The mobile game switcher at the bottom of the homepage is easier to spot now — it has its own segmented look, and first-time visitors get a quick one-time tip pointing it out.
Fixed a remaining case of the homepage scrolling sideways on some phones.
Friday
August 28, 2026
The Hippodrome page now shows a gallery of already-submitted entries, so you can see what others have built before sending in your own.
Changing your display name in Account Settings now updates it on builds you've already submitted, not just on new activity.
Fixed the site footer occasionally causing a horizontal scrollbar at some in-between window widths.
Thursday
August 27, 2026
Opened the Hippodrome build-off: fit a hippodrome into an Anno 117 city, tearing down whatever you have to in order to make room. Runs through 28 September — whoever's rebuild reads best gets a permanent Hippodrome Champion badge on their profile.
New homepage banner for the open call, with its own illustration of the arena.
Replaced the old preset avatar icons with 10 illustrated portraits, split between Anno 117 and Anno 1800 — pick one in Account Settings.
The Top Builder badge is now one of a set: reputation's top 3 builders each get their own badge, along with one for whoever has the most submitted builds and one for supporters of the project. A profile can carry several at once.
The Hippodrome page's prize medal now does its turn-in-the-hand animation as soon as it scrolls into view, not only on hover.