That was fun, because it waqs such an unique way to play the game. The main reason i like 1701 over 1404 is that design problem limiting my decisions.Īnno 1701 provided me fun scenarios where i had only one island left that was designed in a way that no enemy force could land there and that had unlimited amounts of iron so i had pretty much a small island that could create weapons and cannons all the time and sell them to traders and other factions/players, which generated enough income to pay for the costs. Is there such a mod? I mean one or some even that change this game accordingly to be more like its better predecessors? Or but that would be much harder, utlilize it properly so it becomes a second faction (so a player could only settle on oriental islands and still be as strong as those who only settle on northern islands. I am looking for a mod that makes the oriental settleing optional. Not on the same level as the southern islands in the other anno games. Where in 1701 you had northern and southern themed islands with different strengths, the oriental aspect with its own buildings feels half arsed pushed into the game. Such things are very viable in AD 1701, if not effective per se, its at least possible and fun to play in different ways.ĪD 1404 never utilized on that freedom and needs the player to go for at least one oriental island, otherwise you cant even buy the products you need for higher settler ranks as they are not unlocked.īesides that, the oriental side feels like an alibi for variation. Harvesting the only unlimited stone brick pits on the map selling them at high price and so become an important trader and even with only one island a force on the map. I had sessions where i was only building on one island.

1701 offered more freedom of different gameplay choices because of that. I dislike the orient aspect in 1404, which is why i prefer AD 1701 as the last really good AD game, as it offered more freedom in terms of how and what you wanted to build, when to expand or even if to expand on other islands.

Max ship count change anno 1404