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Assassin's Creed Syndicate

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Assassin's Creed Syndicate
Assassin's Creed Syndicate cover
Developers
Ubisoft Quebec
Windows Ubisoft Ukraine[1]
Publishers
Ubisoft
Engines
AnvilNext 2.0
Release dates
Windows November 19, 2015[1]
Reception
Metacritic 74
OpenCritic 77
IGDB 72
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Open world, Stealth
Vehicles Train
Themes Europe, Historical, Victorian
Series Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed Syndicate on HowLongToBeat
Assassin's Creed Syndicate on IGDB
Assassin's Creed Syndicate guide on StrategyWiki
Assassin's Creed Syndicate on MobyGames
Assassin's Creed Syndicate on Wikipedia
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General information

Official forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Comes with 5 DVDs.
Windows
Epic Games Store
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Gold Edition also available.
Windows
GamersGate
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Gold Edition also available.
Windows
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Gold Edition
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Gold Edition also available.
Windows
Steam
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Gold Edition also available.
Windows
Ubisoft Store
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Gold Edition also available.
Standard Edition is included with Ubisoft+.
Windows
Amazon.com (unavailable)
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Gold Edition was also available.
Windows
Amazon.co.uk (unavailable)
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Gold Edition was also available.
Windows
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
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Windows
All versions require Ubisoft Connect and VMProtect DRM.[2]

Version differences

The Gold Edition contains the base game and the season pass.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season Pass
Windows
The Dreadful Crimes Not included in the Season Pass.
Windows
Jack The Ripper
Windows
The Last Maharaja
Windows
Steampunk Outfit for Evie Free
Windows
Steampunk Pack
Windows
Streets of London Pack
Windows
Victorian Legends Outfit for Jacob Free
Windows
Victorian Legends Pack
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete video files[3]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\videos\.
  2. Delete files UbisoftLogo.bk2 and pc_twimtbp.bk2.
  3. Go to <path-to-game>\videos\ and then choose one of the languages folders.
  4. Delete files Epilepsy.bk2, PC_WarningSaving.bk2, and warning_disclaimer.bk2.

Game data

Configuration file location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Assassin's Creed Syndicate\AC.ini
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/368500/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\1875\
Steam <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\1957\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/368500/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Display Options
Display Options
Graphics Options
Graphics Options

Limited graphics settings menu.

Unlock cloth physics

Cloth physics locked to 30 FPS but can be unlocked.
Unlock cloth physics[5]
  1. Go to the configuration file location.
  2. Open AC.ini.
  3. Go to the [Options] section.
  4. Change FlexibleMotionSimulationFPS=0 to FlexibleMotionSimulationFPS=1. Add the parameter manually if it does not exist.
  5. Save your changes.

Notes

Requires patch v1.31 or higher.
Add the parameter manually if it does not exist.

Depth of field

Disable DoF[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file location.
  2. Open AC.ini.
  3. Under "[Graphics]" Change PostFX=1 to PostFX=0.
  4. Save your changes.

Notes

Add the parameter manually if it does not exist.

Fog

Disabling fog alters the graphics significantly without affecting performance; comparison can be seen here.
Disable fog[6]
  1. Go to the configuration file location.
  2. Open AC.ini.
  3. Change Fog=1 to Fog=0.
  4. Save your changes.

Notes

Requires patch v1.31 or higher.
Add the parameter manually if it does not exist.

Input

Mouse Options
Mouse Options
Gamepad Options
Gamepad Options

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Supports Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PS4 controllers. Auto-switches icons based on current input.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Known issue with V2 controllers. See Issues fixed.
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth),

Full function with DS4 v1 only. With DS4 v2: incorrect button mapping, no vibration, Xbox button prompts
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Set input device to Auto.

Audio

Sound Options
Sound Options

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Tested/received up to 7.0 output.[7]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Swedish

VR support

Devices State Notes
Tobii Eye Tracking
Supports: Aim at Gaze, Clean UI, Dynamic Light, Extended View - Eye & Head Tracking.

Issues fixed

Random Freezing during driving

Because the game is very demanding on the CPU (100% CPU usage) causing freeze on dual-core systems.
Limit the game FPS to either 55, 45 or similar values[8]

Random Freezing for a few seconds

The game freezes randomly for a few seconds until resuming on NVIDIA GeForce cards
This is a Nvidia Driver bug in driver versions 451.48 and 451.67 (newest one at time of writing). Either downgrade to driver version 446.14 or upgrade to GeForce Hotfix Driver Version 451.85 or later, once available[9]

Black bars during cutscenes or squished image

Game incorrectly renders at 4096x2160 (17:9) resolution, resulting in display oddities.
Remove all references to the 4096x2160 resolution[10][11]
  1. Download and start CRU.
  2. Make sure the display you want to modify is selected in the top box. If it's connected and in use, it will be marked as (active).
  3. In the Extension blocks box, select the CEA-861 entry and press Edit.
  4. Select the TV resolutions entry and press Edit.
  5. One by one, select all the 4096x2160 entries and press Delete. Press OK when done.
  6. Select the HDMI support entry and press Edit.
  7. Select any 4096x2160 entries and press Delete.
  8. Press OK on all the windows to return to the main application window. Press OK to close.
  9. Run restart64.exe/restart.exe to re-initialize the display driver.

Game won't work with DualShock 4 v2 Controller

The game has native support for DS4 controllers on PC with it loading the PlayStation button prompts in-game, but only on connecting the DualShock 4 version 1 model. On connecting a version 2 controller, the game will load the Xbox button prompts and buttons are mapped incorrectly.
Emulating a DualShock 4 v1 with DS4Windows allows for full operation with a DS4 v2. Follow this guide on Steam. The guide is for Assassin's Creed Unity, but it also works for Assassin's Creed Syndicate.
For the Uplay version of the game, do not follow the first step of disabling the Steam Input.

London Drift perk doesn't count drifts in-game

To make the drift count, the game has to be locked at 60 FPS or lower. Any frame rate higher than that won't count any drift made in-game.[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Shader Model support 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Audio Wwise
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2400S 2.5 GHz
AMD FX-6350 3.9 GHz
System memory (RAM) 6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
AMD Radeon R9 270
2 GB of VRAM
Shader model 5.0 support
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Recommended requirements are for 30 FPS with a resolution of 1920x1080. However, the game itself will have no FPS limiter.[1]


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>/368500/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (368500) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Is Coming to PC in November - UbiBlog - Ubisoft®
  2. Verified by User:Aemony on 2018-02-15
  3. Verified by User:Shooterboss on 21 March 2018
  4. 30 fps cape? (Assassin's Creed Syndicate PC) - last accessed on 2015-11-17
  5. Assassin's Creed Syndicate - Patch 1.31 Notes - last accessed on 2015-12-22
    "In the AC.ini file located in “MyDocuments/Assassins Creed Syndicate”, modify the FlexibleMotionSimulationFPS parameter found in the "[OPTIONS]" section as follows:

    ·To enable the cloth setting: FlexibleMotionSimulationFPS=1
    ·To disable the cloth setting: FlexibleMotionSimulationFPS=0

    By default this functionality is disabled. You may need to add the parameter manually.
    "
  6. Reddit /r/assassinscreed thread :: The difference in turning fog on vs off is huge. - last accessed on May 2023
  7. PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023
  8. Fix Carriage Driving Lag/Freezing/Shutter on Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2016) - YouTube - last accessed on May 2023
  9. Nvidia driver release thread including open issue 3038632 - last accessed on May 2023
  10. Steam Community :: Guide :: Fix black bars in cutscenes and aspect ratio issues with 4K/UHD TVs on PC - last accessed on 2024-01-07
  11. Verified by User:Keith on 2024-01-07