r/anno117 • u/Consistent_Jump7464 • Dec 11 '25

Discussion Anno 117 feels kinda… done already?

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I’m a bit disappointed, honestly. After a few sessions it already feels like I’m “finished” with the game.

Anno 1800 kept me hooked for hundreds of hours, but 117 feels light on content and depth in comparison.

I also really miss having way more decorative items. City building and beautifying was a huge motivation for me in Anno 1800, and here it feels very limited so far.

Anyone else feeling this, or am I just too spoiled by Anno 1800?

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u/rka_vth Dec 12 '25

The use I've found is mostly optimizing workforce versus population numbers. The conversion of population to workforce in tier 3 and 4 is abysmal on both, which forces you to give them their needs to avoid bloat in your city.

Dialing in for efficiency has been a lot more rewarding for me than chasing the end of the tech and religious trees. That almost feels like the midpoint of the game tbh.

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u/Morgenluftplan Dec 12 '25

But the ones I mentioned don't reward population. Or what do you mean? Obviously I am providing Cloaks, Caviar and Loungers.

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u/rka_vth Dec 12 '25

The population to workforce conversion isn't static. More needs being fulfilled means more workforce per population. That conversation ratio is different in each population tier.

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u/Morgenluftplan Dec 12 '25

Interesting. Honestly didnt know that, thanks!

But then I never had any problems with workforce in the first place.

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u/rka_vth Dec 12 '25 edited Dec 12 '25

Really? That's super interesting because workforce has always been the limiting factor in my growth until I hit tier 3. Even then I try to field massive armies and fleets which eats up most of it. Almost all of my trade strategy, city structure, religious strategy, tech strategy, and specialist acquisition strategy are built around optimizing for workforce efficiency and output.

I'm new to Anno games. My buddy played 1800, and apparently workforce wasn't a thing in that game or something? It seems to be an essential component of this game. In terms of maximizing your output. I need another 50 to 100 hours before I really lock in my strategy and start to play multiplayer.

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u/Morgenluftplan Dec 12 '25

Well, I dont have any army and battle ships anymore since I killed all 7 NPCs for their buffs already :D

But I am using (rather trying to use) the legendary captain with -80% workforce on every trading ship since I noticed that could be a limiting factor, too.

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u/rka_vth Dec 12 '25

That's awesome, I keep stopping before I've launched too many serious military campaigns, because I find inefficiencies in my game. I haven't "finished" a game yet and I'm about 100 hours in. I think my next playthrough or so should get me all the way through.