General information
- Released as Dawn of Discovery in the United States.
- 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
- 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 from Patches-Scrolls or ModDB) 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
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Modify language files
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- Download and extract RDAExplorer, and run RDAExplorerGUI.
- In
<path-to-game>\maindata, open the .rda file for your language, (e.g. usa0.rda, eng0.rda or ger0.rda). Backup the file for safe keeping before proceeding.
- Open the
.rda using the 'Open' method, not 'Open - READ ONLY'. Picking the latter will cause the game to claim it is modified and achievements will be disabled.
- Once the file is open, find the
data\loca\[usa / eng / ger]\movies\start_logo_list.txt file. Right-click on it and choose 'Delete'.
- Choose File → Save.
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4 GB patch
The 4 GB patch improves stability during long sessions. Download it here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
In-game general settings.
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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
Switching to German language
- 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 digital releases.
Base game
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Instructions[citation needed]
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- Download the German demo version and install it. If the full version is already installed, make sure that the demo version is installed 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
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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>
- The expansion should start in German.
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Network
Multiplayer types
| Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
| LAN play |
| 8 |
Requires the Venice expansion.[3] |
| Online play |
| 8 |
The official multiplayer service has been shut down on 1 June 2021.[4] |
Connection types
Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9.0c, 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
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Audio |
Miles Sound System |
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| Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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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 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/33210/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (33210) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
