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EA app replaces Origin for Windows users for good
As per March 1st 2023 it looks like everyone on PC is being migrated to EA app. This means that the transition period is over. Mac user are still on Origin at this time.
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[ORIGIN] Legacy Client is being retired
Introduction EA announced yesterday that they will drop support for the Origin Legacy Client starting January 14th, 2020. This doesn’t have anything to do with the Sims 4 Legacy Edition that was published recently What does that mean ? All players on older, unsupported operating systems had to download the Origin Legacy Client. Those are in detail: Windows: Windows XP and Windows Vista (and everything older) Mac: Lion 10.7 und Mountain Lion 10.8 (and everything older) With the retirement of the Origin Legacy Version those players won’t be able to play any Origin games after January 14th, 2020 on these…
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[ANNO 1800] Patch 5.0 – September 10th, 2019
Patch Size 2.51 GB Patch Notes Source: Ubisoft Highlights Added support for the new Botanica DLC (available as part of the Anno 1800 Season Pass or as a standalone purchase), which allows you to turn your city green with a new modular botanical garden. Let there be night! We have added a new dynamic day & night cycle to make sure your city looks stunning at any time of day! In addition to the cycle, you can at any time select one of four lighting presets (dawn, day, dusk or night). Added new plaza tiles and reworked four existing ornaments…
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[ANNO 1800] Patch 4.2 – August 6th, 2019
Patch Notes Source: Ubisoft Fixed an issue where some piers and trading posts were not correctly registered by trading ships. Ships will now check all available options to unload their cargo when stopping at an island. All participants of a multiplayer match with the Sunken Treasures content will now receive the discovery expedition when loading a savegame in which the unlock conditions are fulfilled. Previously, it could happen that only the host of a match received the discovery quests when loading a multiplayer match with an existing savegame. Fixed a minor issue where the Sunken Treasures discovery expedition would still…
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[ANNO 1800] Patch 4.1 – August 1st, 2019
Patch Notes Source: Ubisoft Fixed a situation where a blueprint of a building that costs influence would break the influence count of player’s save file upon reload. Fixed an unintended behaviour where an Enemy AI’s Trading Post could drop upon destruction a lot of scrap resource which could’ve been sold for huge amount of money. Fixed a graphical issue that occurs with the maximum zoom level which affected the visibility of buildings in the distance.
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[ANNO 1800] Patch 4.0 – July 30th 2019
Patch Notes Source: Ubisoft Highlights While “Sunken Treasures” is paid content, everything you will find in the Release Notes below will be free for all Anno 1800 players as part of Game Update 4. You can now zoom the camera significantly further out, giving you a better overview of your majestic islands (which you can activate in the Gameplay options menu). We have further improved and optimized game performance, leading to smoother gameplay across most graphics settings. As part of this, users will now also note an improved viewing range. A new, improved minimum stock system has been added to…
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[ANNO 1800] Patch 3.2 – July 8th 2019
Patch Size 546 MB Patch Notes Source: Ubisoft Fixed an issue that prevented the campaign quest “Prosperity for all” from being completed due to a timing issue with the quest. This fix applies retroactively to affected saves. Fixed a potential issue with hostile ship spawns during the campaign quest “One Hand washes the other”. Fixed a potential show stopping issue after completion of the campaign quest “Release and ease”. Fixed a potential stability issue that could appear when finishing a campaign-specific expedition and switching sessions immediately after. This could happen at the end of campaign chapter 2. Fixed an issue…
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[ANNO 1800] Patch 3.1 – June 7th, 2019
Update 3 brought a few new bugs: Missing information on charter routes Can’t build in harbor areas Crashes for existing saves These issues have gotten fixed in a hotfix. Patch Size 430 MB Patch Notes Source: Ubisoft Fixed an issue blocking players from finishing the “Prosperity for All” campaign quest on savegames created prior to Game Update 3. When players now load an older save, the game will check if the prosperity quest is active but cannot be completed and will then automatically resolve the quest for the player. Fixed an issue that could cause a crash of the game…
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[ANNO 1800] Patch 03 – June, 5th 2019
The upcoming patch is rather big and brings several improvements and bug fixes I recommend making a backup before patching. Patch Size ca. 2.2 GB Patch Notes Quelle: Ubisoft Highlights Game Update 3 adds support for The Anarchist character and associated content for all owners of the Digital Deluxe and Pioneers Editions. Owners of the Standard Edition can buy The Anarchist as part of the Digital Deluxe Edition Upgrade. The first expedition event from our Anno Union contest and vote, “The Great Sickness”, is now in the game and awaits intrepid explorers. We have reworked interface elements for the World…
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[ANNO 1800] Patch 02 – May 15th 2019
Patch Notes Source: Ubisoft