Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Bugs and giltches arereally starting to add up now. Yesterday I had two immortal enemies fighting me after a cut scene where I had killed them... But today might be the best. I got a contract from Reda to kill the 'Duke of Burgundy'. I Checked my map and was puzzled to find he was in my settlement. So I used the odinsight thing and was even more surprised to find it highlight one of the dummies by the assassins bureau!

Oh well I attacked it and got the reward :confused:

I am kind of starting to think the game might have been rushed out a bit. It definitely needs some polish and as someone said earlier, is overdue for a patch as well
 
I assume they are working on one big patch. I've been really impressed with it all so far. Its much more story driven and the side quests distract from the main story much less. Much less grindy than Odyssey.
 
Pighardia said:
Bugs and giltches arereally starting to add up now. Yesterday I had two immortal enemies fighting me after a cut scene where I had killed them... But today might be the best. I got a contract from Reda to kill the 'Duke of Burgundy'. I Checked my map and was puzzled to find he was in my settlement. So I used the odinsight thing and was even more surprised to find it highlight one of the dummies by the assassins bureau!

Oh well I attacked it and got the reward :confused:

I am kind of starting to think the game might have been rushed out a bit. It definitely needs some polish and as someone said earlier, is overdue for a patch as well
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that is hilarious :D
 
What HDR settings is everyone using? Try as I might I just cant seem to nail the HDR on this, I get the dark right but then the light is out, I get the light right but then the dark is out, I get them both right but then the image is really grainy, been fiddling on and off as the whim takes me but always end up turning the HDR back off and sticking with it normally.
 
Tombstone said:
What HDR settings is everyone using? Try as I might I just cant seem to nail the HDR on this, I get the dark right but then the light is out, I get the light right but then the dark is out, I get them both right but then the image is really grainy, been fiddling on and off as the whim takes me but always end up turning the HDR back off and sticking with it normally.
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I just stick with the default, it seems pretty spot on with my TV. Considering how glorious HDR is in the day I'm always sad when it gets dark :p
 
TheSwede said:
It's not a longsword, but I just found out that you can get a greatsword in game, so not that much of a difference, both are two handed swords. Either buy from your local shop in town or from the contract merchant kid for opals.
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Yeah, what I meant is that there are no one-handed swords in the game, AFAIK longswords were typically too heavy for one-hand use at the time so poor wording on my part. Sword/axe combo would've been cool.
 
Amatsubu said:
Yeah, what I meant is that there are no one-handed swords in the game, AFAIK longswords were typically too heavy for one-hand use at the time so poor wording on my part. Sword/axe combo would've been cool.
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Ahh gotcha. Well, the person that told me about the greatsowrds said he dual wielding them so if you want to wield a sword and axe, might be possible ? Not sure myself though since I not got to the ability to dual wield weapons yet so can't check it out.
 
The problem with heavy dual wielding is that it is soooo slow. Its really easy to commit to a move and miss a window to parry. I may go back to dual wielding lighter weapons.
 
Tombstone said:
What HDR settings is everyone using? Try as I might I just cant seem to nail the HDR on this, I get the dark right but then the light is out, I get the light right but then the dark is out, I get them both right but then the image is really grainy, been fiddling on and off as the whim takes me but always end up turning the HDR back off and sticking with it normally.
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First, understand that the game is meant to look dusky & dusty, so adjust expectations accordingly. For an LCD I suggest 4000 + 0.5. For OLED no idea.

Also just re-installed Origins and man oh man, is the improved clarity and sharpness of it a shock. I knew it was the best looking of the bunch but I kinda forgot. Also immediately noticeable is how much better the sound is in it, though their audio wasn't ideal either. Do miss the better frametimes of Valhalla though, I need a serious CPU + memory upgrade for Origins before that's decent for 60 fps.

My mini-review of it:
Having now finished Valhalla I have to say that it's definitely the weakest of the three. On a technical level it took a hit both in graphics & audio, on a writing level it devolves further into something YA, the atmosphere is top notch and that one they nailed, the butchering of historical faithfulness is now on a level more egregious than ever before, and while the stealth and combat have seen some nice improvements they also took MASSIVE downgrades but particularly the combat. Too floaty, too weightless, too limited in selection of arsenal, too constrained within certain hard limits (eg if you fight the Lynx pair you'll see the small one just be undamageable even if you back it into a corner, because you're "supposed" to only be able to hit it on dodges/certain windows). The raids are also a big disappointment as well, but even bigger are the castle assaults. It's too clearly scripted and poorly at that, such that if feels like everyone's doing pantomime around you while you go through the check-list of advancing the assault. And it all ended very confusingly & in a deflating manner, the actual structure of the ending simply doesn't tie in well together at all, and to find the last Order guy (who you know who it is from the start because these idiots didn't think to obscure the model) you then have to go hunt the remaining Zealots which means - have fun running up and down the roads until you spot them. The actual order of the ancients also seems to have been an afterthought with most of them being nothing more than filler - what's the point?! I actually really liked the system in Odyssey & thought it had potential to be even greater, but they just butchered this one as well! And honestly the settlement upgrade system felt very weak and lacklustre as well, and when I think how joyous it was to upgrade the town in KCD it's even more obvious how pathetic their effort has been in this game. Should I mention the bugs? It goes without saying.

All in all, it started off well, it had some nice high points but the more I played it the less I liked it, and that feeling only kept increasing. This is one of the games that I don't think I'll ever revisit unless they do something just mind-blowing with the DLC. I still enjoyed my time with it, but mostly because I went in with very very low expectations and they managed to surpass them at first. I think they nailed the atmosphere & that's what kept me in it, but I'm glad I only paid about 7.5€ for the experience. It's about what it's worth.
 
TheSwede said:
Started playing this the other day and still in Norway. Have a few questions.

Is there any Fabric in Norway to be found, or that wont be available until England ?

Carbon Ingots, have found 4 so far, are there more in Norway ? Still have plenty to explore, but wondering what to upgrade next. So far used one to upgrade the Raven Chest Armour, so with three left, can either upgrade the Bow, or use one each on the other 3 Armour pieces, but since not sure how much Carbon Ingots there is in Norway, I don't want to do one and then not find enough for the others.

And finally, all the Restricted Areas/Settlements, they are all enemies of the Raven Clan, right ? And do they respawn, like they did in Origin/Odyssey ? I hope they don't, found that a bit tedious to be honest.

Actually, one more thing. The level 240 (or so) area, did you do that area as well before leaving Norway, or did you leave that until later ?
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I didn't find any fabric in Norway, can't remember how many ingots but maybe 10 (didn't spend much time on the high level area as I'm a chicken).

Anyone who doesn't say hello is a baddie as far as I'm concerned and certainly anywhere restricted. I don't kill them all though.

The high level area can be visited but I didn't do it all before leaving, you can go back and do it later.
 
nands said:
I didn't find any fabric in Norway, can't remember how many ingots but maybe 10 (didn't spend much time on the high level area as I'm a chicken).

Anyone who doesn't say hello is a baddie as far as I'm concerned and certainly anywhere restricted. I don't kill them all though.

The high level area can be visited but I didn't do it all before leaving, you can go back and do it later.
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Thank you, appreciate the reply ! :)

At least I can upgrade some stuff but once it hit linen requirement I just have to wait. :p
 
Poneros said:
First, understand that the game is meant to look dusky & dusty, so adjust expectations accordingly. For an LCD I suggest 4000 + 0.5. For OLED no idea.

All in all, it started off well, it had some nice high points but the more I played it the less I liked it, and that feeling only kept increasing. This is one of the games that I don't think I'll ever revisit unless they do something just mind-blowing with the DLC. I still enjoyed my time with it, but mostly because I went in with very very low expectations and they managed to surpass them at first. I think they nailed the atmosphere & that's what kept me in it, but I'm glad I only paid about 7.5€ for the experience. It's about what it's worth.
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Thanks, I'll give those settings a try.

Interestingly, your summary there is literally the exact opposite of mine, you started out liking it but the more you played the less you liked it, whereas I am 100% the exact opposite, I started out liking it less than Origins and Odyssey but the more I played it the more I liked it and I now rank it above Origins in terms of gameplay (Origins looks better etc but I actually enjoy the gameplay in Valhalla more). I still rate it below Odyssey but thats mainly because I have a special affinity for the time period that Odyssey is set in. So my 3 go Odyssey > Valhalla > Origins.
 
Patch tomorrow



MISCELLANEOUS


· Added a new background image to the title screen.

· Added various VFX to enhance visuals.

· Added an option that will automatically assign all nodes on the path when acquiring a central skill.

· Added rune categories to the rune menu. All runes are now categorized in Weapon & Armor runes.

· Added a warning when switching from a language that supports TTS to one that doesn't.

· Sliders can now be moved with left/right arrows on M&K and controllers.

· Increased fabric limit to 82.

· Added fabric to traders once the settlement has reached Level 6.

· Added offering altar requirements to the world map.




BALANCING


· Updated gear quality and gear to their correct values.

· Added Assassination damage stats on the character stats page.

· Removed duplicate gear from inventory.

· Heavy and light attack stats will now adjust correctly based on acquired skill nodes.

· Heavy attack modifiers will no longer be applied to range attacks.




GAME IMPROVEMENTS




PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY


· Improved stability and performance.

· (PC) Addressed a VRAM/RAM leakage issue when alt tabbing to desktop.




SAVE GAMES


· Corrected some instances where Load Game would not display save games correctly.

· Renamed Cloud saves to make them more distinguishable from regular saves.(Previously the cloud save was only highlighted with a Cloud icon. Now they’ll be called, for example, “Manual Save Cloud”)

· Removed Cloud saves from the Save menu. This will ensure that it cannot be overwritten unintentionally.

· Added a notification when a cloud save retrieval has failed.




GRAPHICS, AUDIO, ANIMATION


· Addressed various graphical issues across the board.

· Addressed various FX issues.

· Addressed various instances of clipping issues.

· Addressed various visual issues with Eivor's cloak.

· Addressed various instances of player or NPC animation issues.

· Addressed various audio issues.

· Addressed various lighting issues.

· Shadow resolution on High will now use correct values.




WORLD


· Addressed various texture or object placement issues.

· Addressed some instances where the player could become stuck in specific locations.

· Fish in Norway will now spawn in bad weather. Yeah, we had to read this one twice too.

· Crows will no longer randomly fall from the sky in Asgard. Bad omens, huh?




GAMEPLAY, COMBAT, AI


· Addressed various bow-aiming issues.

· Improved NPC and Boss behavior across the board.

· NPCs will now react to the player stealing...so think twice before stealing!

· Addressed an issue where dogs would start levitating when Eivor starts to pet them.

· Blocking Springald projectiles will now consume stamina, as intended.

· Zealots that were hit with a sleep dart can now be stun attacked. Sleep tight.

· Zealots will no longer heal themselves while in player vicinity.

· Guards who clearly saw Eivor shoot their ally will now turn hostile. presses emergency button

· Guards will now hear the impact of dead bodies dropping to the ground.

· Improved guard reactions to whistling.

· Improved disguise behavior in distrust zones.

· Shooting bows from the Longship now consumes arrows.

· Players will now be able to air-assassinate sleeping NPCs. Savage...

· Improved fish-reeling behavior.

· Addressed an issue where the horse wouldn't use the gallop animation in combat.

· The crowd will now cheer during drinking games. You better.

· Reworked sliding mechanic.




QUESTS, WORLD EVENTS, SIDE ACTIVITIES


· Addressed an issue where the assassination sequence wouldn't play for some targets.

· Addressed various texture issues during cutscenes.

· Addressed various issues with quests or world events that prevented players from completing them.

· Players can no longer use the fishing tool or the horn during the drunk walk with Tewdr - you're drunk, go home.

· Sub quests will now display the correct "Part of" parent quest.

· The memory stream can now be chosen when starting a New Game if Hold Alternative option is set to ON.

· Increased frequency of experienced travelers.




USER INTERFACE / HUD


· Addressed various issues with the User Interface/HUD.

· Addressed various localization issues.

· Addressed various Mouse- and Keyboard-related input issues

· Secrets will now be discovered when synchronizing a Viewpoint. (This does not apply to Pathfinder difficulty)

· Experienced travelers are now highlighted on the world map and on the compass when in proximity.

· Addressed an issue where the map wouldn't update once players got intel from an experienced traveler.

· Increased Odin's Sight radius and enemies will now be highlighted for longer. ️️

· Improved radius in which Synin reveals keys.

· Reduced Synin's view distance of materials.

· Improved the objective beam behavior.

· Settlement building beams can now be seen using Odin's Sight.

· Improved enemy target-lock mechanic.

· "Sell all trinkets" will now be greyed out after all trinkets were sold. Cha-ching!

· Bosses’ power levels will now be displayed on their health gauge. This does not apply to regular enemies.

· Regular brightness settings will no longer apply to HDR exposure settings.

· The Codex will no longer foreshadow or spoil some events.

· (A11y) Desktop entries and content on Layla's laptop are now narrated when Menu Narration is ON.

· (A11y) Colorblind filters are now applied correctly to mini-quest log and raid tutorial.




ABILITIES AND SKILLS


· Addressed an issue where players couldn't use any abilities anymore when the Dive of the Valkyries ability was interrupted.

· Ally NPCs or horses can no longer trigger body traps. Some people just want to see the world burn, huh?

· Addressed a display issue where the poisonous powder trap could become invisible after using Synin.

· Adjusted chain-assassination behavior. Players will no longer be able to assassinate a target who was tackled to the ground.

· The Secondary hand slot will no longer be available when a two-handed weapon is equipped (pre-heavy dual-wield skill).

· Flaming powder traps will now explode when walking over the arrow.




RAIDS


· "Force Open" will now be displayed correctly even if nearby allies are in combat.

· Addressed an issue where allies would not help Eivor to open a door during Raids.

· Allies will now return to the longship once a raid is complete.

· Added a timer until players can restart a raid that was just completed.




PHOTO MODE


· Effect values can now be adjusted with arrow keys or WASD.

· The no-filter option will now work correctly.

· The Territory panel is no longer displayed in Photo Mode.

· Changing filters will now work as intended.

· Addressed an issue where an Online Service Error could occur temporarily when looking at photos on the world map.

· Snow FX will now center to the camera instead of the player in Photo Mode.




SYSTEM


· (PC) Updated readme files to show correct PC specifications.

· Added additional checkpoints to some boss fights.

· Addressed an issue that led controllers to vibrate constantly.

· Addressed an issue where players could become stuck in a black screen after closing the menu with start.

· (PC) Updated the autodetect config for Nvidia Geforce 1650 S.
 
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