Animus

Hi there!

Can anyone enlighten me on a little something?

I'm working on stuff and while I was reading the 2016 essential guide in the Animus timeline (P-129), It seems William Mile's blueprints came through leading to Medeya finally succeeding in building the Brotherhood's very first Animus in 1991 specifically.

However, it was mentioned that the collapse of the Soviet Union and the lack of resources led to a poor conception of the device and nothing else.

She eventually managed to do it, but there's little to no info besides that date mentioned in the book. The Timeline entry here only has politics in its 91' entry.

Can anyone tell me if there is something else about this somewhere around here? Or else.

Desmonds was able to do Ezio's memories although Ezio didnt look he had childs. How does this work? Or is Claudia Desmonds ancestor?

I recently gained interest in Cyberpunk 2077 and it made me think of a cool "What If."

That being an AC x CP2077 crossover.

Think about it, the story of CP2077 revolves around the corporations (Arasaka, Militech, etc) having too much control on the world. And the templars fit perfectly as a corrupt corp (i.e. Abstergo fits perfectly). The Assassins fight corrupt powers and protect freedom. And P.O.E. can still play a crucial part in the story.

Even the tech in AC lore fits, the animus itself is perfect and doesn't need any change as far as I'm concerned.

Plus it can open the doors for cool cybernetics like a hidden blade arm. It also allows assassins that don't can't access eagle vision the same advantages through cyber eyes.

I don't know, just a fun idea that crossed my mind that I needed to get of my chest.

If any of you have any additions or critiques, you are more than welcome to share them.

I had this idea when I played the first modern day section of AC3 where you break into the building in New York.

My idea for the hud (since the canon universe explanation for the hud comes from the animus) is the same explanation used in the division, a contact lens that displays the hud, can be applied for a modern day setting explanation for the hud.

The Assassins Creed dlc in Watch Dogs Legion is a great example of what I want but expanded upon with a concentrated cast of characters, a main character that is their own character and not a player created character, a focused story, and a great excuse to continue where the modern day story was left off.

I think playing as an initiate would be a great excuse for teaching the player how to play the game, as well as expanding the initiate's story.

BONUS: The gameplay would be a combination of the combat from the Kenway Saga (AC3, Liberation, Black Flag, Freedom Cry, Rouge), parkour from Unity, stealth from Syndicate, and an upgrade system from the Batman Arkham games.

I'm curious what you guys think. What would you add or change.

Also love this wiki, keep up the great job.

It's not a critic about the setting but the logic behind it. In the previous games, we used the Animus to find an artifact or info that was lost through time. As Basim is alive, he could reveal all the information about his life.

So maybe:

-He left the brotherhood after Valhalla and stole the staff. The Assassins recover a sample of his DNA and use the Animus to know his next moves.

-The brotherhood didn't trust him and put him in the Animus to know if he hide something.

-Basim needs to synchronize with his memories to access to Loki's memories during Isu Era, maybe to find a map or a location that significantly changes.

I was on my PS3 (yes I know i suck because I have a ps3) and I was playing the Assassin's Creed and I went in the animus, continued and I couldn't move, the controller was also the same so is this a glitch that happened to you guys too?

So the Animus let's you relive your ancestors memories right? Now presumably that would include taste, as tasting food and drink can provide some of the strongest memories.

But how would you remember it in the Animus? Would you have the taste preferences of your ancestor, or would you have the taste preferences of yourself?

So for example let's say your ancestor really liked mead. And got completely, utterly wasted frequently(looking at you Eivor). But you yourself absolutely hate alcoholic beverages. While reliving the memories of your ancestor, would you love the mead or hate it?

Personally, I hate it and wish they would give up on it. It’s immersion breaking. Nothing particularly useful happens in these cutscenes/gameplay segments.

Which is why the Animus health bar in AC1 was a Sync bar: It probably did not detect Altair’s blood loss in that game. Later on in the Ezio Trilogy, when the Animus did get health bars, perhaps Altair did lose some blood. Confusing to say the least.

Do they see it in 1st or 3rd person? Do they see it like player? Do they see cutscenes and do they lose control during them?

Why does rebecca in manual reffer to controls? And some tutorials mention them. Even if you consider those non-cannon, I think it was mentioned outside those as well, wasn't it?

It'd be nice if you had sources, thanks

We all know that Altaïr could do air assassinations long before he described the techniques in his Codex. He didn't think it twice and he saved Al Mualim's life by killing Haras by doing so (Even when the cutscene and the possibility to do a leap of faith before that contradicts this).

And now Bayek can do it as well.

My question is... what did the developers say about this? How did they explain it?

Was it that the Animus had some restrictions to the Animus-user so (s)he could not pass through the Bleeding Effect?