News and updates around the topic of The Settlers II and Return to the Roots.https://settlers2.net/https://settlers2.net/2011/06/welcome-to-the-new-settlers-ii-net/https://settlers2.net/2011/06/welcome-to-the-new-settlers-ii-net/The site has been updated to use WordPress. Updates on recent developments in game availability and fan activity.Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/07/reorganization/https://settlers2.net/2011/07/reorganization/Organic growth of a site results into need of moving things around to make things clearer.Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/07/working-on-a-new-tool/https://settlers2.net/2011/07/working-on-a-new-tool/New localization tool would be nice.Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/07/site-updates/https://settlers2.net/2011/07/site-updates/New content on the site such as a page for DOSBox.Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/07/the-map-generator-is-back/https://settlers2.net/2011/07/the-map-generator-is-back/Map generator has been made available again on the downloads page. Thoughts on further improvements.Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/07/plan-revealed-an-online-map-generator-mission-builder/https://settlers2.net/2011/07/plan-revealed-an-online-map-generator-mission-builder/Thoughts about creating a new online map generator and mission builder.Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/07/technical-documentation-cheats-page/https://settlers2.net/2011/07/technical-documentation-cheats-page/Work put into improving the technical documentation on the site.Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/07/working-on-it-after-so-many-years/https://settlers2.net/2011/07/working-on-it-after-so-many-years/I have been analyzing and reverse engineering the map file format and looking into possibilities the format has.Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/07/quality-map-previews/https://settlers2.net/2011/07/quality-map-previews/A look into results of generating map thumbnails with higher detail level than the original The Settlers II did.Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/07/random-art/https://settlers2.net/2011/07/random-art/Had fun in graphics editor and it resulted into this.Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/07/thoughts-about-the-map-service/https://settlers2.net/2011/07/thoughts-about-the-map-service/Map service is something that would be very useful.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/08/artwork-1920x1080-unfinished/https://settlers2.net/2011/08/artwork-1920x1080-unfinished/Continuing work on the art stuff.Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/08/talking-about-maps-and-related-things/https://settlers2.net/2011/08/talking-about-maps-and-related-things/An ongoing forum discussion over at Return to the Roots forums.Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/08/the-missing-pieces-of-map-file-format/https://settlers2.net/2011/08/the-missing-pieces-of-map-file-format/I've been looking further into the map files and now also RttR documentation to figure out the remaining pieces of the puzzle.Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/08/chat-with-fellow-settlers-ii-fans/https://settlers2.net/2011/08/chat-with-fellow-settlers-ii-fans/There is an Internet relay chat (IRC) channel to talk with other fans.Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/08/the-wooden-fortress/https://settlers2.net/2011/08/the-wooden-fortress/Drew pixel art based on an old pre-release screenshot.Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/08/too-happy-colors-have-a-new-palette/https://settlers2.net/2011/08/too-happy-colors-have-a-new-palette/Alternative palette for the game.Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/08/new-greenland-texture/https://settlers2.net/2011/08/new-greenland-texture/A new replacement texture for The Settlers IISun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/08/great-lego-buildings/https://settlers2.net/2011/08/great-lego-buildings/Somebody made nice LEGO buildings based on The Settlers II pixel art.Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/08/texture-and-palette-differences/https://settlers2.net/2011/08/texture-and-palette-differences/I have been analyzing the textures and palettes between the various game versions.Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/09/the-settlers-i-remake-now-open-source/https://settlers2.net/2011/09/the-settlers-i-remake-now-open-source/There is a new open source project, Freeserf. Get links here!Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/09/where-is-the-international-community/https://settlers2.net/2011/09/where-is-the-international-community/Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/09/return-to-the-roots-has-a-new-domain/https://settlers2.net/2011/09/return-to-the-roots-has-a-new-domain/rttr.info is the new domain.Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2011/12/economic-basics/https://settlers2.net/2011/12/economic-basics/Short article on some basics for managing your economy in The Settlers II.Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/07/buddypress-removed/https://settlers2.net/2012/07/buddypress-removed/Removed a WordPress plugin.Sat, 07 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/07/thoughts-on-maps-png-javascript/https://settlers2.net/2012/07/thoughts-on-maps-png-javascript/Have been working with the map stuff again after a while of hiatus.Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/08/setting-a-png-standard/https://settlers2.net/2012/08/setting-a-png-standard/Thoughts on creating a new PNG format for easier manipulation of map files.Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/08/canvas-limitations-conquered/https://settlers2.net/2012/08/canvas-limitations-conquered/Utility based on canvas.Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/08/map-handling-updates/https://settlers2.net/2012/08/map-handling-updates/Improvements in Canvas Map Viewer utility.Sun, 05 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/08/sidequest-for-more-textures-in-s2/https://settlers2.net/2012/08/sidequest-for-more-textures-in-s2/Experimentation to see if the original game can handle more than just the original three texture sets.Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/08/figuring-out-building-sites/https://settlers2.net/2012/08/figuring-out-building-sites/Continued work on analyzing game's internal logic.Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/08/getting-into-something-usable/https://settlers2.net/2012/08/getting-into-something-usable/Letting you know about my week's plans.Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/08/early-version-of-online-editor/https://settlers2.net/2012/08/early-version-of-online-editor/Created a new tool, Online Editor.Sun, 12 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/08/bug-fixes-and-added-features/https://settlers2.net/2012/08/bug-fixes-and-added-features/Improvements to Online Editor utility.Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/08/the-problems-of-data-and-performance/https://settlers2.net/2012/08/the-problems-of-data-and-performance/Issues with existing web standards not being performant enough.Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/08/jesus-builder/https://settlers2.net/2012/08/jesus-builder/A funny glitch in the game where a water walks on water.Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/08/one-more-texture-id-to-use/https://settlers2.net/2012/08/one-more-texture-id-to-use/Reverse engineering discovery when analyzing the map files.Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/08/forgotten-projects-the-new-greenland/https://settlers2.net/2012/08/forgotten-projects-the-new-greenland/Map based on an earlier texture pack.Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/08/bluebyte-official-site-down/https://settlers2.net/2012/08/bluebyte-official-site-down/Ubisoft is removing existing sites in favor of moving people to Facebook.Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/08/gathering-objects-information/https://settlers2.net/2012/08/gathering-objects-information/A new technical documentation page about objects.Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/08/a-lot-has-happened-today/https://settlers2.net/2012/08/a-lot-has-happened-today/New technical documentation added to the site, landscape objects table.Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/08/online-editor-now-good-for-map-uploads/https://settlers2.net/2012/08/online-editor-now-good-for-map-uploads/Uploading map files is now possible.Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/09/user-cleanup/https://settlers2.net/2012/09/user-cleanup/Spam account removals.Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/09/hackers-guide-to-world800-dat/https://settlers2.net/2012/09/hackers-guide-to-world800-dat/Original beta maps in a format that is usable with the later versions of the game.Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/09/rttr-campaign/https://settlers2.net/2012/09/rttr-campaign/Some little work done for creating a Return to the Roots campaign.Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/09/to-validate-or-not-to-validate/https://settlers2.net/2012/09/to-validate-or-not-to-validate/Guaranteeing quality is slow.Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/09/map-headers-last-unknown-byte-now-known/https://settlers2.net/2012/09/map-headers-last-unknown-byte-now-known/Knowledge of map file format is again one step closer to being complete.Sat, 08 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/09/new-babylonian-building/https://settlers2.net/2012/09/new-babylonian-building/More pixel art work.Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/09/improving-charburner-for-babylonians/https://settlers2.net/2012/09/improving-charburner-for-babylonians/Doing some pixel art graphics work.Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/09/safe-building-palette/https://settlers2.net/2012/09/safe-building-palette/It is a palette to help making pixel art compatible with the original game.Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/09/new-ogg-songs-for-rttr/https://settlers2.net/2012/09/new-ogg-songs-for-rttr/Game songs in OGG file format.Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/09/replacement-roman-fortress/https://settlers2.net/2012/09/replacement-roman-fortress/Another pixel art piece.Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/09/work-again-drains-my-energy/https://settlers2.net/2012/09/work-again-drains-my-energy/Doing stuff continuously is hard.Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2012/10/return-to-the-roots-0-8-released/https://settlers2.net/2012/10/return-to-the-roots-0-8-released/New stable release of RttR is now out with big improvements to AI and speed.Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2013/05/minor-site-update/https://settlers2.net/2013/05/minor-site-update/Commenting system swapped to Disqus. Also have been hired as a programmer to a company.Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2013/10/another-minor-update/https://settlers2.net/2013/10/another-minor-update/WordPress theme changed to a new version.Sat, 12 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2014/08/its-been-a-long-time/https://settlers2.net/2014/08/its-been-a-long-time/Map Generator written as a Codepen.Sun, 24 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2014/08/downloadable-generated-maps/https://settlers2.net/2014/08/downloadable-generated-maps/Improvements done the the Map Generator.Tue, 26 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2014/08/important-milestone/https://settlers2.net/2014/08/important-milestone/Playable maps generated, but only for Return to the Roots.Sun, 31 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2014/09/map-for-download/https://settlers2.net/2014/09/map-for-download/Map Generator map you can check out.Tue, 09 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2014/09/map-generator-improvements-this-week/https://settlers2.net/2014/09/map-generator-improvements-this-week/Generator has been released in GitHub and are now compatible with the original game.Fri, 12 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2014/09/now-on-facebook/https://settlers2.net/2014/09/now-on-facebook/The Settlers II.net is now on FB.Thu, 18 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2014/09/map-coast-complex/https://settlers2.net/2014/09/map-coast-complex/A new map you can try to play.Sat, 27 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2014/09/bugs-in-the-original-game/https://settlers2.net/2014/09/bugs-in-the-original-game/Some insight of issues within The Settlers II.Sun, 28 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2015/01/dosbox-emulation-soon-viable-in-a-browser/https://settlers2.net/2015/01/dosbox-emulation-soon-viable-in-a-browser/Emulation may bring in new possibilities.Wed, 07 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2015/02/campaign-mission-tool-released/https://settlers2.net/2015/02/campaign-mission-tool-released/Settlers II Map2Mission utility.Sun, 15 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2015/08/a-new-upcoming-settlerish-game/https://settlers2.net/2015/08/a-new-upcoming-settlerish-game/A new game which has a bit of a familiar vibe to The Settlers II.Tue, 18 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2015/09/texture-regions/https://settlers2.net/2015/09/texture-regions/Analyzing the texture drawing a bit further.Fri, 04 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2015/09/tex5-lbm-greenland-debug-texture/https://settlers2.net/2015/09/tex5-lbm-greenland-debug-texture/Another debugging tool for figuring things out.Sat, 05 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2020/06/map-generator-has-been-fixed/https://settlers2.net/2020/06/map-generator-has-been-fixed/Map Generator download feature was broken for an unknown period of time.Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2021/08/happy-25th-anniversary/https://settlers2.net/2021/08/happy-25th-anniversary/The Settlers II is now 25 years old!Tue, 31 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2021/10/welcome-astro-goodbye-wordpress/https://settlers2.net/2021/10/welcome-astro-goodbye-wordpress/A new site engine to replace the old one.Sun, 10 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2022/03/a-new-tool-under-construction/https://settlers2.net/2022/03/a-new-tool-under-construction/World Editor utility is now under construction.Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2022/03/world-editor-wishlist/https://settlers2.net/2022/03/world-editor-wishlist/A minor update about the World Editor and some further ideas on features that it could have.Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2022/03/new-texture-pack-rusty-polar/https://settlers2.net/2022/03/new-texture-pack-rusty-polar/New alternative texture set for the original The Settlers II.Sun, 27 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2022/04/jurgen-nagel-software-site-back-online/https://settlers2.net/2022/04/jurgen-nagel-software-site-back-online/Thanks to a community member The Archivist we now got one legendary site back to the internet.Sat, 09 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2023/01/new-map-generator/https://settlers2.net/2023/01/new-map-generator/I have rewritten the map generator again from scratch, with new features.Sun, 22 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2023/07/site-overhaul-and-a-new-design/https://settlers2.net/2023/07/site-overhaul-and-a-new-design/This change has been on my work queue since the start of the year, and I finally found the time to complete it.Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2023/07/bluebyte-archives/https://settlers2.net/2023/07/bluebyte-archives/There is now copies of original Blue Byte FTP Settlers files as a browsable site.Sun, 23 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2023/07/how-palette-and-lighting-works-in-the-settlers-2/https://settlers2.net/2023/07/how-palette-and-lighting-works-in-the-settlers-2/This is a look into how palette and the effect of lights and shadows is achieved in original The Settlers II Gold Edition.Sun, 30 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2023/08/how-to-translate-the-settlers-2/https://settlers2.net/2023/08/how-to-translate-the-settlers-2/Should you be interested on bringing The Settlers II Gold Edition to your language this is the page to read!Thu, 03 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2023/11/the-settlers-series-30th-anniversary/https://settlers2.net/2023/11/the-settlers-series-30th-anniversary/The first game of the series was available in stores in early December 1993!Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2025/02/now-within-european-hosting/https://settlers2.net/2025/02/now-within-european-hosting/Moving the service from under United States jurisdiction to within European Union.Sat, 15 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://settlers2.net/2025/08/the-settlers-2-amiga-release/https://settlers2.net/2025/08/the-settlers-2-amiga-release/After waiting nearly 30 years the game will finally be released for the Amiga!Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT