It's now possible to login to the game.
We are still working on improving the chat. If you have any suggestions, feel free to make a post in the suggestions forum.
To disable the chat, go to account settings and uncheck "Load ingame chat". You can still access the chat on the main page if you do not load the ingame chat.
The chat has four modes. The default mode is invisible, so you will not see it until you click on the "chat" button right to the bonus turns. The second mode is visible with transparent background so that you can still see the map. In the third mode the cities will be placed above the chat text. That way you will be able to click on them and move your armies. The fourth mode is with none transparent background. Type "/help" in the chat to see how to change text and background color.
If your kingdom is gone, it is because it had too many players. New for this era is that a kingdom is limited to three players. You can read more about this and what's have been updated in the suggestions forum.