Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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 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		Deluxe Edition, Ragnarök Edition, and Complete Edition also available.
		Deluxe Edition, Ragnarök Edition, and Complete Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition, Ragnarök Edition, and Complete Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition, Ragnarök Edition, and Complete Edition also available.
Ubisoft Store		Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition, Ragnarök Edition, Ultimate Edition, and Complete Edition also available. Complete Edition included with Ubisoft+.
Steam		Deluxe Edition, Ragnarök Edition, and Complete Edition also available.

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

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Boost	Experience boosts, silver, crafting materials and maps leading to collectables can be purchased using Helix Credits
Cosmetic	Tattoo sets and skins for ships, settlements, horses and ravens can be purchased using Helix Credits.
Currency	Helix Credits can be purchased in bundles for real money, at a base rate of 100 Helix Credits per 1 US dollar.
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.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename the video files
Go to <path-to-game>\videos\. Rename, move or delete ANVIL_Logo.webm, PC_AMD_Ryzen.webm, and UbisoftLogo.webm. Go to <path-to-game>\videos\en\, or the folder that corresponds to the currently set text language in game. 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/

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/

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Screen settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Gameplay is Hor+. 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. 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
Open the game's executable in a hex editor (e.g. HxD). Search for C7 42 38 33 33 33 3F C6 82 A0 00 00 00 01 as hex. Replace it with C7 42 38 33 33 33 3F C6 82 A0 00 00 00 00. Save the changes. You need to set Anti-Aliasing to Low in the graphics menu.

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  Image calibration

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  Graphics settings

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  Gameplay settings

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  Interface settings

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  Default FOV at 16:9

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  Default FOV at 21:9

Input

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.
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.

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  Key rebinding

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  Rebinding for an
  Xbox One controller

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  Rebinding for a DualShock 4 controller

Audio

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.

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  Tobii Eye Tracking and MSI Mystic Light settings

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.

Issues fixed

Cannot select gender in introduction

Disable "Hold Alternative" under the Interface settings

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	Intel Core i7-4790 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB (Dual-channel)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	130 GB (HDD)	130 GB (SSD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon R9 380 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 570 6 GB (Nvidia), 8 GB (AMD) of VRAM

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.