Animus Hacks

Animus Hacks were unlockable cheats in Assassin's Creed II: Discovery, which were rewarded to Desmond Miles once he had achieved high Animus synchronization in certain memories. However, they could only be used in memories that had already been completed by Ezio Auditore.

As such, these were the first example of cheats within the Assassin's Creed series, though cheats returned in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Assassin's Creed: Revelations, once Desmond had synchronized fully with a DNA sequence, in order to unlock the corresponding cheat. In the multiplayer of Revelations, hacks were also unlocked through kill and loss streaks.

List of Animus Hacks

Faster synchronization regeneration

• Requirement: 300 points
• Hack: Allowed Desmond to regain lost Animus synchronization with Ezio, much faster than the normal rate.

Antonio de Magianis disguise

• Requirement: 600 points
• Hack: Allowed the Animus to swap out Ezio's "skin" for that of Antonio de Magianis.

No radar mode

• Requirement: 900 points
• Hack: Enabled Desmond to play through sequences with no radar or map to aid him, which proved troublesome in stealth missions.

Fast wall climb

• Requirement: 1,300 points
• Hack: Allowed Ezio a faster wall climbing ability, which highly increased the speed of scaling walls.

Spanish Assassin disguise

• Requirement: 1,700 points
• Hack: Allowed the Animus to swap out Ezio's "skin" for that of a generic Spanish Assassin.

Hard mode

• Requirement: 2,100 points
• Hack: Allowed Desmond to lose more synchronization than normal whenever Ezio took damage.

Unlimited throwing knives

• Requirement: 2,500 points
• Hack: Granted Ezio an infinite amount of throwing knives.

Raphael Sanchez disguise

• Requirement: 2,900 points
• Hack: Allowed the Animus to swap out Ezio's "skin" for that of Raphael Sanchez.

Ted mode

• Requirement: 3,300 points
• Hack: Turned all generic guards and soldiers into Brutes, along with removing the map and radar.

Guard Captain disguise

• Requirement: 3,800 points
• Hack: Allowed the Animus to swap out Ezio's "skin" for that of a Guard Captain. However, this hack had no impact on the game mechanics and social stealth.

Super stealth

• Requirement: 4,300 points
• Hack: Allowed Ezio to never be detected by guards.

Assassin's Creed 3

After the epilogue mission in Connor's village is completed, another main mission marker will point you to Boston. upon entering a unknown man says that you need to find pivots for a hex chipher. Each pivot has its own Animus Hack:

• Season Changer: Allows you to change season to winter or summer.
• Infinate Ammo: Allows infinate ammo for all ranged weapons.
• Semi-Automatic: No reloads for Muskets or Flintlocks.
• Thunder Kill: All kills are accompinied by thunder and lightning
• Weather Man: Allows you to change the weather

Source

• Assassin's Creed II: Discovery