Catan Universe
Catan Universe 2.2.2
Catan Universe 2.2.1
Improved Matchmaking for Automatches
Knights can be moved via drag and drop again
Inka game pieces have the correct size in any circumstance
Color selection for game pieces considered correctly again
Server Update for Matchmaking and Elo
our team applied a fix to our servers and database that will repair certain entries for accounts in our database that prevented them from finding matches.
This “auto-repair” will also fix the Elo display issue that was reported to us in the past days.
All you need to do is start your game to resolve the above-mentioned issues.
If you still have issues, finding opponents please
1. Check the filter settings in your Automatch menu screen. Depending on your device, you might need to scroll down to see them all.
2. Note that we will soon release Update 2.2.1 with further improvements on the matchmaking system
Thank you all very much for your feedback and patience during the past days.
5/6 Player Scenarios for "Basegame" "Seafarers" and "Cities&Knights"
New Features:
- Scenarios for 5/6 players have been added to the "Basegame", "Seafarers" and "Cities&Knights". If you own these expansions, the scenarios will be unlocked automatically.
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- The scenarios can be played in singleplayer and multiplayer
- Various UI adjustments for the 5/6 player scenarios
- The new 5/6 player rules have been added to the Almanac
If you don´t own the expansions yet and want to get into the new scenarios, make use of our Boardgame Bundle offer and safe 30%! (The offer will last 48 h after the mainteance was concluded)
- Matchmaking can be cancelled after 10 seconds to end a "rejoin loop" among other things.
Fixes and improvements:
- Improved AI behavior when "Friendly Robber" option is active.
- Improved AI behavior in fog fields (e.g. Oceania)
- In the Enchanted Land scenario, knights that have been expelled can now be placed correctly in any case
- In-game store display adapted for ultra wide screens
- Elo is now displayed consistently on mobile and desktop with 2 digits after the comma
- [mobile] Chat and Gamelog should not overlap anymore
- [mobile] Switching between trade window and game field works correctly again in all cases
Server Maintenance and new rules for 5/6 player scenarios
tomorrow on March 9th servers will go into maintenance mode at 11 am [CET]. During maintenance, you won’t be able to play.
We will sue the maintenance to roll out update 2.2.0 which will include the 5/6 player scenarios for the “Basegame”, “Seafarers” and “Cities&Knights” expansion.
The Changelog for update 2.2.0 will follow on March 9th.
Below you will find the new rules for 5/6 player scenarios that have been developed by Klaus Teuber:
We are happy to announce a major rules-change for 5-6 player CATAN games! We are officially replacing the “Extraordinary Build Phase.” Now, two players will “share” a turn (identified as Settler 1 and Settler 2). Settler 1 is the player that rolls the production dice for the turn. Settler 2 is the third player to the left of Settler 1.
1. Resource Production Phase
Settler 1 rolls the dice determine which terrain hexes produce resources for all players (as usual).
2. Trade and Build Phase
Settler 1 performs all of their trading and building actions exactly as usual (no changes to the rules). Settler 1 then ends their trade and build phase.
Settler 2 now gets to take a special turn. Settler 2 may also trade and build as much as they wish, with the following exception: Settler 2 MAY NOT trade with other players (domestic trade). However, Settler 2 is allowed to trade with the supply (maritime trade). Settler 2 then ends their trade and build phase.
Both Settler 1 and Settler 2 may play development or progress cards on their turns, but only Settler 1 is allowed to play a knight card before rolling the dice.
Preview 5/6 Scenarios
We are excited to give you all a sneak preview into the our upcoming update 2.2.0.
This update will include among several improvements a highly requested feature we are very excited to show you today.
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The 5/6 player scenarios will be added to the Basegame, Seafares and Cities and Knights expansion without any additional charges. The cost for the expansions will stay the same, we just added the 5/6 scenarios.
This also means, if you already own the "Basegame", "Seafarers" or "Cities and Knights" you will get the associated 5/6 scenarios for free!
The 5/6 scenarios will be played with revised rules created by Klaus Teuber himself.
For all the 5/6 veterans out there: We will post the new rules in advance here as well ;)
Catan Universe 2.1.1
- fixed lighting issues for fantasy theme set table on desktop platform
- fixed blocker in mobile tutorials desktop SuR tutorial
- fixed text issues in viking and fantasy IAP items
- fixed an issue, where a Freemium player is not able to start randomly
- fixed an issue within gamelog, when discard SuR progress card
- fixed glitch when reloading a game and see real VP number in profile frames
- fixed singleplayer experience retrieval
- fixed 2nd robber issue on various Sf and SuR cards
Black Friday: Bundle Deals
Black Friday is here! Check out our "Bundle Deals"! We offer amazing discounts for a limited amount of time.
I you already own the Basegame and want to dive deeper into the CATAN experience, you can get the expansion Bundle with a 44% discount during our "Black Friday: Bundle Deals."
If you are new to CATAN Universe the Big Bundle Deal (including the Basegame and 2 expansions) might interest you. You can safe 30% on this Bundle during our "Black Friday: Bundle Deals."
All offers are available between Nov. 27th 00:00 AM [GMT] and Nov. 27th 23:59 PM [GMT]
CATAN Universe 2.1.0
Catan Universe 2.1.0 focusses on your feedback regarding the in-game UI we introduced with update 2.0. You will find a lot of customization options as well as improvements in trade as well as the multiplayer. See below what we have been working on:
New Features:
New Tradeboard
Trading is now handled in real-time → players can start a trade then continue to play, and accept the trade later on
Resource selection handling → click on the card on the opposite site to decrease your offer
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Multiplayer overhaul
New methods to verify the correct sequence of played actions in multiplayer games; If the actions aren’t verified the game will reload automatically to a verified state
Auto-A.I. of other players kicks in if the active player is offline and turntimer runs out
Removed kick timer; players get kicked if their turn timer runs out 3 times; no more kicks in custom matches
Rebuilt complete rejoin/reconnect/reload process
Turn timer doesn’t wait for any UI changes in between actions anymore
Sync active players’ turn timer with trade offer
Sync turntimer on every players’ turn start
Trading is now a simultaneous active/passive timer situation
Robber stops the active players’ turn timer if/until all other players have selected their resources
Auto-A.I. handles C&K better
Stability in UI/client in general
Host is set by servers (before, the clients decided who will be host)
Stabilized synchronization of offline/reconnect state
UI / Layout:
more tooltips
player frame: incoming trade indicator -> click to open Tradeboard
new UI option: simple player frames: can be enabled in in-game options → new tab “Visuals”
[User Feedback] enable/disable “A.I. sends emojis” can be enabled in in-game options → new tab “Visuals”
[User Feedback] enable/disable “Resource Highlight on Hexagons” can be enabled in in-game options → new tab “Visuals”
[User Feedback] enable/disable “Place build effect” can be enabled in in-game options → new tab “Visuals”
[User Feedback] show text when development/progress card is being clicked/dragged → "drag to board to play card"
(Mobile) when 3d board tooltips toggle is enabled → "click on game piece to get more info"
[User Feedback] disable "Players Turn" ticker can be enabled in in-game options → new tab
New “Visuals” during multiplayer-related network communication, a ‘loader animation’ is shown in the right-bottom corner of the screen (next to the Player Turn Button)
[User Feedback] resource animations + highlight spawn multiple resource cards from tile; new option “fast resource distribution” → in-game options tab “Visuals”:
when enabled, resource highlight + animation start at the same time
when enabled, resource highlight + animation do not wait for cameras
when enabled, all resources are distributed at once
when enabled, resource animations more fluid / less “alarming”
do not pop up that much anymore → when disabled, the resource card pops up and then starts moving
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Changes:
[User Feedback] smoother game piece animation from opponents’ build menu to board
[User Feedback] no more highlight on dev/prog cards that cannot be played
[User Feedback] bigger arrow on player frame → active player indicator
[User Feedback] bigger resource icons and labels
Lower quality settings on some lower spec iOS devices: prevents crashes due to memory limits on newer iOS versions reduced texture size (especially UI elements)
Custom match player selection shows all friends / guild members
Fixed Issues:
- Game elements become invisible, especially ships
- (Mobile) statistic screens are cut off
- AI hangs at Deserter card if no knight of the player is on the start island in the Enchanted Land scenario
- (Mobile) Camera cannot be moved after the end of a game
- Basegame only playable with 2 KIs if activated with Suns
- Calculation of Longest Road can be wrong
- Empty Gamelog entries in Seafarer expansion
- AI hangs in Rise of the Inkas after resource allocation
- Various localization errors
- (Mobile) UI overlaps on iPhone 11 Pro max
- (Mobile) dice animation under iOS
- Incorrectly finished multiplayer games can cause the game board (even in singleplayer) to not load correctly
- Game end screen is not displayed on all clients
- AI trade does not continue if a client reconnects before replying to AI
- UI element for participation in Season missing / caught in Season Screen
- Crash to home screen after a player did not click the "you took too long" pop-up
- Treasure with road building leads to subsequent errors when player is disconnected and replacement AI sets the roads
- Replacement AI cannot give away resources if it rolled a 7 itself; game cannot be continued
- Trade monopoly can lead to blockers if no commodities are available
- CATAN Suns cannot start a scenario in the BaseGame
- Inventor card leads to graphic errors/additional selection markers
- (Desktop) Custom Match Lobby not scrollable when mouse pointer is at certain positions
- In Cities and Knights, the resource count on mobile, if it is two digits, is not fully displayed
- Too many victory point cards in the deck
- Victory point display only update after the turn was finished
- After playing the bishop card, stolen resources are displayed in the gamelog
- (Mobile) Phones iOS: dice statistics cut off
- (mobile) Report window mobile (Phone only) too large, no reports possible; App must
- closed manually
- Control error in CaK if no cities on the board and no knights active
- Quitting the game via menu in startup phase can lead to blocker
- KNF error in the ticker when you have to give FSK
And many more...
Server Maintenance
Server will go into maintenance mode at 11 am [CET]. The maintenance will take a few hours. During this time you won´t be able to play the game or log in.
We will try to keep the maintenance as short as possible.