Yes long time ago. Since I had played Settlers 3. And since Saturn was an offer 3 games for 50Euro I struck last Thursday. In anticipation of that one finds a settler, which is a further development of Settlers 3. First, the download of the patch was a pure disaster ... but like is here shcon amply described. The game itself. As I said, my point of reference is three settlers, as you erweiteterte its territory by towers or even by small pioneers. But at Settlers 7 there suddenly sectors (perhaps for some time, I do not know) you can take these sectors only at the beginning by soldiers and not by a simple conquest. Later, there is de variant, the areas with novices to convert or dealers. But for that you have to first acquire prestige, then a cherry or commercial reasons Missions etc. So much time and material consuming. If you want to reduce the resources, you first have to build a building, this building can be expand up to three craft stores and in agriculture still will be added further space requirements. So that operates a exensive expansion policy and thus quickly reaches its limits. Unfortunately you have no overview of its building materials. There is a bar with the "main agents" tools, eating high and low level and money. If you want to know how it will go stone and wood, you have to always call up the build menu. For this purpose it is that you have no overview, when a building is nciht further built that you can not recognize from which lack of building material it is. One can look into his camp, but if both are empty or just available and it comes in building no progress despite the highest priority we have to wait. You can only build 5 Armies with A35 man the sectors associated with fixed routes and the armies can be controlled only slightly. Retreats are difficult to make and win a pure mathematical equation and not an act of his own tactical thinking. I feel the possibilities of war is therefore very hard. There are several ways to trade and exchange materials about what for me an impression awakened by a Anno without water, but no thoughtful completion of the game. I had expected that the game Settlers 3 as I know it would simply improved over the past few years, but rather has a different game made it that belongs only in name after the series therewith. Components of the 3rd part I was looking for, but not found. The game tries with a high graphic zubestechen what I consider to this day and still be unnecessary in a strategy game. It's pretty to look at, but often it destroys the sight and you mus constantly rotate the camera into its economy to keep track with the gigantic mountains. I can not recommend it and I do not think that I'm going in 4 parts myself be tempted again to a sponatn purchase. This game series is dead to me.
