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the ANNO 1404 (DAWN OF DISCOVERY) |OT|
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DieNgamers
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Believe me, this game is a prime example of longevity. I still play Anno 1701 to this day and it's a few years old already. 1404 promises to be the same addicting game again.Zzoram said:
I couldn't make up my mind about which version I should buy (either PC or DS version) but then my brother bought me Anno: Create a New World for Wii. Caesar III, Wollan and others have posted great impressions and I love how it looks so I'm looking forward to playing it this weekend.
gregor7777
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MisterAnderson said:
I'm in exactly the same position. I'm hoping they rescind their DRM policy sometime in the future so I might pick it up.
DeathbyVolcano
Banned
Just wanted to pop in here and say the Wii version is EXCELLENT. If I'm having an enjoyable time with that version, should I try out the PC version?
Caesar III
Member
Little King's Story is a greater experience imho!Zzoram said:
And you support a smaller developer. You can buy Anno (Wii
) later then @Apenheul: Have fun!
Sleeper901
Member
The pc version is a blast, and the graphic are so niiiiiice...BrandNew said:
Lots of replay value (not in the campaign mode but in continuous play)
only flaw: the military sucks...
PsychoCrow
Banned
I played the Wii version a little and really like it but I guess I don't understand it yet because I fucked up in the tutorial missions and lose 100 gold per second :lol
Can I fix that just by building more houses? Are taxes the only steady source of income?
Really nice graphics and interface, nicer than mere screenshots indicate.
Can I fix that just by building more houses? Are taxes the only steady source of income?
Really nice graphics and interface, nicer than mere screenshots indicate.
Caesar III
Member
Yo can sell stuff as well. Other than that yes, taxes are the only income.PsychoCrow said:
yeah. Game = graphics...Sleeper901 said:
check back here after 50hours please! AI sucks ASS
It's Anno. Military sucked in every iteration.
fizzelopeguss
Banned
Fuck! my profile is bugged, can't load my saves, lost my gems and shit and place in the campaign....what...the...fuck.
MisterAnderson
Member
I just got Anno 1404...awesome game so far...but WTF I can hardly read any of the fucking text. I'm only on 1280x720 resolution yet the text is SO DAMN SMALL. All of the resource icons are also tiny as shit. I have never complained about small text before in any game ever... is there just something wrong with a setting I have or something?
Knightfall
Banned
Effect said:
Im about 35 hours in on my continuous game, I just finished
the first phase of the historic warehouse
Sleeper901
Member
Caesar III said:
i've played more than 50 hours...
I don't care if the AI sucks, cause you can basically play this game without anyone other than you on the map...
as i said, the military part is lame, you just need the computer to trade goods and stuff...
Question. In the PC version do resources locations and/or buildings have to be within field of vision (best way I can think of it) of a market place in order to be placed? It was this way in the Wii version. Or do they simply have to be connected by roads and distance doesn't matter?
Also are the market places connected? For example if I have two on other ends of an island and each has different resources going to it will the houses near it only have access to the resources going to the specific markets or everything? If they don't share do I have to manually trade resources between them?
Going to pick the game up after work but I don't remember in regards these questions. Just would like to know this before I pick up the game if possible.
Thanks.
Also are the market places connected? For example if I have two on other ends of an island and each has different resources going to it will the houses near it only have access to the resources going to the specific markets or everything? If they don't share do I have to manually trade resources between them?
Going to pick the game up after work but I don't remember in regards these questions. Just would like to know this before I pick up the game if possible.
Thanks.
archnemesis
Member
Yes, it's the same way in the PC version.Effect said:
All market places on the same island are automatically connected. There's no need for any extra roads between them.Effect said:
I've only played about five Story Mode chapters of the Wii version but man, this version is awesome. I think I like it even more than 1701 although it's been a while since I've played that one. The pointer controls just work so well and additionally it looks very nice too. Can't wait to play Continuous Mode. People looking for a city building game on consoles should definitely give Anno: Create a New World a try, I don't think it gets any better (for the moment at least). So far I agree 100% with the impressions of Caesar III and Wollan.
Caesar III
Member
BlueByte only supervised this one! It's made by keen games! They did the port for tunguska for wii and tunguska 2 for wii as well. Also both DS Anno games were made by them and the new upcomming G-Force game.blu said:
Too bad a huge part of the staff had to lay off lately because they did not get the next big deal from whoever Publisher it was
fatty
Member
Just a heads up, GoGamer is selling the international version of Anno 1404 for $24.90.
http://www.gogamer.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=72992816&AID=171950&PID=1312731&extid=August0609
http://www.gogamer.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=72992816&AID=171950&PID=1312731&extid=August0609
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Deleted member 30609
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just bought this off of Steam.
I've been totally disconnected from the whole DRM issue, but what I've heard about the game sounds awesome.
I'm not going to let some weird power struggle between company and consumers stop me from having fun. I'm only going to install this on one PC, anyway.
I've been totally disconnected from the whole DRM issue, but what I've heard about the game sounds awesome.
I'm not going to let some weird power struggle between company and consumers stop me from having fun. I'm only going to install this on one PC, anyway.
been playing it for 10 days or so... what can i say, it is best Anno ever .
Still not up to siedler II standards but I didnt expect it to be.
I have some issues that I didnt like particulary and kind of bugs me
- markets automatically connected without road - easy way to skip around many problems but what, they have underground connection that we cant see? blah
- campaign mode lies and cheats and restricts and trades when it wants... blah
- more info is needed on how happy are people (very simple needs chart is... very simple... and yet thats most important part of the game). In fact, more info is needed about everything. They based strategy on 300 different buildings available, which is fine but give me more meat.
- being able to assign priorities for resources... yeah, siedler fun!
Otherwise, definetly deeper experience than before so thumbs up
.Still not up to siedler II standards but I didnt expect it to be.
I have some issues that I didnt like particulary and kind of bugs me
- markets automatically connected without road - easy way to skip around many problems but what, they have underground connection that we cant see? blah
- campaign mode lies and cheats and restricts and trades when it wants... blah
- more info is needed on how happy are people (very simple needs chart is... very simple... and yet thats most important part of the game). In fact, more info is needed about everything. They based strategy on 300 different buildings available, which is fine but give me more meat.
- being able to assign priorities for resources... yeah, siedler fun!
Otherwise, definetly deeper experience than before so thumbs up
pseudocaesar
Member
How does DRM work? Is it only to do with the game in question, or does it monitor other aspects of my computing, say if im downloading torrents etc, will that have any impact on it? Does it get deleted if I uninstall the game?
Peronthious
Member
falastini said:
Comes out to about the same as GoGamer with shipping, I may just bite, depending on what the steam weekend deal is.
BananaBomb
Member
I want this on Impulse so bad but I'm holding out because of TAGES. Any word on a gold edition or something with removed DRM in the future? And does the Anno Series normally have expansions?
So i found an anno 1602 CD while i was searching my loft, shit i never knew i had that so i thought i'd give it a try.
Was really enjoying it so i bought 1701 (found it at CEX in town). Fuck i love this even more! I'm impressed at how much better this is.
So tell me gaf, how much does 1404 improve on 1701?
Was really enjoying it so i bought 1701 (found it at CEX in town). Fuck i love this even more! I'm impressed at how much better this is.
So tell me gaf, how much does 1404 improve on 1701?
Caesar III
Member
soooo much!
Buy it if you love 1701. Try the demo to make sure you like it.
Buy it if you love 1701. Try the demo to make sure you like it.
sweetvar26
Member
Katana_Strikes said:Well I don't remember a lot about it. I think it might have been 1503 (?) I played. Just couldn't get into it at the time, I guess.
Been playing a lot of continous today. Though I may just start again and make the map smaller. It's pretty mental, other players taking over islands and hating me for colonising ones they want. That and I'm at war with 2 people and they keep blowing my boats up. A rethink is in order...
Anyways was playing with the postcard mode for the first time today. It's goddamn awesome. Really gets you a good feel of your city with some spectacular views. Took some photies anyways...
Beautiful game.
Holy fuck @ those pics, i think, those pics just sold me. I will be going to the store this weekend. Will be one more game added to my big ass backlog. LOL
Caesar III
Member
For all the waiters: Buy the game now! The online activation is gone with the patch!
German source though:
http://forums-de.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/8231073557/m/4571009657?r=3871002597#3871002597
German source though:
http://forums-de.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/8231073557/m/4571009657?r=3871002597#3871002597
Caesar III
Member
@bee:
I have the uk version myself
could not find an english source yet :/
I have the uk version myself
could not find an english source yet :/
Caesar III
Member
they want to implement it with the first addon but this is not even announced yet
I finally got around to playing this. I got bored initially trying to work my way through the tutorial/campaign, that I put it down for a while and forgot about it. I jumped straight into the continuous mode this time and just learned through trial and error.
It's better in my opinion, but don't expect a whole new game. It doesn't deviate from the formula that much. In fact, after a bunch of hours into DoD, I'm running into the same problem I had with 1701, in that I feel that once I found the successful formula, I'm repeating it every time.. I guess that makes sense though, considering your gathering the resources in the same order each game.
I gotta say I'm glad they have a 2-hr warning in the game. I lost myself a few times and lost track of time. It's nice to be reminded of how long I was on. :lol
It's better in my opinion, but don't expect a whole new game. It doesn't deviate from the formula that much. In fact, after a bunch of hours into DoD, I'm running into the same problem I had with 1701, in that I feel that once I found the successful formula, I'm repeating it every time.. I guess that makes sense though, considering your gathering the resources in the same order each game.
I gotta say I'm glad they have a 2-hr warning in the game. I lost myself a few times and lost track of time. It's nice to be reminded of how long I was on. :lol
Caesar III
Member
First screens look great:
