Key points
- Only the PC version is subtitled Director's Cut Edition and includes new types of investigation missions, as well as reworked existing side missions. These changes were made to replace some of the original console missions that were criticized for being repetitive, but the total number of available missions is the same.[1]
General information
- Official forums
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Essential improvements
Patches
- The v1.02 Patch fixes various problems. Versions at Steam and GOG are already patched.
- This patch removes DirectX 10.1 support.[6]
- The DRM-free version is patched to 1.02.
- Latest version can be downloaded here.
- Unlocked multisampling on high resolutions.
- Added support of all XInput controllers.
- Added detection of hotplugged controllers.
- Gamepad and kb/mouse controls work at the same time.
- Added ini setting for enabling PS3-like controls.
- Added ini setting to skip intro videos.
- [DX10 only] Fixed doubling of resolution modes in settings.
- Options configurable in .ini file.
- Removes support of DirectInput controllers. Use of a DirectInput to XInput translator such as XOutput is recommended if using a DirectInput only controller.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file location
Save game data location
Video
Ambient occlusion
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Force HBAO+ (Nvidia only)[8][9]
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- Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector.
- Select the Assassin's Creed profile.
- Change
Ambient Occlusion compatibility value to 0x00060019.
- Change
Ambient Occlusion setting to High Quality.
- Change
Ambient Occlusion usage to Enabled.
- Press "Apply Changes" in the top-right corner.
Notes
- Only works with true 16:9 resolutions.
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Input
In-game key map settings.
In-game button map settings.
Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Voice volume, music volume, effects volume. |
| Surround sound |
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5.0 |
| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| EAX support |
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EAX 4.0[10] |
| Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| Traditional Chinese |
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| Czech |
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Retail only. |
| French |
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| German |
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| Italian |
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| Polish |
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Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
| Russian |
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Official localization by «Akella». Retail and GOG version. Patch for digital release here. |
| Spanish |
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VR support
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game.
- You can find various fixes in this Ubisoft Support FAQ
- Ubisoft Community Technical Support
Game freezes regularly for a few seconds
- The game is trying to connect to Ubisoft servers which cannot be reached anymore.
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Redirect IP 203.132.26.155[11]
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- Edit the file
%WINDIR%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts using Notepad/Notepad++. This file is protected so you must run your text editor under administrator account.
- Add the following line at the end:
203.132.26.155 127.0.0.1
Note:
- This line will redirect all connections to Ubisoft's offline server to your own computer which will make the connections fail quickly, removing the freezing in the game. This server was used to track statistics about the game usage, so blocking the connections shouldn't cause any problem to the game.
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Disable your internet connection[12]
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- You have to do this every time before playing the game.
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Opening video plays with no visuals on Windows 7 and later
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Set compatibility mode[citation needed]
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- Open
AssassinsCreed_Dx10.exe compatibility settings.
- Enable compatibility mode for
Windows Vista (SP2).
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Crashes to desktop at Ubisoft logo intro
- The game will try to connect to Ubisoft servers which cannot be reached anymore.
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Block the game's executable from accessing the internet with Windows Firewall[citation needed]
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- Open the Start menu, type, and open "Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security".
- Click on "Outbound Rules" on the left-hand side.
- Click "New Rule..." on the right-hand side>
- Select "Program" then click next, select "This program path" then click "Browse...", then go to the install directory of the game and select either
AssassinsCreed_Dx10.exe to use DirectX 10 or AssassinsCreed_Dx9.exe then click "open", then click next, then select "Block the connection", then click next, select Domain, Private, and Public, then click next, type a name, then click "finish".
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Disconnect from from your network before starting the game[citation needed]
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- If using a Wi-Fi/WLAN network adapter, simply disconnect from your network. If using Ethernet, either temporarily disable your Ethernet network adapter under "Network and Sharing Center" > "Change adapter settings" and right-clicking to "Disable", or simply unplug the Ethernet cable.
- Reconnect to your wireless network, or re-enable your Ethernet adapter/replug the cable.
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Character audio problem
- With 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound, characters' voices can be lost or inaudible.
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Switch to Stereo[citation needed]
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Game audio plays, but no visuals
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Swap out files[citation needed]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Swap the names of the files
AssassinsCreed_Game and AssassinsCreed_Dx[version].
- Run the game.
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Regular stutter, especially in the Kingdom
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Enable Low Latency Mode via Nvidia Control Panel or similar[citation needed]
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Disable your internet connection[citation needed]
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- You have to do this every time before playing the game.
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Game always starts up in windowed mode
- By default, the game should run in fullscreen mode. However, occasionally, the game forces itself into windowed mode.
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Return to fullscreen mode with Alt+↵ Enter[citation needed]
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Crash when installed in a Storage Space
- The game will refuse to run when installed on a drive which is managed by a Storage Space on Windows 8 and later.
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Re-installing the Game on a drive that is not a Storage Space will fix this issue[citation needed]
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Leap of Faith jumps result in death
- In addition to visual glitches (such as twitching robes), playing with more than 60 FPS causes the Leap of Faith jumps to not work correctly, leading to the player characters death upon impact.
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Enable Vsync in the graphics settings or force it in the graphics card control panel[13]
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9.0c, 10, 10.1 |
DirectX 10.1 was removed in the first patch.[6] |
| Shader Model support |
3, 4 |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Physics |
Havok |
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| Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
1.8i |
Mods
- Updates most of the textures and particle effects in-game with a mix of Assassin's Creed Revelations textures and custom textures. If there are issues with running or installing the mod, making the game's executable large address aware might fix them.[14][15]
Install by copying the contents of AC1 ReShade in the main folder of the game. (ReShade and OpenTexMod are both mutually exclusive. They don't run together by default. To run ReShade together with the Overhaul mod you have to either use TexMod, or to use OpenTexMod you need ENBInjector)[16][17][18]
There also seems to be a texture issue with the sky while running this ReShade together with the Overhaul mod. In this Guide it is explained how you can make them both work together flawlessly.
System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2 |
Vista |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium D 2.6 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0 GHz |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 2.3 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 6800 XT
ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
| Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
ATI Radeon HD 3800 series
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 10 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[2] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/15100/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (15100) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
