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Anno 1701: History Edition

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Anno 1701: History Edition
Anno 1701: History Edition cover
Developers
Ubisoft Mainz
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
Controls Point and select
Genres Building, Strategy, Simulation
Art styles Realistic
Themes Historical, Fantasy
Series Anno
Anno 1701: History Edition on IGDB
Anno 1701: History Edition on MobyGames
Anno 1602 1998
Anno 1503 2002
Anno 1701 2006
Anno 1404 2009
Anno 2070 2011
Anno Online 2013
Anno 2205 2015
Anno 1800 2019
Anno 1404: History Edition 2020
Anno 1503: History Edition 2020
Anno 1602: History Edition 2020
Anno 1701: History Edition 2020

Anno 1701: History Edition is a remastered version of the 2006 building game Anno 1701 with its Sunken Dragon 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
Epic Games Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
Ubisoft Store
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Included with Ubisoft+.
Windows
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Windows
GamersGate (unavailable)
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Windows
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
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Windows
Humble Store (unavailable)
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Windows
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+.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Ubisoft\Anno1701\Config
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2820140/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\games\Anno 1701 - History Edition\Savegames
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2820140/pfx/[Note 1]
Original game save files are compatible with this game.

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.
Interface settings.
Interface settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
UI scales automatically.[citation needed]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
UI scales automatically.[citation needed]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
2-16x
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Off or 2x/4x/8xQ MSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Enabled by default. No option in-game.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, speech, sound effects, troop, environment, news.
Surround sound
Music up to 5.1; all other up to 8.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
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.[1]

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 9.0c [3]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
World Editor is 32-bit, while the main game is 64-bit.[2]

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-3220 3.3 GHz
AMD FX-4130 3.9 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 12.7 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
AMD Radeon R7 265
2 GB of VRAM


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Multiplayer compatibility - last accessed on 2020-06-27
  2. Verified by User:Expack3 on 2020-12-19
    Tested using GNU Windows version of Linux file command.
  3. Verified by User:Expack3 on 2020-12-19
    Tested using ReShade 4.8.2.