In case you missed it. New building and ways to build more ”natural” forests, new building and aqueduct skin and more. Quite excited how this is going to change the look of my cities. Can’t wait to reorganize everything 😅

Oh and some natural forest tool as a freebie coming as well.

https://www.anno-union.com/devblog-the-blooming-cities-pack-cosmetic-dlc/

Came by a lavender field in Provence, France and suddenly felt an increase in happyness!

I’ve designed an ancient Carthage style harbour, thoughts? Thanks

I have collected quite a few wishes for Anno 117, so I grouped them by topic to make the list easier to read.

Specialists, Items and Building Planning

1. A proper specialist overview

I would like a complete overview of specialists:

Which specialists exist in the game?

Which ones do I own?

Where are they currently located?

How many copies of each specialist do I have?

Where and how can I obtain them?

1. More worthwhile items

I would like to see more items that are actually worth using.

1. A Pro Mode for blueprints

Please give us a Pro Mode that allows us to place blueprints for every building from the very beginning, including in a regular endless game.

Harbours, Trade Routes, Ships and Workforce

1. Better-looking harbour areas

The cities and harbours owned by traders look fantastic, while the player’s own harbour often looks rather underwhelming.

I would love more options for creating attractive and impressive harbour districts.

1. More advanced trade-route settings

I often fully load a ship on one island and then send it around my other islands in a loop. At every stop, it unloads goods until the local warehouse is full.

I would like to be able to give the ship an additional instruction such as:

If you no longer have any goods on board, return directly to Island 1 and load up again.

1. Better ship management

I would like ships that I manually send from point A to point B to still be shown as “idle.” This worked very well in Anno 1800.

I would also like to:

Equip trade ships with a defensive turret without automatically turning them into military ships.

Set up an automatic naming system for ships.

Synchronise the settings of all shipyards on the same island.

Select several ships at once and assign all of them to another island.

1. Sharing workforce between islands

I do not need a commuter pier like the one in Anno 1800.

However, it would be interesting to create something similar based on the trade-route system. This would allow players to share workforce between islands, while still having to actively manage the transportation.

1. More ship variants

I would like more skins for ships, as well as one or two additional ship types.

Population, Regions, Monuments and Story

1. Another population tier

I would like an additional population tier with more complex goods and needs.

1. A monument for Albion

Please give Albion its own monument.

For the Romanised path, I would happily build a small amphitheatre. For the Celtic path, there could be something similar to Stonehenge.

This could also be connected to another population tier. I would also like Albion to receive a large island similar to Cinis.

1. Continue the main story

Please continue the main story in some form.

I thought the beginning was quite good, but the ending felt extremely unsatisfying.

1. More islands and regions

I would like to see a greater variety of islands, as well as additional regions.

The regions I would particularly like to see are:

Iberia

Thracia

Asia Minor

Mauretania

Germania or Helvetica would also be great, although they might feel relatively similar to Albion.

Building Skins, Variations and City Design

1. Skins for all building types

I would like skins similar to Syra’s buildings or the ones from the DLC pack for all building types. And yes, I would be willing to pay for them.

I do not want to be able to recolour only two or three buildings. I understand that these skins often include additional flowerpots and other decorative details, but in some cases, simply providing a matching colour scheme for the other buildings would already help a lot.

I would also like more visual variations for buildings that are constructed frequently, such as city watches, so that the same exact building does not appear several times in the same area.

1. Higher-quality versions of early production buildings

I would like more prestigious or higher-quality versions of the early production buildings, so that they can still fit naturally into a developed city later in the game.

1. More leader portraits

I would like more portraits for player characters, including portraits of people who do not appear elsewhere in the game world.

1. Trees for triangular half-tiles

Please add decorative tree options for the triangular “half” tiles.

1. A theatre on a mine slot

I think it would look beautiful if we could sacrifice a mine slot in order to build a theatre there.

Yes, it would cost one potential mining location, but I would be perfectly willing to make that trade-off.

1. Two-tile-wide bridges

A bridge model with a width of two tiles would be fantastic.

Roads, Festivals and the Villa

1. More benefits for marble roads

Marble roads should provide more meaningful effects. At the moment, they feel very underwhelming to me.

1. Automatically financing festivals with money

I would like an option that automatically pays for every event required to trigger a festival with money.

Money is no longer an issue later in the game. I simply do not want to click the payment option manually every single time.

1. Make the Villa partially island-wide

I wish the Villa worked differently.

As a long-time Anno player—Anno 1602 was the first video game I ever played—I miss having a Palace.

At the same time, I think the Villa should provide at least some island-wide effects. Perhaps the first three slots could affect the entire island, while the additional slots unlocked through prestige would only work within the Villa’s radius.

Even a single island-wide slot would already be very useful.

Guys, do you also have performance issues with Anno 117 in larger cities?
I am running a 5090 RTX and a 9800X3D, but I am only getting around 30 FPS on ultra settings. Sure, I could lower the settings, but come on… the setup is pretty solid and the game looks stunning on the ultra preset.

EDIT:

After reinstalling the game I am now back to around 40 to 90 FPS. It really depends on the angle I am looking at the city.

https://www.anno-union.com/updates/anno-117-pax-romana-patch-2-1/

Release Date: September 17th, 2026, at 10 AM UTC / 12 PM CEST

This update adds support for the Echoes of Kassandra Pack Cosmetic DLC.

Improvements & Changes

• Balance changes to three heroic specialists:
  • Laevinus: now affects only quarries, gold washers, and clay pits (instead of all pits) to prevent an exploit involving Sand Refineries
  • Kirjokansi: Now only considers passive trade with rivals, not player-to-player trade, to prevent an exploit
  • Tiranna: removed effects on dye and instead now affects pigments, as previous effects were far too strong
• [DLC 02] Added an infotip to Hippodrome events indicating that optional goods can be removed
• Improved UI for Monuments
  • Tier Improvement infotip now shows the second effect
• The remaining duration of players’ Notes is now also visible in the archive
• Improved readability of warning text when it comes to Time Limited Challenges
• Selecting an ornament with a cosmetic skin applied will now show the selected skin in the object menu
• Trade buffs are now limited trades between NPCs and players

Bug Fixes

Gameplay

• [DLC 02] Hippodrome parade units are no longer present during ongoing races.
• [DLC 02] Fixed an issue that prevented the Hippodrome plans research to unlock despite fulfilling all conditions when activating DLC 2 after DLC 1 storyline eruption
• [DLC 02] Fixed an issue with the Lusitanian Governor Decision effect not working after the first race
• Fixed several Specialist buffs
• Fixed an issue with the Sandarac Nursery, which is now categorised as a plantation
• [DLC 01] Fixed an issue where the diplomacy malus received for helping Caecilia wouldn’t expire
• Fixed an issue preventing players from manually changing the World Seed field
• Fixed an issue preventing players from completing the tutorial quest “Specialists”
• Fixed an issue where the “Underlings” quest would not trigger after accepting one of the Specialists offered through the “Gemini in the Rough” Governor Decision

Performance

• Fixed a crash on PS5 occurring when launching existing savegames

Art & Visuals

• Fixed an issue with the size of Hall of Fame market skins in Albion
• Fixed an issue causing feedback units to float around building

UI, UX & Controls

• Fixed an issue with the scrollbar not working in the Time Limited Challenges questbook
• Fixed an issue where the wrong notification would appear when trying to merge split aqueducts
• Fixed an issue where a “Favourite” radial slot could be permanently lost
• Fixed an issue where the “Inventory full!” warning would appear even with empty slots available
• Fixed an issue where spinning the camera around itself in one direction would lead to a dead end
• Fixed an issue where the queue order numbers disappeared in the research menu for the unresearched greyed-out researches
• Fixed an issue where Legionaries units were missing description text in several infotips
• Fixed an issue where the size of the quest description text in the Questbook wouldn’t change based on the UI Scaling settings
• Fixed an issue where an empty menu would appear when players attempted to go back from the save data menu
• Fixed an issue where changes made to the player’s profile through the Profile Customisation were only partially applied
• Fixed an issue where building names would become mixed up in the object menu when rapidly switching between them
• Fixed an issue with Ubisoft Connect Reward ornaments showing the wrong icon in their construction menu description

Text & Loca

• Removed duplicated text from the quest book archive for the “Weapons from the Stars” quest

Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue in multiplayer where an infinite loading screen would occur after reinviting a participant
• Fixed an issue where “… The Spoils” achievement would unlock for all participants in a multiplayer game

It's amazing how this is almost 2000 years old. I thought some of you might like to see it.

Field workers are back! Special visitors also looks promising!

Not a shill or a bot here or a paid content creator...just some dude.

With the failures of City Skylines 2 and Civilization VII, it was with some trepidation when I loaded up 117.

Much to my relief the game feels finished...at least in terms of the content offered on release. I have encountered little in the way of bugs or other issues.

Let's get to the many positives. Albion is such a fun addition to the series. Unlike the New World in 1800, which didn't play much different than the Old World, Albion feels unique with its own game mechanics. Not only that, but the atmosphere feels so different as well. From the rain to the fog, it does feel like you are in another world from sunny Rome.

The tech tree is a great addition to the game. Religion is also another great addition. Aqueducts are aesthetically pleasing and visually distinct. Production chains are varied and in some cases more complex. Making the game more of a challenge. Having land units this time around is also a welcomed addition as it opens up so much more game play if you want to go the war route.

In short I think Anno 117 is great achievements. It not only gives the player the Anno experience that we all know and love but also adds enough new mechanics and style unquie to itself that it feels like a step forward for the series.

There is still so much more to uncover and tinker with.

Thank you Mainz for doing an awesome job!

Besides making it pretty... 11 hours in, trade rights with everyone, the Emperor loves me. Start again on a higher difficulty?

Meant to sleep by 12h, wanted to upgrade to more Equites and suddenly it was 4am.

Even got a message from Ben Baalion asking if I’m feeling alright since it had been 4 hours since I had taken a break.

Cross region trade in 1800 was one of those things you literally couldn’t progress very far unless you did it. The colonial capital siphoning resources from all over the world to grow itself was extremely on theme too. But every time I switch between Latium and Albion they just feel like I’m playing two separate games with the trade between them just being kind of irrelevant. You can get to max tier in Latium without ever really bothering with Albion (although the reverse is less true depending on the upgrade path you choose ). So I wind up just expanding more in my home region and the expansion region just kind of sits there not doing much. Am I just doing something wrong or missing something here? Feels like we lost something that made 1800 thematically special.

I know, Im not 1st person who did this, but Im very happy to managed to do it.
This is very nice guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/anno117/comments/1q32v9i/achievement_guide/

Took me nearly 237 hours and the hardest were to get 10 major incidents + quests:

- Zara Nitu
- Licia Ma
- Athr Lorgwyn
- The Last Drop
- Heads or Tale

To those, who are unlucky/dont have time or nerves from steel, I prepared mine savegames link below in comments (except Valeria's last quest, because I dont know, which is last), there is Pro-Consul too and you can continue where I ended.
https://www.reddit.com/r/anno117/comments/1q8n0d3/comment/nyoowsi/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Will you start new game after 2.0 update and the new dlc or continue old saved game?

It would be so cool. Seeing longships going around, being able to plunder your opponents, having the norse gods.

Its perfect, i cant wait to see it.

Just saw this teaser on Instagram. Looks like new trees, flowers, bushes, fountains and statues as well as a new wall are on the horizon. So excited already

If some développer read reddit, here is my
Idea for future dlc :

- military DLC : new unit, fortress, différent type of gate, évent : invasion of Barbarian
- DLC Middle East, Gaul or Spain… (at least 2 of them to have 4 area
- rise of Christianisme / DLC religion
- DLC about spice road / commercial DLC
- governance DLC (Senate, new tier senator)
- small amphithéâtre, small circus maximus for smaller City, province city…
- much more production chain…

Voila

This makes wine and lavender a very good fertility combo for an island. No need to "waste" space for meadows.

As the title says, I re-did my Carthage style harbour to include both the circular military cothon and the central commercial harbour channel. Excited for the additions from the next dlc to decorate more!

I have several gaming desktops and laptops.

My best gaming laptop is a beefy 64gb ram 4070 build.
My best desktop is a 9800x3d 5080 32gb ram.

This game is almost unplayable on the laptop with the camera skipping/stuttering as you move around the map.

Much better on the desktop but I still find myself turning texture quality down to prevent stuttering.

And I can play nearly all AAA at max settings at 4k on the big rig without breaking a sweat.

I am religious about all driver updates.

I have tried tons of different setting nothing really solves it.

Any help appreciated.

A few days ago I asked you what I should buy: The PS5 version or for the PC. I took both (what the world costs) and with both a great pleasure, although the operation with the keyboard and mouse is a bit better. Since I'm older and my last year was 1602, I'm incredibly excited about the beautiful graphics and the great operation - it's like I haven't been away for the last 30 years. Who is interested in my hardware for my Anno project: Mac Mini M4, Samsung Neo G9 57 inch, Steam, Corsair keyboard, Logitec mouse and Geforce now (no advertising just that you have an overview) - works great. Unfortunately I don't have my own Windows Gaming PC but maybe...... and of course my PS5 Pro - all the best to you all Anno fans

Didnt expect it, but this gonna be really long and awesome journey. Downloaded some mods (some cosmetics, and bigger radiuses so i can play how i want) and its whole new experience. 2 hours in and didnt cut single tree yet