Anniversary Event 2025: What's new? What has changed?

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Dear Settlers,

15 years of The Settlers Online, 15 years in which you have filled your game worlds and islands with life and shaped them into small and large masterpieces. Friendships have been created, shared stories have been written, and you have stood by the game in moments of joy and hardship. With your spirit of solidarity and your sense of community you have left a lasting mark on The Settlers Online and turned it into a very special place. We would like to thank you for staying loyal to the game for so many years and for settling and bustling with the same dedication and passion as ever. Here's to the future, to you, and to The Settlers Online!

Here you will find a compact overview of what is new and what has changed in this year's Anniversary Event.

EVENT SCHEDULE

Event Start: August 11, 10:00 CEST
Donation Phase 1: August 11, 10:00 CEST - August 18, 10:00 CEST
Donation Phase 2: August 18, 10:01 CEST- August 25, 10:00 CEST
Start of removal phase: August 25, 10:00 CEST
Complete deactivation: August 28, 10:00 CEST

Level requirement: 16+

Note: General event features unlock at level 16. If you are below level 16, you still see the first quest of the quest chain, which tasks you to reach level 16.
However, if your level is below 26, you cannot go on missions and will not receive the mission-based quest chain before catching up. You will also lack access to one farmable source of Cake Dough.

CHANGES COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS EDITION

• Overhauled Event Calendar
• New Building: Mountain Clan Colossus
• New Building: Boat Residence
• New Building: Elder Tree Lighthouse
• New Specialist: The Smuggler
• Changes compared to test server
• New Shop Bundles

Feedback and comments are welcome in the feedback thread.

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Event Calendar


The Event Calendar was overhauled to reward a few new items, for example:

• Advanced Toolmaker Tribute
• Balanced Geologist
• Improved Bronze Weaponsmith
• Celebrative Lookout

There are 14 doors in total: 12 regular and 2 special doors.
You can open one door each day. Opening missed doors for gems costs 100 Gems for regular doors and 300 Gems for special doors.

The following reward changes for event quests were made:

• "A Decent Contribution": Boat Residence instead of 4th Era Mayan Toolmaker
• Community-Goal – Phase 1: Elder Tree Lighthouse instead of Advanced Toolmaker Tribute
• Community-Goal – Phase 2: Mountain Clan Colossus and The Smuggler instead of Improved Bronze Weaponsmith and Sophisticated Geologist

New Buildings

Mountain Clan Colossus

An ancient, massive sculpture carved straight into a mountain by the Mountain Clan. It can produce and store copious amounts of riches.

Type: Special storehouse
Size: 3x3
Effect: Increases storage for every resource by 20,000 and produces 1 Gold Ore.
Upgrades: 7, increase storage up to 140,000 and Gold Ore production up to 7.
Price: 1x Community Quest | per Event (not tradable, not giftable)

LEVEL	COST	TIME	EFFECT
1	-	-	Storage + 20,000 1 Gold Ore per hour
2	50,000 Stone 10,000 Tools	12 hours	Storage + 20,000 2 Gold Ore per hour
3	75,000 Stone 15,000 Tools	1 day	Storage + 20,000 3 Gold Ore per hour
4	100,000 Marble 15,000 Tools	3 days	Storage + 20,000 4 Gold Ore per hour
5	75,000 Granite 20,000 Tools	7 days	Storage + 20,000 5 Gold Ore per hour
6	100,000 Granite 5000 Advanced Tools	15 days	Storage + 20,000 6 Gold Ore per hour
7	25,000 Grout 10,000 Advanced Tools	15 days	Storage + 20,000 7 Gold Ore per hour

Boat Residence

And old boat turn into a cozy residence. The rocking helps falling asleep.

Type: Water residence
Size: 1x1
Effect: Increases population limit by 60.
Upgrades: 3, up to 180 population.
Price: 1x Community Quest, 1x 649 Gems | per Event (not tradable, not giftable)

LEVEL	COST	TIME	EFFECT
1	-	-	+60 population
2	5000 Hardwood Planks 1500 Tools	3 days	+120 population
3	1500 Exotic Wood Planks 3000 Tools	7 days	+180 population

Elder Tree Lighthouse

A very old tree that teems with magic. Legends says that it is as old as time itself and has the ability of finding hidden treasures.

Type: Special culture building
Size: 1x1
Effect: Applies Fairy Fire. In addition increases population by 80.
Activation Cost: 100 Oil and 30,000 Pinewood, cooldown of 3 days
Price: 1x Community-Quest, 1x 5999 Gems | per Event (not tradable, not giftable)



New Specialist

The Smuggler

A transporter general with the ability to smuggle in weapons and gold with every trip.


Type: Transporter General
Description: Brings coffers with weapons or gold after completing a trip.
Price: 1x Community Quest, 1x 7999 Gems | per Event (not tradable, not giftable)



Changes compared to test server

• The size of the Mountain Clan Colossus was lowered from 4x4 to 3x3.
• The price of the Party Hard Chest was reduced from 23,999 Gems to 22,399 Gems.
• The Boat Residence increases the population limit by 60 - 120 - 180 instead of 40 - 90 - 150.
• The Elder Tree Lighthouse increases the population limit by 80 instead of 40. Additionally, the fire in the fire basin was added.
• The Scouting Post is available 1x for 5499 Gems instead of 1x for 7950 Gems.
• The Misty Cake-Adventure had to be removed from the merchant. Unfortunately, the issue that already occurred last year could not be resolved in time.
• The names of the bundles were changed.

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Bundles


Party Hard Bag (not tradable, not giftable)
Price: 1x 5599 Gems | per Event
Content:

• 1x Sickbay
• 1x General Loudmouth
• 7 Premium Days (split in 2x 3 Premium Days and 1x 1 Premium Day)
• 200 Grout
• 100 Oil
• 1x Enormous Birthday Cake
• 5x Rain of Flaming Arrows
• 1x Prestigious Friend Buff
• 1x Recruitment Guide
• 1x Weapon Crafting Guide
• 1x Paperwork Guide
• 1x Mining Guide
• 1x Farming & Hunting Guide
• 1x Rock Mining Guide
• 1x Wood Cutting Guide

Party Hard Box (not tradable, not giftable)
Price: 1x 15,499 Gems | per Event
Content:

• 1x Oil Refinery
• 1x Thatched Cottage
• 1x 4th Era Mayan Toolmaker
• 7 Premium Days (split in 2x 3 Premium Days and 1x 1 Premium Day)
• 200 Grout
• 100 Oil
• 1x Enormous Birthday Cake
• 5x Rain of Flaming Arrows
• 1x Prestigious Friend Buff
• 1x Recruitment Guide
• 1x Weapon Crafting Guide
• 1x Paperwork Guide
• 1x Mining Guide
• 1x Farming & Hunting Guide
• 1x Rock Mining Guide
• 1x Wood Cutting Guide

Party Hard Chest (not tradable, not giftable)
Price: 1x 22,399 Gems | per Event
Content:

• 1x General Tremble Beard
• 1x Emphatic Explorer
• 1x Wondrous Celebration Residence
• 1x Oldschool Barracks
• 30 Premium Days (split in 3x 7 Premium Days, 2x 3 Premium Days and 3x 1 Premium Day)
• 200 Grout
• 100 Oil
• 1x Enormous Birthday Cake
• 5x Rain of Flaming Arrows
• 1x Prestigious Friend Buff
• 1x Recruitment Guide
• 1x Weapon Crafting Guide
• 1x Paperwork Guide
• 1x Mining Guide
• 1x Farming & Hunting Guide
• 1x Rock Mining Guide
• 1x Wood Cutting Guide

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Last but not least, we have an "easter egg" for you, a small wave from a different CipSoft world. The impressive Mountain Clan Colossus and the idyllic Elder Tree Lighthouse were inspired by two iconic Tibia buildings: The Colossus of Kazordoon and the Great Lighthouse Tree of Ab'dendriel.