• Anno 1800,  By Design

    [ANNO 1800] All money suddenly gone

    April 25, 2019 /

    Problem I had a large amount of money and suddenly I’m in the negative although I didn’t buy anything Solution There are several options where the money might have gone Only buy a small amount of watches and phonographs. They are pretty expensive and if you fill your warehouses with them your money can vanquish fast. If you buy items from other fractions it can get very expensive. The option to reroll offered items is a bottomless pit. If you click on the button once, it costs 5000 coins, the second time it costs 10’000 coins and the third time…

  • Anno 1800,  FAQ

    [ANNO 1800] FAQ

    April 23, 2019 /

    Content On which OS is Anno 1800 available ? What are the system requirements ? Do I need an Internet connection ? How can I play Anno 1800 offline ? Which editions are there and what’s the content ? What is the Imperial Pack ? Where can I find my extra content ? How do I redeem my codes ? How do I install the game without DVD drive ? Which languages are supported ? Where can I find my savegames ? Where can I find my screenshots/photos ? Everything about Club Rewards Season Pass and DLC On which OS…

  • Anno 1800,  FAQ

    [ANNO 1800] Everything about Saves

    April 23, 2019 /

    Where can I find my saves ? The save can be found in the following folder: Documents\Anno 1800\accounts\<long number> After starting a new game you will be asked for a name which you can choose to your liking. The game will then create one folder per name in the file system. Each folder contains all saves ever made. This way you can always go back to any save point.   How do I load a certain save ? Click on Continue to continue where you last left off. Click on Load Game to load a certain save game (incl. auto-saves) Click…

  • Anno 1800,  FAQ

    [ANNO 1800] System Requirements

    April 23, 2019 /

    To install the game an Internet connection is required. The connection is only necessary to activate the game and to have access to the online features (multi-player) After installation/activation you can put Origin in offline mode and play without Internet connection. You can’t close or uninstall UPlay though as this is always needed to play the game. Anno is available for PC and the specs are as follows: Foto von Ubisoft In a cooperation with Intel the game was also optimized for some integrated graphics chips (see laptop specs below) PC Minimale System Requirements (Source: Ubisoft & Anno Union) 1080p…

  • Tutorial,  Windows

    Windows 10 Defender – Controlled Folder Access

    March 20, 2019 /

    Introduction Windows 10 Defender comes with a security feature called controlled folder access. This feature is to protect folders from unauthorized changes by malware and other unfriendly applications. On activation of the feature, it’s mainly the user folders that get protected which often leads to unwanted locking of the folder which in turn keeps applications from running properly. You can add exceptions to the controlled folder access similar to the firewall or anti virus protection. How can I change the settings ? Option 1 Click on Start –> Settings –> Update and Security –> Windows Security (left hand side) –>…

  • Graphics,  Tutorial

    Clean re-install of graphics drivers with Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU)

    February 8, 2019 /

    It can happen that graphics drivers get so badly corrupted, that the installation routine of the software isn’t able to repair them. In that case it’s a good idea to do a clean re-install of the drivers. A great tool that can help you with this is DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) Note: These instructions in this post are for NVIIDA Cards but the steps are the same for AMD or Intel Graphics Cards. All you have to change is the manufacturer in step 19. It’s best to print this instructions or have them open on a second device, as you need…

  • Anno 1800,  Gamescom

    Gamescom Preview – Anno 1800

    September 8, 2018 /

    The new Anno which takes place in the 19th century comes with a lot of new things. You can now have a Zoo and a museum which you can design yourself. Both can be build in a modular way and there’s also a blueprint mode in which you can build the whole thing without costs. When your done and happy with the result, you can build them and you are charged. There are several ways to get animals and objects for the two like trade. The main way are expeditions though. Expeditions are events, that you can play and get…

  • Help,  Unravel Unraveled

    [UNRAVEL] Unravel 1 and 2 in 21:9 with no black bars

    July 10, 2018 /

    Introduction Unravel 2 does support a 21:9 resolution but there are black bars on either side nonetheless. To get rid of these bars, you need to edit the exe-file manually with a HEX-Editor. IMPORTANT: Create a backup of the exe files before following the instructions below. Preparation Before you can start, you need to find the hexadecimal value of the resolution you would like to use. Some common 21:9 values are 2560×1080 (hexadecimal value = 26B41740) 3440×1440 (hexadecimal value = 8EE31840) If you need the hexadecimal value of a different resolution, you can use a small tool called ResHex.  Simply enter…