Posted on: August 11, 2024
JohniZ
Verified ownerGames: 371 Reviews: 1
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How Can I run it on Win11 (Huawei MateBook; i3/8gb RAM)? PS. Anno 1503 History Edition runs fine
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Anno 1503 A.D.
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ANNO 1503 A.D. includes Anno 1503: The New World and its expansion Treasures, Monsters & Pirates.
Lay claim to the New World in an epic saga of adventure and discovery. ANNO 1503 A.D. is a PC title that blends the excitement of real-time strategy with the depth of empire building.
The aim of the game is to establish colonies and seek out wealth and power. Watch your colonies grow while establishing trade and diplomatic ties with neighbouring cultures. Engage in combat on land and at sea to protect your colonies or to maintain freedom and independence.
The all-new combat system allows for much more sophisticated tactical preparation and some truly epic land and sea-based battles. Enjoy the variety and challenge of five varying climate zones while competing against computer-controlled players, including interactions with nine different cultures such as the Africans, Aztecs and Native Americans.
Stretch your influence through a powerful economic system which varies depending on location and includes goods such as weaponry, raw materials, and necessities such as clothes and food as well as more exotic items like silk and spices. Trades can be made several different ways, via an easily accessible trading menu that allows you to interact with other nations and form peace treaties. However, some cultures may rely on a more offensive, aggressive style of interaction, which can lead to potential conflict.
Lay claim to the New World in an epic saga of adventure and discovery. ANNO 1503 A.D. is a PC title that blends the excitement of real-time strategy with the depth of empire building.
The aim of the game is to establish colonies and seek out wealth and power. Watch your colonies grow while establishing trade and diplomatic ties with neighbouring cultures. Engage in combat on land and at sea to protect your colonies or to maintain freedom and independence.
The all-new combat system allows for much more sophisticated tactical preparation and some truly epic land and sea-based battles. Enjoy the variety and challenge of five varying climate zones while competing against computer-controlled players, including interactions with nine different cultures such as the Africans, Aztecs and Native Americans.
Stretch your influence through a powerful economic system which varies depending on location and includes goods such as weaponry, raw materials, and necessities such as clothes and food as well as more exotic items like silk and spices. Trades can be made several different ways, via an easily accessible trading menu that allows you to interact with other nations and form peace treaties. However, some cultures may rely on a more offensive, aggressive style of interaction, which can lead to potential conflict.
- Unique blend of real-time strategy with the depth of an empire-building epic.
- Compete against computer-controlled players and interact with nine different cultures from the 16th Century - each with their own personal traits and unique characteristics.
- Settle in climates as diverse as frozen tundra, bleak deserts and lush jungles - each with their own unique natural resources, vegetation, wildlife and terrain.
- New combat system - vary your tactics based on the opponent, terrain and weaponry.
- Enhanced AI - differences in cultures lead to a variety of behaviors and interactions.
- Over 250 authentic building types including tobacco plantations, watchtowers and cannon foundries.
- Several gameplay modes - Single Scenario, Campaign, and Open-Ended
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39 h Main + Sides
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39 h All Styles
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Posted on: September 3, 2024
Sathya35
Verified ownerGames: 97 Reviews: 2
Amazing and a Great Classic.!
This is a must play game to truly enjoy what Anno series is all about. Love it.
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Posted on: October 8, 2024
FluffyFractalshard
Verified ownerGames: 14 Reviews: 1
For me the best Anno ever!
It looks the most beautiful of any Anno, still has the most old-school-charme, the best economy mechanics and time period. 1503 best Anno! <3
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Posted on: November 15, 2022
SJRatowicz
Games: 301 Reviews: 3
I wish to play buuut....
I got this game very old fashion way, but since living on the sea is not that fun anymore as it was when every bay was full (I hope you get this), and games are sometimes unstable. I decided to buy gog version.... Well... I would like to say something... anything about this version, but I can't. It's literally unplayable on W10+. I hope GOG team will fix this, because I found no way to start this on my PC. But there is a bright side - I recieved 100% refund.
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Posted on: August 31, 2025
KenHR
Verified ownerGames: 117 Reviews: 2
Don't Buy: Game Won't Launch in Win11
tl;dr - you'll never get to judge the game because the game won't start I'd really like to write something about the actual game experience, but the game will not launch properly with Win11. I've tried all fixes on GOG and its fora, I've tried every combination of graphics settings, and nothing. Once in a while, I can get to the game screen, but the UI is completely blacked out (it reappears in a nanosecond flash if I hit the space bar but is nonreactive). The DOS screen does not minimize to allow Task Manager up, so the only way to get out of the game is via a hard re-start of my machine. Where does someone go to get their money back? It was only a few dollars but in this economy, a few dollars is significant. This appears to be a huge issue with this game, with many complaints similar to mine lodged. The fact that GOG still offers it is criminal. Each user might only be out a few bucks, but many users' bucks add up.
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