Our Spring Event 2019 is on it's way!
Spring is in the air on Beta and we invite you all to help us celebrate.
You can find all the details here.

We have a few special deals for Valentine's day. You can find the details here.

Virtual Future part 3 is here.
Join us as we explore more about Dr. Neurodeath and his intentions.
You can find all the details about Virtual Future part 3 here.

The Carnival Event for 2019 is coming to Beta. Come and explore the different games in this Venice themed event.
You can find all of the details here.

The countdown for Forge Bowl 2019 has begun on Beta. Come and see what the team faces this year, and the new rewards available. You can find all the details here.

Once again winter is upon us and with it comes the return of our Winter Event.
Come and join us as a new storyteller leads us through this years event.
You can find all the details here. We hope you enjoy it.

Join us as we explore all that Cultural Settlements has to offer, and the unique rewards you can gain.
You can find all of the details here, enjoy!

Did you know that the Beta server runs a weekly lottery on our forum?
If you haven't entered yet, or have never entered, this is your chance at winning some extra diamonds and goodies. All you need is to register on our forum and then you can enter every week.
You can find the details for this weeks lottery here. Good Luck !

Join us for Halloween 2018 on Beta.
Come and see what spooky surprises are waiting for you in our latest event.
You can find all the details here.

Virtual Future Part 2 is here!
Join us as we see what the next installment in Virtual Future has in store.
You can find all of the details here.
Thank you for your continued efforts in helping us here on Beta.

Did you know that the Beta server runs a weekly lottery on our forum? Did you know that this weeks jackpot is up to 600 diamonds? I am also adding an extra surprise to the jackpot this week.
If you haven't entered yet, or have never entered, this is your chance at winning some extra diamonds and goodies. All you need is to register on our forum and then you can enter every week.
You can find the details for this weeks lottery here. Good Luck !

Welcome to the great Fall Bake Off! This year, you take part in a baking competition where you need to collect all the ingredients needed and bake as many recipes as possible! There are awesome prizes to be won, so make sure to take this opportunity!
More info, as always, on our forum :)

Did you know that the Beta server runs a weekly lottery on our forum? Did you know that this weeks jackpot is up to 800 diamonds?
If you haven't entered yet, or have never entered, this is your chance at winning some extra diamonds.
All you need to do is register on our forum and then you can enter every week.
You can find the details for this weeks lottery here. Good Luck !

Summer is here, and this year we visit the Forge Island to take part in the annual Summer festival! There are awesome prizes to be won, so make sure to board the ship!
More information, as always, on our forum!

Come and join us as we explore the life of Genghis Khan.
You can find all the details here.

We would like to inform you about important changes to your game and forum account. Please visit our forum to view the full announcement. Please feel free to contact us in case of questions!

Virtual Future has arrived on Beta!
You can find all the details here.
We hope you enjoy it.

The time has come! Skilled soccer players arrive in your city to compete in the Soccer Cup! Cheer for your city's team and help the coach lead them to victory by choosing the most efficient way of passing the ball on the pitch!

You can find all the details on the forum :).

Join us as we look into some history from Native North American culture.
You can find all the details here.

Come and join us as we explore the story of Vincent van Gogh, the genius Dutch painter.
You can find all the details here.

Come and see our latest feature in the game, Reconstruction Mode!
With this feature it will now be much easier for you to redesign your city anytime you want to.
You can find all the details here.

Come and join us as we tell you the story of Cleopatra VII, queen and pharaoh of the ancient Egyptian Ptolemaic Kingdom in its final years.
You can find all of the details here.

Spring has Sprung on Beta. Make sure to come and see all that our Spring Event has in store this year.
You can find all the details here.

We have released a new feature to the game on Beta called the Show Hall.
You can find all the details about it here.

We have released the Napoleon Bonaparte Historical Questline on Beta. Please join us as we explore some of the details of his life. You can find all of the details here.

HTML5 is now in testing here on Beta for Chrome and Opera users. For anyone that would like to try it, it can be activated in your ingame settings menu. You can find all the details here.

Oceanic Future part 6 is here !
Join us as we discover the final mysteries that Oceanic Future has in store. You can find all of the details here.

The countdown to the Carnival Event 2018 has begun, and the event will start on 2nd February! Come and join us as we explore our Carnival of Venice.
You can find all of the details here.

We want to wish you all a very Happy New Year.
We have prepared a short post that you can find at this link.

Our Forge Bowl 2018 event is now active on Beta.
Please join us in testing this new event, and see what prizes you can receive. You can find all of the details here.
We hope you enjoy it!

We have released some performance improvements to our army management system. You can find the details here.

Oceanic Future Part 5 has come to Beta!
There is still much more to discover in the vast depths of Oceanic Future part 5. Come and join us as we discover more of the mysteries of the deep.
You can find all of the details here.

Join us in our most recent edition of InnoGames TV, and find out all of the latest from all of our games. You can find all the details here.

Frosty is back in town!
Come and join us for our Winter 2017 event and see what Frosty is up to this year.
You can find all the details here.

Did you know that the Beta server runs a weekly lottery on our forum? Did you know that this weeks jackpot is up to 600 diamonds?
If you haven't entered yet, or have never entered, this is your chance at winning some extra diamonds. All you need is to register on our forum and then you can enter every week.
You can find the details for this weeks lottery here. Good Luck !

Join us as we learn about Rosa Parks, one of the most important civil rights activists during the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
If you manage to compete all Quests, you will get a unique portrait of Rosa Parks and the beautiful Royal Cascade residential building.
You can find all the details here.

Important information for our warriors! As of today, you can perform an automatic battle directly from the pre-battle army management screen :).
Check our full announcement to know more!

Come and see all of the latest news for October in our newest edition of InnoGames TV.
You can find all of the details here.

Contacting other players, especially in guilds, is the key to success!
Therefore, it may be important for you to know that there is a new improvement to the Forge of Empires messaging system: message attachments!
Thanks to this new feature you can link to a specific Great Building of yours directly in your message.
Check the full announcement to know more :).

Jack is back on Beta!
Come and learn the story of how Jack came to be. You can find all the details here.

We are running a small contest where we want you to help us choose which design you prefer for a future game building.
You can find all of the information here.

Oceanic Future Part 4 is here!
Join us and see what treasures our latest installment of Oceanic Future has in store.
You can find all the details here.

Join us as we tell the story of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Indian independence movement. He was a national hero and has inspired people all over the world.
You can find all the details here.

Come and see all the latest news in our Septemner edition of InnoGames TV.
You can find all of the details here.

The full changelog for the 1.108 version of the game has been posted on the forum. This is for your reference and a better summary of the changes.
Follow this link for the announcement with further details.

The Fall Event 2017 is now on Beta!
Come see what Greva has in store for this years harvest. You can find all the details here.

A new feature is coming your way! We proudly present: Daily Challenges. Choose your prize, accept the challenge and win the reward!
More information, as always, on our forum.

Come and see all the latest news in our August edition of InnoGames TV.
You can find all of the details here.

We have just released the new quest overview to Beta.
You find all the details about it here. Let us know what you think, thanks all.

We have a new historical questline exploring the amazing life and contributions of Galileo.
You can find further details here.

Oceanic Future Part 3 is here!
Come see what we have in our continuing journey through the Oceanic Future and the secrets the deep sea has to offer.
You can find all of the details here in our announcement.

Come and see all the latest news in our July edition of InnoGames TV.
You can find all of the details here.

Come and check out our latest historical questline celebrating the iconic popular culture figure Marilyn Monroe.
You can find all the details here. We hope you enjoy it.

The full changelog for the 1.104 version of the game has been posted on the forum. This is for your reference and a better summary of the changes.
Follow this link for the announcement with further details.

Come see our new game feature - Incidents.
We have added some things in and around your cities to make them more alive and interactive, and they will give you chances at extra rewards as well.
You can find all the details here in our announcement.

The full changelog for the 1.103 version of the game has been posted on the forum. This is for your reference and a better summary of the changes.
Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

Come and see all the latest news in our June edition of InnoGames TV.
You can find all of the details here.

Our Summer Event 2017 is here!
This year Greva has given the task of running the summer casino to two royal guests from an empire far away: Maharaja Tanak and his wife Pari, so come and join in on the fun today!
You can find all the details about the event and the new prizes being offered here in our announcement.
Thank you all, and have a great summer.

The full changelog for the 1.102 version of the game has been posted on the forum. This is for your reference and a better summary of the changes.
Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

We have a new historical questline that explores the life of Shah Jahan. Come and try it out and let us know what you think.
You can find all the details here at this link.

The full changelog for the 1.101 version of the game has been posted on the forum. This is for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

We have a new historical questline based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
For more information please see the forum announcement here.
This event will end on May 9th. Thank you all for helping us test the new content.

The full changelog for the 1.100 version of the game has been posted on the forum. This is for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

A new episode of InnoGames TV is now available! Thi and Kai from the development team will talk a bit about the current May Day event and they will also reveal the next historical questline. But, that’s not all! You will also hear interesting news from our other games!
Click here to view it on our forum, or click here to view it directly.

Oceanic Future Part 2 is here!
Come join us and discover all the new content and features to be found in the depths of Oceanic Future Part 2.
You can find all of the information and details about it here on our forum.

The full changelog for the 1.99 version of the game has been posted on the forum. This is for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

Do you still remember Hilde who organized the May Day festival last year? Time sure flies and she's back! This time she took her brother Halvard with her. Halvard knows a lot about maypoles, so if you help his sister have a May Day festival as good as the ones from her youth, he will surely reward you generously.
You can find all the details here.
Thank you all for your continued support.

Can you believe that Forge of Empires is celebrating its 5th anniversary this year?
We are running a small event to celebrate our anniversary. You can find further details here.
Thank you to everyone for all your support.

The new episode of the InnoGames TV is now available! Watch it here on the forum, or go directly to YouTube to view it.
Don't forget to give us your feedback!

The full changelog for the 1.98 version of the game has been posted on the forum. This is for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

The full changelog for the 1.97 version of the game has been posted on the forum. This is for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

Welcome to the Cherry Blossom Festival! Let's celebrate it as this year's Spring Event :). When the cherry trees bloom, everyone gathers at the parks and celebrates!
Login now and try it out. Information on the event can be found here.

The new episode of the InnoGames TV is now available! Watch it here on the forums or go directly to YouTube and watch it there. Don't forget to give us your feedback! Enjoy! :)

The full changelog for the 1.96 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version for a while now. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

Greetings Beta,

We are happy to announce the release of the first part of the next chapter of Forge of Empires history - Oceanic Future! Please check out the full forum announcement for more details.

We're also looking forward to hearing your thoughts and suggestions on Oceanic Future Part 1, so please give us your feedback over here. If you encounter any bugs or problems please do report them here.

We hope you enjoy Part 1 of Oceanic Future,
Your Beta Team

The full changelog for the 1.95 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version for a while now. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

The full changelog for the 1.94 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version for a while now. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

Greetings Beta,

A new short historical questline has arrived on our server. Please note this questline is only available on the browser version on Beta. It will be available on mobile on the live servers. The questline ends on the 9th of February. For more info please see the forum announcement.

Please leave any general feedback about the questline here. If you come across any issues please do report them here.

We appreciate you helping us continue to test here on Beta and we hope you enjoy the questline,
Your Forge of Empires Team

The new episode of the InnoGames TV is now available! Watch it here on the forums or go directly to YouTube and watch it there. Don't forget to give us your feedback! Enjoy! :)

The full changelog for the 1.93 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version for a while now. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

Greetings Beta,

Guild Expeditions are by now a well-established and popular feature of Forge of Empires. As we would like to make sure that you enjoy the Expeditions as much as possible, we collected your feedback, reviewed ideas, and thought of possible improvements. Today, we proudly present a huge set of changes!

These include new potential rewards, balancing changes to your already-familiar three Difficulties, as well as a brand new 4th Difficulty! For more info about the changes please see the forum announcement.

Please leave any general feedback about the changes here. If you come across any issues please do report them here.

We hope you enjoy the changes,
Your Forge of Empires Team

Greetings Beta,

Are you ready for a Masquerade? The Venice Carnival Event has arrived on BETA! Please note that this event is only available on the browser version of the game during the BETA phase, and will run till the 1st of February. Of course the event will be available on both browser and mobile on the live servers. For more info about the Venice Carnival Event please see the forum announcement.

Please leave any general feedback about the event here. If you come across any issues please do report them here.

We hope you enjoy the event,
Your Forge of Empires Team

This month InnoGames TV takes a little break to wish you happy holidays! Instead of the usual show, our colleagues step into the camera with a special message just for you. We hope you enjoy this video. Go to the FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT to see it.

The BETA Team would also like to take this time to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a prosperous New Year! We hope you enjoy the holidays and that you have a lovely year ahead of you. See you all in the new year!

Your Forge of Empires Team

The full changelog for the 1.91 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version in the last couple days. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

Greetings Beta,

A new short historical questline has arrived on our server. Please note this questline is only available on the browser version on Beta. It will be available on mobile on the live servers. The questline ends on the 15th of December. For more info please see the forum announcement.

Please leave any general feedback about the questline here. If you come across any issues please do report them here.

We appreciate you helping us continue to test here on Beta and we hope you enjoy the questline,
Your Forge of Empires Team

Greetings Beta,

You can now Customize your Friends Tavern! Wonder what that might be all about? For more info please see the forum announcement.

Please leave any general feedback about the customizations feature here.

We appreciate you helping us continue to test here on Beta and we hope you enjoy these additions,
Your Forge of Empires Team

The new episode of the InnoGames TV is now available! Watch it here on the forums or go directly to YouTube and watch it there. Don't forget to give us your feedback! Enjoy! :)

The full changelog for the 1.90 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version in the last couple days. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

Greetings Beta,

We are happy to announce that we have released the 4th and final part of the Arctic Future era. Please check out the full forum announcement for more details.

We are running a regression mission so if you find bugs please do report them here. We're also looking forward to hearing your thoughts and suggestions on Arctic Future Part 4, so please give us your feedback over here.

We hope you enjoy Part 4 of the Arctic Future,
Your Beta Team

The full changelog for the 1.89 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version in the last couple days. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

Greetings Beta,

The Friends Tavern is here! Wonder what that might be all about? For more info please see the forum announcement.

Please leave any general feedback about the feature here. We're also running a mission thread so if you come across any issues please do report them here.

We appreciate you helping us continue to test here on Beta and we hope you enjoy the Tavern,
Your Forge of Empires Team

Greetings Beta,

Winter is coming! The snowy 2016 Winter Event has arrived on Beta, and will run till the 6th of December. For more info please see the forum announcement.

Please leave any general feedback about the event here. We're also running a mission thread so if you come across any issues please do report them here.

We appreciate you helping us continue to test here on Beta and we hope you enjoy the event,
Your Forge of Empires Team

The new episode of the InnoGames TV is now available! Watch it here on the forums or go directly to YouTube and watch it there. Don't forget to give us your feedback! Enjoy! :)

The full changelog for the 1.88 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version in the last couple days. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

Dear Kings and Queens,

Over the last months we have been working on creating a wiki that will list most important information about Forge of Empires. The wiki is a constant work-in-progress, just like the game itself, and was designed to guide you through your gaming experience as well as provide detailed information about the game mechanics and stats.

Click here to access the wiki!

We would like to hear what you think, so please feel invited to provide your feedback! If you notice any sort of an error or a mistake, please also report it there. The same applies if you have an idea for an improvement or you would like us to cover a topic that doesn't have a proper description yet.

We hope that the wiki will be a good help for you!

Yours,
Forge of Empires Community Management Team

Greetings Beta,

A new short historical questline has arrived on our market. Please note this questline is only available on the browser version of the Beta market. It is not available through the mobile apps. The questline ends on the 26th of October. For more info please see the forum announcement.

Please leave any general feedback about the questline here. We're also running a mission thread so if you come across any issues please do report them here.

We appreciate you helping us continue to test here on Beta and we hope you enjoy the questline,
Your Forge of Empires Team

The full changelog for the 1.87 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version in the last couple days. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

The new episode of the InnoGames TV is now available! Watch it here on the forums (and give us your feedback!) or go directly to YouTube and watch it there. Enjoy! :)

The full changelog for the 1.86 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version in the last couple days. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

Greetings Beta,

We are happy to announce that we have released the 3rd part of the Arctic Future era. Please check out the full forum announcement for more details.

We are running a regression mission so if you find bugs please do report them here. We're also looking forward to hearing your thoughts and suggestions on Arctic Future Part 3, so please give us your feedback over here.

We hope you enjoy Part 3 of the Arctic Future,
Your Beta Team

Greetings Beta,

A brand new Halloween Event has come to our servers. Please note this event is only available on the browser version of Beta. It is not available through the mobile apps at this time but will be in the live versions of the game.
For more information on the event, please see the forum announcement.

As always, we're running a mission for reporting bugs in this event that can be found here! Please check the existing posts in that thread before reporting new issues.
Please leave any general feedback about the event here.

We appreciate your continuous help with testing here on Beta,
Team Beta

The full changelog for the 1.85 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version in the last couple days. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

Greetings Beta,

A brand new Fall Event has come to our servers. Please note this event is only available on the browser version of Beta. It is not available through the mobile apps at this time but will be in the live versions of the game.
For more information on the event, please see the forum announcement.

As always, we're running a mission for reporting bugs in this event that can be found here! Please check the posts in that thread before reporting new issues.
Please leave any general feedback about the event here.

We appreciate your continuous help with testing here on Beta,
Team Beta

The new episode of the InnoGames TV is now available! Watch it here on the forums (and give us your feedback!) or go directly to YouTube and watch it there. Enjoy! :)

The full changelog for the 1.84 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version in the last couple days. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

The full changelog for the 1.83 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version in the last couple days. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

Greetings Beta,

We are happy to announce that we have released the next part of the Arctic Future era. Unlike the first part, this one includes new functionalities on top of the usual content. Please read the full forum announcement for more details.

We are running a regression mission so if you find bugs please do report them over here. We're also looking forward to hearing your thoughts and suggestions on Arctic Future Part 2, so please give us your feedback over here.

We hope you enjoy the Arctic Future Part 2,
Your Beta Team

Greetings Beta,

The newest addition to Guild Expeditions is here - Guild Championships! For more information on them please see this linked forum announcement. It includes details and likely answers to questions you may have.

We are also running a regression mission so if you find bugs please do report them in this linked thread. Of course we're looking forward to hearing your thoughts and suggestions, please give us your feedback over here.

We hope you enjoy Guild Championships,
Your Beta Team

The full changelog for the 1.82 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version in the last couple days. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

The new episode of the InnoGames TV is now available! Watch it here on the forums (and give us your feedback!) or go directly to YouTube and watch it there. Enjoy! :)

Greetings Beta,

A new short historical questline has been enabled on our market. Please note this questline is only available on the browser version of the Beta market. It is not available through the mobile apps. For more info please see the forum announcement.

Please leave any general feedback about the questline here. We're also running a mission thread so if you come across any issues please do report them here.

We appreciate you helping us continue to test here on Beta and we hope you enjoy the questline,
Your Forge of Empires Team

The full changelog for the 1.81 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version in the last couple days. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

The full changelog for the 1.80 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version in the last couple days. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

The new episode of the InnoGames TV is now available! Watch it here on the forums (and give us your feedback!) or go directly to YouTube and watch it there. Enjoy! :)

Greetings Beta,

The Summer Event 2016 has come to our servers. Please note this event is only available on the browser version of Beta. It is not available through the mobile apps.
For more information on the event, please see the forum announcement.

As always, we're running a mission for reporting bugs in this event that can be found here! Please check the posts in that thread before making a new post.
Please leave any general feedback about the event here.

We appreciate you helping us continue to test here on Beta,
Team Beta

The full changelog for the 1.79 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version in the last couple days. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

Greetings Beta,

A new short historical questline has been enabled on our market. Please note this questline is only available on the browser version of the Beta market. It is not available through the mobile apps. For more info please see the forum announcement. Please leave any general feedback about the questline here.

We appreciate you helping us continue to test here on Beta,
Team Beta

The full changelog for the 1.78 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version in the last couple days. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

The new episode of the InnoGames TV is now available! Watch it here on the forums (and give us your feedback!) or go directly to YouTube and watch it there. Enjoy! :)

The full changelog for the 1.77 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version in the last couple days. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

Greetings Beta,

The FoE Soccer Cup Event has been enabled on our market. Please note this event is only available on the browser version of the Beta market. It is not available through the mobile apps.
For more information on the event, please see the forum announcement.

As always, we're running a mission for reporting bugs in this event that can be found here! Do note there are a few known issues, pointed out in that thread.
Please leave any general feedback about the event here.

We appreciate you helping us continue to test here on Beta,
Team Beta

Greetings Beta,

We are happy to announce that we have released the next era of Forge of Empires - Arctic Future. If it appears that it is short in the current tech tree - do not worry, this is only part 1 of the new era! Please read the full forum announcement for more details.

Thanks again, and we hope you enjoy the Arctic Future!

Team Beta

The full changelog for the 1.76 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version in the last couple days. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

The new episode of the InnoGames TV is now available! Watch it here on the forums (and give us your feedback!) or go directly to YouTube and watch it there. Enjoy! :)

The full changelog for the 1.75 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version in the last couple days and we're now running version 1.76. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

Greetings Beta,

A new short historical questline has been enabled on our market. Please note this questline is only available on the browser version of the Beta market. It is not available through the mobile apps. The questline will end on April 28th.
This questline focuses on Isadora Duncan, also known as the Mother of Modern Dance. For more info please see the forum announcement.

As always, we're running a mission for reporting bugs in this questline that can be found here!
Please leave any general feedback about the questline here.

We appreciate you helping us continue to test here on Beta,
Team Beta

The full changelog for the 1.74 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Due to Beta's daily updates we've been running this version in the last couple days and we're now running version 1.75. Thus this is mostly for your reference and a better summary of the changes. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

Greetings Beta,

The newest feature for Forge of Empires is here (for browser only for now) - Guild Expeditions! While there is still a lot more to come for GE, you can already jump in the adventure and give it a try. For more information on it please see this linked forum announcement. It includes details and likely answers to questions you may have.

We are also running a regression mission so if you find bugs please do report them in this linked thread. Of course we're looking forward to hearing your thoughts and suggestions, please give us your feedback in this linked thread.

We hope you enjoy Guild Expeditions,
Your Beta Team

The new episode of the InnoGames TV is now available! Watch it here on the forums (and give us your feedback!) or go directly to YouTube and watch it there. Enjoy! :)

The full changelog for the 1.73 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

We've also introduced a new GvG map for testing on Beta! The GvG Free-for-All map requires medals instead of goods for participation, and players from any era can participate in it. For more information about this feature and our regression mission and feedback thread, please see the full forum announcement.

Greetings Beta,

A new short eventhas been enabled on our market. Please note this event is only available on the browser version of the Beta market. It is not available through the mobile apps. The event will end on April 12th.
The lovely Hilde is here and she's brought her special outfit for the occasion. Through a short questline, she will lead you through our latest Event, this time with our focus being on the May Day Festival. It is a spring festival popular in the northern hemisphere that's been taking place since ancient times.

As always, we're running a mission for reporting bugs in this event that can be found here!
Please leave any general feedback about the event here.

Thanks for your continued efforts,
Team Beta

Our resident Quiz Master has returned, and he's here to keep everyone entertained, with a smile on their face. Of course, he's going to reward you with game resources if you prove your worth to him.

Don't miss out on your chance to participate in fun contests with cool prizes!! Visit the forum to find out more about QuiZZy's doings!

Please keep in mind that in order to participate you will need to be able to login on the forum, so a forum account is required. If you don't have a forum account you can register one by following this link and completing the form there.
If you run into any issues please contact through support and we'll be more than happy to assist you.

Greetings Beta,

A new short historical questline has been enabled on our market. Please note this questline is only available on the browser version of the Beta market. It is not available through the mobile apps. The questline will end on March 23rd.
This questline focuses on Senior Lieutenant Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin, who on April 12, 1961 became the first human to escape the gravity of earth. In the spaceship Vostok 1, Gagarin orbited earth one time at an altitude of 187.75 miles (302 kilometers) for 108 minutes at 18,000 miles an hour.

As always, we're running a mission for reporting bugs in this questline that can be found here!
Please leave any general feedback about the questline here.

Thanks for your continued efforts,
Team Beta

The full changelog for the 1.72 version of the Game has been posted on the forum. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

The Beta Server has been updated to version 1.71. Follow this link for the announcement with full details.

The new episode of the InnoGames TV is now available! Watch it here on the forums (and give us your feedback!) or go directly to YouTube and watch it there. Enjoy! :)

Greetings Beta,

The Easter Event 2016 has been activated on Beta.
This year the event does not work the same as it has in previous years. We understand that this will be different than before, but please help us identify any issues with the event if you can.

As always, we're running a mission for reporting bugs in this event that can be found here!
Please leave any general feedback about the event here.

Thanks for your continued efforts,
Team Beta

The Beta Server has been updated to version 1.70. Click here for full details.

Hello Beta Testers,

A short quest line has been added to the Beta server, the Leap Year/Pope Gregory XIII Event. The event is a simple run of quests with some small prizes at the end. The event will run on Beta only until 9am server time February 12th.

All active accounts have been credited with 500 Diamonds to assist with testing.

The new episode of the InnoGames TV is now available! Watch it here on the forums (and give us your feedback!) or go directly to YouTube and watch it there. Enjoy! :)

Hello Beta Testers,

The Valtentines Quest for 2016 has been activated on Beta. As always, we're running a mission for finding bugs in this questline, prior to live release. You can find details of the mission here! All active accounts have been credited with 800 Diamonds to facilitate testing.

Please leave any general feedback about the event here.

A special New Years edition of Innogames TV has been released. You can see it here! Happy New Year!

Hello Beta Testers,

A new event has been activated on Beta, please see the link for more details!

https://forum.beta.forgeofempires.com/index.php?threads/martin-luther-king-jr-event-beta-test.5484/

The Beta Team

The new Holiday episode of the InnoGames TV is now available! Watch it here on the forums (and give us your feedback!) or go directly to YouTube and watch it there. Enjoy! :)

Hello Beta Testers,

The Winter Event for this year has been activated on the Beta server.
To assist us in properly testing the event, we will be holding a Mission, which can be found here.
All active accounts will also be credited with 500 Diamonds to help them progress through the event, and fully test its features.
We also have a feedback thread here designed specifically for questions and feedback about the event. We will endevour to answer any questions asked here.

Thanks as always for your continued support!

Greetings Beta

We are happy to announce that we have released the Future Era.
As with the release of any new era there is a lot to test so we want to thank everyone in advance for your efforts.
App users please note that many of the things from this new era may not display or work correctly yet as the era has not been activated yet on the apps.
Accounts will be credited for this update soon.

With this update we are running a special mission that can be found here.
Please leave any general feedback on the Future here.

Thanks again, and we hope you enjoy the Future.
Team Beta

Hello Beta Testers,

Over the last few months, we have been analyising the effectiveness of Beta. As we all know, there have been some issues with how the update process is currently rolled out, resulting in bugs being carried over to live which could be avoided. On the back of this, it has been decided to change the update process for us here on the Beta server.

As of Wednesday October 7th 2015, Beta will receive updates every day, rather than every 2 weeks. These daily updates will include bug fixes and changes from work done the previous day. The update will take place at about 8am German time, Monday - Friday. The reason for this change is mostly to afford us the best opportunity here on Beta to find and catch bugs ASAP, and then to test the code which is put in place to fix those bugs, and to react better to the feedback we receive from you daily.

There are a few things about the change that me and my team are a little unsure on, for example, will we still have missions? How will missions work if we do? Will we get event based content in a timed manner in the same way we currently do? Rest assured, I will be asking these questions, and anymore you have, and will update this post and the feedback thread when I know the answers. You can post your feedback, comments and questions in this thread. We will try our best to get answers for all questions asked ASAP.

We're also aware with this change, we're going to need to rethink how we structure things here on the forum, and how we communicate changes to you. This is currently unclear, but as soon as this is decided, I'll add to this thread.

Thank you as always for your continued support, feedback and criticism. It is through you that these changes are coming to life.

The Beta Team

In the October episode of InnoGames TV, your game designer Peer introduces the upcoming Halloween Event. Dressed up as a mad scientist he explains the ins and outs of what you can expect from the new quest line. In addition, Timon and Oliver from the Elvenar team introduce the game’s first guest race: the dwarves! Afterwards, Camilo, an artist from Tribal Wars 2 shows you how a graphic concept becomes a final image. He explains the process while showing you a new game screen. On their end, Grepolis sums up their recent QA session over on Periscope and Twitch. Game designer Nils gives you the answers to some of the questions. Meanwhile, The West announces their Fossils day Event.

Yet, that’s not all! This month we also share some behind the scenes footage from our Community Manager visit with you. Diana, our host shows you some interviews she did with your community managers.

Check out the October episode here and give us your feedback! We’d love to hear from you!

In the September episode of InnoGames TV, Peer introduces Forge of Empires’ upcoming event: Hero’s Tale. He explains the reason behind it, the buildings included and how it works. On their end, Elvenar reveals “guest races” for the first time ever! This new concept is something the team is currently working on and will show in the weeks to come. Afterwards, Tribal Wars 2 presents their newest feature: Tribe Skills. Lead Community Manager David and Backend Developer Hilko demonstrate the basics. Then, Lead Community Manager Thomas describes their Castle Assault Event. Which brings us to Grepolis. This month the team shows us their continuation to the Commander of Rome Event: Spartan Assassins. Last but not least (from our games), Stephanie from the West talks about what she’s been working on.

Yet this month isn’t just filled with gaming news. In fact we show you footage from gamescom and an upcoming art event called Trojan Horse was a Unicorn.

Check out the September episode here and give us your feedback! We’d love to hear from you!

In the August episode of InnoGames TV, Peer gives an exclusive preview of the upcoming era: The Future. He goes over some of the units, advisors and the team’s vision for the game age. In addition, the host Diana reads the Forge of Empires Limerick award winner. On their end, Timon and Oliver from the Elvenar team recap some answers from their live QA session on periscope and Twitch. Afterwards Tribal Wars 2 explains their co-op feature while Thomas from Tribal Wars introduces their new tournament: Tribal Wars Cup. Last but not least, Grepolis gives a sneak peek on their future event: Spartan Assassin.

Check out the August episode here and give us your feedback! We’d love to hear from you!

Dear Kings and Queens,

Forge of Empires is now playable on Android devices, and you can download it for free to start playing even more mobile today! Simply follow this link to go to the Forge of Empires Play Store page.
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After installing the app, you can log into your existing registered account without needing to start over, and when you’re done, switch back to your computer whenever you wish!
To celebrate the launch, we will also announce a community contest! That’s a chance to win something unique, so make sure to visit us here and like our page to be sure you don’t miss the news when the contest begins.

Sincerely,

Your Forge of Empires Team

Hello Beta Testers,

The Beta Server has been updated to version 1.47. This update contains the Beta release of the Easter Event for 2015! All active accounts have been credited with 1000 Diamonds to assist with testing the event and the update. As always, this update we are running missions to help identify issues. A regression mission for the update (click here), a mission for the Easter Event (click here) and a second mission for the Tomorrow Era (click here)

We also still have a feedback thread for the Tomorrow Era (click here), a feedback thread for the update 1.47 (click here) and a feedback thread for the Easter Event (click here). Please remember, these threads are for feedback, not bugs. Please post bugs in the aforementioned mission threads.

Thank you for your continued support, "Hoppy"Hunting!

The Beta Team

Changes

In battles a unit will now always issue at least 1 damage point on its target. It doesn't matter how big the gap between the units ages is. This change was introduced to avoid possible stalemates. Units that can hide (and thus become immune to distance attacks during a battle) of course keep their ability.
The chat and social bar are now disabled during the tutorial to make sure that new players are not distracted by irrelevant parts of the user interface.
Missile Artillery isn't vanishing anymore in GvG if the attacked army gets defeated by another player before the fight is over. We have changed this behavior basing on your feedback.

Improvements

The tournament notification window was introduced to the game:

Additionally, players who did not participate in any recent tournament, will see a new pop-up window that will inform them about a just-finished tournament and offer a possibility to join the upcoming ones.

Bugfixes

Defender could see the attacker's unattached units in battle result screen, as they were marked with the unattached badge. It's not possible any more.
Smoke animations were only shown for watchfire in other players' cities. From now on they will be shown correctly for all buildings.
In some cases it was possible to place a building outside of the city area by using the swap function.
Blimps of finished constructions were shown to visiting players in the very moment when the construction was completed.

A few Flash errors occurring in various circumstances and different areas of the game were fixed:

1. After accepting a merchant offer in the market.
2. After returning to the guild province map from a battle.
3. After locking and then unlocking a computer while the game was open all the time in the background.

Hello Beta Testers,

The Beta Server has been updated to version 1.46. The update brings us the Beta release of the Tomorrow Era, as well as some minor changes and the latest bugfixes. All active accounts have been credited with 2000 Diamonds. We are running a regression mission for you to be in with a chance to earn some Diamonds! Click here to find out more about the mission. We're also running a mission specifically for the Tomorrow Era, Click here for details of this mission.

We also have two feedback threads opened for you to leave your comments on the Tomorrow Era (Click here) or the update to version 1.46 (Click here). Please remember, these threads are for feedback, not bugs. Please post bugs in the aforementioned mission threads.

Thank you for your continued support, Happy Hunting!

The Beta Team

Improvements
Tooltips have been added to the PvP towers on the campaign map
The city icons e.g. for collecting resources have been changed

Bugfixes
Fixed an issue with a tooltip in GBs when visiting a player who cannot be contributed to
Fixed a flash error on opening inventory via the blueprint found window
Fixed a display issue with the Blueprint found window where it showed all Blueprints, not just the one found
Fixed a display issue in GB ranking where progress not correct for ranks with more than 999 FPs
Fixed an issue where the contribution buttons were not greyed out when any player contributed
Fixed an issue where scrolling with the command key was not working properly
Fixed an issue where smoke animations were shown after visiting a neighbor when setting is disabled
Fixed an issue where the Amusement park big wheel was not shown when not animated
Fixed an issue where text goes out of border in the deposit tooltips on the campaign map
Fixed an issue with the tutorial where ghost buildings can be created in the city
Fixed a display issue where the buff icon for Coins and Supplies didn't disappear from the left hand menu when the user runs out of buffs
Fixed an issue in Ranking where search for current player displays current page
Fixed a memory leak on consecutive battles in GvG

Hello Beta Testers,

With the introduction of Seasons (Click here for info on Seasons), we have started the ball rolling on some big changes here on the Beta Server. We have another exciting change to announce to you all today, namely, the Forge of Empires Beta Server Level System. The level system is a way for us to recognise and reward long term contributions to testers who really put in the time and effort to improve Forge of Empires. Again, the concept is a simple one, but is hopefully to your liking.

Level System Overview:
Essentially, the levels system is a way for testers to show off their contributions to the Forge of Empires community. Testers will be given a title, and a forum banner, based on the number of bugs they have reported. This forum banner can only be used here on the Beta server. Each time a tester moves up to a new level they will earn themselves a new title, as well as the reward associated with their new rank. The rank itself doesn't ever expire, so long time testers can show off their experience!

Ranking and Prizes:
Effectively, every valid bug reported in the missions thread will not only net you 40 Diamonds, but will also earn you one point towards your level. Every tester will start out as a Fledgling, and will work their way up through the ranks. Below is a table showing the first few ranks available. There are more, but we are keeping these a secret for now. The higher the rank, the better your reward. The higher ranks will not only earn themselves Diamonds, but additional prizes!

Click here to view the full announcement, as well as the full list of prizes available!

We hope you are as excited for these changes as we are! Active Testers on the Beta Server are crucial to the quality of Forge of Empires. With this new system, we want to make sure you all receive the recognition you deserve!

Team Beta

Hello Beta Testers,

To kick things off for the new year, we're introducing some exciting new ways for you all to score some points, and with points comes prizes! The concept is very simple, and is a way for all testers, old and new, to earn themselves some extra Diamonds and other prizes for their play world. We have decided to call this new system Seasons! This new element is coupled with the Level System we have also introduced. Click here to find out more information about the Level System.

Seasons Overview:
The basics are similar to a sports league, in that there is a league table each and everyone can participate in. Every valid bug reported via the missions thread will count towards a testers overall score for that season, and the top ten bug reporters will earn themselves a prestigious position on the league table. Each season will last 3 months, and at the end of the season, the league table will reset. This will ensure that everyone is in with a shot to earn themselves a position on the table, even if they don't get as much of a head start.

Prizes:
Click here to view the full list of prizes
In the link above, you can find the full list of prizes available for the Seasons.

Rules:
There are a few rules, and please also understand that the concept, rules and and the rewards are still currently subject to change.
Only valid bug reports made in the mission forum, and using the template will count toward the Seasons League
Rewards earned can be given either here on the Beta server, or on your play world if you prefer
Each Season will last 3 months - at the end of the Season, the table will be reset
In the event a Mission overlaps a Season ending, the points will be credited to the new Season, not the one which has just ended
In the event of a tie, both players will win the same reward. So if there is a tie for first place, both players win the first place prize. The next person will win third place

We hope you're as excited about this as we are! The Beta Server is the most important server in the entire Forge of Empires community, and we want you all to know how much we appreciate your input.

Let the games begin!

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The winner will be announced in the next episode of InnoGames TV and will be chosen randomly. Good luck! We look forward to your entries!

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Forge of Empires Team

Hello Beta Testers,

The Beta server has been updated to version 1.35. This update contains lots of changes, from the new notification system, to the Beta release of the Contemporary Era. Because of the scale of this update, all active accounts have been credited 2000 diamonds to assist them in testing. We are also running missions to be in a chance to earn some diamonds.

Click here to access mission the Contemporary Era mission.
Click here to access the Changelog regression mission

We have also created a feedback thread for the update (here), the CE (here), and a separate thread specific for any feedback about HA from this update.

Features
The new buff notification system has been implemented with new icons and notifications for ingame events and buffs
You can now visit a players city by clicking on their name in chat
FP packages have been added to the buy FP window
The Ignore function now works with existing message strings
The PvP tower ranking in the event list now default to the current tower
Blimps above buildings should no longer move when scrolling your city (HA only)
The players name you are visiting is now displayed on the right hand side
Buff Notifications now only appear in player's own city
During a battle there is now a display for a unit which is a transformed rogue shown as a secret identity icon on the unit's portrait

Bugfixing
Fixed an issue with the Zeppelin animation
Fixed an issue causing a Flash error when cancelling/accepting not enough diamonds window
Fixed an issue where the Forgot your Password? link doesn't work if the page was loaded from an e-mail link.
Fixed an issue where the Idle icon redirects to non idle military buildings
Idle icon not shown when losing unit in battle
Fixed an issue where the disconnected icon was not shown immediately when disconnecting buildings
Fixed an issue where the Motivate All icon was shown for motivated buildings
Fixed an issue where collect all not shown when only GBs and special buildings are ready for collection
Fixed an issue where Cape Canaveral gives wrong amount of forge points
Fixed an issue where Smoke of Watchfires shown in own city with deactivated smoke and Smoke of Watchfires shown in neighbors city with deactivated animations
Fixed an issue where ranking showed negative points
Fixed an issue where the Player cannot reset their password if the request was sent from an iOS device.
Fixed an issue where the Tigers' Den doesn't show animation when polished
Fixed an issue with Global Ranking - Loading the last page in the global rankings causes the menu to load indefinitely
Fixed an issue where the Howitzer move ends even when it could shoot hidden unit
It was possible to have a password with Spaces at the beginning and end
Fixed an issue where players can change the password with the same password
Fixed an issue where the map doesn't fit on the screen/can't scroll unless you go to full screen first
The Collect all was not shown when only Town Hall or Military buildings are ready for collection
The Collect all doesn't always update when gaining Forge Points
The Collect all doesn't update when creating/dissolving guilds
Idle icon doesn't alternate between several idle buildings - this has been fixed
Fixed an issue on the Guild Forum - Select all button reverses the selection, doesn't select all
Fixed an issue where the user keeps the building bonuses when leaving a leveled guild until logging out.
Fixed an issue with the Herb Merchant Animation with HA disabled
Fixed an issue where the unit sprite sometimes doesnt load correctly on the correct area of the battle map
Fixed an issue where the unattached rogue will lose its unattached indicator after transformation
Fixed an issue where it is possible to move a HQ more than once a day with the "Move HQ" function
Fixed an issue where transformed rogue units will not use the "Contact" feature till after one round
Fixed an issue with quest progress where it doesn't count correctly, if you cancel a production after collecting one
Fixed a text issue with goods buildings production tooltips
Fixed an issue where the First Quest/Tutorial refused to start
A text has been added to empty tooltip over first technology

Hello Beta Testers,

Do you consider testing a fun activity? Do you like playing Forge of Empires on mobile devices? Do you enjoy hunting bugs? If the answer to these questions is yes, you're perfect for this role!

We are looking for a handful of testers to strengthen our capabilities to ensure a high product quality for the app on iPhone and iPad, prior its release on the live servers.

Requirements:

Must have access to an iPad or iPhone
- iPad 2, iPad mini, and any newer models
- iPhone 4, and newer models
- iPod touch 5, and newer models
- Using iOS 6.1.7 or newer
Is willing to test the app as regularly as is required
Can communicate in English fluently

We offer:

Early access to new versions of the app
Diamond rewards for active testers
Becoming part of the development process
Early feedback to changes and improvements

Successful applicants will be added to a Skype chat and will be able to report issues in a separate forum section.

If you enjoy new challenges, apply to be an iOS tester! You can find the application form here!

Looking forward to working with you!

Richard and Team