Best Mods For Assassin’s Creed Unity

Summary

• The ACU Fixes mod enhances gameplay with combat and parkour improvements.
• The Physics Patch & Other Improvements mod makes fabric more realistic.
• The No-Intro mod skips intro videos and allows for quicker game boot-ups.

Assassin’s Creed Unity marked its tenth anniversary in 2024, and while it was marred with numerous bugs at launch, the game has significantly improved over time. With several post-launch patches and updates, Unity has turned into a beloved title in the Assassin’s Creed community, and it continues to amaze both fans and critics with its incredible parkour mechanics and breathtaking visuals.

On PC, the game continues to enjoy technical, graphical, and gameplay enhancements, thanks to the continued effort of modders. Whether a newcomer to the series or a returning fan, some mods are certain to improve one’s experience of the game. For those looking to enhance the overall experience, here are the best mods for Assassin’s Creed Unity that gamers can check out.

10 ACU Fixes

Introduces Several Quality Of Life & Gameplay Improvements

• Mod Type: Quality of life
• Mod Link: ACU Fixes

ACU Fixes is a quality-of-life mod for Assassin’s Creed Unity, offering several gameplay fixes that enhance input responsiveness, combat, and parkour. One of the key features of ACU Fixes is the ability to drop bombs and use the Phantom Blade mid-animation (i.e., when jumping or parrying enemies​​​​​​​).

Arno also feels less sticky while taking or exiting cover, giving players more confidence while attempting stealthy infiltration. The mod also extends the FOV when aiming bombs, providing gamers with a wider view to throw them effectively. In addition to these fixes, the mod also allows the player to change the time of day and weather, which is ideal for those who want to snap some beautiful photos or simply set the mood for a parkour session.

9 Physics Patch & Other Improvements

Makes Fabrics More Realistic By Improving Reaction To Wind & Gravity

The Physics Patch & Other Improvements mod for Unity addresses the aged cloth physics in the vanilla version of the game. The mod improves how Arno’s outfit reacts to wind and gravity. The fall and movement of the fabric is a lot more realistic, adding to the overall presentation of the game.

The modder has also invested considerable effort into ensuring that different fabrics like silk and leather react according to their weight. Installing the Physics Patch & Other Improvements mod requires using another utility called the AnvilToolkit.

Key Tool To Unpack & Repack Game Files

Modding Assassin’s Creed Unity isn’t easy, as most configurable game files are packaged within the .forge and .data file formats. This is where the AnvilToolkit utility shines, allowing players to unpackage these files and edit the necessary ones before repackaging them back.

A few of the discussed Assassin’s Creed Unity mods will require players to work with AnvilToolkit. While the utility isn’t too difficult to use, it’s recommended to go through the detailed tutorial on the mod’s GitHub page. Additionally, running the AnvilTooklit requires installing .NET 5.

7 Halzoid’s Outfit Manager

Provides Nuanced Control Over Outfit Customization

Assassin’s Creed Unity includes a variety of outfits and color palettes, allowing players to customize Arno’s appearance, but the Halzoid’s Outfit Manager mod takes Unity’s customization potential to the next level. The mod offers a dedicated color slider, allowing gamers to adjust an outfit’s hue, saturation, intensity, and even shine to create custom color palettes.

Halzoid’s Outfit Manager also allows customization of individual gear items and provides players with the ability to apply transmog. This is an exceptional mod for those who love tinkering with outfits and creating unique combinations.

6 AC Unity LOD Fix

Improve Visual Fidelity & Reduces Object Pop-In

Despite how great Assassin’s Creed Unity looks, the game does suffer from a low level of detail, and it becomes apparent when players are viewing the world from a synchronization point. Once gamers take notice of this inferior LOD, it will be hard to ignore it.

Fortunately, the AC Unity LOD Fix mod addresses the low LOD issue, making the open world seem rich and detailed. The AC Unity LOD Fix mod relies on another widely used utility, called the Cheat Engine, and the increased level of detail comes at a moderate performance cost and general noise in the image.

5 Toggle HUD

Effortlessly Toggle HUD During Gameplay

Assassin’s Creed Unity is a visually stunning video game, featuring realistic lighting and environments that make the world feel alive. Sometimes, however, the game’s beauty can seem obscured by the HUD elements. While they can be disabled entirely within the settings menu, this requires players to toggle a bunch of individual HUD elements to entirely remove them.

The Toggle HUD mod makes it effortless for gamers to toggle the HUD with a single hot key, and it can even be done in-game. This mod is especially useful for those who prefer a more cinematic experience of the game and love capturing clean screenshots.

4 Assassin’s Creed Victory Outfit

Concept Art Outfit Recreation

For those who have been long-time fans of the Assassin’s Creed franchise, there’s a chance that they might have heard that Unity was initially supposed to be called Assassin’s Creed Victory. Even leaked concept art surfaced on the internet showcasing the striking outfit that was meant to appear in the game.

Unfortunately, the outfit never made it to Unity, but a variation of it was seen in Assassin’s Creed Syndicate. The Assassin’s Creed Victory outfit mod adds this iconic outfit to Unity, expanding Arno’s wardrobe and giving players more options when it comes to the protagonist’s look.

3 4K Improved Story Characters

Improved Visual Fidelity For Arno & Important NPC Characters

Today, most modern hardware can run Assassin’s Creed Unity at higher resolutions, enhancing visual fidelity and immersion. However, the game wasn’t originally designed to be run at higher resolutions, and many character textures still render at lower resolutions even when running the game at 4k, which can impact the quality of characters in cutscenes.

The 4K Improved Story Characters mod lets players upscale textures of several key NPCs and make them appear more realistic in cutscenes. The mod upscales textures for the following characters: Arno, Elise, Bellec, Mirabau, Sophie Trenet, Quemar, Arno’s Father, Robespierre, Sivert, Levesque, Rio des Thunes, La Touche, Lafreniere, Rouille, and Germain.

2 ACU Original Mod Collection

Introduces Various Graphical & Visual Tweaks

The ACU Original Mod Collection is a four-part comprehensive collection of tweaks and visual enhancements for Assassin’s Creed Unity. The mod ports several outfits from other games in the franchise and fixes minor gameplay issues like low LOD and missing shadow cascades. The mod relies on AnvilToolkit to extract and repackage the files.

For those returning to replay the game, it’s highly recommended that they try the ACU Original Mod Collection to enhance their Assassin’s Creed Unity experience.

1 No-Intro

Skips Intro Videos & Boots Into The Game In Seconds

• Mod Type: Quality of Life
• Mod Link: No-Intro

Booting up Assassin’s Creed Unity takes around three minutes, with the game waiting for all the splash screen logos and intro videos to play out first. This waiting can quickly become annoying if for those who regularly log in and out of the game, especially when installing and testing mods.

The No-Intro mod disables all splash screens and intro videos, allowing gamers to jump straight to the main menu in a matter of seconds. It’s a great mod for those who play Unity often and want to get into the action as quickly as possible.