Dawn of Discovery is the latest game in the classic Anno seriesreleased back in June, the European version is referred to as Anno1404. Why Ubisoft felt a name change was necessary for the westernmarket is beyond me. Anyway, I posted this on the forum a while back,but I thought I would go ahead and post it on the front page for thosethat missed it. I had posted a lot about this game on the forum earlierthis year, I'm a big fan of the Anno series of games and I was reallylooking forward to this one, but when I found out about the draconiancopy protection included with the original release of this game Ipretty much gave up on it. Back at the end of October, Ubisoft releasedan official patch for this game fixing a few bugs and completelyremoving the TAGES copy protection!
You can download the patch and find out more about the game on the official web pager HERE!
I have since purchased the game and Iwill do a full review of it after I have had some time to play it, buthere are a few of my first impressions. The graphics are fantastic! Thegame it's self really looks beautiful, although some aspects do have abit of a cartoonish feel. The musical score is also very well done, youdon't find this kind of professional production in a lot of videogames, and it is welcome indeed! The "manual", if one can even call itthat, is absolutely pathetic! While I can understand that you can'tinclude a 200 page book in a DVD case, there is absolutely no excusefor not having a full electronic version of the manual included on theDVD! The included insert barely even covers the basics of the game, letalone any kind of basic description of units or buildings and whatthere functions are. You are left to discover these things foryourself, or shell out $20 for the Prima strategy guide. I expected abit more for my $50! More to come when I get the chance.Ubisoft Quietly Removes Tages From Dawn Of Discovery - Disc Version ONLY
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 04:58
Written By Ulysses Mockett
The news wasn't official nor mentioned in its vast technical log, butthe latest 200 MB patch released by Ubisoft on 7th October 2009 camewith a nice addition of removing the activation element for Anno 1404,or Dawn of Discovery for the Disc Version Only. It's a welcoming signby Ubisoft to reward current and interested fans of theMedieval/Oriental/Arabian RTS franchise by sunsetting Tages, a movewhich was also welcomed with open arms by CD Projekt and theirmedieval-fantasy RPG, The Witcher.
The 1.1 patch, along with its extensive elaboration on their fixes andalterative download spots, can be found on their official website.There is also a link on Tage's official website where gamers candownload their DRM removal tool should there be issues with theDRM-removal process through the 1.1 patch. Any issues or queriesrelating to Anno: 1404 in general can be found at the onlyEnglish-speaking Anno forum Ubisoft has to offer.
Please note that the patch doesn't work for the Downloaded versions...Only for the Disc Version.
You can download the patch and find out more about the game on the official web pager HERE!