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[ANNO 1800] Achievements window constantly opens
Problem Since Update 3 the window with the achievements constantly opens up without being triggered. Cause Since Update 3, the key A opens the achievement window. This leads to a double assignment for the A-key for players that don’t have direction keys on their keyboard as A also pans the camera to the left (WASD). Solution Open the options and choose the tab Controls. Just assign a different key to Toggle company menu. Further Reading [ANNO 1800] Patch 03 – June, 5th 2019 [ANNO 1800] Turning off right-click menu resets on the next game start
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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] Farm shows missing fields although there’s plenty
Problem My farm shows missing fields although I’ve build the required amount of fields. Cause Make sure you don’t build the fields while in blueprint mode. Fields build in this mode are visually very hard to distinguish from the normal ones. Solution Click on one of the fields and then click on the Upgrade button to actually build the fields. If the farm itself is also in blueprint mode, the fields will be built automatically if you build the farm itself.
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[ANNO 1800] Patch 02 – May 15th 2019
Patch Notes Source: Ubisoft
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Setting up a gaming profile for your graphics card
Introduction Laptops and sometimes desktop computers can have a graphics chip as well as a graphics card with dedicated memory. Games should always run on the card to make optimal use of the hardware and give you the best performance possible. Unfortunately that doesn’t work for every game automatically. Because of this it’s recommend to set up a gaming profile for them. Steps Depending on whether you own a Nvidia or a AMD card, the steps to set up a gaming profile differ. NVidia Make sure to install the newest graphics driver and the Nvidia control panel Right-click on your…
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[ANNO 1800] Farmer/Investors not visible in menu bar
Problem In the menu bar at the upper end of the screen only farmers to engineers are shown. Investors are missing. In the menu bar at the upper end of the screen only worker to investors are shown. Farmers are missing. I can’t see the Jornaleros in the new world anymore. Cause Once you reached the last population level, there isn’t enough space to show all the levels and you need to scroll between them. If you have set the bar to show investors, Jornaleros aren’t shown in the new world anymore either. Solution Move your mouse arrow over the…
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[EA] Repair Game
How to repair your game to help with incomplete and corrupted game installations.
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[UPLAY] Verify files
Introduction Sometimes game files can become corrupt or create issues. Especially after incomplete downloads/installation or game updates, problems can start occurring. If you have issues in your game or it lags a lot, the first troubleshooting step is to repair your game (aka verify game files). This process synchronizes the installation files with the files on the Ubi server and repairs faulty or missing files. This process can download data but compared to reinstalling the game, it has the advantage of not having to download the entire game again. Steps You need an active Internet connection. The process can take…
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VCRUNTIME140.dll missing
Problem I’m getting the following error message The program can’t start because VCRUNTIME140.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem. Cause VCRuntime140.dll belongs to Visual C++ Redistributable für Visual Studio 2015-2019. The cause for this error are either a corrupt installation or the lack of the correct redistributable. 32-bit applications like UPlay or Origin need next to the x64 version also the x86. It’s best to always install them both. To find out which ones you have installed, type Add and remove Programs in the Windows Search bar and then choose Apps and Features.…
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[ANNO 1800] Corrupt Cloud-Save prevents game from starting
Problem When I try to start my game, it simply crashes . The last message I see is: Synchronizing your save games with the cloud. I’ve already played quite a few hours so it should run. I also try to play with a friends account and that works fine. Cause Unfortunately cloud save games can corrupt and prevent the game from starting because of that. Especially game updates/patches can have unexpected side effects. Solution You need to turn off cloud synchronization and get rid of the faulty cloud saves to solve this issue. To do so, follow these steps: Create…
