Help me understand the DLC

[legionaer20]

i own the base game. As far as i understand is there are 4 season packs who add substential gameplay additions and then there are like 16 cosmetic packs who just add optics, is that right? I am confused on what i should buy, i dont want to buy everything i guess

[DANTON[***]LULU]

you have a good list of all the DLC here with info : https://anno1800.fandom.com/wiki/Sunken_Treasures_DLC

[Chaosium]

The cosmetic packs are just visual fluff, you can do without unless that's your thing

For me the game-changers are:

- Docklands, possibly the most useful DLC by a significant margin because of imports/exports
- Bright Harvest, silos are super useful, tractors too
- Seeds of Change, haciendas are incredibly useful for NW crops
- Seat of Power, the palace is absurdly overpowered

Land of Lions is incredible just for the research institute and crafting your own specialists, but it does make the game a bit (too) easy after a while

Empire of the Skies is cool for airships that outclass ships for trade routes, the mail system is a complicated mess but also free money/workforce

Arctic is overall a pain to set up, but worth it because gas power plants are very good

Tourist Season is hit or miss among people, I've grown to like it, but the problem is that it's pretty much balanced around the idea that you will build on Crown Falls (Sunken Treasures DLC) before of the amount of space you'll need, same with Seat of Power actually

High Life adds some extra challenge post game with more complex production chains, it's okay I guess, although I usually restart the game before that point :p

New World Rising is cool for Manola and electricity in the NW, but it's also quite challenging

Botanica is whatever

[Tankfriend]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย legionaer20:

i own the base game. As far as i understand is there are 4 season packs who add substential gameplay additions and then there are like 16 cosmetic packs who just add optics, is that right? I am confused on what i should buy, i dont want to buy everything i guess

Yes, that is correct. The 4 Season Passes together contain all the DLCs that are actually relevant to the gameplay.
The cosmetic DLCs are just that - cosmetic.

[ElPrezCBF]

The 4 season passes exclude the deluxe pack DLC, which has negative steam reviews and just adds a 2-star AI to gameplay. But if that's what you still want for "completeness", you could consider the gold edition. The annoversary edition is the same as the gold but just adds cosmetic dlcs.

[Artillery Horse]

What's really stupid is that if you want to check out new dlc and own all season packs, they include dlc from those season packs with the others you haven't purchased as if you have not purchased them.