You can leave it on on the server PC if you want.ĭisable Cloud saves on the client PCs Gog Galaxy settings.Ħ) On the server PC, you need to open Windows Defender Firewall and allow anno4web.exe, addon.exe and addonweb.exe in the Inbound Rules section. Having the cloud saves on will override your friends' names, portraits, graphics settings, keyboard bindings etc. We'll call this computer the server from now on, and the other PCs will be called clients.ĥ) If you use GOG Galaxy, you need to turn off Cloud saves on the client machines. This is also the computer you should save the game on. You can also open start menu and type 'Venice' to find the shortcut to Anno 1404 Venice.Ĥ) You should create the game session on the most powerful PC you have. There, you can create a commercial road (to right). Here's a screenshot of how to start Anno 1404 Venice via GOG Galaxy: You should go in the overview map (bottom right, the star, or F6). I really liked hint-texts in Anno 1404 which appeared next to quests on the left of the screen. A story-telling campaing should be definately separated from the tutorial. They told us a story but they really led me by hand - for me they presented no challenge. There is no multiplayer option to select in Anno 1404. I didn't like that campaings in Anno 14 actually served a role of a tutorial. The Gold Edition contains both Anno 1404 and the Venice expansion.Ģ) You only need to buy one copy of Anno 1404 and Venice expansion to play in the local area network.ģ) Starting the game, you should make sure to start Anno 1404 Venice, and not Anno 1404. The base game doesn't have a multiplayer feature. But getting there was a bit tricky, and here is a guide for others who want to do the same.ġ) You need the Venice expansion pack for Anno 1404. Not long ago, I bought Anno 1404 Gold Edition on discount from gog.com for about 4€.

Anno 1404 tutorials