Assassin's Creed Origins

Assassin's Creed Origins

Developers
	Ubisoft Montreal
Publishers
	Ubisoft
	1C-SoftClub
Engines
	AnvilNext 2.0
Release dates
Windows	October 27, 2017
Reception
Metacritic	84
OpenCritic	85
IGDB	86
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	Boost, Cosmetic, Currency, Infinite spend, Unlock
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Open world, Stealth
Themes	Egypt, Historical
Series	Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed Origins is a singleplayer third-person action, open world and stealth game in the Assassin's Creed series.

General information

Ubisoft Forums

Ubisoft Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Comes with 5 DVDs.
Epic Games Store		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available.
GamersGate		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available.
		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available.
Microsoft Store		Included exclusively with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Steam		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available.
Ubisoft Store		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition also available. Gold Edition included with Ubisoft+.
Amazon.com (unavailable)
Origin (unavailable)		Deluxe Edition and Gold Edition were also available.

All versions require Ubisoft Connect, Denuvo Anti-Tamper, and VMProtect DRM.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes a map (physical copies only), the Deluxe Pack (exclusive mission and Desert Cobra item pack) and the soundtrack.

The Gold Edition includes the Deluxe Pack and the Season Pass.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Some DLC items (e.g. weapons and outfits) are only available for purchase through in-game micro-transactions (not listed below).

Name	Notes
Season Pass
The Curse of the Pharaohs
Deluxe Pack
Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt	Free. Added in February 20, 2018 patch. A standalone version is also available for purchase.
The Hidden Ones
Horus Pack
Roman Centurion Pack

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename video files[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>\videos\ Delete or rename UbisoftLogo.bk2. Go to <path-to-game>\videos\en\ or whichever language you use. Delete or rename Epilepsy.bk2, pc_warningSaving.bk2, and warning_disclaimer.bk2.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Assassin's Creed Origins\ACO.ini %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Assassin's Creed Origins\ControlMappings.xml
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/582160/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\3539\
Steam	<Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\4923\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/582160/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Origin
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect
Xbox Cloud

Video

Display Options

Graphics Options

Graphics Options Continued

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen			Windowboxed in a number of cutscenes.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		85 - 115 (edit ACO.ini in /Documents/Assassin's Creed Origins/ to manually change FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Tied to Texture Detail setting, no individual 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 30, 45, 60 or 90.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		Added in Patch 1.1.0

Input

Controller Options

Controller Options Continued

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		User has two togglable options; "Default" and "Alternative"
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	Bluetooth, USB

Generic/other controllers		DualSense users will need to use DS4Windows, or SteamInput. Users can set in game mapping to display DualShock 4 Prompts, but pad & adaptive triggers will not function unless configured manually.
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		Game may soft-lock for a moment during hotplug.
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Controller takes priority, cancelling out other input devices.

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Sound Options

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		No options, defaults to computer's settings, and uses dynamic range options in game.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Dutch
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish				Fan translation.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		Z3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Devices
Tobii Eye Tracking		Supports: Aim at Gaze, Dynamic Light, Enemy Tagging, Extended View - Eye & Head Tracking, Lock Target at Gaze, Pick up at Gaze, Sun Effects.

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 ACOrigins.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

Copy the <path-to-game> folder over to a new appropriate location on a non-Storage Spaces drive. When the game folder have been copied over completely, open Uplay and select the game. Click on Properties and then on Uninstall to remove the existing game install folder. After the uninstall have been completed, click on Locate installed game below the Download button. Browse to and select the new <path-to-game> folder, then click on OK. The game will be playable again after Uplay have verified that all game files are present.

High CPU usage and stuttering on 2C/4T

Set frame rate limit[citation needed]
Option can be found in game settings. Sometimes also helps (when both clients are running) going into offline mode on Steam and Uplay, then launching the game.

Disable "Control Flow Guard" in Windows Defender

Use this instruction and choose executable. Don't turn off CFG globally - it's a major security breach. If you use another AV software, then you would naturally assume everything Defender related is disabled, and you would be wrong. If you use Defender, you will be brought to the Windows Defender Security Center straight away, but if you don't, you will end up on a Settings page saying that Windows Defender is not available because it's turned off. Click "Turn on Windows Defender Antivirus" - don't worry, your AV software will disable it again straight away.

Use InSpectre
May lower stuttering and FPS issues on configurations with low RAM and weak CPU. Restart needed after changes. Your system will be vulnerable for Spectre and Meltdown.

Install the game on SSD (for stuttering)

Random Freezing for a few seconds

The game freezes randomly for a few seconds until resuming on NVIDIA GeForce cards

This is a Nvidia Driver bug in driver versions 451.48 and 451.67 that was fixed in version 452.06.
Upgrade to Nvidia driver version 452.06 or later.

Graphics quality decrease since 1.04/1.05 patch

Downgrade to 1.03 patch[citation needed]
See here for instruction. Works only for Uplay version. Incompatible with all DLC released after patch 1.03. Causes problems with invisible saves for some users. Since 1.04 patch introduces some optimizations for 4 core CPUs, it may decrease the performance on such units.

Poor performance on AMD FX CPUs

Disable the Cool and Quiet feature in BIOS settings and set the Power Plan to High Performance[citation needed]
Players who are using AMD FX Series processors may experience FPS drops and freezes, especially with the FX-8350 model. Please note that a good cooling solution is also recommended in order to avoid overheating issues, should you implement this workaround.

Poor performance and stuttering on AMD GPUs

Very low fps and stuttering on modern amd gpus on every level of detail settings
Either use different (older) driver version or use DXVK.

Stuttering on high end configurations with 60 FPS and more

Set borderless window in options and turn off antialiasing[citation needed]

Use DXVK to potentially improve frametimes/framerate, especially on Radeon cards (tested on RX 5700 and Vega 64)
Copy/paste the x64 d3d11.dll and dxgi.dll into <path-to-game>. Results with a Vega 64

Very low FPS on SLI configurations

Instruction

Disable SLI at the system level, even if it's disabled on the game's profile. The game tries to use it which severely hits the performance. Make sure the card for PhysX is the same card that's rendering the game (GPU #1). DO NOT dedicate the second card to PhysX. DO NOT use the second card or the CPU for PhysX. Both of these will either cause massive performance hits, FPS drops, or stuttering. If you've done both of the above and still have 5-7 FPS make sure to disable these overlays (in this order, depending on what you have installed): RivaTuner Statistics Server (makes FPS go down to 5-7) Discord overlay (may crash the game on certain hardware) Twitch overlay (same as Discord) UPlay overlay (stupid I know... but it crashes or causes performance hits in some of Ubisoft's own games...) Steam overlay (if disabling all of the above doesn't work) If you still need a boost in performance, set process priority to High in the task manager.

Stuttering in populated areas

Enable V-Sync and set FPS cap to 60 (latter only on high refresh rate displays)[citation needed]

Set 45 FPS cap ingame (no V-Sync needed)[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1	8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2400S 2.5 GHz AMD FX-6350 3.9 GHz	Intel Core i7-3770 3.5 GHz AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	45 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon R9 270 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible Shader model 5 support	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon R9 280X 3 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Minimum requirements target 30 FPS at 720p, while recommended targets 1080p.

Despite the official system requirements stating a CPU with support for SSE4.1 instructions being required, in reality the game requires support for POPCNT and SSE4.2 instructions. Fixes exist.