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HelenaвЂ™s quest вЂњRoute SecurityвЂќ text changed to refer to generic Ships, not Corsairs, since you sink Warships, not Corsair Ships.

GiovanniвЂ™s Venice quest вЂњThe Fake BuyerвЂќ was marked as a вЂњContinuousвЂќ quest, so even after you finished the trade race, the quest wouldnвЂ™t end.

Added the вЂњConstruction Plan for a Cannon FoundryвЂќ to HakimвЂ™s Invention item pool (GUID 500531) for Patrician level, since the вЂњWar Machines WorkshopвЂќ was there also, so they both might as well be available.

The item вЂњGlass PhialsвЂќ (GUID 8302) has been reassigned from NorthburghвЂ™s item pools (both GUID 500645) to Al ZahirвЂ™s (both GUID 500646), since it boosts an Oriental Good.

Now Coal Mines are also listed (with usage percentвЂ™s) along with Charcoal BurnerвЂ™s Huts with an вЂњorвЂќ between them to signify either works.

Added extra lines to all construction menu tooltips for production chain buildings that use Coal.

Added a line to the Coal Mine construction menu tooltip to clarify its output, вЂњDouble the output of Charcoal BurnerвЂ™s Huts.вЂќ.

Fixed more grammar issues in quest texts such as вЂњOriental DelicatessenвЂќ and вЂњNoble CaptivityвЂќ.

Now the proper 3 items are being requested, which were rewards from part V. Likewise, part VI I used the wrong XML variables so no items were being requested for delivery. I accidentally changed parts V and VI to occur at NorthburghвЂ™s island instead of Al ZahirвЂ™s.

Fixed several issues with the SultanвЂ™s extensive quest вЂњThe False ChroniclersвЂќ.

So, although Anno: Venice doesn't quite fix all that was broken, luckily there wasn't a lot wrong in the first place. For such a notable naval power there's only a disappointing two new trading ships, and keeping track of quests is still as cumbersome as ever, with the all-important Quest log still buried on a sub-menu.

Not only is there no single-player Venice campaign (just 15 new scenarios) but you can't even replay the old 1404 campaign using your new units and abilities. At the time of writing only a handful of people online owned the add-on, making this impossible to test, but it will be interesting to see how the more tranquil pace of Anno survives on competitive online servers. There's also a decent multiplayer mode which can be played by up to eight people over the internet or local area network in versus or co-op mode. Naturally, others can do the same to you but this, and the option to buy Council membership in rival cities offers interesting new ways of expanding control without resorting to naval combat. In Oriental bases you can also send out a belly dancer as a distraction or create false prophets to cause more widespread confusion. Depending on the level of the building you occupy you can launch arson attacks, sabotage the water supply, spread disease or sow dissent in the marketplace to (eventually) start a revolt. Spies are available once you've built an Operations Base, but once done they can take care of policing your own city or creating mayhem in an opponent's. Perhaps the biggest change with Venice is the addition of Spies to your diplomatic toolkit. There's also a new sounds and music, making the city building side of things curiously hypnotic when you've got bigger issues to take care of. Visually not a lot has changed вЂ“ it's still great to look at, with your hoard of animated townspeople going about their business. There's also a new island type (Volcano) adding to the trading and tactical possibilities of your old European and Oriental cultures.

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Venice is an add-on pack featuring 300 new quests, 60 new items and a series of new scenarios based around Venetian culture. It neatly combined the city-building tranquillity of The Settlers with the gunboat diplomacy of Age of Empires to make a deep and absorbing game.

O f all the RTS/Sim hybrids, Anno 1404 was one of the most enjoyable.

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