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Anno 1404
Developers

	Related Designs
	Blue Byte Software
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	RD3D
Release dates
Windows	June 23, 2009
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Building, Strategy, Simulation
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Historical, Fantasy, Renaissance, Medieval
Series	Anno


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Key points

Released as Dawn of Discovery in the United States.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Community Discussions US Version

Ubisoft Support

Ubisoft Support (Venice DLC)

Ubisoft Forums

Availability [edit]

A German demo can be downloaded here.

Monetization [edit]

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Venice

Essential improvements [edit]

Patches [edit]

Patch 1.03 is available to update the game and remove Tages DRM.

Unofficial patch [edit]

This fan-made patch (downloadable from Patches-Scrolls or ModDB) focuses on improving the English localisation and restoring text that was not translated from German in the original game. However it also fixes bugs and oversights relating to achievements and quests, in addition to offering a number of optional tweaks to gameplay, which means it may still be of interest to those not playing in English.

Skip intro videos [edit]

Modify language files

Modify language files
Download and extract RDAExplorer, and run RDAExplorerGUI. In <path-to-game>, open the `.rda` file for your language, (e.g. `usa0.rda`, `eng0.rda` or `ger0.rda`). Backup the file for safe keeping before proceeding. Open the `.rda` using the 'Open' method, NOT 'Open - READ ONLY'. Picking the latter will cause the game to claim it is modified and achievements will be disabled. Once the file is open, find the `data\loca\[usa / eng / ger]\movies\start_logo_list.txt` file. Right-click on it and choose 'Delete'. Choose File -> Save.

Download and extract RDAExplorer, and run RDAExplorerGUI.
In <path-to-game>, open the .rda file for your language, (e.g. usa0.rda, eng0.rda or ger0.rda). Backup the file for safe keeping before proceeding.
Open the .rda using the 'Open' method, NOT 'Open - READ ONLY'. Picking the latter will cause the game to claim it is modified and achievements will be disabled.
Once the file is open, find the data\loca\[usa / eng / ger]\movies\start_logo_list.txt file. Right-click on it and choose 'Delete'.
Choose File -> Save.

4 GB patch [edit]

The 4 GB patch improves stability during long sessions. Download it here.

Game data [edit]

Configuration file(s) location [edit]

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Ubisoft\Anno1404\Config\Engine.ini %APPDATA%\Ubisoft\Anno1404Addon\Config\Engine.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33210/pfx/ ^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location [edit]

Save game cloud syncing [edit]

Video [edit]

In-game general settings.

In-game video settings.

Borderless fullscreen windowed [edit]

Remove window border ^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `Engine.ini`. Change `<NoWindowFrame>0</NoWindowFrame>` to `<NoWindowFrame>1</NoWindowFrame>`.

Input [edit]

In-game input settings.

Audio [edit]

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		Only available in some cutscenes.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Local retail version only.
French
German				To play in German in versions without support for this language, see Switching to German language.
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Polish				Local retail version only. Patch available.
Spanish

Switching to German language [edit]

If you bought the game in the international version and want to change the language to German, follow these steps:

These steps are not needed for digital releases.

Base game [edit]

Instructions ^{[citation needed]}
Download the German demo version. Once the download is complete, open the .exe file and install the demo. If you have already installed the full version, make sure that you install the demo version in a different folder. Go to the installation folder for the demo version. Open the folder `maindata` and copy `ger0.rda` somewhere else. Once the file is copied, you can uninstall the demo version. Go to `<path-to-game>\maindata\` for the full version of the game. Paste the `ger0.rda` from the demo version into this location. Go to `%APPDATA%\Ubisoft\Anno1404\Config\` Open `Engine.ini`. Change `<LanguageTAG>eng</LanguageTAG>` to `<LanguageTAG>ger</LanguageTAG>` The game should now start in German.

Instructions ^{[citation needed]}

Download the German demo version.
Once the download is complete, open the .exe file and install the demo. If you have already installed the full version, make sure that you install the demo version in a different folder.
Go to the installation folder for the demo version.
Open the folder maindata and copy ger0.rda somewhere else.
Once the file is copied, you can uninstall the demo version.
Go to <path-to-game>\maindata\ for the full version of the game.
Paste the ger0.rda from the demo version into this location.
Go to %APPDATA%\Ubisoft\Anno1404\Config\
Open Engine.ini.
Change <LanguageTAG>eng</LanguageTAG> to <LanguageTAG>ger</LanguageTAG>
The game should now start in German.

Venice expansion [edit]

Instructions ^{[citation needed]}
Download ger0.rda. Copy `ger0.rda` into `<path-to-game>\addon\` Go to `%APPDATA%\Ubisoft\Anno1404Addon\Config\` Open `Engine.ini`. Change `<LanguageTAG>eng</LanguageTAG>` to `<LanguageTAG>ger</LanguageTAG>` The expansion should start in German.

Network [edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8	Requires the Venice expansion.
Online play		8	Requires the Venice expansion.^[3]

Connection types

Other information [edit]

API [edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 10
Shader Model support	2, 4

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware [edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements [edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	Vista SP1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 3.3 GHz	Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible	512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible

Supported ATI Radeon chipsets: 9600-9800/X300-850/X1050-1950/HD 2400-2900/HD 3400-3870/HD 4300-4890 series

Supported Nvidia GeForce chipsets: 6100-6800/7/8/9/120-140/250(295 series

Laptop versions of these cards are NOT officially supported.

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>/33210/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (33210) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Anno 1404 Wiki: Copyright protection
↑ Games for Windows Marketplace: para comprar juegos sin salir de casa - last accessed on 19 August 2022
↑ Ubisoft Announces ANNO 1404 Venice The Official ANNO 1404 Add On | Forums

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