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Union Update: Community Event, Closed Beta invites and more
Hey Anno Community,
It’s July! More precisely it’s the 11th of July, a date perfectly suited for a news round-up for Anno 117: Pax Romana.
Closed Beta
We start with a short public-service-announcement: Invites for the Closed Beta will be sent next week! Participants are randomly selected from all registered players, so, keep an eye on your inbox.
Like past playtests, the Closed Beta is subject to an NDA – so everything you see or experience during the test cannot be shared publicly but ONLY on the channels outlined in the invitation.
Gamescom event signup
As we announced last Monday, sign-ups for our Gamescom Community Event are now open! It will take place on 20th August, and just like last year’s Community Event, participants will be selected randomly. If you’re going to be around Cologne and want to attend the event and spend some time with fellow Annoholics and the Anno Dev Team, you can sign up here. You’ve got until Sunday 20th July to get your name on the list for a chance to be selected!
We’ll provide food and drink during the event as well as access to gamescom itself – travel and accommodation are not covered by us. Watch this space for more info on the Community Event and gamescom in general in the coming weeks.
Dark Horse Comics x Anno 117: Pax Romana
We know how much you love the art of Anno, so we’ve teamed up with Dark Horse Comics for “The Art of Anno 117: Pax Romana”. From concept art to character designs and meticulously crafted environments, this artbook is a treasure trove for the true Anno fan. It will release on 9th December this year, more info are available here while you can preorder the book on places like Amazon or (comic) book stores.
Find some impressions from the book below:
Upcoming
In the coming days and weeks until gamescom we of course won’t leave you completely without news.
You can soon expect a DevBlog on Game Production: Now that we’ve already talked about and shown so many parts of Anno 117: Pax Romana we’re taking a step back and look at the planning side of things. How are we planning a project like Anno 117: Pax Romana?
We also really want you to meet your future rivals – or new best friends: We’ll be talking about the diplomacy system and introduce you to some of the characters you’ll meet in Anno 117: Pax Romana.
And for more behind the scenes information, we’ll also be taking a look at the work of the Game Design team, their processes and the creation of feature concepts and design documents.
Of course, you can also expect us to step in front of the camera for a livestream again, specifically on the Diplomacy topic, and share more updates on gamescom and generally news on Anno 117: Pax Romana with you!
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Hi Anno team,
I’m a passionate player from France with over 580 hours on Anno 1800, and I’ve been following the series closely for years. I’d love the chance to join the Anno 117 Closed Beta and provide serious, constructive feedback.
Thanks for your great work , can’t wait to see more!
Best,
Hi, love the work that you have on anno 117 so far!
I was lucky to get a key from a friend, however support told me that a subscription is required 🙁 I think that is a bummer and should be advertised more – as in only monthly paying paying people can join the beta, not those that played anno for years.
Here is the reply received:
“Hello there,
Thanks for writing back to Ubisoft Support and we understand you are having issues with the game Anno 117 beta with the error “You are not eligible” after receiving an activation key.
After checking your account, it seems you are not subscribed or no active subscription for Ubisoft+ and that answers the error message you are getting.
Normally, if you have subscription, you will see a banner on Ubisoft Connect through which you can register for Closed Beta if there are still free slots as we only have limited amount.
I hope this answers your question
We hope this helps! Since we have successfully fulfilled your request, We will now be closing this case, if you have further inquiries, please feel free to reply to this case to re-open it or open a new case if it’s for a different concern.
All the best,
Ubisoft Support”
Hey, sorry to hear you had issues joining the Closed Beta.
No subscription or other kind of payment was necessary to join the playtest, not sure where this miscommunication came from. We’ll have a look.
Hello,
So looking forward to this game! Is there anyone I can contact for a PR-related inquiry? Possibly to write a piece of Anno 117
Depends a bit on the topic and purpose, but feel free to shoot over an email at pr.studiosde@ubisoft.com and our PR colleagues will forward it internally if needed.
The Artbook looks awesome but i assume it originates from the US ?
If so, i have to skip due to the extra fees.
Hello,
Looking forward for the artbook. It is a nice addition to the Governor’s Edition.
Will there be more artbooks after each Season Pass?
Greetings
Hey, right now there are no plans to release further artbooks in the future.
Hallo,
Thank you for your quick answer. Maybe you can convince the team if the sales for the artbooks are good. So we can complete our collection at the end.
Already looking forward to the next blogs and stream. Keep up the good work.
Greetings
Thx for rhe update. The artbook looks great. Can’t wait to see the whole thing. I’m an Anno newbie, but Rome enthousiast and can’t wait to dive into your game.
I’m so happy that you’re giving us a physical art book. Thank you very much.
Love the emperor doodle. I know someone who looks almost like that, so it’s even funnier.
Here’s me hoping to get into the beta. I’m sure as an Anno veteran and mighty bug-finder I can be of help.