Anno 117: Pax Romana – Gamescom recap: Dawn of the Delta and Echoes of Kassandra

Summary

Hey Anno Community,
We’re back from gamescom and ready to give you an overview of what was presented and announced.
Over the course of last week, we met quite a few Anno fans in Cologne, had some nice chats, answered a lot of questions and talked about “The Hippodrome”, the big “Dawn of the Delta” expansion as well as the upcoming cosmetic pack “Echoes of Kassandra”.
Let’s give you an overview of what we shared:

Dawn of the Delta

The third gameplay expansion this year for Anno 117: Pax Romana leads you into the south-eastern corner of the Empire – to Aegyptus. The land there looks very different to what you’re used to from Latium and Albion, with deserts and floodplains next to a mighty river.

Each buildable area in this river delta is split in three zones. The Arid Zone, where nothing grows (for now!) but where there’s plenty of space to build cities. The Farmlands, a fertile belt close to the river, useful for agriculture and foresting. And the Floodplains, an area right next to the river itself which gets regularly flooded and impacts the production of buildings placed in it.
When starting to build a city here, you’ll first meet the local population: the first population tier are the Threshers, carrying Aegyptus’ farming traditions.
Fulfilling their still rather modest needs, you’re again encountering a decision: will you follow the Roman path and merge Greek and Roman culture? Or promote local traditions and follow the Aegyptian way of life?
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