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Assassin's Creed

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Assassins Creed: Director's Cut
Assassins Creed: Director's Cut cover
Developers
Ubisoft Montreal
Publishers
Ubisoft
Engines
Scimitar
Release dates
Windows April 8, 2008
Reception
Metacritic 79
IGDB 80
Taxonomy
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Stealth
Themes Historical, Medieval, Middle East
Series Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed on HowLongToBeat
Assassin's Creed on IGDB
Assassin's Creed guide on StrategyWiki
Assassin's Creed on MobyGames
Assassin's Creed 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

Key points

The PC version is subtitled Director's Cut Edition and includes new types of investigation missions that improve game variety in comparison to the console versions. These replace some of the console missions, so the total number of available missions on PC is the same.

General information

Official forums
Assassin's Creed Wiki
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SafeDisc v4.85 DRM[Note 1].
Windows
Retail
DRM-free
The version included in the retail '100% hits' bundle of AC1 and AC2 is entirely DRM-free.
Windows
Amazon.com
DRM-free
Windows
Amazon.co.uk
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Windows
Epic Games Store
DRM details are not known
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
DRM-free
Windows
Steam
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Windows
Ubisoft Store
DRM-free after installation through Ubisoft Connect client (notes may include more details)
Included with Ubisoft+.
Game does not require Uplay to run.[3]
Windows
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. Steam version is already patched.
This patch removes DirectX 10.1 support.[4]
The DRM-free version is patched to 1.02.

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files[5]
  1. Go to Videos in the installation folder.
  2. Delete or rename DemoIntro.bik, UBI_LOGO.bik, Ubisoft_Presents.bik and Warning_Disclaimer.bik.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.
In-game HUD settings.
In-game HUD settings.

Configuration file location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Ubisoft\Assassin's Creed\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15100/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Ubisoft\Assassin's Creed\Saved Games\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15100/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
16:9; other aspect ratios are letterboxed (see the WSGF entry).
Multi-monitor
Replace AssassinsCreed_Dx9.exe and AssassinsCreed_Dx10.exe in the game folder from the WSGF archive.
Ultra-widescreen
Replace AssassinsCreed_Dx9.exe and AssassinsCreed_Dx10.exe in the game folder from the WSGF archive.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Use the Racer_S FOV Hack.
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Use BorderlessGaming or similar software.[citation needed]
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Enabled with the in-game Graphic Quality set to 4
Can be enforced for others in Assassin.ini with a value of 1.[6]
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Up to 4x MSAA. The game automatically disables it above certain resolutions.
Can be re-enabled in Assassin.ini (1 is 2xMSAA, while 2 is 4xMSAA).[7]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
A range of major and minor physics glitches occur above 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game camera settings.
In-game camera settings.
In-game button map settings.
In-game button map settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
No mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Both Y and X can be independently inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Some controllers don't work correctly; use x360ce if that happens.
Full controller support
Keyboard or mouse input is required until a profile set to controller input is loaded. All menus are navigable with a controller from that point.
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Both Y and X can be independently inverted.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Voice volume, music volume, effects volume.
Surround sound
5.0
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
EAX 4.0[8]

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Retail only.
French
German
Italian
Polish
Retail only
Russian
Official localization by «Akella». Retail and GOG version. Patch for digital release here.
Spanish

VR support

3D modes State GG3D Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
Use Helix Mod for better 3D support.
iZ3D
vorpX
G3D
Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

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

Opening video plays with no visuals on Windows 7 and later

Set compatibility mode[citation needed]
  1. Open AssassinsCreed_Dx10.exe compatibility settings.
  2. Enable compatibility mode for Windows Vista (SP2).

Steam version crashes on startup

The game will try to connect to the Ubisoft servers, which cannot be reached anymore.
Block the game's executable with the firewall[citation needed]

Character audio problem

With 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound, characters' voices can be lost or inaudible.
Switch to Stereo[citation needed]

Game audio plays, but no visuals

Swap out files[citation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Swap the names of the files AssassinsCreed_Game and AssassinsCreed_Dx[version].
  3. Run the game.

Regular stutter, especially in the Kingdom

Enable Low Latency Mode via Nvidia Control Panel or similar[citation needed]

Stutter on launch

Edit your hosts file[9]
  1. Go to %WINDIR%\System32\drivers\etc.
  2. Open the file hosts with NotePad, and add the following IP addresses at the end:
216.98.48.18 127.0.0.1
216.98.48.53 127.0.0.1
216.98.48.57 127.0.0.1
216.98.48.133 127.0.0.1
216.98.48.134 127.0.0.1

Short freezing when killing an enemy/talking to an NPC

The game may try to connect to Ubisoft servers, which could be down, resulting in choppy audio in-game and freezing.
Edit your hosts file[citation needed]
  1. Go to %WINDIR%\System32\drivers\etc.
  2. Open the file hosts with NotePad, and add the following IP addresses at the end:
216.98.48.18 127.0.0.1
216.98.48.53 127.0.0.1
216.98.48.57 127.0.0.1
216.98.48.133 127.0.0.1
216.98.48.134 127.0.0.1
Disable your internet connection[citation needed]
You have to do this every time before playing the game.

Controller support doesn't work correctly

Assassin's Creed and Assassin's Creed II have problems with button mapping and recognition.
Use x360ce (Deprecated)[10]
A pre-made fix is available
Does not include support for vibration and is incompatible with current versions of x360ce.
A more up-to-date version is provided below.
  1. Download and extract the files to <path-to-game>.
Use x360ce (Legacy)[citation needed]
  1. Download the 32-bit (x86) version of x360ce and extract it to <path-to-game>.
  2. Run x360ce.exe and either configure your controller manually or allow the program to select a configuration.
  3. Select the active controller tab (Controller 1 by default) if necessary.
  4. Select the Advanced tab and enable Force Feedback Pass Through.
  5. Select the Force Feedback tab and enable Enable Force Feedback.
  6. Click Save to save your changes.
  7. Select the Game Settings tab followed by the Default Settings for Most Popular Games tab.
  8. Click Refresh.
  9. Close the application.
Use x360ce (Current)[11]
A pre-made fix is available including support for vibration.
  1. Download the 32-bit (x86) version of x360ce and extract it to <path-to-game>.
  2. Run x360ce.exe and either configure your controller manually or allow the program to select a configuration. Select Save to save your changes.
  3. Close x360ce.exe and open the newly generated x360ce.ini file in <path-to-game>.
  4. Between [Options] and [Mappings] add, or replace, the following:
    [InputHook]
    HookCOM=1
    HOOKDI=1
    HOOKPIDVID=1
    HookName=1
  5. Save and close the file.
  6. The controller should now function correctly, but additional steps are required to enable vibration.
  7. Open x360ce.exe and select the active controller (Controller 1 by default) if necessary.
  8. Select the Advanced tab and enable Force Feedback Pass Through.
  9. Select the Force Feedback tab and enable Enable Force Feedback.
  10. Click Save and close the application.

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.
Return to fullscreen mode with Alt+ Enter[citation needed]
Use the -fullscreen command line argument[citation needed]

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.
Re-installing the Game on a drive that is not a Storage Space will fix this issue[citation needed]

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.
Enable Vsync in the graphics settings or force it in the graphics card control panel[12]
Cap game's framerate to 60FPS
  1. See the Frame rate glossary page for ways to limit FPS.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 10, 10.1 DirectX 10.1 was removed in the first patch.[4]
Shader Model support 3, 4
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Cutscenes Bink Video 1.8i

Mods

Assassin's Creed Overhaul

Updates most of the textures and particle effects in-game with a mix of Assassin's Creed Revelations textures and custom textures.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP2
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium D 2.6 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 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


Notes

  1. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] 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.[2]
  2. 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