Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is set in a Viking Era. Holding the creed mechanism in its place, this time Assassin’s Creed is larger than before. You will be exploring the lush regions of England as a rogue king who wants a peaceful place to build his kingdom. Things will not be easy. But as you know, once an Assassin, always an Assassin. You will be facing challenges from the existing kingdoms who won’t let you stand on their grounds. So here is our Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Beginners Guide which includes some of the best tips you must know before you start playing.
Assassins Creed Valhalla Beginners Guide
PC Players must verify their Valhalla System Requirements. Hit the link to verify if this game is going to work on your system or not. Without having decent hardware you cannot enjoy the amazing rich textures and detailed environment of Valhalla. Its massive marshes, open seas, and over-crowded markets. Everything is nicely depicted, so verify the Valhalla System Requirements before moving ahead.
Next important thing is to learn Assassin’s Creed Valhalla controls. We have a guide that gives you every detail about Assassins Creed Valhalla PC, PS4 and Xbox controls. Check the link to learn about Valhalla’s full keyboard controls. The guide answers all common questions above movement, combat, etc. For example:
- How to perform a special attack in Assassins Creed Valhalla?
- How to put cloak in Assassins Creed Valhalla?
- How to dodge in Assassins Creed Valhalla?
- How to auto move in Assassins Creed Valhalla?
- How to use Odin’s sight in Assassins Creed Valhalla?
- How to use abilities in Assassins Creed Valhalla?
- How to check FPS via performance panel in Assassins Creed Valhalla?
All your answers are in the controls guide linked above. Just navigate down and you will find Assassin’s Creed Valhalla for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
You can throw a torch on an enemy and use it as a weapon. Remember it can be a useful melee weapon in the game. If you are moving through a guarded area remember to walk slowly in a crouch position. You will draw less attention. You can even use the Cloak ability to hide for some time.
To activate Odin’s Eye, on PC press V to scan the area. On consoles press the Right Joystick to run a scan. Enemies are highlighted in Red and a lot of nearby items will be made visible.
To get free treasure, break boxes, and creates, sometimes you can break doors to enter locked houses. Look for oil jars in the area, they explode when shot at. You can use them to break the walls and floors. Odin’s eye is the best way to find items in the environment. You can interact with them to get loot, collect rations, bows, etc.
Do not forget to explore your settlement, there are important places in it. For example, the Assassins Bureau, where you can unlock all main quests. Fishing can be unlocked from Fisherman’s hut and so there is a Stable also. You can upgrade your horses from here. There is still more to add in the settlement section of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. We will be updating this guide soon.
Killing enemies rewards you with XP, which fills the XP meter giving you a skill point. There is a massive skill tree in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and it is highly important you choose one path. The skill tree is divided into melee, ranged, and stealth combat. You can pick one branch and proceed with unlocking cool skills by spending skill points.
While in combat, dodge when you notice enemies turning red. This is where they will hit you with a heavy attack and sometimes this causes a lot of damage. Focus on attacking enemies’ weak points to stun him. If you are able to execute this you can hit with a heavy attack and cause high damage.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla also has a raid mechanism, you can attack camps with your team. This will reward you with cool upgrades. These will be tough missions, but it is necessary to be ready to raid camps. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla also has multiple quests, certain choice can lead to different consequences. Make sure you pick the right answer.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Beginners’ guide is under construction and I will be updating a ton of information in this. Stay tuned to know more, and what if I tell you a secret about the game? Well, there is still more post-launch content planned for Valhalla.