The Fallen Earth team has announced that the much-anticipated update that will feature world events and the new faction control system will be ready to roll out on Wednesday, December 14th.

According to a new blog post on the Fallen Earth site, the patch is anticipated to bring servers down for approximately two hours. Fans will be kept in the loop via the official Facebook and Twitter pages.

The v2.27 update brings:

• Dynamic "objective" icons that will appear on player maps
• Thirteen control points for player factions to battle over
• Destructible keeps
• Keep teleporters both inside and outside
• Keep amenities including a mailbox, crafting facilities, Death Toll merchants and more
• Keep upgrades
• Keep immunity for an hour after a faction takes over
• "Under Attack" icon to let factions know when keeps are being contested
• Keep defense missions
• Control buffs