In yet another bid to try and improve Assassin's Creed Unity after the game's somewhat shoddy launch, Ubisoft has released a patch today that removes the need to fiddle about with the title's companion app and Initiates website.
Throughout the game's virtual Paris, you'll find chests that can only be opened through use of the abovementioned software and site, and in all honesty, it was just an unnecessarily intrusive way to get players to download the app and spend time with the lacklustre Initiates program. Not only that, but many users struggled to even get either service to properly sync up with the game.
Fortunately, you're no longer forced to use them, as the chests will be unlocked once you've installed the latest update. The patch also fixes a handful of remaining issues, which include matchmaking errors, crashes, and bugged equipment unlocks.
Are you still hopping around the rooftops of Paris? Cast away your companion app and join the revolution in the comments section below.
[source forums.ubi.com, via kotaku.com]
Comments 18
Finally, what a dumb idea from Ubisoft to do this...
While I'm pleased they've done this, I've had just about enough of this game to last me a lifetime.
Wow, someone listens...
Hmmm... Might be time for me to pick this up... This is my back up in case The Order is a flop, or I might get Dying Light instead. We'll see, but this is encouraging.
If I pick it up in a year or so it may even be a decent game by then
I just hope they've fixed the remaining bugs with this. I've read that even patch 4 didn't make the game run properly. I want to try this game, but not if it's broken.
Oh that would have been nice last month when I was playing through the game but oh well trade it in already.
I'm probably alone on this but I really enjoyed unity. In fact I was kind of gutted when I unlocked everything and earned my platinum. Then again I am a sucker for ac
Good grief they should've delayed this game for the 2015 holidays, would have been just about finished by then.
After investing so much time in the app, NOW Ubisoft decides to do this. sighs Really sucks for me and others who used the app to get chests.
I might actually give a go at getting a platinum now.
I got my platinum trophy for this game & traded it to CEX, which is a shame as I never got to play the Dead Kings dlc. I'll wait until it's really cheap in the future or till it comes to plus. It's great Ubisoft are fixing/improving the game but it's a little too late in the day for me.
Now Destiny should let you look at the cards and view your stats in the game instead of another device too.
Guess I'll have to dive back into it. I have yet to touch dead kings this will give me incentive to maybe plat this one. I'm an ac fan boy but I def enjoyed rogue more. Hope they learned their lesson and don't release an unfinished victory
Echoing what a few others have said, I might give this a go now, particularly as it's still £25 on Amazon (looks to be permanent).
More on topic for the actual article, I've only ever seen a handful of examples where integration of external apps / websites was done well, those being the fantastic Dragon Age Keep and the inFAMOUS: Paper Trail DLC. And to be fair I do think companies should keep on trying it, because I actually really enjoyed these two examples and felt they added to the games in question (particularly Paper Trail, as I felt the side activities for the main game of Second Son were incredibly dull and repetitious). It's just a case of devs making sure that what they release is of a high quality, and more importantly adds to the game without being too overused to the point that it gets in the way, or detracts from those who want to just ignore it.
Obviously these things shouldn't be in every game, but they can be great when done right, so I'm all for devs continuing to give it a go!
It definately came a long way since it's release. Still has some big problems tho. So far you can't 100% it as there is at least 1 nomad chest that you cant access and I personally have about 7 nomad points that won't allow you to collect it. They seem glitched. You can run clean thru them and it doesnt recognise it. What a shame because overall I've been more than satified with this title especially the fact they gave me Far Cry 4 for buying the season pass lol
Having very recently bought AC:Unity my only grievance has been with those stupid bloody chests, glad they have finally patched it out
I guess I'll have to pick this back up since it seems they've fixed most of everything. I picked it up at launch and took it back after four days because I couldn't deal with the technical issues.
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