Update 3.0

Update 3.0 went live on 5 Nov 2026 at 10:00 UTC (11:00 CET) on every platform, the same morning as Dawn of the Delta. The change that breaks old guides is consumption: new games eat more goods. Saves you already had keep the previous rates.

Stamps

The copy tool is now a stamp. You can save a housing or production block, name it, pick an icon, and file it in a folder. On PC you can hand the stamp file to someone else. Every stamp you have built shows up in the build menu. AnnoStamps’ how-to page still describes Anno 1800 paths, so use the stamps page here before following that one.

Statistics and tasks

The statistics screen gains a Storage tab (stock, passive and active trade, stock swings) and a tab for specialists you own or have not seen, with where they come from. Tasks can be hidden. Old saves get a prompt about the new tools the first time you load them.

Balance

Anno Union says consumption is higher overall, starting money is higher, and a new “very high” difficulty sits about 75 percent above normal consumption. They do not publish a per-good table. I will not invent one. The higher rates do not rewrite existing saves.

Fixes worth knowing

• Crash on Expired Notes, idle crash in versus multiplayer, crash after loading, clash between manual and auto saves.
• PS5 duplicate save configuration, Xbox crash while joining multiplayer.
• Flagship counted as a Penteconter, Gaze at Volcano aimed at the wrong ship, Hippodrome achievement not counting.
• Mod mismatch dialog names the specific mods; multiplayer also checks sub-mods.