Found the fix to AC1 Crashing/Freezing ( READ THIS )

[Zem]

THIS BEEN UPDATED ON 12/25/2024

THE AUDIO IS CAUSING THE GAME TO FREEZE
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https://youtu.be/leRt3LkoxfU

WATCH THIS ^^^ IT'S IMPORTANT I EXPLAINED ON THERE.

DO NOT REGISTER FROM UBISOFT'S PROMPT
if you did either reinstall, or look at this guide
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3394597197

For people who know much about computers, you can read this guide too if it helps.
(This is from a person named Zinc. I grammar checked it a little)

I found a solution which works on my PC and presumably on everyone's PC:

I analyzed the network traffic with Wireshark and realized that every time the game freezes my PC sends three packages to a specific IP address (203.132.26.155).

to overcome this you have to remap this IP address to localhost (127.0.0.1).

Start the Notepad app as Admin and click file -> Open and paste C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc into the address line.

Then you have to select all files at the bottom right, and open the file "hosts".

in this file you past the following line (w/o quotation marks, and not starting with a # unlike the other lines, these are commenting marks):

"203.132.26.155 127.0.0.1"

this remaps the critical IP to localhost which means your PC doesn't address the network adapter, and the query immediately fails.

So the game shouldn't freeze anymore.

THIS BELOW IS OLD NEWS, BUT STILL NEWS.

To the people who are having problems, read this.
Video where I show did to fix my issues for this game
We execute the game with this default file in Local Directory
AssassinsCreed_Dx10.exe
but you see in the Video, my AMD Adrenaline Overlay is showing it as DirectX11.
Lol idk why.
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https://youtu.be/z4u6Na-dC9I

( I didn't turn on Vsync until later in the video )

Here's a DVR ( Past Live Stream that been saved ) with no Commentary
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https://youtu.be/GXOFqZ6c20g

The Config file is a .ini type file, and to find it
Right click Start menu, click on Run
Type %APPDATA%
Open Ubisoft folder, then the Game folder.
The file Assassin.ini should be right there.
You can open it with Notepad
( DONT FORGET TO COPY & PASTE THE FILE SOMEWHERE AS BACKUP )

Here's a short summary of what could be causing your issue.

32 cores will probably not make the game run, but I think most of here don't got a top notch CPU like that ( yet )
Did you register the game from Ubisoft during setup?
( Don't Register the game from Ubisoft prompt )
Limit the FPS to your monitor Hertz, or turn on Vsync.
Go inside to local folder where the game is installed, and click inside the folder of DirectX, there's a file called DXSETUP.exe.
Click on that, to install the right DirectX.dll files that were meant for the game.

You can watch my videos, and see minimal issues.
These are things I did to make my game run a smooth as possible.
( THIS IS THE OLD VERSION, I'M KEEPING IT JUST IN CASE )
Here's what I did.

DO NOT REGISTER, DO NOT REGISTER, DO NOT REGISTER

Youtube video of me optimizing, and testing the game:
https://youtu.be/z4u6Na-dC9I

In the Directory folder where you downloaded the game, go into the DirectX folder and click on DirectX Setup file. This ALSO fixed my freezing, and crashing.

Also in the same Directory where the game is installed, I sometimes click on testapp icon to startup the game, and I never have any crashing ever again also.

Directx10.exe works fine too

WILL BE POSTING VIDEO SOON
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: Deadasfboi

Blocking the files from internet didn't worked for me.


My specs: ( OLD )
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 6core+12threads
NVIDIA GTX 1050 ti 4Gb Vram
MOTHERBOARD MSI B450 Carbon Pro Max Wifi
(Desktop's version not that intergrated laptop one)
16Gb ram G.SKILL
Generic computer accessories Mouse/Keyboard Etc.
Monitor: Gigabyte curved 1920x1080 165Hertz
( NEW )
AMD Ryzen 5 5600x 6 core 12 threads 4.6ghz
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT 8Gb VRAM
ASRock 570x Steel Legend Motherboard
32Gb G.Skill Ripjaw V 3200Mhz
SAME MONITOR

Keep this thread ALIVE so other's can see, and ask. Thank you for your time.

[[HM1]Gh0stHunt3r]

thx for nothing ubisoft.... i tried 4 possible ways but non worked except for cutting of the internet. im so dissapointed.. bringing out a fix shouldnt be a big deal for a million-dollar company, espacially when its an ovioues internet problem,,,,

[dferca1624]

Цитата допису Gh0stHunt3r:

thx for nothing ubisoft.... i tried 4 possible ways but non worked except for cutting of the internet. im so dissapointed.. bringing out a fix shouldnt be a big deal for a million-dollar company, espacially when its an ovioues internet problem,,,,

Hi bro, you can see the solution here, is the better option:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/15100/discussions/0/3875967397715146618/

[Noonari]

Цитата допису Ubi-Thrupney:

Heya Zem,

We're always glad to see players helping others to get our older games running, so the least we can do is post to show our appreciation Glad to hear you've had a good time with Assassin's Creed!

- Ubisoft Support

If you are the developer, the least you can do is setup or keep active one pinging server for whatever reason you need it for this old game so that these issues are solved for players. If not, atleast fix the damn game.

Turning off network is not the answer to all problems. If you can't do this, let community start and run these servers. You are making hundreds of millions each year, a thousand dollar a year server won't kill you guys.

[Sempai-Sama]

Hey! Just started experiencing this issue and turning off internet seems to help, I am on Ubisoft connect btw (don’t know if it maters). I was wondering if my game save, on my desktop pc will carry over if I play on my laptop when I am away from home.

[Lordgeorge16]

Цитата допису Daddy Rizz:

Hey! Just started experiencing this issue and turning off internet seems to help, I am on Ubisoft connect btw (don’t know if it maters). I was wondering if my game save, on my desktop pc will carry over if I play on my laptop when I am away from home.

There's an easier fix, follow the instructions posted by user "gcontijoch" in this thread.

[Ubi-WheelyDuck]

Hey guys,

It is great to see you have found and are sharing solutions that are helping!

If ever we can help with anything else just let us know.

- Ubisoft Support

[Lordgeorge16]

Цитата допису Ubi-WheelyDuck:

Hey guys,

It is great to see you have found and are sharing solutions that are helping!

If ever we can help with anything else just let us know.

- Ubisoft Support

You can help by not forcing us to go through the process of discovering and applying our own fixes and patch the damn game yourself. Just because we found a solution does not mean it's acceptable to kick your feet up and call it a day, because only a tenth of the people who play this game are actually going to see this thread and find the solution they're looking for. Pass this message along to your supervisor and tell them to send it as high up the chain of command as they can:

Fix your ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game.

[Frankaupolis]

Hey y'all! This what i did. I'm all fixed up now.

· Open Notepad with administrative privileges ·

· File > Open (or "Ctrl" + "o") ·

· Navigate to "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc" ·

· Choose the "hosts" file ·

· Add the line "203.132.26.155 127.0.0.1" at the end (without quotations).

· Save the file ("Ctrl" + "s")·

<...

After editing, your "hosts" file might look like this:

bash
Copy code
# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This file contains IP addresses and their corresponding host names.
# Each entry must be kept on an individual line.
# The IP address should be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client
203.132.26.155 127.0.0.1

...>

That's it! Hope it works for yas..
Cheers! =·)

[Eldpool]

Цитата допису Livinginfictions:

Цитата допису le.tigidou:

Unfortunately both these fixes don't work for me. I've been playing the game for 16 hours and everything was fine then all of a sudden today it's not playable. It frrezes for about 3 or 4 seconds every 30 to 60 seconds, Tried to verify integrity of game files, tried uninstalling and reinstalling and tried both fixes in this thread. Nothing,

The game start animation also skips like an old record. Tried other games they're all fine.

This is completely broken and if it cannot be fixed will never be able to finish the game and consequently the entire Assassin's creed franchise as I'm starting with the first game. Talk about throwing away 375 dollars...

Hey friend, not sure if you've seen the other posts about htis in the dicussion board. As of right now there's a known issue with freezing because of ubisoft updating servers. I've no idea how this supposedly works on the inside, but apparently AC1 is trying to connect to servers that don't exist. Eventually it's supposed to fix itself, but in the meantime, you should be able to play without this particular issue if you're willing to turn off the internet on your computer entirely. Unfortunately using offline mode or trying to use your firewall to block just this application from accessing the internet won't work. it has to be Completely off.

dayyum, it worked!! thank you very much

[Ubi-WheelyDuck]

Hey guys,

Thank you for your continued updates and for sharing what has helped.

As this game is no longer in production we cannot guarantee any updates or patches so it is great to see these solutions help.

Many thanks,

- Ubisoft Support

[Fresh-Prince]

Цитата допису le.tigidou:

Unfortunately both these fixes don't work for me. I've been playing the game for 16 hours and everything was fine then all of a sudden today it's not playable. It frrezes for about 3 or 4 seconds every 30 to 60 seconds, Tried to verify integrity of game files, tried uninstalling and reinstalling and tried both fixes in this thread. Nothing,

The game start animation also skips like an old record. Tried other games they're all fine.

This is completely broken and if it cannot be fixed will never be able to finish the game and consequently the entire Assassin's creed franchise as I'm starting with the first game. Talk about throwing away 375 dollars...

No luck yet? I'm also trying to complete the whole thing😭

[Lordgeorge16]

Цитата допису Ubi-WheelyDuck:

Hey guys,

Thank you for your continued updates and for sharing what has helped.

As this game is no longer in production we cannot guarantee any updates or patches so it is great to see these solutions help.

Many thanks,

- Ubisoft Support

This is an unacceptable response. Valve still releases periodic updates for games that are over 10 years old because they want to ensure their players have a safe and fun experience. You people could certainly learn a thing or two from them. This is exactly why nobody likes your company.

[Zem]

Цитата допису Fresh-Prince:

Цитата допису le.tigidou:

Unfortunately both these fixes don't work for me. I've been playing the game for 16 hours and everything was fine then all of a sudden today it's not playable. It frrezes for about 3 or 4 seconds every 30 to 60 seconds, Tried to verify integrity of game files, tried uninstalling and reinstalling and tried both fixes in this thread. Nothing,

The game start animation also skips like an old record. Tried other games they're all fine.

This is completely broken and if it cannot be fixed will never be able to finish the game and consequently the entire Assassin's creed franchise as I'm starting with the first game. Talk about throwing away 375 dollars...

No luck yet? I'm also trying to complete the whole thing😭

Sorry it's been years I posted this, things could've changed over time. I'll redownload this game sometime soon, and see if I can provide a fix for you.

[KayDenM9781]

How do I open the directory folder?

[Zem]

Цитата допису KayDenM9781:

How do I open the directory folder?

Go to your game Library, right click on the game you want. Click Manage, then click Browse local files