Assassin's Creed II
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Developers | |
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Ubisoft Montreal | |
macOS (OS X) | Ubisoft Ukraine |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Engines | |
Anvil | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 9, 2010 |
macOS (OS X) | October 1, 2010 |
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
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | Mac OS X | |||
Amazon.co.uk | Mac OS X | |||
GamersGate | Deluxe Edition only. Mac OS X |
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Deluxe Edition only. | ||||
Humble Store | Deluxe Edition only. | |||
Mac App Store | ||||
Origin | Deluxe Edition only. | |||
Steam | Deluxe Edition only. | |||
Ubisoft Store | Included with Ubisoft+. |
- 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
Name | Notes | |
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Battle of Forlì | Included in the Deluxe Edition. No longer available for individual purchase. | |
Bonfire of the Vanities | Included in the Deluxe Edition. No longer available for individual purchase. |
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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Game data
Configuration file location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Ubisoft\Assassin's Creed 2\Assassin2.ini |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33230/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\4\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/33230/pfx/[Note 1] |
- 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.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect |
Video settings
Input settings
Controller support
- 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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If the above doesn't work[2] |
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If the above doesn't work[citation needed] |
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Xbox One controllers[citation needed] |
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | Available only at local distributors. | |||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Korean | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | Available only at local digital distributors. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation. | |||
Russian | Retail version, download. | |||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish | ||||
Turkish | Fan translation. |
VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Assassin's Creed 2 for better support. | |||
TriDef 3D | ||||
iZ3D | ||||
vorpX | G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
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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Press "2" to select the weapon to continue the cut-scene[citation needed] |
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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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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
OpenGL | 2 | OS X only. |
Shader Model support | 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | Wwise | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.9n |
Mods
Assassin's Creed 2 Overhaul
- Updates most of the textures and particle effects in-game with a mix of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood textures and custom textures.
HD Shadow Map Resolution Mod
- Increases shadow resolution on most shadows.
- Sometimes the mod won't work, simply close the program and relaunch it (no need to close Assassin's Creed II).
- Unfortunately, some shadows are not covered by this mod (and even by the ingame settings), and so are always displayed with very low definition. You can notice some of them in the modern Assassin's hideout, in the warehouse.
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 | 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:
- 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 (33230) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.