Anno 1404 - Is a Fantastic Title! Lets Play! Ep 1

Anno 1404 is a city-building and economic simulation game with real-time strategy elements. I grabbed it over the winter break and have been really enjoying it.
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[@CaptainShack]

This is the kind of game that goes so well with a strong cup of coffee on a cold day. Have a good one!

[@jodykight4572]

Do more

[@williamm.3612]

We are the same person.

[@DemTacs]

Enjoy. Gosh, I sunk days into it.

[@fireman5450]

More

[@keletsorabalao7454]

I think the game even reminds you about the coffee

[@JohnSmith-kn5xx]

"A suprise to be sure,but a welcome one."

[@johanneszawadke1191]

Yes

[@Planefan1000]

Your narrative should be a governor, suddenly thrust into his position and charted off to this little island. Like Captain Shack and Admiral Shed really.

[@corruptedcompany4831]

don't. That or the local newspaper

[@corruptedcompany4831]

*either

[@Centurian128]

Given the time period, I petition for the name Governor Smokehouse. smoke·house /ˈsmōkˌhous/ a shed or room for curing food by exposure to smoke.

[@Admonitor_]

Lets get this straight. Anno1800 is great, but for me 1404 will always be my favourite... so good

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

seconds that ...though i am not so sure if anno 1800 is great as it looked more 'average' for me ,but i havent played it.. you have ? also curious if its dune 2000 or the 'emperor battle for dune' he played he played , dune 2000 was very 'traditional 90's' C&C rts... while the emperor one was very ''crude but functional and estethicly theme matching 2d with some rather neat ideas about not just interface structure but how to build in a classic C&C rts

[@Admonitor_]

Yep played it, unfortunately not that much yet. Arround 40hrs I would guess. Its like a classic anno but way deeper/more complex and I guess with that its harder. Its the first anno where I sometimes struggle to get income since there actually are buildings that have running costs of like i think 1k for a power plant. Also there is the new addition of the "working power" (Or something like that idk, anno is one of the games I dont play in english^^) which also makes it more complex. Overall its great but idk there is something about 1404 that I just looove. Or maybe Im just biased to Ubisoft games since I pretty mich grew up on Ubisofts Stratege games like Anno1701 and The settlers 5^^

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

@@Admonitor_ nha , as a guy that grew up with some games...and tested games like anno 1701 while growing up but only anno 1404 realy hooked me. i can confirm....theres something special about it ,and of course its allure only becomes stronger considering its the last anno game free from all the ''conect to your acount'' or ''here is the game store shortcut'' etc .....I looked at that futuristic anno game they made before 1800 :/ but that it not hade any land combat , and the citys was just window dressing the dudes in them rairly did anything aka...very few things like seeing an actual little dude leave the warehouse to pick things up ...but above all ,the drm crap ubi is famused for that they started to push on the anno series in that one... that was when it realy killed any interest from me for the series anymore... do the 1800 one also demand that obnoxious ''U-acount login'' to play ? like they ruined said futurisitc anno with ,and might and magic with ? and it is in the 1800 one that you 'take over' ilands by just sitting infront of its port ? unlike anno 1404 where a player or AI just can make a new one on the iland and start bring in goods over another beach..wich is far more logical in my view and lees cheese inviting ^^

[@Admonitor_]

@@Amoth_oth_ras_shash I mean growing up with 1701, 1404 did everything right that 1701 did right but better. With the addition of a second civilisation it just added more complexity that you never had in Anno until 1404. Also I feel like even now it doesn't look that bad, it aged very well. Graphics wise 1800 is wow, for a build up strategy game the graphics and the lights and stuff look so good. All the "futuristic" Annos were kinda bad to be honest. I mean don't get me wrong there will be players that loved those but it was just not my piece of cake. Yeah 1800 needs a u-play account (or I think the name got changed to ubisoft connect) but thats not a big miss for me, since I've got an account there anyways bc of other games. I remember when the first futuristic anno came out, that u-play conection and stuff was pretty shit... but it has gotten better. But yeah unfortunately the times of buying the game once, and for example give it to your brother so he can play it as well is kinda over... back in the day we were always doing that. It's been some time since I played 1800 and was fighting but I think there were two ways of taking over islands. 1. Buying all the shares of the island. I think you could already do it that way in 1404 venice. If you buy all the shares of an island (really expensive) you get the option to buy the island (even more expensive) without beeing in war with the enemy. 2. Go to war and kill his harbor, docks and stuff. So this one is a bit more complex. Every island has a "island moral"- bar that is kinda like a health-bar. To get that health-bar down you can do two things. You either kill critical infrastructure of the island like the oil-port so the powerplants go down and the people will go on the streets because their needs aren't met. The other way is to straight up kill their whole port and stuff. A mix of both ends up in you conquering the island. You can get more moral by for example building a lot of defences like big ass cannons and stuff. Once the island is conquered you got two options again. a) you take over the island, which means you get the island but all buildings get destroyed, so you got a "fresh" island (I think the buildings get destroyed because of balancing issues... it would be kinda broken if you could keep all the buildings) b) you let the enemy keep their island but get a part of all the money they make with it I think thats how it worked, I may have missed something but overall that should be it ;)

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

@@Admonitor_ yep , the hole 'bribe hole council and then try buy the hole iland'' was in anno 1404 venince to , a fun detail of it there was that if an AI or hostile player tryess to buya share from an iland you control...i think you get the cash ,but obviously..so is the AI one step closer to be able to flat out bribe/buy the hole thing right out under you ;) ye , sort of got that feeling about the scifishy anno's to....wich is a shame the setting isent bad just the trailers etc of them realy left me with a bad taste of having lees deepth , lees trivia then anno 1404 ,ontop of that annoying u play.. gota admit , i only got a steam acount because of how many games in the early 2000's that demanded 'activation' through it..so these days considering how most of the big publishers titles keeps giving the feeling of being more window dressing then games if it also demands me to get one more acount someplace..thats often a flat no for me. nha ,the age of games being products aint totaly over its how they are ment to be after all , ever heard of G.O.G ? full install files download and drm free baby! ...far to few web stores like that though :/ mm , ye i think i spoted something like that 'iland hp bar' when i watched some gameplay of it...sort of just felt a bit easy to exploit though not sure why i felt that way.. either case ,gota agree with you on the anno 1404 looks , they stood up suberbly to time ,far better then many more 'fancy' later games have... dont know wy but it feels like the 'years' of anno 1404 basicly was the last time the big publishers made anything worth to buy that werent a watered down over priced drmed and microtrnsaction pay wall tortured farse for a game :/ i guess it must have something to do with the more corp elements of most of them starting to dictate what games should be ,as if it magicly change the customer base taste after those years :/ i bought the first might & magic that demanded ther u play XD and never agen so many times a 2-3 houer play at the weekend ended with '''game terminated conection lost'' wasting my time thanks to that dam 'acount' drm never agen

[@IchHassePasswoerter]

For new players: The campaign is only playable if you start up the base game, and I recommend you play it. The Venice expansion has no campaign of its own.

[@Pax.YouTube]

Yeah, too bad they didn't integrated it within a single game launcher.

[@BePositive1984]

I don’t know about anything else but the music is next level absolutely beautiful 😍

[@nickcrusaire]

i feel warm and fuzzy knowing someone else found this absolute gem of a game.

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

aye , as far i am concerned that is the last game in the ip worthy to be bought...after that it all went down hill trying to drm stuff , or make excuses for microtransactions or 'appeal to broader audience' by making it more shallow window dressing then game gameplay present entitys :/

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

@@mr_h831 i knew i looked at it when i was 'young' or something ..not sure if it was when it was new or in a 'previous gen' pile in the store..hmm ,be sort of interesting to compare what mechanics the games before 1404 have if someone owned all three ? i think it only is two games before 1404 right ?

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

@@mr_h831 aye , although i think only two before 1404 ..and the one after 1404 was one of the scifishy ones...although that came as ubi tryeed to hamfist as much drm and other crap they could down customers throats ..murdering product quality when putting resources on those things during development instead so...ehh , dont care much for those after 1404 so to speak , last drm free one ^^ but it be curious for example to know how much subtrefuge the games before 1404 hade if any of them hade decent land combat etc etc. just hard to find a good video or such comparing them since you basicly need someone that knows the quirks of all the games ..whats just an rare bug , and whats a intentional design choise not to mention how deep and what way the mechanics in each gam ebeen structured etc.

[@cloroxusthestainlessone4324]

Best thing is it was on discount last week on Steam

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

@@cloroxusthestainlessone4324 its good to see both steam and G.O.G sells it..even if i wish more people bought it drm free on G.O.G then drm'd locked to steam..but hey to each ther own ;) aslong this last gem gets some love!

[@manofsemantics7936]

I only have Anno 1800, and, my God, the soundtrack slaps.

[@elusivei998]

Cedar is a tree. Cider is a drink.

[@gkagara]

Speaking of wood never goes wrong with more wood because you always need them in large amount, they also crucial for your settlement in the south because it is desert you want to maximize green and fertile land on spice, dates and all that good stuff instead of chopping wood.

[@poilboiler]

Lumberjacks are also very cheap so it's easy to plop down a lot of them. Kinda weird how tiny their area is however, it's probably the smallest of everything. Makes perfect sense with how quickly trees grow I suppose.

[@PeterWolniewicz]

Hell yes thank you for this series, I considered playing this game but I’d rather watch you play it. This series will be great!

[@abyssauctions9730]

Next ship should be called “The Freelancer”

[@MrBigCookieCrumble]

"We don't run this colony, but we have an understanding with the people who do"

[@gbbarn]

Freedom of God

[@singerman7560]

"And now they want pants!" That had me laughing so hard

[@GiladPellaeon]

It is always funny when a non german speaking youtuber finds "out" about Anno, one of the most famous german developed computer game series. It is quite funny that even though it is a huuuuge success in Germany, it is not nearly well enough known in other markets and that is a shame. Anno games are true gems. 1404 is one of the best in the series and held that title for a long time, but for me - personally - Anno 1800 took that spot. Enjoy playing!

[@danielhauck336]

I know the feeling (German too). I went to study games design in the UK and no one knew of Anno, nor of Settlers. To most people Germany is just the land of silly simulators. Heck, Crysis was made in germany too... So glad to see more people around the world giving blue byte the praise and exposure they deserve.

[@Hurbster2112]

@@danielhauck336 I don't know what it is like in Germany but in the UK the Anno series has rather restrictive DRM, and 1800 isn't on Steam any more. Still, I'm definitely going to check out 1404 on GoG. I do remember playing Settlers 4 back in the day.

[@GiladPellaeon]

@@Hurbster2112 You can get Anno 1800 on the Ubisoft Store though.

[@Hurbster2112]

@@GiladPellaeon I'm a bit fussy about how many storefronts I use.

[@chriswatchingponies9877]

I was so addicted to this game. So satisfying to watch the trading routes doing good. Like a well-oiled machine.

[@danielhauck336]

Hi Shack! (Sorry if this comment shows up more than once, KZbin was acting up while writing this) First and foremost, Shipname for a Merchant: The Sinkable, The Precious, The Wellerman/Billi o' Tea, The Flying Dolphin Second, Some Background on the Anno Series, The Studio behind it, and some other games from them you might like: All of Anno (with the exception of 2205) are gems among the city builder/colony strategy games. I played all of them for hours and hours. If you want some near-future with a Focus on ecological sustainability ...and nukes... You should pick up Anno 2070, one of my personal Favourites (does have sea, air and sub combat). Also, Anno 1701 is a beautiful city builder thanks to it's palace construction. The new Anno 1800 took a good step mixing the old way of Anno from 1404 and 2070 and adding some neat features and a bit of QoL. Sadly 1800 does not have land combat, but even then, charging a bunch of Ship of Lines with Ironclads is an entertaining sight. Beyond that, Anno is created by Blue Byte, a german studio, which these days is under Ubisofts wing. They also made the Settlers series of video games. The early Setlers titles (up until settlers 4) are charming (but hard) strategie games which you might want to check out as well. I don't know much of the newer settlers titles, but if you got time, it's probably no harm to take a peek. Anyway, glad this game series gets some more exposure especially in the english market, I feel very few people outside of Germany (I am german btw) know about these games. Anyway, time to get back to getting my Sh** pushed in by AoTR because I am bad at the game no matter what I try

[@lexum496]

I like the way you put the Cider farms. Not to my liking (annoys me a bit that they are asymmetrical) but it fits the game. Like I'd go for production 100% utilizing the island build space but seems to me, as long as it fits, it sits. Thank you for this :)

[@analondono1749]

A nice soft drink and maybe some buddies on a call while playing this sounds like an amazing time

[@Sp4rt4nSl4ya]

I highly recommend the left island ASAP, grain and herbs will be important for the tier 3 folks and the sooner you grab it the less likely you lose it to the Rat

[@jamiepape147]

Agreed

[@painterguylincs]

I've played all the Anno games and 1404 is by far my favourite. I've been playing the Venice edition for a while now and there are a number of different ways you can play. You decide what you want to achieve. There are lots of set missions which can earn you special currency to unlock additional content, but in continuous mode there are no default objectives. Conquest, land-grab, exploration, empire, land war, sea war, biggest city, prettiest city... whatever you want your world to be. I've been looking for ways to increase my global population for some time and I recently discovered an "undocumented" tactic that has enabled me to greatly exceed my previous best. It's not a cheat at all, it's a perfectly legitimate feature of the game that as far as I can tell hasn't been mentioned in any tutorials. So anyway, if anyone wants to have a go at beating it (and I know it is beatable because I'm not done yet), my current highest global population is 351,000 - which as far as I know is a world record - and I'm aiming for 370,000.

[@hoangdao2533]

Please make another one! I enjoyed this episode so much!

[@MrBigCookieCrumble]

I've sadly stayed away from the Anno series because of invasive Ubisoft DRM, but im hearing a lot of comments here saying THIS particular Anno game isn't just availible on GOG but also one of, if not THE, best in the series? I'm gonna have to have a look into this one, these games are right up my alley!

[@lucasrem1870]

Mr BigCookie WHat DRM issues you have, what did you in stall on the PC, clean it please!

[@Othurin]

2:21 just letting you know the golden age of pyracy was around 1700 +- a bit (pyrate republic in Nassau) rather than 1404

[@thibautguerquin9496]

I am actually watching Black Sails, I loved your comment !

[@Othurin]

@@thibautguerquin9496 Grand merci, seen it too. Good series, if a little too sex-focused in season 1. A good contrast to the pirates of the caribbean film series where the protagonist pirates never actually attack merchant shipping...

[@Othurin]

@@painterguylincs I am well aware pyrates have been around forever. There is a famous anecdote told by St. Augustine of Alexander the Great meeting a pyrate, questioning him how he dare be so insolent. The pyrate replied that he did with one ship what Alexander did with 100. However, the phrase used here has an established time period it is understood to refer to. I would point it out if I heard someone describing the early 1800s as world war 2, too. Since you love pedantism I will also point out that pyrates are around today not only in Somalia (where it has died down a bit now) but it is also big in west africa (guinea gulf) and various regions in asia (malacka strait, other areas nearby)

[@blacksabre5343]

My lord, negotiations were short. Lol

[@admiralmurphy1543]

I'd be very excited to see a series on this.

[@HadiLovesToRock]

Hey mate, I used to love watching your Space Engineers videos they helped a lot. Its cool watching you play another game.

[@Shedovv]

Shack calling Cider a Seeder is funny.

[@Joris327]

There is also a single player campaign when you launch anno 1404 directly from the steam library. So without the Venice expansion. Highly recommend you check it out.

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

Governor Shack begins aggressive negotiations to spread the coffee trade

[@Kubric021]

@TheXPGamers I'm sure you already know this, but if you click resources, top centre, it should show all the stone, iron etc on that island. Hope this helps, Love the content and seeing this game once again.

[@lostfan10000]

Yes!! I'm so glad to see this game is getting the attention it rightfully deserves!!!

[@mrfisher1072]

I was really disappointed that 2070 didn't have ground combat

[@2005Guyver02]

Left a like, haven't played this game in years. Time to breake the disc's out again.

[@thibautguerquin9496]

Please do so, and devour this diamond of a game !

[@vertice2759]

Woah woah woah.... I’ve been gone shack but I’m ready too binge your content again!

[@dim1723]

Castle story is kind of close to strong hold. Where you build your castle walls yourself and your troops defend. They have their own tasks that they do themselves after you give them orders and blue prints. It was a game that was kickstared and fulfilled its promises.

[@Judokast36]

This game DOES look gorgeous tho, I have to admit.

[@rwentfordable]

And it released in 2009!

[@IceDani09]

@@rwentfordable Yeah but this is the remastered History edition

[@MizterMoonshine]

The remastered edition didn't change the graphics, it just allowed the game to be played at higher resolutions

[@CARLOS62B]

I have a bog-standard Computer and it was a real shock when I was able to play this game with no issues. I would love to buy the 1800 Title ... but sadly the game specs are way too advanced for my system to work, I also recently got into Civilization - Beyond Earth - Rising Tide ... another wonderful game that really works well on my computer. The only downside with buying these titles is the expense of the constant DLC which is almost as expensive as the game itself.

[@lucasrem1870]

Carl Spencer you never read specs, not knowing what that PC is? Wait till it's free, run any 2009 title?

[@byzantinebasilieia9783]

Call the next ship the Balleater

[@matteste]

One of those games where you intend to just give it a quick whirl and then when you quit you realize three hours have passed.

[@Flobinton]

Tips for you. Click the Plants next to the island name to get a list of resources on the lsland. Hold + on the numpad to speed up time.

[@hsv99finn]

It’s funny how you like to play exactly the same old games that I still play. It’s like this channel was made for me

[@WindPortal]

I love this game so much, especially the music.

[@bennmagee1038]

God I love this series, I think I've played all of them, Anno 2070 was my favourite.

[@Trifler500]

Manor Lords might be the closest thing to a modern Stronghold. The game will have what I always wanted Stronghold to have: the ability to customize the weapons and armor of the soldiers. You build your town and you have your people produce the weapons and armor. It looks like when there's a battle, you distribute your available helmets, shields, torso pieces, etc. as best you can, even for militia. The castle building looks like it will be less advanced though. It looks like a city builder, but not a castle builder. I only know what's in the trailers though.

[@TheChimera1951]

Perfect name for the spice trading ship. Not the spice rack but the Spice Shack!

[@theloonge]

shack playing anno, sweet. love to see you play the past anno's

[@theamazinggamer9324]

the next boat should be called BoatyMcBoatface.

[@itsZubei]

My friend has been playing 1800 and trying to get me to play with him. It looks fun but I love 1404s setting a lot more. Stronghold: Definitive edition was released recently. May look into that one as well.

[@nesaonvelmont1335]

I would enjoy you continuing this! I would like to see what the combat/military is like thank you!

[@RXTRUX1]

The SpaceX SN10 was amazing. Needs to be Kerbeled.

[@simping4diarrhea]

Shack, a new stronghold is coming out on the 9th. Maybe you should play a few of the old ones. I grew up on those and still love them.

[@greymouser8659]

did you listen/watch this?

[@simping4diarrhea]

@@greymouser8659 yes

[@greymouser8659]

@@simping4diarrhea Which part of the discussion of the new Stronghold and XP's views of the previous games did you miss?

[@fireman5450]

This is the best game I ever played and minds me of ANNO 1602. Evet time I play a ANNO game I get lots of fun out of it. And now activate girly SCREAM. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

[@kesn8317]

47:00 thats runes of magic music tho nostalgia

[@davesobani9565]

The Gimli actor also played a professor in Sliders ^^

[@facialfuzz]

YEEEEESSSSS!!! ANNO 1404 is the best ANNO and one of my all-time favorite games

[@gbbarn]

Even tho this game came out in 1997, it still looks amazing, they sure don't make them like they used to

[@Rosiebee35]

I have the Anno 1404 version as well. Unfortunately I've only managed to play a couple of hours but I'll find time soon! :)

[@michaelboylan6245]

Cider? Cedar? Cedar is a tree cider is a drink

[@shongalitzky9686]

Click on one of the date farms, There is an increase in an arrow mark that indicates that a task varnish awaits a farmer

[@JohnK68]

Anno 1404 with Venice is the best i think. I have Anno 1800 and played it a few times but for some reason for me this one is in balance but though also. Just take Baronessa Constanza Zanchi and Cardinal Lucius nice for a challenge.

[@ranekeisenkralle8265]

I do have a name suggestion for a trading ship. Highliner. Should be plenty obvious as to why.

[@MrMustang1945]

Need stone to upgrade the warehouse. So you've been.....Stonewalled.

[@SimplySammyK]

I love anno 1800. this is one is quite cute in it's design and it does have its own little charm, but I'm hoping they remaster this with 1800's graphics because this is the type of anno im wanting! my 1 criticism of these games though, the islands are so tiny, I hate that so much! bigger islands please!

[@jonahszikehely6793]

Shacks cider farm placement is increasing my blood pressure.

[@nickthomas9208]

Anno 1404 is a great choice! I'd love to watch you play Anno 1800 though too!

[@roadwar1stroadwarriorbear83]

Ubisoft 35 - Claiming your free copy of Anno 1404: History Edition From Monday 6 December 2021 (15:00 UTC) to Tuesday 14 December 2021 (14:00 UTC) you will be able to claim the PC version of Anno 1404: History Edition for free!

[@chicharostudios]

Nice video and very well explained to those who are new to the game

[@quaintgentleman344]

Golden Age of Piracy... Venetians in 1404 Choose one.

[@crystalgrimm8459]

New campaign time! Excited to see!

[@aneru9396]

0:28 lol congrats, Shak! You're like, the only internet person I've seen who likes the Anno Ground Combat. The reddit Anno community seems to dislike it with a passion. Oh snap, tornadoes! The only reason I dislike them (but still play with em on) in Anno 2070 is because they literally spend their entire lifespan going from one corner from the map in one of the craziests B-lining to exists towards my cities lol 14:21 If I recall correctly: Anno 2205 is the first anno where you can make it look like the Civilians travel to their workplace. But I think it's Anno 1800 that forces you to have house to job road connections. 22:24 I don't think the A.I plays the same game as you, or at least it certainly does not in Anno 2070 and 1800. So don't expect the A.I's city building to look competent. It's just for show. edit: You know what? I think I'm backseating, so I'll shut up now

[@admiralgoose7064]

next ship "Seas the Day" if it all fits

[@AdaptiveDevelopementPlatform]

Ur lucky you got this new updated version. I started with the old version. The 32 bit version that crashes after a while on a 64 bit system lol. I will not go back to a 32 bit system haha. So I just got this version. Totally worth the current 15 bucks imo. Anno games are all worth it. Every single one. From the first one to 1800. The most detailed beautiful builders on the market. Puts sim city and and other builders to shame imo.

[@deralteheide7298]

you can click on the sign the shows the fertility of the island and see the Resources you can mine.

[@Mr_Haywire]

I do love the Anno games, got so many hours in Anno 2070 :)

[@TheRayblade]

have you played the new Stronghold? Stronghold Warlords?

[@tangomike2358]

@Captain shack please check out a new indie RTS being developed by one guy called Falling Frontier its a space rts 4x light. It looks fantastic its very reminiscent of more traditional rts games that we all grew up with. Being done by one guy. Stutter Fox Studios on youtube.

[@extremetactics4461]

No views but already 6 comments wowie

[@X3105i]

For me the best anno will always be 1503 because that was my first ever game on a. Computer

[@Cross_111]

Anno 1404 is one of the best games of all times Single player is flawless, but the multiplayer is quite buggy unfortunately At least with the newest anno 1800 it got a worthy successor But the feels in 1404 are really amazing

[@harleymills8862]

Love the series, keep up the great content captain

[@westmonsagod7358]

Theres a new stronghold coming out this week called stronghold warlords set in china or japan but it looks amazing

[@tezlaactual6582]

Anno1800 actually isnt bad either, the campaign had some really funny lines

[@mc80horisonj34]

Next ship should be called the merchants horizon

[@davidgray3061]

Do you plan to connect all your roads together or leave them as they are. And make sure you have open route's to get to.

[@painterguylincs]

It's not always a good idea to have your road system completely contiguous. If, for example, a farm is connected to two market buildings, the cart will ALWAYS come from the one that is farthest away, and even if there's only one market building in range they will always take the longest available route, so if possible you want to deny them that choice and make sure there's only one way to get from A to B. The reason is, when a farm or factory or whatever is full, it shuts down until a market cart arrives to take away some of the goods. This will leave you wondering why your inhabitants are experiencing shortages when you think you are producing enough. It's because the production buildings are spending too much of their time idle while waiting for transport.

[@HBK7239]

Stronghold Warlords just came out

[@justinleise4446]

Where can I get this? I played anno 1602 didn’t know they made other ones

[@jorgeacamacho1764]

Here my ideas Anno Pirates Vikings Ancient Greek or Rome Samurai Marco Polo's Silk Road Age of exploration Fantasy setting

[@Freezezonian]

I need to go back and play more of this and my favorite I'm the series Anno 2070.

[@liesdamnlies3372]

2070 definitely has a lot of appeal. I prefer the sci-do setting myself...was tragic what happened with 2205.

[@Freezezonian]

@@liesdamnlies3372 I don't know if I'd say it was tragic, I liked 2205 myself, not as much as most of the other anno series. But I liked the attempt at building bigger cities. And getting to operate on multiple maps was a really cool idea I hope they visit again. I think though the idea of separating, the trading, the building and the combat as much as they did is one of the big factors in why the game wasn't just as as fun in the same ways.

[@Bigbluedragon9]

You can build armies since anno 1602 the first one

[@DJ_NOOB]

Wait, a lets play that isn't a start wars .... *wait hold on. Getting a call. Yes hello. Yes. Uh huh. I see. It's minus 40 degrees in hell. Ok thank you.* ..... So wait what is this?

[@malekith1987]

the only problem I have is that if you want to play the 1404 campaign you have to open the old anno 1404 cant access it from venice :(

[@typatterson9550]

Captain chat please tell me you’re gonna be doing let’s play of the new remastered mass effect games

[@walrusmedic6934]

Is this series going to turn into one like AOTR? Are we going to have Governor Shack? Or Shed?

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

well..he can customise his avatar to a point...

[@justinschmitz9833]

wow anno 1602 was the last 1 i played back in the day

[@pugwarrior103]

Awesome!

[@yearoflinux]

This is my favorite game.

[@devenendicott1666]

cant wait to see more and would have been on twitch to watch but my twitch kept freezing

[@danielhammeke7289]

Why the citizens are low on food is that they need bread

[@bellidrael7457]

Who knew these people liked drinking cedar.

[@chocoboreinhardt3926]

OH cPT.! this game is beautiful!