Key points
- No longer requires a constant internet connection. Playable offline.[1]
- Very poor mouse input due to aggressive acceleration. A controller is highly recommended, though Xbox controllers may require a fix. See Controller support.
General information
- Official game series website
- Official manual
- Official forums
- Assassin's Creed Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All Windows versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM.
Version differences
- The Deluxe Edition is a complete edition containing the base game and all DLC.
DLC and expansion packs
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Battle of Forlì |
Included in the Deluxe Edition. No longer available for individual purchase. |
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Bonfire of the Vanities |
Included in the Deluxe Edition. No longer available for individual purchase. |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- Version 1.01 patch can be downloaded here.
- Among other fixes, it adds ATI Eyefinity support and provides some performance enhancements for multi-core processors.
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Videos\
- Delete or rename
UBI_LOGO.bik .
- Further delete or rename any folder present here (e.g.
en , it or whatever else installed languages might be).
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Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file location
Save game data location
- Save games before the new patch are in
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Ubisoft Game Launcher\savegame_storage
- The save folder was relocated in a November 23, 2012 patch.
- If you change the XML config file to allow offline play, or if you select the Uplay launcher to stay offline in the options, then your progress and games will NOT be saved!
- You CAN turn cloud-sync OFF in the options, but you must allow Uplay to go online to allow Assassin's Creed II to save games to this location on your local hard drive.
Video settings
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Input settings
In-game control settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game button map settings.
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- Xbox 360 Controllers and Xbox One Controllers are not detected correctly resulting in incorrect button mappings due to a driver bug. Windows 10 users can find a fix at the bottom of this section.
Use x360ce for Wireless Xbox 360 Controller support[citation needed]
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- Download the latest version of x360ce and extract it into the Assassin's Creed II installation folder.
- Run
x360ce.exe and confirm the creation of x360ce.ini and xinput1_3.dll .
- In "x360ce Presets" (located towards the bottom of the controller window), choose "Controller (Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows)."
- Check that all buttons are working correctly.
- On the "Option" tab, choose Hook mode: *Compatibility*.
- Press "Save" to save .ini file, then exit.
- Run the game and verify that the controller is working correctly.
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If the above doesn't work[2]
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- Download this and extract it into the Assassin's Creed II installation folder.
- It seems to be a correctly-configured setup for the above
x360ce.exe that is not easily reached by most, and will override any in-game controller settings. Triggers, D-Pad and other buttons will function exactly as they do in the subsequent series installments.
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If the above doesn't work[citation needed]
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- This option works for Windows 10 users.
- Fix from the Steam Community here:
- Press 'Download Link' and you'll be taken to a Google Drive folder. Select Windows 10 and download both the x360ce.ini and xinput1_3.dll. Place them both into the Assassin's Creed II installation folder.
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Audio settings
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Localizations
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UI |
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Notes |
English |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Czech |
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Danish |
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Dutch |
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French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Fan translation. |
Italian |
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Korean |
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Norwegian |
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Polish |
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Available only at local digital distributors. |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation. |
Russian |
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Retail version, download. |
Spanish |
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Swedish |
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Turkish |
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Fan translation. |
VR support
Issues fixed
- You can find various fixes in this Ubisoft Support FAQ
- Ubisoft Community Technical Support
Lights shine through walls and other objects
Nvidia Control Panel Fix[citation needed]
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- This issue is cause by the Nvidia Control Panel forcing graphical settings on.
- Enter Nvidia Control Panel.
- Select "Adjust image settings with preview".
- Select "Let the 3D application decide".
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Game freeze when given hidden blade
Press "2" to select the weapon to continue the cut-scene[citation needed]
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- Default mapped keys do not work as they should.
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Error "A Ubisoft service is unavailable at the moment"
Download and install the UPlay client[citation needed]
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Program hangs and screen flashes repeatedly on launch
Set monitor resolution to 1280x720 on launch and change resolution in-game[citation needed]
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Issues unresolved
Periodic stutter
Unsure if it´s a wide problem. The game´s being played with (one high-end) modern GPU and (4 cores, 8 threads) CPU and Windows 10. V-Sync on and off doen´t make any difference.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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OpenGL |
2 |
OS X only. |
Shader Model support |
3 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
Mods
- Updates most of the textures and particle effects in-game with a mix of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood textures and custom textures.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8 GHz |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1.5 GB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon X1950 ATI Radeon HD 2000/3000/4000/5000 series Nvidia GeForce 7/8/9/100/200 series 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
ATI Radeon HD 4700 Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) |
DirectX 9.0 compatible |
5.1 sound card |
Other |
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Xbox 360 Controller |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.5 |
10.6 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz
| Intel Core i5 2.66 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
3 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
9 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
256 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support |
AMD Radeon HD 4850 Nvidia GeForce GT120 512 MB of VRAM |
- Does not support Lion X (OS 10.7). Should work on any versions 10.8 and above.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References