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Anno 1503: History Edition is a remastered version of the 2002 building game Anno 1503 with its Treasures, Monsters & Pirates expansion pack. It includes high resolution support up to 4K, borderless windowed mode, multi-monitor support and a new multiplayer infrastructure.

General information

Official DevBlog

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam
Ubisoft Store		Included with Ubisoft+.
(unavailable)

All versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service	Available via Ubisoft+.

Essential Improvements

Complete Soundtrack

Restore missing tracks from original Anno 1503 release^{[citation needed]}

The encoding of the tracks differs between the classic and History Edition releases of Anno 1503, so a conversion is needed.

Before editing files, make a backup of the classic installation's Music folder in case things go wrong.

Three tracks are removed from the History Edition because of licensing reasons.^[1]

Download and install Tenacity
From the classic version of Anno 1503 open <path-to-game>/Music/desperate/Hard times.WAV in Tenacity
Export the file as WAV: File > Export > Export as WAV
Save the file to the History Edition's <path-to-game>/Music/desperate/Hard times.WAV
Choose Signed 16-bit PCM as Encoding, and click OK twice
Repeat these steps for <path-to-game>/Music/fight/Tolersa.wav and <path-to-game>/Music/normal/Highlands.wav

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2820110/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Anno 1503 History Edition\SaveGame\Profilename\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2820110/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Original game save files are compatible with this game.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		UI can be scaled manually
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		UI can be scaled manually
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Multiplayer between the original and History editions is not possible.^[2]

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP	18000

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11	^{[citation needed]}

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-3220 3.3 GHz AMD FX-4130 3.9 GHz	Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6.73 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon R7 265 2 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon RX 470 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2820110) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ DevBlog: Anno 1503 History Edition - last accessed on 2024-04-26
↑ [The games do not support multiplayer between the old games and the Anno History Collection. Support for multiplayer between old and new games.] - last accessed on 2020-06-27

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (2820110) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (2820110) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] DevBlog: Anno 1503 History Edition - last accessed on 2024-04-26

[3] [The games do not support multiplayer between the old games and the Anno History Collection. Support for multiplayer between old and new games.] - last accessed on 2020-06-27

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

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+{{mm}} [https://www.anno-union.com/en/devblog-anno-1503-history-edition-2/ Official DevBlog]
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+==Essential Improvements==
+===Complete Soundtrack===
+{{Fixbox|description=Restore missing tracks from original Anno 1503 release|ref={{cn|date=2024-04-26|reason=}}|fix=
+{{ii}} The encoding of the tracks differs between the classic and History Edition releases of Anno 1503, so a conversion is needed.
+{{ii}} Before editing files, make a backup of the classic installation's {{folder|Music}} folder in case things go wrong.
+Three tracks are removed from the History Edition because of licensing reasons.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://anno-union.com/devblog-anno-1503-history-edition-2|title=DevBlog: Anno 1503 History Edition|date=2024-04-26}}</ref>
+# Download and install [https://codeberg.org/tenacityteam/tenacity/releases Tenacity]
+# From the '''classic''' version of Anno 1503 open {{file|{{P|game}}/Music/desperate/Hard times.WAV}} in Tenacity
+# Export the file as WAV: ''File'' > ''Export'' > ''Export as WAV''
+# Save the file to the '''History Edition's''' {{file|{{P|game}}/Music/desperate/Hard times.WAV}}
+# Choose ''Signed 16-bit PCM'' as Encoding, and click ''OK'' twice
+# Repeat these steps for {{file|{{P|game}}/Music/fight/Tolersa.wav}} and {{file|{{P|game}}/Music/normal/Highlands.wav}}
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 |widescreen resolution      = true
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+|multimonitor               = true
 |multimonitor notes         =
 |ultrawidescreen            = true
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+|mouse sensitivity         = false
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-|mouse menu                = unknown
+|mouse menu                = true
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-|invert mouse y-axis       = unknown
+|invert mouse y-axis       = n/a
 |invert mouse y-axis notes =
 |touchscreen               = unknown
 |touchscreen notes         =
-|controller support        = unknown
+|controller support        = false
 |controller support notes  =
 |full controller           = unknown
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+|separate volume          = true
-|separate volume notes    =
+|separate volume notes    = Sound, Music
-|surround sound           = unknown
+|surround sound           = n/a
 |surround sound notes     =
 |subtitles                = unknown
@@ Line 238: / Line 256: @@
   |ref       =
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+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Czech
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |ref       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Dutch
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |ref       =
+}}
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = French
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   |ref       =
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+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = German
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |ref       =
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 {{L10n/switch
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   |ref       =
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 {{L10n/switch
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+  |language  = Polish
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = true
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   |subtitles = true
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   |ref       =
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 {{L10n/switch
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   |audio     = true
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   |ref       =
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-  |language  = Dutch
+  |language  = Spanish
   |interface = true
   |audio     = true
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 |online play players  =
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    = Announced
+|online play notes    =
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
 }}
-{{--}}The games do not support multiplayer between the old games and the Anno History Collection.<ref>{{Refurl|url=The games do not support multiplayer between the old games and the Anno History Collection. |title=Support for multiplayer between old and new games.|date=2020-06-27}}</ref>
+{{--}} Multiplayer between the original and History editions is not possible.<ref>{{Refurl|url=The games do not support multiplayer between the old games and the Anno History Collection. |title=Support for multiplayer between old and new games.|date=2020-06-27}}</ref>
 {{Network/Connections
 |matchmaking        =
@@ Line 329: / Line 369: @@
 {{API
 |direct3d versions      = 11
-|direct3d notes         =
+|direct3d notes         = {{cn|date=2024-04-22|reason=No source given for D3D version used.}}
 |directdraw versions    =
 |directdraw notes       =
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 |input            =
 |input notes      =
-|cutscenes        =
+|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 |cutscenes notes  =
 |multiplayer      =

Developers

	Ubisoft Mainz
Original	Max Design
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Release dates
Windows	June 25, 2020
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	Building, Strategy
Themes	Historical, Renaissance, Fantasy
Series	Anno