Anno 1800


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General information

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Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Complete Edition also available.
GamersGate		Complete Edition also available.
		Complete Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Complete Edition also available.
Humble Store		Complete Edition also available.
Steam		Year 4 Gold Edition and Year 4 Complete Edition are also available.
Ubisoft Store		Complete Edition also available, included with Ubisoft+.
Origin (unavailable)		Complete Edition was also available.

All versions require Ubisoft Connect, Denuvo Anti-Tamper, and VMProtect DRM.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	Additional content.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service	Available via Ubisoft+.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Imperial Pack	Adds imperial content to the game.
The Anarchist
Sunken Treasures
Botanica
The Passage

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use `/nointro` parameter

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Anno 1800\config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/916440/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Anno 1800\accounts\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/916440/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Screenshots taken with in-game hotkey are stored in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Anno 1800\screenshots\ in JPG format.

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Pillarboxed menu, Hor+ gameplay.^[1]
Ultra-widescreen		Pillarboxed menu, Hor+ gameplay.^[2]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	Camera can be zoomed in and out.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Listed as `Windowed Fullscreen`.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Off, 2x, 4x, 8x.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Supports FidelityFX Super Resolution.

Input

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music, SFX, menu, voice.
Surround sound		7.1 except title screen.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Only minimized
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Turkish				Fan translation, Anno 1800 Türkçe Yama.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		4	Versus Co-op: up to 4 players can team up, while competing against up to three other teams (for a total of 16 players).

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Game constantly asks to install something on launch

Delete `<path-to-game>\uplay_install.state` file

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink	2.7i/1.300i

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1	8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz	Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	40 GB	60 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon R9 270X 2 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 290X 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/916440/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (916440) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:thadius856 on 2020-03-27
Compared 2560x1440 to 5760x1080 in 7.0.922369.
↑ Verified by User:thadius856 on 2020-03-27
Compared 2560x1440 to 5120x1440 in 7.0.922369.

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/916440/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (916440) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[2] Verified by User:thadius856 on 2020-03-27
Compared 2560x1440 to 5760x1080 in 7.0.922369.

[3] Verified by User:thadius856 on 2020-03-27
Compared 2560x1440 to 5120x1440 in 7.0.922369.

[Note 1]

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Developers

	Ubisoft Blue Byte Mainz
	Ubisoft Blue Byte
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	RD3D
Release dates
Windows	April 16, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	81
OpenCritic	81
IGDB	83
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC, Subscription gaming service
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Building, Strategy
Themes	Historical
Series	Anno