Engine.ini

The Engine.ini is a text file where the Anno game preferences are found. These preferences can easily be changed and modified.

--To access the demo Engine.ini file type "ANNO 2070 DEMO" in run rather than "ANNO 2070"--

How to Access the Engine.ini File

Or use the "Win+R" keyboard shortcut.

Here is the line to copy and paste into the run command line:

%appdata%\Ubisoft\ANNO 2070\Config\Engine.ini

It will work even if you cannot find the file manually through explorer.

Example of How to Modify the Engine.ini File

For example, the default/original settings for:

<EnableFourthCamPosition>0</EnableFourthCamPosition>

Change to:

<EnableFourthCamPosition>1</EnableFourthCamPosition>

<SkipIntro>1</SkipIntro> : will skip the intro movie

<MouseScroll>10</MouseScroll> : change the mouse scroll speed

<KeyboardScroll>10</KeyboardScroll> : change the keyboard scroll speed

<RE_Bloom>0</RE_Bloom> : Activate/Deactivate the bloom effect

Then save the Engine.ini file, and start the game.

Comparison

Modification Comparisons

Bloom
Enabled	Disabled

Example contents

Below is an example of the contents of Engine.ini.

<InitFile><ScreenXSize>1920</ScreenXSize>
<ScreenYSize>1080</ScreenYSize>
<LastScreenXSize>1024</LastScreenXSize>
<LastScreenYSize>768</LastScreenYSize>
<ScreenDepth>32</ScreenDepth>
<ScreenFormat>0</ScreenFormat>
<RefreshRate>0</RefreshRate>
<AspectRatio>0.000000</AspectRatio>
<ResizableWindow>0</ResizableWindow>
<NoWindowFrame>0</NoWindowFrame>
<Gamma>1.000000</Gamma>
<AlwaysShowWaterSurface>0</AlwaysShowWaterSurface>
<RE_Device>0</RE_Device>
<RE_VSync>0</RE_VSync>
<RE_Cloud>0</RE_Cloud>
<RE_Framebuffer_Refraction>1</RE_Framebuffer_Refraction>
<RE_TerrainRenderMode>0</RE_TerrainRenderMode>
<UseDDSTextures>1</UseDDSTextures>
<DirectXVersion>0</DirectXVersion>
<EnableTextureMemoryManagement>1</EnableTextureMemoryManagement>
<EnableModelMemoryManagement>1</EnableModelMemoryManagement>
<PreloadShaders>1</PreloadShaders>
<EnableRenderEngineScheduler>1</EnableRenderEngineScheduler>
<QualityLevel>0</QualityLevel>
<RE_Anisotropic>0;0;1;2;0</RE_Anisotropic>
<RE_Antialiasing>0;1;1;1;0</RE_Antialiasing>
<RE_Effects>0;1;2;2;0</RE_Effects>
<RE_Force>0;0;1;1;0</RE_Force>
<RE_Lighting>0;1;2;2;0</RE_Lighting>
<RE_MaxObjectLOD>0;1;2;2;0</RE_MaxObjectLOD>
<RE_PostEffects>0;0;1;2;0</RE_PostEffects>
<RE_Reflection>0;0;1;1;0</RE_Reflection>
<RE_Refraction>0;0;1;1;0</RE_Refraction>
<RE_Scattering>1;1;2;2;1</RE_Scattering>
<RE_Shadows>0;1;2;2;0</RE_Shadows>
<RE_Terrain>0;1;2;2;0</RE_Terrain>
<RE_TextureManager>2;1;0;0;2</RE_TextureManager>
<RE_Water>1;2;3;3;1</RE_Water>
<EnableUtilization>0</EnableUtilization>
<EnableFPS>0</EnableFPS>
<EnableGUIWarning>0</EnableGUIWarning>
<EnableAI>1</EnableAI>
<LanguageTAG>eng</LanguageTAG>
<Multithreading>1</Multithreading>
<PreferLocalFiles>0</PreferLocalFiles>
<EnableWatchThreads>0</EnableWatchThreads>
<EnableMainMenuPreloading>1</EnableMainMenuPreloading>
<EnableFPPPreloading>0</EnableFPPPreloading>
<PreloadAll>0</PreloadAll>
<RecordCFGCache>0</RecordCFGCache>
<ScriptFilename>Console.ini</ScriptFilename>
<RenderTransportRoute>1</RenderTransportRoute>
<SkipIntro>0</SkipIntro>
<MinimapRotation>1</MinimapRotation>
<EnableTimeDisplay>1</EnableTimeDisplay>
<EnableInfoMode>1</EnableInfoMode>
<AutoSaveCount>3</AutoSaveCount>
<GameSpeed>14</GameSpeed>
<SaveReplay>1</SaveReplay>
<AutoQuestReminder>1</AutoQuestReminder>
<ProfileName></ProfileName>
<HardwareCursor>1</HardwareCursor>
<MouseScroll>10</MouseScroll>
<KeyboardScroll>10</KeyboardScroll>
<MouseSpeed>10</MouseSpeed>
<LockCamera>1</LockCamera>
<EnableZoom>1</EnableZoom>
<CheckCameraDistance>1</CheckCameraDistance>
<EnableConsole>1</EnableConsole>
<TimePerChar>88</TimePerChar>
<EnableFourthCamPosition>0</EnableFourthCamPosition>
<MinimapTexResX>64</MinimapTexResX>
<MinimapTexResY>64</MinimapTexResY>
<EnableLargeFOV>0</EnableLargeFOV>
<m_PickHighlightEnabled>1</m_PickHighlightEnabled>
<VolumeMain>990</VolumeMain>
<VolumeAmbiente>500</VolumeAmbiente>
<VolumeSpeech>500</VolumeSpeech>
<VolumeMusic>500</VolumeMusic>
<VolumeSound>500</VolumeSound>
<VolumeMsg>500</VolumeMsg>
<VolumeAck>500</VolumeAck>
<SoundSystem>0</SoundSystem>
<SoundSystemOutput>0</SoundSystemOutput>
<SoundDriver>0</SoundDriver>
<SoundEnableBink>0</SoundEnableBink>
<FilterEventMsg>0</FilterEventMsg>
<FilterEconomyMsg>0</FilterEconomyMsg>
<FilterDiplomacyMsg>0</FilterDiplomacyMsg>
<FilterResidentMsg>0</FilterResidentMsg>
<FilterExplorationMsg>0</FilterExplorationMsg>
<FilterResearchMsg>0</FilterResearchMsg>
<FilterMilitaryMsg>0</FilterMilitaryMsg>
<CheckSumEnabled>0</CheckSumEnabled>
<StopOnCheckSumError>0</StopOnCheckSumError>
<CheckSumErrorCount>2</CheckSumErrorCount>
<IsLogFileOn>0</IsLogFileOn>
<KIServerPort>5479</KIServerPort>
<KIBuildLimitation>1</KIBuildLimitation>
<RenderDebugBlock>0</RenderDebugBlock>
<ShowAssert>0</ShowAssert>
<DisableHPTimer>0</DisableHPTimer>
<SyncTraceDisabled>0</SyncTraceDisabled>
<WriteMiniDumps>2</WriteMiniDumps>
<SyncTraceLogFolder>\\rds.local\data\anno5\12_SyncTraces</SyncTraceLogFolder>
<ScreenshotFormat>0</ScreenshotFormat>
<ScreenshotWidth>0</ScreenshotWidth>
<ScreenshotHeight>0</ScreenshotHeight>
<UbiSurveyTime>7527795</UbiSurveyTime>
<EnableInGameThreadLoading>1</EnableInGameThreadLoading>
<EnableThreadLoading>0</EnableThreadLoading>
<FixedSun>1</FixedSun>
<FeedbackQualityLevel>0</FeedbackQualityLevel>
<m_waitForPlayerTimeout>5000</m_waitForPlayerTimeout>
<LastUserName></LastUserName>
</InitFile>