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BB_Trafffer
01.02.22, 14:38
Please feel free to leave your thoughts and comments on the Change log 09/02/22.
The original post can be found here (https://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/38826).
Happy commenting!
BB_Trafffer
Great to see some important and long awaited fixes coming through. Could we perhaps just keep and ignore the snowglobe bug though :D
Rainbow-Demon
01.02.22, 15:43
Green dots back again woohoo
On the right path, wtg Traffler!!! :)
Warmfuzzyfeeling
01.02.22, 16:49
Ahh this list makes me happy. Lots of fixes there which I've been hoping for, especially the cooldown bug .
Buildings: Fixed an issue that caused the cooldown of cultural buildings to be calculated incorrectly
What do you mean by cultural buildings?
Does this fix also apply to production buildings where having multiple buildings is supposed to reduce production time but currently doesn't? i.e Adventure Bookbinder.
Is the randomly switching generals bug still on the 'very difficult' pile?
i wish to play this game without problems
they’ve been going on for too long, and it’s better to get everything back the way it used to be, before a new event starts
i wish to play this game without problems
they’ve been going on for too long, and it’s better to get everything back the way it used to be, before a new event starts
That would mean 1 to 2 years no event :P
Cheetah2_777
01.02.22, 20:42
UI: Online status of friends and guild members is now displayed again
finally
Finally a cooldown fix, Just in time for valentine where the Love tree & observatory are very important!
ClarenceDuPont
01.02.22, 21:31
Ah great news, gens and zone refresh fixed, no... wait...
What about the issue with the achievements and tributes?
I can't get the achievement no matter what I do.
The real issues that make it hardly possible to play an adventure are not addressed.
I am, however, very impressed by: "Buildings: Fixed an issue that caused the buffs of the Toy Factory to have a wrong duration".
Did not expect the duration to ever get fixed.
To be honest, i am fairly disappointed with the lack of reach/debt of the fixes. Most seem like fairly minor issues compared to the big ticket items that need adressing and a fair few of those looked like minor database fixes and running through code and changing it a bit to fix the weird timers etc
Don;t get me wrong, chasing these bugs can be time consuming, but i rather have the active window ninja changing to another general/explorer etc fixed than a cooldown timer.
I can;t really see a single big ticket bug fix in this maintenance and i have a feeling that the list of fixes has been "padded" by individually listing every effect/thing fixed which most likely will have been fixed by the same pass over the code as they seem to be very closely related to each other (it makes sense todo that but if you take the padding out, the list of fixes seems fairly short for the time between the 2 maintenance cycles- even with the padding, the list isn't very big :p)
Blueyonder
02.02.22, 08:23
This all sounds great and is very welcome.
Now please can you fix the colonies which are completely broken, thanks very much.
To be honest, i am fairly disappointed with the lack of reach/debt of the fixes. Most seem like fairly minor issues compared to the big ticket items that need adressing and a fair few of those looked like minor database fixes and running through code and changing it a bit to fix the weird timers etc
Don;t get me wrong, chasing these bugs can be time consuming, but i rather have the active window ninja changing to another general/explorer etc fixed than a cooldown timer.
I can;t really see a single big ticket bug fix in this maintenance and i have a feeling that the list of fixes has been "padded" by individually listing every effect/thing fixed which most likely will have been fixed by the same pass over the code as they seem to be very closely related to each other (it makes sense todo that but if you take the padding out, the list of fixes seems fairly short for the time between the 2 maintenance cycles- even with the padding, the list isn't very big :p)
Pffft. That's my line. * twiddles thumbs
it is or should be the line for all of us :P
BB_Trafffer
02.02.22, 11:16
We are constantly working on solving the most "requested" issues, such as:
- Zone-Refresh
- General Switching
- Performance issues
We focus on these issues, but along the way, the team also fixes issues that are reported on a regular basis.
So we better stop reporting those not-so-important bugs, so the focus stays on the ones that REALLY matter?!
This all sounds great and is very welcome.
Now please can you fix the colonies which are completely broken, thanks very much.
Or just remove them altogether. might be easier to do.
Cheetah2_777
02.02.22, 12:01
We are constantly working on solving the most "requested" issues, such as:
- Zone-Refresh
- General Switching
- Performance issues
We focus on these issues, but along the way, the team also fixes issues that are reported on a regular basis.
Sorry, but 6 months to fix the simple green light for friends online?
We are constantly working on solving the most "requested" issues, such as:
- Zone-Refresh
- General Switching
- Performance issues
We focus on these issues, but along the way, the team also fixes issues that are reported on a regular basis.
Lol. I've said before, You need to work harder. Lets face it we're not asking a lot. We're not asking for new content here, new exciting stuff to do, new levels and better UI making things less of a chore ( All things that have been promised with Unity). All we are asking is to get back to a level of play ability we had before the switch to Unity.
Most of these minor fixes should have been made and tested even before the Unity launch, so if it appears we are ungrateful for them now ... well , that is because after six months it is nothing to be really grateful for!
Fix those issues you've listed and have been `constantly' working hard on LMAO, but do it soon, or you won't have anyone left ( it will be interesting if the green light fix actually works , and doesn't break what ever it broke last time it was fixed). How many on my friends list are still around, or will I know if the fix is actually working as if they're not here there won't be a light on anyway.
ClarenceDuPont
02.02.22, 17:16
`constantly' working hard on LMAO
I lol'd so hard at this, constantly? working? hard? for all these months?
Even just one person, 30 some hours a week, for nearly a year, that's a whole lot of dev hours, for something that wasn't broken before it was migrated to unity utopia.
I lol'd so hard at this, constantly? working? hard? for all these months?
Even just one person, 30 some hours a week, for nearly a year, that's a whole lot of dev hours, for something that wasn't broken before it was migrated to unity utopia.
language barrier made them mistake 'hardly working' for 'working hard'
Thanks BB, much appreciated fixes
and what about the constant zone refreshes on adventure ???
please look at it BB
Couldn't they fix also the cooldown period for the Spring Park ? So frustrating that after so many many months, my cooldown is still 48h even if I do have 2 of them !!!
Couldn't they fix also the cooldown period for the Spring Park ? So frustrating that after so many many months, my cooldown is still 48h even if I do have 2 of them !!!
Did you go to test to see if it is fixed?
You can;t see it on live as the maintenance with the fixes will only be implemented on the 9th
Did you go to test to see if it is fixed?
You can;t see it on live as the maintenance with the fixes will only be implemented on the 9th
ok, then .... hardly can wait .... :)
polarbarez
04.02.22, 14:47
Will the Lucky Find skill now also include the extra Iron Mine?
Will the Lucky Find skill now also include the extra Iron Mine?
Skills: The Lucky Find skill should now trigger again, which allows the 11th marble deposit to be rediscovered
the iron one isnt much of a problem since the new islands with iron deposits on em
Cheetah2_777
05.02.22, 00:31
the iron one isnt much of a problem since the new islands with iron deposits on em
New islands? Oh wait.. gems... never mind.
New islands? Oh wait.. gems... never mind.
nah - beanstalks will do it :P
Kebabtomte
08.02.22, 05:06
Anyone know which time they implement change or is that announced same day maybe?
It'll be a surprise, even to BB ;)
all the announced fixes will be implemented in the same maintenance and be live right afterwards- except the start of the event of course (i can already imagine the first complaints in general chat that the event didnt start for em and the game is broken again - as i see after almost every pre- event maintenance :p)
BB_Trafffer
08.02.22, 10:25
Anyone know which time they implement change or is that announced same day maybe?
The schedule will be available before maintenance begins. It should not be different from the usual time.
We are constantly working on solving the most "requested" issues, such as:
- Zone-Refresh
- General Switching
- Performance issues
We focus on these issues, but along the way, the team also fixes issues that are reported on a regular basis.
It is nearly a year since Unity test started, and the game is still not playable for many. It is not even close to good enough.
it has been a fair while, but erm not nearly a year- yet :P
it has been a fair while, but erm not nearly a year- yet :P
Well in all fairness to Dragavon, the unity TEST was announced in the March of 2021, and I quote " to start in 2-3 weeks " So pretty fair to say that BB have had `nearly' a year to get the switch to Unity to work ... and i think we can all agree it is nothing like it was before, or still is on client version.
we all know it was a bad rushjob that went wrong
Fixing broken stuff then gets more difficult and time consuming than investing in doing it right the first time around
We don;t know ho wrong they have been tinkering behind the scenes either- for all we know it was 3 years or they started 2 weeks before launch
They launched in summer and hit snags - I kinda believe that they were running a lot better on internal servers while developing it for a variety of reasons:
1) They are not completely insane so wouldnt deliberately launch something that they didnt think was fixable in the short run (others have done it and to be honest- all instances where a beta failed and they launched, the failure on launch was even greater so the premise doesnt seem tohold in reality )
2) Internal server for development probably is quite a high end server and not standing in same serverfarms as the live versions so doesnt experience the same limitations
3) They can never mimick the real serveloads on the internal server so the limitations that seem to hinder the game, caused by excessive processing do not manifest themselves
4) On live servers the islands and storage and mails are much more filled than they tested with- The more stuff u have in queues, mail and star menu and the more buffs you run and more buildings you have, the more the game struggles and then reaches a tipping point after which it just isnt playable
5) Many players run machines than are older than 6 months to a year or cheaper specced with older chips - These too seem to keel over due to processing
It all seems to point to stuff that is not really solvable in the current unity built unless they redesign a lot on the back end or make some more fundamental changes to the game- neither seems to be something they want to do
Leaves tweaking the loads and hope people will be able to play and passage of time and people buying computers that can better handle the load (and them having more powerful servers to handle the back end) -
is your last post facts ? Qualan
Always maintenance has to go over time
Indicative of the poor state that Ubi is in. The tech press has covered their staff shortages and dissatisfaction and by inference their poor management.
The maintenance will have been scheduled by one part of the organisation and implemented by another.
Priorities are unlikely to be the same for either or indeed the players.
But no doubt they are "working hard" to fix things :/
Still, some perspective is needed. It's a free game.
BB_Trafffer
09.02.22, 11:55
Hey all.
The maintenance will be extended by 2 hours, but we will include more bug fixes.
You can find the list of additional changes here (https://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/38826-Change-log-09-02-22?p=363420&viewfull=1#post363420).
is your last post facts ? Qualan
no, all inferred stuff
But we know that test runs better than live servers. In some case a whole lot better (which was the case with the last maintenannce/upgrade which worked very well on test but on same machine there was not a whole lotof improvement i noticed on live servers)
We know that people with more powerfull machines have less problems
We know that players with less buildings/buffs etc have less issues
We have been told that they will upgrade the servers to fix some of the issues
Those are all facts or information from reliable sources - If you then translate those into the issues we see, u get more or less that narrative or something fairly similar but BB will not confirm of deny a lot of that so we will never know all the facts in this case
BB_Trafffer
09.02.22, 12:52
The maintenance will be extended by another two hours.
Please make sure to check the additional fixes here (https://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/38826-Change-log-09-02-22?p=363420&viewfull=1#post363420).
Harlequin_1963
09.02.22, 12:58
Performance: Implemented a possible fix for "JavaScript Error" and "Uncaught Range Error"
First time I've heard of a possible fix , if they know what they are doing it either works or doesn't , there is no ''maybe''/''possibly''
Max_turtle
09.02.22, 12:58
impressive list - most i like is "... a possible fix..."
:D
well, it is hedging their bets :P
It is a fix but they aren't sure yet if it fixes 100% of those problems - maybe a better description would be a partial fix and possibly a fix for xyz :P
Most likely it worked for the bugs they could reproduce but havent had time yet to run it through all its paces and see if it fixes all the instances of the bugs
Harlequin_1963
09.02.22, 13:10
I think there are at least two words the team don't understand ''Change Control"
MogwaiFearSatan
09.02.22, 13:58
I think there are at least two words the team don't understand ''Change Control"
Exactly. Either the second set of patches was fully tested or it wasnt ready yet to go live. Is this their idea of an Agile Sprint to tackle Technical Debt?
BB_Trafffer
09.02.22, 14:05
how many more extensions
The maintainance is complete, you can play again.
When the explorer finds an adventure and I'm clicking on button to store it, a warning message pops saying that the limit of deposit has been reached ..... how comes ? ... :))))
get your facts straight before posting B S on forum Qualan : (
katystrofe
09.02.22, 17:20
Someone misplaced the general message that something is placed in your star-menu, and the only one available with placing something into the star-menu is the one with the warning “maximum”. You have to see it as an informative message that tells yo something is placed into the star-menu. :D
can we really play again TRAfffer the game takes forever to load ?
but no response as usual ? : (
ApostolisM
09.02.22, 20:54
game is down again?
Connection failed message again
but no response as usual ? : (
You expect a reply within 14 minutes? You optimist you :p
What do the development team do with their time, it is obviously not a lot of work fixing problems with the game as so few are fixed each time and normally the important ones are not addressed. Do they ever play the game? if they did they would know how bad it has become. Come on and get you act together and do some meaningful bug fixing instead of just tinkering.
And unit testing
The_Sarmatian
10.02.22, 17:58
Thanks for those important fixes, which improve the quality of play. Keep this good job on!
Yuk, you brought back that horrible 2 tier system of counting resources in the storehouses. :(
Wasn't popular the last time you tried to impose it, and as it has no impact on the game performance, why has time being wasted on this?
Still not even a hint of the major interface problems being addressed, the quest log lag and sticking, the explorer and geologist sending, still delaying us in our "duties", and visiting other maps is still a nightmare, no point in running events that require adventures (even scenarios are a nightmare) or placing buffs on friends' islands, on "busy" islands it can take up to 2 hrs or more to load with constant zone refreshes, and likely to crash out with either "Out of memory" or "script error" messages.
Worst of all, this update has locked me out of my French server, and Ubi$oft refuse to help as in their eyes I can't prove I am the "owner" of the account.
10 years and a lot of money down the drain, you should be ashamed.
Sometimes I have the strange feeling that this game is developed by a company named Jackie & Sons LLC, located somewhere in a small apartment ..... and not UBI Soft !!! Still so many bugs, so big lag, so many complains after so many months of switching to Unity version.
General_hux
13.02.22, 18:54
Thanks Traffer. However, given the time that has passed with seemingly no timeline for fixing the issues that you have mentioned, should we be concerned that a fix for such issues is, in fact, not possible?
The game doesn't load, the update is so good.
General_hux
16.02.22, 19:22
Thanks Traffer. However, given the time that has passed with seemingly no timeline for fixing the issues that you have mentioned, should we be concerned that a fix for such issues is, in fact, not possible?
still waiting for a response Traffer. The clue to the post is the question mark at the end. When someone poses a question, it is normally polite and professional to, at the very least, acknowledge the question, even if it is to say that one does not have the necessary level of knowledge to answer said question.
Perhaps its best best to spend time dealing with and answering questions rather than berating people for chat jump errors that are not errors of those people but errors of BB and Ubi.
Enough of my rhetoric for the evening
so no response Trafffer whats up with that ? ? ?
BB_Trafffer
17.02.22, 11:01
still waiting for a response Traffer. The clue to the post is the question mark at the end. When someone poses a question, it is normally polite and professional to, at the very least, acknowledge the question, even if it is to say that one does not have the necessary level of knowledge to answer said question.
Please always use the search function before asking a question. The question you asked has already been discussed many times in the forum. Not to mention General Switching which was addressed in this change log.
Thanks Traffer. However, given the time that has passed with seemingly no timeline for fixing the issues that you have mentioned, should we be concerned that a fix for such issues is, in fact, not possible?
Absolutely not. If you read our Community Updates you will find more details on the process - that will also explain why it takes so long.
LeedsMOT1975
08.03.22, 13:43
Glad to see ZR is such a high priority for BB to resolve.
:(
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