Hell yeah, it's definitely one of my favorite things about it. There's a lot of hidden tech under the surface, not just basic actions that the game fails to tutorialize but more complex, sometimes unintended things like Berserk-Stuns / Tackle-Assassinating in combat and all that.
Leo K [Rogue] I was just playing today and for the first time realised you can kick enemies off buildings if you have the staggered strike ability. I thought huh, I wonder what animation will play because the enemy is stood close to the edge and therefore is not enough space for Arno to shoulder barge, low and behold I then saw the front kick for the first time since launch. Also thank you so much for these tutorials, I have been an assassins creed fan for ages and I’d say I’m pretty competent in using the mechanics effectively. The problem I’ve had with unity is that it’s not quite the same as the old system but there are similar contextual mechanics that aren’t obvious at all so again although I’m competent your videos really help to consistently play at a better level. My friends that play co op have no idea you could do some of the things in unity I am doing in missions so it’s really valuable p. One because it’s funny seeing their reactions at my better understanding of parkour moves but importantly the fact that we can now all play much better and consistently. Thanks, love your videos
@@blackT1E the enemy was in the near death state and standing close to the edge. Arno did a front kick. The enemy went into the downed state and was awkwardly curled up almost diagonally on the edge of the building basically hanging off the edge. I only tried the move after the enemy was already in the close to death state so I'd assume if they were in a normal fight stance they would get kicked off the building, maybe similarly to syndicate. It's obviously quite difficult to test because there aren't many missions were enemies are on rooftops or near the edge. I was replaying the game and doing a Cafe theatre mission where there were enemies close to the edge. I'm going to test it some more though. Its coming up to six years and I've only now found this move.
Said it once, I'll say it again: This dude is the CHAMP and deserves way more subscribers. You play Unity the way it was MEANT to be played- A stabby shadow in a crowd, killing efficiently and with grace
Thank you Josh, I really appreciate that! :D Definitely check out Treviso and blackTIE if you haven't already. TIE in particular is a very good Unity up-and-comer that I'm consistently entertained by.
@@LeoKRogue Cool, I'll check them out! My one and only gripe about smoke though- The whole "makes you invisible to enemies outside the smoke" doesn't apply to me at all for some reason. I throw smoke onto some enemies, and they're definitely blind. I go in and kill them, no problem. But if there's an enemy outside the smoke, somehow they can still see me even though the smoke is concealing me. It's incredibly frustrating, since I can't throw smoke unless I'm certain there's no one around who could spot me.
I wish the game didn't have terrible input lag. Even at 90fps the game feels so sluggish which is why I prefer Syndicate and the other 2 games that followed.
I learned you can do it in combat from a few different people, yeah. Mostly that's what I do, I consolidate Knowledge that I get from all over the place and put it somewhere people can find it. I'm not really taking credit for any of these techniques, only for how well I can use them.
Have you ever considered making a video ranking the Assassins Creed games of your liking? I feel people would find your insight and opinions very interesting and just might spark a little discussion. Great video btw :D
I've definitely considered that, I'd probably enjoy making it. I guarantee I'd get flamed out pretty hard for some of my thoughts, though. My love toward Assassin's Creed *really* leans heavily on the *old* games, and for some players that's not something they want to hear. You know how it is. ;]
Leo K [Rogue] I might also find a video on how to trigger certain animations helpful as well. For example holding up and right just as Arno is almost finished climbing a wall to get the spinning animation. My explanation was a little iffy but I hope you get what I’m saying :D
Woah, that combat assassination is a nice technique. I wish I would know about it sooner. Anyway, you got me to play Unity again, thank you. I hope to see more stuff... about anything really.
Thanks Shaman! I'll definitely be uploading more stuff, I have a funny April Fool's video coming (hopefully on time) and when Resident Evil 3 Remake launches on April 3rd it's going to become my life for a little while.
This channel is the instruction book for ac unity. You cover everything ac unity was to lazy to cover. And i thank you for that! You and your effort are appreciated!
Nice! ^__^ Hope you enjoy my Unity Stealth Reaper vids (Hoarders in particular) and my No Upgrades walkthrough commentaries, for the absolute *hardest* challenge in the entire game.
I remember starting the game and I was too afraid to use smoke bombs. Of course, after watching these guides I started using them a lot more and realized just how good tools are in this game.
They honestly change the flow of everything and allow you to start thinking on a wider, more "macro" level. They let your brain 'zoom out' and perceive the entire area around you a bit more quickly since you can contextualize your next actions via tool/movement combos.
@@LeoKRogue Yeah it's amazing how much the game changes just by using tools more often. I just wish Syndicate was more like that, in my opinion tools weren't as useful in the game.
They weren't as useful, you're right. For me, two major reasons made it so; 1. Tools needed to be Leveled Up or they would become unusable on enemies of too high a Level. 2. Tools were one-slot instead of two-slot like in Unity. So you couldn't mix and match bomb + projectile combos as freely.
Arno: "It's over, Guards. I have the Smoke Bomb." Guards: "You underestimate my power!" Arno: "DON'T try it..." Guards: [slowly starting to detect me] Arno: [smoke, assassinate] Big RIP.
I kind of feel elated to know that my tip about tackles on reddit would warrant a section on a Leo K video. The funny thing is that I would never have played Unity , where it not for your videos. Feels good to repay that even in such a small manner. Also thoughts on WD 1? I feel that it has a similar gameplay mindset to Unity in that fast paced stealth is the way to go. WD 2 has better hacking and tools like RC and drone, but I feel that WD1 has better atmosphere and stealth/gunplay.
You were one of the people I thought of when I included it! ^__^ Your Reddit activity and another user who's been occasionally sending me small clips of himself doing things like this were kind of what got the ball rolling, and seeing blackTIE do it in a full Stealth Reaper video kind of cemented me needing to put it in. Thank you so much for your contributions to the community. My thoughts on Watch_Dogs 1 are that I love it quite a lot. I've played it a reasonable amount in my personal time, off the channel, and my close friend Treviso whose vids I always recommend actually *started OUT* doing Watch_Dogs stuff in his TH-cam career. If you're interested in smooth WD gameplay, or exhibition/showcase videos on that game, definitely take a look at what he does for both WD1 and WD2. I, too, prefer WD1's atmosphere and dark, conspiracy beats. It's much more like a present-day cyberpunk thriller, in the vein of the excellent show Mr. Robot, and that's my preference all the way. Aiden Pearce having access to Focus is also a great supplement mechanic for any kind of action gameplay since it assists with high-speed execution. (A fast headshot, turning properly while driving, aiming at a moving vehicle to shoot or hack near it, etc)
I know this is an old post, but i just discovered something so i wanted to add to the combat assassinations: There's currently a glitch where, if you hold the bomb button for a few second and release, Arno will drop the bomb regardless of whether or not he actually has one in his inventory (only works in combat). Meaning you can do combat assassinations whenever
Hooray! Smoke bombs for the win! I use smoke bombs all the time in Unity. Running along getting shot at is no fun. What to do? Use a smoke bomb! Being surrounded by enemies when you’re not fully skilled up is also pretty challenging. Drop a smoke and it’s so much more manageable. I’ve watched you play this game and use smokes a lot. If mentor LeoK can do it, and not feel it’s cheesy, then so can I. Great video, so helpful for everyone, noobs and veterans alike.
I was avoiding using the smoke bombs actively at first (I thought it felt cheap at times) and wanted to be slower and methodical like you said, only using it in combat the same way you described. The main missions became downright frustrating to play this way so I caved and started using smoke more and the game got a lot more fun.
@@LeoKRogue Leo would you recommend playing through the main story first or doing other missions in between? I'm on sequence 6 but I have done some cafe and murder mistry missions.
Doing other missions in between is pretty nice. What I would recommend is, save ALL Collectibles (Chests/Cockades) for the end of the game, after you're already done the Main Story. But Side Memories like Paris Stories, Co Op Missions, Heists, feel free to do throughout your playthrough, they unlock some good stuff. Cafe Theatre missions in particular, can be quite interesting.
Nice. Even if I know most of these things, it's easy to forget some details so the recap is always good, and having everything smoke-related all in one video is very handy.
Thanks Tech, I thought the same thing. I'm pretty sure most of these are really well-known by now, but it makes sense to collect them and present them this way.
As I've said already, thanks to you i am a better player at this game and not just this particular one but also general stealth games. It's been a while since I saw a unity video absolutely love it. you've made me see that there are different approach to a situation ALWAYS . keep up the good work man. I want to see you play in those professional playthrough E3 demo you'd absolutely nail it :)
Thanks Diego, I really appreciate that! I hope you bear with me and don't unsubscribe when I upload or stream other games, but other than that, Assassin's Creed will always be my "Main."
Here's a vital tip: when you're in cover and enemies are suspicious of you, self smoking in cover will get you detected, but if you do the same without being in cover then you'll remain in stealth, doesn't make much sense but there you go
7:24 this has happened to me. I have found out if you press assassnate really quickly, sometimes you can still kill the other guy. not sure if it works on Xbox or pc tho.
Yeah, it's quite unreliable. I prefer "always" to "sometimes," as I'm sure you understand. It can be pretty useful though, if you get lucky, so definitely try to go for it every time, if you must. It works more often in Syndicate, which is very strange.
@@LeoKRogue Please see my video about acu sword fights, not stealthy and im no good in commenting but i really love the combat in Unity th-cam.com/video/ksVwNXU3Lac/w-d-xo.html
Love the guides, Leo. You have any recommended mods and also a fix for the stiff clothing on PC? I cant seem to get my coat to move when im doing anything in this game, its so unimmersive.
There's one for Syndicate, but I haven't been able to find any for Unity. Some players even turn their FPS down to 30 in order to get more accurate cloth physics.
I dont recall you saying that on the video, but I think when you self smoke yourself right before you start an assassination you will remain in stealth, I tried this and it works when you get the timing well. You have to do it almost at the same time pressing tool button imput then assassinate button.
I'm not doing anything special, actually. Ubisoft removed Stumbling when running through dense crowds in Unity/Syndicate. Instead, there's a new effect that happens, which is what you're seeing on screen there. It's kind of subtle, it'd be much more noticeable if you were playing yourself, but basically your Movement Speed is lowered and the Assassin will automatically begin pushing past the crowd the way you can see in this video.
I'm really glad. That's really the intent of all of my guides, to help Assassins feel more in control of a situation, so you can play in a way that feels good and be able to constantly _feel_ your own tactical thinking.
I've been binging your AC videos lately, and I have to say that Unity is one of those games that the more I play the more I like it. Now come to think of it, Unity is probably the AC that encourages stealth the most. Too bad Ubisoft discarded Unity's gameplay model right after Syndicate.
That's awesome. ^__^ You've been subscribed to me for quite a while, so you've very likely seen my Movement Guide for AC2, Brotherhood and Revelations. If you click around in the Table of Contents on its description, you can review some good uses of Side Ejects and Back Ejects for those games. Now that you're getting a feel for why they're beneficial, this might speed up your learning process. Since you've probably already seen it, don't worry about watching the whole thing, only skip to the parts you want to get a closer look at. th-cam.com/video/MXrg_3_3FBA/w-d-xo.html
@@LeoKRogue thank you! I definitely need to revisit some videos. I'm trying to go through all the mainstream titles on PC and I NEED to get a controller for my PC... M/KB is so frustrating. The assassin tombs drove me nuts
For Assassin tombs, you would still be a bit irritated even with a controller. I certainly was, across all input-methods. :P What helped me the most is just waiting a small bit after certain jumps to see if there would a forced camera shift. I shouldn't assume anything, of course, but if you struggle with the camera just FLINGING you off in a wacky direction, that might help you too.
@@LeoKRogue It was the camera shifts, especially in the last tomb that unlocks, causing you to just catapult yourself into the water. That was fun, but yeah the timed trials thing give you a lot more time than I had initially though and the first few tries were always rushed. Once I slowed down, like you said, It was a lot smoother
@@LeoKRogue honestly, it's likely you could skip the ezio games, as you really have covered everything stealth wise in those games with the exception of throwing coins.
Hey leo i dont know if you know this but you technically have infinite bullets as long as youre using a multibarrel pistol and stay hidden (which is easily possible by using smoke bombs as seen in this video). To get your ammo back you have to switch your multibarrel pistol to any other pistol BEFORE reloading hence the multibarrel pistol.
I did not know this. That's actually insane, I love it. So basically... Pop off the multibarrel pistol until it's empty or almost empty, switch to another Pistol, get back in game, open menu again, switch to Multibarrel pistol and it won't have expended any of the ammo?
Yep, thats basically it. It only works because the total amount of bullets and the amount of bullets in your magazine are counted individually. So, lets say you have 6 shots in your mag and your max amount of bullets is 12, if you now shoot 5 of your bullets(or all 6 and manage to not reload), the total ammount stays at 12, but the little bar at the side of the icon indicating how full your magazine is decreases. By switching to any other weapon the game forgets about how many shots you already fired and only looks at the total amount of bullets, which is still 12, so it basically gives you back those shots you just fired and reloads your magazine without using any bullets.
I remember finding out about the tackle assassination around my first few hours of ACU when I was spamming parry (E) and then somehow ended up tackling them. I've used that technique to try to end 1v1 fights without wasting Berserks, it sometimes work, sometimes doesn't
alternatively to the combat and ground assassinate bit just smokebomb with a long weapon and power attack into quickshot your way to victory. Or power attack into power attack. Long weapons are kinda broken now that I think about it
Thanks, Alberico! I might, but Resident Evil 3 is launching very soon, so my playtime will focus entirely on that and its multiplayer (RE Resistance) when it does. I won't have time to spare for any other games until I'm all satisfied and have thoroughly enjoyed myself. ^__^
You know what they say, "smoke is good for the soul" also stun grenades are good for 1 or 2 maybe 3 guards so you may save your smoke for better opportunities,I recommend you do it on small groups that would otherwise be unstealthable "I declare this a new word" that aren't super close to other groups maybe even use on the 1 or 2 that are left after a smoke mulit assassination
Stun Grenades are fantastic! They're best used in situations where the "loudness" of a Smoke Bomb won't serve a player well, like this: th-cam.com/video/Jg00-N3VXdY/w-d-xo.html
@@LeoKRogue I'm not even suprised you have a guide for Stun Bombe also it's nice to know they're completely silent so thanks for that, only problem I have now is coop is kinda broken and the only solution to fix it doesn't work for me because my password is simultaneously working and not working so that's cool at least I can still get online matches but invites don't work, neither does play together, or trying to start a public match not directly on the mission, thanks Ubisoft you really know how to make me have a fun time
I watched a similar tutorial video. He said that double assassinations can be more easier to do when pressing the high-profile button. You don't need to press it all the time because high-profile assassinations tend to be more flashy and slow. Just press it when nescessary
So I've been messing with the combat assassination, and I've determined you've actually underrepresented its power here. You can perform this without getting any distance from the target by just mashing the button the instant you self smoke. I consider this more efficient than spamming projectiles or heavy attacks since it guaruntees a kill regardless of how much health the enemies have, especially if you know you're targeting a difficult enemy type like a pikeman or officer. We can consider this one of our primary techniques for recovering from a detection since it's easier on your item capacity than burning a berserk blade on an enemy that's close enough. Combined with a high profile cover kill and a berserk stun, you could fight three enemies with some very flashy hidden blade combat Update: Demonstration is up on Reddit. I feel like I'm onto something big here. I can't imagine Alexandre Amacio ever thought we would do things like this, given I'm not even interacting with the combat system at all anymore. It's like I've broken a core part of the game
Thanks for the video dude. I had a feeling the smoke bombs in Unity didn’t work as supposed to and according to your video it turns out I’m right. I was expecting maybe enemies outside of the smokebomb are supposed to detect you but they apparently are not. This keeps happening in my gameplay and it’s beyond ridiculous. And if it couldn’t get worse, even the guys INSIDE the smokebomb detect me sometimes. (And no, they didn’t see me just before I threw the bomb.) Shame Ubisoft never fixed these issues.
Yeah :( Makes me sad. I had a lot of these bugs and most of them only went away when I started playing Unity on stronger hardware, ie when I switched to PC.
It'll probably be the next Rogue Academy I do on Unity. It should be a lot shorter, since Stun Bombs have less functions and features attached to them, and it's mostly about describing what it does given that most people don't understand them as well as they do Smoke.
@@LeoKRogue I only use Stun bombs when I want to 1. Kill 2 enemies facing you in a restricted area (second floor of the museum heist, behind a door[sometimes locked] there will be 2 enemies facing the door) 2. Replacing Berserks when you're out. You'll need to be more careful and it'll take a bit longer to aim and throw it but it saves smoke bombs.
Very handy, and since smoke bomb is cheaper than berserk blade, affects multiple enemies and cannot be animation-cancelled, it is one of the most powerful technique in this game.
Don't know if you've done a video about the sleep dart in origins and how op it and the bows are but I'd love to see that. Only recently after 150 hours in origins did I discover animal taming with sleep darts and mass sleep with fires😂😂😂
Unfortunately that is essentially the extent of it. :P The rest, you can see in my ACO Smoke Bomb video which actually does go over how to use Sleep Darts and Bows in tandem with Smoke to get rapid takedowns while staying unseen. th-cam.com/video/kxT-YGxwD9Y/w-d-xo.html
Amazing content as per usual, man! I have a couple questions I wish you can answer regarding smoke bombs, based on your experience: 1. Throwing SBs or just dropping them from behind low cover or corners as enemies look in Arno's direction sometimes triggers combat. Is it intentional or is it that Arno's arm was visible for a microsecond and Unity went full Unity? 2. Dropping a SB in combat and then climbing a building to escape almost always has enemies seeing me and SHOOTING(ouch) so are they blind only on a horizontal field of view or is the SB radius smaller than the blue circle in reality? It can't be possible that I ALWAYS had enemies standing far enough away to not be stunned by SBs. Sorry for the long post. Thank you for injecting new life into Unity and teaching people with hundreds of hours experience something new!
Thank you! Now for the answers. 1. It's not intentional, I consider it a bug and you can compensate for it by moving a bit deeper into cover / hiding more of your body before throwing the Smoke down. That they can see some of your pixels is the issue for sure. 2. Smoke has a both horizontal and vertical area that it affects, the issue is that climbing can be really slow on most buildings since they're super tall and the Smoke clears out faster than Arno can finish most climbs unless the wall is legit immediately right next to you. It's a risky move so I would do it for shorter buildings or Fast-Lifts, or just walls you can side-hop like a maniac on. Your long post is appreciated! So far it seems this has been pretty well-received. There are a few people in the Comments here who don't seem to get it, and are like "Why are you making content on a six year old game...?" But whatever, y'know? :P
@@LeoKRogue Thanks for the response! I will be a far better stealth reaper in the future with your info! I fully see and support what you are doing (many others too). Unity was supposed to be the killer AC game, and as someone that never truly feared of dying in any AC game (except maybe the first) I love the challenge and I love all this content you have put work in for my annual 100% run of Unity. BTW, I just did Hoarders. Marie's bodyguards can sometimes see through smoke bombs (topic of your video lol) . I also see you played Thief 2014! Another "this should be so much better" game, huh?Anyway, thanks a lot!
Hoarders took me a really, really long time to perfect. I think to-date it was the single stealth video I had to drill, practice, and choreograph more than any other. th-cam.com/video/909Zc-9VG7k/w-d-xo.html
@@LeoKRogue Thanks, but I am one step ahead of you and by that I mean I watched it after my first time failing by getting detected three rooms away from her lol. I tried a few ways to stealth kill Marie but smoke bombs you throw before the kill are always wiped from the game when you return to gameplay after the assassination flashback so I uh... "borrowed" an idea or two from your video. The way you lured her? Masterwork. I wish the fireworks were more efficient as a distraction.
Nice guide, as always. Have you ever considered to do a guide also about blunderbusses? My first video is a showcase of it, a weapon as deadly as underrated. What do you think about it, have you ever tried it?
I think the Blunderbuss is awesome, yeah. It's sort of an open secret that I love Shotguns in games, and I mean I REALLY love Shotguns in games. They're probably my favorite weapon type alongside Knives and Suppressed Pistols. The Blunderbuss is like a shotgun on crack, and it's wild to wipe three guys at a time by firing into the clump. Ubisoft kind of stepped on its toes a bit by introducing the Guillotine Gun, but it's fine.
What about the phantom blade? Or the berserk blade? I find myself using berserk more often because of the stealth tip I've learned from you What about cherry bombs? They seem useful, and you can have as many as smoke bombs, but I never use them What about some tool combos? You talked about smoke pistol, but what about berserker darts to draw them in, then smoke to kill a bunch of them at once Will money pouches ever be useful?
I do actually have a video guide on Berserks and Phantoms Blades. th-cam.com/video/8O5wtb_cWtc/w-d-xo.html Cherry Bombs cause guards to look at, or walk toward their impact point, but they need to have line of sight on them. Which means no walls/furniture between them and where the cherry lands. It's an audio-based item aesthetically, but it's programmed for them to have to be able to see it, so just keep that in mind. No real comments on anything else.
I've just installed AC Unity on my PC again after 2 years. I encountered some strange glitches: - sometimes my Arno cant reload his pistol - the reloading animation just stops - or when I try to throw a smoke bomb, I release a throwing key on my keybord, but Arno just refuses to throw a bomb... Anyone had similar problems/do you guys know any fix?
@@LeoKRogue OK, thanks for your quick answer. Btw. I know ACU is very buggy, but some aspects of this game are sooo damn good. They should make a remake or ACU2 ;D
One of my problems with smoke is it's slight inconsistency. In the Tournament to get one letter of permission I use smoke, but the enemies are positioned perfectly where smoking them isn't possible. I instead smoke the permission letter, run in and grab it. There's a 50% chance one of these guards carries on with a standard detection marker when your screen is blinding white from smoke, it's bloody annoying. Throwing it mid combat is risky at high density, but is excellent breathing room. I have a video from the Tournament fighting over ten soldiers, and I swear for HALF A MINUTE I was parrying every single second. DING. DING. DING. Without end, because the next enemy primed while you are still countering the last. Smoke definitely helps with that bullshit.
Is it possible to play this game with more than one other player? I have a lot of problems when in a 3 - 4 man group with desync and stuff. I know this is off topic but I don't know where else I could get a solid answer.
@@LeoKRogue alright I'll give it a go and try messing with some router settings, cheers
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i have a question mr.Leo, whenever i launch a smoke bomb at a certain location and i assassinate the people inside the smoke area, guards can still see me and sometimes even fully detects me. how can i fix that ? and another one: when i'm on cover, and launch a smoke bomb, it takes sooo long to give full control of arno and waste like 2 deconds of hte smoke bomb time, it's annoying as hell. is there a sulotion to it ? also watching from algeria, love you videos man
For the first one, just wait a short moment before running in, and then run back out. Make sure animations you do aren't pushing you outside of the cloud, and make sure you're not being detected as you run in. As for animations taking forever, that's just kind of how Assassin's Creed Unity works. I really hate that about it, but we can't really do anything about it. Just remember the best way to exit cover is to tilt Left Stick or WASD to the side, and then quickly press High Profile (RT/R2/Shift Default)
Can you make a Low End Pc Guide to play AC Unity I have an i5 2400 and AMD R9 280x and i have 40+ to 50+ Fps in High settings i wanna play it in 60 Fps without compromising visuals a lot! make an Viseo on it.
I would love to, but I don't have an easy way to test that, nor am I knowledgeable enough on technology to make that video. You would have to ask somebody smarter x_x
You can replay memories from the progress tracker. But if you want a fresh start you have to delete your save files. On PC, go to uplay and disable cloud saves, then go to uplay folder, look for savegames and delete the 720 folder (720 is AC Unity game id)
@@smoke9364 its not you man, its ubisoft. Its unbelievable that you cant have a second game data. If you need more help you will find everything you need online
Leo K [Rogue] hell yeah. Much love from Ukraine ❤️ month ago started playing unity, because of your videos I learned how to be stealthy and to play with the open mind. Thank you my man Much love and stay safe now.... hard times...
How does your camera always stay so far from Arno, giving you good FOV? 90% of the time I'm in combat all I can see is Arno's arse and none of the enemies actually attacking...
So ur basically saying you can use smoke bombs in the traditional ac game way or you can cover your tracks like in csgo where we smoke choke points and such to be unseen?
The second one. Use them like CS:GO to prevent enemies from seeing you, then kill _into_ the cloud or use the cloud to pass through the area very fast without being noticed. You can also use them to escape combat, or to get free hits on enemies in combat. But unlike previous AC games, you don't get instant Kills by using a Smoke Bomb in the middle of a fight, you just get free hits.
You cannot. You have to be out of combat state for Arno to put his sword away. If you're fighting just a single enemy and not a group, you _can_ do a trick to achieve this, though. Berserk Blade the single guard fighting you and that'll briefly take you out of combat state. You can then wait for Arno to put his sword away automatically and tap your Hidden Blade/attack button to stab them.
I wish Guards inside the smoke shouldn't be able to see anything outside of it, the many times i wanted to cloud a group of enemies and do an execution but they always magically see outside of the smoke
I just don’t know I always feel cheap for over using smoke bombs. I mean I’ll use one or two a mission but I feel like I’m somewhat cheating if I use to many like the berserk darts
You're an Assassin, a cunning operative who uses every advantage. "Being cheap" is not a mindset this type of character cares about. I promise that if you transcend this mental barrier you will have so much more fun. There's a small chance it doesn't do much for you, but how much it can improve your experience is really worth trying. :D
Hi Leo K Rouge it’s me again! But this time im having trouble with the animation it sometimes just bugs out especially when i need it the most. Do you have any ideas to help me? Thank you
The answer's probably going to be the same. The game is just like that, it's very annoying sometimes. Try to play a little "cleaner" or slow down / separate out your inputs more. That still doesn't guarantee it, it'll still break and bug out sometimes. I can't really help because Unity does it to everyone, if you get unlucky you get unlucky. :[
I have no plans to cover AC Odyssey at this time. Even if I wanted to, I would have to reinstall 100 Gigabytes, which combined with the storage for video / audio is tough to justify for a game I don't enjoy playing. However, there are some very good AC Odyssey TH-camrs out there! I definitely encourage you to look for them and check 'em out. ^__^
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I didn't know about that tackle assassination either.
I love that there are still new things to find in this game, no matter how little.
Hell yeah, it's definitely one of my favorite things about it. There's a lot of hidden tech under the surface, not just basic actions that the game fails to tutorialize but more complex, sometimes unintended things like Berserk-Stuns / Tackle-Assassinating in combat and all that.
OMG it is the real Swifty Unknown.
Leo K [Rogue] I was just playing today and for the first time realised you can kick enemies off buildings if you have the staggered strike ability. I thought huh, I wonder what animation will play because the enemy is stood close to the edge and therefore is not enough space for Arno to shoulder barge, low and behold I then saw the front kick for the first time since launch. Also thank you so much for these tutorials, I have been an assassins creed fan for ages and I’d say I’m pretty competent in using the mechanics effectively. The problem I’ve had with unity is that it’s not quite the same as the old system but there are similar contextual mechanics that aren’t obvious at all so again although I’m competent your videos really help to consistently play at a better level. My friends that play co op have no idea you could do some of the things in unity I am doing in missions so it’s really valuable p. One because it’s funny seeing their reactions at my better understanding of parkour moves but importantly the fact that we can now all play much better and consistently. Thanks, love your videos
@@ben8692 That's interesting, was the enemy at full health/partial health or in the near death state?
@@blackT1E the enemy was in the near death state and standing close to the edge. Arno did a front kick. The enemy went into the downed state and was awkwardly curled up almost diagonally on the edge of the building basically hanging off the edge. I only tried the move after the enemy was already in the close to death state so I'd assume if they were in a normal fight stance they would get kicked off the building, maybe similarly to syndicate. It's obviously quite difficult to test because there aren't many missions were enemies are on rooftops or near the edge. I was replaying the game and doing a Cafe theatre mission where there were enemies close to the edge. I'm going to test it some more though. Its coming up to six years and I've only now found this move.
0:36 ....boys, we've been compromised. I repeat, we've been compromised.
[Detection Sound!]
@@LeoKRogue "gEt DoWn, oR IlL tHrOw yOu DoWn"
"ECCOLO, THERE, THERE!"
quick, use smoke bomb!
Said it once, I'll say it again:
This dude is the CHAMP and deserves way more subscribers.
You play Unity the way it was MEANT to be played- A stabby shadow in a crowd, killing efficiently and with grace
Thank you Josh, I really appreciate that! :D Definitely check out Treviso and blackTIE if you haven't already. TIE in particular is a very good Unity up-and-comer that I'm consistently entertained by.
@@LeoKRogue
Cool, I'll check them out!
My one and only gripe about smoke though- The whole "makes you invisible to enemies outside the smoke" doesn't apply to me at all for some reason.
I throw smoke onto some enemies, and they're definitely blind. I go in and kill them, no problem. But if there's an enemy outside the smoke, somehow they can still see me even though the smoke is concealing me. It's incredibly frustrating, since I can't throw smoke unless I'm certain there's no one around who could spot me.
That's a known bug, yeah. It tends to happen pretty rarely for the most part, but when it does it's awful. Do you get it really often?
@@LeoKRogue It's constant, unfortunately. I tried re-installing the game but no luck. I'm just cursed it seems. Ah well, I enjoy a challenge!
I wish the game didn't have terrible input lag. Even at 90fps the game feels so sluggish which is why I prefer Syndicate and the other 2 games that followed.
Some people smoke to go in stealth. I go into stealth when I smoke or else, my mom would kill me lol
I grinned so hard lol. In that case, my end-of-video Advice, "Stay Sneaky," matters SO MUCH MORE.
Same lol
Bro this killed me 🤣🤣
@@dannystopford8324 hahaha well I stopped smoking so I wouldn't have to go stealth any more
😂😂😂
The elites don’t want you to know this, but this video is actually an ad to get you to smoke 3:42
Illuminati confirmed.
Damn bro been playing this game for damn near 5 years and there's still some stuff I didn't know, that tackle assassination technique is hella clean
I learned you can do it in combat from a few different people, yeah. Mostly that's what I do, I consolidate Knowledge that I get from all over the place and put it somewhere people can find it. I'm not really taking credit for any of these techniques, only for how well I can use them.
@@LeoKRogue wait so do I just tackle an enemy then just stab them?
Yes, but if they're in combat with you already, you need to drop Smoke first.
@@LeoKRogue huh, well I know what to do to gunners or higher level enemy's
@@LeoKRogue just tried it, does it dodge bullets because if so I'll try using that
3:48 Lungs: Are we a joke to you?
Arno is just *THAT* Hardcore.
“Find the weakness, if there isn’t one, make one”
Absolutely right.
Have you ever considered making a video ranking the Assassins Creed games of your liking? I feel people would find your insight and opinions very interesting and just might spark a little discussion. Great video btw :D
I've definitely considered that, I'd probably enjoy making it. I guarantee I'd get flamed out pretty hard for some of my thoughts, though. My love toward Assassin's Creed *really* leans heavily on the *old* games, and for some players that's not something they want to hear. You know how it is. ;]
Leo K [Rogue] I might also find a video on how to trigger certain animations helpful as well. For example holding up and right just as Arno is almost finished climbing a wall to get the spinning animation. My explanation was a little iffy but I hope you get what I’m saying :D
@@LeoKRogue We all know you'll rank AC1 as Top 1 😆
The background soundtrack gets me.
It's just the Unity OST! ^_^
@@LeoKRogue Do this more often, it gives a lot of depth to your videos!
That's awesome, I'll remember that for the next ones.
arno & elise's motif :'-(
Smoke is the most powerful weapon in Unity. Once you can use it wisely, the game just becomes so easy. Great tutorial mate !
I would say that's true, absolutely. ^__^ Thanks for the nice comment.
Woah, that combat assassination is a nice technique. I wish I would know about it sooner. Anyway, you got me to play Unity again, thank you. I hope to see more stuff... about anything really.
Thanks Shaman! I'll definitely be uploading more stuff, I have a funny April Fool's video coming (hopefully on time) and when Resident Evil 3 Remake launches on April 3rd it's going to become my life for a little while.
This channel is the instruction book for ac unity. You cover everything ac unity was to lazy to cover. And i thank you for that! You and your effort are appreciated!
Aw, thank you so much! That really means a lot to me.
I thought I was the one who was playing unity in 2020. I just found this lovely community, Subscribed..
Nice! ^__^
Hope you enjoy my Unity Stealth Reaper vids (Hoarders in particular) and my No Upgrades walkthrough commentaries, for the absolute *hardest* challenge in the entire game.
@@LeoKRogue I enjoyed :D
I remember starting the game and I was too afraid to use smoke bombs. Of course, after watching these guides I started using them a lot more and realized just how good tools are in this game.
They honestly change the flow of everything and allow you to start thinking on a wider, more "macro" level. They let your brain 'zoom out' and perceive the entire area around you a bit more quickly since you can contextualize your next actions via tool/movement combos.
@@LeoKRogue Yeah it's amazing how much the game changes just by using tools more often. I just wish Syndicate was more like that, in my opinion tools weren't as useful in the game.
They weren't as useful, you're right. For me, two major reasons made it so;
1. Tools needed to be Leveled Up or they would become unusable on enemies of too high a Level.
2. Tools were one-slot instead of two-slot like in Unity. So you couldn't mix and match bomb + projectile combos as freely.
Smoke gives you the power of the high ground
Arno: "It's over, Guards. I have the Smoke Bomb."
Guards: "You underestimate my power!"
Arno: "DON'T try it..."
Guards: [slowly starting to detect me]
Arno: [smoke, assassinate]
Big RIP.
I kind of feel elated to know that my tip about tackles on reddit would warrant a section on a Leo K video. The funny thing is that I would never have played Unity , where it not for your videos. Feels good to repay that even in such a small manner.
Also thoughts on WD 1? I feel that it has a similar gameplay mindset to Unity in that fast paced stealth is the way to go. WD 2 has better hacking and tools like RC and drone, but I feel that WD1 has better atmosphere and stealth/gunplay.
You were one of the people I thought of when I included it! ^__^ Your Reddit activity and another user who's been occasionally sending me small clips of himself doing things like this were kind of what got the ball rolling, and seeing blackTIE do it in a full Stealth Reaper video kind of cemented me needing to put it in. Thank you so much for your contributions to the community.
My thoughts on Watch_Dogs 1 are that I love it quite a lot. I've played it a reasonable amount in my personal time, off the channel, and my close friend Treviso whose vids I always recommend actually *started OUT* doing Watch_Dogs stuff in his TH-cam career. If you're interested in smooth WD gameplay, or exhibition/showcase videos on that game, definitely take a look at what he does for both WD1 and WD2.
I, too, prefer WD1's atmosphere and dark, conspiracy beats. It's much more like a present-day cyberpunk thriller, in the vein of the excellent show Mr. Robot, and that's my preference all the way. Aiden Pearce having access to Focus is also a great supplement mechanic for any kind of action gameplay since it assists with high-speed execution. (A fast headshot, turning properly while driving, aiming at a moving vehicle to shoot or hack near it, etc)
Thank you for bringing this to light. I've realized its even more powerful than we thought recently, so it's become part of my regular moveset
Knew pretty much all of this. But the final tackle move was completely new. That's a neat trick
Excellent. >:D
I am so glad you still do UNITY content
Me too. ^__^
I know this is an old post, but i just discovered something so i wanted to add to the combat assassinations:
There's currently a glitch where, if you hold the bomb button for a few second and release, Arno will drop the bomb regardless of whether or not he actually has one in his inventory (only works in combat). Meaning you can do combat assassinations whenever
That is crazy. What.
@@LeoKRogue i was super surprised when it happened the first time
Hooray! Smoke bombs for the win! I use smoke bombs all the time in Unity. Running along getting shot at is no fun. What to do? Use a smoke bomb! Being surrounded by enemies when you’re not fully skilled up is also pretty challenging. Drop a smoke and it’s so much more manageable. I’ve watched you play this game and use smokes a lot. If mentor LeoK can do it, and not feel it’s cheesy, then so can I. Great video, so helpful for everyone, noobs and veterans alike.
Thank youuuuuuuuu!
I assassinated 8 dudes standing right next to each other using a single smoke bomb recently 😂
I was avoiding using the smoke bombs actively at first (I thought it felt cheap at times) and wanted to be slower and methodical like you said, only using it in combat the same way you described. The main missions became downright frustrating to play this way so I caved and started using smoke more and the game got a lot more fun.
I'm really glad. That was exactly the same experience I had, as well. :D
Leo dropping some knowledge once again
Tiring, but enjoyable to do. ^__^
@@LeoKRogue Leo would you recommend playing through the main story first or doing other missions in between?
I'm on sequence 6 but I have done some cafe and murder mistry missions.
Doing other missions in between is pretty nice. What I would recommend is, save ALL Collectibles (Chests/Cockades) for the end of the game, after you're already done the Main Story. But Side Memories like Paris Stories, Co Op Missions, Heists, feel free to do throughout your playthrough, they unlock some good stuff. Cafe Theatre missions in particular, can be quite interesting.
@@LeoKRogue thanks man!
I like before watch! My boy keeps this game alive singlehanded
Thank you RedFoo Fan! Sounds like a strong Leo K fan too haha
You’re a real pro! I’m glad you’re back at it again!!!
Thank you! I hope to come at you guys with a few more classic Stealth showcases / skill-runs for this game, at some point.
Good to see you uploading again. Great video.
Thanks, Hungarian. I tried some new editing gimmicks in this one, still a bit clunky with them but I'll get better.
Nice. Even if I know most of these things, it's easy to forget some details so the recap is always good, and having everything smoke-related all in one video is very handy.
Thanks Tech, I thought the same thing. I'm pretty sure most of these are really well-known by now, but it makes sense to collect them and present them this way.
As I've said already, thanks to you i am a better player at this game and not just this particular one but also general stealth games. It's been a while since I saw a unity video absolutely love it. you've made me see that there are different approach to a situation ALWAYS . keep up the good work man. I want to see you play in those professional playthrough E3 demo you'd absolutely nail it :)
That feels SO nice to hear Harshit, thank you.
Just subscribed, great work, you are the reason why i installed this game again. 💪👌
Thanks Diego, I really appreciate that! I hope you bear with me and don't unsubscribe when I upload or stream other games, but other than that, Assassin's Creed will always be my "Main."
Here's a vital tip: when you're in cover and enemies are suspicious of you, self smoking in cover will get you detected, but if you do the same without being in cover then you'll remain in stealth, doesn't make much sense but there you go
Good tip indeed! Makes sense.
7:24 this has happened to me. I have found out if you press assassnate really quickly, sometimes you can still kill the other guy. not sure if it works on Xbox or pc tho.
Yeah, it's quite unreliable. I prefer "always" to "sometimes," as I'm sure you understand.
It can be pretty useful though, if you get lucky, so definitely try to go for it every time, if you must.
It works more often in Syndicate, which is very strange.
That last tip really helps a lot, thanks man :)
I'm glad! It seems a lot of people didn't know about it, myself included until recently.
@@LeoKRogue I won't even know if i didn't watch your videos 😂😂😂
Thank for the vid and no i didnt request this just for more ac unity content i needed help using smok bomb
Well, that's even better, then! I'm so glad I could help you out.
The Tackle-Stab blew me away! Gotta try that like right now!
Definitely! Give it a shot, see how it goes.
@@LeoKRogue Absolutely! Thanks 😊 ACU feels like a new game after watching your videos.
@@LeoKRogue Please see my video about acu sword fights, not stealthy and im no good in commenting but i really love the combat in Unity th-cam.com/video/ksVwNXU3Lac/w-d-xo.html
Love the guides, Leo. You have any recommended mods and also a fix for the stiff clothing on PC? I cant seem to get my coat to move when im doing anything in this game, its so unimmersive.
There's one for Syndicate, but I haven't been able to find any for Unity. Some players even turn their FPS down to 30 in order to get more accurate cloth physics.
I dont recall you saying that on the video, but I think when you self smoke yourself right before you start an assassination you will remain in stealth, I tried this and it works when you get the timing well. You have to do it almost at the same time pressing tool button imput then assassinate button.
That's pretty cool. I reckon if you practiced it pretty well you could make it work quite often.
How did you run safely through the crowd at 10:53 without stumbling? Sort of feather high profile?
I'm not doing anything special, actually. Ubisoft removed Stumbling when running through dense crowds in Unity/Syndicate. Instead, there's a new effect that happens, which is what you're seeing on screen there. It's kind of subtle, it'd be much more noticeable if you were playing yourself, but basically your Movement Speed is lowered and the Assassin will automatically begin pushing past the crowd the way you can see in this video.
This has made me a more confident assassin when it comes to stealth.I’m not getting into combat as much
I'm really glad. That's really the intent of all of my guides, to help Assassins feel more in control of a situation, so you can play in a way that feels good and be able to constantly _feel_ your own tactical thinking.
I've been binging your AC videos lately, and I have to say that Unity is one of those games that the more I play the more I like it. Now come to think of it, Unity is probably the AC that encourages stealth the most. Too bad Ubisoft discarded Unity's gameplay model right after Syndicate.
Agreed. I would have liked to see more of this structure, perfected. I say it again and again because I really do feel strongly about it.
This guy’s voice is so relaxing
Thank you.
Unity is so gorgeous
And damn are those animations slick as hell
I'm only starting to realize the benefit of changing direction wall jumps...in AC2
That's awesome. ^__^ You've been subscribed to me for quite a while, so you've very likely seen my Movement Guide for AC2, Brotherhood and Revelations. If you click around in the Table of Contents on its description, you can review some good uses of Side Ejects and Back Ejects for those games. Now that you're getting a feel for why they're beneficial, this might speed up your learning process. Since you've probably already seen it, don't worry about watching the whole thing, only skip to the parts you want to get a closer look at.
th-cam.com/video/MXrg_3_3FBA/w-d-xo.html
@@LeoKRogue thank you! I definitely need to revisit some videos. I'm trying to go through all the mainstream titles on PC and I NEED to get a controller for my PC... M/KB is so frustrating. The assassin tombs drove me nuts
For Assassin tombs, you would still be a bit irritated even with a controller. I certainly was, across all input-methods. :P What helped me the most is just waiting a small bit after certain jumps to see if there would a forced camera shift. I shouldn't assume anything, of course, but if you struggle with the camera just FLINGING you off in a wacky direction, that might help you too.
@@LeoKRogue It was the camera shifts, especially in the last tomb that unlocks, causing you to just catapult yourself into the water. That was fun, but yeah the timed trials thing give you a lot more time than I had initially though and the first few tries were always rushed. Once I slowed down, like you said, It was a lot smoother
thank you mentor
You're welcome. :D
thanks leo i didn’t know about the free projectiles and the combat assassination move i’ll use them tho it seems very effective.great video btw
You're welcome. :D I definitely recommend using whatever you can, wherever you can, since it all makes a difference when stacked together.
Wow. Very helpful video. Thanks!
You're welcome!
Great information as always! 😉
Thank you. I really hope this one helped, it's probably the most important Unity video I've ever made.
@@LeoKRogue yeah it does really help me a lot! Thank you for giving such info to beginners 😉
please talk about social stealth mechanics in like any of the games
If I talk about Social Stealth in any of the games, I'll probably talk about it in ALL of them, in the same vid. Actually a really cool idea.
@@LeoKRogue Does Hitman 2 count?
Assassin's Creed only.
@@LeoKRogue Mission failed! We'll get em next time.
@@LeoKRogue honestly, it's likely you could skip the ezio games, as you really have covered everything stealth wise in those games with the exception of throwing coins.
Hey leo i dont know if you know this but you technically have infinite bullets as long as youre using a multibarrel pistol and stay hidden (which is easily possible by using smoke bombs as seen in this video). To get your ammo back you have to switch your multibarrel pistol to any other pistol BEFORE reloading hence the multibarrel pistol.
I did not know this. That's actually insane, I love it. So basically... Pop off the multibarrel pistol until it's empty or almost empty, switch to another Pistol, get back in game, open menu again, switch to Multibarrel pistol and it won't have expended any of the ammo?
Yep, thats basically it. It only works because the total amount of bullets and the amount of bullets in your magazine are counted individually. So, lets say you have 6 shots in your mag and your max amount of bullets is 12, if you now shoot 5 of your bullets(or all 6 and manage to not reload), the total ammount stays at 12, but the little bar at the side of the icon indicating how full your magazine is decreases. By switching to any other weapon the game forgets about how many shots you already fired and only looks at the total amount of bullets, which is still 12, so it basically gives you back those shots you just fired and reloads your magazine without using any bullets.
Oh btw you can just switch to any pistol and then instantly back to the one you were using before without even exiting the menu.
I've been looking forward to this
I hope you liked it. ^__^ Also, big respect for the Ghostface icon. Hell yeah. Favorite horror movie, favorite slasher.
I remember finding out about the tackle assassination around my first few hours of ACU when I was spamming parry (E) and then somehow ended up tackling them. I've used that technique to try to end 1v1 fights without wasting Berserks, it sometimes work, sometimes doesn't
Nice! I find that as long as they're completely incapacitated by the Smoke it works with a rock-solid 100% Consistency.
0:32 shit he got us
>:) I KNOW~
"There are a few reasons to smoke in combat"
😎🌿
alternatively to the combat and ground assassinate bit just smokebomb with a long weapon and power attack into quickshot your way to victory. Or power attack into power attack. Long weapons are kinda broken now that I think about it
Yeah, they're great! I tried to keep my video as weapon-agnostic as I could so it's universally-applicable.
9:03 this game is so detailed. you can see the smoke break.
It remains one of the most visually-impressive games ever released.
Great video! You think you’ll continue your Ac marathon during this quarantine time? Keep up the good work! Big fan!
Thanks, Alberico! I might, but Resident Evil 3 is launching very soon, so my playtime will focus entirely on that and its multiplayer (RE Resistance) when it does. I won't have time to spare for any other games until I'm all satisfied and have thoroughly enjoyed myself. ^__^
I didn’t use smoke bombs once in ac 2. And I can’t live without it here
Definitely. They're very different games and the mechanic is almost completely different.
Leo K [Rogue] I have to say, your videos are what made me enjoy the game. I wouldn’t have known many of the mechanics otherwise
I'm so glad!
You know what they say, "smoke is good for the soul" also stun grenades are good for 1 or 2 maybe 3 guards so you may save your smoke for better opportunities,I recommend you do it on small groups that would otherwise be unstealthable "I declare this a new word" that aren't super close to other groups maybe even use on the 1 or 2 that are left after a smoke mulit assassination
Stun Grenades are fantastic! They're best used in situations where the "loudness" of a Smoke Bomb won't serve a player well, like this:
th-cam.com/video/Jg00-N3VXdY/w-d-xo.html
@@LeoKRogue I'm not even suprised you have a guide for Stun Bombe also it's nice to know they're completely silent so thanks for that, only problem I have now is coop is kinda broken and the only solution to fix it doesn't work for me because my password is simultaneously working and not working so that's cool at least I can still get online matches but invites don't work, neither does play together, or trying to start a public match not directly on the mission, thanks Ubisoft you really know how to make me have a fun time
Yeah, the servers are completely a mess :[
@@LeoKRogue feels bad man
I watched a similar tutorial video. He said that double assassinations can be more easier to do when pressing the high-profile button. You don't need to press it all the time because high-profile assassinations tend to be more flashy and slow. Just press it when nescessary
Yes, that's true. High-Profile Assassinations are also louder, as I might have mentioned.
10:58
(laughs in gas bomb but then chokes to death from inhaling gas)
Ya hate to see it.
Is there a way to see the amount of hours played on ubi games? Also, do a window entering tutorial please! Love your content, keep it up!
To enter Windows, HOLD (DON'T tap) your Crouch button, and while holding Crouch, path INTO the window until he enters. Easy. :D
Great game! Nice video! Thank YOU!
Thank you so much Ilja! I'm glad you enjoy it.
So I've been messing with the combat assassination, and I've determined you've actually underrepresented its power here. You can perform this without getting any distance from the target by just mashing the button the instant you self smoke. I consider this more efficient than spamming projectiles or heavy attacks since it guaruntees a kill regardless of how much health the enemies have, especially if you know you're targeting a difficult enemy type like a pikeman or officer. We can consider this one of our primary techniques for recovering from a detection since it's easier on your item capacity than burning a berserk blade on an enemy that's close enough. Combined with a high profile cover kill and a berserk stun, you could fight three enemies with some very flashy hidden blade combat
Update: Demonstration is up on Reddit. I feel like I'm onto something big here. I can't imagine Alexandre Amacio ever thought we would do things like this, given I'm not even interacting with the combat system at all anymore. It's like I've broken a core part of the game
Yeah, it's absolutely insane. You can pretty much use it on anyone and no one can dodge it.
Thanks for the video dude. I had a feeling the smoke bombs in Unity didn’t work as supposed to and according to your video it turns out I’m right.
I was expecting maybe enemies outside of the smokebomb are supposed to detect you but they apparently are not. This keeps happening in my gameplay and it’s beyond ridiculous. And if it couldn’t get worse, even the guys INSIDE the smokebomb detect me sometimes. (And no, they didn’t see me just before I threw the bomb.) Shame Ubisoft never fixed these issues.
Yeah :(
Makes me sad. I had a lot of these bugs and most of them only went away when I started playing Unity on stronger hardware, ie when I switched to PC.
The beginning: it's because this game is freaking awesome
Totally fair. ^__^
You should also make a guide on stun gernades if you havent already btw amazing video
It'll probably be the next Rogue Academy I do on Unity. It should be a lot shorter, since Stun Bombs have less functions and features attached to them, and it's mostly about describing what it does given that most people don't understand them as well as they do Smoke.
@@LeoKRogue I only use Stun bombs when I want to
1. Kill 2 enemies facing you in a restricted area (second floor of the museum heist, behind a door[sometimes locked] there will be 2 enemies facing the door)
2. Replacing Berserks when you're out. You'll need to be more careful and it'll take a bit longer to aim and throw it but it saves smoke bombs.
I use the stun grenades when I am told to.😂(mission challenges)
i never thought smoke bombs would let you assassinate enemies in combat (well... technically in combat). nice one.
Very handy, and since smoke bomb is cheaper than berserk blade, affects multiple enemies and cannot be animation-cancelled, it is one of the most powerful technique in this game.
@@blackT1E yeah. Apart from the "tactical nuke" gun, it really is one of the best tactics for combat.
@@johnheller1393 when you play too much Doom
@@blackT1E do you mean "than"?
@@johnheller1393 than AC Unity? No, that is blasphemy.
Omg The last tip, omg!! That is ground breaking. No .. wait, it's ground stabbing.
xD
Watching this, I did not know about smoke on this and I'm at sequence 10 what the f . thanks dude
You're welcome.
"Many reasons to smoke in combat" reminds me of RDR2
Yess~ Different kind of smoking, different kind of combat, but same mindset. >;D
Good video you deserve more subs
Thank you :)
Don't know if you've done a video about the sleep dart in origins and how op it and the bows are but I'd love to see that. Only recently after 150 hours in origins did I discover animal taming with sleep darts and mass sleep with fires😂😂😂
Unfortunately that is essentially the extent of it. :P
The rest, you can see in my ACO Smoke Bomb video which actually does go over how to use Sleep Darts and Bows in tandem with Smoke to get rapid takedowns while staying unseen.
th-cam.com/video/kxT-YGxwD9Y/w-d-xo.html
I am soooooooo bad at this game
I'm way more impressed by you now
Thanks Lefika! ^__^ We'll get you better, no worries. It's all step by step.
0:16 Seamless wall climb
Yeah man, I totally didn't just climb on air or anything. [whistles innocently]
Amazing content as per usual, man! I have a couple questions I wish you can answer regarding smoke bombs, based on your experience:
1. Throwing SBs or just dropping them from behind low cover or corners as enemies look in Arno's direction sometimes triggers combat. Is it intentional or is it that Arno's arm was visible for a microsecond and Unity went full Unity?
2. Dropping a SB in combat and then climbing a building to escape almost always has enemies seeing me and SHOOTING(ouch) so are they blind only on a horizontal field of view or is the SB radius smaller than the blue circle in reality? It can't be possible that I ALWAYS had enemies standing far enough away to not be stunned by SBs.
Sorry for the long post. Thank you for injecting new life into Unity and teaching people with hundreds of hours experience something new!
Thank you! Now for the answers.
1. It's not intentional, I consider it a bug and you can compensate for it by moving a bit deeper into cover / hiding more of your body before throwing the Smoke down. That they can see some of your pixels is the issue for sure.
2. Smoke has a both horizontal and vertical area that it affects, the issue is that climbing can be really slow on most buildings since they're super tall and the Smoke clears out faster than Arno can finish most climbs unless the wall is legit immediately right next to you. It's a risky move so I would do it for shorter buildings or Fast-Lifts, or just walls you can side-hop like a maniac on.
Your long post is appreciated! So far it seems this has been pretty well-received. There are a few people in the Comments here who don't seem to get it, and are like "Why are you making content on a six year old game...?" But whatever, y'know? :P
@@LeoKRogue Thanks for the response! I will be a far better stealth reaper in the future with your info! I fully see and support what you are doing (many others too). Unity was supposed to be the killer AC game, and as someone that never truly feared of dying in any AC game (except maybe the first) I love the challenge and I love all this content you have put work in for my annual 100% run of Unity. BTW, I just did Hoarders. Marie's bodyguards can sometimes see through smoke bombs (topic of your video lol) . I also see you played Thief 2014! Another "this should be so much better" game, huh?Anyway, thanks a lot!
Hoarders took me a really, really long time to perfect. I think to-date it was the single stealth video I had to drill, practice, and choreograph more than any other. th-cam.com/video/909Zc-9VG7k/w-d-xo.html
@@LeoKRogue Thanks, but I am one step ahead of you and by that I mean I watched it after my first time failing by getting detected three rooms away from her lol. I tried a few ways to stealth kill Marie but smoke bombs you throw before the kill are always wiped from the game when you return to gameplay after the assassination flashback so I uh... "borrowed" an idea or two from your video. The way you lured her? Masterwork. I wish the fireworks were more efficient as a distraction.
Haha, "borrowing" ideas is excellent. Rogues steal. It's part of our toolset.
Nice guide, as always.
Have you ever considered to do a guide also about blunderbusses?
My first video is a showcase of it, a weapon as deadly as underrated.
What do you think about it, have you ever tried it?
I think the Blunderbuss is awesome, yeah. It's sort of an open secret that I love Shotguns in games, and I mean I REALLY love Shotguns in games. They're probably my favorite weapon type alongside Knives and Suppressed Pistols. The Blunderbuss is like a shotgun on crack, and it's wild to wipe three guys at a time by firing into the clump. Ubisoft kind of stepped on its toes a bit by introducing the Guillotine Gun, but it's fine.
@@LeoKRogue thank you for the hearts man, really appreciate it.
Anyway, a video about the blunderbuss would be sick, keep up the good work!
What is the question mark all the way on the right of the tool select? I have it too and it bothers me.
Boosts you buy with Microtransactions go in that slot.
What about the phantom blade?
Or the berserk blade?
I find myself using berserk more often because of the stealth tip I've learned from you
What about cherry bombs? They seem useful, and you can have as many as smoke bombs, but I never use them
What about some tool combos? You talked about smoke pistol, but what about berserker darts to draw them in, then smoke to kill a bunch of them at once
Will money pouches ever be useful?
I do actually have a video guide on Berserks and Phantoms Blades.
th-cam.com/video/8O5wtb_cWtc/w-d-xo.html
Cherry Bombs cause guards to look at, or walk toward their impact point, but they need to have line of sight on them. Which means no walls/furniture between them and where the cherry lands. It's an audio-based item aesthetically, but it's programmed for them to have to be able to see it, so just keep that in mind.
No real comments on anything else.
1:15 I’ve never noticed cats in Unity!
Oh yeah, they're actually in various places! ^__^ Somewhat rare though, so not seeing them makes sense.
thanks a lot bro
You're welcome, good luck!
I've just installed AC Unity on my PC again after 2 years. I encountered some strange glitches:
- sometimes my Arno cant reload his pistol - the reloading animation just stops
- or when I try to throw a smoke bomb, I release a throwing key on my keybord, but Arno just refuses to throw a bomb...
Anyone had similar problems/do you guys know any fix?
These are common bugs and there are no fixes. Just gotta try the action again. X_X
@@LeoKRogue OK, thanks for your quick answer.
Btw. I know ACU is very buggy, but some aspects of this game are sooo damn good. They should make a remake or ACU2 ;D
Leo: Smoke bombs are not tough to understand
Also Leo: 13 min video with 20 parts
If I made it too short, people would complain! T__T
Leo K [Rogue] bro, ur commentary is so good, it makes short vids feel very informative and long vids don’t feel tedious
Thank you! That's really awesome to hear.
One of my problems with smoke is it's slight inconsistency. In the Tournament to get one letter of permission I use smoke, but the enemies are positioned perfectly where smoking them isn't possible. I instead smoke the permission letter, run in and grab it. There's a 50% chance one of these guards carries on with a standard detection marker when your screen is blinding white from smoke, it's bloody annoying.
Throwing it mid combat is risky at high density, but is excellent breathing room. I have a video from the Tournament fighting over ten soldiers, and I swear for HALF A MINUTE I was parrying every single second.
DING.
DING.
DING.
Without end, because the next enemy primed while you are still countering the last. Smoke definitely helps with that bullshit.
Yeah, that's a pretty good description of how it goes. :P
@@LeoKRogue Found the video of endless attacks. th-cam.com/video/XG2Le5pzJ_s/w-d-xo.html
Wow,nobody expects the french revolution!
It's very unexpected, yeah! Except for all the people who asked for it. :3
Who else wants a good remake of this game??
I want a good remake of this game. It deserves it.
Is it possible to play this game with more than one other player? I have a lot of problems when in a 3 - 4 man group with desync and stuff.
I know this is off topic but I don't know where else I could get a solid answer.
It should be, but you need to be veeery lucky that all your connections are similar to each other in NAT Type and stuff. It's a shitshow all around.
@@LeoKRogue alright I'll give it a go and try messing with some router settings, cheers
i have a question mr.Leo, whenever i launch a smoke bomb at a certain location and i assassinate the people inside the smoke area, guards can still see me and sometimes even fully detects me. how can i fix that ?
and another one: when i'm on cover, and launch a smoke bomb, it takes sooo long to give full control of arno and waste like 2 deconds of hte smoke bomb time, it's annoying as hell. is there a sulotion to it ?
also watching from algeria, love you videos man
For the first one, just wait a short moment before running in, and then run back out. Make sure animations you do aren't pushing you outside of the cloud, and make sure you're not being detected as you run in. As for animations taking forever, that's just kind of how Assassin's Creed Unity works. I really hate that about it, but we can't really do anything about it.
Just remember the best way to exit cover is to tilt Left Stick or WASD to the side, and then quickly press High Profile (RT/R2/Shift Default)
Oh no he's onto us! Everyone act innocent!
It's too late. >:)
Can you make a Low End Pc Guide to play AC Unity I have an i5 2400 and AMD R9 280x and i have 40+ to 50+ Fps in High settings i wanna play it in 60 Fps without compromising visuals a lot! make an Viseo on it.
I would love to, but I don't have an easy way to test that, nor am I knowledgeable enough on technology to make that video. You would have to ask somebody smarter x_x
@@LeoKRogue BTW Thanks for your Guides! Just imagining getting heart from You
Yep ur right we ask for these just for content on this game 😂
I love you guys hahahaha
Uhh my mom heard me watch this and thought I was watching people smoke :/
I'm so sorry, that's hilarious. It also sounds like the most boring thing in the world.
bro just a stupid questions by my part but how do I new game + on ACU?
You just don't
Eliminate all your previous saved data
You can replay memories from the progress tracker. But if you want a fresh start you have to delete your save files. On PC, go to uplay and disable cloud saves, then go to uplay folder, look for savegames and delete the 720 folder (720 is AC Unity game id)
@@matthew5403 thx bro I`m stupid asf
@@smoke9364 its not you man, its ubisoft. Its unbelievable that you cant have a second game data.
If you need more help you will find everything you need online
@@matthew5403 thx bro I apreciate that shit
new video.... thank you..... thank you......... friend.... thank you..
You're welcome, SAIGE. Long have you waited, I'm sure.
Leo K [Rogue] hell yeah. Much love from Ukraine ❤️ month ago started playing unity, because of your videos I learned how to be stealthy and to play with the open mind. Thank you my man Much love and stay safe now.... hard times...
Hard times indeed, Saige. You stay safe too. It's the perfect time to stay inside and play some games.
How does your camera always stay so far from Arno, giving you good FOV? 90% of the time I'm in combat all I can see is Arno's arse and none of the enemies actually attacking...
Not sure, Unity's camera is crazy. All of this was recorded a few years ago on the normal PC version of the game.
So ur basically saying you can use smoke bombs in the traditional ac game way or you can cover your tracks like in csgo where we smoke choke points and such to be unseen?
The second one. Use them like CS:GO to prevent enemies from seeing you, then kill _into_ the cloud or use the cloud to pass through the area very fast without being noticed. You can also use them to escape combat, or to get free hits on enemies in combat. But unlike previous AC games, you don't get instant Kills by using a Smoke Bomb in the middle of a fight, you just get free hits.
Can someone explain if I have my sword out and throw smoke how can I put away my sword to start assassinating them?
You cannot. You have to be out of combat state for Arno to put his sword away. If you're fighting just a single enemy and not a group, you _can_ do a trick to achieve this, though. Berserk Blade the single guard fighting you and that'll briefly take you out of combat state. You can then wait for Arno to put his sword away automatically and tap your Hidden Blade/attack button to stab them.
I wish Guards inside the smoke shouldn't be able to see anything outside of it, the many times i wanted to cloud a group of enemies and do an execution but they always magically see outside of the smoke
Me too. It's an unfortunate bug, since it doesn't always happen, but it does happen often enough that it makes you think twice :/
I just don’t know I always feel cheap for over using smoke bombs. I mean I’ll use one or two a mission but I feel like I’m somewhat cheating if I use to many like the berserk darts
You're an Assassin, a cunning operative who uses every advantage. "Being cheap" is not a mindset this type of character cares about. I promise that if you transcend this mental barrier you will have so much more fun. There's a small chance it doesn't do much for you, but how much it can improve your experience is really worth trying. :D
Hi Leo K Rouge it’s me again! But this time im having trouble with the animation it sometimes just bugs out especially when i need it the most. Do you have any ideas to help me? Thank you
The answer's probably going to be the same. The game is just like that, it's very annoying sometimes. Try to play a little "cleaner" or slow down / separate out your inputs more. That still doesn't guarantee it, it'll still break and bug out sometimes. I can't really help because Unity does it to everyone, if you get unlucky you get unlucky. :[
Alright thank you again.@@LeoKRogue
How do u get more smoke bombs do you have to buy a better belt
Yep, exactly. Smoke Bomb capacity is governed by your belt.
Thanks I just figured out that if you look at the belts is says additional smoke bombs and others thanks
How do u have the sword of eden at the beginning? Is it a mod?
Unlocked weapons stay with you while Replaying Memories. No mods needed.
@@LeoKRogue Right, right. My bad 😅. My brain looking for an excuse to sei ne game plus exists lol
do you have any plans to make guides for AC Odyssey, I know you don't like it as much as Unity but maybe you can try something fresh?
I have no plans to cover AC Odyssey at this time. Even if I wanted to, I would have to reinstall 100 Gigabytes, which combined with the storage for video / audio is tough to justify for a game I don't enjoy playing. However, there are some very good AC Odyssey TH-camrs out there! I definitely encourage you to look for them and check 'em out. ^__^
@@LeoKRogue well maybe I can see you do that in a couple of more years XD
but still, your guides are great
Thank you!
@@LeoKRogue even though i could not follow them all and still suck at this game XD
Unity is a difficult and broken game, sucking at it is very normal.