Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
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| Developers | |
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| Ubisoft Montreal | |
| macOS (OS X) | Ubisoft Ukraine |
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| Ubisoft | |
| Engines | |
| Anvil | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 16, 2010 |
| macOS (OS X) | March 22, 2011 |
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Key points
- More high-end effects and options on PC than earlier games in the series.
General information
- Official game series website
- Ubisoft Community Technical Support
- Official forums
- Assassin's Creed Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
Also includes TAGES Solidshield DRM. | |
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| Amazon.com | |
Deluxe Edition, Mac OS X | |
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| Amazon.co.uk | |
Deluxe Edition, Mac OS X, Mac OS X Deluxe Edition | |
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| GamersGate | |
Deluxe Edition, Mac OS X, Mac OS X Deluxe Edition | |
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| Humble Store | |
Deluxe Edition | |
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| EA app | |
Deluxe Edition only. | |
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| Steam | |
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| Ubisoft Store | |
Deluxe Edition | |
- All versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM. Initial online authentication is required, after which it will be playable offline. Offline mode can also be forced by launching the game with the
-playofflinecommand line argument.
Version differences
- The Deluxe Edition contains 2 exclusive single-player maps, 2 multiplayer characters, 1 exclusive skin for Ezio, the game soundtrack, The Making-Of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, The Original Codex Written by Altaïr in PDF format, the Assassin's Creed Lineage full movie and a digital map of Rome.
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Copernicus Conspiracy | Free. Added in May 23, 2017 patch. | |
| The Da Vinci Disappearance | Free. | |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Delete/rename video files[citation needed] |
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Patches
Patch v1.03
- This patch is available in the following languages: Czech, Russian, and Worldwide.
- Downloads can be found for the following releases:
Game data
In-game options menu.
In-game general settings.
In-game HUD settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Assassin's Creed Brotherhood\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/48190/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Assassin's Creed Brotherhood\SAVES\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/48190/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| EA app | ||
| Steam Cloud | ||
| Ubisoft Connect |
Video settings
In-game video settings.
Input settings
In-game control settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game button map settings.
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Czech | Retail only. | |||
| Danish | ||||
| Dutch | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
| Italian | ||||
| Norwegian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. | |||
| Spanish | ||||
| Swedish | ||||
| Turkish | Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | [1] | |
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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| Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. | |||
| TriDef 3D | ||||
Issues fixed
Game won't launch, no error message
| Ensure all folders exist in the save game data location[citation needed] |
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Controls unresponsive while flying or cutscenes not ending properly
| Enable V-Sync in your graphical options and set refresh rate to 60Hz.[2] |
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In-game stuttering, freezing issues
| Keep VRAM usage under 1 GB[citation needed] |
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- The game will not use more than 1GB of VRAM regardless of GPU, graphics settings, or resolution.
| Install the game onto an SSD rather than an HDD[citation needed] |
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White gradient overlay
| Remove white gradient overlay[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9 | |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | OS X only. |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Physics | Havok Physics | |
| Audio | Wwise | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
| Anti-cheat | PunkBuster |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ |
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| System memory (RAM) | 1.5 GB | 2 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 8 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 4700 |
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| macOS (OS X) | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8 | 10.6.3 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz | Intel Core i5 2.66 GHz | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 3 GB | 4 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 9 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support | AMD Radeon HD 4850 Nvidia GeForce 200 512 MB of VRAM |
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (48190) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.