There is one overarching philosophy we follow for our upcoming Anno game: “You alone will decide, how the world shall remember you”.

The age of imperialism and industrialization provides many options for interesting gameplay possibilities as it was a time of progress, expansion and diplomacy. The 19 th century gave Anno 1800 its name, and over the course of the game players will progress through the important milestones of this time from the first and second industrial revolution up to the late 19 th century, the golden age of Imperialism. Creative Director Dirk Riegert will now give you a preview on what is to come for all the Anno commanders and strategists out there.

Today, it is time to give you insights into the military system in the upcoming Anno 1800. This just does not make sense.With the first part of our The Art of War blog, we talked in detail about the military features in previous Anno titles. I honestly do not understand why the devs keep us limited to 50 Units throughout the entire game. This would drastically reduce the amount of ships needed and therefore also reduce the end game complexity (which is already pretty high) by a fair bit. Of course research costs should increase quickly, so your maximum Cargo size would be limited by the number of your scholar population. One way could be for example the option to increase the cargo size limit by 5 through research. As you further progress through the game, you should also have some way to increase the cargo limit as well. But your Cargo Limit stays at 50 constantly. You unlock new items, you unlock tractors, you unlock electricity. The game requires you to constantly improve and rethink your layouts and production. I got like 5 Ships on Coffee Route, 5 Ships on Rum Route, 3 Ships on Chocolate Route, 3 Ships on Cigar Route. For example I am 'only' at 30k Investors and 30k Scholars (which really isn't THAT much) but I already need so many Ships on my routes just to fulfill their enormous needs. With a growing population (speaking of 'Endgame'), I noticed the high amount of ships I need for my trade routes. There are no Items for Ships that increase it. What really bothers me in Anno 1800 is that the Cargo Size of all Ships is limited to 50 Units max.

Anno 1404 display ships