Change the language for Anno 1404 to German

The business simulation "Anno 1404"

The computer game series "Anno"is one of the most successful games in the field of construction or Strategy. Anno 1404 is the fourth version of the popular business simulation and offers you extensive functions with which you can work in the Occident and Orient of the 15th century. Century can explore different places.

• First you take over a ship and go on a journey through the different oceans. On your journey you will discover new countries and nations with which you can conduct diplomacy and trade - but wars are also possible.
• In addition, you have to develop your own people by building and expanding settlements, planting plantations, supplying your population and developing culturally.
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• With Anno 1404 you can play a campaign that has eight different stations as well as six individual scenarios. You also have the option to start an endless game. With all these game options you can choose between three different levels of difficulty. In addition, endless games without a time limit are possible.

Change the language settings of the game to German

If you have bought an English version of Anno 1404, you can still switch the game to German and play it if you make a few file changes. To do this, however, you need the German demo version of Anno 1404. It is advisable to install this before the full version so that there are no overwrites. If you have already installed the full version, you do not necessarily have to uninstall it first, you can make the changes that way. But to be on the safe side, save your saved games in a different folder.

1. In order to be able to change the language in Anno 1404, first download the German demo version. You can do this, for example, with chip to do.
2. Once the download is complete, open the EXE file and install the demo game. If you have already installed the full version, make sure that you install the demo version in a different folder.
3. After the installation, open the Windows-Explorer with the key combination WINDOWS + E and then go to the folder where you installed the demo version. By default, this should be under "C: \ Program Files \ Ubisoft \ Related Designs \ ANNO 1404 (Demo)".
4. Then open the folder "Maindata" and copy the files "data0.rda", "data6.rda" and "ger0.rda" to your desktop or another independent folder.
5. As soon as the files have been copied, you can uninstall the demo version again.
6. If you have not yet installed the full version of Anno 1404, carry out the installation now.
7. Then open the Maindata folder of the full version. You can find this by default under "C: \ Program Files \ Ubisoft \ Related Designs \ ANNO 1404".
8. To be on the safe side, copy the files "data0.rda", "data6.rda" and "ger0.rda" into any folder. Be careful not to overwrite the three files copied from the demo version.
9. As soon as you have backed up the three files, delete all language files from the folder (for example "eng0.rda", "fra0.rda") and copy the demo files into the Maindata folder of the Full version. If necessary, you will be informed that the files already exist. Click on "Replace" or "Replace All" to overwrite the files.
10. Once the files have been replaced, you can start Anno 1404 and play it in German.
11. If the English version is still displayed, you still have to change the Windows registry settings.
12. To do this, click on the key combination WINDOWS + R and enter "regedit" in the small window. A window with the Windows registry settings will open. Go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE", first to "SOFTWARE", then to "Ubisoft" and finally to "Anno" 1404 "Change the language settings for" Language "from" UK "(England) to" GER " (Germany).
13. Then go to "GameUpdate" and change the language setting from "UK" to "DE". Close the window by clicking on the red cross at the top right. You can now start Anno 1404.