Anyone else get bored mid game?

[シ Scout [NZ]]

I really like the initial game. The race to beat the NPC to rush cannons, snatch islands, its all good.

But i get to the engineer era and i just lose all interest. You have either been stomped by the AI, or you've got enough to stomp their non main island, effectively chocking them off.

What am I missing?

[Smokerbait]

The game is primarily a city-builder and resource management game. The warfare is pretty much a secondary, optional component.

The interest to build up your islands and population and money, not just to support your war machine, is key to wanting to continue the game past winning conflicts.

[Chaosium]

You guys play with competitors? What a silly idea

[General Malaise]

Not for me.

I like playing on Expert. The AI normally declare war on me. Usually Lady Hunt first, then Alonso. I do a few quests for Artur just so I'm not fighting everyone.

I have a vision, not yet attained to build a Palace with about 80 wings, make Crown Falls super attractive(it's about 16,000 in one save game), have it run by gas from The Arctic(it is in that game).

I want to get to the population I need to have that palace, then have everyone getting 100% of everything all the time. I played a long way through 3 years ago, and recently came back to it.

I love the warfare part of the game, but unfortunately, when 2 AI declare war on me - plus the two pirates - I just can't get anything done. I just have to effectively eliminate them. 8 Ships of The Line of Battle can do that to their main island easy enough, without even losing one, if you withdraw them as soon as they start taking damage.

I wish there was a way to have more wars, like an invasion fleet when you get to a certain level. My lovely Battle Cruisers rarely get too much to do, other than Quests.

I'm starting over, because I have a massive population in that game, but there's much not incorporated into it, as Land of Lions wasn't even out when I had to leave it

[splette]

Originally posted by シ Scout NZ:

I really like the initial game. The race to beat the NPC to rush cannons, snatch islands, its all good.

But i get to the engineer era and i just lose all interest. You have either been stomped by the AI, or you've got enough to stomp their non main island, effectively chocking them off.

What am I missing?

Yep, same with me. I generally love strategy games with micromanagement and all but for my taste Anno 1800 is going too far with the complexity, it's just too much. I guess it's not for everyone.

[clif9710]

I found as stated above: "when 2 AI declare war on me - plus the two pirates - I just can't get anything done."

So I got rid of everyone in the custom setting - no pirates, no competition, just the fun of stabilizing production. I thought the addition of Cape Trewhachmaycallit would make the micromanagment impossible but found I could make the old and new worlds rock steady in production, then pay them no mind and take on new assignments...

[BladeofSharpness]

The game content and the players' population are overwhelmingly geared toward city building, beautification and resources/logistic management.

If you play it as a kind of RTS, congrats you are one of these 5-10% of players (like me), and you'll get frustrated over time.

There is no Active Pause, the devs don't want to invest time on this.
Do yourself a favor and go to the Anno modder Discord and grab Combat Overhaul, it will give you more challenge if you want to play it like a RTS.