Important Details To Keep In Mind
Assassin's Creed Origins is a dense action-RPG with no shortage of mechanics to master and interesting details within its world that don't make themselves readily apparent. After spending numerous hours with the game, we've learned a fair number of tips that we wish we knew before starting the game. Click ahead to find out what we discovered.
If you want a more general look at how to better play the game, check out our beginner's guide covering essential tips and tricks. You can also read our guide highlighting the 12 best abilities. For even more guides, check out our Assassin's Creed Origins guide roundup containing all our tips and walkthroughs.
Out now for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, Assassin's Creed Origins is the latest entry in the long-running Assassin's Creed franchise. Unlike past games, which continually pushed the ancestor timeline forward, this entry is a prequel. Set in Egypt, you play as Bayek, a warrior whose struggle against the corrupt forces of the time leads him towards becoming the first Assassin.
For more about the game, check out our feature detailing everything you need to know about Assassin's Creed Origins. And if you're looking to get caught up on the series' narrative, read our Assassin's Creed story recap.
You Can Sell Your Junk Instantly
Throughout your journey, you accumulate a ton of loot that actually serves no functional purpose aside from being sold. To quickly offload this junk, simply go to the sell screen of a vendor and hold down on the D-pad to automatically sell everything. No sorting required.
Smash Statues of Ptolemy
You'll often run into statues of the corrupt King Ptolemy XIII throughout Egypt. If you see one, enact Bayek's rage against Ptolemy's reign and smash it. Doing so nets you a quick and easy 150 XP, a fine reward for expressing one's disfavor of the King.
Don't Forget To Upgrade Your Weapons
While it might seem tempting to sell a Legendary weapon once it becomes obsolete, don’t. In Assassin’s Creed Origins, you can visit a blacksmith to upgrade your weapons, and since Legendary weapons carry valuable perks, it’s best to hold onto these in case you need them later on.
Reload Your Quest Objective
While playing, have you ever screwed up in a mission and wanted desperately to restart at the last checkpoint? It's not readily apparent at first, but you can actually do this in AC Origins through what's called the "Reload Quest Objective" option. To access this, press pause, highlight the Quests tab, and then press the triangle/Y button. This comes in handy, especially for all the perfectionists out there who want to do a perfect stealth assassination on a mission's primary target.
Get Dawn & Dusk
Dawn & Dusk is an incredibly useful ability that allows you quickly pass the time of day. It's handy when you want to attack camps at night but don't want to wait for time to pass. In addition, some quests even require you to meet a certain character at a particular time of day, so it's in your best interest to unlock the ability, as it spares you the burden of having to wait around.
Exit The Animus
Similar to earlier AC games, you're free to exit the Animus at any time to play as modern-day protagonist, Layla. To do so, enter the pause screen and simply hold up on the D-Pad.
There's not much to explore in the tomb where she has set up shop, but there's a wealth of emails and documents you can read on her laptop. It's worth noting that you don't actually need to approach her computer to access them; simply press pause and read away! This is a must for hardcore fans of the series, as there's plenty of tidbits included in these documents that allude to past games.
Visit The Nomad Bazaar
In your journey, you'll inevitably run into Reda, a young nomadic merchant offering rare items for sale. He's signified on the map as a turquoise camel. Keep in mind, these items aren't cheap, so make sure to have enough money before stopping by.
If you have free time to spare, Reda also gives out special real-world daily event quests you can take on that'll reward you with a mystery item upon completion. While the worth of these endeavors is completely up to chance, they're well worth doing just to see what you might get.
Search Camps
Every camp you invade has a specific number of treasures to collect and captains to kill. While fulfilling these tasks might seem superfluous, completing them actually nets you a nice XP bonus. If you're struggling to find a camp's treasure chests, hold up on the D-pad to highlight lootable objects in your vicinity
Unlock Weapon Bearer and Bow Bearer
Both Weapon Bearer and Bow Bearer are abilities that let you swap between two weapons on the fly. This might not seem useful at first, but the ability to cycle between secondary weapons becomes indispensible during unexpected encounters. For example, if a stealthy attempt at killing a guard with your hunter bow suddenly goes south, you can instantly switch to a light bow to quickly murder the now alarmed foe. These abilities also eliminate the need to have to keep going into the menu to switch out weapons.
Auto-Riding Mount
Are you too lazy to ride your mount to your current mission objective? No problem! AC Origins lets you set your mount to automatically follow a path to the next destination. Simply hold the X/A button and relax as your mount does all the work for you.
There's A Photo Mode
It's easy to miss the fact that AC Origins actually has a photo mode. To activate it, simply click both thumb sticks. The mode comes complete with a wealth of filters and adjustable sliders for your photo- editing pleasure. Make sure you take a good photo though, as it actually gets uploaded onto the 'net for other players to see and enjoy when they view the map screen.
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