A Gold Edition patch 3.1 was released December 2010. It combines the version 1.3 Anno 1404 and 2.1 Venice patch and is only usable for Gold Editions.[5] The reported version number is 1.03.3645 for the Anno4.exe and 2.01.5010 for the Addon.exe, but the code itself is same as in patch v1.3 and v2.1. The Gold Edition contains a slightly (some hours) older "maindata\patch2.rda" and "addon\patch0.rda" files, where missing some strings for the czech, polish and russian languages (other languages are not affected). But the "tools\Anno4Web.exe" and "tools\AddonWeb.exe" are cca. 10 months newer (and contains a different code) in the Gold Edition.
Anno 1404 Patch 1.3
A user-made unofficial patch for Venice version 2.1 was released in December 2011. The release forum thread can be found here on the official Anno forums or here on the Steam Anno forums. [Steam Post] Mirrors for the patch can be found on Patches Scrolls, AtomicGamer, AusGamers and Gamers Hell. GameFAQ's
The purpose of the patch is to provide a 100% proper English localization, for both the European version and the American version, while also fixing the remaining game, quest, and achievement bugs. The bug fixes will also work on all other language versions as well.
Ubisoft released the History Edition of Anno 1404 in June of 2020. The Unofficial Patch was ported to the History Edition in October 2020. The patch is virtually identical to the Venice version. The Anno 1404 History Edition Unofficial Patch can be downloaded here.
After three years of waiting, the Steam version, known as Dawn of Discovery, was patched on 4/24/2014 to the latest 1.3 and 2.1 versions. The game is also being sold again after years of being unavailable for purchase.
As of April 2011, the Steam version, Dawn of Discovery, still isn't patched to the latest 1.3 and 2.1 versions, but rather uses version 1.2 of the original game and version 2.00 of the Venice expansion.
Despite countless attempts to get Ubisoft the patch the Steam version, it appears it may never be patched. Moreover, the game is currently unavailable for purchase on Steam as of March 2011, probably because of the lack of patches.[7]
It is possible, however, to download a custom package of the Dawn of Discovery 1.3 patch & Venice 2.1 patch and manually install the files. You can find the manual update archive from MEGA.nz. More details can be read on the Steam forums here.
In June of 2020 Ubisoft rereleased Anno 1404 under a new global title "History Edition". This version is based on Anno 1404 version 1.3 and Anno 1404 version 2.1. The History Edition fixes a number of serious issues, such as out-of-memory problems. However, the History Edition fixes almost no other quest or interface bugs. Therefore, it is recommended to still use the Unofficial Patch ported to the History Edition.
Please note that trying to install the Venice add-on with patch 1.2 installed might cause the installation procedure to be aborted, since the add-on seems unable in detecting the presence of patch 1.2 and is unable to update the game itself, because the patch is already installed.
Version: v.1.2 - v.1.3 US Patch to the American edition of the game Anno 1404 . Last update: Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Genre: Strategy
File size: 88.8 MB
Files for Anno 1404 Name
Anno 1404, known as Dawn of Discovery in North America, is a city-building and economic simulation game with real-time strategy elements, part of the Anno series. Released in 2009, it was developed by Related Designs, produced by Blue Byte, and published by Ubisoft. Anno 1404 is the sequel to Anno 1701 and is followed by the futuristic sequel Anno 2070. Though the game centers on a series of fictional events, the overall concept of the storyline is based upon real life aspects of medieval and renaissance history such as the Crusades, advancements in gothic architecture, construction of cathedrals, and hanseatic trade involving the rise of patrician merchants and early forms of capitalism.
One of the main focuses of the game in the "city building setting" sense centers on the construction of monuments, namely a Gothic cathedral and an Arabic mosque. The construction phases of these monuments are dependent on certain preconditions which have to be met in order to continue building. The player also needs to stockpile building material in order to commence such a project. The process of the construction of the cathedral resembles very closely the castle/palace (and Asian Dragon Temple) feature that was displayed in 1404's predecessor, Anno 1701.
As players progress through the game, they gain access to naval vessels and troops which allow them to invade and ultimately to defeat other players. Anno 1404 features an updated interface, bigger islands and worlds to explore, a sandbox mode and other features new to the Anno series.[5]
As was the case in Anno 1701, the game world is divided into two culturally distinct zones. In Anno 1404, these zones are inspired by, though not intended to be historically accurate to, northwestern Renaissance Europe and the medieval Near East, referred to as the Occident and the Orient respectively. One of the major differences between previous entries in the series and Anno 1404 is that players are required to build both occidental and oriental settlements simultaneously in order for the inhabitants of their settlements and available buildings to advance. Despite the addition of player-managed oriental settlements, the Occident remains the primary focus of the game. The Orient acts more of a trading partner in order for Occidental people to advance in class. In order for this to occur, Oriental goods such as spice, indigo and quartz must be produced and shipped from Oriental colonies.
In Anno 1701, every residential structure could be advanced to the uppermost class, so a city could be entirely made up of Aristocrats by the end of a game. In Anno 1404, a number of peasants are required to support a moderate amount of citizens who in turn support a number patricians and noblemen. There are several other factors that can impact the ratio of lower class to upper class, however. For instance, the number of envoys settled in the player's oriental settlements will satisfy a sum of the peasants and citizens required to support patricians and noblemen in occidental settlements.
Since the game takes place in the year 1404, the range of goods available is significantly different from the goods available in the previous games, which took place later in history (although goods like fish and beer were retained from the previous installments). Some of the new goods include spices, bread, meat, candlesticks, leather jerkins, and brocade robes for the Occident and dates, milk, carpets, pearl necklaces, and marzipan for the Orient.
Although quests are not new to Anno 1404, both it and its expansion Venice feature far more quests than previous games in the series. Quests are given at different intervals to the player by neutral powers, mentors like Northburgh and Al Zahir, and from various people living in the player's settlements. Computer opponents, if they become allies through diplomacy, will also offer quests to the player. Quests offer rewards such as honour points, ships, gold, goods or upgrades for settlements or ships (such as items to boost goods production in a settlement or increase the firepower of a ship). There are several quest types, including fetch quests, reverse fetch quests, sinking enemy ships, or finding specific individuals in a settlement (a mini game similar to Where's Waldo). Some of these quests can be quite complicated, with multiple smaller quests in the chain. The Anno 1404: Venice expansion adds 300 new quests and two new types of quests: trading race and ship boarding.
Anno 1404 and its add-on Venice add the possibility of rewarding achievements to the player. Those achievements can be seen as 'milestones' and vary from quite easy to extremely hard, since a lot of them are 'hidden'. The achievements are divided in 5 categories: diplomacy, setup, economic, military and general. Quite a few of the achievements are interlinked, being part of another 'bigger' achievement. In the base game there were 206 achievements to be had, the Venice expansion added another 110 of them, totalling 316.As of patch 2.1/1.3 not all achievements are reachable, as syntax errors in the games' xml files are still present. Trying to correct these game files will result in the achievement not being awarded as the game recognises this as modification. This has been addressed by an unofficial user-made patch.
With the crusade completed, Lucius leaves it under the command of Marie d'Artois, who joyously brings most of the forces assembled to the Orient. However, Northburgh discovers that children from a settlement she had been governing went missing in her absence, and leads the player to the Orient after discovering Forcas moving several ramshackle ships out of the region. Making contact with the Grand Vizier of the Sultan, Al Zahir, the group discover that the children were abducted by Forcas into order to ensure the crusade cannot be stopped. Although they rescue the children, Forcas has Northburgh arrested for interferring in Lucius' plans. Concerned about the crusade, Al Zahir works with the player to find evidence of Forcas' betrayal in order to convince Marie to end her involvement. In response, she lends her fleet to the player, which is ultimately used to defeat Forcas.
The copy protection has been completely removed with patch v1.1 for the DVD version. Digital download versions retain the copy protection,[8] with some exceptions such as the version sold by GOG.com.[9] With the latter, online multiplayer still requires a Ubisoft Connect account and key code; offline multiplayer needs only a LAN connection.
Version 1.0 of the game was shipped with a number of bugs in it and although patch 1.1 addressed some of them (and removed the copy protection), a new patch was released with the Venice add-on (originally version 2.0), updating the base game to 1.2. On November 25, 2010, a third patch was released to address (among other things) a serious save game bug, patching the base game to version 1.3 and the Venice expansion to version 2.1. The 'Gold' version of the game that includes both the original game and the Venice expansion was also patched in November 2010 to version 3.1, which combines all the changes of the version 1.3 patch of the base game, and version 2.1 of Venice. 2ff7e9595c
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