Best Ways To Make Money

Highlights

• Building and selling ships can be a profitable way to make money in Anno 1800, but it comes with potential drawbacks.
• Increasing the population by building more houses is a simple and effective way to increase tax income in Anno 1800.
• Producing and selling excess goods can provide a quick and accessible way to make money in the game.

Anno 1800 is one of the most beloved city building strategy games available for players today, and it attracts both players new to the genre and veterans as well. The game includes many traditional aspects of the city-builder, but also includes some more unique features for players looking for something different. One thing that is vital in the game, however, is money.

Players need money for almost everything in Anno 1800, and making it can be a complicated and difficult process. These can be especially complicated for beginners. With that in mind, here are the best ways of making money in the game.

9 Build Ships To Sell

Shipbuilding can become a lucrative business

Building ships to sell can be one of the most lucrative options in Anno 1800. Ships can provide one of the biggest cash injections in the game, making it one of the best ways to make a lot of money in a relatively short amount of time. However, this method has downsides, as building the ships uses vital resources and can sometimes cost more than what the ship will be worth.

Shipbuilding is one of the more unique ways to make money in Anno 1800, but it has a few drawbacks.

8 Build More Houses

More population increases tax income

One of the simplest ways to make money in Anno 1800 is to simply build more houses. This in turn increases the population of the player’s city, which increases the city’s income because the amount of taxes being paid will increase. Even having unemployed citizens can be helpful up to a point, so there aren’t many downsides to this technique. It’s also one of the simplest and easiest ways to earn money if players are struggling in this city builder.

Having a bigger population tends to be a lot more helpful than cultivating a small city in Anno 1800.

7 Produce Goods To Sell

The simplest way to make money

Like in many other games of the genre, one of the quickest ways to make money in Anno 1800 is to produce goods to trade and sell. Many of the most valuable products in the game are ones which players will already be producing for their citizens, so having a small excess can be beneficial as it can be sold off for extra money. Players should be careful, though, as having too big of an excess can make selling the goods harder.

Selling excess goods is a simple and easily accessible way to make money in Anno 1800.

6 Beautify The City

Beautiful cities attract tourists

Making a city more attractive is one of the most enjoyable ways to make money in Anno 1800. Adding attractions and decorations to the city will attract tourists which will automatically make the player a lot of money. This can have the added benefit of making the citizens of the city happier, which will also increase income, as happier citizens pay more taxes to the city.

City beautification is a fun and easy process which breaks the complexity a bit in the game, and is one of the best ways to make money in Anno 1800.

5 Shareholding

The income of other islands can be accessed through shares

Another less conventional way of making money in Anno 1800 is shareholding. Players can hold shares in other cities and islands, which will provide the player with a passive income. Any money the other island makes will earn the player a little bit, so over time, this becomes very lucrative. The only drawback is that it is a bit of a time sink, so for fast money, this is not the way to go.

For players looking to build up money over time, shareholding is one of the better ways to do so in Anno 1800.

4 Quests

Quests can provide huge money injections

Quests are one of the fastest ways to earn money in Anno 1800 and they can also provide a lot of it depending on what task the player has to do. For quick money injections when the player is really struggling, there isn’t a better way to build up the treasury. However, unlike some other methods, this one shouldn’t be relied on, as there are more consistent methods which require less dedication from the player.

Quests can be a quick way to build up a lot of money, but there are better ways to earn money in Anno 1800.

3 Create Propaganda

Influence the population to spend

For players who aren’t opposed to more unethical money-making methods, there is an option for them in Anno 1800. Creating propaganda to encourage citizens to spend their money on what the player wants can earn quite a lot of money in a relatively short period of time. This is the closest thing the game offers to mind control, and it probably isn’t the most ethical method, but if money is the goal, it will work.

Making propaganda aimed at the player’s own citizens isn’t for everyone, but it is an option in Anno 1800.

2 Spread Over More Islands

Evade the metropolis based taxes

This method isn’t actually focused on making the player money, but rather saving them money. If the player spreads their city across multiple islands, they end up paying less tax. Again, this should remind players that a huge metropolis isn’t necessarily the way forward in the game, as this can be a killer in the early game. Rather than having a thousand citizens on one island, try spreading them between two or three islands instead to save some money early on.

Spreading the city out can be a great way of keeping more money for the player in Anno 1800.

1 Trade With Enbesa

One of the biggest moneymakers in the game

For players who have the Land Of Lions DLC, this is arguably the biggest and best moneymaker in Anno 1800. Once players have unlocked this region, trading with them can bring huge dividends, especially if players trade pocket watches with them. This route can provide a huge amount of gold at very little cost to the player, and is an extremely simple method which many players miss out on, but should not be ignored.

Trading with Enbesa is a fantastic way of making money in Anno 1800.

Anno 1800

Released

April 20, 2019

Genre(s)

Real-Time Strategy , Simulation