I decided to do a side quest, but figured out that its to hard for me, is there any way to quit it? (I'm using a pc if it helps)
Go to the pause menu (press Esc on PC) and choose Abort Memory to jump out of whatever mission you're currently pursuing, removing whatever objective you're aiming for and allowing you to take new missions.
I believe any progress in the current memory will be irreversibly lost.
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Where are the Assassins Creed II save files? I found a few locations in Google, but most of them do not exist on my system. I also found an article that Ubisoft patched AC2 to save locally. Are the save files for the Steam version located in the Steam cloud?
I finally found the folder:
[User HOME Directory]/AppData/Local/Ubisoft Game Launcher/<RANDOM NAME>/4
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How in the heck do you jump backwards off the wall in Assassin's Creed 2 for the PC?
I press the high profile button w and then tap space and the direction I want to go and just keep falling off and never jumping the direction I want to go. I've been trying for about an hour and am about ready to find the creators of this game...
...I dont know why I couldn't find this answer anywhere online, I know this has to be a big problem for other people. I finally got it after hiting every combination of buttons
to jump backwards off a wall, to the wall behind you:
press and hold the high profile (right mouse button) w and s, then tap the space, presto chango
this seems so simple now and I feel like a fool for having issues..
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I've completed the main Assassins Creed 2 story and now am trying to get to 100% synched. I can see all the other stuff on the map, but how can I find all the feathers and glyphs?
I don't really want to cheat too much! (i.e. use a walkthrough guide) - so is there something I'm missing in the game itself which would help me locate them? Or is it just a case of wandering around randomnly until they all turn up?
Without using walkthroughs:
For the feathers, yes, you need to wander around until you find them.
For the glyphs, check out the enciclopedia, the locations with an eye (red, as that means you haven't found it yet) contain a glyph, search around main buildings for it. They are not that hard to find (and the movie revealed is very interesting)
As others have said, and you probably know, using eagle vision is easier to spot feathers (and mandatory to activate Glyphs)
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I've gotten as far as Venice, and I haven't had much difficulty with any of the fights so far. The one thing that seems particularly dangerous is the heavily armored knight-type guards. What I have found to work:
However, they usually show up in a group of guards, and both of these options leave me open to other attackers. It's also hard to ignore the heavies and kill off the others, because I can't defend against their attacks (this also disables my counterattack, though I can still dodge).
Is there any surefire quick-kill method for these guys (when they're among a group)? Should I just resign myself to running around like a ninny, slowly poking them to death?
I actually just finished this game yesterday, here's the ways I dealt with Brutes:
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In Assassin's Creed II, after acquiring Altaïr's armor, I decided to purchase all of the other armor sets, in order to increase the villa's value. It seems, however, that I no longer have access to Altaïr's armor, and now find myself quite vulnerable. As far as I can tell, there's no way to switch between armor, so I'm left with the conclusion that it's lost. Is there anyway to get it back?
You should have access to all your armor back at Villa Monterriggioni. There's an entire room dedicated to it. :)
As you walk up to each armor piece, you should have the option to equip it. You might have to examine it first.
I believe Altair's Armor ends up there as well.
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In Assassin's Creed II, after acquiring Altaïr's armor, I decided to purchase all of the other armor sets, in order to increase the villa's value. It seems, however, that I no longer have access to Altaïr's armor, and now find myself quite vulnerable. As far as I can tell, there's no way to switch between armor, so I'm left with the conclusion that it's lost. Is there anyway to get it back?
You should have access to all your armor back at Villa Monterriggioni. There's an entire room dedicated to it. :)
As you walk up to each armor piece, you should have the option to equip it. You might have to examine it first.
I believe Altair's Armor ends up there as well.
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I just recently started playing Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood on the PC. When I started Sequence 2, there is a mission where I have to tackle a guy who stole my money. I keep chasing him, but I can't find a reliable way to tackle him.
The "Shift" key contextually changes from "Shove" to "Tackle" but I can never manage to consistently execute the tackle. In general, I leave it up to chance and somehow I get it to trigger. I also can't figure out how to shove people either. Usually I just end up falling into them and tripping.
I had this same problem in Assassin's Creed 2, but I managed to get through the whole game without really needing to perform either of these moves.
To Tackle someone you need to:
Be in high profile mode, by holding the right mouse button.
Be running, with your legs, by holding Space or the 4th mouse button (5-button config).
Tackle them with your free arm, by tapping Shift or the 5th mouse button (5-button config).
To Shove people you need to:
Be in high profile mode and running with your legs.
Be ready to shove with your free arm, by holding Shift or the 5th mouse button (5-button config).
Run in to them. As long as you're holding your free arm ready they will be shoved aside.
I also found it a little bit awkward to reliably tackle the correct target, but in general you should be close to and running towards the target when you tap the free arm button, and ideally not when near other people that might be targeted by mistake.
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I just acquired a codex page in a guarded house in Venice. I went to Leonardo to have it decoded, and he said "Ah, this one is easy!". Next second I'm back on the street where a pickpocket is running away right in front of me. Funny thing was, once I killed the pickpocket I didn't get any money. I'm getting the feeling this was some kind of "new gadget" test or something that I didn't get.
I've been over every codex page in the database and I can't find one describing a piece of technology I don't already have. Also the Leonardo icon has disappeared from the map, and my inventory says I have 8 decoded and 0 encoded codex entries.
What the hell is going on?
The Codex is not only a description of new technologies and enhancements for your hidden blade, but also pieces of a larger mystery. Ezio must figure this mystery out, but the pages of the Codex are encoded. Leonardo, being a genius, can decode these codex pages with ease.
In Monteriggioni, there's a room where Ezio inserts the decoded codex pages. You can see the contents that Leonardo managed to decode there.
Not every codex page describes a new technology - some are there just to advance the plot. For every 4 codex pages that Leonardo decodes, you gain one extra square of health.
The Leonardo icon will appear again only when you have new pages for him to decode.
The cutscene where Leonardo says "Ah, this looks easy" repeats for every codex page that is not an enhancement to your equipment or that is not vital to the plot.
Note that you need to find and decode all codex pages to finish the game.
I feel that the pickpocket issue is unrelated to the codex entries.
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I just started playing "Assassin's Creed". It's confusing me. I'm at the beginning, I have to run fast and win the race with one guy, but it's difficult to press 2 buttons at the same time and then also manage the direction and walking buttons. Am I doing it wrong or is running really dependent on pressing two buttons at the same time?
Can you please tell me what a good combination or key mapping will make running easier for me?
I find that a lot of console oriented games (which uses four controls buttons in addition to the keyboard) works nice with a multi-button mouse.
For AC2 specifically I have bound the high-profile to a button on the left of my mouse, legs to right-click, main hand to normal click, and off-hand* to wheel-click. **Head can be fairly affected to the keyboard as it is not of so much use.
This has the advantage of requiring me to concentrate on the movement keys on the keyboard (basically going forward, sometimes left and right movement) while having both high-profile and leg buttons pressed on the mouse. These buttons enable me to keep a nice grip and control over the mouse whenever I run.
For other games, I usually bind crouch, run, jump and other action on the keyboard. But usually they are not key you need to hold to much longer like in AC2, thus you don't have to worry about coordination too much or ghosting problems. But usually those games provides a better interface for customisation unlike AC-serie that enable you to customise 4 buttons and derive combinations with these.
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Late last night (around midnight EDT), I tried to play Assassin's Creed 2 on the PC via Steam. I was unable to even get past the Uplay login screen because Ubisoft's service was down. Not only that but their entire website was down including support. Service was restored eventually, and things looked okay this morning.
I was under the impression that Ubisoft removed the DRM from the PC version so that an "always-on" connection was not necessary to play the game. I'm lucky enough to have good Internet service that has rarely ever gone down. Obviously the problem was on Ubisoft's side of things.
However, these events have me questioning whether I still need an Internet connection to use the Uplay service and launch Assassin's Creed 2. Is there a workaround for this or an offline mode that I could use? I did not notice any settings that I could change in Ubisoft's launcher.
Ubisoft never removed the DRM, they just made it less harsh if you get disconnected. It's still just as harsh on not being able to play while not connected.
All the updated did was basically, instead of quitting the game when you get disconnected, forcing you to restart from last checkpoint, it now pauses the game until you get connection back, which means you restart from the exact same point. If you quit instead of waiting to reconnect however, then you must restart from the previous checkpoint as before.
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I've gotten to Venice and I have never so much as drawn my dagger (well, not on purpose. Thanks, obnoxiously twitchy weapon selector!). I haven't felt like anything was particularly difficult while using only my main weapon and hidden blades for melee work.
Am I missing out on any dagger awesomeness? Any special tricks that require the dagger to perform? Or is it just another piece of assassin bling?
Same disclaimer as last time: It's been a while since I played this game... and don't have access to my copy (it's on loan to a friend half an ocean away), but if I recall...
Daggers seemed, at least from my own personal observation, much easier to counter-kill with them, and not so good to outright battle with. The sword seemed just the opposite. Sword was nice for outright battle, but not so much for countering. I never really used the hidden blade much for anything beyond starting a fight or making quick work of a lone guard.
As for the special tricks, I've no idea.
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I just recently arrived in Venice in Assassin's Creed 2 (PC version) and started the first mission where a man gives me and Leonardo da Vinci a quick tour of Venice. At the end, there is a cut-scene with a quick-time event. Leonardo da Vinci initiates a hug and the game prompts you to push a button. Seeing as it was a cutscene, I sat back not expecting this and watched until it was too late to hug him. Leonardo makes a sad face and walks away which made me feel like a jerk.
Does hugging or not hugging Leonardo da Vinci provide any benefits or penalties later in the game? Would it be worth replaying the mission (and how) for the other outcome? Can I save my bromance?
I, too, missed this moment1 and was a little bit annoyed, he gives you such a hurt look afterwards too...
Anyway, at the time, I investigated and it seems that this has no effect on the game outside this cutscene. This is apparently also the same for the other quick time events in the game.
Good job too really, since there's a only a few events in the entire game and they all catch you unaware; if they were made important it'd be simply cause too many problems for players.
1PC control issues, rant rant rant
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