Went ahead and pre-ordered so I could get the Steam version. Love 1440 and this looks to be back in that vein
Awesome, I hope you'll love the game. Also, trying the OB snags you an exclusive ornament you can build to make your city prettier :)
Went ahead and pre-ordered so I could get the Steam version. Love 1440 and this looks to be back in that vein
I'm sure it does. All prior Ubisoft games I bought had a code. And I did not use a disc of my retail games for years.Does the boxed version in Germany contain a code for UPlay? I don't have an optical drive in my computer and want to take advantage of a local buy 5 pay 3 games deal.
Hearing so many good things about this, though this is really not my usual genre at all. Haven't really played anything similar since Sim City 2000.
How is the micromanaging for newcomers like me? Are you overloaded with info and stuff happening all the time? Really thinking about trying out the open beta for sure.
I'm sure it does. All prior Ubisoft games I bought had a code. And I did not use a disc of my retail games for years.
I think I'll skip the open beta and go straight into the full game when it launches.
You don't need to preorder to get access to the Open Beta, just download it on Uplay or Epic, it unlocks in 40 minutes.Is it still possible to preorder on either Steam or UPlay and get access to the OB?
Sorry for asking, but is the game similar to the indie game Banished at all?
I'm looking for a new sim/city builder/ resource manager and its between this, Foundation, or maybe just getting Cities Expansions.
Tbh I haven't really done my research on the game too much. I think I have 2070 and it just didnt grab me back then.
The only reason I may still pre order this on steam is that then I can track my time played because I like watching that kind of stuff. This probably doesn't matter to almost anyone else hah.
There are still some reasons to get it on Steam including better Steam Link and Steam Controller support than with non-native games. Minor thing but as you can just boot the games via uPlay regardless you don't really lose out on anything. EGS is useless, on the other hand.Played for the last hour, I think I'm going to like this.
Out of curiousity I downloaded the game from the epic games store to see how things worked and as I expected it's pretty much worthless owning the game on egs. You link your uplay account and it seems uplay handles everything anyway. I deleted the egs install, played the game on uplay and my save transferred over so everything must be uplay on the back end.
You need uplay anyway to play this from steam and it doesn't seem like anno 1800 will have any steam features like steam achievements, so there isn't much point to owning this on steam either. You can always add anno 1800 as a non steam game and run it from steam and it's basically the same as buying it directly from steam in the first place, the game and uplay run in the background and you can still bring up the steam overaly. Think I'll buy a uplay key from green man gaming since the game is on sale there. The only reason I may still pre order this on steam is that then I can track my time played because I like watching that kind of stuff. This probably doesn't matter to almost anyone else hah.
So how do I dl the beta? I just see a "news article" about it on my uplay feed but nothing else. God damn it who ever designed this pos should be ashamed.
So why is this so hard and unintuitive? Why csnt there just a simple dl button for the beta?
So how do I dl the beta? I just see a "news article" about it on my uplay feed but nothing else. God damn it who ever designed this pos should be ashamed.
So why is this so hard and unintuitive? Why csnt there just a simple dl button for the beta?
In the launcher or in the website?There is a button Play Now that's starting the download. Beneath the text.
I open my Uplay and I cannot see a tab for it?There's a huge tab at the top of Uplay dedicated for the beta. Go there and press play now. It's really simple.
So I have my Uplay open and I cannot see a dedicated "Anno tab?" Just import friends, learn how to secure your account and latests news. If I click the first anno open beta news I see, it just gives a link to redeem some random rewards.
Sorry for asking, but is the game similar to the indie game Banished at all?
I'm looking for a new sim/city builder/ resource manager and its between this, Foundation, or maybe just getting Cities Expansions.
Tbh I haven't really done my research on the game too much. I think I have 2070 and it just didnt grab me back then.
So I have my Uplay open and I cannot see a dedicated "Anno tab?" Just import friends, learn how to secure your account and latests news. If I click the first anno open beta news I see, it just gives a link to redeem some random rewards.
Aaaaaaaaah makes sense. Damn do I feel stupid. I was playing Siege a moment ago and just left my Uplay open.Exit Uplay and launch it again from wherever it's installed. The store is disabled when it's running in "Steam mode".
I love keeping track of my game time. Fortunately, uplay tracks your time as well.
It does? Where can I find this info? Do the other plattforms (Origin etc.) also do this?
How likely is it that this will make it to consoles? Have the developers ever mentioned that possibility?
Anno 1800 is like... fuck, how do you make a game so much better than all the great games that came before? This is what happens when people who know what they're doing keep honing their craft. These guys are the kung fu masters of city building games.
And to think... Anno isn't even their best series. Settlers is. AND WE'RE GETTING ONE OF THOSE TOO!!!! IM SO HYPE
I hope it stays this good, because, like, hot damn. I need more.
It's there for me.
Yes, you find it when you click on the game thumbnail. Origin also does this.
In the meantime, you can pick up 1404/Dawn of Discovery and its expansion for a few bucks.
Edit: Ignore the TAGES warning. It was removed when the games were patched and put back up on the store almost five years ago now.
Is there a reason Dawn of Discovery is not called 1404? Or are they distinct games? Unfamiliar with the series and unsure what your / means.
Anno 1404 was rebranded as Dawn of Discovery for release in the US. They're the same thing.
Where exactly do I find it? I click on the thumbnail, but there is nothing showing me the time I have played the game as far as I can see.
Just checked and yeah stats show up for the beta. But all other games have stats like playtime and completion percentage and stuff.