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Assassin's Creed Unity Leaked GIFs Shows NPC and Texture Pop-In Bug

It had been reported before that while Assassin’s Creed Unity was only a couple of month away from its launch, it still had many bugs and glitches during development. Now it looks like some of these bugs have managed to make it into the final build as some users, who have acquired the game early, are reporting NPC and Texture pop-in bugs. You can check these bugs out in the GIFs shared below

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SaveFerris3464d ago

Can these issues be rectified by patching?

Frisky3464d ago

Of course they can be. The game is not officially out yet so there is no support from Ubisoft right now but it is expected that the Day 1 patch for the game will fix several reported bugs and issues.

ion533464d ago

Sorry. Accidentally disagreed. I totally agree. Going by the history of the AC day 1 patches

codelyoko3464d ago

What you see here is a software implemented 'Polygon Culling' technique to maintain a high enough frame rate. By the time the game is released:

1. This will either happen out of sight
2. Graphics will be downgraded a bit to allow for more polygons.
3. The engine is currently not fully optimized so more optimization will result in more NPCs on screen.

The93Sting3464d ago

nonsense

a game should be released COMPLETE, meaning it has no bugs (VISIBLE ones like this), no BS. but hey, it's ubisoft we're talking about here

Pandamobile3464d ago

There's no such thing as a bug-free game in 2014.

starchild3464d ago

Show me a bug free game.

codelyoko3464d ago (Edited 3464d ago )

It isnt really something to be worried about (if you ignore Ubisoft's x100 exaggerated claims of being able to support thousands of NPCs). There is a very limited polygons that a renderer computes. Any polygons above that are automatically cut. Usually this cut occurs as far away as possible from the player so USUALLY there is some static entity blocking your view.

By the time this glitch is fixed, you wont see the "bug" but it will still be happening, somewhere out of sight :)

Cra2yey33464d ago

why are games getting released so early lately?

Dudebro903464d ago

Two weeks is pretty standard.

Meltic3464d ago

But how can they have the copy so early ?. Have ubisoft shipped the games 2-3 weeks Before the officialy realese date?. I mean does the game Sellers have the copies inside the store right now ? . Same as FC4 ?

Sketchy_Galore3464d ago (Edited 3464d ago )

If it was anybody else I would suspect this was a one off issue but since it's Ubisoft I have to at least suspect this is another symptom of Ubisoft not giving a damn if the game itself is a poorly constructed shallow repetitive mess as long as you can make some good promo videos and press releases for it.

codelyoko3464d ago

This is the result of Ubisoft over hyping the game engine's capability to handle tons of NPCs. It cant. This is not really a bug but a problem of not hiding the Polygon Culling effectively. Should be fixed by the time it releases.

osprey193464d ago

Any one who gets hold of a game before the release date should expect some bugs and glitches, this will be rectified on the day one patch, especially with the new gen consoles, it happen quite often last gen too.

Meltic3464d ago

thats why its bad too play ''too early games'' Before releases... the bugs and glitches. Without a patch the game could crash and much more..

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I Played Assassin’s Creed Unity Almost 10 Years Later. It’s (Kinda) Spectacular

Shaz from GL writes: "Assassin’s Creed Unity is looked at as one of the worst in Ubisoft’s iconic franchise. But playing it nearly 10 years later reveals it may just be the best"

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Skuletor45d ago

Do the NPCs still randomly levitate every now and then? Even years later I noticed they hadn't patched that out

andy8545d ago (Edited 45d ago )

Honestly I loved the PS4 ACs. I'd love next gen ports of Black Flag, Unity and Syndicate

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Five small but brilliant maps in games

Small video game maps that are packed with things to do are better than huge but empty maps. Here are five small but brilliant maps in games.

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leahcim499d ago

I am playing the Batman Vita game, it is amazing really.

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Why Assassin’s Creed Unity remains one of the best games in the series

GF365: "Since the first Assassin’s Creed game, there have been entries up until now. There are more than a few titles that are far from an ideal stealth game. Let’s discuss why 2014’s Assassin’s Creed Unity is one of the best games in the series."

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isarai524d ago

Glitchy as hell and flat story, nah this aint it. AC2, brotherhood and 4 were amazing games in every respective

Furesis523d ago

Yeah i would say brotherhood and 4 were the best for me. I have not played the new ones and Unity was my last one. Seems like i made a good choice.

DarXyde523d ago

I gave up after Revelations. Just couldn't bring myself to care anymore and I got burned out of the gameplay.

Definitely agree on 2 and Brotherhood though. Great games.

YourMommySpoils523d ago

A Ubisoft AC game that's not glitchy? That will be the day.

Knightofelemia524d ago

After constant glitches Arno being boring nah I am good I skipped Unity. I will always like the Ezio trilogy, Black Flag, Rogue, Odyssey, Syndicate. I use to love the franchise but now it feels stale and boring. But my list of favorite entries into the franchise will vary from other players favorite entries.

RaidenBlack523d ago

Odyssey is a really well-made RPG game ... but it ain't a proper AC game, even though its part of the lore

ToddlerBrain523d ago

It’s funny because, at launch, it was universally panned for being unplayable. It’s a great game that holds up today. I’m glad they fixed it.

staticall523d ago

The only good things i remember from Unity are pretty graphics and really good descending mechanics (even though it sometimes didn't make much sense, when your character can drop down from like 10 meter height onto a flagpole perfectly).

Game is glitchy to this day, i was playing in it years after the release date (with all the DLCs) and it's still broken. You had to reload missions too often for my taste (characters do not spawn, you fall through the floor, getting stuck in falling/sitting/aiming animation, hidden blade stop working, assassination target running away at the start of the mission). Story was meh, searching for all the treasures wasn't enjoyable at all. Coop was pretty much useless, i've beaten every coop mission in solo. Helix rifts were awful as well.

Not saying i hate this game or anything, but it got too many problems.

Assassin's Creed (i know it's a controversial opinion) and Assassin's Creed 2 are still great to this day.

anast523d ago

Unity was okay. I prefer Syndicate and Origins.

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