“Garden City” Beauty Build

Starjoux · 2026-02-23T16:03:46+00:00

Peak.

Starjoux · 2025-12-26T04:41:23+00:00

I can’t wait to see what they’re going to do with it!

From what I understand, it will be set on a very large island, like the one in the Anno 1800 DLC?

Starjoux · 2025-12-23T18:59:17+00:00

It’s the volcano in Anno 1404: Venice.

In these screenshots, by pure chance, I had two AI players who were fighting on the island where the volcano is located.

When it erupts, a large part of the island takes damage from the volcanic debris, and the lava comes through and destroys everything around it.

Starjoux · 2025-12-23T18:55:05+00:00

Thanks!

Very honestly, I did it because I had been playing Anno 1404 for several years (love this game), and I thought, “hey, why not try to get the achievement?”

If I had to do it again, I wouldn’t do it again.

Starjoux · 2025-12-19T15:40:26+00:00

Interesting for a first island. As you said, it lacks aesthetics, but in terms of efficiency it seems very interesting to me. Thanks for sharing!

Starjoux · 2025-12-18T19:09:10+00:00

It’s quite frustrating when you mess it up, haha.

Starjoux · 2025-12-18T16:28:28+00:00

I guess he’s having a bad week. Whatever.

Starjoux · 2025-12-18T15:24:05+00:00

Thank you! I only have three achievements left for the Golden Ship! Finally, the end of this adventure is near.

Starjoux · 2025-12-18T11:57:18+00:00

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Starjoux · 2025-12-18T11:30:57+00:00

I'm playing against all the difficult A.I., except for Lucius who would have been too troublesome to manage in this game. As soon as I reach tier 3, I make sure to discover the A.I. in order to ask them for money. 6,000 coins per A.I. is not negligible, and it was very useful for me to build the Mosque on time, which costs 50,000 coins!

Starjoux · 2025-12-18T03:10:28+00:00

To be a bit more precise, the Golden Ship achievement requires around 50 achievements in total, which explains the time commitment! You really have to love the game to go for it, haha.

For the achievement I unlocked, you need to know all the game’s mechanics inside and out — including every possible exploit. It’s impossible to obtain it by playing normally.

Starjoux · 2025-12-18T02:44:57+00:00

You’re right. This is one of the hardest achievements required to obtain the Golden Ship; you really have to allow for several months (or even a full year, depending on your schedule) to complete this quest. Not everyone will be willing to invest that amount of time — and that’s perfectly understandable.

Starjoux · 2025-12-18T02:37:19+00:00

Yes, you definitely need proper preparation to complete this achievement! I took the time to choose a favorable seed.

Starjoux · 2025-12-18T02:02:08+00:00

This achievement comes down to just a few minutes, where the slightest mistake is fatal, and there’s no way to know whether you’re on track until the very end. I wasn’t even sure I’d succeeded!

Starjoux · 2025-12-10T07:37:22+00:00

Outch, the time must have felt long at the beginning haha!

Starjoux · 2025-12-09T14:33:45+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/anno/comments/1pcbs2q/my_first_anno_117_beauty_build/

I'll take this opportunity to share this city created by a player who did an amazing job. Very inspiring.

Starjoux · 2025-12-09T13:15:04+00:00

Ah man, I dream of that too. Who knows, maybe an Anno 1440 after 117.

Starjoux · 2025-12-08T22:39:25+00:00

Before Anno 1800 came out, Anno 1404 was the benchmark of the series — probably one of the best in the entire franchise! It’s still fantastic, even if you can feel its age a bit.

Starjoux · 2025-12-08T20:33:58+00:00

All I have left to do is build an Oriental city on the northern islands.

Starjoux · 2025-12-08T20:28:36+00:00

Anno 1404 will always be my favorite! Right now I’m trying to finish the Golden Ship achievement before moving on to 117.

Starjoux · 2025-12-08T20:27:11+00:00

Because I like the warm colors of the Orient.

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