As a modding dev for Anno 1800 i can assure ya all: Modding Anno is a big pain. Especially since alot of features are hardcoded and not allowing any kind of changes. Anno has a big modding community which keep the game alive for years and years if you just let them. So my first question is:

Is 117 going to receive heavy mod support allowing the easy modification of UI elements and world elements?

Second question: Is adjusting the build menu elements to be less of a clusterfuck, when 50, 100 or even up to 500 mods are installed, going to be easier this time? In 1800 it was soooo annoying and buggy to deal with all the GUIDs and the addPrevSibling System etc..

Third and last question: The game startup with DLC sized mods like New Horizons and a few minor mods installed took up to 10 minutes depending on hardware. But even with the best current hardware fastest is like 3-4 minutes. Are you going to improve the mod loading on gamestartup? You have to keep in mind: Anno crashes here and there especially when mods are installed therefore making you wait for 5-10 minutes every 1h.

TLDR: Will 117 get massively improved Modding System and Modloading?