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Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Assassin's Creed Valhalla cover
Developers
Ubisoft Montreal
Ubisoft Quebec
Ubisoft Singapore
Ubisoft Sofia
Ubisoft Barcelona
Ubisoft Montpellier
Ubisoft Chengdu
Ubisoft Bordeaux
Ubisoft Kyiv
Ubisoft Philippines
Ubisoft Shanghai
Ubisoft Bucharest
Ubisoft Pune
Ubisoft Saguenay
Ubisoft Winnipeg
Sperasoft
Publishers
Ubisoft
Engines
Ubisoft Anvil
Release dates
Windows November 10, 2020
Reception
Metacritic 82
OpenCritic 83
IGDB 85
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions Boost, Cosmetic, Currency, Free-to-grind, Unlock
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, RPG
Vehicles Naval/watercraft
Art styles Realistic
Themes Europe, Historical
Series Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed Valhalla on HowLongToBeat
Assassin's Creed Valhalla on IGDB
Assassin's Creed Valhalla on MobyGames
Assassin's Creed Valhalla on Wikipedia
Assassin's Creed 2008
Assassin's Creed II 2010
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood 2011
Assassin's Creed: Revelations 2011
Assassin's Creed III 2012
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 2013
Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD 2014
Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry 2014
Assassin's Creed: Pirates 2014
Assassin's Creed Unity 2014
Assassin's Creed Rogue 2015
Assassin's Creed Chronicles (series)
Assassin's Creed Syndicate 2015
Assassin's Creed Origins 2017
Discovery Tour (series)
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2018
Assassin's Creed III Remastered 2019
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation Remastered 2019
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2020
Assassin's Creed Mirage 2023

Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a singleplayer third-person action and RPG game in the Assassin's Creed series.

General information

Official forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
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Deluxe Edition, Ragnarök Edition, and Complete Edition also available.
Windows
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Deluxe Edition, Ragnarök Edition, and Complete Edition also available.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Deluxe Edition, Ragnarök Edition, and Complete Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
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Deluxe Edition, Ragnarök Edition, and Complete Edition also available.
Windows
Ubisoft Store
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Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition, Ragnarök Edition, Ultimate Edition, and Complete Edition also available. Complete Edition included with Ubisoft+.
Windows
Steam
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Deluxe Edition, Ragnarök Edition, and Complete Edition also available.
Windows
All versions require Ubisoft Connect, Denuvo Anti-Tamper, and VMProtect DRM.

Version differences

Pre-orders included the Way of the Berserker mission.
Standard Edition contains the base game.
Deluxe Edition includes the Ultimate Pack.
Gold Edition includes the Season Pass.
Ragnarök Edition includes the Dawn of Ragnarök expansion.
Ultimate Edition includes the Season Pass and Ultimate Pack.
Complete Edition includes the Season Pass, Dawn of Ragnarök expansion and Ultimate Pack.
Collector's Edition included all Ultimate Edition content with an exclusive steelbook case, soundtrack with selected tracks, male Eivor statuette, female Eivor figurine, three lithographs and a certificate of authenticity.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season Pass Includes the Wrath of the Druids and The Siege of Paris story expansions, and the exclusive The Legend of Beowulf mission.
Windows
Wrath of the Druids Story expansion set in Ireland.
Windows
The Siege of Paris Story expansion set in Paris, France.
Windows
The Legend of Beowulf Exclusive mission included with the Season Pass.
Windows
Dawn of Ragnarök Story expansion set in the Norse Myth, the Twilight Pack.
Windows
Ultimate Pack Berserker Gear Pack, Berserker Settlement Pack, Berserker Longship Pack and a set of runes.
Windows

Microtransactions

Type Notes
Boost Experience boosts, silver, crafting materials and maps leading to collectables can be purchased using Helix Credits[1][2]
Cosmetic Tattoo sets and skins for ships, settlements, horses and ravens can be purchased using Helix Credits.[1]
Currency Helix Credits can be purchased in bundles for real money, at a base rate of 100 Helix Credits per 1 US dollar.[1]
Free-to-grind All of the microtransactions under the Utility category can be earned through gameplay.
Unlock Armor sets and weapons with additional gameplay effects can be purchased using Helix Credits.[1]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename the video files[3]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\videos\.
  2. Rename, move or delete ANVIL_Logo.webm, PC_AMD_Ryzen.webm, and UbisoftLogo.webm.
  3. Go to <path-to-game>\videos\en\, or the folder that corresponds to the currently set text language in game.
  4. Rename, move or delete Epilepsy.webm, PC_WarningSaving.webm, and warning_disclaimer.webm.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Assassin's Creed Valhalla\ACValhalla.ini
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2208920/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\13504\
Steam <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\7013\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2208920/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect
Synced saves are accessible on all platforms.[4]

Video

Screen settings
Screen settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
[5]
Ultra-widescreen
Gameplay is Hor+.[6] Cutscenes are pillarboxed.
See Field of view (FOV) or the related WSGF post for a workaround.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Ranges from 85-115%. See Field of view (FOV) for more adjustment.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
TAA (Low/Medium/High). Low and Medium uses temporal reconstruction by scaling from .85 and .92 of your native resolution's axis, respectively. High doesn't use reconstruction. Up to 2X SSAA through "Resolution Scale" option.
High-fidelity upscaling
FSR 1.0
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Adaptive V-Sync also available
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No framerate limit.[5] Can be capped from 30-90 FPS in increments of 5.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Maximum luminance and exposure can be changed individually.
Color blind mode
Settings for protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia color blindness.
Supports FidelityFX Super Resolution.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Modify the game's executable to disable TAA[7]
  1. Open the game's executable in a hex editor (e.g. HxD).
  2. Search for C7 42 38 33 33 33 3F C6 82 A0 00 00 00 01 as hex.
  3. Replace it with C7 42 38 33 33 33 3F C6 82 A0 00 00 00 00.
  4. Save the changes.
You need to set Anti-Aliasing to Low in the graphics menu.

Input

Control settings
Control settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Separate sensitivity option for aiming is also present.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Option to invert X-axis also present.
Raven flight Y-axis inversion is set by the "Raven Vertical Control" option.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
An option to swap the analog sticks is also present.
Controller sensitivity
Separate sensitivity options for X-axis and Y-axis.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Option to invert X-axis is also present, alongside inversion options for aiming.
Raven flight Y-axis inversion is set by the "Raven Vertical Control" option.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
DualShock 4 controllers
Also natively supports DualSense.[8]
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes Wired, V2, DualSense
V2 tested.
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Requires input mode to be set to Hybrid.

Audio

Sound settings
Sound settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music and Sound FX.
A toggle for dialogue boost is also present.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Closed captions are only present in gameplay.
Mute on focus lost
Only when game is running in fullscreen.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

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

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
User Profile, see vorpx forum for introduction
Devices
Tobii Eye Tracking
Supports: Aim at Gaze, Dynamic Light, Extended View - Eye & Head Tracking, Interaction at Gaze, Lock Target at Gaze, Sun Effects.

Issues unresolved

Game crashes randomly

Multiple users have reported that the most recent version of the game suffers from crashing issues that occur at numerous moments during the game.[9]

Issues fixed

Cannot select gender in introduction

Disable "Hold Alternative" under the Interface settings[3][10]

Does not Seem to Use all CPU Cores

Run MS CONfig.exe" Click the Boot tab then advanced options. Check number of processors and set it to the number of threads on your system, e.g. 4,8,12,16 or 32. Then restart [citation needed]

CPU utilization fix

Assassin's Creed Valhalla CPU utilization fix [citation needed]
Place .dll in <path-to-game>

DirectX 12_0 not supported GPU Fix

Proper DirectX 12_0 fix by Srijan for "Unable to initialize graphics system. GPU does not support DX12" error. Fix - https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2437-assassins-creed-valhalla-directx-12_-0-feature-level-requirement-bypass-proper/

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 12
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok, SpeedTree
Audio Wwise, CMU Flite
Cutscenes WebM

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB (Dual-channel)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 130 GB (HDD)
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
AMD Radeon R9 380
4 GB of VRAM
DirectX 12 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Requirements listed are for 1080p resolutions running at 30 FPS. Additional requirements for Ultra graphics settings, 60 FPS, 2K, and 4K resolutions are listed on the Ubisoft website.
The game OS requirement can be lowered to Windows 7 with the DXVK and VKD3D wrappers.[11]


Notes

  1. 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>/2208920/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2208920) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
  2. Exploration, combat difficulty and stealth difficulty settings are not visible from the main menu.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 TweakTown - Full Assassin's Creed Valhalla microtransaction store revealed - last accessed on 2020-11-11
  2. Game Informer - Assassin's Creed Valhalla Sells XP Boosts Now - last accessed on 2020-12-17
  3. 3.0 3.1 Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2020-11-10
  4. Ubisoft Support - Cross-platform progression in Assassin's Creed Valhalla - last accessed on 2020-11-10
  5. 5.0 5.1 Ubisoft - Assassin’s Creed Valhalla PC Specs Revealed - last accessed on 2020-10-14
  6. Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2020-11-11
    Tested at 21:9 resolution of 2560x1080 and compared to 1920x1080.
  7. Assassin's Creed Valhalla - No AA patch - last accessed on May 2023
  8. /r/PCGaming Subreddit - Assassin's Creed Valhalla supports DualSense and its features on PC - last accessed on 2021-07-04
  9. Assassin's Creed Valhalla Player Support - last accessed on 2022-18-12
  10. /r/AssassinsCreed Subreddit - Cannot select gender on pc - last accessed on 2020-11-10
  11. NEONFLOPPY - Blog - last accessed on May 2023