Export your layout as a template using the Scenario Editor, or share your screenshots on the Anno subreddit for feedback. Happy building, Governor.
Utilize the production overview (similar to later Anno titles) to see which goods are in surplus or deficit and adjust your layouts accordingly.
house rows, you can fit central facility blocks (market stalls, bathhouses, and schools) perfectly in the center, maximizing housing density without the cost or space consumption of road networks. 3. Production Layouts & Efficiency
Build roads immediately around this core, then surround it with 2 to 3 rows of houses.
: For Aristocrat satisfaction, you can satisfy the "park" requirement simply by placing a anno 1503 layout
After 1,000 hours of playtesting, the single most reliable for a balanced start is the "Harbor Horn."
Place the Ore Mine, Smelter, and Toolmaker directly next to one another.
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Leave gaps in the grid to place schools or churches, ensuring their radii cover the maximum number of homes. Export your layout as a template using the
Final Image — A Night’s Map Imagine standing on the watchtower at midnight. Lanterns scatter like moths across black water. The Needle is a whisper of stone. The Boar’s Head throws a square of light; a dozen dark alleys secret themselves around it. From the quay comes the smell of tar and a distant, tired prayer. The town sleeps in patches — the smith stirs, the fishwives’ dogs do not. Each lane, each yard, is a pathway into a life that has begun and will end under the same tide.
Keep high-pollution or high-space buildings (like Shipyards, Cannon Foundries, and Ore Smelters) on the coastlines or on dedicated industrial islands. This keeps your main residential island clean and optimized for tax-paying citizens. Transitioning to the End-Game
blocks surrounded by roads to prevent fires from jumping easily across streets and to leave clear lanes for carts. Tip: Hold the
When your population reaches Merchant or Aristocrat status and demands a Theater or Cathedral, you can drop these large structures directly into the pre-planned gaps without disrupting your entire city grid. Production and Farm Layouts house rows, you can fit central facility blocks
Aristocrats demand massive real estate and access to every luxury service in the game. This modular layout supports the highest tax bracket while preventing service dead zones. Structural Blueprint
Place a single Forester’s Hut next to two Woodcutter Huts.
Four Small Marketplaces placed in a perfect square configuration, overlapping their radii in the center.
layout (like alcohol or cloth), or are you trying to reach a certain population tier like Merchants or Aristocrats?