How To Track New Quests In Assassin’s Creed Shadows

The quest and story structure in Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a strange beast. Instead of a fully linear path, you get a little bit of choice in what mission you tackle next. That also means you’re sometimes left not knowing what to do.

AC Shadows cutscene featuring Yasuke and Sandayu.

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You’ll need to know how to track quests so that you can be sure of where you need to go next, whether you’re tackling a new side quest or continuing the main story. Once you’ve learned what you need to do, you’ll be familiar enough to not be lost for the rest of your time with the game.

How To Track Quests

The objectives screen and a track icon in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

To track a new quest, you first of all need to pause the game and open up the Objectives tab of the menu. From there, you’ll be presented by all of the quests you’ve unlocked thus far in a group format. Sets of quests are broken up into different themes, with the mainline story quests in the middle of it all.

To track a new quest, you first need to decide what quest you would like to tackle next. Have a look through each of the groups and pick one you’d like to be your next adventure.

Then, select the little diamond icon underneath the person who is the icon of the quest. That icon should then turn a light shade of blue, which indicates that the quest is tracked. The objective or clue to a location will then show in the top left of the screen when you return to the game.

Many parts of the story leave you with no quests currently being tracked. If this happens, follow the instructions above to track one for yourself.

How To Add Waypoints

A waypoint on the map in Assassin's Creed Shadows.

If you don’t have a precise location to follow as part of a quest, you can set a waypoint on the map yourself. To do that, open up the map screen.

Then, move the cursor to where on the map you’d like to go. Now, press triangle if you’re on PlayStation or Y on Xbox to place a marker. That marker will then show on your compass at the top of the screen when you return to the game.