[2020] SOLVED! Anno crashes on startup after February 18 update

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After 3 days of trying to get Anno 1800 working again and after trying absolutely everything, I’ve finally found a solution to the bug!! Steps: - Open Uplay - Go to “Setting” > “General” > Untick “Enable cloud save” - Go to “Settings” > “Network” > Tick “Always start Uplay offline” - Restart PC - Open Uplay - Go to “Settings” > Untick EVERYTHING in settings (General, Network, Downloads, Notifications, Account linking) - Restart PC And that’s it! You’ll be able to play again :) bug is related to server connection, Enjoy ~

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over 4 years ago - /u/Ubi-Thorlof - Direct link

Just as an update to this: It should be sufficient to simply disable the Uplay Overlay (see here https://i.imgur.com/cvLjXhe.jpg