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    Anno Series VS Settlers Series

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Satyrion, May 9, 2010.

  1. Satyrion

    Satyrion Notebook Deity

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    Which is the best? I would like to try one of them but i dont know what to choose. Can people who played em tell me little bit more about these games?

    Like their own personal experiences

    Also would my laptop be able to run Anno 1404 at all? I hear its horrible optimized?
     
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  2. stevenxowens792

    stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Satyrion, Download the anno demo here News: Anno 1404 Demo - GamersHell.com

    Test it out and see what you think... ANNO has what is called a continuous mode so it is very replayable. I like it better than settlers myself. Setllers 6 was more of a campaign. The new settlers 7 has drm out the ying yang so I wouldnt even consider that offering.

    Good Luck, StevenX..

    ps.. If you have a half priced books around you ANNO is 6 bucks...
     
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  3. Satyrion

    Satyrion Notebook Deity

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    Thanks am downloading the demo as we speak :)
    Anyway what exactly is DRM and does any games on steam have it?
    How do it effect my computer?
     
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    stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso

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    drm is copy or pirate protection... steam will tell you if a game has an external drm. ANNO used a system called TAGES. If you buy a disc copy then the updates will remove the disc verification. If you download the steam version there are issues (see the steam forums). My advice is to get a disc copy if possible.

    Best Wishes, StevenX
     
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    I haven't played Anno for so much, but I like Settlers. Atmosphere is amazing, combined with interesting dialogues and fantastic graphics (lights on the little windows at night while snowing outside are something that's worth downloading a few hundreds of MB's).
     
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    im currently playing a fair amount of the settlers 7 and really enjoying it, the depth that you can go to in building your empire is staggering as well and that it has a nice tech tree and is helpful in letting you know if you are lacking resources with any of your workers, im not having any problems with the DRM which in this case means you must have a constant online connection to play even single player campaign.....one guy i played against the other day said "the settlers 7 reminded him of a updated version of Anno"
     
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