Key points
- Released as Dawn of Discovery in the United States.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Community Discussions US Version
- Ubisoft Support
- Ubisoft Support (Venice DLC)
- Ubisoft Forums
Availability
Demo
A German demo can be downloaded here.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Essential improvements
Patches
Patch 1.03 is available to update the game and remove Tages DRM.
Unofficial Patch
This fan-made patch (downloadable here or here) focuses on improving the English localisation and restoring text that was not translated from German in the original game. However it also fixes bugs and oversights relating to achievements and quests, in addition to offering a number of optional tweaks to gameplay, which means it may still be of interest to those not playing in English.
Skip intro videos
Download and extract RDAExplorer, and run RDAExplorerGUI. In '\dawn of discovery\maindata\' or '\anno 1404\maindata\', open the .rda for your language, either usa0.rda or eng0.rda.
Tip: Create a backup of the .rda file in case you mess up or want to re-enable the movies!
You MUST open the .rda using the 'Open' method, NOT 'Open - READ ONLY'. Picking READ ONLY will cause the game to claim you've modded it and achievements will be disabled.
Once the .rda is open, find the data\loca\[usa or eng]\movies\start_logo_list.txt file. Right-click on it and pick 'Delete'. Then do File->Save.
4GB patch
The 4GB patch improves stability during long sessions. Download it here and select Addon.exe as the target.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
In-game general settings.
Remove window border[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini .
- Change
<NoWindowFrame>0</NoWindowFrame> to <NoWindowFrame>1</NoWindowFrame> .
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Only available in some cutscenes. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Czech |
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Local retail version only. |
French |
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German |
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To play in German in versions without support for this language, see German. |
Hungarian |
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Fan translation. |
Italian |
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Polish |
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Local retail version only. Patch available. |
Spanish |
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German
- If you bought the game in the international version and want to change the language to German, follow these steps:
- These steps are not needed for the GOG.com and Steam versions and any other versions that include German language support.
Base game
Instructions[citation needed]
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- Download the German demo version.
- Once the download is complete, open the .exe file and install the demo. If you have already installed the full version, make sure that you install the demo version in a different folder.
- Go to the installation folder for the demo version.
- Open the folder
maindata and copy ger0.rda somewhere else.
- Once the file is copied, you can uninstall the demo version.
- Go to
<path-to-game>\maindata\ for the full version of the game.
- Paste the
ger0.rda from the demo version into this location.
- Go to
%APPDATA%\Ubisoft\Anno1404\Config\
- Open
Engine.ini .
- Change
<LanguageTAG>eng</LanguageTAG> to <LanguageTAG>ger</LanguageTAG>
- The game should now start in German.
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Venice expansion
Instructions[citation needed]
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- Download ger0.rda.
- copy
ger0.rda into <path-to-game>\addon\
- Go to
%APPDATA%\Ubisoft\Anno1404Addon\Config\
- Open
Engine.ini .
- Change
<LanguageTAG>eng</LanguageTAG> to <LanguageTAG>ger</LanguageTAG>
- Anno 1404 Venice should start in German.
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
LAN play |
| 8 |
Requires the Venice expansion. |
Online play |
| 8 |
Requires the Venice expansion.[3] |
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9, 10 |
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Shader Model support |
2, 4 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP3 |
Vista SP1 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 3.3 GHz
| Dual Core |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
3 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
6 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible
| 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible |
- Supported ATI Radeon chipsets: 9600-9800/X300-850/X1050-1950/HD 2400-2900/HD 3400-3870/HD 4300-4890 series
- Supported Nvidia GeForce chipsets: 6100-6800/7/8/9/120-140/250(295 series
- Laptop versions of these cards are NOT officially supported.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References