[2022] Question about Anno 1800 versions

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I've been looking to pick up Anno 1800 for a long time. Haven't played any of the other games in the series but I'm a big fan of the genre so I feel like it would be worth a shot.

I unfortunately only saw that there was the free week earlier today so I only got to play for a little while, but I think I'm gonna go ahead and pick the game up regardless.

My main question is what version of the game would folks suggest? There seems to be so much DLC and while part of me thinks I should just grab the full edition (I think it's called the complete edition?), but I'm also worried I might be overwhelmed if I suddenly have years and years of DLC enabled right off the bat.

If anyone has suggestions for a first-time Anno player, I'd love to hear them!

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about 2 years ago - /u/Com_Raven - Direct link

Hey, and welcome to the Anno community! it is true that the start can be a bit overwhelming by now.

My suggestion would be that you first play the campaign with only 1-2 systemic DLCs like Bright Harvest or so. When you have beaten that (which should take you 8-12 hours or so), you might feel better prepared to start a new sandbox game with more of the big DLCs enabled.

Also, the community on this subreddit and the Annoverse Discord are lovely, and always happy to give you advice in case you ever feel swamped :)

about 2 years ago - /u/Com_Raven - Direct link

Originally posted by sombrereptile

Awesome! I also just found another thread with someone asking basically the same question as me, so my bad for jumping the gun with this.

I heard someone there suggest getting the base game + the season passes for S1, S2, and S3 since it ends up being cheaper than the "complete" edition which has S4 but that apparently won't be finished until the end of the year if I understand correctly?

Again, it definitely is a bit overwhelming lol...

So all the DLCs for Passes 1-3 are out now. The first S4 DLC came out last week, with the other two coming this Summer and end of the year, respectively.

about 2 years ago - /u/Com_Raven - Direct link

Originally posted by sombrereptile

So the only difference between buying the passes individually and buying the complete edition is that the complete edition contains all of S4... and also contains cosmetic packs, if I understand correctly?

Complete Edition is the base game, digital deluxe pack, and Season Passes 1-4. No Cosmetic DLCs.

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