CATAN – Console Edition (Switch): all the updates

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for CATAN – Console Edition on Nintendo Switch (originally released in November 2023 in North America and Europe)!

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CATAN – Console Edition – Ver. ???

• Release date: May 22nd 2024 (North America, Europe)
• Patch notes:

Added

• It is now possible for 5 to 6 players to join the same game.
• 5 new playable characters have been added, namely The Shepherd, Farmer, Ore Miner, Brick Maker, and Woodsman!

Changed

• The credits list has been updated.
• The ‘Defender of Catan’ reward images have been updated.
• The images for base game characters on Nintedo Switch will now be less blurry.
• The ‘AddUser’ option in online games on Xbox consoles has been disabled.
• The handling of network loss whilst in the main menu has been improved.

Fixed

• The game board will now be randomised between sessions, as intended.
• All valid settlement locations will now be selectable after previously playing a game with Cities & Knights enabled in the same session.
• The Barbarians will now no longer be active at the start of a game, when starting a new game after quitting the previous session during the Barbarian attack phase.
• The ‘Waiting For Player’ action prompt scroll will now no longer appear and disappear whilst rejoining an online game.
• Players will now no longer get stuck after being invited to another game, while being in a game lobby.
• The game config window will now close as expected after accepting an invite to a game.
• Players will now be able to choose which knights to defend with during Cities & Knights ‘Nasty Mode’ as intended.
• AI players are no longer able to place settlements on knights.
• Various spelling and grammatical errors in the localisation text have been fixed.
• Various issues while joining a public game from the menu have been fixed.
• Loading into a saved game shortly after starting a game now works as intended.
• Helper cards will now be displayed correctly, after quitting and reloading while being asked to flip or exchange the Helper card.
• The Ryan Helper card will now be displayed as intended.
• Trade logs will now no longer be incorrectly displayed and stuck on the screen after leaving and re-joining a game while the trade dialogue is visible.
• Users on local multiplayer games will now be remapped as intended when loading a game on Nintendo Switch consoles.

• Additional notes: none
• Source: Dovetail Games

CATAN – Console Edition – Ver. ???

• Release date: February 20th 2024 (North America, Europe)
• Patch notes:

Added

• The Cities & Knights expansion will be available starting February 21st on PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, X/S, and Nintendo Switch.
• The Bloom & Grow seasonal content will be available starting February 21st on PlayStation 4 & 5 and Xbox One & X/S.
• Added feedback when a player isn’t participating in a domestic trade and a trade is started by another player.
• Added indicator to show when AI players are taking their turn.

Changed

• Exceeding the turn timer now results in the currently highlighted location on the map being selected automatically.
• Improved feedback for when players try to join a full room.
• Congratulation animation now displays the winning player’s chosen frame.
• Resource names will no longer be displayed when the respective icon is displayed.

Fixed

• When playing with The Helpers expansion, AI players will now adhere to all rules when playing the Högni card
• When playing with The Helpers expansion, the Diara and Yngvi cards will now only be playable during their respective phase.
• The camera will now reset correctly after leaving a game.
• The turn timer will now always start after the second placement of a settlement.
• When pausing the game, game element interaction will now behave correctly during the pause menu opening animation.
• The input to close the pause menu will now be shown correctly.

• Additional notes: this update was initially released as two separate updates on Nintendo Switch.
• Source: Dovetail Games

CATAN – Console Edition – Ver. ???

• Release date: January 4th 2024 (North America, Europe)
• Patch notes:

No patch notes available. This update brings the following to the game:

• enables online crossplay between all versions of CATAN – Console Edition

• Additional notes: none
• Source: Dovetail Games (Twitter)

How to download updates for CATAN – Console Edition for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for CATAN – Console Edition, you have three options:

• let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

• try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

OR

• select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.