Ubisoft suggests you play Assassin’s Creed Unity offline to improve frame rate

Ubisoft suggests you play Assassin’s Creed Unity offline to improve frame rate
David Scammell Updated on by

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Ubisoft has suggested that players disconnect their console or PC from the internet while playing Assassin’s Creed Unity in order to improve the frame rate.

In an update on the publisher’s forums, Ubisoft said that “if playing single player, we suggest that you disconnect from your internet connection (wifi or network cable). It could potentially improve frame rate.”

However, after putting Ubisoft’s suggestion to the test, Digital Foundry states that “there’s little evidence to suggest that [playing offline] brings us appreciably closer to the target 30fps”.

“We’ve now tested single-player with the console online and offline, and report no game-changing difference to the overall experience,” Digital Foundry said. “In some cases, running offline is faster, while in others performance is the same or lower. We’re inclined to think this is just down to the variation in engine load between the two sessions, and there’s little evidence to suggest that it brings us appreciably closer to the target 30fps.”

Assassin’s Creed Unity has drawn criticism from fans and press this week for its myriad bugs and technical problems, including problems with the game’s frame rate, AI and collision detection.

It faced further backlash over its decision to embargo reviews until 12 hours after the game had gone on sale in the US.

In response, Ubisoft told the BBC that it would be “working to adapt our services and communications with consumers accordingly, both by changing the way we work with reviewers and by offering customers open betas or other early access to some games, all so that they have the information they need and want.”

Source: forums.ubi.com, eurogamer.net