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Please ensure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements of this game which The latest DirectX® version or at least DirectX® 9.0c must be installed on your PC in order to
are specified below and on the packaging. guarantee the fault-free functioning of 1701 A.D.
You can find further information on DirectX® on the official website at http://www.microsoft.
• Operating system: Windows® 2000/XP com/directx.
• CPU: Intel Pentium 4® 2.2 GHz or equivalent processor
• RAM: 512 MB or better UNINSTALLATION/REINSTALLATION OF THE GAME
• Graphics card: Direct 3D-compatible with a minimum of 64 MB Video RAM and at least
compatible with Pixel Shader 1.1 If problems occur during playing, the game was not installed correctly or if you just want to
• Hard disk space: at least 3.5 GB free uninstall 1701 A.D., click on START in the Windows® taskbar and select UNINSTALL in the
• DVD-ROM drive 4X speed 1701 A.D. program directory in order to correctly uninstall the game.
• Sound card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible
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• Network: TCP/IP compatible after it has been uninstalled.
• Internet: Broadband Internet Connection required
• Mouse and keyboard PLAYING
INSTALLATION 1. Close down all open programs and background applications (including virus scanners).
2. Insert the 1701A.D. game DVD in your DVD-ROM drive. The Autostart menu
1. Start Windows®. should appear. Click here on PLAY and set sail.
2. Close all programs and applications which are running in the background (including virus 3. If this is your first time playing 1701A.D., enter the serial number which can be found on
scanners). the back page of this manual and set sail.
3. In order to install 1701 A.D. on your computer, insert the DVD into the DVD-ROM disk
drive and wait until the Autostart menu appears. NOTE: If the Autostart menu does not start automatically, you can access 1701 A.D. either via
4. Note: If the Autostart menu does not appear automatically, click on the START button in the Windows® “Start Menu”(default is: START/Programs/1701 A.D.).
the Windows® taskbar and select RUN. Enter “D:\1701.exe” in the dialog box and then
click on OK. The Autostart menu appears. If your DVD-ROM disk drive should have a
different drive letter than “D”, please change the letter in the dialog box accordingly. NOTE: The original game DVD must be inserted in your DVD-ROM disk drive while you
5. Then click on INSTALL and subsequently – after you have read the general installation are playing 1701 A.D.
information – on CONTINUE.
6. If you have not yet installed DirectX® 9.0c, the installation program automatically requests NOTE: To install 1701 A.D. The Sunken Dragon, follow the same installation instructions
you to install DirectX® 9.0c. Please hereby follow the instructions on the screen and subse- while using The Sunken Dragon DVD-ROM.
quently restart the computer.
WHAT IS DirectX®?
DirectX® is an integral part of Windows® 2000 and XP which enables Windows® to access
certain interfaces of your PC very quickly and thus allows newer games to be run optimally. New
technologies such as the latest 3D-graphic cards are also optimally supported by DirectX®.
Contents Contents
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Enhancing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
1. ANNOpedia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Demolishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2. Game Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Closing down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3. THE MENUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Workload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.1 Creating a profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8.2 Building types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.2 Start menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Roads and paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.3 Profile management.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Public buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.4 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Market buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Production buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Research buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Further building types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Keyboard layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
High score list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 9 . SHIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 9.1 Building and repairing ships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
9.2 Ship’s actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4. GAME MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Moving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Loading or unloading of goods or troops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.2 Single player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Grouping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Continuous play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Attacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Escorting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Playground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 9.3 Ship types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.3 Multi-player mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
10. TRADING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5. OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 10.1 Discovering trade partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5.1 Game screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 10.2 Passive trading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5.2 Keyboard layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 10.3 Active trading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Changeable key commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 10.4 Trading routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Permanent key commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 10.5 The courier ship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
10.6 Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6 . DISCOVERING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1 1. DIPLOMACY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7. POPULATING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 11.1 Diplomacy screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.1 First steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 11.2 Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.2 Population level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Peace treaty.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.3 Inhabitants’ requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Trade agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7.4 Civilization levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Alliance pact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Table: Civilization Levels........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Declaration of war . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7.5 Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 11.3 Tribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
11.4 Foreign cultures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
8. BUILDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 11.5 Fraternization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
8.1 Constructing buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 11.6 The pirates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Effective area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 11.7 Secret diplomacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Building costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Operating costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 12. RESEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Contents Introduction
13. BATTLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
13.1 Controlling troops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Training troops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Moving troops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
1701 A.D.
Starting an attack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
14. EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 It was a glorious time for discoverers and conquerors in the days when
14.1 Guests of honor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 the power of a nation was dependant on a mighty fleet of ships and
14.2 Disasters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 the glory of a queen was proportionate to the extent and continuous
expansion of her sovereign territory. Back then, a handful of brave
1701 A.D. THE SUNKEN DRAGON MANUAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
seafaring men raised anchor and set sail – underway to transcend the
Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 boundaries or their known horizons and discover new worlds.
Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Software License. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Some may have branded these intrepid explorers as fools, but with a
Copyrights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 trusty ship and a Queen’s blessing they confounded all sceptics with
noble dreams of freedom, prosperity and immortality. They followed the
westerly winds and sailed with the dolphins until they finally reached
fertile land. Many busy hands set to work immediately and founded a
profitable and large settlement – from almost nothing. They dedicated
all their commitments and hopes to the founding of new colonies, boldly
confounding all adversities and set-backs in order to create a new home
in far-away lands and to prove all doubters wrong.
The adventurers finally created a new and influential colony in the New
World hallmarked by profitable trade, wise diplomatic maneuvering
and continual attention to the needs of the people.
It wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t always safe, but to those who lived by the
spirit of discovery and the will of progress, it was most certainly worth
it.
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ANNOpedia The Menus
1. ANNOpedia 3. THE MENUS
You can reference the ANNOpedia in game help function for comprehensive information in
addition to this handbook. This can be accessed at all times via the game menu (open with Before you start your adventure in the 1701 A.D. world, you should
the Esc key) or even quicker via the F1 key. Everything you’ll ever need to know about 1701 take the opportunity to adapt the game to your desired graphic
A.D., can be found here. display and to configure the operation.
2. Game Screen Note: Your PC will be analyzed when the game is first started and
This is a short overview of the main elements of the game screen for those of you who can’t wait. a corresponding graphic profile will be created automatically by the
The Info bar The Fertility display The Direct help function The other players can program.
informs you about your tells you which plants shows you an introduc- interact with you via the
account, the number of and raw materials you tion to the functions Portrait window.
3.1 Creating a Profile
inhabitants and the stocks can harvest on this island. currently being used.
in the settlement’s stores. When you play 1701 A.D. for the first time, you will be asked to
create a player profile. To do this, please select the portrait and colour
with which you want to appear in the game and enter your player
name. From then on the Start Menu will be shown first whenever
you start the game.
In addition to this, you can also continue a game you have saved via the
Load game dialog and create a new player profile via Profile Manage-
ment. The menu option Leave game brings you back to your Windows®
desktop.
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The Menus Game Modes
3.4 Options 4. GAME MODES
You can adjust the game using many settings to match the power and specific features of your 1701 A.D. features a single player mode with a number of variations. Additionally you can
computer via Options. In addition to this you can adapt the control of the building process explore the 1701 A.D. world together with other 1701 A.D. players and measure yourself
and the behaviour of the camera. against them in the multiplayer mode via a LAN or the Internet.
Note: Medals are rewards which you get when you reach certain game targets. You can win bronze,
silver or gold medals according to the level of difficulty of the game.
Credits
This menu displays the names of the people who were involved in developing this game.
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Game Modes Operation
Scenarios
The Scenarios present you with special tasks in the NOTE: One DVD per PC with its own respective serial number is required for Multi-player games.
1701 A.D. world. The game procedure is similar to
the Continuous play mode, but the game world and 5. Operation
assigned mission Scenario are predefined in the form of Once you have decided on a game mode, adjusted your personal settings and started a game,
a story. Each Scenario has a prescribed end and is linked 1701 A.D. can be almost completely operated with a mouse and available shortcuts for many
to a points award that is defined according to certain commands and menus.
criteria. The goal is therefore to successfully complete the
Scenario with the highest amount of points. You can open all menus, select and build all buildings and mark all units with your left mouse
button. You can also select several units or ships in one go by keeping the left mouse button
Select a Scenario from the list at the bottom of the screen; a description of the tasks is shown depressed and dragging a frame around the desired group.
in the upper half of the screen. The stars next to the Scenarios indicate the degree of difficulty
with which this Scenario is rated. Clicking back into the game or pressing the Escape button closes all menus. If no menus are
open, the game options are displayed when the Escape key is pressed.
Playground
The Playground mode allows you to build up your settlement as you wish without having to Tool tips give you helpful hints throughout the entire game. Whether it is a building with
consider pirates, subjects and other subtleties. Build a town according to your own taste. You angry inhabitants, an enterprise with production problems or a menu item in the Continuous
are provided with an island and all building options are open to you right from the beginning. play options, if you leave the mouse pointer positioned over the object for a moment, a trans-
No queen will discipline you if your castle is just a bit too magnificent and no subject will parent window containing a help text is displayed.
demonstrate if you don’t want to build a weaving mill.
All menu elements are also equipped with Tool tips.
4.3 Multi-player mode
Up to four players can simultaneously immerse themselves in a world of 5.1 Game screen
discovery and conquest in 1701 A.D.’s Multi-player mode. You can start The game screen shows you everything that is happening in the island world of 1701 A.D.
a multi-player game in three ways: You can zoom in or out using the mouse wheel or alternatively use the F2-F4 keys or Page Up
and Page Down. You can rotate the game screen in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction
• All players who are connected via a network can play with or using the Y and X keys. You can also do this by moving the mouse to the left or right whilst
against each other via the Local Network option. keeping the mouse wheel depressed.
• If you select the Internet option, you will be linked to the
GameSpy® Network which will connect you with other 1701 A.D.
game enthusiasts anywhere in the world. TIP: The right-click menu – When you need to move quickly with regard to
• Last but not least you can make contact with other players with a the control in 1701 A.D., you are well advised to use this option: if it is acti-
Direct connection via an Internet connection. In order to do this, vated, a radial menu is opened containing the most important menu points
you will need the IP address of the server on which you want to and buildings. When you click on one of the symbols, either the respective
play. menu is opened or you can build the respective building directly. You can
activate the right-click menu in the Options under Interface.
Just as in the Single player game, settings are possible in Multi-player mode for regulating victory
conditions, the game world and computer opponents. In addition to the random maps, and
special Multi-player maps, there is also a cooperative mode in which you can build up a settlement
together with a fellow player.
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Operation Discovering
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Populating Populating
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Buildings Buildings
8. BUILDINGS
Operating costs
Construction belongs to your most important tasks as a founder of settlements in Specified buildings incur running costs. These include fortresses, educational buildings, farms
the 1701 A.D. world. You can select buildings and locate them in the game world and plantations. You can monitor operating costs in the preview window via a click on the
via the construction menu. You can access the construction menu with a click on respective building.
the building symbol in the Central button area.
If you shut down a building you therefore also reduce your operating
8.1. Constructing buildings costs. Please note that only manufacturing chains can be closed down.
Buildings are split into three categories within each level: Schools, churches or the fire brigade also incur operating costs but
cannot be closed down after they have been built.
1. Public buildings and roads (on the left).
2. Production buildings (in the centre). Activation
3. Buildings, which have yet to be made Buildings are activated based on respective civilization level and number of inhabitants.
available via research (on the right). Buildings which have not yet been activated are displayed in grey shading in the construction
menu. This means that you cannot yet construct this building.
Select the desired building with a left-
click and it is then transferred to the If you locate the mouse pointer over one of the grey-marked building fields in the construction
mouse-pointer and is ready to be built. menu, the required number of inhabitants for its construction will be displayed. Some build-
You can now locate it in the game world ings are only activated if they have already been researched in a research building.
with a second left-click. If you want to
build another building, click on the corresponding symbol in the construction menu again and Alignment
repeat the process. The construction menu can be closed with the Escape key, a left-click on the Buildings automatically rotate themselves to the correct building position when the building
game world or on the button. location has been selected, but you can also rotate and align the position of the building manu-
ally in 90° steps via the Period and Comma keys.
Effective area
Tip: You can select from one of the five different inhabitant houses of the Pioneers by pressing the
The effective area is the sphere of action of buildings
V key.
and units. It is displayed as soon as you have selected
the building and it is attached to your mouse pointer.
Enhancing
The size and function of the effective area varies
Some buildings, for example the market building and the warehouse, can be
according to the building type.
enhanced if you have progressed to higher civilization levels since it was built. The
storage capacity of the entire island is thereby increased and in the case of the ware-
house, also the number of tradeable goods. In order to do this, click on the button at the top
edge of the preview window.
Tip: You can achieve the most effective expansion of your settlement area by locating new market
buildings in such a way that the effective areas of these market buildings only slightly overlap. The effec- Demolishing
tive area of the new market building is displayed in green as long as the contact to the current effective You can make room for new buildings or remove enterprises from the game world
area is maintained. that you no longer require with the Demolish function. Activate the demolish
mode via a left-click on the Demolish button (hatchet) on the Minimap. A small
Building costs hatchet is displayed at the mouse pointer. Left-clicking on a building causes it to collapse and it
The construction of buildings costs money and building materials. You can find out how much disappears forever from the game world. A (quick) right-click will interrupt this action.
you will need to pay for a certain object if you keep the mouse located over a building button
in the construction menu. The costs and building materials available for the respective building Alternatively you can also select the Demolition mode in the preview window via a
are displayed in green text with missing materials in red. click on the skull symbol. Depending on the degree of difficulty you will be refunded
all, half or no building costs at all.
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Buildings Buildings
Tip: If a certain good should be very urgently required, you can activate an immediate pick-up in the
Tip: All the fields of the enterprise can be used by left-clicking on the Optimize button in respective enterprise. The next free market wagon will then collect the goods from this enterprise right
the building menu of the enterprise, as long as they do not overlap with other enterprises. away.
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Ships Ships
9. SHIPS
In the 1701 A.D. world, your ships can explore sea passages, discover new trading partners and First set the quantity of goods to be loaded to one
transport goods and troop units from one island to the next. ton, ten tons or the entire quantity available respec-
tively by clicking on the corresponding symbol.
9.1 Building and repairing ships
You need a shipyard in order to build a ship, and you will also
require wood, cloth, money and (for some types of ships) cannons. Now transfer the set quantity of these goods to a free
The number of ships which you can set sail with depends on the cargo hold of the ship via a further left-click on a
total number of your inhabitants. goods symbol in the store.
Once you have all materials necessary, click on the respective Likewise goods can be transported from the ship to
shipyard and select the desired ship’s type from the menu. Click again on the respective ship’s the warehouse by selecting the respective cargo hold
symbol in order to interrupt the construction. and quantity to be unloaded.
You can have a ship repaired in your shipyard or in the shipyard of an allied partner. Just click
Tip: You can also automate the loading and unloading of the ship for goods which you regularly
on the ship to be repaired and send it to the shipyard with a right-click.
transport with a trading route.
Grouping
In order to group several ships together, select the desired ships with a left-click. Keep the Ctrl
key depressed while you press the keys 1, 2 etc. in order to assign the groups to a number key.
You can subsequently select the respective group by pressing the corresponding number.
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10. TRADING
If you press the respective number twice quickly, the group is selected and shown in the centre Sooner or later the inhabitants in your settlement will require goods that you cannot produce
of the screen section. yourself, Or you’ll have too much of a certain good and want to sell your surplus at a profit –
time to trade!
When a ship is left-clicked while the Shift is
depressed, this means that it will be subsequently 10.1 Discovering trade partners
added to or removed from the selection.
The Free Trader is the first and most reliable trading partner in 1701
The altered selection must subsequently be reas- A.D. You have a trade agreement with him as soon as the game has
signed the group number. In order to be able to started. He visits all warehouses regularly with his ships, and supplies
better differentiate the various groups, all grouped required goods or buys goods he is offered. Furthermore, he offers a
units have a small number on their banner. special service; he sells maps to reveal part of the island world. Other
trade partners can include foreign tribes, computer players or human
Attacking players, but you must first draw up a trade agreement in order to enter
You can attack enemy ships as soon as into trading relations with them (See chapter 11 - Diplomacy).
you have sighted them. If you have selected one or several or your own ships, the
mouse pointer changes as it moves over enemy troops, ships and buildings and thus
displays that they can be attacked. Tip: You can give the trading route an individual name by clicking on the previous name in
the strategic map menu with the left mouse key and giving the trading route a new name.
The attack command can be issued in two different ways:
1. The attack command is activated via a left-click in the ship’s menu and executed Note: Foreign tribes do not leave their island and therefore are reliant on trading partners coming to
via a second left-click on enemy troops, ships or buildings. their warehouse. Continuous trade with these tribes offers various advantages to the player.
2. The attack is executed directly with a right-click on the opposing unit.
10.2 Passive trading
Escorting The simplest method for trading is Passive trading. Conducting all your business
You can use this command to give your own ships an escort. The escort follows the unit as from you own warehouse, you allow all players engaged in trade agreements to see
protection and attacks approaching opponents automatically. First select the unit which should your goods available for commerce.
act as the escort.
10.3 Active trading
The escort command can now be issued in two ways:
1. Activate the Escort command with a left-click in the ship’s menu. The mouse Active trading describes the possibility of selling and buying at foreign
pointer changes its appearance and you can assign the escort with a click on the warehouses. Active trading is only possible with a ship and an existing
unit to be protected. trade agreement. Active trading has the advantage that you can deter-
2. The escort can be directly assigned with a right-click on the unit to be protected mine the timing of the exchange of goods yourself and are not depen-
when the ship is already selected. dent on a visit by trading partners.
A ship can be escorted by as many other units as you desire. The escort is not finished until a If your ship is located near the warehouse of a trading partner, select
corresponding command is given. the Goods transfer tab in the ship’s menu, via which the sale or
purchase of goods takes place. Only goods which are stored on board
9.3 Ship types ship and which have been tendered by the other player for purchasing
can be sold. You can recognise a demand by the green colour of the
A variety of ship types which can differ greatly in hold capacity, susceptibility to damage and goods field in the warehouse of your trading partner. In the same way goods can only be
speed are available for your adventure in the 1701 A.D. world. The ship’s speed is also addition- purchased that the other players offer for sale; they are marked in red. The ship must have
ally influenced by the current cargo load. sufficient free cargo hold capacity for this.
Tip: You can see which goods a trading partner offers for sale or purchasing by a click on his warehouse.
Thus you can load your ship accordingly before you leave. This also works on the strategic map.
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Tip: Remember that while delivering goods with courier ship is very quick, it is also very expensive!
Furthermore the courier ship can also be attacked by enemies and may even be sunk.
Route
Trading routes 10.6 Balance
according to The balance is the difference between the income and expenditure of all your
numbers islands and is specified in gold coins. The info bar at the top left of the screen shows
Create route your total balance as soon as you click on the coins symbol. The balance value is
displayed in green as long as more money is earned than spent. If expenses exceed
Warehouse income, it will be colored in red.
window 1
with goods The current income and expenditure of an individual island can be checked specifi-
cally in the respective warehouse or market building.
In order to create a trading route, open the strategic map and click on the ship’s wheel at the
left underneath the map. Alternatively you can also open the menu for trading routes
from the ship’s menu. A warehouse window opens in which you can select the first
stop of your trading route from a list. Alternatively you can also click on a warehouse
in the strategic map.
At the same time a second warehouse windows opens in which you can specify the final desti-
nation of the trading route from the list above. You once again have the alternative of selecting
the destination directly on the strategic map.
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Diplomacy Diplomacy
11. DIPLOMACY
Trade agreement
All interactions with third parties affecting a player’s Basically all inhabitants in the 1701 A.D. world with whom one is at peace can be
reputation are termed Diplomacy. Players discov- persuaded to enter into trade agreement. It depends on your reputation with a given
ered in the island world are displayed in the player, whether he accepts or rejects an offer of an agreement. Sometimes a player
Diplomacy Menu. Here you can negotiate will demand a tribute before he is prepared to accept an agreement.
on agreements and tributes. The higher
your prestige with other players, the When your own portrait is in the center of the Diplomacy Menu, click on the purse symbol
easier it is to reach agreements with and subsequently on the prospective contractual partner and he will then be offered a trade
them. agreement. If you are presented with an offer of this kind, you can accept it with a click on the
green tick. If your contract offer is accepted, the purchase and sales offers of the trading partner
11.1 Diplomacy screen can be viewed in his warehouse. The trade agreement can be cancelled by both sides at any
The Diplomacy screen represents time. In this case the peace treaty will become active again.
your relations to other players and
foreign tribes and you can open it Alliance pact
with a left-click on the wreath symbol The Alliance pact enables military support from fellow players in addition to mutual
in the Central button area. trade. Alliances are only available between players with existing trade agreements. In
You then see a circle with the order to offer an alliance, click on the symbol with the two hands in the Diplomacy
portrait of your game figure in menu and then click on the desired alliance partner.
the centre; the representatives of
all civilizations and foreign tribes are aligned An alliance offers you many advantages:
around you. • Areas which your allied partners have already explored are shown on your minimap.
• Damaged ships are automatically also repaired in the wharfs of your allies.
The colors of the connecting lines to your portrait indicate your reputation with the respective • You can also request help from your allies in case of war.
player, and the small circle to the right and left underneath the portrait shows the color of the
player on the map and the diplomacy status between the two of you. If a another player has a Declaration of war
request for you, a small letter is displayed above the agreement status symbol at the portrait. Diplomatic relations with fellow players can also be abruptly terminated. Before you
can attack fellow players and expel them from the world, you must first officially
If you click on one of the portraits of the fellow players, it moves the centre declare war on them. This is carried out via a left-click on the sword symbol and
of the menu and your portrait appears at the top in the circle. You can now subsequently selecting the battle opponent. The selected player is then automatically
interact with this player. The vertical bar to the left shows your reputation with also in a state of war.
this player, and the three symbols on the right show the current agreement
status and options for improvements or cancellation. You can only end a war by offering a peace treaty. In order to do this, click on the dove symbol
Underneath the portrait in the center, you have the possibility of demanding for or and the respective player. Whether an opponent accepts an offer of peace depends on your
awarding tributes as well as requesting ally aid if an alliance pact exists. current player reputation and may well involve a tribute demand.
Warning: The pirates are a bad lot and you are at war with them right from the beginning of
the game! So be careful when you meet them as they will attack you straight away.
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12. RESEARCH
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Battle Events
14. EVENTS
Moving troops
You can move your troop units via a mouse click on the game world or Minimap. Rivers Not everything can be planned in the 1701 A.D. world and Fate has pleasant as well as
are crossed if bridges are available, plateaus are accessed via ramps and only mountain unpleasant surprises in store for you.
ranges and cliffs represent insurmountable barriers.
After you have selected a troop unit, you can issue a movement command in two ways: 14.1 Guests of honor
You will be visited by various guests of honor on your island who bring incentives
1. A click in the units menu activates the movement command and the mouse pointer changes
and presents for the duration of their visit to increase the satisfaction of the inhabit-
its appearance. The command is executed via a second click to a free location in the game
ants. You can always find the guests of honor in the village centre.
world or Minimap.
2. The movement command can be executed directly with a right-click to a free loca-
There are nine different guests of honor including the Queen. She is however a special case.
tion in the game world or Minimap.
When the Queen pays you a visit, you must be able to offer her something.
Starting an attack
Your town must contain aristocrats as well as a castle and a lighthouse. This is
You can attack opposing military units as soon as you see them.
the first step towards your own independence. It is not until you have paid a
If you have selected one of your units, the mouse pointer changes appearance over
certain amount of tributes to the Queen, or you have caused her entire fleet
enemy troops, ships and buildings and thus indicates they can be attacked. You can
to retreat in battle that the Queen will grant you your independence.
issue the command to attack in two ways:
1. The attack command will be activated via a left-click in the units menu and executed via a
14.2 Disasters
second left-click on the opposing troops, ship or building.
2. The attack can be directly initiated via a right-click on the opposing units. Natural disasters occasionally disrupt the peaceful island life. They happen
randomly and have devastating effects on buildings and the population.
TIP: You can attack a fellow player with whom you are not at war by keeping the Shift key depressed The following catastrophes can inflict themselves on your island world:
and clicking on his units or a building. This results in a declaration of war and the immediate
commencement of battle.
Earthquakes
The units selected can be grouped together by assigning them a group number with the key
combination Ctrl + number (1,2,3, ... 0). The individual groups can be later activated by
pressing the corresponding number (1,2,3, ... 0). All units have their group number on their Fire
banner in order to be able to better differentiate the various groups.
Plague
Clicking on a unit with the Shift key depressed means that it is
subsequently added to the selection or that it is removed from it.
You must subsequently reassign it the group number again. A Plague of rats
Volcano
Tip: If your troops have been decimated by battle, you can merge units of the same type in order to
regain the original battle strength, as you cannot “repair” your units. In order to do this, select units of Hurricane
the same troop type and then click on the Group troops symbol in the selection menu.
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Contents New features
The story continues… Finn Hallqvist fulfils the ideal of the romantic hero
who despairs of the world in his passionate outbursts.
Nice to have you aboard! He is the only child in a modest Trading family. His
father was often away on his travels and brought
home with him stories of distant lands. This sparked
off in Finn a passion for the world of the sagas found
in ancient and Far Eastern mythology. He spent long
nights poring over old books and tomes to learn more
about the legendary Temples and magical Artifacts.
1. New features in the add-on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
1.1 Computer player profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Not that the Hallqvists would have seriously believed in the sorcery or the power of the ancient
1.2 Trader assignments ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 gods! On the contrary, they were simple, god-fearing folk. But as Finn’s knowledge of the
1.3 Catastrophe: Meteor...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 wonders of the world increased his normal life lost its magic and he fled into a dream world
1.4 Ornamentals....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 of his own.
1.5 Campaign medals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Some years later Finn decided to go off in search of secret Treasures and Artifacts himself.
2 . The Campaign. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Supported by the family savings, he equipped a Ship and mounted his first Expedition shortly
afterwards. Finn’s family considered him a hopeless daydreamer, but preferred to let their
3. The Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 emotionally unstable son spend the entire family fortune rather than force him to face reality!
3.1 The Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3.2 The Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3.3 The World editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Grace Bonnet
Folder: Map details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Difficulty level: Hard
Folder: Game settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Gender: Female
Folder: Conditions for victory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Type: Adventurer/Scoundrel
3.4 Using User content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Little is known about Grace Bonnet’s early life.
Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Many say she was the only daughter of an affluent
Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Diplomat, others maintain that Grace is a highly
Software License. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 gifted orphan who has learned to lie her way through
Copyrights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 life. However, all agree that no one would expect
the degree of cool cunning she displays from someone
with a face as angelic as Grace Bonnet’s.
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New features New features
Horatio
Grace is only too well aware of the effect this surprise has on others and enjoys exploiting it Difficulty level: Normal
to the full. Her beauty and charming eloquence are of enormous advantage, especially in her Gender: Male
shady Trade transactions; transactions which were on the whole large scale smuggling. Grace Type: Trader
commands an impressive Trade fleet which also includes numerous Warships for protection
and she operates from an extensive well-built base. According to the standards of those times, Horatio was always a little different from the
one might term her independent moral conduct dubious, but that would seriously offend this others. As a child from a prosperous patrician
self-aware young woman’s well-developed sense of honor. And riding roughshod over Grace’s family, his remarkable nature and his inventive-
sensibilities has never been a good idea–for anyone … ness were recognised and encouraged at an early
age. Yet Horatio ended his expensive Univer-
sity education prematurely and, to his family‘s
Diego del Torro horror, set off for the New World where he hoped
Difficulty level: Hard to find peace and tranquillity. To his chagrin, however,
Gender: Male word quickly spread of his talents and he found it
Type: Villain necessary to frequently move house. Even now that he has
reached an almost biblical age, Horatio has still not really settled
Diego del Torro maintains strict silence as to his down.
past. However, the only thing that is known for sure
is that he grew up on the streets of a run-down port While he regularly indulges in the creature comforts, Alcohol in particular, Horatio invents
City in the poorest of circumstances. Left to fend for the most unusual devices, quite naturally and seemingly effortlessly and almost as a by-product
himself, Diego survived by petty crime and thieving of his hedonistic intoxication. Yet Horatio renounces this genius only too readily, as the lazy
at Sea. His sole motivating force was his one burning Inventor prefers to gorge himself and stay up all night than to fulfil the expectations of those
ambition: to shake off the squalor of his early life and to around him by carrying out serious scientific Research as man of learning.
become the most powerful man in the world.
Horatio’s senile stubbornness is already clear to see in that, to this day, the irascible Inventor has
Diego saw his chance during his training as Lodge Spy. As an apprentice of the arcane arts he constantly disowned his wealthy origins. Not a soul in the New World knows his full name!
lived an ordered life for the first time, but obeying the rules was also new to him; the rules of
the Lodge. Conflicts were inevitable, as Diego had never learned to give in to others, and he
soon managed to offend many of the people around him. The only things that saved his neck
time and time again were his amazing talents and the Master of the Lodge’s sincere hope that
he would one day be much wiser in his actions.
The more Diego del Torro realised that the Lodge was allowing him to flout its rules, the more
he exploited this leeway. Over time, his unscrupulous nature led him to rise ever higher in the
Lodge hierarchy and to soon become one of the organization‘s leading members. While he
outwardly continued to carry out particularly tricky assignments allocated to the Lodge, he
secretly worked to attain the rank of Grand Master. Diego did not shrink from blackmail, coer-
cion, robbery, arson and even murder. That would be painfully felt by, among others, Grand
Master Nadasky, the poisoned husband of the widow Nadasky...
1.2 Trader assignments
After his appointment as the Grand Master, Diego finally tried to subjugate his Lodge brothers;
Besides the tried-and-tested and familiar types of Trader assignment, the add-on contains two
a scheme as daring as it was unsuccessful. He had overstepped the mark; Diego was expelled
completely new types of Trader assignment as described below.
from the Lodge and has sworn vengeance. In his eyes, the ends justify the means.
Damage
A Trader’s Ship is stranded and drifting somewhere on the high Sea. It is laden with valuable
Cargo that the player must convey to the Free trader. The player must deliver certain Goods to
the damaged Ship to obtain the Cargo.
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New features The Campaign
Escort Bird bath
A Free trader’s Ship must be escorted to the edge of the Map. Once it has been The attractive bird bath is an add-on Ornamental at the Aristocrat level. The bird bath’s style
escorted safely off the Map, a box then appears in its place containing documenta- is reminiscent of art nouveau. The bird bath may occasionally attract a peacock and the doves
tion attesting to the fact that the player has escorted the Ship safely. The assign- also like to visit it from time to time.
ment is considered as completed when the documentation is returned to the Trader.
1.5 Campaign medals
1.3 Catastrophe: Meteor
Once they have completed all 11 missions in the Campaign, the successful player will receive
The Meteor is a new catastrophe. It is active in the Campaign medal. The color of the medal depends entirely on the lowest difficulty level at
the endless game if the “Catastrophes” setting which the player has accomplished one of the missions. The Campaign itself, similar to each of
is enabled. The lighting changes, the weather the 11 missions, can be played at the “easy”, “normal” or “hard” difficulty levels.
grows stormy and wind strength increases;
these signs all herald an approaching Meteor. Example:
Small rocks, sparks and ash rain down from You have completed all the missions at “normal” and you only have to revert to the “easy” difficulty
level in mission 4 to complete it. You therefore receive the bronze Campaign medal. However, had you
the sky over the target area and burn up before completed all the missions in “medium”, you would have received the silver medal.
they hit the ground. The animals and people
immediately run away in terror.
2. The Campaign
A dark shadow looms over the target area and
The Campaign can be accessed via the Start menu Single player/Campaign. Here, the Campaign
becomes larger as a dull rumble grows louder. The
world Map occupies most of the right side of the screen. The player’s journey through the
Meteor strikes in the target area and then remains stuck in the ground. Huge circular shock
Campaign’s story can therefore be viewed at any time.
waves emanate from the area of impact and smaller rocks break away and are hurled against
any objects in the vicinity. The Meteor destroys everything in the target area and all the routes
When starting the Campaign for the first time the starting mission is always automatically
running through the target area are cut off.
selected; subsequently it is always the mission you selected last. The individual mission buttons
After the Meteor has left a trail of destruction in its wake and has sunk into the ground, still are only unlocked one after the other as the missions are completed.
rumbling and smoking, the player can then concentrate on rebuilding the Settlement.
The difficulty levels easy, normal or hard can be selected using a toggle button. The “Start
mission” button loads the mission that has been selected on the Map.
1.4 Ornamentals
In 11 exciting missions the Campaign tells the story of a hero who is played by the player.
All of the Ornamentals that can be used to In the role of the hero, the player sets out to help an old friend in a very mysterious and
beautify the City in this add-on can be accessed intriguing affair.
through the Building menu at Civilization level
“Aristocrats.” The player will experience countless adventures during their travels and will meet old friends
and make new ones. The story is full of unexpected twists and turns, intrigues and power
Rose bush struggles. The classic 1701 A.D. elements are all here: Discovery, Building, Trade, Diplomacy
The delightful rose bush is an add-on Ornamental at the Aristo- and Military elements are reflected in the individual missions and will constantly present the
crat level. The player can position it in the same way as a hedge; the player with new challenges.
only exception is the automatic placing of an arch over the entrance to
Streets and routes in the same manner as the Gatehouse in a wall. Each of the 11 missions is riddled with numerous sub-quests to provide seasoned gamers with
additional challenges!
Aviary The Campaign story centers on a hero of legend, because they tend to lead much braver and
The decorative aviary is an add-on Ornamental at the Aristocrat level. It more magical lives than those in real life. Yet the hero in the Campaign really has a legendary
is a sort of oversized, “art nouveau” bird cage in which the birds can fly account of what happened to him, and he is telling it to everyone who will listen, even though
around freely. Parrots and doves flutter around in it. it may seem like he is exaggerating from time to time...
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The Campaign The Editor
It all began when Finn Hallqvist asked him for assistance. Our hero was to help him find the • Click on “Create Map” to open the full World editor, including all the functions, and to
Eye of the Dragon, a legendary Artifact. Finn’s inspirational flashes of genius and our hero’s create your own individual Archipelago.
technical skills had the potential to make the two a very successful team. Fired up by his enthu- • Click on “Open Map” to load a Map previously created in the editor.
siasm for the Artifact, he set sail. If only he had known then how things would turn out…
but he was young and fearless. And a few weeks later, when he reached the godforsaken Island Here, you can also close or exit the current dialog or the entire editor.
where Finn had established his Base, destiny took its course...
3.2 The Wizard
Once the Wizard has been started, the maverick Inventor will appear and will proceed to guide
you expertly through the creation of your own Archipelago. The Roman numerals at the top of
3. The Editor
the Wizard screen correspond to the sections below:
3.1 The Start
Start the editor by clicking on “World-Editor.exe” in the 1701 A.D. directory folder or in the I. Here you can select if you would like your game world to be large, medium or small.
game menu itself via “Single player>User content>Start World editor”.
II. Now select the size of the Islands: large, medium or small.
III. You then determine the quantity of Raw materials available in your Archipelago: many,
normal or few.
IV. Here you can set the difficulty level in your Archipelago to easy, normal or hard.
V. Here you can select the Foreign cultures who may also settle the Archipelago along with you.
You can choose Tetonka, Liang Wu, Poxacóatl, Amir Sahir, the Free trader, Ramirez and his
gang of Pirates and the Queen.
VI. Now select up to three computer players who may also settle the ANNO Archipelago with
you. Apart from the opponents already familiar from the classic version, there are also four new
characters to choose from and who are listed and described in 1.1 above.
VII. Now select if you would like to start out in the New World with a Ship or with a
Warehouse.
VIII. Click the blank field to give your Archipelago a name. You can let your imagination run
wild here.
IX. Congratulations! You have successfully completed the creation of your own Archipelago
with the help of the Wizard and can now click on “Start 1701 A.D.” to start a new game and
embark on your journey into the New World.
Click on “Edit world” to open the World editor which you can use to make changes to any
properties of your Islands, or to the whole Archipelago.
Here you can create a Map with the help of the Wizard (chapter 3.3), create an entirely new
The next chapter describes how to use the World editor.
Map (chapter 3.2) or open an existing Map.
• Click on “Create Map with Wizard” to hand over the majority of the work to the Wizard
and leave it to create a Map according to your instructions.
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The Editor The Editor
You will also see three folders to the left of the screen as described below. Start:
Here you can, from top to bottom:
Folder: Map details
• Use the Wizard to create a new Map
Here you can set the following: • Create a new Map
• Open an existing Map
• The amount of your Seed capital • Save the current Map
• The amount of the refund of construction costs • Save the current Map as a new Map
• The Pirate strength in the Archipelago • Close the Map and also
• The catastrophes • Exit the editor.
• The amount of the entire Map revealed at the start of the game.
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The Editor The Editor
Edit: Under the header Fertilities, you can now allocate up to three Fertilities on a single Island
Here you can: by ticking the relevant places. Only the Fertility “Whales” can be added to the three existing
Fertilities on an Island.
• Create a new Island or
• Modify the Map features. You can tick the relevant field to modify the Island‘s light profile. You can also determine for
each individual Island whether or not it should be visible at the start of the game by ticking (or
Options: not) the field “Island visible at startup”.
Here you can, from top to bottom:
• Zoom in Right-click on any of the Island’s Resources to change or delete them individually.
• Zoom out
• Show the Resources on individual Islands
• Display the Fertilities on individual Islands and The Resource properties window will then appear.
• Display (or not) the Start dialog at startup (by ticking).
If you now adjust the slider bar by holding down the left mouse button and moving the bar left
Window: or right, you will change the quantity of the corresponding Resource on the Island. If you tick
Here you can, from top to bottom: “Inexhaustible”, this Resource will never run out provided that, similar to Clay pits or Mines,
you take the appropriate actions.
• Display the Island data
• View the game settings Clicking the small arrrow beside the Resource type allows you to toggle between the Resources
• Monitor the Fertilities and Resources Marble, Ore, Gold and Gems on the Island, and to change their quantity or set their deposit
• Display a list of the Islands and levels to “Inexhaustible”.
• Reset the window positions.
Right-click on the Island itself to display the Island menu, where you can delete the entire
Creating an Island: Island or just a single Resource, rotate the Island clockwise or anti-clockwise and distribute the
You can create a new Island either by clicking on the icon in the icon bar under the header Island’s Resources randomly.
“Edit/Create new Island” or simply by right-clicking on the empty Sea in the centre of the
screen and then clicking “Create new Island“. 3.4 Using User content
Here you can choose from a vast number of Islands. There are special northern and southern You can use custom Archipelagos that you yourself have created by selecting “User content”
Islands as well as other Island elements that you can access under the header “Miscellaneous”. from the Single player or Multiplayer menu in the game.
Select any Island and click “Create” to place it on the Archipelago. You can now repeat this You will then see a list of all the worlds you have created.
process with as many Islands as will fit on your Map. If you want to create an Island and then
immediately exit the Island selection menu, click on “Create & close” and then click “Close” You can also normally find the worlds you have created yourself in the folder
to exit the entire Island menu. “\1701 A.D.\UserContent”.
Any Island you have already selected will automatically be placed on the Archipelago first. Use
drag & drop whenever you wish to move any Islands available on the Map to where you think
they should be located.
Edit Island:
To the right of the Map itself you will see where you can edit the Island data.
To do this, first select an Island. The name of the Island will now appear in the top window to
the right of the screen. Simply change the name if you decide you don‘t like the one it has.
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Notes Technical Support
Technical Support
If you are having problems installing or using this software, we want to help. You should read
through the manual and the Readme file on the game disc before contacting Aspyr Technical Support.
Please ensure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements that are listed on the
bottom of the box. Our Technical Support representatives will not be able to help customers whose
computers do not meet these requirements. So that we can better help you, please have the following
information ready:
If, after reviewing all the known issues in this Readme file, you are still having difficulties, please visit
our online technical support page at http://support.aspyr.com/, and click on the “Browse Knowl-
edgebase” link. If your problem is not currently listed under “Game Issues” , then please gather all
information regarding the problem, including attempts to resolve the problem, error messages, and
computer specifications and open a support ticket located at http://support.aspyr.com. This form will
then be sent to Aspyr Media Technical Support.
Contact us by Phone:
You can also contact us by phone by calling (512) 708-8100. Note that this number is for technical
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Technical Support line, please make sure you are in front of your computer and prepared to provide all
necessary information about your computer.
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Credits Credits
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Credits Credits
Compatibility Lab Technicians: . ...................................... Jessie Boyer 1701 A.D. THE SUNKEN DRAGON CREDITS
. ....................................... Andrew Horwitz
. ....................................... Pete Knaus RELATED DESIGNS
. PRODUCTION DIRECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Pottkämper
PROJECT MANAGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olaf Klöppel
Technical Support:.................................................................. Jason McClure LEAD GAME PROGRAMMER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Stein
. ................................................................... Jennifer Becker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Zellner
. ................................................................... Haley Lumpkin
. ................................................................... Joe Rinaldi LEAD RD3D-ENGINE PROGRAMMER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burkhard Ratheiser
. ................................................................... Tom Rees ART DIRECTOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sebastian Steinberg
. ................................................................... Clint Parker LEAD LEVEL DESIGNER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Telwach
LEAD TESTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Telwach
GAME PROGRAMMING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ralf Brauchle
Director of Marketing......................................................... Leah Heck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Torben Fugger
Marketing Manager................................................................ Eric Duncan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tobias Hummrich
Creative Marketing Director........................................... Zach Rener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Mais
Designer......................................................................................... Greg Althoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Rösch
Production Artist................................................................... Lance McIlhany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joachim Schaub
Technical Marketing Assistant....................................... Jack Pattillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jörg Treschau
RD3D-ENGINE PROGRAMMING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Eichhorn
Director of Quality Assurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Hoffmann
and Technical Support......................................................... Tim Attuquayefio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sven Janusch
Quality Assurance Supervisors......................................... Steve Amacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wolfgang Klose
. . ....................................... Bard Alexander DIGITAL ARTISTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carsten Eckhardt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andreas Jupe
TECHNICAL SUPPORT/COMPATABILTY LAB MANAGER ........ Andy Brazell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valentin Koch
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jost Schweinfurther
Special thanks…........................................................................ Chance Copeland GAME DESIGNER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sebastian Bombera
. . ........................................................................... David Hasselhoff ADDITIONAL GAME DESIGN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Björn Lilleike
................................. Philipp Klett
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthias Nock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dirk Riegert
HERMETICODE
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COPY PROTECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jürgen Schäpker GAME WRITER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karin Trost
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Markus Stoller LEVEL DESIGNER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Amend
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dirk Kulla
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stefan Petri
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcel Rebenstorf
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Volker Sassen
MAIN TESTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Angel
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dominik Doell
CONCEPT ARTIST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tobias Mannewitz
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stefan Speth
ASSISTANT TO THE MANAGING DIRECTOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Svenja Büll
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nadin Koch
SPECIAL THANKS TO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gregor Eigner
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Elsäßer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Schurad
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