Announcement Upcoming Changes To The Dovetail Games Forums

Hello folks,

We wanted to share some upcoming changes to the Dovetail Games forums and explain why we’re making them.

As a summary, we will begin adjusting the forum structure across all subforums. These changes are intended to help us better manage the space, improve the quality of discussion, and allow our Community team to spend more time engaging with all players, prioritising our time around feedback, and elevating key topical discussions to make a more meaningful impact.

We want to be clear that the forums are not going anywhere. Our goal is to continue supporting them, but in a way that allows us to create more meaningful impact and maintain a healthier, more manageable space for everyone involved.

What changes are we making?

• Removal of General Discussion and Off-Topic subforums for TSW section
• Removal of Off-Topic & Introduce Yourself subforums for TSC section
• Removal of CATAN and Fishing forums, instead redirecting to Dovetail Support
• Removal of the TSW Tycoon, TSW VR & CTS forums
• Merging of the Formation Designer and Creators Club subforums into a single section
• Stricter moderation of toxic, inflammatory, or quarrelsome behaviour going against our Code of Conduct

What won't be changing:

• Feedback: Official, dedicated open feedback threads will continue to be shared for all releases in our feedback channels
• Troubleshooting: Help and game troubleshooting will continue to receive our support
• News & Announcements: The latest news & articles will continue to be shared as before
• Suggestions: Our suggestions forum will remain open for game suggestions and ideas
• Creation Hub: All creative designs and content sharing will remain open for you to share and participate

Existing threads will remain available unless stated otherwise, and users will still be able to post in them. We will continue to create official support and feedback threads for new Add-Ons and updates, as well as discussion threads for DTL articles. These will remain open for replies as before, and the TSW Troubleshooting & Issues subforum will stay open for users to create new threads in.

The forums will therefore continue to support discussion, feedback, and troubleshooting, but in a more focused and manageable format.

We will also be taking a stricter approach to moderation going forward. However, constructive criticism and honest feedback will always be welcome and remain a core part of the forums.

Our goal is to create a healthier space where discussions stay constructive and don’t get derailed by conflict or repeated arguments.

Why are we making these changes?
When the Dovetail Games forums were first created, our communities were smaller and easier to manage directly. Since then, both our player base and the volume of discussion have grown significantly, and the way our community interacts has evolved.

While the forums have expanded, the platform itself has remained largely unchanged and is now more difficult to manage compared to our newer community spaces. As a result, more of our time is spent dealing with reports, spam, duplicate threads, and disputes rather than engaging with the community directly.

These changes are intended to help us focus our time more effectively and improve the overall quality of discussion.
We recognise that this is a significant change and that some members of the community may have thoughts on it.

Importantly, nothing changes in terms of what the forums are here for. They will continue to be a place for news, feedback, suggestions, creation sharing, troubleshooting, and direct support from our teams. Your ability to engage with us and share your thoughts remains unchanged. We are simply adjusting how the space is structured and moderated to improve the overall experience.

These changes will be going into effect next week, on the morning of Tuesday, 30th June 2026.

After we've made these changes, we'll continue to review and adjust based on player feedback using the site.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and feedback.