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Anno 1404

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The DRM free version sold by GoG.com. Includes the Venice expansion.

Application Details:

Version: Gold - GoG.com Version
License: Retail
URL: http://anno.ubi.com
Votes: 0
Latest Rating: Gold
Latest Wine Version Tested: 4.0

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Test Results

Old test results
The test results for this version are very old, and as such they may not represent the current state of Wine. Please consider submitting a new test report.
Selected Test Results

What works

  • Base game
  • Venice expansion
  • Campaign, scenarios, options, sound

What does not

Does not run out of the box as it defaults to DirectX 10

Workarounds

Followed the HowTo guide (more details in the extra comments section below).

What was not tested

Multiplayer

Hardware tested

Graphics:

  • GPU: Nvidia
  • Driver: proprietary

Additional Comments

  • Perform the Engine.ini fix to force DirectX 9 as described in the HowTo section below.
  • Install the 4GB patch as described in the comment section below.
  • Install the Unofficial Patch v1.10 for vastly improved translations, many bug fixes and improved gameplay.


P.S. Minor annoyance I couldn't fix: Fonts seem to be a little thinner than I remember them being on Windows. Perfectly readable nevertheless.

selected in Test Results table below
Operating systemTest dateWine versionInstalls?Runs?Used
Workaround?		RatingSubmitter
CurrentUbuntu 16.04 "Xenial" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu)Feb 05 20194.0Yes Yes YesGoldpsofiterol 
ShowUbuntu 16.04 "Xenial" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu)Mar 12 20172.3Yes Yes Goldmx2 
ShowElementary OS LokiSep 27 20161.8.4Yes Yes GoldLewis Clement 
ShowopenSUSE 13.2 x86_64Jan 19 20161.8Yes Yes Goldmagenulcus 
ShowUbuntu 16.04 "Xenial" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu)Dec 11 20161.6.2Yes Yes GoldJeevan 

Known Bugs

Bug # Description Status Resolution Other apps affected
37676 Multiple games need "fx_2_0" compilation target (The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary 2.0, Hitman: Blood Money, Star Wars Empire at War) NEW View

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HowTo / Notes

HOWTO

In order to get the game working you must enable DirectX 9 instead of DirectX 10:

  • Locate the Engine.ini file (drive_c/Program Files/Ubisoft/Related Designs/ANNO 1404/ or drive_c/users/%username%/Application\ Data/Ubisoft/Anno1404/Config/ )
  • Edit or add a key named DirectXVersion and set the value to 9
  • The file should look similar to this: http://pastebin.com/7E5jSXnA

The game should run flawlessly then...

Comments

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Directx 10
by Heiko Gimbel on Monday May 14th 2018, 17:25
Shouldn't it be possible to run the game with directx 10.
I've tried it today with wine 3.8. The game starts but without graphics. I can hear the music an get the mousepointer the rest of the screen is black.
Setting the directxversion back to 9 solved the problem.
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Out of memory (solved)
by fix on Saturday December 3rd 2016, 0:43
After a while the game just stopped while playing, this was caused by a memory issue.
This fixed it for me.

1. Download the 4GB patch from
www.ntcore.com/files/4gb_patch.zip

2. Go to the game folder:
cd '/home/[username]/.wine/drive_c/GOG Games/Anno 1404 Gold Edition'

3. Extract the 4gb_patch to the game folder.

4. Execute in your terminal (backup is automatically created):
wine 4gb_patch.exe Anno4.exe

5. Optional; patch the Venice Addon:
wine 4gb_patch.exe Addon.exe
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