Ubisoft announced that Anno 1800, the latest installment in the successful city-building and strategic franchise, is releasing its latest DLC: Lands of Lions, included in the Season Pass 2, on Windows PC. Inviting players to the region of Enbesa, Lands of Lions is Anno 1800s largest content release. Players will experience a wide range of new content including residentials tiers, buildings, gameplay mechanics and more.
Lands of Lions brings an all-new dimension to the world of Anno 1800, inviting players to discover the Eastern-African inspired Enbesa in all its glory. Arid weather conditions bring an entirely new element to the gameplay, the Irrigation system, that will help players tame the unforgiving landscape of Enbesa, alongside the new Research Center that will encourage players to search and craft technologies and items or to make Major Discoveries to help them accomplish their goals. Players will be able to enjoy more than 10 hours of story content, entering the service of Ketema, the Emperor of Enbesa whom will task the player with building his new capital city, fending off foreign influence over his nation and learn more about Enbesa’s rich culture and history.
Lands of Lions brings new gameplay mechanics, Irrigation and Research Center, 2 new citizen tiers in Enbesa, 1 new citizen tier in the Old World, new production chains such as Hibiscus tea and telephones, 90 new buildings, , 3 quests islands, 134 new items and much more.
In addition to the Land of Lions DLC, Anno 1800 will also receive the free for all Game Update 9 which is all about improving player‘s quality-of-life, giving them more relevant information and saving them many clicks along the way. Game Update 9 includes improvements often requested in the Anno Union, such as selecting a destination harbor for ships traveling between sessions, improving trade route menu functionalities and updates to the statistics overview and the newspaper system.
Developed by Ubisoft Mainz, Anno 1800 provides players with countless opportunities to prove their skills as a ruler. Players can create huge metropolises, plan efficient logistics networks, settle an exotic new continent, send out global expeditions, and dominate their opponents by diplomacy, trade or warfare. The Anno 1800 post-launch plan offers new adventures, challenges and tools to the players. The Season Pass 2 includes three DLCs : Seat of Power, Bright Harvest and Lands of Lions. In addition, regular updates are bringing new free content available for all players.
For more than two years, Anno 1800 has invited players to take part in the creation and the development of the game by giving feedback through the Anno Union. So far, more than 250 blogs have been published, 18,000 comments posted and 6 community votes organized. This collaboration between players and the studio enables the development team to shape the game and add requested community features.
Anno 1800 is available digitally on the Ubisoft Store and the Epic Games store for Windows PC. Lands of Lions can be purchased as part of the Anno 1800 Season Pass 2 for 24,99 euros or individually for 17,99 euros and is downloadable for players who already own the Season Pass 2.