The Game Update with the balancing changes is coming on June 2.
Is there any chance of a game update adding more content and tiers of population to the new world so it can stand on its own instead of being obviously subservient as a needs supplier to the old world?
There are no plans for additional tiers to the New World (and that would definitely not be a Game Update).
Good thing I'll be on vacation when the DLC hits so I'll have enough time to rearrange all my farms π
Excellent timing!
This really looks amazing! I was planning to play the new Total War DLC, but this looks amazing and might change this to keep playing Anno!
One little question, will the ornament pack(the poll you put out early, where city life won) be released in this update aswell? Or that will come later?
No, that will come later in the Summer, as we just started working on them now as the voting came to a close.
Oeh June 2nd already!
I expected half of July xD Great news ^^
Everyone can use some positive surprises these days!
The industrial area in the screenshot looks great! When the voting came up for what type of flavor content pack we wanted I was a bit sad not to see anything more generic / industrial but hey, here we are :D
Thatβs why we did not include them in the voting:)
I hope I'm not blind but the post doesn't say anything about whether tractors will be available in the new world. I hope they will, pretty please?
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you may want to consult an optician, cause the blog not only says tractors are in all sessions, but even includes a screenshot of a tractor in the New World ;)
great bad news :-)
Sometimes being transparent means bringing bad news as well ;)
All of those new ornaments I see... I just peed my pants a little πππππ and new ship skins with the ability to change our ships and trains to the Imperial Pack now in a current game?! You guys are too kind
I think a lot of people will get a real kick out of the fences and walls for sure!
Will the tractors will operable via gas or is it strictly oil
Strictly fuel, which is produced with oil.
Civ DLC, EU4 DLC, Anno DLC
Coming summer I'll be poor and indoors :)
Question: will there in the future be a option to "sponsor" an expedition? So that you can choose the type and destination to limit the rng? I'm still missing a few animals, but get a lot of botanical expeditions that I dont need
Look on the bright side, at least gaming companies try to keep you healthy by staying inside! There are currently no plans for any major changes to expeditions, no.
Bluntly speaking- as long as you have fun, who cares? That is after all what gaming should be about, and if you find yourself enjoying starting over and over again all the time more fun than finishing a game, why should that be bad?
I can even relate to be honest, as I often find the early stages of Total War games as I conquer my first few cities more fun than managing huge empires in the end. I think that is also what makes many of these more sandbox-y strategy games so great- they allow players with different play styles to carve out their own niches and fun zones.
Wunderbar!
Currently playing on a session with ~300k investors, I just feel that there is currently very little need for extra old-world farm production aside from grapes (and the Department of Labour buff basically solves all Champagne production bottlenecks π).
New world produce on the other hand... is a perpetual headache to scale up (new investors like to riot if the bike / coffee / chocolate / cigar shipments are ever late π ).
And who knows what new production chains the Land of Lions may bring!
Will they work in the new world for coffee/cocoa/caoutchouc/tobacco plantations?
Even better- they will work in all sessions that have farms ;)
STOPIT! You cant just come in here and tease us!
Next thing you will tell me that I can't sit here looking at Bright Harvest screens, or start writing the Anno Union blog post about it!
Yes thank you for that ;p much admiration for your work anyway
Thank you, we appreciate it :)
Can't wait to see what people's farming islands will look like with some tractors and silos on them!
That's why inviting Anno community to vote on future contents can be somehow frustrating. We tend to focus more on what we won't get and on the potential content that won't make it into the game . We've already seen some good scrapped ideas on the Anno Union blog... even if we know that's the way it is, we can't get everything !
Welcome to game development! We always said that we want to use the Anno Union to give the community a look behind the scenes at how we work, and the truth is that game development tends to be a long series of hard decisions and compromises. So now you too can feel the sting :p