synchronize location

[TYRO3]

apparently has something to do with fast travel, am early in the game at the statue of Zeus and it tells me to sync the location, so how is this done? there seems to be things in this game that aren't fully explained.

[CursedPanther]

I assume you're new to the franchise?

Sync points are specific high locations you need to reach and press the prompt key to 'synchronize' and discover nearby points of interest. Usually they're on top of buildings or on some cliffs you have to climb.

[TYRO3]

Yes I am a newbie in Assassin's creed, so evidently I need to search the area until I find a specific place that will allow me to "sync" the location.

[CursedPanther]

Originally posted by TYRO3:

Yes I am a newbie in Assassin's creed, so evidently I need to search the area until I find a specific place that will allow me to "sync" the location.

Yes and they will be clearly highlighted in your map once revealed.

A lil bit extra info, your character discovery radius on land is 400m and 800m while on a ship.

[TYRO3]

Thank you, so how did you come by this information, as I do not find a manual for this game.

[Mehhh]

On PC at least, the game flat out gives you the key to press to synchronize, along with several other actions.

The loading screen may have a tip describing synchronization.

The abilities screen should have something on it, too. Check the bottom row for information about your eagle, Ikaros.

[Pvt. Stash]

Originally posted by TYRO3:

apparently has something to do with fast travel, am early in the game at the statue of Zeus and it tells me to sync the location, so how is this done? there seems to be things in this game that aren't fully explained.

Sync locations are eagles on the map and hud. Just approach them and a key press prompt will tell you what to do when you're close enough.

After that you can fast travel there from the map.

Just pay attention to the hud and prompts. It'll baby step you through all the controls.

[Kabob]

This post reminds me how familiarity with anything, AC in this case, makes it easy to miss instructions for the most basic of things when considering those new to the experience.

You see it everywhere - the assumption that everyone already knows certain things.

IRL: everyone must use the bathroom, do you have to ask where when starting a new job, or does the person training you take this into consideration, meaning they may or may not leave out other things to make you more effective at your job....

As for Sync point icons, they will visually disappear when you get close, so I find putting a WP mark on them in the map helps once I get close enough.

[Pvt. Stash]

Originally posted by Kabob:

This post reminds me how familiarity with anything, AC in this case, makes it easy to miss instructions for the most basic of things when considering those new to the experience.

You see it everywhere - the assumption that everyone already knows certain things.

IRL: everyone must use the bathroom, do you have to ask where when starting a new job, or does the person training you take this into consideration, meaning they may or may not leave out other things to make you more effective at your job....

As for Sync point icons, they will visually disappear when you get close, so I find putting a WP mark on them in the map helps once I get close enough.

Yup it does vanish in proximity. I have that challenge with chests all the time. I have to resort to the Icarus marking trick you mentioned.

Bring up the bird and all the icons reappear and Mark the on you want.

Good tip for sure.

[kro32]

Originally posted by Kabob:

This post reminds me how familiarity with anything, AC in this case, makes it easy to miss instructions for the most basic of things when considering those new to the experience.

You see it everywhere - the assumption that everyone already knows certain things.

IRL: everyone must use the bathroom, do you have to ask where when starting a new job, or does the person training you take this into consideration, meaning they may or may not leave out other things to make you more effective at your job....

As for Sync point icons, they will visually disappear when you get close, so I find putting a WP mark on them in the map helps once I get close enough.

That is a very good point.

I remember my first AC game and wondering what in the world a synch point was. Took me a bit to figure it out.

Now that I think about it, a lot that I take for granted were actually struggles trying to figure out my first time.

Things like how to jump and run effectively.

There is a bit of a learning curve with AC.

[erple2]

In case anyone didn't know this (I found it out just now), you have to have your character do the synchronize, not your bird, despite it appearing that your bird is the one to do the synchronization. This is my first AC game, and I'm thoroughly confused about what's going on with the game. There's someone with a computer, and someone in I think ancient Greece and nothing really makes sense.

[Hotel Security]

>This is my first AC game, and I'm thoroughly confused about what's going on with the game. There's someone with a computer, and someone in I think ancient Greece and nothing really makes sense.

Don't worry too much about the modern-day storyline...it's very minor and most of the major moments are left to the AC comic books. All you need to know is the modern-day folks are accessing memories of past people and reliving them to see what happened. Just follow the Greek storyline since that's what the bulk of the game is about.

[Jouchebag]

I believe in the past there was a short tutorial bit that usually had you sync your first viewpoint as a mission objective.