This History Edition will allow you to play via Uplay, with all the previously available options of classic Anno 1701 multiplayer coming back. Online multiplayer is back! Anno 1701 originally used the since deprecated Gamespy middleware, which means that playing the game online has not been easily possible for years. The game has been completely ported to be 64-bit only, meaning it can now take full advantage of the RAM in your PC, which helps improve performance and stability.Īnno 1701 History Edition making the lightning strike twice This is of course also true for Anno 1701 History Edition:
Should you have missed our first blog on Anno 1602 History Edition, we would encourage you to give that a read first.Īs outlined before, our priority with this collection and the four games included (History Editions of Anno 1602, 1503, 17) was to maintain the classic gameplay that we have all grown to love over the past two decades, while ensuring that playing these games on your current PCs is smooth and hassle-free. But before we get into the specifics of 1701, let us recap our general approach to the Anno History Collection and the improvements that have been made across the board on all the games. Today we want to tackle Anno 1701, which is a special game to the team in many ways. Welcome back to part two of our in-depth look at the games included in this month’s Anno History Collection.