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Wouldn't this be one of the most obvious choices of next titles? it would have the largest sea battles, coolest ships, imperialism, multiple theaters, resource wars, amphibious assaults..
Also the DLC potential would be immense. It was basically the final era of colonialism. Do they want to save this as a banger? Or are they afraid it couldn't be topped, and would kill the franchise? 1800 is maybe one of if not the best game in its genre, but I feel like I settled for a lot of things like the weird steamships (ship of the line with a smokestack, what??). Hell, I'd rather only the industries "industrial" and have end-game "super" sail ships like the USS Constitution or HMS Victoria (1859), because the Cargoship, Monitor and Battlecruiser are so out of place, they just scream 1900s to me.

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3 months ago - /u/Ubi-Thorlof - Direct link

So, first of all: no, the "number 9 rule" is not an issue, since it's really just a joke (which we keep if we can) and not a rule. We said before that this would not stop us from making a game in a setting we would like to explore.

However, 1944 or WW2 in general as an era is not something we're very keen on. It's a very dark time, not many positives here. That does not fit with our more light-hearted approach to theme and setting.

Quoting from your original post: "it would have the largest sea battles, coolest ships, imperialism, multiple theaters, resource wars, amphibious assaults.." it also sounds to me like you're looking for a different type of game. Wars and combat are a part of Anno, but would never be a major focus. So, that's another point against the setting. It's not really a time of building, but rather one of destruction.

Highly unlikely that we'll ever create an Anno game in such a setting.

3 months ago - /u/Ubi-Thorlof - Direct link

Originally posted by unpaid_official

what are the chances of following the Impressions Games route? Caesar 3 -> Pharaoh/Cleopatra

anno 117 -> some egyptian themed scenario?

Egypt's importance for the real Roman Empire was massive. That would be a great place to explore thematically in Anno as well, indeed.