You're probably thinking, "Hold on. Assassin's Creed is an ongoing franchise. If you have a problem running it, it's probably your computer, bro. Upgrade that shit or go home."
Hear me out. I'm talking about the original Assassin's Creed game. You know, the one with Altair. This game is pretty widely available now. And it remains the only Assassin's Creed game on Steam that does not require Uplay. Also, being older, it runs quite well on a variety of older computers. My copy came from GOG.
However...
Many users (myself included) are installing the game on any platform (even Uplay!) and firing it up, only to have game lock up on the Ubisoft loading screen. Really, Ubisoft? You'd think they would at least patch the game so people could see who to complain about (or not...). Some people can actually get the game to start, but the minute that they activate any kind of continuing achievement (like collecting those damn flags), the game would lock up and crash. Great, right?
There is a very simple solution: disconnect from the internet before you play the game.
Apparently, Assassin's Creed is programmed to check with an Ubisoft server at startup and / or when activating collectibles (like those damn flags). Except, this particular Ubisoft server is off-line. When the game cannot successfully contact the server, the game crashes.
Oh, Ubisoft. Still harassing gamers from beyond the veil...
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