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- (SPOILER) AC Valhalla theory: the nine Isu cultures
- I drew Élise from Assassin's Creed Unity~
- Hotfix: Jan 25, 2021 (Carrying the Torch & The Demon Odor at the Tithe)
- [SPOILERS] Finally finished Valhalla, I loved it overall but sometimes it felt like the theme of the story was contradicting itself
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- What is a location that exists within the series, but you think could be redone to be better?
- Is it possible to kill the top of The Order at beginning of any game?
- If Ubisoft ever does India in 17th century, the map will be filled with remarkable and renowned monuments and forts all over along with a great variety of terrain.
- Any news on a New game+ mode yet?
- Does anyone know more about Darby's script for Origins?
- [Spoilers] What Persian setting is inevitable?
- After playing through Valhalla, I want now want a full on dark fantasy RPG from Ubisoft. Spoilers!
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| (SPOILER) AC Valhalla theory: the nine Isu cultures Posted: 25 Jan 2021 05:34 PM PST As of the Asgard and Midgard arcs on AC Valhalla, we came to know the Isu were not as monolithic as we thought. They did have different cultures and authorities. So much so that they were at war against fellow Precursor nations. Our familiar greco roman First Civ was rendered as from Jotunheim, we also saw the new asgardian nation some dwarves likely from Svartalfheim/Nidavelir. My theory is that the nine worlds from the norse mythology match with nine Isu cultures or nations. The worlds are:
On AC Odyssey Layla noted the gateway to the lost city (where Pythagoras dwelled and the Olympus Proyect POE were stored) looked starkly different to the egytian Isu sites. She said "This is different from Egypt. Some aesthetic elements in common but... Hmm." Thus, the Isu that dwelled on what is now Egypt belonged to a different nation than the atlanteans. Also, while the simulations of Elysium, Hades and Atlantis were fictional, the Sister Realms did exist, but they were also embellished by human mythology. Hades most likely was a volcanic mining colony located in what now is southern Italy. We could see at least two active volcanos, and those humans sent or born there were worked to death. Being in Hades was extremely unlucky and associated with death, so it became in the minds of humans as the land of the dead, and in our nine world analogy, Helheim. Elysium was Hades´s neighbour (as there was an Elysium breach in Hades). Most likely Elysium was the residential area and retreat to the wealthy who profited from the mines nearby. The human slaves who served the Isu there were seen as most lucky and blessed, even when they were still tools. Elysium had a close relationship with nature, beauty, fertile land and waters, and in our nine realms worldview, Vanaheim. Atlantis was a monumental city closely linked with Poseidon and the sea. In this allegory, I must pair Atlantis with Niflheim. The latter is associated with cold, mist, waters and glaciers. At least Atlantis has the water part... Most egyptian precursor sites are at the desert. Most likely in their hay day they were as lush as Atlantis, but being so close to the Ecuator I could easily see why one might call them Muspelheim, who´d be responsable of the Ankh of Eden. Humanity´s cradle was always mentioned as Eden, which was close to the Kilimanjaro. It was there where Adam and Eve rebelled and stole an Apple of Eden. Midgard would be the most fitting name to this Isu civilizationwith the largest portion of human tools. Our capitoline triad was equated to Jotunheim. I understood that Jotunheim was right above the Grand Temple, which is in North America. But the Temple of Juno is in Italy, as the Vatican Vault. Juno mentioned in AC Syndicate that her home city was called Feyan. And we also know Juno was one of the "jotnar" leaders as the Mother of Wisdom. I´d bet these jotnar were actually feyan Isu, whose area of influence was the whole Atlantic Ocean. The Observatory (in the Caribbean) was overseen by Aita, the Colosseum and Vatican Vaults are in the Mediterranean and the Grand Temple in New York. Thus the Atlantic Ocean was Jotunheim. I bet the seismic temples from AC Rogue are the legacy of the Svartalfheim First Civ, and a still underdeveloped culture in the AC universe. Lastly I notice the asian Isu are missing, like Durga from the comics. Maybe the Precursors from India and East Asia, the ones wielding of the Koh-i-Noor, might be the "light elves" from Alfheim. What do you think. TL;DR. Nine Isu cultures:
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| I drew Élise from Assassin's Creed Unity~ Posted: 25 Jan 2021 06:06 PM PST
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| Hotfix: Jan 25, 2021 (Carrying the Torch & The Demon Odor at the Tithe) Posted: 25 Jan 2021 07:40 AM PST Hey everyone, This is to let you know that we deployed two hotfixes earlier today. Please follow the respective steps for the fixes to become active. Hotfix 1: Unable to interact with Tove after completing the "Carrying the Torch" quest.
Hotfix 2: Unable to move the shelves in the "The Demon Odor at the Tithe" quest
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| Posted: 25 Jan 2021 08:02 AM PST I'm mainly referring to the tail end of the game, after completing the Order tree and speaking with Hytham. He pleads with Eivor to join the hidden ones, to which of course Eivor refuses, citing that he prefers an open and transparent reward of glory rather than hiding in the shadows with deeds going unsung. It just felt like such a narrative misstep after the entire arc of Eivor's story centered around him renouncing Odin's selfish influence, and coming to peace with the fact that glory should not be the most important thing in his life. Why then, does he refuse to join the hidden ones on the basis that it would bring him no glory? It just felt like a total dismissal of the entire character journey. [link] [comments] | ||
| Exclusive First Look At Two New Assassin's Creed Valhalla Soundtracks Coming Soon Posted: 25 Jan 2021 01:50 PM PST
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| What is a location that exists within the series, but you think could be redone to be better? Posted: 25 Jan 2021 09:40 PM PST For me it is New Orleans. I thought it was cool, but i found it kind of boring. It was cool to explore, but it felt like a bland reskin of Boston or New York from AC3. It had a ton of the same building models, which if not done as much would have been better IMO. I felt like they just made AC3 but in New Orleans, down to nature taking up most of the map. It made since in AC3 because hunting was an extremely massive part of the economy, but in New Orleans, it was a successful colony. I think it would be cool if Ubisoft remade it, possibly in Antebellum America, or in the same time as ACIV. I'll elaborate in comments TLDR: NOLA feels too similar to an AC3 reskin [link] [comments] | ||
| Is it possible to kill the top of The Order at beginning of any game? Posted: 25 Jan 2021 06:37 AM PST Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla are all open world from quite early in the game so I was wondering if it's theoretically possible to kill any of the big bads really early. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 25 Jan 2021 09:49 PM PST So what I am saying is that if they do India in earlier times like Mauryan Empire or a little bit further then we won't be able to see a lot of the famous monuments from the Mughal Empire(Taj Mahal included). Also lot of the most famous places in India were built by 17th Century so that would be perfect timing if they want to showcase India properly. [link] [comments] | ||
| Any news on a New game+ mode yet? Posted: 25 Jan 2021 06:11 AM PST Enjoyed the game but getting kinda bored. Finished the story, done all raids, got the best armour and weapons, all order members killed etc. Ha anyone heard anything about New game+ yet? Really want to go through the game again but don't want to give up my gear. [link] [comments] | ||
| Does anyone know more about Darby's script for Origins? Posted: 25 Jan 2021 04:33 AM PST I've heard people say that Darby originally had written a different script for Origins, which was eventually replaced by the script that made it to the final cut. Does anyone know more about his version? Has he told people about it somewhere? It would be really interesting to know what his initial thoughts for AC:O were. [link] [comments] | ||
| [Spoilers] What Persian setting is inevitable? Posted: 25 Jan 2021 08:00 AM PST Recently on Twitter, the art director of Valhalla said "AC: Persia is inevitable, do not worry." which of course set the community ablaze with questions of when we will see AC Persia, and where it could be set. Today, I seek to explore a few major points in the history of Persia and look at where AC could set it. I did already explore this region in a post but instead focused on ancient times, of Sargon of Akkad, Nebuchadnezzar, and Alexander the Great, so today will be settings solely after the end of the ancient era. Please be aware that the Abbasid Caliphate section has major spoilers for Valhalla.I'd also like to take a moment to discuss the name Persia. It came from the Greek name Persis which was one province of the Achaemenid Empire. The name for the country has changed drastically over the rise and fall of different dynasties and empires that controlled modern-day Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, and Saudia Arabia (among many more countries). Most foreign powers continued to call Iran and its holdings Persia until 1935 when Reza Shah Pahlavi formally asked for the country to be known internationally as Iran. Fall of Sasanian Empire Rome's long-lasting enemy, the Parthian Empire collapsed into itself in the early 3rd century due to hundreds of years with Rome and internal strife, making way for the domination of a young house to rule, forming the Sasanian Empire, sometimes also known as the Neo-Persian Empire. It was the longest-lasting dynasty in Persian history, lasting nearly 400 years, and was the last empire before Islamisation. The decline of the Sasanian began around 602 with rebellion and seizure of the city of Edessa, leading to war between the Byzantines and Sasanians. The war started well for Persians, as a revolt in Constantinople over ascendency of the throne began soon after, allowing for the Sasanians to take much of Armenia and Syria, capturing important cities like Antioch and Jerusalem. By 610 the Sasanians had moved into much of Anatolia taking key cities around the Black Sea and controlling the Bosphorus. Between 610 and 622 more cities and areas fell around Anatolia, including Egypt and Rhodes, with the Sasanians threatening a naval invasion of Constantinople. The threat backfired, and only forced the new Emperor Heraclius' hand into a counter-offensive against the Sasanians, pushing back Sasanians into Armenia for the most part over a 6 year campaign. During this time, Avars from the Balkans began taking Byzantine lands and cities like Belgrade, forcing a war on two fronts. In 624 Heraclius offered peace to the Persian king, Khusrow II, who refused. Continued losses from esteemed general Shahrbaraz would lead to Khusrow ordering him to be killed, an order that was intercepted by the Byzantines. Come 626 Shahrbaraz leads a naval assault on Constantinople while the Avars led an assault on the main gates. During the battle, Shahrbaraz managed to enter the palace containing Heraclius, who then shows Shahrbaraz the letters with orders to have him killed. As a result, Shahrbaraz ends the assault and pulls his army back to Syria, unsure of who to side with. With this window open, Heraclius allied with Mongol-Turkic Khazars who assisted in leading battles against Persia, coming to the Battle of Nineveh in 627. The decisive victory allowed for the plundering of Khosrow's palace, and within a year, peace was settled between the empires. The Sasanian nobles were not content with this outcome, overthrowing and killing Khosrow and plunging the empire into civil war for 4 years. During this time, major noble families partitioned off parts of the empire while fighting for control. Following Shahrbaraz's assassination, the young king Yazdegerd III came to power but was unable to stop in-fighting among the nobles, leading to decay of the Empire's military, and open acceptance of its fall. Muslim and Arab influence was quickly becoming dominant, and with their invasion in 651, the empire collapsed for good. Abbasid Anarchy Fans of Basim, this is the setting for you, though be aware of spoilers in this section. The Abbasid Caliphate rose to power in the majority of the middle east and North Africa during the 8th century. Rather than focusing on the entire Empire though, this setting works best looking at the heartlands in modern Iraq. Baghdad was a massive bustling ringed city reminiscent of Ba Sing Se from Avatar. Despite the image, outside the round walls was another large wall and within it was a large area of urbanization and trade. The capital, however, was Samarra, a thriving city during the Islamic Golden Age and home to impressive architectural monuments like the Samarra Mosque. Basim's father was actually the man who designed it, though when trying to take credit, was banished from the city. Basim, however, remained, traveling between Samarra and Baghdad, loving the latter's library. A story focusing on Basim's rise during the Anarchy at Samarra would be fantastic. We don't know when Basim was born, but it was likely around 830-840, as wars with the Byzantines were calming down. The new Caliph, Al-Mutawakkil, became heavily dependent on Turkic guards following the wars, much to the chagrin of many in his court due to not trusting the Turks. It's not known who or why, but in December of 861, the caliph was assassinated, likely being poisoned by one of his guards in a plot to raise his son, Al-Muntasir to become the new Caliph. Al-Muntasir only was caliph for 6 months though before dying somewhat unexpectedly. Again it's possible he was assassinated, though not before removing al-Mu'tazz from the possibility of succession at the advice of his Turkic vizier. With no clear successor, the Turkish War Chiefs convened and elected Al-Musta'in as new Caliph, the coronation of which was met with a riot due to support for al-Mu'tazz. This began the Abbasid Civil War and brought the caliphate to its knees. Troops from Samarra were immediately sent to besiege Baghdad, which lasted 4 years in total, during which time the war raged on around Iraq through the marshes and other cities, with al-Mu'tazz gaining more and more support. Al-Mu'tazz, though, was imprisoned by his cousin in Samarra while his brother Abu Ahmad raised the armies and fought the battles on his behalf. By 866, Al-Musta'in had decided to concede and step down, making Al-Mu'tazz the new Caliph on the condition that he could still travel to Medina and Mecca. This agreement was not honored, and Al-Musta'in was forced to stay in Samarra where Al-Mu'tazz paid an assassin 500 Dirham to execute Al-Musta'in. His head was delivered to Al-Mu'tazz while he was playing chess, refusing to look at his cousin until he won the game. Traditionally officers would receive ten-months pay as gifts for wars and service, however, Al-Mu'tazz reduced this to two months due to lack of funds, a concern that heavily impacted the empire due to lower trade from the civil war. In 869 the dismissal of a chief officer, Ubbaydallah, and his replacement with his brother Sulayman led to the Turkish Guards once against leading a coup, killing Al-Mu'tazz and promoting Al-Muhtadi as Caliph. Al-Muhtadi for a time helped strengthen the caliphate, though attempted removal of a political opponent through the court system led to his opponent being executed despite a promise of a pardon which turned the people against him and had him murdered. His cousin, Al-Mu'tamid became the next caliph, reigning for 22 years and ending the Anarchy, but inspiring a rebellion in the south. This setting would be great to Explore as a younger Basim and his early days in the Assassins. Every other Aesir Sage appears to be triggered by trauma, such as being bitten by a wolf or losing an arm. Perhaps Basim's trigger was actually losing his family as he indicated to Eivor, and this story could show how he became overtaken by Loki. There's also a vault near Basra in Iraq that could tie into the story. Regardless, Basim would likely end up in Constantinople around 870ce, which would be a great DLC having him deal with Templars as a bureau tries to set itself up there, and maybe show how he met Hytham. Dominance of the Seljuks The Seljuk dynasty came to power as Caliphs in Persia by the late 10th century, and by 1070 had dominated most of the Holy Land and Anatolia. These lands had largely been protected by the Christian Byzantine Empire, and with its inability to fight back, the stage had been set for the Crusades. Going back to Egypt for a moment, Hassan-i Sabbah was born in Qom (modern Iran) in 1050, before taking a pilgrimage for study to Egypt where he helped form Nizari Isma'ilism around 1070. By 1088 he had amassed followers and within 3 years took the castle of Alamut. This is the beginning of the Assassin Order as we know it, and the book Alamut based on this early form of Isma'ilism and Persian propaganda is the backbone of the series Assassin's Creed. Beneath Alamut is a large first civ temple that held many memory seals that eventually Altair would use as keys for his Library in Masyaf. Seeing this early version of the Hidden Ones becoming modernized, Hassan-i Sabbah, the Memory Seals, Alamut, and Masyaf would be AMAZING for long-time fans. By 1095 Syria was deeply divided among multiple Emirs from quick successions in viziers and caliphs in preceding years. It was at this time that the Europeans had finally mustered their armies and decided to strike at the behest of Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. They reached and besieged Nicaea in 1097, taking over a large portion of land from the Seljuk Sultan Kilij Arslan; though despite the lengthy siege, Alexios forbade looting the city, upsetting many Knights and officers. Alexios had not sent any support at this time, but the crusaders continued east through Anatolia in a brutal summer with Kilij Arslan one step ahead and having burned all the fields and farms in their path. By the end of the summer they had won the Battle of Dorylaeum and within a few months entered Edessa and formed the first crusader state. In 1098 the crusader army began to fall apart. They moved to Antioch where they began a viciously long siege on the city as it acted as a half-way point between Constantinople and Jerusalem. After months the siege was not going well and Frankish soldiers along with an army from Alexios were en-route to support them until a Crusader general fled the siege and warned them about how poorly it was going. The army starved as disease ripped through the encampments. Nearby Muslims felt bad for the crusaders and offered them food, which in turn led the Crusaders to besiege their town of Ma'arrat al-Numan. They stayed in their prize for several months starving, unsure of where to go next. This resulted in the first recorded practice of cannibalism, where the crusaders boiled the local men and women alive and impaled the children to grill them. Once through the winter, the crusaders left behind the new "king of Antioch" and moved south to Jerusalem. They arrived in Jerusalem in early July, and expected no backup, though did receive aid from Genoese mariners who assisted in the construction of siege machines, which eventually penetrated the city a few weeks later. All Christians in the city had been expelled weeks earlier, and when the crusaders got inside they massacred everyone. There's debate about the scale of the slaughter, but it's often said to be one of the worst in history. The Jews hiding in the synagogue were set ablaze with the temple, the surrendering Muslims and civilians were executed and killed en masse. People that survived the day were largely ransomed off to the Fatimids and sent to Alexandria. The Fatimids would send their vizier to retaliate, landing at Ascalon, though he and his men were largely killed when the crusaders attacked at night. They failed to take the city, which would act as a base against the newly formed Crusader States. The Seljuks likely believed that the crusaders were just Byzantine mercenaries and did not understand the religious purpose and fervor they had. As such, fighting continued between the crusader states, Seljuks, and Assassins who all saw one another as invaders, even after the end of the "First Crusade". The continued slaughter led to the creation of the Templar Knights in 1119. At this time as well, David IV of Georgia's attacks against the Seljuks became more serious leading to a number of battles between 1116 and 1124. Interestingly, 1124 is when Hassan-i Sabbah died in Alamut. Perhaps he was the one stirring up trouble between Georgia and the Seljuk in what could be a good DLC, which could make sense as the city of Baku holds a temple in it. It'd be great to explore this era in general, and maybe another way to tie it back to AC lore is if we play as the father of Rashid ad-Din Sinan or Al Mualim from AC1 who was born in 1132. Tyranny of the Timurids The Mongol Invasions in the 13th century would conquer what was the collapsed Seljuk Empire and by the 1360s, a new player fancied himself as the next Great Khan. Timur would go on to unite most of the ancient Persian lands under Timur. His rise to power began in 1358 with his ordering of the assassination of a regional leader allowing him to become the leader of a small tribe that was a vassal to the Chagatai Khanate that didn't fully control the region of Transoxiana. Come 1360, and Tughlugh Timur (no relation) appointed his son (Ilyas Khoja) governor of Transoxiana causing Timur and his ally Husayn to rebel against them. Tughlugh died in 1363 while Timur and Husayn gained allies despite acting like Bandits, bringing the city of Samarkand under their control. Timur moved forward with further attacks against Ilyas who now commanded an army against them, leading to the battle of Tashkent, which Husayn did not participate in, straining their relationship. Ilyas moved to besiege Samarkand but was defeated by Husayn and Timur forcing him back east. In 1368 Ilyas was overthrown and assassinated with the rest of his family butchered by a new Khanate, leaving Timur and Husayn as the dominant power in western Chagatai. In 1370 Timur moved against Husayn, besieging him at Balkh, killing his old ally and taking full control of Western Chagatai, and starting the Timurid Empire. He did, however, appoint a man named Soyurgatmish as Khan to act as a figurehead to respect the laws of Genghis Khan, while then marrying Husayn's widow who was a descendant of Genghis Khan to legitimize his rule. From here, Timurid only expanded his rule. In 1380 he captured the territory to the west of his Empire taking access to the Caspian Sea. He then moved south taking Isfahan in 1387, Herat in 1389, and Shiraz and Baghdad in 1393. Shiraz is near the ancient city of Persepolis and may hold a temple of a sort, possibly being the cause of the invasion. By 1398 he conquered Multan and Dialpur pushing into the Indian subcontinent, though he left the region to a family member that'd be ruled as a vassal and start to replace the Delhi Sultanate. 1400 would see the conquering of Aleppo and Damascus and by 1402 he won the Battle of Ankara, becoming the largest Islamic empire at the time. This battle allowed Timur to capture Smyrna and the Ottoman Emperor (the only time in history) which plunged the Ottomans into an 11-year long civil war. The success of Timur led to him being hailed as a hero throughout most of Islamic central Asia, though he was quickly demonized elsewhere for his aggressive tactics first displayed at Balkh. He went on to destroy Baghdad and ordered every soldier to bring at least 2 heads to him. After 20,000 warriors in Baghdad were killed, Timur's army resorted to killing civilians, prisoners, and their own wives to satisfy him. Delhi was turned from one of the most prosperous Indian cities to being terrorized with the heads of dissenters placed on pikes throughout the city after countless massacres. Similar atrocities were committed in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Syria, and Anatolia. Timur died somewhat unexpectedly in 1405 during an unusual winter campaign towards China. With no heir apparent, the empire was plunged into civil war for 4 years until his youngest son, Shah Rukh, took control in 1409. His rule was generally characterized with less warfare and more diplomacy, in part due to his empress, though he did lose all territory west of modern Iran during the civil war. It seems likely that the Assassins would fight against the tyranny Timur imposed, potentially being responsible for the destruction of Baghdad before killing him in 1405 and then backing Shah Rukh during the civil war. Reclamation by the Safavids The further decline of the Timurid empire allowed it to fracture and be overrun by small Khanates and Uzbeks. It was at this time that a new dynasty was formed in 1501 under Ismail I from Azerbaijan Iran (Northwest Iran that borders Azerbaijan). He reclaimed most of Iran and began a dynasty that set forth strong Iranian principles and restored it to be an economic power-house that sat perfectly between the east and west. In 1578 the 4th Shah, Mohammad I, took the throne, soon afterward placing his young son Abbas under the guardianship of Murshid Khan, a local leader. In 1587 Uzbeks invaded the region of Khorasan, thus giving Murshid the opportunity he desired to overthrow Mohammad and placed Abbas on the throne as a puppet, recognized officially by Mohammad a year later, formally making Abbas the king of the Safavid Empire at the age of 17. Murshid forced Abbas to marry a distant cousin and confined him to the Palace as Abbas desperately tried to take control during the Uzbek invasion of Khorasan and Ottoman invasion of Azerbaijan, at one point ordering the execution of 4 men who had killed his mother. Eventually, Abbas received word from a close friend Ali Qoli Khan that he was being besieged at Herat by the Uzbeks and Abbas ordered Murshid to go on a counteroffensive and break the siege. Fearing a rival, Murshid refused until the Uzbeks won and massacred everyone within the city, and thus causing Abbas to seize power and ordering the assassination of Murshid at a feast. With Murshid out of the way, Abbas signed the treaty of Istanbul and handed over Georgia, Azerbaijan, and a few other small provinces in the northwest to the Ottomans, seeking to end external violence and strengthen himself from within. Throughout the 1590s Abbas began exporting tens of thousands of people from Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia to become members of a new military force loyal only to the Shah, rather than the current military that was loyal to the Qizilbash and local leaders, leaving the Shah weak. This new Ghulam force was instrumental to Abbas' success in resolving budgetary problems and giving new power to the Shah but was instrumental for the downfall of the empire. The new layer of people from the Caucasus mountain regions in the empire and courts led to an increased number of internal plots, scandals, and corruption, eventually forcing Abbas to have his son executed for participation in 1614, and stopping Shahs from grooming their successors. The first use of the Ghulam force came with subsequent invasions of multiple provinces of the empire that would not completely bow down to Abbas deposing and killing multiple governors and leaders. With the empire secured internally by 1598, he went on the attack against the Uzbeks, retaking Herat and Mashhad. He had the Uzbeks on the run initially until he reached Balkh which was won at first until the Khanate of Khiva returned with more troops, forcing Abbas back west, eventually stabilizing the borders in 1603 and making Isfahan the capital of the empire and a center of architectural innovation. Abbas would spend the next 20 years in near-constant warfare. In 1603 he declared a war against the Ottomans and retook most of Azerbaijan and Georgia, though would adopt a scorched earth policy on the western front, and forcibly relocated hundreds of thousands of people into the heartlands of the Empire. Winning the war by 1618, he had another issue on his hands, as local Georgian leaders had started rebelling against his rule in 1614, and despite 15 years of enforcing the rule and executing leaders, Georgia continued to rebel. Between 1622 and 1623 he entered a brief war with the Mughal Empire who captured the city of Kandahar twenty years earlier, and then fought the Portuguese over control of an Island off the coast of Iran. In 1624, he captured Baghdad, but at this point, his health was failing and was confined to his bed for several years before his death. I think an AC game would be best suited to having an assassin character assist him in the court corruption and assassinations of his public enemies who control swaths of Persia during his early reign, with maybe a DLC showing the later wars in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia. Subjugation by the Qajar Dynasty The decline that began after Abbas I caught up with the Safavids in the 18th century, to be replaced by a weak short-lived Zand Dynasty, rivaled by the Qajar tribe from Asterabad that controlled most of Khorasan. Karim Khan invaded Khorasan following the death of the leader Mohammad Hasan, leaving his sons Hossein Qoli Khan and his castrated brother Agha Mohammad Khan to flee, the latter of whom was captured a year later in 1760 at the age of 18. Rather than living as a modern prisoner of war, he became part of Karim Khan's court. Agha's brothers were sent across multiple cities including Shiraz and Asterabad while he gained respect and became one of Karim Khan's most trusted advisors. This resulted in Hossein Qoli Khan becoming the governor of Damghan in 1769 where he immediately began a war with neighboring tribes that allied to kill his father, resulting in his death in 1777. In 1779 while hunting, Agha was informed that Karim had died of an illness. Agha immediately took his most trusted allies and marched down to Tehran to ally with locals and then make peace with the Develu Clan and then moved his new army to Mazandaran where after a small battle in April, he conquered the territory. Morteza Qoli, one of the leaders he fought, fled to Asterabad which he was unable to besiege due to the alliance with the Develu, though he did take Babol, the capital of Mazandaran. From there he moved west to the small Gilan province and after several battles, made the leader his vassal. At this point, it was 1781 and Russia sent an envoy with diplomat Voinovich to make a deal for Russia to control Ashurada Island in the Caspian Sea to make an easy trade route to Persia. Agha denied the request so Voinovich did the "reasonable" thing and started building the trade route anyway. Since Agha had no naval forces, he tricked Voinovich's men to come back to Persia to make a settlement and then took them hostage, forcing Voinovich to leave. The new Zand Shah, Jafar did not take kindly to this new empire being formed and forced Gilan to back him before then invading Mazandaran. Agha briefly surrendered before then going on the offensive and forcing all of Jafar's troops out of Mazandaran in 1784. He put Jafar on the defensive until 1786 when Jafar invaded Isfahan. Agha was able to stop the invasion but was forced to retreat back to Mazandaran where he then launched another invasion of Gilan for abandoning him. During this invasion, revolts within the Zand dynasty left Jafar weak, and was assassinated in a plot by family members seeking personal power. Lotf Ali Khan, his son, entered a brief civil war, and came out victorious, becoming the last Shah of Persia. At this same point in 1789, Agha had amassed enough regional support to declare himself King of the Qajar Dynasty. Agha made the capital of his new dynasty Tehran and then marched down to the last stronghold of the Zand, Shiraz. Lotf and Agha fought in a battle in July of 1789 only for Lotf to retreat into the city and for Agha to start a several month siege. Agha retreated to Tehran for the winter and returned in 1790 where he was recognized as the true ruler of Shiraz. Lotf and his followers fled, using Guerilla Warfare to an extent over the next few years, most notably fighting Agha near Persepolis. While hiding in Bam, Lotf was given up by the local leader and killed in 1794. During this interim, Agha had subjugated Azerbaijan but failed to take Georgia. In August of 1795, he entered Georgia attempting at first to simply pay for fealty but failed to persuade Governor Ismail, and this marched on Tbilisi, the Georgian capital. He besieged the city in September and massacred the city when he entered it, though the Georgians only lost 4,000 men compared to Agha's 13,000 dead. With Azerbaijan taken, he refocused on taking Khorasan that was then led by the blind old man, Shahrokh Shah. He captured the city of Mashhad by force and captured Shahrokh, before entering on a 23-day pilgrimage through the city that seemed to change him. Returning from the journey, he tortured Shahrokh for information on valuables from the previous dynasty he could loot, eventually torturing him to death. Interestingly, Shahrokh Shah had inherited this region from his grandfather Nader Shah who held the Koh-i-Noor before being assassinated by the assassin Salah Bey. Perhaps the torture of Shahrokh was in search of the Koh-i-Noor? However, this level of barbarity continued for the next 3 years as he campaigned against Russia in Azerbaijan. The strictness of his command would lead him to order the execution of his two guards who were arguing outside his tent in Shusha but ordered them to stay on patrol until the next day when they were to be executed. As a result, they assassinated him in his sleep, hoping to avoid their own deaths. With the level of violence Agha showed during his reign from 1789 to 1797, it seems like it would be easy to cast him as a villain being manipulated by Templars, and for him to be the final Target in the game. [link] [comments] | ||
| After playing through Valhalla, I want now want a full on dark fantasy RPG from Ubisoft. Spoilers! Posted: 25 Jan 2021 04:25 PM PST Spoilers about mid-game events below. Even though I love historical setting of AC and Asgard was the weakest part of the game and Jotunheim being slightly better imo, there is immense potential here. Fantasy enemies were well designed even though they are based on human enemies. Witch fights and later exploring that creepy villa was incredible. Seidr magic spots are among my favorite side activities just because of the atmosphere. I think a similar formula to Valhalla would suit a dark-Witcheresque fantasy RPG. It should be low fantasy though. Over the top store items and Asgard in general is too corny in my opinion. A new low fantasy IP similar to Valhalla with improved gameplay, magic, dungeon crawling character creation/classes etc would make an incredible game imo. What do you guys think? Edit: Lots of typos in the title, sorry! [link] [comments] | ||
| There should be more options to take down enemies non-lethally Posted: 25 Jan 2021 10:19 AM PST One of the very first things we learned in Assassin's Creed was to never kill innocents. Altair kills a guard, and is rebuked by Malik, who tells him that he had broken the code by doing so. From this, we can learn that even soldiers of the Templars can be seen as innocent. Assassins are willing to kill them if necessary, but try to avoid it at all costs. For Valhalla and Odyssey, it made more sense, since neither of them were trained as members of the Assassins. They could kill as many soldiers as they wanted. Origins even made some sense; the rules of the Code hadn't been finalized, so Bayek wouldn't feel bad. But from what it looks like, now that this trilogy is finished, Assassins Creed is moving on to new characters, many of whom will likely be trained Assassins. There should be options in stealth to either kill an enemy with the hidden blade, or knock them unconscious. Even in combat, if they keep Valhalla's system, players could choose between lethal and nonlethal on a stun finisher. That could also provide an interesting mechanic for missions: The more enemies dead, the less XP you gain. However, an unconscious enemy could wake up after a certain time (or if found), and alert others, creating an incentive to just kill them. That then creates a balance, between trying to follow the Creed, and trying to achieve the mission. [link] [comments] | ||
| Does anyone remember what mission it was Assassin’s Creed III where you send your first convoy? Posted: 25 Jan 2021 08:23 PM PST I'm trying to 100% the game but I'm not able to craft a particular item because the first convoy that was sent way back in the beginning failed. So I'm trying to go back to make it successful but I forgot what sequence it was where you first do it [link] [comments] | ||
| Carolingian Set not showing up? Posted: 25 Jan 2021 09:05 PM PST So awhile back I turned on my PS4 and got an ad for a QR code to get the Carolingian Set. I scanned it, it took me to Prime Games, I synced my Amazon account, my Ubisoft account and my twitch account and it never showed up? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 26 Jan 2021 12:08 AM PST So I'm only a few hours into Valhalla, and I'm seriously loving it so far. The only problem I have is that I can't advance further in the story until I reach like over 200 power, and I'm only at 80 power. Do I just have to grind my ass off to get skill points? It seems like a very slow process, unless there's some way to get it faster that I'm just not seeing. Any help/feedback would be appreciated. [link] [comments] | ||
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| AC Valhalla - How to Avenge a Player (as of the Title Update 1.1.1) Posted: 25 Jan 2021 09:29 AM PST
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| What’s the most frightening moment from an ac game? Posted: 25 Jan 2021 08:57 AM PST For me it's definitely the HMS prince slipping out of the fog to ambush you. So when you enter the general area it slowly gets more foggy and hard to see. And as it gets harder and harder to see what direction your facing. Then suddenly the ship emerges and targets you with its mortars. It was an easy battle but it was terrifying [link] [comments] | ||
| Syndicate’s Gang System and Bandit Camp design thoughts Posted: 25 Jan 2021 09:19 PM PST Let's face it, every open world game has bandit camps to extend gameplay features. You see these places everywhere on a map and it seems designed to always keep you busy/ entertained. Fair enough. I've been playing some Valhalla and mostly Syndicate lately and I can't help but think the enemy territory aspect of these games is due for an overhaul. As a history teacher though i'd hope the bandit camps could still stay historically grounded. So I'm interested to hear what you think: - But is there ever an instance where this feature could be used and still be historically accurate? -Could it work? How would it work? - Any ideas on a historical setting that could best use this feature? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 25 Jan 2021 09:15 PM PST I'm a huge fan of AC games before origins , and I really don't know why Ubisoft totally changed the game , I have no problem with some tweaks and gameplay upgrades , but Ubisoft turned AC to an RPG game. [link] [comments] |
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