Assassin’s Creed Mirage Title Update 1.1.0 is a major anniversary update introducing Valley of Memory, a free story expansion offering more than six hours of new content. This adventure sends Basim to the ancient region of AlUla after discovering hints about his long lost father, unlocking new missions, activities, and mysteries. The update adds world events, contracts, Stolen Goods missions, and Oud Melodies parkour challenges, expanding the game’s exploration and narrative depth.
Beyond the new region and story, the patch delivers extensive improvements across parkour, controls, combat, difficulty options, and mission replay. Players gain new difficulty settings, Tier 3 tool upgrades, a modern control preset, enhanced movement abilities, and full Animus Sequence mission replay with new challenges and rewards. The update also brings UI refinements, stability fixes, skill tree additions, and enhancements across visuals, animations, and overall gameplay responsiveness.
Full Patch Notes
New Story Content: Valley of Memory
- More than six hours of new narrative content
- Takes place before the finale of the main story
- Starts after beginning Head of the Snake mission
- Option to skip ahead from main menu when starting a new game
- Basim travels to AlUla after rumors about his father
- Features new characters, ruins, oases, and stories
New Region: AlUla
- Vast new explorable region set in the Golden Age of the Abbasid Empire
- Two major sub-regions:
- Land of the Dead
- Land of the Living
- Includes ancient ruins, unique landscapes, and historical sites
New World Activities
- Stolen Goods missions
- Steal secret maps from bandits to recover valuables
- Oud Melodies musical parkour challenges
- Collect melodies and perform them in world locations
- Returning activities
- World events
- World contracts
- Additional secrets and discoveries throughout AlUla
Parkour and Controls Improvements
- Free Jump option added
- Back and side ejects updated with a new Free mode
- Modern control preset added
- Improved eject trigger conditions
- Enhanced sprinting speed feedback with camera and VFX updates
Animus Sequences (Replayable Missions)
- Mission replay added for main missions and contracts
- Access via investigation board or Animus icons
- New challenges and rewards for replays
- Animus Mods added
- Auto-refill tools and Assassin Focus over time
- Usable in Animus Sequences and New Game+
New Difficulty Settings
- Hardened Assassin
- Between Assassin and Master Assassin
- Normal difficulty with tougher enemy defense
- Ultimate Assassin
- New highest difficulty mode
- Custom Difficulty presets
- Two new rewards for completing permadeath runs
Tier 3 Tool Upgrades
- Throwing Knives: become explosive
- Smoke Bomb: becomes corrosive and dissolves bodies
- Blow Dart: pierces heavily armored enemies
- Noisemaker: puts affected enemies to sleep
- Traps: induce berserk mode in enemies caught in the explosion
Additional Gameplay Improvements
- New Engineer 2 skill added
- Option to cancel chain kills
- New pickpocket only loot in AlUla
- Notoriety system rebalanced
- Tool aim assist now snaps to weak points
Combat Adjustments
- Added dodge window after parrying Shakiriyya attacks
- Updated light attack VFX and NPC flinch animations
- Increased kick opportunity window
- Improved parry responsiveness with updated VFX
- Better reactions during combat sequences
UI Improvements
- Fast travel button added between Baghdad and AlUla after starting the questline
- Updated objective icons and descriptions
- Revamped skill notifications
- New upgradable tool icon
- Reduced Ubisoft Connect notification size
- New tutorials and Codex entries
- Improved horse mount camera handling
Visuals and Graphics
- Fixed HDR brightness issues
- Fixed broken visuals on PS5 Pro
- Improved costume fabric movement
- General graphical adjustments
Stability and Technical Fixes
- Fixed rare crash scenarios
- Resolved issues with permadeath accessibility
- Fixed multiple UI localization issues
- Various mission, world, and interaction fixes
- Multiple camera and input corrections
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is a focused narrative stealth adventure set in ninth-century Baghdad, following Basim Ibn Ishaq as he rises within the Hidden Ones years before the events of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. The game launched on October 5, 2023, across PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, with an iOS and iPadOS port released on June 6, 2024.
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