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Smoke bombs
When you unlock the smoke bombs, you can use them to kill guards quicker. Equip the smoke bomb, then throw it. Once the guards are coughing, switch to your hidden blade for quicker kills.
Santa Maria della Visitazione: Giant squid
Go to assassin’s tomb. Find the large water filled room before the room where you get one of the seals required for the Armor of Altair. This room has an obstacle course. Activate the lever before going through the course and stand on the edge of the floor and look at the water. Remain idle until a large shape swims across the water. Use the lever again after the timer resets and stand on at same location. After awhile, a giant tentacle will appear.
Glyph Locations and Puzzle Solutions
Find the Glyphs in the following locations by using Eagle Vision. Solve them by performing the corresponding tasks:
The Truth File 1 – Located on the roof’s wall at Santa Croce. To solve the puzzle, choose the apple paintings.
The Truth File 2 – Located on the roof’s wall at Ospedale Degli Innocenti. To solve the puzzle, rotate the circular puzzle pieces from smallest to largest.
The Truth File 3 – Located on the roof’s wall at La Rosa Colta. To solve the puzzle, highlight the circular objects in the photos.
The Truth File 4 – Located on a wall at Villa Auditore; hang from the roof to see it. To solve the puzzle, take the hints literally.
The Truth File 5 – Located in the lower level of Santa Maria Assunta on a wall near some pillars. To solve the puzzle, choose the sword paintings.
The Truth File 6 – Located on the roof’s wall at Torri Dei Salvucci. To solve the puzzle, rotate the circular puzzle pieces from smallest to largest.
The Truth File 7 – Located on the roof’s wall at Torre Del Diavolo. To solve the puzzle, choose the red paintings.
The Truth File 8 – Located on the roof’s wall at San Lorenzo. To solve the puzzle, find the Pieces Of Eden and then put the flame over Joan on the world map. Lastly, move Rasputin’s photo above Czar Nicholas II’s photo.
The Truth File 9 – Located on the roof’s wall at Mercato Vecchio. To solve the puzzle, take the hints literally.
The Truth File 10 – Located on the roof’s wall at Monte Oliveto Maggiore. To solve the puzzle, don’t look for the Eagle Apollo Lander on the moon. Rotate the puzzle layers from the inside out until they are aligned.
The Truth File 11 – Located on the floor and under a stone arch at Antico Teatro Romano. To solve the puzzle, highlight the light bulbs, then highlight the middle of the photo above the doorway, and finally highlight Nikola Tesla’s lap.
The Truth File 12 – Located on the roof’s wall at Abbazia Di San Mercuriale. To solve the puzzle, align the red 4 with gray 1 on the wheel and enter the corresponding code. Then, turn off the globe’s lights. Select the orb in the middle of the photo. Line up the wheel as: 1=II, 2=III, 3=I.
The Truth File 13 – Located on Avamposto Veneziano. Climb the base lookout tower and you will see it on the stone walling. To solve the puzzle align the wheel as: 5=circle, square, square; 2=circle; 3=triangle. After that, press the red button. The final part you will find near the left-middle bottom of the letter.
The Truth File 14 – Located on a wall near the edge of the water under the Pointe Di Rialto bridge. To solve the puzzle, choose the painting with Cupid, Europa, Jupiter, Swan, and Zeus.
The Truth File 15 – Located on the roof of a taller wall and above a wooden hatch at Gilda Dei Ladri Di Venezia. To solve the puzzle, connect the layers as: 1 to 6, middle two, and 4 to 5.
The Truth File 16 – Located on the floor of the Campanile Di San Marco bell tower. To solve the puzzle, answer it as follows: Naples, Alaska, Greece, and Tunguska. Then, go to the staff, and stab the photo with it.
The Truth File 17 – Located on the floor of the Torre Dell ‘Orologio. To solve the puzzle, align the wheel as: 7=broken square, 9=six-sided hourglass, 1=square with smaller square inside of it.
The Truth File 18 – Located of the roof’s wall at San Pietro Di Castello. To solve the puzzle, align the wheel as: 6=M or YYY, 0=Chalice symbol, 3=<. Then, move the symbol over the blood vessels.
The Truth File 19 - Located on one of the wall with a rounded top at Scuola Grande Di San Marco. To solve the puzzle, choose the Aztec Calendar, Easter Gate, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, Nazca Textile, and Book Of The Dead paintings. Then, find the part of the sun photo with the most radiation and ID it.
The Truth File 20 - Located on the roof with a fire nearby on a wall at the side of San Giacomo Di Rialto. To solve the puzzle, work from the inside out. The second inner layer and fifth outer layer are not connected. ID the sun. Line up the code wheel in any alignment to complete it. In this puzzle, you can change the skeleton from a monkey to a human by placing the cursor over the bones.
Achievements
The Birth of an Assassin (20 points) – Be reborn as Ezio Auditore Da Firenze.
Arrivederci Abstergo (20 points) – Break out of Abstergo.
Welcome to the Animus 2.0 (20 points) – Enter the Animus 2.0.
The Pain of Betrayal (30 points) – Complete DNA Sequence 1.
Vengeance (30 points) – Complete DNA Sequence 2.
Exit the Son (30 points) – Complete DNA Sequence 3.
Bloody Sunday (30 points) – Complete DNA Sequence 4.
Undertaker (20 points) – Discover the Assassin’s Tomb inside the catacombs under Santa Maria Novella.
The Conspirators (30 points) – Complete DNA Sequence 5.
An Unexpected Journey (30 points) – Complete DNA Sequence 6.
Bleeding Effect (30 points) – Complete training and reenter the Animus.
The Merchant of Venice (30 points) – Complete DNA Sequence 7.
The Impenetrable Palazzo (30 points) – Complete DNA Sequence 8.
Masquerade (30 points) – Complete DNA Sequence 9.
Bianca’s Man (30 points) – Complete DNA Sequence 10.
The Prophet (30 points) – Complete DNA Sequence 11.
The Vault (30 points) – Complete DNA Sequence 14.
An Old Friend Returns (100 points) – Escape the hideout.
Myth Maker (5 points) – Find the 8 statuettes in Monteriggioni.
Vitruvian Man (20 points) – Unlock all 20 pieces of Subject 16’s video.
Street Cleaner (10 points) – Hide 5 dead bodies in a Bale of Hay.
Fly Swatter (5 points) – Kick a Guard while using the Flying Machine.
Messer Sandman (10 points) – Stun 4 guards at once by throwing sand in their face.
Doctor (20 points) – Perform an Air Assassination on a Poisoned NPC.
No-hitter (20 points) – Kill 10 enemies while remaining in conflict without being hit.
Kleptomaniac (10 points) – Pickpocket 1000 Florins.
Lightning Strike (10 points) – Sprint for 100 meters.
Sweeper (10 points) – Sweep 5 guards at once by using a Long Weapon.
Venetian Gladiator (20 points) – Discover the Assassin’s Tomb inside Santa Maria della Visitazione.
I can see your house from here! (20 points) – Discover the Assassin’s Tomb inside the Torre Grossa.
Hallowed be thy name (20 points) – Discover the Assassin’s Tomb inside the Basilica di San Marco.
Prison Escape (20 points) – Discover the Assassin’s Tomb inside the Rocca di Ravaldino fortress.
Choir Boy (20 points) – Discover the Assassin’s Tomb inside Santa Maria del Fiore (The Duomo).
Assassin For Hire (10 points) – Finish your first assassination mission for Lorenzo Il Magnifico.
Macho Man (10 points) – Defend a woman’s honor.
Steal Home (10 points) – Win a race against thieves!
Show your Colors (10 points) – Wear the Auditore cape in each city.
Handy Man (10 points) – Upgrade a building in the Stronghold.
I like the view (10 points) – Synchronize 10 View Points.
High Dive (10 points) – Perform a Leap of Faith from the Top of Florence’s Giotto’s Campanile.
Mailman (10 points) – Intercept a Borgia Courrier.
Tip of the Iceberg (10 points) – Use your Eagle Vision to scan a Glyph in the environment.
A Piece of the Puzzle (10 points) – Unlock a piece of Subject 16’s video.
Art Connoisseur (10 points) – Buy a Painting from Florence and Venice.
Podestà of Monteriggioni (30 points) – Reach 80% of your stronghold’s total value.
Perfect Harmony (10 points) – Tint your clothes with those colors – Wetland Ebony and Wetland Ivory.
In Memory of Petruccio (30 points) – Collect all the Feathers.
Red Light Addict (10 points) – Spend 5000 florins on Courtesans.
Man of the People (10 points) – Toss more than 300 florins on the ground.
Victory lies in preparation (10 points) – Collect all Hidden Blades, Item Pouches and Armor upgrades for Ezio.
Abilities
Unlock the following abilities by performing the corresponding tasks:
Climb Leap Ability – Beat Rosa’s mission “Monkey See, Monkey Do” in Sequence 7. This allows you to jump further while climbing.
Disarm Combat Technique – Beat Mario’s “Evasive Maneuvers” mission in Sequence 5. This allows you to counter heavier attacks.
Equipment
Unlock the following equipment by performing the corresponding tasks:
Condottiero War Hammer – Collect 50 hidden feathers. It will become available in the blacksmith’s shop in the Villa Monteriggioni.
Auditore Cape – Collect 100 hidden feathers and talk to Mario in the Villa Monteriggioni.
Feathers
Feathers are usually found on rooftops. Walk around the rooftops and turn on eagle vision to spot them.
Medicine and throwing knives
You can obtain free medicines and throwing knifes by looting bodies or pick-pocketing people.
Shop Renovations
You will increase the Villa’s value and receive special discounts by renovating any of the five shops located in the Villa. Each shop has three renovation levels. The blacksmith and doctor are available at the beginning of the game. The following is how much each of the three renovation levels cost for each shop.
Ant Merchant – 1,000, 5,000, 8,000 Florins.
Bank – 1,500, 5,000, 9,000 Florins.
Blacksmith: First renovation already available, 7,000, 12,000 Florins.
Doctor – First renovation already available, 3,000, 5,000 Florins.
Tailor – 1,000, 2,500, 5,000 Florins.
Lower Notoriety
If you’re close to getting a “Notorious” rating, go visit Herald and bribe him. After bribing him, steal the money back.
Loyal steed
The horses in the game can be very useful. Other than the obvious use for travel, they can be ridden into a potential fight and dismounted. Lure your enemy to the rear of the horse and it will kick them, doing good damage. They also will follow you after you dismount them until you enter a city, making them easier to relocate.