Modding for 1800

[Caz]

I love the Anno games. I'm still dumping tons of hours in 1404 and 2070 (and on far lesser occasion 2205) even after they've been out for years. And modding has made my two favorites even more enjoyable than they already are.

1404 had a lot of problems that were never officially fixed, and an unofficial patch (a mod) was created to address this. This patch/mod brought with it the option to tweak other things, like production chains and norias/mines lasting longer. I never play without this patch/mod anymore because of what it fixes and the quality of life addition of not having to water the norias every five minutes.

2070 as the 2170 A.R.R.C. mod, which unlocks tons of decorations, allows for many underwater buildings to be built on land, many land buildings to be built underwater, and the ability to expand your cities onto the water around your islands. It drastically changes the way you can play. But in order to enjoy this while still partaking in the shared ARK feature, you have to use a secondary mod that addresses the problem of being forced offline if you mod the game. This isn't a huge problem, but it's a step that shouldn't be necessary in today's gaming industry where modding is so common.

2205 has the Revolution mod, but after looking into it, it's not really that interesting. So I can't really say much on it. And since it's an (imo) uninteresting mod for an already marginally interesting game, I can't see myself ever actually bothering to find the English translation for it to try it out.

So, with all that said, here's the heart of the matter. Are we going to have mod support for Anno 1800? Or are we at least going to be allowed to mod without needing an extra program to re-enable the features of the game? I understand not wanting mods to impact the online community because not everyone will know of or use the mods. And I'm all for people making that choice to use them, or not, for themselves. Depending on what the mod offers, I may or may not use it myself. But I'm hoping that we'll at least be able to without being blocked from a rather significant feature of the game like ARK storage in 2070.

TL;DR - Are we going to have mod support for Anno 1800? Or are we at least going to be allowed to mod without needing an extra program to re-enable the features of the game?

[Warlord]

hahaha no

None of Ubisoft's games allow modding.

[Caz]

Warlord の投稿を引用：

hahaha no

None of Ubisoft's games allow modding.

I'm sure your intention was to be helpful, so I'll respond with that assumption. Ubisoft does allow modding for their games. There is a difference between supporting modding and allowing modding. Thus the purpose of my post asking for some support for modding instead of simply allowing it.

[Warstone]

No one can disallow you modding. The question is what you need to do to be able to make a mod. For example read about TTDPatch for Transport Tycoon Deluxe and the history of OpenTTD development.

[Ubi_Snout]

Hello Caz, we love that you are enjoying the Anno series and looking forward to play Anno 1800. We do not plan to change our policy about mods in games. As a result I am closing this thread. Thanks!