Ubisoft’sAnno 1800is a management-focused colony sim which puts players at the forefront of exploration and innovation at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. In addition to balancing the production of resources with the happiness of a town’s inhabitants, players will also need to be wary of trade routes, pirates, and rival factions seeking to gain an economic advantage in the area. At the start of each game, players are able to make a variety ofadjustments to the game’s settingsin order to suit their chosen playstyle and objectives for the campaign.Map “seeds"are a way to create variation and replayability, and they enable players to share their creations with other members of the game’s community.
Each seed has a unique code and location, and can be found under the World tab. Players can still make adjustments to a variety of other settings, such as Island Size, Mineral Deposits, Fertility, and the Map Type. In this way,each playthrough is able to be made uniquethrough the use of custom settings and the endless variety of Map Seeds available.
Updated on May 14, 2025 by Andrew McLarney:Anno 1800 has plenty of interesting Map Seeds on offer, with randomized locations being generated across each region and with varied resource deposits being produced. Players continue to find and generate new and interesting map seeds to add or reduce certain challenges in the game. With so many different seeds to choose from, it can help to note down some of the more significant and popular seeds in order to try them out.
8Map Seed 1800
A Great Campaign Map With High Resource Fertility
Map Seed1800, in addition to carrying the most apt seed number, also ranks among the best to try for both new and veteran players alike. With balanced island sizes across all regions, players can compete with rivals on a relatively even playing field.
Each island is relatively resource abundant too, with high crop and resource fertility across most regions. This enables fast progression throughout the game and can lead to someepic large-scale battlesbetween rival factions.
7Map Seed 440654298
A Crazy Map Enabling Huge Amounts of Construction
Map Seed440654298is certainly worth checking out, especially for more experienced players looking to construct megacities. It offers large islands in every possible map sphere, with one rivalling the size of Crown Falls in the resouce-dense New World.
Enbesa’s islands have also been enlarged considerably for players with the Land of Lions DLC, which can provide lots of interesting opportunities to build up colonies there. Cape Trelawney remains very abundant in resoucres such as Oil, Clay and Iron.
6Map Seed 111108851
A Large Island Seed With Interesting New World Variations
Map Seed111108851is a popular map dominated by plenty of large islands, offering playersplenty of resources and room for construction. With pirates positioned slightly out of the way, they will only present a challenge when players are ready to deal with them.
The New World variation in this seed is also very unique and contains several large, resource-rich islands, however Crown Falls in Cape Trelawney will have less oil than is typical in other map seeds. Overall, this map seed can lead to some great, competitive gameplay, particularly when it comes to claiming islands.
5Map Seed 1248
A Well-Balanced Map With A Fair Challenge
One of the most exciting Map Seeds to play is1248, which works particularly well with the “Corners” Map Type. This seed contains large islands with lots of pirates who will provide plenty of challenge for more experienced players, as well as an abundance of useful resource deposits including Coal, Iron, Cement, Copper, and Clay.
Another useful advantage of this seed, particularly with the “Corners” Map Type, is the fact that the centrally-located pirates will attack all factions equally, rather than targeting those closest to them. Two large abandoned islands in the center of the map also provide an opportunity for players toexpand inwards and contain the pirates.
4Map Seed 220781
A Fun Map With Plenty Of Options For Expansion
Map Seed220781is one of the most popular Map Seeds and is good for both newer and experienced players alike. With plenty of landmass and pirates contained to the map’s far Eastern corner, players can develop their cities with relative ease and plenty of freedom in this resource-rich setting.
The southernstarting island for playersin the “Archipelago” Map Setting, which is best for this Seed, contains plenty of useful Agricultural Resources including Potato, Grain, and Red Pepper, as well as Oil, the game’s key Strategic Resource.
3Map Seed 1521800709
Large Map With Plenty Of Islands To Claim
This Seed is best played on the “Island Arc” map type, whichputs a giant seabetween the pirates and the rest of the players, making them easier to manage and contain. With a variety of smaller and larger islands, each varying in the value of their resource deposits, this seed can lead to very competitive and exciting games, particularly on higher difficulties.
One great advantage of Map Seed1521800709is the ability to corner the pirates by deploying defenses on the surrounding islands. This can allow for a relatively peaceful playthrough thereafter, provided that players have managed to acquire some of the larger islands within the “Arc.”
2Map Seed 1337032
A Challenging Seed With A Number Of Helpful Advantages
Map Seed1337032provides plenty of large, open islands for players to claim, each of which is rich in resources. An added benefit of this seed, particularly with the “Archipelago” Map Type, is the close proximity of AI traders to one another, makingtrade between different factionsmuch faster. In addition to this, pirates will start on the far side of the map and will be easier to defend against for both the player and AI factions.
The starting island will ensure players have everything they need to start a successful colony, with Clay, Iron, Coal, and Oil all appearing in abundance. The island also has a number of useful Argicultural Resource deposits which include Potato, Grain, Hops, and Fur. The main challenge of this Seed lies in occupying and maintaining the larger islands in the center of the map.
1Map Seed 1814140991
A Fun Map With Lots Of Action Guaranteed
For players looking to step up the game’s challenge beyond city building, Map Seed1814140991provides an unconventional layout with lots of smaller islands and pirates at the center, with traders and the player based on the outer ring. This layout inevitably leads to a lot of competition for land andwar between different factions.
The map is best played on the “Atoll” Map Type, which will provide a lot of open sea areas. Nonetheless, the islands themselves remain rich in a variety of resources, ensuring players will have a reason to expand beyond their starting island. For experienced players, this Seed can providea welcome challenge, and often results in different deals being made with the pirates and Old World Traders.
