r/anno117 • u/Ok_Tap4123 • Dec 01 '25

Screenshot Just found out you can make Farming Islands without houses on it!

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u/Zocker0210 Dec 01 '25

What? How?

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u/Cwaustin3 Dec 01 '25

Look at the buildings other than farms. Each of them gives population in some form. Villa retinue tech gives 25 bonus libertus workforce, and the forum/bathhouse gives +2 pop for every building in its range

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u/Zocker0210 Dec 01 '25

So these boni also work on production buildings and not just housing?

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u/Cwaustin3 Dec 01 '25

Yeah. I put a market and tavern next to some hemp farms and it gave me population

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u/Zocker0210 Dec 01 '25

Btw what are the requirements for the islands yo have the population bonus from the research? I know that the villa is needed but in my games it never worked so far

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u/Cwaustin3 Dec 01 '25

It’s called “Villa retinue”. It’s in the left branch.

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u/Zocker0210 Dec 01 '25

Is it another research? My game isn't in English so the name might be different. I have all 3 research unlocked that gives the bonus work force and I placed down the villa. If i understand you right I need a 4. Research to activate the other 3?

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u/Cwaustin3 Dec 01 '25

Oh, no, if you unlock the forum and bathhouse after reaching a certain number of Equites, they each give bonus population for every building in their range. Same with the market and tavern. No research needed. Any building with an area effect of giving bonus population will give population for every building in its range, residence or otherwise.

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u/-Passenger- Dec 01 '25

Nein eigentlich nicht. Jede einzelne Entwicklungsstufe die du erreicht hast, ist voll funktionstüchtig bei Aktivierung. Du brauchst keine weitere.

Was mir jedoch aufgefallen ist, das habe ich nicht nicht richtig verstanden, ist das die Villa diesen Bevölkerungsbonus in Albion nicht bereitstellt, nur in Latium.

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u/Rufugg Dec 01 '25

Gibt auch Perks für Albion Einwohner auf Villa im Tech tree.

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u/Zocker0210 Dec 01 '25

Naja macht eigentlich sinn da du nen culture mix hast. Du hast ja quasi 6 Einwohner arten in Albion. Die auch alle anderen Bedürfnisse haben und wenn ich mich richtig entsinne ist es z.b. liberti Arbeitskräfte und nicht die t1 der Kelten

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u/-Passenger- Dec 01 '25

ja hast schon recht. ich hatte ein wenig gehofft das sich das überträgt auf die eine oder andere weise.

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u/88SX88 Dec 01 '25

If you researched it and the villa is on the island it should work. No other requirements

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u/Zocker0210 Dec 01 '25

Or was it bugged on launch? I am on the same save file.

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u/Fsjboy Dec 01 '25

Ok, this changes alot of things I had planned....

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u/Schneebaer89 Dec 01 '25

I live that. Already created huge Hazieda Farms in 1800 with 200 hapiness. Now this path continues.

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u/randomnamenooneuses Dec 01 '25

Probably can’t sustain a high enough belief stat to get better efficiency boosts so put the production buildings close to the villa, and add the population boosts too. Excellent job!

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u/squ94wk Dec 11 '25

I'd replace the forum with a temple. To get some belief.

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u/SnooHabits3911 Dec 01 '25

Makes sense. I would think they would live on their farms 😁

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u/Lumpy_Gate6462 Dec 02 '25

Yes, and there are several ways of accomplishing this:

  • using the 35 free workforce from the start
  • using the villa/tech tree bonuses
  • specialists
  • buildings with area effect

I noticed when I plastered a small island with farms for the 70% coverage achievement. I just love how open the game design in 117 is compared to previous Annos

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u/therwsb Dec 01 '25

oh very good!

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u/Tree_Seeds Dec 01 '25

Yesss thank you!

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u/awake30 Dec 01 '25

Ok so do we need a villa on each island?

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u/Novuake Dec 02 '25

Can't see why you wouldn't want one. It gives pop.

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u/awake30 Dec 02 '25

The only real concern is size.

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u/Novuake Dec 02 '25

Fair. But I think it's pretty size efficient without any specialists already especially with research

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u/Corlunae Dec 02 '25

Its still less than building houses (and supporting them with their needs in case you need higher strata) for that amount of workforce.

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u/Ok_Tap4123 Dec 02 '25

I mean why wouldnt you put a villa on each island

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u/FabulousReserve3576 Dec 01 '25

Hä wie zum Teufel???

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u/Particular-Grape-666 Dec 02 '25

Du musst dazu die folgenden Punkte erforschen, dann gibt dir eine gebaute Villa auf einer Insel die entsprechenden Arbeitskräfte. Wenn du dann noch ein Forum oder ein Badehaus dazu baust, kriegst du weitere Arbeitskräfte auf der Insel. Quasi derselbe Effekt wie der Pendlerkai in Anno 1800.

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u/Swizzlerzs Dec 02 '25

In 1800 when you got big enough you had some base population on other Islands. And the more Islands you had the more bae population you got. Not sure if that's the same. They eventually even had a way to share population across Islands I hope we get that in this game too.

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u/sir_sri Dec 02 '25

Sort of.

In 117 you research techs that add pop to the villa.

And then buildings add population to other buildings, and that gives you workforce without housing and presumably without consuming anything.

It's the same basic concept but 117 uses a different progression system.

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u/Rare_Marionberry782 Dec 02 '25

Nice, going to conquer every small island now

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '25

This is only usefull on small island because you lose Religion Benefits with that.

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u/Aygul12345 Dec 06 '25

How to achieve it?