Multiplayer Question

[Philohsofar]

Now that Anno 1404 is finally back, I wanted to ask how functional the Multiplayer in the Venice expansion is?

Edit - Comment #4 I tested and managed to get into the online multiplayer lobby!

[zout]

bumping because I am also interested in this

[Michos]

I'd like to know more about it too. I'm considering buying the game now that it's on sale, but it is only listed as 'single player', and I mainly want to try out multi.

[Philohsofar]

Well after buying the gold edition since it was really cheap, I tested it out myself. Just so you know you need the Venice expansion installed to be able to play multiplayer. So what I did was install both and then load up Venice, from there I went to Player profile -> profile managment and made an online profile(It requires a Uplay account to log in but thankfully does NOT use uplay itself ) once you log in it askes for the Venice CD key. I put that in and had to wait a minute for the game to accept it (I've heared issues of peoples keys not woking in the past but thankfully mine worked). So the game accepted it and I deleted my offline profile so that I only have my online profile as It initially wouldnt let me switch over to my online profile but deleting the offline profile worked. I was then able to get into the Multiplayer lobby after a minute or so of it trying to connect! Havent actually hosted or played a game yet though but getting to the multiplayer lobby itself is possible. There were a few games listed and some people online in the lobby at the time

[LILI]

Multiplayer in LAN (wifi or cabled) always works. Internet mp works IF :
- You have the VENICE add-on (it allows the multiplayer via Internet)
- You have created a web Ubisoft profile ( account.ubisoft.com ), with a username and password
- In Anno 1404, you have created an "online profile" in the Profile section, and unlocked it with the key provided with the game (NOT the steam key, but the CD key found under the LINK header, right of your steam window when you gave Anno 1404 selected)
- You have the UDP port 9103 open in your internet receiver/router. And if your firewall if you have a 2rd party one (like McAfee foer me). Otherwise, when trying to join a game, or people trying to join your game, you will get a UDP 9103 error)

[mrjoker]

Originally posted by LILI:

Multiplayer in LAN (wifi or cabled) always works. Internet mp works IF :
- You have the VENICE add-on (it allows the multiplayer via Internet)
- You have created a web Ubisoft profile ( account.ubisoft.com ), with a username and password
- In Anno 1404, you have created an "online profile" in the Profile section, and unlocked it with the key provided with the game (NOT the steam key, but the CD key found under the LINK header, right of your steam window when you gave Anno 1404 selected)
- You have the UDP port 9103 open in your internet receiver/router. And if your firewall if you have a 2rd party one (like McAfee foer me). Otherwise, when trying to join a game, or people trying to join your game, you will get a UDP 9103 error)

BUT BEWARE!!!
Once in a multiplayer game, you can NOT save and play again later from this saved game. The saved game are solo format : it means that if you reload it later, you wont be able to continue a game with your friends. It will be a solo game, with your friends' name, but taken over by the AI.

not true with the last past, as soon as you both stop playing and start playing again at the same time AI will not change anything.

[Doze]

Mr. Joker is right, just create the session by loading the map, wait for friends to connect, and Play!

[LILI]

Originally posted by Doze Kira:

Mr. Joker is right, just create the session by loading the map, wait for friends to connect, and Play!

Exact MrJoker + Doze Kira ... with GoG version, it is important to download the latest patched English version, with version 2.01.5010 (13111).
If it works with steam version, it won't with GoG version if not manually updated, as it is possible to have players having Gog or Steam versions. In the lobby, you do not know which version and game provider listed players have installed. But once updated to same version, it works, with Steam and GoG providers.

[Mr. Nobody]

Looking for more people to play multiplayer with once in a while, add me if you are up for it.

[Stoate]

Originally posted by NEVER PAY FOR ADULT SERVICES:

Looking for more people to play multiplayer with once in a while, add me if you are up for it.

Attempted to add :)

[Mr. Nobody]

accepted, unfortunately i am headed to sleep now, but hit me up if you see me online

[Flaelna]

ajoutez-moi si cela vous intéresse flaelna sur steam

[swfc_dan]

I'm thinking of buying it as it's on sale, and am interested in the multiplayer aspect. But why is it difficult to set up to play online, and are there many people to join when connected?

[Mr. Nobody]

some people experience an issue with their cd-key/ubi-account, you get 3 keys and it rarely fails twice.

some people have issues with a port not being set correctly.

the menu will very rarely require you to spam the multiplayer button to get internet multiplayer going.

Most multiplayer games are "arranged" its hard to just get a random game, best to know people willing to set aside some time to play with.
The reason its hard to get a random game is because the game itself takes a long time to play, there are no quick sessions of anno1404.

a good game can require several sessions of several hours, think Civilization on huge maps with 6 players kinda game length.


Great game thou, and if you need someone to play MP with I am usually up for it.

[LILI]

Multiplayer works only when launching the add-on "Venice", not the base game. Be sure you purchase the complete game (with this add-on).

in local, multiplayer is very easy, no account, no key, no special settings. Just play with friends (in your LAN//WAN) or families by creating a game, and opening the game to other players who are in your home network. Of course, your own computer need to be discoverable in your network, not hidden/blocked/private.

It is also very stable. Very little - if none- loss of synchronisation.

However, as soon as you want multiplayer with players not located within your home network (ex. internet), you need to create an account with Ubisoft's Uplay, then in the game a specific multiplayer profile linked to this account.
It is Uplay that will bring together other players from anywhere in the World.

It can also be tricky as you can fail if your router blocks some ports used by the game (it happened to me, on my SFR box). But at the opposte of some games that fails silently, this game will tell you clearly - if needed - what is the port you need to open (if not done automatically) when trying to join a internet multiplayer game. It is a simple thing when you know what is a router, a port, and navigate into the settings of your firewalls as well. Tricky if you are on your own and don't know. This port issue seems to happen 50% of the installations, and it all depends on the kind of router (and internet service provider) that you have.
Now, if you rely only on the multiplayer experience for a random game, there are still some players online (right now, I count 29 when I access the lobby), but the game is rather old and you will have not many many players ... or very very experimented ... or very very new.
I use local when playing with family members in my home, and internet/Uplay when organizing a (long) game with remote friends or relatives.