Anno 1800: Best City Layouts (2024)

While much of Anno 1800's appeal lies in its aesthetic beauty, there comes a time when utility and functionality must take precedence in order to sustain a vital colony. One way in which players can do this is through the use of City Layouts. These pre-made templates provide a valuable blueprint of different building types, each of which has its own way of channeling resources and workers. While the choice of layout is largely dependent upon the terrain of the surrounding environment, each build can be modified in order to accommodate all kinds of different purposes and needs.

Each city layout will cater to different needs depending on what the player is looking for. However, there are a few generally solid Layouts which can provide a great example for players to work from. Using Layouts can be particularly beneficial when claiming new islands and quickly establishing functioning, autonomous settlements without the need to micromanage every minor construction.

5 Tiny City Layout

Ideal For Smaller Islands & Farming Settlements With Limited Space

The Tiny City Layout is a basic city design with a Marketplace, Pub, and Firehouse at the center. Surrounding these key buildings are several districts of Farmer Homes. This helps players ensure that any resources can be produced from the surrounding environment where necessary. With such a compact design, the layout can be used on most islands, regardless of their size, which makes it a great starting choice for most players.

From this base, players can transform the settlement any way they wish. With solid foundations in farming, the populace is sure to be sustained and happy, at least before the pursuit of further resources takes priority. If the terrain permits it, players can use this starting base to expand outward, or alternatively can import this layout as a mini district and attach it to larger settlements.

4 All-In-One Layout

A Versatile But Demanding Basic City Layout

This vanilla layout can be found under the Stamps tab by clicking the small bank icon. This rather large layout requires a lot of space, but provides everything needed for a basic city, which can then be further developed in a variety of directions.

The layout consists of a Bank, two Oil Power Plants, four Churches, four Schools, and a variety of Marketplaces, Pubs, and Members Clubs. As a result, this layout is very demanding when it comes to resources, and will require a lot of resource production in order to sustain it. Additionally, some buildings may not be unlocked initially. In this case, they will remain as blueprints until the requirements to unlock them have been met. One added bonus of this layout is the inclusion of space for railway tracks, which allows players to link the city to smaller settlements if necessary.

3 New World City Layout

Ideal Small City Layout For Colonies In The New World

The New World City layout, which can be downloaded from AnnoStamps, is a medium-sized Layout that is ideal for a starting base on larger New World islands. The layout includes a range of useful and well-positioned buildings, including several Chapels, a Marketplace, Fire Stations, and also Police Stations at either end of the city. This ensures that the basic needs of the town are met before luxuries and production-specific buildings are added.

The placement of the houses and roadways ensure that efficiency remains at the forefront of settlements using this layout. This layout can be very useful since it is relatively compact considering its population, especially given that most New World islands have difficult and uneven terrain.

2 King William Island Layout

Purpose-Built Design For King William Island (DLC Required)

For players who have "The Passage" DLC, based on the ill-fated Franklin expedition to the Arctic, new maps will become available. One of these new maps is King William Island, where the crews of the Erebus and the Terror are believed to have perished. This layout makes full use of both the land and the shore to maximize productivity on the island.

Since this layout is specifically designed to fit the shape of King William Island, it is unlikely that it would work elsewhere. The design is mainly centered around a giant Airship Hangar, which can be useful for transportation. A variety of Whaling Stations will help to produce a steady supply of Whale Oil, while a close-knit community of houses in the center ensures that nobody is too far away from their workstation.

1 World's Fair City Layout

Marvellous City Design Showcasing Power And Prestige

This massive layout takes up a lot of room and is only likely to work on the largest islands in the game. Providing up to 1090 homes, this layout is a pre-built metropolis. It offers plenty of variability and customization options when it comes to the management of specific districts. This can be a great starting point for players looking to build extravagant designs on an unlimited budget.

At its center, the layout includes a World's Fair. One of its best features is the range of coverage provided by its 13 Town Halls, which manage to encapsulate all the houses within their sphere of influence. The layout also includes other basic building types to ensure a well-functioning city from the get-go.

Anno 1800

Platform(s)

PC , PS5 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , Microsoft Windows

Released

April 20, 2019

Developer(s)

Ubisoft