[Dev Diary] Midsummer Night Special

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Hello fellow Settlers,

Before anyone asks: No, we are not going to introduce fairies flying around on your island. .

With Easter 2015, a new event resource was introduced. Former Easter Eggs couldn't be used in the last event.
We promised a new use for former event resources (Christmas 2014, Halloween 2014, Easter 2014 & Summer 2014 Event),
as each upcoming event will introduce a new unique event resource.

Related:

• The Easter 2015 Dev Diary
• The New Event resources Dev Blog

• Start: 30th of June 2015 (activated during maintenance)
• Duration: 3 weeks
• End: 21st of July 2015 01.00 AM BST

All former event resources can be converted to tokens and used to purchase items from former events.
Once the event ends, all remaining event resources will be exchanged to gold coins.

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Important information about the item limits:
Some event items are limited to the given amount per player for this year's Midsummer Night Special. If you already own the item (regardless of the amount) from a previous event, you can obtain the given amount of the item again this year.

Exception: The limit won't be reset for Recipes, the Experienced Explorer and the Lucky Explorer.
If their purchase limit was already met, they cannot be obtained again.

Please feel free to leave your feedback here.

Happy Midsummer!
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Agenda

• Old limit: Last Event's limit is still in place, no new limit (more details in post #1)
• Limit: New limit (more details in post #1)
• All items are tradable and giftable if there is nor further note next to the item's name

Name: Small Token Package
Type: Special Event Resource
Description: Provides 50 Tokens
Price: 100 Gems

Name: Big Token Package
Type: Special Event Resource
Description: Provides 150 Tokens
Price: 300 Gems

Name: Lucky Explorer (Old Limit: 2, not tradable, not giftable)
Type: Specialist
Description: Fast Explorer, finds some extra buffs from time to time
Price: 995 Tokens

Name: 5 Building Licences (Limit: 1, not tradable, not giftable)
Type: Buff
Description: Increase maximum building limit by 5
Price: 350 Tokens

Name: Grout
Type: Resource
Description: Resource needed to upgrade certain buildings to level 6
Price: 95 Tokens

Name: Training overtime
Type: Buff
Description: Use on barracks and speed up recruiting time x3 for 12 hours
Price: 99 Tokens

Name: Stadium Snacks
Type: Buff
Description: Increases output of a workyard x4 for 24 hours
Price: 135 Tokens

Name: Supporter Hats
Type: Buff
Description: Increases population growth of the Mayor's House by x3 for 8 hours
Price: 165 Tokens

Name: Friary (Limit: 3, tradable, not giftable)
Type: Building
Description: Produces 4 times as much Brew as the regular Brewery
Price: 995 Tokens

Name: Football Tournament Trophy
Type: Building
Description: Decorative construction
Price: 95 Tokens

Name: Flowerbed flag (38 different flags)
Type: Building
Description: Decorative construction
Price: 60 Tokens

Name: Grim Reaper General (Limit: 1, not tradable, not giftable)
Type: Specialist
Description: Recovers twice as quickly from defeat, travels twice as quickly to adventures
Price: 940 Tokens

Name: Zombie
Type: Buff
Description: Boosts the production of a workyard x4 for 12 hours
Price: 60 Tokens

Name: Mr. Myers
Type: Buff
Description: Use on barracks and speed up recruiting time x4 for one hour
Price: 15 Tokens

Name: Overgrown Ruin
Type: Building
Description: Decorative object
Price: 155 Tokens

Name: Collapsed Wall 1
Type: Building
Description: Decorative object
Price: 60 Tokens

Name: Collapsed Wall 2
Type: Building
Description: Decorative object
Price: 60 Tokens

Name: Tomb
Type: Building
Description: Decorative object
Price: 255 Tokens

Name: Frank and Stein
Type: Refiller
Description: Refills the Marble deposit by 1.000 units
Price: 55 Tokens

Name: Omniseeds
Type: Refiller
Description: Adds 250 units to a deposit
Price: 55 Tokens

Name: Silo (Limit: 3, tradable, not giftable)
Type: Building
Description: This building replenishes corn fields over time
Price: 360 Tokens

Name: Improved Storehouse (Limit: 3, tradable, not giftable)
Type: Building
Description: Provides 3x more space for resources than a standard warehouse
Price: 360 Tokens

Name: Village School (Limit: 3, not tradable, not giftable)
Type: Building
Description: Produces population
Price: 360 Tokens

Name: Fish Farm (Limit: 3, tradable, not giftable)
Type: Building
Description: Produces fish without need of a fish deposit
Price: 420 Tokens

Name: Sandman's Powder
Type: Buff
Description: Sets a dark colour scheme on the home island for 7 days
Price: 30 Tokens

Name: Deerstalker Hut (Limit: 2, tradable, not giftable)
Type: Building
Description: Produces meat without need of a meat deposit
Price: 895 Tokens

Name: Recycling Manufactory (Limit: 2, not tradable, not giftable)
Type: Building
Description: Produces unlimited coal
Price: 445 Tokens

Name: Arctic Iron Mine
Type: Building (Level 5 mine on iron ore)
Description: Depletes when the deposit is empty, does not get refunded when torn down
Price: 445 Tokens

Name: Christmas Feast
Type: Buff
Description: Use on Mayor's house and increase population growth by 6 for 2 hours
Price: 75 Tokens

Name: Cookies
Type: Buff
Description: Use on workyard and increase output x3 for 32 hours
Price: 120 Tokens

Name: The Fermentation Accelerator
Type: Buff
Description: Use on a Brewery or Friary and increase output x4 for 24 hours
Price: 90 Tokens

Name: A Thousand Snowflakes
Type: Buff
Description: Will cover your island in snow for 7 days
Price: 60 Tokens

Name: Hot Lemon Tea
Type: Buff
Description: Use on village school and increase output x3 for 24 hours
Price: 75 Tokens

Name: Grout
Type: Resource
Description: Resource needed to upgrade certain buildings to level 6
Price: 95 Tokens

Name: Christmas Tree (Animated)
Type: Building
Description: Animated decoration building
Price: 90 Tokens

Name: Snowman
Type: Building
Description: Decoration building
Price: 60 Tokens

Name: Christmas Tree (Small)
Type: Building
Description: Decoration building
Price: 60 Tokens

All Recipes are limited to 1 (Old limit).

• Aunt Irma's Feast (Workyard production x2 for 24 hours): 95 Tokens
• Enrollment Campaign (Combat Academy production x2 for 6 hours): 485 Tokens
• Double-Time (Combat Weaponsmith production x2 for 6 hours): 485 Tokens
• Marble Mountain (Adds 50 marble to a non-depleted deposit): 285 Tokens
• Paper Mill (Converts 250 simple paper to 50 intermediate paper): 285 Tokens
• Small glue (Reduces the production time of the bookbinder by 20% for 12 hours): 145 Tokens
• A trader's gift (Adds 100 stone to a non-depleted deposit): 195 Tokens
• Stop Buff (Removes the current buff): 195 Tokens

Name: Experienced Explorer (Old limit: 1, not tradable, not giftable)
Type: Specialist
Description: Completes all his tasks twice as fast as the ordinary explorer
Price: 700 Tokens

Name: Veteran (Limit: 1, not tradable, not giftable)
Type: Specialist (General)
Description: Recovers and travels to adventures twice as quickly, amount of units increased to 250
Price: 2,280 Tokens

Name: Master of Martial Arts (Limit: 1, not tradable, not giftable)
Type: Specialist (General)
Description: Recovers and travels to adventures twice as quickly, 220 units, area damage, first strike, attacks weakest target first
Price: 3,535 Tokens

Name: Floating Residence (Limit: 3, not tradable, not giftable)
Type: Building (Water)
Description: A residence to be built on water with room for 40 population
Price: 115 Tokens

Name: Watermill (Limit: 5, tradable, not giftable)
Type: Building
Description: Produces unlimited water
Price: 400 Tokens

Name: Rabbits Wheat Field
Type: Building
Description: Wheat Field containing 6000 units of wheat
Price: 115 Tokens

Name: Raving Rabbid Statue
Type: Building
Description: A huge decoration statue of a crazy looking rabbit, makes noises when clicked
Price: 290 Tokens

Name: Rabbits Luck Charm
Type: Buff
Description: Use on workyard and increase output x3 for 48 hours
Price: 215 Tokens

Name: Mineral Rabbit
Type: Refiller
Description: Use on coal deposits and add 6.000 coal
Price: 115 Tokens

Name: Chocolate rabbit
Type: Buff
Description: Use on provision house and speed up production time x2 for 12 hours
Price: 65 Tokens

Name: Inspirational Speech
Type: Buff
Description: Use on a workard to increase the effectiveness of workyards in a 3 square radius around it for 12 hours
Price: 360 Tokens

Please always read the item description in the shop before acquiring any object.

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Important:
Tokens are tradeable, same as all other former event resources.
Remaining event resources will be converted into coins, approx. 1 week after the Midsummer Night Special has ended.

Conversion rate: Resource to Token

• 4 Eggs => 6 Tokens
• 10 Footballs => 4 Tokens
• 10 Pumpkins => 6 Tokens
• 2 Presents => 3 Tokens

Conversion rate: Token & Resources to Coins The calculated amount of Gold Coins for every single resource will be rounded up to the next whole Gold Coin. It will be attached to a mail and be sent to your in-game mailbox.

• 1 Eggs => 1 Coin
• 1 Football => 0.5 Coins
• 1 Pumpkin => 0.4 Coins
• 1 Present => 1 Coin
• 1 Token => 0.75 Coins

E.g.

• 4 Eggs = 4 Gold Coins
• 11 Pumpkins = 4,4 Gold Coins = 5 Gold Coins
• 3 Tokens = 2,25 Gold Coins = 3 Gold Coins
• 1 Football = 0,5 Gold Coins = 1 Gold Coin

[BB_Ravel]

The above post has been edited to reflect the updated conversion rate information: Everything will be rounded up!

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Questions & Answers

• What happens to Pumpkin Cemeteries?
  They can be used during the next Halloween Event or be exchanged then. They won't be deleted, nor exchanged to Gold Coins.

• Will Balloons be exchanged as well?
  The Balloons' only purpose was to be donated for a challenge. They have no in-game resource value and will just be deleted.

• What happens to event collectibles (e.g. Egg Paint, Candy Cane)?
  Event collectibles can be used during future events as communicated in the Dev Diaries.

• Is the Water Castle going to fit if two floating residences have been built in the middle of the island?
  Building spaces won't be affected by the construction of the Water Castle so everything will fit in fine.