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3. and Space Bar all perform attacks If armed the left mouse button instantly kills the NPC Lucy dnt you mention this arready Left Mouse Button Attack Tapping the Weapon Hand button makes Ezio attack an NPC with his currently equipped weapon Tap a second time as soon as your weapon makes contact to start a combo attack Tapping once per swing will perform a more efficient combo Lucy It s ar about timina Hold Left Mouse Button Hold in order to do a special attack for your weapon if applicable E Key Taunt Pressing the Head key will taunt your enemy angering him and maybe causing him to attack In Fight mode High Profile enables defensive actions like counters and dodging moves By default holding the High Profile button makes you deflect enemy attacks Space Bar Dodge When pressing the Legs key with the right timing Ezio performs a counter dodge move that exposes the enemy for a strike If the timing isn t right he will become open to the enemy s strike Left Shift Key Grab Pick Up Weapon If Ezio is near a weapon he will attempt to pick it up Left Mouse Button Counter Attack Disarm With a weapon equipped pressing the Weapon Hand button with the right timing Ezio counterattacks an NPC If the timing isn t right he is open to the enemy s strike When unarmed you disarm your enemies weapons Lucey Make sure Desmond is able to stea weapons f w ave him much more reedom E Key Taunt Press
4. of the water When in open water he will do a fast crawl Left Mouse Button Attack Pressing the Weapon Hand button makes Ezio throw knives if selected E Key Vision Holding the Head key activates Eagle Vision 1 4 4 BOAT Space Bar Causes Ezio to step out of rowing stance Left Shift Key Rowing When Ezio is near the boat s oar it makes him take control of the gondola Pushing the Empty Hand key in a rhythmic fashion will make the gondola move faster 1 4 5 FLYING MACHINE Use the movement keys to steer the flying machine Press the W key to make it dive and the S to gain some altitude Lock on enemies with the F key to kick them 1 4 6 CARAVAN Steer the carriage using the movement keys W A S D Free yourself from enemies holding you on the carriage by tapping the Empty Hand key repeatedly 1 4 7 FIGHT Lucy Make sure to Finish your tweaks to the new oe system 3 Ws going to Se a very important part o Vesmond s time in the Animus 2 0 Lock System To fight you must be locked on a target who is in Open Conflict with you LOW PROFILE OFFENSIVE MOVES Lucy Consider clanging the title of this section or obvious reasons Space Bar Quickstep Pressing the Legs key makes Ezio perform a stepping motion based on the direction that you re moving using the movement keys Left Shift Key Grab Tapping the Empty Hand key makes Ezio attempt a Grab on an enemy NPC If unarmed the E key left mouse button
5. reach the top of the landmarks and scan the view d 2 2 1 NPC ARROWS Guards SSls tell you if they are at risk of detecting you or not When Anonymous Yellow When a guard s SSI turns yellow it means that he starts investigating you Red When a guard s SSI turns red it means that he s about to go into Open Conflict with you 2 2 2 MINI MAP S FRAME The mini map s frame is a Risk Indicator that is synchronized with your enemies state White You are Anonymous Green You are Hidden Red You are in Open Conflict with Guards you have to escape or fight Yellow You are in Open Conflict but have broken the line of sight from Guards you can hide from Blue You are Vanishing 2 2 3 NPC HEALTH METER Lucy Gee my note on 2 above When in a fight the Enemies Health Meter is displayed so you can adjust your strategy during the fight When under your command the Faction Members Health Meter is displayed The AFS helps you with all reliable and useful information like tutorials and database updates Lucy Pease make sure to cut down on unnecessary AFS messages d 1 3 GAMEPLAY LOOP REGULAR GUARDS SEEKERS Divided into three ranks Militia Elite With their halberd they seek to find the Leaders they are the bulk of the armies Assassin wherever he s hiding using many different weapons Lucy Can we get better names Eor the auards Yius what s ar LaLbe d Z YZeprace with a
6. the area This will allow the Animus 2 0 to fill the map with specific memory objectives and other details stored in your genetic memory Lucy An improvement over the Animus O0 map but synchronization is stil required 1 3 1 PUPPETEER CONCEPT The Animus 2 0 allows you to control Ezio like a puppet Each body part is linked to a key or button the E key is the Head key the left mouse button is the Weapon Hand button the Left Shift key is the Empty Hand key and the Space Bar is the Legs key In the top right corner the heads up display HUD shows each key s functionality You will notice that the functionality changes depending on the context 1 3 2 HIGH AND LOW PROFILE CONCEPT Like in the Animus 1 0 it is possible to change the intensity with which Ezio performs each action By default your ancestor will be in Low Profile but his state can be changed to High Profile by pressing and holding the right mouse button This is like stepping on the gas In Low Profile Ezio s actions are inconspicuous and more socially acceptable Fast and powerful assassin moves are available in High Profile 1 4 1 ON GROUND Space Bar Steal Allows Ezio to steal from NPCs for money Left Shift Key Gentle Push Press and hold the Empty Hand key to perform a gentle push A gentle push is a socially acceptable way to move people out of Ezio s way Left Mouse Button Attack Pressing the Weapon Hand button makes Ezio attack with his currently equi
7. and blended into the crowd to avoid attracting the attention Note Because being on rooftops is forbidden archers will always detect anyone on sight 3 2 2 ESCAPE In order to escape from your enemies break their line of sight and hide The immediate area around your Last Known Position LKP remains a risky zone guards will look at any hiding spot next to it The LKP is displayed in the Mini Map as a yellow circle To make sure guards do not find you try to get out of the zone before hiding Lucy Cut down on the sity acronyms e AY 3 2 3 VANISH HIDE AND OR BLEND When you are Unseen you must find a hiding spot bales of hay wells and benches or blend into any crowd or group Once hidden or blended you ll begin to vanish flashing blue You can also vanish by losing your pursuers by using your Free Running skills 3 3 1 CORE MEMORIES The Animus 2 0 allows you to relive Ezio s Memories Memories are important life moments and are grouped in DNA sequences d 3 3 3 2 SECONDARY MEMORIES Secondary Memories are Memories that we know Ezio had but that are difficult to locate exactly on a timeline They are stored at the right extremity of the DNA Menu View Points Climb them all in order to get the full 100 Synchronization with Ezio Feathers Generally found on top of buildings Assassin Tombs Explore them all to find the Seals of the legendary assassins Assassination Contracts Kill important political target
8. chematics sent through the courier in December It s time to try our machine on Desmond If this works he ll be one of the most powerful men alive by the time we re done I ve attached Desmond s profile ignore his attitude you ll like him once you get to know him promise his Italian ancestor Ezio Auditore s bio and the latest list of Animus controls and feedbacks Desmond has already acclimated to them so please try to use these as the basis for your control scheme I ve also included potential modifications upgrades from Abstergo s research that we can steal for our Animus You should be able to have this all up and working by the time we get there right If all goes well by the time Vidic decrypts this email Desmond and will be on our way to you If you don t hear from me within 12 hours pack up everything and run See you soon I hope Lucy Stillman CHARACTERS Age 25 Weight 170 Ibs Height 6 Blood Type A Nationality U S Psychological Traits Independent introverted and defensive Desmond has trouble trusting others His parents were incredibly overprotective essentially imprisoning him within their community Swearing it was for his own good He has spent the past nine years avoiding large cities hiding from civilization He guards his thoughts and emotions behind a wall of cynicism Florentine banker Psychological Traits Charismatic competitive a womanizer and a
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10. in s Creed 2 shortcut on your desktop if you selected to have one created during installation On Vista you ll find the shortcut in the Game Explorer Doing either of these starts the game UNINSTALLING ASSASSIN S CREED 2 To uninstall Assassin s Creed follow these simple steps 1 Insert the Assassin s Creed 2 Installation DVD into your DVD ROM drive The Autorun menu should appear 2 When the Autorun menu appears click on the Uninstall button This will automatically uninstall all components of Assassin s Creed 2 09 17 12 To Undisclosed ENCRYPTED Subject The Plan Attachments map png Animus Control amp Feedback Updated txt This is the day we ve been preparing for Earlier this week Vidic recovered the genetic memory of Altair Ibn La Ahad from Subject 17 Desmond Miles As you already know Altair was a 12th century Syrian Assassin he lived through the betrayal of Al Mualim along with the assassinations of several prominent Templar crusaders Vidic discovered that Al Mualim used one of the five known Apple artifacts to enslave the Assassin order and forced his way through Desmond s memories until he recovered the map included in attachment He knows the locations of the Pieces of Eden and now the Templars intend to kill Desmond I ve been trying to stall them but I ve run out of options We must act now assume you set up the planned facilities and should have received the final batch of Animus s
11. ing this key will taunt your enemy angering him and maybe causing him to attack 1 4 8 INTERACTIVE CINEMATIC During some scenes the Animus 2 0 allows you to participate by pressing the appropriate keys at the right moment Lucy Pease remove arr those Visual qpiteles possible We shoud be ab fo do something about them ZAV 2 1 HUD ELEMENTS The HUD provides important information while in the Animus 2 0 Various elements of the display will allow you to remain aware of your current status Note HUD can be customized to suit your needs in the Options Folder ff eset ttt 2a 1 1 HEALTH METER Lucy Consider clanging the name to Hearth Index to spice if up The Health Meter gives you information on Active Health Squares Injured Health Squares can be healed by doctors Broken Health Squares armor pieces must be repaired at the blacksmith shop 2 1 2 NOTORIETY METER Indicates your Notoriety Status See section 3 3 for more details on Notorieity 2 1 3 WEAPON ICON Shows your currently equipped weapon or gadget 2 1 4 MONEY INDICATOR Shows the amount of money currently carried by Ezio 2 1 5 CONTROLS HUD The top right corner displays the available actions at all times 2 1 6 MINI MAP The Mini Map displays the location of various important memory objectives In order to un fog the environment and reveal more information on the mini map you need to synchronize the view point To do so you must
12. n add to your villa by collecting paintings feathers and weapons l4 3 4 2 SHOPS amp Blacksmiths Blacksmiths sell weapons armor and ammunition for smoke bombs throwing knives and bullets They can also repair your armor for a fee Visit the blacksmiths often to see when new weapons and armor pieces become available E Tailors Tailors sell pouch upgrades enabling you to carry more ammunition They can also dye your clothes with various colors cr Doctors Doctors can heal you refilling your life completely They also sell medicine and poison vials you can carry on you Art Merchants Art merchants sell paintings and treasure maps Paintings serve to upgrade the value of your villa making them good long term investments Art merchants also sell treasure maps that point the location of treasure chests in the world lt Fast Travel Booths Travel swiftly to any visited area for a fee by going to the fast travel booth Story Mode Start a new game or load a saved game Extras Access exclusive content 4 2 1 ANIMUS DESKTOP PAUSE MENU Pressing the Esc key will bring back the Animus Desktop where you can Review current objectives as a reminder Access all other Animus Folders 4 2 2 DNA FOLDER Browse Ezio s genetic memories through the DNA strand timeline Every single slice represents a memory 4 2 3 MAP FOLDER Access the map of the region in which Ezio is located 4 2 4 INVENTORY FOLDER Consult your in
13. n adventurer Luc Age 17 Weight 165 Ibs Height 6 Nationality Florentine Year 1476 Personal History Although there s a lot of information about Ezio s father Giovanni who was a high profile Florentine banker and a political advisor to Lorenzo de Medici the only info can find on Ezio is that he was once apprenticed to Giovanni Tornabuoni the great Ive repraced arr mentions o the name Artair wit Ezio and updated the device name to Animus 2 0 fo make things a Little easier on your end ANIMUS USER MANUAL Move Forward Move Backward Move Left Move Right EE Sam High Profile Armed Hand Open Hand Head Legs Throwing Knives Hidden Blade Le i n TE E ji Mi Ten E STE TINE A The Animus 2 0 allows you to control Ezio through a combination of standard and contextual buttons Standard buttons always perform the same action For example pressing the Q key always selects the Weapon Selector Conversely the action resulting from a contextual button press will change depending on the context the ancestor is currently in For example the Space Bar can make Ezio sprint jump dodge or run up a wall depending on the context 1 2 1 MOVE Move Ezio by using the movement keys W A S and D Pressing W or S moves Ezio forward or backward Pressing A or D makes Ezio turn to the left or to the right 1 2 2 LOOK Using the mouse you can look around Ezio s environment Pressing the C key re center
14. pped weapon E Key Vision and Talking Pressing the Head key in front of a specific citizen or shopkeeper nearby makes Ezio interact with him Holding the Head key activates Eagle Vision Eagle Vision has color coded intuitive powers as follows red soldiers blue allies white mission givers gold targets HIGH PROFILE Space Bar Free Run Sprint Hold the Legs key to make the ancestor sprint and perform free running Holding this key down makes Ezio automatically adapt to any object in the path Just push the movement key associated with the direction you want him to go Example You are on the ground close to a wall Holding the Space Bar and pressing the appropriate movement key makes Ezio climb that wall If no Free Run objects are in the path of the assassin holding the Legs key while moving around in High Profile makes him sprint DN kn Left Shift Key Grab and Throw Tackle Pressing the Empty Hand key while standing still makes your ancestor grab an NPC While holding the NPC Left Shift Key throws in the direction of the movement key that is pressed If unarmed the E key left mouse button and Space Bar all perform attacks If armed the left mouse button instantly kills the NPC om This Feature was a Luge Lit with the rab technicians Make sure to a TT While Running tapping the Left Shift key makes Ezio tackle an NPC Left Mouse Button Attack Pressing the Weapon Hand button makes Ezio attack with his cu
15. rrently equipped weapon E Key Vision Holding the Head key activates Eagle Vision 1 4 2 HORSE Space Bar Walk The Legs key makes the horse move at his slowest pace Left Shift Key Dismount Pressing the Empty Hand key makes Ezio get off the horse Left Mouse Button Rear Attack With Ezio s sword sheathed pressing the Weapon Hand button makes the horse perform a rearing animation When your ancestor holds his sword the Weapon Hand button makes him attack E Key WE viya the Head key activates the Eagle Vision Lucy Vision on Lorseback what wi they think of next Make Eine we Bbc ay it too Space Bar Gallop Hold the Legs key while moving the horse in High Profile Left Shift Key Dismount Press the Empty Hand key Left Mouse Button Attack Pressing the Weapon Hand button makes your ancestor perform an attack motion from the horse E Key Vision Holding the Head key activates Eagle Vision 1 4 3 SWIMMING Lucy Make sure to Six that annoying buq in the Animus 0 software which prevents ancestors from swimming Space Bar Dive Your ancestor dives underwater Being underwater breaks the line of sight but Ezio can only do so for a limited time Left Mouse Button Attack Pressing the Weapon Hand button makes Ezio throw knives if selected E Key Vision Holding the Head key activates Eagle Vision Space Bar Get Out of Water Fast Crawl When in the water facing a wall or a boat Ezio can climb out
16. s for Lorenzo de Medici and receive money in return Races Show you re the fastest free runner in Italy Beat Up Events Knock out cheating husbands Lucy You know you want to Courier Assignments Make a quick delivery to earn money 3 3 3 CODEX PHILOSOPHICAL CODEX Philosophical Codex Pages help you to better walk the path of the Assassin Bring any that you find to Leonardo for decoding Decoding four philosophical Codex Pages permanently increases your maximum health 3 4 1 EARNING MONEY Treasures You can find various treasure chests in the environment Loot them to get good sums of money Steal In Low Profile Hold the Space Bar and bump into people to steal from them Move away from the person you pickpocket so as not to get caught when they realize that they ve been robbed Loot Hold the Left Shift key while standing over a dead body to loot it Looting is one of several ways to get money and other items Guards don t take kindly to people who loot so be careful when you perform this action Villa Income Renovating the ancestral hometown of the Auditore family Monteriggioni enables you to receive a percentage of the revenues made at the stores there The more you improve Monteriggioni the more money you will receive in return Renovating shops also gives you a rebate on merchandise available in them You can also generate income by adding to your Villa which increases the Auditore family s prestige You ca
17. s the camera on his back 1 2 3 TARGET AND LOCK ON The Animus 2 0 displays specific visual effects on certain citizens with whom you can interact By pressing the F key Ezio s attention focuses on the selected citizen and he is then locked onto that citizen When locked Ezio can speak kill and accomplish other actions Use the F key to enter Fight mode Once you are in Fight mode targeting will switch automatically to the nearest enemy When you want to exit Fight mode press the F key again to unlock and run away Lucy Make sure the prayer can arso exit Fight mode by running awa Cright mouse button Space Bar wnLocking pas way 422 much See 1 2 4 WEAPON SELECTOR AND QUICK INVENTORY Weapon Selector Holding the Q key brings up the Weapon Selector You can select the weapon you want to equip by moving the mouse Quick Inventory Using the Using quick inventory keys 1 2 3 4 selects the weapon Pressing a second time unsheathes the weapon 1 2 5 CONTEXTUAL CAMERA In some specific situations a contextual camera is available to give you another view of the situation Pressing the T key when visible changes the camera angle 1 2 6 MAP Press the Tab key to display a map of the area The Animus 2 0 is able to fill in a basic outline of the area from historical data but details about the area will have to be filled in by you You should climb to the top of landmarks and scan the view to become synchronized with Ezio s memory of
18. sta amp Windows 7 2 GB 4 GB recommended Video Card 256 MB DirectX 9 0 compliant card with Shader Model 3 0 or higher 512 MB recommended See supported list Sound Card DirectX 9 0 compliant sound card 5 1 sound card recommended DirectX Version DirectX 9 0 DVD ROM DVD ROM dual layer drive Hard Drive Space 8 GB Peripherals Supported Keyboard mouse optional controller Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended Internet Connection Broadband connection with 128 kbps upstream or faster Supported Video Cards at Time of Release ATI RADEON X1950 HD 2000 3000 4000 5000 series NVIDIA GeForce 7 8 9 100 200 series Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game For the most up to date minimum requirement listings please visit the FAQ for this game on our support website at http Support ubi com INSTALLING ASSASSIN S CREED 2 To install Assassin s Creed 2 follow these simple steps 1 Insert the Assassin s Creed 2 Installation DVD into your DVD ROM drive The Autorun menu should appear If it does not browse to your DVD drive and double click on the Autorun exe file 2 Click the Install button The installation wizard will walk you through the setup and installation process for the game 3 After installing the game select Ubisoft Assassin s Creed II Play Assassin s Creed II from your Start menu or double click the Assass
19. the Space Bar on an Action explains how to do it Rewards List of all the available rewards and how many Units are assigned to each A checked box indicates a Reward already redeemed Pressing the Space Bar on a Reward allows you to redeem it as long as you have enough Units to spend Redeeming a Reward deducts the number of Units associated with it Unit Balance History of all Actions completed and Rewards unlocked with a detailed balance of your Units Pressing the Space Bar on an Action Reward opens up its description For more information content and options visit www uplay com Lb Register Your Game for Insider Access It s painless we swear Not to mention you ll enjoy all the benefits of registration including Exclusive first access to Invitations to join private in game content maps betas and preview upcoming skins and downloads game demos A wealth of news updates Access to an extensive and pre release game liorary of game walkthroughs information and help files Community involvement So much more through official forums and blogs Just go to www ubireg com to get started Thanks The Ubisoft Team Assassin s Creed 2 2009 Ubisoft Entertainment All Rights Reserved Assassin s Creed Ubisoft Ubi com and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U S and or other countries Powered by Wwise audio pipeline solution l7 IY famed ide Tier as Ge et hel to b
20. ventory to see what Ezio is currently carrying on him 4 2 5 CONSPIRATORS FOLDER The Conspirators folder progressively displays all of Ezio s targets illustrating their relationships 4 2 6 ANIMUS DATABASE The Animus Database not only provides a lot of information on the Italian Renaissance but also stores all documents found by Ezio Codex pages Templar letters and some other special surprises as well Consult the User Manual section of the database to see advanced Gameplay information 4 2 1 OPTIONS FOLDER Adjust Animus options such as audio and visual settings control and HUD display You can also consult statistics based on your actions in the Animus d 5 UPLAY From the title screen press the E key to launch Uplay Use the mouse to navigate in this menu and click the left mouse button to validate your choice PROFILE View Profile Get an overview of your actions in the games you played Change Quote Edit your Quote Change Icon Select a new Icon ACCOUNT SETTINGS Email and Password Edit your Email and Password Personal Information Edit your Personal Information Opt ins Edit your preferences for receiving communications from Ubisoft and its partners Use the mouse to navigate in this menu and click the left mouse button to validate your choice Actions List of all the actions available in the game s and how many Units are assigned to each A checked box indicates an Action already completed Pressing
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