Update 2.6.3 — “Connection Stability” is coming today!
- Add helpful popups when friends or blocked lists hit their limits
- Improve profanity filtering in chat and guild names with clear error messages
- Update account and password reset emails with cleaner design
- Make auto-matchmaking more reliable
- Fix stopping matchmaking search so it truly stops
- Reduce edge cases where players are kicked but still appear in match
- Make turn timer behavior more consistent
- Make invites, declines, and ready states work more reliably
- Remove random server messages appearing in multiplayer match chat
- Resolve unknown sender and receiver issues in in-game chat
- Fix whisper chat functionality
- Make friend requests more dependable
- Fix missing XP issues and correct weird end-screen XP and Elo displays
- Normalize Elo values on leaderboards
- Fix Hide on leaderboard option to properly hide players
- Remove double End Turn click requirement after receiving victory points
- Fix View progress throwing errors
- Fix report window not closing properly
- Prevent registration and reset flows from getting stuck
Hey Catanians!
We’re rolling out a stability-focused update to make your games smoother, chats clearer, and matchmaking more reliable. Downtime starts Today around 11:00 CEST and will last roughly 2 hours. Thanks for your patience!
Here’s what you’ll notice:
** Matchmaking & connections**
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More reliable auto-matchmaking
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Stopping your search now truly stops it
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Fewer “kicked but still in match” edge cases
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Turn timer behavior is more consistent
** Lobby & invites**
- Invites, declines, and ready states work more reliably, so getting into games is easier
** Chat, mail & social**
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In-game chat fixes: no more random server messages in MP matches, and “unknown” sender/receiver is resolved
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Whisper chat works again
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Better profanity filtering in chat and guild names (you’ll see clear error messages)
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Helpful popups when your friends/blocked lists hit their limits
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Friend requests are more dependable
** XP, Elo & leaderboards**
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Missing XP issues fixed and weird end-screen XP/Elo displays corrected
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Elo values normalized on leaderboards
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“Hide on leaderboard” actually hides you again
** Gameplay & UI polish**
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No more double “End Turn” click after receiving VP
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“View progress” no longer throws errors
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Report window now closes properly
** Emails & account flow**
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Cleaner, updated account and password reset emails
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Registration/reset flows won’t get stuck
We’ll keep an eye on things after the update—if you spot anything odd, drop details in the #feedback-discussion-forum on Discrod.
Thanks for playing CATAN Universe!