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The original post can be found here (https://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/38565-Change-Log-18-08-20).
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BB_Saqui
any progress on the lag issues with star/mail/long queues or slow loading in general?
And no news on the "man with the hammer bug" logging people out- an update would be useful b4 there is another wall of rage on forums
Appreciate that you apply fixes more regularly than normal in these difficult times. I hope we can get rid off all destructive and annoying problems soon. And I also hope that the bug that we cannot switch generals during attack is also in the priority list.
Plus the online markers :).
little by little, we're getting there :)
Marengo007
17.08.21, 22:16
little by little, we're getting there
they will fix several errors appeared after the 1st maintenance (errors fixing) + mail only.
Marengo007
17.08.21, 22:18
Generals + zoom: please do it next as it's very hard to play.
but still no mention of those who can't even log on. sigh!
Perhaps someone could attack the hammerman with a nail gun???
Or maybe a flame thrower?
What No mention of the the log in problem that the forums are full of!!!
Fuzzball_NZ
18.08.21, 04:30
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Fuzzball_NZ
18.08.21, 04:31
Really wish that BB would acknowledge that a large number of players are actually currently locked out of the game by hammer man... it can be bypassed with a VPN... so the issue really is just bad coding, giving all players equal access should be the priority.
Apokalypse_Naa
18.08.21, 07:11
Fine, but how about fixing the merchant, 'bout a week since I bougth 2 permanent building ques, and still only 3 buildings allowed still, reported, but no answer from BB on this
Change Log 12.08.2021
Several fixes to the ingame mail system and the star menu.
12th of August 2021
CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS
Mail: The mass collection feature is working again
Mail: Mails with attachement can't be deleted anymore and the attachement has to be collected
Mail: Improved the loading time of the mailbox
Star Menu: Fixed several graphic glitches in the star menu
Star Menu: Explorers are not greyed out despite being usable anymore
Star Menu: Fixed tooltips in the star menu
Zone Error: Accepting items in the bookbinder will no longer create zone errors
For testing purposes, any new content will be added to the in-game merchant.
Funny, thats the changelog from test a week earlier- You would have thought conenctivity would have been added (or maybe it has but they didnt bother to ammend the changelog :P
There are a heap of us still can't log in from the maint to fix the unity server stuff, any news?
can log on without vpn, but have to wait then about 5-10 mins for all the island buildings etc to show up.
amounts in mines etc don't show when mouse hovers/click on them so no idea how full stuff is
still unable to properly buff own isle and friend's isle as buffs don't work all the time when click on buildings etc.
unable to play adventures as gens don't load properly and if they do seem to go walkabouts on adventure
So no real progress at the moment from BB, which is a shame as really enjoyed over the years playing the game.
Funny, thats the changelog from test a week earlier- You would have thought conenctivity would have been added (or maybe it has but they didnt bother to ammend the changelog :P
Or maybe they did and are not confident in the `fix' so avoiding even more flack if it does not work ...cynical, moi? Nah just seen it all before Lol
server is back online now- u can test if it is working or not
ClarenceDuPont
18.08.21, 09:22
Star Menu: Fixed several graphic glitches in the star menu
Not this one:
https://i.imgur.com/9cPPK9V.png
Star Menu: Explorers are not greyed out despite being usable anymore
No, but several resources are:
https://i.imgur.com/JapQ4Gt.png
Mail: Improved the loading time of the mailbox
Mail: The mass collection feature is working again
Not really, see video
https://i.imgur.com/08jJtVb.mp4
That's my beta testing done for this week, you're welcome.
still can not log in absolutely hopeless
Still slow as walking in chewing gum. Island takes for ever to load an everthing is in slo mo. After 20 mins my island hasn't loaded so I can check if I did get my mail back...... Very disappointed! Explorers in star: not greyed out but frameless http://prntscr.com/1q9yhur
And still no mail. 100% failure, BB!
Edit: frames are back on generals and explorers..... After a 20 min long restart
Edit 2: Re: Mail. http://prntscr.com/1qa0cfr I am NOT the developer of this content and I'm beginning to wonder if anyone is?
LOL..... You fixed what? I'm still even unable to login.
just had 7 explorers return home and on first glance it seemed they did not leave any mails, closer inspection shows the mails (and other mails) ghosting underneath mails already in the inbox https://prnt.sc/1q9ywp0 prnt.sc/1q9ywp0 https://prnt.sc/1q9ywp0
when collecting a book from bookbinder the icon to show a book is ready remains after the book has been collected
The game is getting more and more shittier with new updates. Now I can't even start the game, everytime it stucks with blank page.
Still absolutely horrendous.
Flooded island, hammer man, no explorers, no adventures, no provision house, no buildings, no barracks, no book binder. Wasted premium. Wasted pathfinder quests.
My island is DEAD after a full two weeks of being able to do nothing more than the collection quest and sometimes if I am lucky, the guild quest.
How can not making sure that people can log in and play be completely absent from any communications from Ubisoft? How was it not a priority in this fix? When will we be able to play again?
is only me on line or the chats don't work at all? Previus had problems only with guild chat, now i can't see anything in any chat, even the post i write
PS..
After 2 restarts now i can see global and help chat but still no guild
Trade Office transactions all have todays date and the same time even tho i have not had a trade for a few days, and the list is still upside down
@Andi13: that was already before the update.
DarkSecret2014
18.08.21, 11:11
star menu still greyed out and mail is still not fixed
Still cant log in, the hammerman just wont go away.... but its getting very close to the point where I will go and never come back, like a lot of other players.
welllllllllll...... it shows the maint down time has been done and guess what ?????
a big fat NOPE !!!! still can not get into my island at all , still the fail to connect to client and 0 level non named avatar .
if you are deliberately trying too ill the game and stop people playing you are doing a damn fine bang up job of it :'( . i DONT want to lose my island or this game , i DO ENJOY playing it and chatting with others in the newfoundland community .
please please please get it back to how it was , as in loadable and playable.
neilegend of newfoundland
what about the thousands who cant log in you bastards
very very very much this ^ exactly what vis says !
lordloocan
18.08.21, 11:32
1. Many still cannot login following the debacle of the last maintenance
2. No change to loading time for island then mountains then trees then any buildings and that is just mayor area
3. Still ridiculously long to be able to drop 1st buff on a friend
4. Still get taken off inputting chat and opens a building/star
5. Loading troops on home island still takes a world of patience
5. Generals swap on attacks on adventures....
......but woohoo specialists are no longer greyed, great to see you focussed on the vital issues
Ooops, that's not fixed either, great job devs
I still can't collect my old rejected trade mails....I have like thousands of mails with millions of resources in it
Maybe a silly question
Does the connectivity problem happen in unity or in both unity and client - so has nayone with the problem tried the old client re-enabling route and have it working then?
Trying to search in trade by a name and pressing enter does not work anymore.. only works if you click on the search button, pls fix.
Also, buildings window still stack on themselves, this should be fixed asap.
still got grey areas in star but not gens or explorers. Biggest problem now is not having buffs in star on adventures! It was fine before update !
Trying to search in trade by a name and pressing enter does not work anymore.. only works if you click on the search button, pls fix.
Also, buildings window still stack on themselves, this should be fixed asap.
Your prioritization leaves to be desired...
That is all fluff compared with "can';t log in" Game doesnt load and lag makes game unplayable.
Your ASAP issues both have a work around that is annoying but neither are game breaking
Torquemarda
18.08.21, 14:47
Mass mail collect doesn't work.
Click drop down menu in mails, select Loot MailIt filters but does NOT select the Loot mails. Now have to manualy select each one.
Now can Mass choose Star or Warehouse
So part way there, but not really fixed the problem
Schipperke
18.08.21, 15:03
From the Change Log:
"Mail: The mass collection feature is working again"
Fail. This is NOT working. I can click the box to select all treasure mails but the check marks just disappear immediately.
"Mail: Improved the loading time of the mailbox"
Also a fail. Load times are no faster. The game is still incredibly laggy.
"Star Menu: Fixed several graphic glitches in the star menu
Star Menu: Explorers are not greyed out despite being usable anymore"
This seems to be working as advertised. However, "graphic glitches" are the least of the problems with the game at this point. Why focus on something so insignificant when the game is virtually unplayable? Maybe try to help all the players who still are unable to log in, deal with the lagginess, and fix adventures so that clicking on one general doesn't result in a totally different general heading off to attack?
"Zone Error: Accepting items in the bookbinder will no longer create zone errors"
I can't say if this has changed as I never got zone errors related to the bookbinder. But I still usually have to close the bookbinder after collecting a book, wait a bit, then go back to start the next book. Everything takes forever with the game like this.
Summary: This update fixed some graphic glitches. Meantime, the game remains unplayable and frustrating. Players who love the game are running out of patience and leaving the game, and who can blame them? The game is NOT FUN like this. And frankly, when BB brings updates like this that do nothing except fix some minor graphic glitches, it gets harder and harder to believe that the game will ever be running properly again.
https://streamable.com/qucf2d
put your game in your ass ... right there these blue bytes and your shitty ideas all over there
Cheetah2_777
18.08.21, 15:33
Stop! Hammer time.
Sounds like i still dont need to bother to log in...
Even worse, the fact that we after waiting for weeks just get litle ,simple fixes (wich according to the reactions here dont even work), then it will take at least till 2022 before they got the big problems fixed.... I was hoping that we would be much further by now... :(
EdwardTheSlayer
18.08.21, 16:19
Chat now broke.
Max_turtle
18.08.21, 16:42
thanks for working on the issues
# selecting of mails has not realy worked as it should - now all mail has gone :(
Harlequin_1963
18.08.21, 18:42
The mail is not working.
Chat has nothing in it for me if no motd.
No better than it was before the server downtime.
A day in the life of a Blue Byte developer.
8.00am. Alarm goes ( hits snooze button )
10.00am. Getting fed up with the alarm noise so reluctantly gets out of bed.
10.30am.Still yawning but thinking about breakfast.
11.00am. 3rd cup of coffee, now onto some serious stuff ( what's for breakfast )
12.00am. After finishing off my 2nd bacon sandwich i feel ready for some hard work.
12.30pm. Work can wait, i forgot to get dressed.
1.00pm. Ok ready for work, but will try to get some coding inspiration by playing Tertris.
1.30pm. Getting fed up because i can't put that oblong block into that square hole.
2.00pm. Makes another cup of coffee.
2.30pm. Put my trousers on, round the wrong way. I need to get changed.
3.00pm. Ok, ready for work, ooooh look there's a fly on my window.
4.00pm. Bored of looking at the fly, so now for some real work, i have to learn how to write my name in joint up writing.
5.00pm. Still struggling to write my name, so onto todays task.
5.10pm. Changed the colour of the windmills on the improved mill.
6.00pm. Yeah, great day, i feel so chuffed at what i achieved today, looking forward to tomorrow.
I love my job.
A day in the life of a Blue Byte developer.
8.00am. Alarm goes ( hits snooze button )
10.00am. Getting fed up with the alarm noise so reluctantly gets out of bed.
10.30am.Still yawning but thinking about breakfast.
11.00am. 3rd cup of coffee, now onto some serious stuff ( what's for breakfast )
12.00am. After finishing off my 2nd bacon sandwich i feel ready for some hard work.
12.30pm. Work can wait, i forgot to get dressed.
1.00pm. Ok ready for work, but will try to get some coding inspiration by playing Tertris.
1.30pm. Getting fed up because i can't put that oblong block into that square hole.
2.00pm. Makes another cup of coffee.
2.30pm. Put my trousers on, round the wrong way. I need to get changed.
3.00pm. Ok, ready for work, ooooh look there's a fly on my window.
4.00pm. Bored of looking at the fly, so now for some real work, i have to learn how to write my name in joint up writing.
5.00pm. Still struggling to write my name, so onto todays task.
5.10pm. Changed the colour of the windmills on the improved mill.
6.00pm. Yeah, great day, i feel so chuffed at what i achieved today, looking forward to tomorrow.
I love my job.
while this is obviously ironic, someone with enough IT experience can do a rough estimate how much work would be needed for most of the changes presented, and judging by that this isnt that far from the truth ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
while this is obviously ironic, someone with enough IT experience can do a rough estimate how much work would be needed for most of the changes presented, and judging by that this isnt that far from the truth ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
yup
but perhaps the team are working on major issues which will obviously take some time while the tea boy is giving us little fixes in the meantime. i'm happy if that is the case :)
not just in this thread but in others as well i'm seeing many comments about OTHER players leaving in droves. don't be so sure. a few of us are moaning here (me included) while others are just muddling along or waiting to return. yes some ppl will leave the game, but to assume ppl are leaving en masse is a bit daft. ofc if u could name a good sized list of these other players then i will be proved wrong wear a dunces hat till this game works properly again!
not just in this thread but in others as well i'm seeing many comments about OTHER players leaving in droves. don't be so sure. a few of us are moaning here (me included) while others are just muddling along or waiting to return. yes some ppl will leave the game, but to assume ppl are leaving en masse is a bit daft. ofc if u could name a good sized list of these other players then i will be proved wrong wear a dunces hat till this game works properly again!
my guild of 48 i am the only player left and chating in g1 other players have the same with there guilds
Again i'm facing the following problems after the update:
- on startup no chat or whatever is shown. It's just blank
- when i opened my starmenu this morning, some spot of gens, explorers and geos were empty. I can click on empty spot so was able to sent out explorers. But it aint looking good.
Edit: after restart of TSO all looked normal. Please look into the code why this is going wrong during startup.
Please employ some people to fix this, crashes now sends me back to help and support page, still missing all my fully upgraded recipes from epic yards, and game play problems to many to mention
Maybe a silly question
Does the connectivity problem happen in unity or in both unity and client - so has nayone with the problem tried the old client re-enabling route and have it working then?
Connectivity issues are Unity specific, however I CAN connect to the tsotesting2 Unity platform.
Following the maintenance, a replacement client.swf was required (TY TY TY SirriS_RU (https://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/38552-A-workaround-to-still-use-the-old-client?p=366016&viewfull=1#post366016)).... Not sure if there's variations required for 32-bit folk. (Our Guild's 32-bit players are all locked out with javascript errors)
I still cannot log in, but well done on fixing mailboxes, stella job!
lordloocan
19.08.21, 08:16
not just in this thread but in others as well i'm seeing many comments about OTHER players leaving in droves. don't be so sure. a few of us are moaning here (me included) while others are just muddling along or waiting to return. yes some ppl will leave the game, but to assume ppl are leaving en masse is a bit daft. ofc if u could name a good sized list of these other players then i will be proved wrong wear a dunces hat till this game works properly again!
14 of my guild have mailed me their email addresses so I can let them know if/when anything improves. Another 3 are currently locked out and 2 have started playing elvenaar instead. I play FoE and a lot of settlers names have popped up on there. That is just one guild of 45, apply that to the whole server list and that is droves.
Harlequin_1963
19.08.21, 08:37
latest errors after the update
https://tso.safeunderdark.com/uploads/TSO-1165497946611E17EE998081.70361254.png
https://tso.safeunderdark.com/uploads/TSO-1547429988611E1810A91693.83877727.png
https://tso.safeunderdark.com/uploads/TSO-571288216611E182BCB33B0.60944310.png
14 of my guild have mailed me their email addresses so I can let them know if/when anything improves. Another 3 are currently locked out and 2 have started playing elvenaar instead. I play FoE and a lot of settlers names have popped up on there. That is just one guild of 45, apply that to the whole server list and that is droves.
u havent said any of them have left the game. sounds like a few are finding other things to do till/IF settlers improves.
u havent said any of them have left the game. sounds like a few are finding other things to do till/IF settlers improves.
I went and found another game to keep me occupied till they fix this one
When are you going to pay some one work on fixing this 3 weeks for a minor update, game is still unplayable, Stop treating us like fools!
purchased fairy fire hangs on start menu when it is used, please fix this bug
still cant log in. no help from support. been off for a month now. keep being told I need a h/ware accelerator.
purchased fairy fire hangs on start menu when it is used, please fix this bug
i use 3 a day they dont hang anywhere
Cheetah2_777
20.08.21, 13:23
Maybe a silly question
Does the connectivity problem happen in unity or in both unity and client - so has nayone with the problem tried the old client re-enabling route and have it working then?
There is no client version anymore.
Cheetah2_777
20.08.21, 13:24
I went and found another game to keep me occupied till they fix this one
Try permanently. There are plenty of other way's to entertain oneself.
still cant log in. no help from support. been off for a month now. keep being told I need a h/ware accelerator.
tig i miss you guys :( i cant get in either :(
14 of my guild have mailed me their email addresses so I can let them know if/when anything improves. Another 3 are currently locked out and 2 have started playing elvenaar instead. I play FoE and a lot of settlers names have popped up on there. That is just one guild of 45, apply that to the whole server list and that is droves.
yep i have returned to elvenar a bit more often than i used to , such a slow game it makes TSO look like a fast paced game ! but at least it plays !!
Graciethecat
20.08.21, 22:30
I am another one who still cannot log in....I was so hopeful when I saw a changelog
cheethamhill
20.08.21, 23:35
haven't been able to log in and don't care,won't be coming back to see if you fixed this anymore..thanks and bye.
Still unplayable please keep fixing the lag and watery grave we are sinking in.
Test server works just fine.. can't login to main server.
I don't know what Northisle looks like, but Sandycove has bled members ahead of the change over to unity. So many names not on the server anymore.
My guild went from about 50 players to back down to 25. That said, no one can log on ATM and a number of people probably won't come back.
We can't even start rebuilding at this point.
yep i have returned to elvenar a bit more often than i used to , such a slow game it makes TSO look like a fast paced game ! but at least it plays !!
Neil i can log in using a VPN Proton is a free one i use go thru either USA or Netherlands at lest you can maintain island
Robblack1
Your prioritization leaves to be desired...
That is all fluff compared with "can';t log in" Game doesnt load and lag makes game unplayable.
Your ASAP issues both have a work around that is annoying but neither are game breaking
Maybe I didn't use the best words for that but people have different priorities.
If i am able to log in why would I cry about that lol, I'll talk about what I've seen that needs to be fixed.
Also, for people having problems with the treasure collect mail filter, if u don't have mails besides loot like I do, u can simply filter all options and then collect since this one works.
mails still disappear from the mailbox -
not possible to choose to to write an email to
Trade office is empty - no players left ??
The connection issues remain for so many since BB made changes post Unity. 3 weeks have now elapsed, with no information as to why BB made changes causing the problem, and no information for a fix to the problem.
https://prnt.sc/1iztr9r
Palthegreat
22.08.21, 02:57
My island looks like its flooded. My mines are all depleted and I can't send out anyone to search for mines or treasures. I can't use the make building and that's only after a dozen tries to log on. I have sent messages and FB message and emails and no one has got back to me. Just wasting my time writing this I suppose as I haven't seen the moderator reply to all the mentions of not being able to play .......
Palthegreat
mrfatalerror
22.08.21, 07:38
Bug: My fully upgraded Epic Farmyard says it is not fully upgraded (water is the only one fully upgraded but probably only because it was set before bad unity version of game came).
https://i.ibb.co/wCgNbw8/epic-farmyard-lost-upgrades.png (https://ibb.co/J2tRby8)
I have the game loaded in my browser around 15 hours every day, even after the last update every 3rd day I have a zone refresh every 50 seconds lasting for around 1-2 hours before it reverts back to every 15 minutes or so
Still the same lag to log in 5-10 min and then 5-10min for island to load. So logging out again :(
BUG all my epic yards, wood, farm and forge where fully upgraded before the unity launch all now back one or 2 levels only the ones selected at time of change have stayed fully upgraded
BUG all my epic yards, wood, farm and forge where fully upgraded before the unity launch all now back one or 2 levels only the ones selected at time of change have stayed fully upgraded
it's a visual bug only. works fine with the old client
it's a visual bug only. works fine with the old client
Bit more then a visual bug because you cant change what your making because as soon as you do you can no longer make x6 of something
hello BB this version does not work maybe some info ?
ClarenceDuPont
23.08.21, 18:07
It's been several days, 9 pages of feedback on this "news", almost universally bad, numerous reports of inability to login added, and the silence is deafening BB
every time I make something in the PH or RPH it causes a zone refresh
when on an adv all my buffs turn into gens and no info to say which buff it is
perplex_cat
31.08.21, 11:12
My god . . so many weeks later and still the game is loading and reacting very slow and laggy . . Any idea when they fixt this mess?
Graciethecat
31.08.21, 11:12
Thank you for the update, I am able to log into the game without hammerman appearing for the first time since Aug 4th
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