Hi Catanians,
we just released a fix that should make custom matches way more reliable to initiate properly. Please note that this might also have an effect on the overall performance of the servers since this process turned out to be very ineffective.
As a next step, we will tackle the Automatch matchmaking process which was heavily affected by the bad performance as well. With our systems less stressed, we should be able to get a clearer picture on what to tackle there. A few things we already have analyzed and working on solutions for. Most prominently the issues with the Error message about the map.
We also have been able to whitelist our automated emails with yahoo as well as t.online. For t.online it might take another 24 hours for the whitelisting to actually take effect but after that, you can reset your password via the password forgot option on the login screen and then log in. Please note that your new password needs to be 8 characters long. The same goes of course for yahoo users.
Best join our Discord server for the altest news: https://catanuniverse.com/community/