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Turn your Anno 1800 savegames into Anno Designer layouts with just a few clicks! Eases the creation of production layout and the process of copying islands.
- Download and install Jupyter Lab: https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab-desktop/releases/latest - The installation process consists of two stages and opens multiple windows, so make sure not to hide them. Always use the default settings (an exception is the question for whom to install the software, here you can opt for "just me" instead of "everyone")
- Download the latest release of this repository: https://github.com/nihoel/Anno1800SavegameVisualizer/releases/latest
- Extract the archive to some directory on your computer. Make sure to not change anything inside the tools folder!
- Double click on savegame_visualizer.ipynb (must open in Jupyter Lab).
- The two images at the top of the software show which buttons you need to click to run the software.
- If you have some basic coding skills in Python, you can open savegame_inspector.ipynb to further explore a savegame.
Close all instances of Anno Designer (use the task manager) and restart the software.
That is normal when you open the software. Run the software as usual and the user interface will appear.
If you have opened one of the two blocks depicted above: Click on the blue bar on the left to collapse it. Make sure you didn't change anything there by accident. If strange things happen afterwards, re-download the software
Contact me if you fail to understand or resolve the error displayed there. To help me solve the issue, open the log console and copy its content.
- Join the Anno Designer discord: https://discord.gg/5CC2pz8B3j
- Ask questions or give feedback in the #savegame-visualizer channel or write me a message (user: DuxVitae#7882)
- I welcome any kind of feedback: Bugs, user experience improvements, feature suggestions. Here is a list of features that does not take to much effort to implement (so write me, if you like to have one of it): Exclude blueprints, exclude groups of buildings (using the building groups specified in Anno Designer), define custom color style (color picker + building (group) selector), or extracting configuration files for my calculator: https://github.com/NiHoel/Anno1800Calculator
- StingMcRay for extracting and adding necessary information to the Anno Designer files
- The Anno Designer team for their great tool (which is part of the distributed binaries)
- Taubenangriff for his support on extracting savegames and the two tools included in the binaries:
- Anno Designer does not allow to open multiple instances. After you opened it, close it before making any modifications in the savegame visualizer. Otherwise the software may hang or fail to update the preview.
- Some buildings are missing in the final layout (e.g. NW trade unions, some harbour buildings and many scenario related buildings)
- The reserved harbour space of dockland modules points into the wrong direction
The software is provided without warranty of any kind. The work was NOT endorsed by Ubisoft Blue Byte in any kind. All the assets from Anno 1800 game are © by Ubisoft.