I thought Assassin’s Creed Unity was a great game in many ways, but was far too broken to really enjoy as it should have been. It is now getting another patch to try to fix some of the frame rate issues as well as difficulties in matchmaking for co-op play. Let’s see if Ubisoft will patch this thing to full functionality by the holidays.
You can read the full patch notes here, although there are references to specific missions so don’t read them if you’re trying to avoid spoilers. Patch 3 will aim to fix the following:
Stability and performance
- Fixed numerous random crashes for both on Campaign and Co-op
- Fixed specific framerate drops
Gameplay (navigation, fight, stealth)
- Fixed navigation issues where the player gets stuck
- Fixed haystack issues where the player can stay stuck in it
- Fixed Cover issues
- Fixed various camera issues
- Fixed animation issues
- Fixed some Booster issues
AI & Crowd
- Fixed various animation issues
- Fixed various detection issues
- Fixed various crowd stations issues
Matchmaking, Connectivity & Replication
- Fixed various matchmaking issues
- Fixed various host migration issues
- Fixed join-in-progress issues
- Fixed various replication issues between host and clients
- Fixed various issues in the My Club menu
Menus and HUD
- Fixed various menu issues and pop-up overlap issues
- Fixed Mission objectives & updates issues
- Fixed issues in customization menu
- Fixed some localization inconsistencies in the menus
- Fixed some Credits issues
Mission tweaks (campaign, coop & side content)
- Fixed various low repro walkthrough breaks
- Fixed various NPC navigation issues
- Fixed inconsistencies in some missions
World & 3D
- Fixed various collisions and navigation mesh issues
Progression & Difficulty
- Adjusted various community events rewards
PC-Specific
- Fixed saves corruptions in some cases
- Fixed temporal blur for SLI
- Fixed graphical corruptions in Character Customization menu
- Fixed crash in Character Customization menu on controller autoswitch
- Alt+Enter switch window modes correctly
- NPC on side monitors shows correctly
- Minor UI improvements
I’m glad to see all these fixes – it’s a real shame that a game that punted the co-op so much had broken match making and various tracking issues in co-op. Plus, with so many glitches for animations and stability, it’s a small wonder that people are able to play and enjoy the game as much as some people are. I’d still wait until this latest patch rolls out to pick up your copy of the game if you’re still determined to play it – there’s really no reason to play a broken game, even if at its core it’s a fun experience.
How many patches do you think it will take until the game is where it should have been at launch? Have you been playing and enjoying it, or did you decide to wait until it was fixed?
Last Updated: November 26, 2014
hairyknees
November 26, 2014 at 08:04
10/10 for shopped patch!
Admiral Chief Wang
November 26, 2014 at 08:10
Eish, so, SO bad!
Hammersteyn
November 26, 2014 at 08:33
She’s getting better
FoxOneZA
November 26, 2014 at 09:41
Release notes states there’ll be another patch incoming. How thoughtful of Ubi.
Weanerdog
November 26, 2014 at 14:07
Still better quality than Ubi’s efforts
Admiral Chief Wang
November 26, 2014 at 08:11
OOOBI-BROKENBUTSHIPTHATSUCKAUNTILPATCH-SOFT
Darren Peach
November 26, 2014 at 08:14
These patches are getting crazy. When one pays big tom for bandwidth, There is most definately a case to be made for the developers to release finished products. Add the cost of paying to use a console network and the arguement is airtight. Imagine going to watch The Avengers 2 and the CG was unrendered…Would society accept it if they only included finished shots in the Blu Ray Box set ?
Sir Rants A Lot is a DADDY
November 26, 2014 at 08:19
6 months minimum. After which I will wait for eternity and not buy or play this anyway
Kromas, Guardian of Cenarius
November 26, 2014 at 08:23
Those who have issues with this game I can honestly say I am not feeling much empathy for you. You buy Ubisoft you get less than what you pay for.
(I am typing this as I am considering where to put my Far Cry 4 Statue(Last Ubisoft game ill buy in a while though(That is what I said before)))
Sir Rants A Lot is a DADDY
November 26, 2014 at 08:34
So many “( )”
Kromas, Guardian of Cenarius
November 26, 2014 at 08:39
Never heard of a nested bracket statement?
Okay I just made that up. 🙂
Kensei Seraph No DA:I spoilers
November 26, 2014 at 08:40
I tend to change up the brackets (you know [kinda like this {but not always}]).
Kromas, Guardian of Cenarius
November 26, 2014 at 08:42
Next time ill use something different*
*how is this?
Sir Rants A Lot is a DADDY
November 26, 2014 at 09:07
I tend to split my brackets to make reading easier:
[{( )}]
😛
Hammersteyn
November 26, 2014 at 08:40
Far Cry 4 also has issues, I rode a elephant into an enemy outpost and most of the soldiers where happy to just stand there while I rampaged. They didn’t even fire a single shot :/
Kromas, Guardian of Cenarius
November 26, 2014 at 08:41
Have yet to install it. AAA game bought as a CE and it is already on my backlog.
Yay for WoW and DA:I.
Kensei Seraph No DA:I spoilers
November 26, 2014 at 08:41
What would you do if someone rode an elephant into your place of work?
I’d probably consider it a weird hallucination brought about by lack of sleep and ignore it and continue work.
Hammersteyn
November 26, 2014 at 08:43
I’d run like hell, but the elephant would pick up my scent from the trail I leave behind
Admiral Chief Wang
November 26, 2014 at 08:47
Agreed, you do have quite the scent on you…
Hammersteyn
November 26, 2014 at 09:02
There it is! I wondered why you didn’t want to stick around that day 😛
Admiral Chief Wang
November 26, 2014 at 09:05
Dammit, busted!
XD
Rock789
November 26, 2014 at 08:50
Maybe they knew elephant = death. So they didn’t even bother… I was taking on a convoy last night and watched as 1 idiot enemy soldier fired a shot that missed me and hit an elephant. The elephant then showed it’s displeasure by rampaging all over the convoy, totally destroying all 3 vehicles and killing all aboard… I literally didn’t have to do anything – the elephant did it all – and still got the credit for taking the convoy down (maybe they thought the elephant was my back-up). Them elephants are SERIOUSLY powerful in-game (wish they could do that in real life to them poachers!)
Still loving my time with the game, though. Yeah, I’ve encountered a few glitches (like tigers chasing wildlife, only to disappear INTO the mountainside… Literally into!), even some game-breaking bugs (had to restart a few times coz NPCs didn’t go to their designated spots to continue the monologue, thus stopping me from continuing with the story), but I am still enjoying the game overall. It’s not as polished as FC3 (I never encountered a single issue, from start to finish in FC3… And I 100% completed that biatch!), but still as much fun.
Hammersteyn
November 26, 2014 at 09:02
It is tremendous fun, No buyers remorse here.
Rock789
November 26, 2014 at 09:05
Yup – no regret this side.
Spaffy
November 26, 2014 at 09:20
And those Rhino’s o_0
Rock789
November 26, 2014 at 09:32
Yeah, don’t mess with them! I was hoping they were like the elephants – you don’t have to hunt them for any reason and can just let them be. But their hides are needed for some upgrades, so I went about collecting only as much as I needed. But DAMN they take a beating – ended up having to use some form of explosive (mine, c4, grenade or rocket launcher) to bring them down – no jokes!! They took SO much damage… And a bow is basically useless against them (climbed a rock, so they couldn’t get to me and shot the rhino 10 times, in the head, with an arrow and he still didn’t go down – then he just ran off because he couldn’t get to me…).
Spaffy
November 26, 2014 at 09:47
I have yet to kill one. I just run 😀
Darren Peach
November 26, 2014 at 09:30
There is anther bug where you attack a outpost riding the Elephant and the alarm does not go off. Cool early on for progression unlocks.
Darren Peach
November 26, 2014 at 09:24
I know its only a game……But I felt bad when hunting those Honey Badgers. Tenacious little fuckers…
Hammersteyn
November 26, 2014 at 09:26
They just wont die
Rock789
November 26, 2014 at 09:35
Yeah, I feel bad hunting any of the wildlife… Except those damn ‘dhole’ dogs – they are freaking rabid in the game and simply attack anything that moves and gets near them (villager, soldier, animal, car (no jokes!) – even saw a pack taking on an eagle!).
RinceThis
November 26, 2014 at 08:29
That photoshop is bad and you should feel bad!
Kensei Seraph No DA:I spoilers
November 26, 2014 at 08:39
I instantly knew it was Zoe’s article when I saw the header.
RinceThis
November 26, 2014 at 08:30
Sorry Ubisoft, if you are too slow to the game, someone is going to get there before you… http://i.imgur.com/xX3BNER.gif
Sir Rants A Lot is a DADDY
November 26, 2014 at 08:33
WINNA!!!!
Kensei Seraph No DA:I spoilers
November 26, 2014 at 08:39
Hey, at least they’re trying (or at least that’s what your gif says).
RinceThis
November 26, 2014 at 08:50
trying… And failing 😛
Admiral Chief Wang
November 26, 2014 at 08:48
The look of FAIL on that silly excuse of a dog’s face is priceless
RinceThis
November 26, 2014 at 08:51
agreed 🙂 It’s like, I tried… Le sigh bwahaha
Admiral Chief Wang
November 26, 2014 at 09:05
Bwahahahaha le sigh bow wow oooowwwww
RinceThis
November 26, 2014 at 09:05
WIN!
Darren Peach
November 26, 2014 at 09:25
LOL. Made my morning.
Hammersteyn
November 26, 2014 at 08:38
So how big is it? 1 Gig? 2 Gigs?
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 26, 2014 at 09:31
Over 9000!
Rock789
November 26, 2014 at 09:48
It’s known as the BFP – Big Fcuking Patch! 😉
Kromas, Guardian of Cenarius
November 26, 2014 at 08:40
Ive seen Early access games with smaller patch notes. 🙂
Admiral Chief Wang
November 26, 2014 at 08:49
Oh snap!
fred
November 26, 2014 at 08:50
Think I’ll start playing now.
Rock789
November 26, 2014 at 09:02
By the hints I’ve received, it looks like I’m getting AC:Unity for Christmas. Honestly looking forward to trying it out, but hoping they have fixed all their issues by then…
carlton
November 26, 2014 at 10:37
how do you patch the game or know if its already been patched
Alex Hicks
November 26, 2014 at 10:55
I hate the age of the internet. Seriously beginning to wonder if all the free porn, instant news, and near instant communication with people of similar interests on a global scale is worth the now almost certain release of broken games because a patch is so easy to propagate into the world.
Who am I kidding? I love the free porn and easy to connect communities. But still …