AC Mirage tips and tricks for beginners

Assassin’s Creed Mirage, the latest entry in Ubisoft’s long-running curriculum of stabby history lessons, is a tight, keenly focused game. The absence of frills is not the same as simplicity.

MirageThis game is as dense, complicated, and (at some times) frustratingly enigmatic. You should be aware of eight important tips before you begin. Assassin’s Creed Mirage. If you’re not sure where to start, we have a guide that will help. Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

Eagles are your best friends

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Assassin’s Creed MirageEnkidu, an eagle-friend is yours when you play with this game. By pressing up on the D-pad (on console), you’ll assume control of Enkidu, automatically revealing nearby objectives. You can keep track of enemies by hovering the mouse over them. Enkidu’s mid-level abilities will allow you to mark keys for chests, doors and secret passages.

Be sure to read the mission description before you embark on any kind of adventureEnkidu will appear and you can then survey the area. Tag every enemy you can, so you’re not caught off guard. Informally, see if there’s a more optimal route into an enemy base rather than the front door. It’s usually the case. And it’s usually via the adjacent rooftop.) You’ll want to get as much information as you can, because…

You can’t fight your way to safety

If you haven’t played an older Assassin’s Creed game in a while, you may have forgotten the old ways.

The previous three Assassin’s Creed games — Origins, Odyssey” Valhalla — were full-on action RPGs, and as such featured full-on action RPG combat. You’re exponentially more delicate in Assassin’s Creed Mirage. In addition to dying in just a few attacks, you only deal a minimal amount of damage. The easiest way to kill enemies is via assassination — a move you can only perform when you haven’t been spotted.

You should be aware that if there are more than two security guards in the room, you will need to take action. run, hide, don’t fight.

You will be tracked down by guards

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If you are convicted of a crime in Assassin’s Creed Mirage, your wanted level — called “notoriety” in the game’s parlance — will go up. Each of the three notoriety levels increases how aggressively guards hunt you down. You can Reducing your reputationA few methodsThe easiest way to find them is by tearing down posters. If you’re having trouble finding them, tap left on the D-pad to activate eagle vision, which highlights key objects in orange.

It’s great to use the Photo mode for Scouting

You can access photo mode by holding down both thumbsticks. Even the photo mode can be accessed. You can also read about how to get in touch with us.Enkidu can be controlled to get a wider bird’s-eye view. The Enigma Puzzles can be solved by using this tool. You have to decipher an incoherent picture to determine a precise location.

It’s also a great photo mode.

Pickpocketing is the most effective skill

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Pickpocketing characters activates a quick-time event. The hoi polloi are easy to steal basic items and coins from. But when you want to lift a higher-value item — Mysterious Shards off Order members, say, or Dervis’ Artifacts off wealthy citizens — your window of opportunity is, like, four pixels wide. Pickpocket mastery is a skill that can be learned.This skill costs four points of expertise and comes near to the end. TricksterThe window is significantly expanded when you click on the skill tree (see photo). As soon as you possibly can.

This is the most effective tool

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Partway into the story, you’ll be able to select a new tool to add to your inventory: a smoke bomb, a blowdart, a trap, or a noisemaker. The blowdart is the best way to go. It’s invaluable for taking enemies out from a distance, but it’s also one of the few tools that are effective in combat. You can shoot armored enemies — who are usually harder to deal damage to than normal enemies — with it, immobilizing them, and giving you an opportunity to kill them in one hit.

Sale everything

Inventory capacity is unlimited Assassin’s Creed Mirage, but still, you should travel light — it’ll make you rich(er). As you loot chests and containers, you’ll pick up all sorts of random crap. If you don’t need it for crafting, it’s automatically designated as a “trinket.” You can sell all of your trinkets at once by visiting a vendor, tabbing over to the “sell” page, and holding down Square (on PlayStation).

Can you pet a cat?

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The cats of Baghdad in the ninth century were reportedly very well fed.