feedback, we've seen an overall improvement in performance and reliability. 🎉 🧑💻Our team is committed to continuing to work on improving the game's infrastructure by replacing inefficient code with more modern solutions. We understand that these inefficiencies can sometimes only become apparent when we have a large number of concurrent users or when we're integrating new features. That can make it harder to pinpoint the actual root cause of an issue at times. 🧑💻 Our team is hard at work on the next version of the game, which will include improvements to reduce the amount of data sent to clients upon login which will further decrease the workload on the servers. 📶 We plan to release this update in the coming weeks. After its release, we will assess its performance before moving on to bringing back some beloved features. 📆 Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to make the game better for all Catanians. Changelog 2.3.3May 24, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsDear Catanians, Today, May 24th 2023, we are releasing update 2.3.3 Please note that from now on, you will always need the latest client version to log in. If you try to log in with an outdated version 2.3.2 and lower, you will see an error message and a notification in the login screen. Changelog: - Older client versions can no longer connect to the server. Please update to 2.3.3 to log in. - Optimizations to game actions in multiplayer - Optimizations to increase overall stability - Increased reliability for matchmaker and filters
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