Anno 1800 is one of the best city-building strategy games around, and it deserves way more love than it's getting right now. This 2019 title has slowly been making waves in the genre, with each successive update adding a wealth of content to the game that makes the game feel fresh and exciting once again.
Of course, players who aren't patient enough to wait for these updates can just engage with the modding community instead. It's quite active and has developed several mods for Anno 1800 that range from minor fixes to major changes that completely alter how the game is played. Keeping this in mind, here are some of the best mods that players can download for their copy of Anno 1800.
10 Spice It Up
Easily one of the most comprehensive mods on the list, Spice it Up should be downloaded by players who might be finding the vanilla gameplay loop to be slightly repetitive. City building might be great, but it can also be cumbersome at times.
The changes made by this mod are massive yet subtle, ranging from quality-of-life updates that are almost mandatory to other gameplay additions for which a player's mileage may vary. It's a massive mod that's nothing short of an incredible achievement from the community.
9 All Items Unlocked At Traders
Having to unlock useful items one at a time can be a chore in Anno 1800. This can also stall the development time of the city, which can be a major sore spot for fans who want to get into the action from the get-go.
This simple mod accomplishes exactly what is stated in the title and makes the game all the more enjoyable to play. Obviously, it's a mod that isn't recommended for beginners, but players who have gone through the flow of the game many times can use this tweak to make certain aspects of the game slightly less repetitive.
8 Incipium's Tweaks And Enhancements
Similar to the Spice it Up mod, Incipium's mini-mod collection is a handy little package for players to toy around with. However, unlike the rather balanced changes in Spice it Up, Incipium's Tweaks and Enhancements favor the player quite a bit indeed.
Of course, certain aspects of the mod can be changed at the player's convenience. This mod is pretty much a way to boost the overall progress a player can make in the game, which can be great for long-time players who don't want to stick through the early grind every single time.
7 Power Plant Range And Storage Increase
Power Plants are some of the most useful things that players will need to construct to make the most of the Industrial Revolution in Anno 1800. That being said, their limited range and reduced storage space can be somewhat annoying for many fans.
Luckily, there's a mod that takes care of both these issues with the simplest of tweaks. It might be a minor issue for some, but players who find these limitations to be quite grating will benefit the most from this mod.
6 Free Farmfield Placement
Restrictions are the last thing that players want to deal with while building their ideal city. After all, being forced to construct a building in a particular way can be pretty annoying for players who like to have full control over how their settlement should look.
The Free Farmfield Placement mod takes care of some of these issues to allow for a smoother city-building experience. Now, farm fields, tractor barns, and silos can be placed anywhere the player wishes!
5 Project Distinction
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Engineers and Investors are two types of residents in Anno 1800 that accomplish different roles in the game. As a result, the districts they stay in should ideally look different as well, which is the case for the most part.
However, players who want just a bit more in terms of a visual bifurcation between both residents should check out Project Distinction. The new textures and effects it brings to the table make the visual design of cities more unique and engaging than ever before.
4 Cheat Mod
Anno 1800 is a pretty challenging game, there's no doubting that. However, there are times when players who are comfortable with the game mechanics and have seen almost everything it has to offer might want to enjoy a smoother and more relaxing experience instead.
This is where the Cheat Mod comes into the picture. True to its name, it adds a bunch of beneficial changes that can render the challenge completely moot for players who might want to progress further on without too many issues.
3 Ship Unlocker
Ships can be a pain to unlock in Anno 1800. Having to find a trader that will sell a particular ship model becomes a chore that most players just want to do away with.
With the Ship Unlocker mod, this worry will become a thing of the past. Players can now construct any ship in the game as long as they have a shipyard and an Artisan.
2 Train Stations And Hotels
A player can't really have too many buildings to construct in Anno 1800. The opportunity to add more diversity in the range of buildings that players can make in the game makes a world of difference.
This mod adds two new buildings in the form of the Train Station and the Post Office. It also adds new needs to tourists for these new buildings and tweaks the way hotels are added, among a bunch of other changes.
1 Item Buildings Affect Entire Islands
This mod is a pretty convenient way to stack bonuses and turn islands into highly productive powerhouses. In the base game, a building's positive benefits only stretched out for a certain range.
However, with this mod, a single building is enough to give bonuses to the entire island. It's an incredibly overpowered and unbalanced mod that will definitely heighten the fun factor of Anno 1800.