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I haven't played in a while, don't have the current season pass but now I miss Anno and want to come back. I read this part about its last dlc: "Discover a highly demanded feature introduced with New World Rising – newly discovered islands offer crucial additional building space to further expand your empire. "
Are there more infos about this feature already? Do I get these new islands only if I start a new game after the dlc is released or are they somehow in the old maps? After all these years I would like to start a new game in Anno, but not when I have to start again after the dlc is released.

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over 2 years ago - /u/Ubi-Thorlof - Direct link

There are a two scenarios:
if you activate the DLC in an existing savegame, the map will be expanded and in this new area, the new islands will be placed.

if you start a new game with the DLC, the map will be the larger size from the beginning. The new islands are added to the overall New World map pool and therefore placed randomly together with the old islands.

over 2 years ago - /u/Ubi-Thorlof - Direct link

Originally posted by lordfil

In the first scenario, on which side will the new area be placed?

both southern sides