Difference between revisions of "Anno 1503"
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{{ii}} Also called '''1503 A.D''' in North America. | {{ii}} Also called '''1503 A.D''' in North America. | ||
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{{GOG.com links|1438074791|anno_series|for game series}} | {{GOG.com links|1438074791|anno_series|for game series}} | ||
{{mm}} [https://1503.annowiki.de/ Anno 1503 Wiki (German only)] | {{mm}} [https://1503.annowiki.de/ Anno 1503 Wiki (German only)] | ||
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===Configuration file(s) location=== | ===Configuration file(s) location=== | ||
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
− | {{Game data/config|Windows|}} | + | {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\SOFTWARE\Max-Design\Anno1503}} |
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award = | |4k ultra hd wsgf award = | ||
|widescreen resolution = hackable | |widescreen resolution = hackable | ||
− | |widescreen resolution notes= | + | |widescreen resolution notes= The game has the maximum resolution of 1280x1024 by default. Can be worked around using [https://www.annozone.de/forum/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=16090 a widescreen patch]. |
|multimonitor = false | |multimonitor = false | ||
|multimonitor notes = | |multimonitor notes = | ||
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|local play modes = | |local play modes = | ||
|local play notes = | |local play notes = | ||
− | |lan play = | + | |lan play = true |
|lan play players = | |lan play players = | ||
|lan play modes = | |lan play modes = | ||
|lan play notes = | |lan play notes = | ||
− | |online play = | + | |online play = false |
|online play players = | |online play players = | ||
|online play modes = | |online play modes = | ||
− | |online play notes = | + | |online play notes = The official multiplayer service was shut down. |
|asynchronous = | |asynchronous = | ||
|asynchronous notes = | |asynchronous notes = | ||
}}{{Network/Connections | }}{{Network/Connections | ||
− | |matchmaking = | + | |matchmaking = false |
|matchmaking notes = | |matchmaking notes = | ||
− | |p2p = | + | |p2p = true |
|p2p notes = | |p2p notes = | ||
− | |dedicated = | + | |dedicated = false |
|dedicated notes = | |dedicated notes = | ||
− | |self-hosting = | + | |self-hosting = true |
|self-hosting notes = | |self-hosting notes = | ||
− | |direct ip = | + | |direct ip = false |
|direct ip notes = | |direct ip notes = | ||
}}{{Network/Ports | }}{{Network/Ports | ||
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===Cannot select a desired resolution (greyed out menu box)=== | ===Cannot select a desired resolution (greyed out menu box)=== | ||
{{Fixbox|description=Force resolution via registry|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Force resolution via registry|fix= | ||
− | + | # Open the [[Registry Editor]] and browse to {{file|{{p|hkcu}}\SOFTWARE\Max-Design\Anno1503|folder}}. | |
+ | # Change value of {{code|SCREENMODE}} to the desired menu entry, setting it to DWORD value {{code|0}} to {{code|4}} (0 being the top entry, and 4 being the bottom entry). | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | ===Missing multiplayer menu=== | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Add missing registry key|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/anno_series/anno_1503_multiplayer_missing/post3|title=ANNO 1503 Multiplayer missing, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=2023-01-08}}</ref>|fix= | ||
+ | # Open the [[Registry Editor]] and browse to {{file|{{p|hkcu}}\SOFTWARE\Max-Design\Anno1503|folder}}. | ||
+ | # Create a new DWORD key and name it {{code|MULTIPLAYER}}. Set its value to {{code|1}}. | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 17:28, 9 January 2023
Developers | |
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Max Design | |
Publishers | |
Retail | Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software |
Retail | Electronic Arts |
Re-releases, digital | Ubisoft |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 23, 2002 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | Building, Strategy |
Themes | Historical, Renaissance, Fantasy |
Series | Anno |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Anno 1602 | 1998 |
Anno 1503 | 2002 |
Anno 1701 | 2006 |
Anno 1404 | 2009 |
Anno 2070 | 2011 |
Anno Online | 2013 |
Anno 2205 | 2015 |
Anno 1800 | 2019 |
Anno 1404: History Edition | 2020 |
Anno 1503: History Edition | 2020 |
Anno 1602: History Edition | 2020 |
Anno 1701: History Edition | 2020 |
Anno 117: Pax Romana | TBA |
Warnings
Anno 1503 is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and isometric building and strategy game in the Anno series.
General information
- Also called 1503 A.D in North America.
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Anno 1503 Wiki (German only)
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Copies with the name Anno 1503 use SecuROM 4 DRM, and copies with the name 1503 AD or Anno 1503: The New World[1] use SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1]. | |||
GOG.com | includes the "Treasures, Monsters & Pirates" expansion. |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A free English demo can be downloaded here.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Treasures, Monsters & Pirates |
Essential improvements
Patches
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Max-Design\Anno1503 |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SaveGame[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | The game has the maximum resolution of 1280x1024 by default. Can be worked around using a widescreen patch. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Windowed
D3DWindower[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | The official multiplayer service was shut down. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
No music in cutscenes (Wine/Linux)
Install the directmusic component through winetricks.
Force resolution via registry |
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Add missing registry key[4] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DirectDraw | 8.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | 2000 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 500 MHz | Intel Pentium III 1 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 930 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-09-27
- Verified that Swedish retail copy titled Anno 1503: The New World is detected as SafeDisc v2.80.010 by ProtectionID.
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ ANNO 1503 Multiplayer missing, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on 2023-01-08