Assassin's Creed Odyssey
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Developers | |
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Ubisoft Quebec | |
Ubisoft Montreal | |
Ubisoft Bucharest | |
Ubisoft Singapore | |
Ubisoft Montpellier | |
Ubisoft Kyiv | |
Ubisoft Shanghai | |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Engines | |
AnvilNext 2.0 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 5, 2018 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 86 |
OpenCritic | 84 |
IGDB | 88 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC, Expansion pack |
Microtransactions | Boost, Cosmetic, Currency, Infinite spend, Unlock, Loot box |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, RPG, Open world, Stealth |
Themes | Classical, Europe, Historical |
Series | Assassin's Creed |
Assassin's Creed Odyssey is a third-person action, RPG, open world and stealth game in the Assassin's Creed series.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Only available in DACH countries. Contains 6 DVDs. | |||
Amazon.co.uk | Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition, Ultimate Edition | |||
Epic Games Store | Deluxe, Gold and Ultimate editions also available | |||
GamersGate | Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition, Ultimate Edition | |||
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Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition, Ultimate Edition | |||
Green Man Gaming | Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition, Ultimate Edition | |||
Humble Store | Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition, Ultimate Edition | |||
Microsoft Store | Included exclusively with Xbox Game Pass for PC. | |||
Steam | Deluxe, Gold and Ultimate editions also available | |||
Ubisoft Store | Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition, Ultimate Edition. Ultimate Edition included with Ubisoft+. Standard Edition included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. |
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Amazon.com (unavailable) | Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition, Ultimate Edition | |||
Origin (unavailable) | Deluxe and Ultimate editions were also available. Is considered unavailable even with an EA Desktop user-agent. |
- All versions require Ubisoft Connect, Denuvo Anti-Tamper, and VMProtect DRM.
Version differences
- The Deluxe Edition includes the Deluxe Pack.
- The Gold Edition includes the Season Pass.
- The Ultimate Edition includes the Deluxe Pack and the Season Pass.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | Includes Legacy of the First Blade, The Fate of Atlantis, Assassin's Creed 3 Remastered and The Secrets of Greece bonus mission. | |
The Blind King | Pre-order bonus mission. Now available via the Ubisoft Club. | |
Athenian Weapons Digital Pack | Pre-order DLC | |
The Fate of Atlantis | Digital expansion | |
Legacy of the First Blade | Digital expansion | |
Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece | Free. Added in September 10, 2019 patch. A standalone version is also available for purchase. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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Boost | Drachmae (in-game currency) and Materials (for crafting/upgrading) can be purchased using Helix Credits. Boosts for earning 50% more Drachmae and XP are also available. |
Cosmetic | Skins for the mount, ship, ship crew and ship figureheads can be purchased with Helix Credits or unlocked via the Olympian Gift. |
Currency | Helix Credits are a real money purchase. The completion of the prologue for the first time is rewarded with 200 Helix Credits.[1] Despite their identical name, Helix Credits purchased in previous games, like Assassin's Creed Origins, do not carry over to Odyssey.[2] |
Free-to-grind | Maps can be purchased using Helix Credits that reveal the location of specific items like Legendary Chests or Orichalcum Fragments. |
Infinite spend | Drachmae and Material boosts can be purchased again without any limit. |
Loot box | The Olympian Gift is a loot box which contains a random Epic/Legendary item including cosmetics and unlocks from the in-game store. Players can buy it with Orichalcum Fragments by picking them up in the game world or as rewards for daily/weekly quests. |
Unlock | Weapons, Armor and Ship Lieutenants can be purchased with Helix Credits or unlocked via the Olympian Gift. |
- Additional exclusive unlocks are available via the Ubisoft Club.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename the video files[3] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Assassin's Creed Odyssey\ACOdyssey.ini |
Microsoft Store | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/812140/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Crash dumps are stored in
<Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\crashes\ACOdyssey*.exe_*.dmp
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Ubisoft Connect | <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\5059\ |
Steam | <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\5092\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/812140/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Saved games are tied to Uplay account. Save files can be moved or copied between Steam and Uplay versions. Uplay cloud saves must be turned off before copying.
- Save file format for Uplay and Steam versions are different but can be converted.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
Origin | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Cutscenes are pillarboxed to 16:9. See the related WSGF post to modify the game executable as a workaround. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | 85-115% | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Exclusive fullscreen also available. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Governed by the "Texture Detail" setting, no individual tweakable option. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | TAA and SSAA via "Resolution Modifier" setting. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Uncapped by default. Can be capped to intervals of 5 between 30 and 90. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Unlock cloth physics
- Clothes Physics are not capped to 30FPS anymore but scale with selected graphics settings as of official patch 1.07.
- Old fix for those still experiencing issues below:
Edit ACOdyssey.ini |
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Notes
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Post-processing
Disable Bloom[4] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Can be adjusted between 0 (off) and 8. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration | Use X1nput-v3.1. |
DualShock 4 controllers | ||
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DualShock button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Connection modes | V1, Wired |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | Can be disabled. | |
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Sound FX, Voice | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Settings for text size, speaker names and background available. Audio, subtitle and menu language can be set separately. |
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Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Arabic | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Native 3D | |||
vorpX | Z3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Devices | |||
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Tobii Eye Tracking | Supports: Aim at Gaze, Dynamic Light, Enemy Tagging, Extended View - Eye & Head Tracking, Interaction at Gaze, Lock Target at Gaze, Sun Effects |
Issues unresolved
Poor framerate and visual quality on Nvidia GPUs
- MFAA can cause serious framerate and visual quality issues on Nvidia GPUs.
Disable MFAA[5][6] |
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Random freezing with Intel 12th CPU or newer
Set processor affinity for all cores[7][8] |
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Notes
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Issues fixed
Game fails to launch if installed on a Storage Spaces drive
- The game will fail to launch if installed on a Storage Spaces drive. This will either cause the
ACOdyssey.exe
process to get stuck on the splash screen or in the background. - Storage Spaces is Microsoft's new software-based RAID solution for Windows 10, allowing users to create and make use of virtual disk drive(s) that spans across multiple physical drives in a desired RAID configuration.
Move the installation folder to a regular non-Storage Spaces drive[9] |
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Stuttering issues on Windows 10 v1703 or newer
- On some systems running Windows 10 version 1703 or newer, the game can experience constant stutters even when the in-game metrics report a stable framerate.
- Check also resources management tune-up by Special K below.
Configure a task for automatic periodic clearing of the standby memory[10] |
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Disable Fullscreen optimizations[11] |
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Very low FPS on SLI configurations
Instruction[12] |
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If the problem persists, disable these overlays (in this order, depending on what you have installed):
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Romancing the stone garden bug
- In this specific quest the quest marker may disappear or become "stuck" and out of bounds.
Make a manual save and reload it[13] |
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(Nvidia) Random Freezing for a few seconds
- This is a known driver issue in versions 451.48 and 451.67.[14]
Download and install the latest Game Ready Driver |
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Stuttering in cities/high population areas
Enable Ultra Low Latency or Anti-Lag feature in graphics card control panel[15] |
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Issues with DualShock 4 input auto-switch using Bluetooth
- Does no longer let you change between gamepad and keyboard/mouse on the fly.
Disable auto-switch[16] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
- Uses RAD's Oodle compression
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | Wwise | |
Cutscenes | Bink | 2.7a |
Mods
- Nexus Mods - A small collection of mods for the game.
- Special K - Thread scheduling changes that might help with stuttering/hitches on some systems.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1, 8.1 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-2400 3.1 GHz AMD FX-6300 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
Intel Core i7-3770 3.5 GHz Intel Core i7-7700 4.2 GHz (4K) AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 1400 AMD Ryzen 1700X 3.8 GHz (4K) |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 46 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon R9 285 2 GB of VRAM Shader model 5 support |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 (4K) AMD Radeon R9 290X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (4K) 4 GB / 8 GB (4K) of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
- Minimum targets 720p at Low graphical preset; recommended targets 1080p (or 2160p for 4K) at High graphical preset.
- The game required a CPU with AVX instructions on release.[17] This was fixed in patch 1.0.3,[18] now only requiring SSE4.2.[19] This can in turn be lowered to just SSE4.1 with a fix.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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>/812140/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (812140) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Acquiring Helix Credits - Ubisoft Support - last accessed on 2020-09-18
- ↑ Helix credits didn't transfer from Origins? - last accessed on 2020-09-18
- ↑ Verified by User:Waschbär on 2020-09-17
- ↑ How to Play Assassin's Creed Odyssey with Low-End Hardware - last accessed on 2020-09-14
- ↑ Important PC Configuration Before You Play - last accessed on 2021-06-24
- ↑ Verified by User:Northman ast on 2021-06-24
- ↑ Random freeze - last accessed on 2022-05-19
- ↑ Verified by User:Nowy on 2023-10-22
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2018-08-31
- Reproduced by moving a working game install over to a Storage Spaces drive
- ↑ Verified by User:Verrenus on 2018-10-07
- Also confirmed by several other players at the Resetera PC performance discussion.
- ↑ Gained 26fps by disabling Windows 10 Fullscreen optimization : assassinscreed - last accessed on 2020-09-17
- ↑ Still no SLI support??? :: Assassin's Creed Origins General Discussions - last accessed on 2020-09-17
- ↑ Romancing the stone garden bug Reddit: - last accessed on 2021-10-04
- ↑ GeForce 451.67 Game Ready Driver Feedback Thread - NVIDIA GeForce Forums: - last accessed on 2020-09-17
- ↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 26 May 2023
- ↑ Dualshock 4 problem ... - last accessed on 2023-08-31
- ↑ Update on AVX Support | Ubisoft Forums
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Odyssey - Patch 1.0.3 | Ubisoft Forums
- ↑ Verified by Mirh from his own crash dump - game requires CRC32 instruction.