r/anno1404 Oct 17 '20

General Anno 1404 information

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Anno 1404 is a city-building and economic simulation game with real-time strategy elements published in 2009. Its expansion Anno 1404: Venice was published in 2010.

Current status

Anno 1404 and its Venice expansion are nowadays available in 2 versions:

  • Anno 1404 History Edition (June 2020): A revamped 64-bit version with better memory management, borderless window mode, 4K UI scaling support. Requires the Ubisoft Connect platform. See DevBlog.
  • Anno 1404 Gold Edition: The original 32-bit version. DRM free. Online multiplayer still requires an Ubisoft Connect account. Online multiplayer has been shut down on May 22nd 2021.

Where to buy

History Edition: * Ubisoft, also sold as part of the History Collection. * Steam * Epic * Humble Bundle (Ubisoft key)

Do note the Ubisoft Connect client is required to play, so you might want to avoid buying on Steam or Epic if you'd like to use a single client.

Gold Edition: * GOG. Not sold on other stores anymore.

Patches

History Edition: * Latest official patch: Game Update 1.3. See DevBlog. * Unofficial patch: A patch that provides a 100% proper English localization, and multiple quest fixes. Same as below, adjusted for the History Edition.

Gold Edition: * Unofficial patch: A patch that provides a 100% proper English localization, and multiples quest fixes. * 4GB Patch: A small patch that alleviates the memory issue on the 32-bit version.

FAQ

Official Ubisoft FAQ: * Anno History Edition FAQ

Mods

These popular mods add extensive changes in terms of content and balance. They are incompatible between them, so only one can be used!

History Edition: * IAAM * SBM, SBM-CG

Gold Edition: * IAAM * SBM

Wiki

See Fandom Anno 1404 Wiki for references, useful external tools such as calculators and layout designers.


r/anno1404 10h ago

How long does it usually take for AI to give up? I'm doing the Scenario to destroy 40 Ships and beat every AI. So far I killed Baroness by completly haressing her and now I just killed Giovannis Main Islands how long does it usually take that they fuck off?

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11 Upvotes

r/anno1404 5d ago

IMPERATOR

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74 Upvotes

4th and hopefully final time doing this nonsence scenario

The achievement hunt continues in HE

If you wanna hang out with a dad gamer chasing that golden ship in anno 1404 I'm available from 0500-0800 and 2100-0000 +8gmt.


r/anno1404 10d ago

Anno Wiki for Quest requirements

8 Upvotes

Hello there, does anyone know a good wiki where I can look up the requirements for certain questlines and achievements?

I used some german anno wiki some years ago for getting the golden ship, but now I cannot find the website again, i think they took it down..


r/anno1404 11d ago

Tip for housing design

16 Upvotes

Each tier of housing has several skins that are applied more or less randomly, but you can toggle them by clicking on a house and pressing the C key so you can mix them up any way you like. Also you can rotate a selected house 90 degrees using the ,< and .> keys. Depending on orientation, some of the skins fit together seamlessly and some have small gaps, so you can make back to back rows of houses with or without narrow alleyways between them. If you choose the alleyway configurations, people will walk along them.


r/anno1404 13d ago

Postcard mode is SO cool

29 Upvotes

If you set your flagship or any ship you're not using for a trade route on a multi-destination route, then select the ship and go to postcard mode, the camera will stay centred on the ship and you can sit back and watch as your flagship takes you on a grand tour of your world. It's a nice relaxing way to view all the different types of terrain, particularly if you use the medium and hard construction difficulty settings, which produce atolls and lagoons and raised plateaux and huge bay areas. Make sure the route passes close to the Neutral Powers buildings because many of those look fantastic on a sail-by, particularly when they're on mountains.


r/anno1404 13d ago

Suggestion for beauty build

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49 Upvotes

Compared to later Annos, there aren't many ornaments in unmodded 1404 and there's a temptation to overuse the few that you have.

However, there are more than you think... sort of:

When you start to move your farming productions off your main island, consider initially leaving some or all of the fields intact instead of demolishing them along with the farmhouses, and only remove them as and when you need to make space for roads and buildings. That way as your city grows your countryside areas can still carry a reminder of the island's rural beginnings. The nice thing about this mechanic is if you change the island ferility, fields already in place are not affected so by re-using your mutable fertility you can have in the north five different types of "orphaned" crop fields plus the three kinds of livestock fields, making for a more colourful scene than just filling in spaces with the bonus cosmetics.

Something else I like to do, particularly in small villages away from the cathedral city, is put some production buildings such as bakeries and linen workshops near the market square, even if they're redundant, just to increase the mix of buildings in residential areas.


r/anno1404 26d ago

All these years I never noticed...

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66 Upvotes

The ornamental garveyard has a grave digger.

Yet another beautiful little detail that makes this game as much of a joy as when it first came out.


r/anno1404 27d ago

Lord Ludwig the bus driver!

7 Upvotes

You wait frickin ages then two come along in quick succession. ๐Ÿค”


r/anno1404 27d ago

Game stuttering and crashing

5 Upvotes

Anno 1404 Gold Edition "I'd like to know why my game closesโ€”it shuts down or freezes right in the middle of playing. I'm looking for information on how to fix this."


r/anno1404 27d ago

Game stuttering and crashing

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r/anno1404 28d ago

Sultan Quest "The Planned Coup D'Etat" not triggering

6 Upvotes

Getting frustrated waiting for this quest. I have the prerequisites indicated on the Wiki and have re-rolled at least a hundred times. Are there any disqualifying conditions?

I have metropolis with monument in both populations.

I have alliance with two AIs (Giovanni & Marie) and war with one AI (Gavin)

I have 20 Large Oriental warships, 8 Large Venetian cogs, 3 coffin ships.

The only thing I can think of that might make a difference is Hassan Ben Sahid is not enabled... is it him I should be at war with?? I've done this before on different profiles but I don't remember any condition that wasn't on the wiki page.

All the other multipart quests in the Sultan's Palace line are done.


r/anno1404 29d ago

Coffin ships - not entirely useless

15 Upvotes

Marie just gave me three coffin ships. No guns, few hitpoints, one cargo hold. Pretty pointless, you might think. But they are good for just one thing... Cannon fodder: Send them in first, then when the enemy is attacking them you can send your warships in and they won't get fired upon until the coffin ships are down. And you can use the upgrade slots to increase their hitpoints so they take longer to sink, giving your warships a bit more time to do some damage gratis. ๐Ÿ˜„

[Edited to note: I think you can probably use the slots for kamikaze powder kegs and smokescreens but I don't have any at the moment so I'm just guessing.]


r/anno1404 Jun 19 '26

Problem with map customisation

5 Upvotes

Hey there.

I'm not really firm with reddit but I thought that maybe someone here could help me out.

A friend and I wanted to play Anno 1404 History edition together and create a big/huge map with tiny isles and few resources.

Though, every time we started the round, the islands where at least medium, the map size as well and we had normal and even many resources.

I tried restarting the game, the pc - everything.. nothing helps. We tried different settings, sometimes used my pc sometimes his.

We couldn't find anything online regarding this problem. Does anybody have an idea?


r/anno1404 Jun 12 '26

Finally

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80 Upvotes

Finally finished the achievement that I always dreaded to do but finally had the patience to pursue ๐Ÿ˜


r/anno1404 Jun 11 '26

TIP for playing with Lucius

10 Upvotes

If you need to maintain alliance with Lucius to trigger quests, here's a couple of dos and don'ts:

Play also with Constanza and Guy... he approves of good relations with those.

Don't play with Marie and Hildegard... he will dis-rep you if you ally or trade with them. He will also dis-rep you if you help the neutrals Heketa and Brother Hilarius.

Ingratiate often once you have "The Regent's Seal" attainment at level 3.

Sell him as much glass and war machines as you can.


r/anno1404 Jun 04 '26

Walk the plank

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r/anno1404 May 29 '26

I've gotten the gold ship

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92 Upvotes

It's been years playing on and off but I finally got it.
Some achievements were very fun and challenging and some were a mindless boring grind.
Overall I'm happy I got it but I wouldn't do this again.
If anyone has any questions about any of the achievements I'll be happy to help.


r/anno1404 May 16 '26

Residential layout - Hard settings

11 Upvotes

This layout has blanket coverage of Surgeries, Fire stations, Carpenter shops and Bases of Operations.

The vacant area in the middle is the Cathedral building site.

Blue houses are in range of services required for ascension to Noblemen (there are 88, the exact number you need to build the Cathedral). Green houses can ascend to Patrician, Brown to Citizen, and yellow remain at Peasant pro tem. The white houses are just out of range of Marketplaces but will be in range of the Cathedral when it is built.

When the Church is built the Gold chapels can be demolished.

When the Cathedral is built the silver Chapels, Church, Prison, Pubs, and Marketplaces can be demolished and replaced with 52 more houses for a total of 315.


r/anno1404 May 16 '26

Multiplayer anyone?

4 Upvotes

Hi,

Is anyone up for a Multiplayer Co-Op match of 1404 Venice? I don't know where else to ask at this point. Language German / English. Time zone CET


r/anno1404 May 02 '26

First time winning a scenario

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50 Upvotes

Hi friends, just want to share my first winning a scenario, although I knew this type of game since Anno 1602AD, I never completed a campaign or through its stories.

After nearly 15 years, my English was better and I came back to play this game, Bummm !!! this is the best game ever to improve basic economic things at least in game.

Thanks for this game, I will make it long live by guide dance to my children


r/anno1404 Apr 22 '26

Military achievement "The Black Fleet" broken?

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Destroy 50 enemy ships in a Hard Game without losing any of your ships

I have sunk ships of Giovanni and Hassan while at war with them and also completed "sink the fleet" quests, all without loss and I haven't deleted any of my own ships, but the readout for the Achievement on the profile page says "Total to date: 0"

So my question is what the hell counts as "enemy ships"? Nothing I sink counts towards the Achievement. I've checked my start settings and it's definitely in the Hard range.


r/anno1404 Apr 08 '26

Call to War

5 Upvotes

How can i call my allies into a war


r/anno1404 Apr 01 '26

Sandbox Mide?

4 Upvotes

Is there a sandbox mode for this game? I'm looking for the ability to just build and watch my city grow with unlimited resources. Is there a mod or something I can get? I'm on Steam.

Thanks!


r/anno1404 Mar 29 '26

Pirates

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When I wanna destroy the pirates camp i can't .i get my warship in the pirates water to destroy a tower they cant.why