Assassin's Creed Shadows' gameplay will be affected by Ubisoft's fancy new weather tech, and the studio says its future games will incorporate it "in much more depth"
The Anvil engine's new Atmos tool will allow for more "efficiency, realism, and coherence"
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The weather inAssassin’s Creed Shadowsis a pretty big deal forUbisoft, mostly due to a fancy new tool called Atmos that allows for fully simulated weather that affects gameplay.
Talking toVG247, Assassin’s Creed Shadows art director Thierry Dansereau said there’s a big focus on the game’s skies because they “represent a major visual element that greatly contributes to the perceived visual quality and level of immersion.” Dansereau added that the simulation of realistic clouds will help Ubisoft bring to life a “dynamic world that is in constant transformation.”
So, what exactly is different about the way Ubisoft is designing Assassin’s Creed Shadows' skies compared to earlier games in the series? Well, apparently it all comes down to that Atmos tech I mentioned at the start of this article.
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