[2021] DevBlog: The High Life

Originally posted by btw339

>the early period of skyscraper construction during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Immersion broken. Literally unplayable. Cancelling my preorder. 😤😤😤

Originally posted by BuryTheMoney

My god! That’s a highly complicated production chain just to make babies!

Truly, the world of anno is fascinating- what with requiring lacquer for generating infants!

Originally posted by TheRaven476

OMG, biggest feature every to be put into any Anno DLC.....

It's happening.....

Hot air balloons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by 03_szust

It's been some time since you created such a disagreeable NPC. I dislike him already and I love you for it. And you named him Donald...

Originally posted by fhackner3

“Vibrant Cities Pack: Change the look of your city with new skins for various buildings."

Originally posted by UTUSBN533000

Here I shall request a mod to build Skyline Towers without limit. The ultimate skyscraper

Originally posted by magdakun

Each Shopping Arcade recipe makes the Skyline Tower more interesting to residents, adding another 100 to the maximum population.

The tower may be the biggest building in the game but i can't avoid to think that those investors will fell a little... compressed, after i build the 20th Shopping Arcade.

The number will be comical in Crown Falls.

Originally posted by xenonisbad

The Panorama Effect is a new mechanic exclusive to Skyscrapers. In short, your Skyscrapers will receive a buff if they are next to a skyscraper of a lower height.

So Panorama Effect won't give bonuses to Skyscrapers that are standing alone or nearby normal residences? Meaning, placing anything nearby Skycrapers that isn't Skycrapers will mean that place is "wasted". Depending on how much Skycrapers in nearby area we need to max out Panorama Effect, it could be really problematic for both beauty builders / record builders.

Following your feedback from “Tourist Season”, we’re adding several new items with “The High Life” which specifically affect the new building types introduced since “Tourist Season”, like Hotels, Restaurants, and the new Shopping Arcades.

10/10 that that was missing in Tourist Season. But I assume those items will be part of the game update, not part of High Life DLC? So we can use them without High Life DLC, if we own Tourist Season?

As a result of feedback from the playtests, the Skyline Tower – the new monument of “The High Life” – is a potential need for Tourists and can be connected with the bus network.

What will this impact? Happiness/income? Or population/income? It would be great if population/income, but I doubt that is gonna happen, as it could impact this DLC balance, but additional happiness and income is also nice.

Certain sets from the Zoo or the Museum now also influence Multifactories. For example, the Bronze Age Exhibition or the Icebound Exhibition.

Nice to see, although 5% production bonus is kinda not worth the influence input.

Finally, also based on community feedback, if you own “Seat of Power”, several of the Palace’s buffs are now affecting buildings from “The High Life” and “Tourist Season”, as long as they fulfill the conditions. For example, Orchards are not considered farms (just like Lumberjacks aren’t either) and the Artisan Workshop is – in contrast to the Assembly Line – not a “heavy industry”.

This is great news, +60% production is -50% workforce needed is huge boost worth dedicating islands to Orchards and Artisan Workshops. This will be fun!

Originally posted by 03_szust

He was. And some of the pyrphorians are as well... but that was years ago.

Originally posted by Lokkuri

Now we only need curved roads and we will have an amazing city builder

Originally posted by fhackner3

I believe the panorama effect has a large enough radius that you can still dedicate some space to non skyscrapper stuff around and still reach level 5 panorama

Originally posted by Grieswurst

Will we be able to get the new items in the research institute aswell?

Originally posted by Mrkoekie

But when!! I need those cosmetic packs together with the. new dlc. I hungeeeer!! And season 4 pleaseeee!!! 😁

Originally posted by Sharblue

I have yet to start a new game with Tourist DLC, so I must admit I’m a little bit lost with many of those infos.

What are multifactories? Can you build multiple items in the same building at the same time? Or one building can produce multiple hoods you have to choose from?

Recipes?

Originally posted by evian_water

u/Ubi-Thorlof : seems that (based on the screenshot) the skyscrapers have the "yellow" night light effect on the windows, instead of the "white" light.

If I understand correctly how it works in the base game, the yellow light is used for residences that aren't connected to electricity, whereas it turns to white when it's powered up.

Are the skyscrapers working correctly in that regard?

Originally posted by fhackner3

So, i suppose the assembly line is responsible for elevators, type writers and toys? But where biscuits are made...