Posted May 20, 2025
Using DDrawCompat from narzoul has fixed all current issues with these game for me:
- Anno 1602 no longer crashes or causes visual errors when minimizing
- Anno 1503 no longer gets stuck on the loading bar
You can find it here:
https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases
(Click the "assets" tab to access the files, I used version v0.6.0 on Windows 10)
To install just move the "ddraw.dll" file from "DDrawCompat-v0.6.0.zip" into your game folders.
(The same folder that has "1602.exe" or "1503Startup.exe")
- Anno 1602 no longer crashes or causes visual errors when minimizing
- Anno 1503 no longer gets stuck on the loading bar
You can find it here:
https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases
(Click the "assets" tab to access the files, I used version v0.6.0 on Windows 10)
To install just move the "ddraw.dll" file from "DDrawCompat-v0.6.0.zip" into your game folders.
(The same folder that has "1602.exe" or "1503Startup.exe")