What changed in Catan Universe in 2022

Awareness of issues with placing board pieces and ongoing work to resolve them.

Issues with the replacement AI not working as intended are being addressed.

Identified issues with custom-match lobbies not functioning as intended and plans to fix them.

Continued issues with matchmaking acknowledged, with efforts underway to resolve them.

Acknowledgment of users dropping out of games and efforts to address this issue.

Backend update on Dec 13th resulted in a noticeable drop in database CPU usage, leading to a more stable system.

Resolved display issues on macOS devices, allowing users to load the game scene again.

Recognition of desynced games and commitment to fixing this problem.

The Steam version will now continue to run when you switch to another window/desktop.

The macOS Version will now properly load the in-game scene.

Matchmaking for Automatches and Freematches will now wait longer for all players to get matched properly, resulting in fewer failed attempts.

The iOS version won’t display an error message about missing push notification support on launch.

Matchmaking is now more robust to ensure players get into matches more reliably.

Improvements made to reduce slowness and unresponsiveness in matches.

Increased processing time for matchmaking requests to enhance reliability.

Client builds submitted to stores, pending approval from GooglePlay.

Running matches may restart when backend changes are published.

Multiple fixes implemented on the backend to improve matchmaking.

Upcoming client update will make matchmaking more robust, potentially leading to longer waiting times.

Investigated ongoing graphical issues on MacOS; no resolution found yet but work continues.

The map error popup that appeared due to matchmaking failures has been removed.

Resolved an issue causing the matchmaker to fail completely after encountering an issue; it will now restart if it encounters a problem.

Moved parts of the matchmaking systems into the cloud code for more efficient operation.

Introduced multiple smaller updates to the cloud code with extensive logging for query improvements.

Introduced 2 more fixes for rarely occurring migration issues.

Issues with the introduced changes led to a rollback on Friday.

Addressing known graphical issues for Macs using M1 or newer chips.

Further changes to cloud code to enhance stability.

Planned server updates to address matchmaking issues.

Analyzing and working on solutions for issues related to the error message about the map.

Fix may improve overall server performance due to more effective match initiation.

Whitelisted automated emails with Yahoo and t.online for password reset functionality.

Released a fix to make custom matches more reliable to initiate properly.

Next step will address issues with the Automatch matchmaking process affected by server performance.

Non-registered accounts can click on 'Play without login' to log in and migrate.

All existing accounts will be moved to a new server structure upon login.

Friends list and guild may appear empty after account migration, but will be restored once friends and guild members migrate.

Players will be able to migrate their accounts on November 3rd with the 2.2.10 update.

Catan Universe will be offline from November 1st to November 3rd for backend migration.

Servers will be offline from November 1 to November 3 for user account migration to new infrastructure.

Migration of purchases, friend lists, guilds, and ELO to new servers.

Release of version 2.2.10 postponed due to a bug in the payment system of the STEAM version.

Catan Universe will switch to its new server and backend provider on October 25th.

Investigation is underway regarding the issue that caused the Mac OS version to break during the update.

The Steam update has been rolled back from 2.2.9 to 2.2.8 due to issues with the Mac OS version.

Resolved A.I crash on rare occasions at the end of the game

Scout Achievement is now obtainable again by playing a game in 'The Game' expansion