Recent titles in the Assassin’s Creed franchise offered something extra besides stealthy assassinations and roaming exploration. In between stabby murders, you could expand a base. Valhalla had a settlement you could expandand now in Assassin’s Creed Shadows introduces a hideout you can customize to your liking. It’s a fun way to earn a sense of belonging within the game world while taking advantage of unique buffs. You won’t spend too much time at your hideout, but learning how to upgrade it in Assassin’s Creed Shadows is still a welcome reprieve!
1. How to ugrade your hideout
2. The best hideout upgrades
The most straightforward way to upgrade your hideout in Assassin’s Creed Shadows is via the ‘Improve Hideout’ table in the corner of the main room. By approaching the table, which features a diorama of a hideout, you can sift through the various structures and blueprints you’ve unlocked to date, placing down new buildings or upgrading existing ones.
Once you’re in ‘Build Mode,’ select any existing structure and hold down the corresponding upgrade button in the bottom right corner of the building menu. But it’s not as simple as choosing and upgrading a structure to the maximum level. You need resources: Crops, Wood, Minerals, and Mon. You can find these resources in chests, camps, and from Port Vendors in settlements.
Between the Main Rooms and Themed Rooms in Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ hideout, you’ll have plenty of upgrade options. It’s best to focus on improving the “Main” selection first, as they offer bountiful buffs that’ll make tackling the campaign easier.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a sprawling adventure with a lot of side content to tackle alongside its captivating story. It’s available now on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows PCs.
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