Tips & Tricks

Running on Windows 10

Crucially, the registry must point to the correct CD drive.

The relevant registry entry CDROM_DIR can be found at:

HKEY_USERS\{USER_ID}\Software\ANNO1602

Running under DxWnd may fix some issues.

Playing Multiplayer

To play online, the host needs to forward ports 47624 (TCP) and 2300-2400 (TCP and UDP).

Ensure there is no firewall blocking these ports, too.

Old games like this can be really hit and miss when it comes to network play. Sometimes changing the host can help. I have also had some success with Tunngle (no longer maintained) and Hamachi.

Unlock All Levels

To unlock all single-player scenarios in Anno 1602: Gold Edition, open Game.dat in a text editor and change:

  Volume:    -1485, -727, -595

to:

  Volume:    -1485, -727, -580

To unlock all scenarios within the additional campaigns, add these Kampagne lines after Tutornr:

  Tutornr:  0

  Kampagne: 0, 3
  Kampagne: 1, 3
  Kampagne: 2, 3
  Kampagne: 3, 3
  Kampagne: 4, 3
  Kampagne: 5, 3

Published 2019/04/22