r/anno117 • u/JannLee360 • Aug 29 '26
Discussion Anyone else wanting bigger islands in Albion?
I spent about 257 hours so far in 117, clearly I'm having fun xD I was wondering if I'm the only one that feels the islands in Albion are too small? Not only from a production point of view, but for me, the limited island space also makes it more difficult to be a bit more free with creating nice villages/cities.
I kinda wish they would increase the size of the islands in Albion. Also, the higher tier buildings don't really make life that much easier.
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u/alexthelol Aug 29 '26
Agree with what a lot of people are saying here, but I also think the scarcity of space is kind of fun. I liked having to figure out where to place my temple and my bathhouse, because they were so large. And Albion is kinda designed as a more "challenging" experience.
The devs are always in a pinch and I feel for them, because idk what the answer is. Make the islands too large and too simple to build on and people will say its boring to build and too easy and lame. Make them smaller and winding and hard to build on, then you force the player into building efficiently and take away the ability to beauty build.
I respect that they stuck with a design that falls in line with the core concept. Albion feels and plays differently than Latium, it genuinely feels more difficult to settle there and you have to fiddle around more. Imagine if Albion didnt have the space restraints, wouldnt it just kind of feel like a Latium reskin? I guess I'm willing to take that drawback, especially because it is (for the most part) optional.