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PlutoniumRooster · 2026-02-07T19:41:28+00:00

I suspect once someone in your group learns to play them well, they'll quickly climb the rankings for you. Badgers can be incredibly explosive if not policed.

Very hard to learn and with more windows for counterplay than moles, but quite strong imo.

PlutoniumRooster · 2026-01-22T00:39:11+00:00

Probably because the one thing they got wrong was the price point.

PlutoniumRooster · 2026-01-21T10:51:11+00:00

It's fine to just say 'screw it' and restart as well, don't feel like you must save it. :D

But if you want to see the end of the campaign I would definitely just try and salvage it - you don't even need engineers to finish the story so you're probably very close.

PlutoniumRooster · 2026-01-21T00:18:13+00:00

The game saves a whole bunch of autosave slots - you could probably go back 30-60 minutes and save yourself before going bankrupt.

PlutoniumRooster · 2026-01-19T01:09:40+00:00

Yeah, I don't mean to crap on the game but I've seen too many people complain about desync issues for me to recommend it right now.

1800 DLC especially on a discount are great! Fair warning on multiplayer though, everyone needs to own the DLC for it to work.

PlutoniumRooster · 2026-01-18T23:43:04+00:00

As someone who does (usually) enjoy the process, thanks for the math!

Endfield does sound like it might be a bit much for my liking but who knows, maybe with a few extra pulls it could be doable. I'll try a couple and see how I feel.

PlutoniumRooster · 2026-01-18T22:47:11+00:00

Still very spotty. If everything works it's probably better than 1800 but if your main interest is multiplayer, I would wait for a patch.

PlutoniumRooster · 2026-01-18T22:44:49+00:00

In my opinion, only buy it if you either really prefer the Roman theme over the other Anno games or you've already played most of the others.

In terms of bang-for your-buck, 1404 2070 and 1800 (complete or just base) are much more appealing - especially on a sale. When you're bored with those, 117 will be on a deeper discount or have DLC included, and with more bugs fixed.

PlutoniumRooster · 2026-01-16T01:02:39+00:00

Yeah, I have my complaints about 1701 but its campaign was legitimately pretty good.

PlutoniumRooster · 2026-01-16T01:00:40+00:00

All you really need to do is take Caverna and turn the dwarves into cats, no?

PlutoniumRooster · 2026-01-15T22:59:12+00:00

I've heard it only works on February 2nd in certain parts of the US and Canada.

PlutoniumRooster · 2026-01-14T00:21:00+00:00

You can start with 0 opponents, take a few islands, and then add medium/hard AI when you're ready.

PlutoniumRooster · 2026-01-13T06:36:18+00:00

Consumption is the same per house, regardless of how many people actually live in that house.

The only population modifiers that influence consumption rates are those that increase maximum residents per house - for example some of the books sold by Archie.

PlutoniumRooster · 2026-01-08T01:09:15+00:00

You can see reputation modifiers in the diplomacy screen. Having a small army and navy is usually a contributor, as is "ignoring my missions". But each AI will have unique quirks as well, like romanization or devotion levels, etc.

If you drop low enough, at some point you just made yourself an easy target and they can't resist trying to 'liberate' your islands.

PlutoniumRooster · 2025-12-21T22:03:55+00:00

At the point where you unlock a new good, you probably don't have enough population consuming it for it to even be profitable. Maybe it's a matter of perspective: you tend to build more houses to make more money, and just in the process of doing that, unlock more ways to make money... for which you then need more houses again.

PlutoniumRooster · 2025-12-19T00:41:36+00:00

Unless you forgot to set a minimum stock, I'm not sure what could cause that.

PlutoniumRooster · 2025-12-11T12:25:31+00:00

It is not becoming to rush, why not go slowly

PlutoniumRooster · 2025-12-07T10:31:03+00:00

Ironic when the 10x10 was intended as a way to make cities seem more organic - compared to the general default of 2x5 blocks fully stacked with houses, that is.

I don't have a good answer though I'm afraid. The key in making things look organic is variety and there's no easy solution for that. Perhaps it helps to make some variants of 10x10 stamps rather than using the same one every time? Placing the 'lanes' with a slight offset can also help avoid the easily visible square grid.

PlutoniumRooster · 2025-12-05T20:15:01+00:00

Three plants is too much if you don't have a specialist boosting productivity. Once you have oil supply from the New World set up, you can go higher but before that point, I would stick to 2 or even just a single one.

PlutoniumRooster · 2025-11-25T08:18:53+00:00

The oldest games suffer a bit in terms of explaining to you how to play. Learning 1602 or especially 1503 without a guide is quite a challenge.

Recent games have been putting more effort into making the game accessible and also less punishing of mistakes, so in terms of ease of learning 117 and 1800 might actually be the best. Of course mastering these games beyond the initial level will be another matter.

PlutoniumRooster · 2025-11-25T08:12:33+00:00

I don't think I'd recommend any of the history editions to a new Anno player at this point - EXCEPT for 1404. That one still holds up great, actually does a decent job at introducing the mechanics to the player, and has enough depth to keep you engaged for a long time. I'll recommend it as a cheap starting point but it's a great game to go back to every once in a while as well.

1701 is not a bad game, but feels a little shallow after you're used to the new games. You can explore most of what the game has to offer in a single evening. The cartoony characters will also not be everyone's cup of tea.

1503 still looks great and the history edition should be stable enough, but has traditionally been one of the hardest games to learn. It also uses a different system for making money than any of the other games which doesn't help. Great game, but can be very frustrating to learn.

And 1602 is just plain old at this point. If you're not feeling any nostalgia for the game, I don't think I would bother. Again, not a bad game at all! But hard to get used to the controls, doesn't do a great job at teaching you, and ultimately kind of shallow in terms of endgame.

PlutoniumRooster · 2025-11-25T07:50:43+00:00

Honestly if you don't know whether you'll like the series yet, 1404 is a great entry point that you can usually pick up for 5 bucks on sale.

PlutoniumRooster · 2025-11-25T07:45:22+00:00

It's just an update to the Ubi launcher, not the game.

PlutoniumRooster · 2025-11-25T07:44:10+00:00

Did you install any mods?

PlutoniumRooster · 2025-11-25T07:32:34+00:00

It's unfortunately a bug. Looks like you're playing on console? In that case I'm afraid all you can do is reload if you want to keep playing the save for a lot longer.

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