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Undo revision 1129121 by Crazybob2014 (talk) we need to hold off on this until we figure out how we wanna handle this. This article was written back when it was believed the hub was standalone. Shadows in not in the hub; the "hub" is in Shadows.
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Rewrote this as in universe, mostly because the database page is so heavy that saving edits takes too long. could probs use some further expanding
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[[File:Animus Hub menu.png|thumb|250px|''Animus Hub''{{'}}s menu]]
|image=Animus_Hub_menu.png
The '''''Animus Hub''''' is the interface for the hacked<ref name="EGO Welcome">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: EGO WELCOME ONBOOT (CORRUPTED)|Database: EGO WELCOME ONBOOT <nowiki>[CORRUPTED]</nowiki>]]</ref> [[Animus|Animus EGO]] used to relive the [[Genetic memory|memories]] of the [[samurai]] [[Yasuke]] and the ''[[Ninja|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] during [[Sengoku period|Sengoku era]] [[Japan]]. After the hack, the [[Animus EGO user|user]] had access to four different sections: Memories, Projects, Exchange and Vault.<ref name="Shadows">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref>
|Developer=[[Ubisoft]]
 
|Publisher=
==Memories==
|Composer=
[[File:Animus Hub Memories symbol.png|thumb|125px|The symbol for the Memories section]]
|Engine=
The Memories section featured a timeline and allowed access to the memories of a few other individuals, besides the aforementioned Naoe and Yasuke. Other dates were marked down but no specific memory streams were associated with them.<ref name="Shadows"/>
|Released=20 March 2025
 
|Closed=
===Timeline===
|Genre=
*551 BCE
|Game modes=
*'''431 BCE''' - Memories of [[Alexios]] & [[Kassandra]]
|ESRB=
*221 BCE
|Platform=
*100 BCE
|Website=
*'''49 BCE''' - Memories of [[Bayek]]
}}
*0 CE
'''''Animus Hub''''', formerly known as '''''Assassin's Creed: Infinity''''', is a game hub for the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]]. Coinciding with the release of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'', it acts as a live-service platform which hosts the modern day storyline, serves as an entry point to the wider franchise for newcomers, and will eventually span numerous historical settings across titles and incorporate multiplayer.<ref>{{Ubisoft|text=Welcome to the Animus Hub - Your New Home for Assassin's Creed Games|url=en-us/game/assassins-creed/news/6yQywqDB4bRmLtXp3K0pbd/welcome-to-the-animus-hub-your-new-home-for-assassins-creed-games|archivedate=20250123180226}}</ref>{{-}}
*121 CE
==Games==
*800 CE
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
*'''861 CE''' - Memories of [[Basim Ibn Ishaq|Basim]]
AC Shadows Cover.png|link=Assassin's Creed: Shadows|''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''
*'''872 CE''' - Memories of [[Eivor Varinsdottir|Eivor]]
AC Hexe.png|link=Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe|''[[Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe]]''
*1066 CE
Wiki noimage.jpg|link=Assassin's Creed: Codename Invictus|''[[Assassin's Creed: Codename Invictus]]''
*1191 CE
</gallery>
*1215 CE
*1347 CE
*1453 CE
*1476 CE
*1558 CE
*'''1579 CE''' - Memories of Naoe & Yasuke
*1616 CE
*1715 CE
*1754 CE
*1789 CE
*1868 CE
 
==Projects==
[[File:Animus Hub Projects symbol.png|thumb|125px|The symbol for the Projects section]]
The Projects section contained missions meant to achieve greater [[synchronization]] and correct the simulation in many small ways, such as by eliminating anomalies. These missions rewarded [[Animus data fragment|data fragments]] that could be redeemed for keys to be spent in the Exchange section, decryption of files in the Vault section, as well as for [[Animus mod|mods]] that would add [[gold]] and gear to the simulation that could be used by Naoe and Yasuke.<ref name="Shadows"/>
 
<tabber>
|-|The Legacy=
*1000 Keys
*Encrypted Data File
*Gold
*Cerulean Nexus
*Encrypted Data File
*1000 Keys
*Gold
*Encrypted Data File
*Cerulean Guise Hood
*1500 Keys
*Encrypted Data File
*Gold
*Cerulean Puzzle Trinket
*Encrypted Data File
*1500 Keys
*Gold
*Encrypted Data File
*Cerulean Glitch
*1500 Keys
*Encrypted Data File
*Cerulean Guise Kosode
 
|-|Awakening=
**1000 Keys
**Encrypted Data File
**Gold
**Cerulean Flux
**Encrypted Data File
**1000 Keys
**Gold
**Encrypted Data File
**Cerulean Guise Mask
**1500 Keys
**Encrypted Data File
**Gold
**Cerulean Core
**Encrypted Data File
**1500 Keys
**Gold
**Encrypted Data File
**Cerulean Arc
**2000 Keys
**Encrypted Data File
**Cerulean Guise Armor
 
</tabber>
 
==Exchange==
[[File:Animus Hub Exchange symbol.png|thumb|125px|The symbol for the Exchange section]]
The Exchange section allowed the user to trade in keys, currency collected both through the Projects and inside the memories of Naoe and Yasuke, for various items to be added to the simulation, such as weapons, armor and outfits for the members of the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']].<ref name="Shadows"/>
{{-}}
 
==Vault==
[[File:Animus Hub Vault symbol.png|thumb|125px|The symbol for the Vault section]]
The Vault section compiled various data files, mimicking the [[Database]] function existent in other Animus sessions, and was separate from the "Codex" for the memories of Yasuke and Naoe. The files in the Vault started out encrypted and were decrypted both by completing Projects and by interacting with [[Rifts]] during the session, with these particular files transcribing conversations with the artificial intelligences known as [[The Guide]] and [[Ego]].<ref name="Shadows"/>
 
<tabber>
|-|The Calling=
<center>
{|class="article-table sortable"
|[[Database: EGO WELCOME ONBOOT (CORRUPTED)|EGO_WELCOME_ONBOOT [CORRUPTED]]]
|-
|[[Database: Rift 1 - Bleeding Effect|Rift 1 - Bleeding Effect]]
|-
|[[Database: Rift 2 - The Heart of an Assassin|Rift 2 - The Heart of an Assassin]]
|-
|[[Database: Rift 3 - Shadows Without Light|Rift 3 - Shadows Without Light]]
|-
|[[Database: Rift 4 - The Aberration|Rift 4 - The Aberration]]
|}</center>
|-|The Legacy=
<center>
{|class="article-table sortable"
|[[Database: Diary of Joel Eastman (1)|Diary of Joel Eastman (1)]]
|-
|[[Database: Operations Report, Marrakech|Operations Report, Marrakech]]
|-
|[[Database: Phone call, Hotel La Perle|Phone call, Hotel La Perle]]
|-
|[[Database: E2EE Chat, Dane and Other|E2EE Chat, Dane and Other]]
|-
|[[Database: Meeting, Multiple Attendees|Meeting, Multiple Attendees]]
|-
|[[Database: Diary of Joel Eastman (2)|Diary of Joel Eastman (2)]]
|-
|[[Database: Notice of Dismissal, Ospanov to Klein|Notice of Dismissal, Ospanov to Klein]]
|}</center>
|-|Awakening=
<center>
{|class="article-table sortable"
|[[Database: Security Memo, Ospanov to Lothian|Security Memo, Ospanov to Lothian]]
|-
|[[Database: Letter from Ortiz to his Wife|Letter from Ortiz to his Wife]]
|-
|[[Database: Online Chat, Maeda and Ortiz (1)|Online Chat, Maeda and Ortiz (1)]]
|-
|[[Database: Online Chat, Maeda and Ortiz (2)|Online Chat, Maeda and Ortiz (2)]]
|-
|[[Database: Access Request, Maeda|Access Request, Maeda]]
|-
|[[Database: Progress Update, Lothian to Ospanov|Progress Update, Lothian to Ospanov]]
|-
|[[Database: Surveillance Audio, Maeda and Ortiz|Surveillance Audio, Maeda and Ortiz]]
|}</center>
</tabber>
 
==Behind the scenes==
[[File:AC Infinity start.jpg|thumb|250px|''Assassin's Creed: Infinity'' teaser image]]
The Animus Hub, originally known as "'''''Assassin's Creed: Infinity'''''", was expected to be a separate live-service platform (game hub) that would host the modern day storyline and span multiple titles, including ''[[Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Codename Invictus]]''.<ref>{{Ubisoft|text=Welcome to the Animus Hub - Your New Home for Assassin's Creed Games|url=en-us/game/assassins-creed/news/6yQywqDB4bRmLtXp3K0pbd/welcome-to-the-animus-hub-your-new-home-for-assassins-creed-games|archivedate=20250123180226}}</ref> With the release of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'', the Hub was discovered to be an integral part of the game and inaccessible without that particular title.


==Development==
The platform's conceptual title was first leaked on 7 July 2021 and reported by ''{{Wiki|Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg}}'',<ref name="Bloomberg">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-07/assassin-s-creed-infinity-to-offer-live-online-game-service |title=Ubisoft Plans Assassin’s Creed Live Online Game Service |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707112323/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-07/assassin-s-creed-infinity-to-offer-live-online-game-service|archivedate=7 July 2021|author=Schreier, Jason|date=7 July 2021|publisher=''Bloomberg''|accessdate=7 July 2021}}</ref> following which [[Ubisoft]] acknowledged the leaked project as genuine.<ref name="UbisoftAnnouncement">{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/article/GZi5hT4dBeM8YITOsJeCn/an-update-on-assassins-creed-infinity-and-the-future-of-the-assassins-creed-franchise|text=An Update on Assassin's Creed Infinity and the Future of the Assassin's Creed Franchise|archivedate=20210707131014|subdomain=news}}</ref> During an earnings call in October, Ubisoft CEO [[Yves Guillemot]] revealed that ''Infinity'' will not be a free-to-play title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/ac-infinity-not-free-to-play-ubisoft/|title=AC Infinity Is NOT Free-To-Play, Ubisoft Confirms|author=Reeves, Brianna|publisher=Screen Rant|date=28 October 2021|accessdate=20 August 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028200423/https://screenrant.com/ac-infinity-not-free-to-play-ubisoft/|archivedate=28 October 2021}}</ref> During the 2022 ''Assassin's Creed'' Ubisoft Forward showcase, [[Marc-Alexis Côté]] clarified that ''Infinity'' would not be a game but a hub for all future games in the series as a starting point for players and would facilitate multiplayer in the future. ''Infinity'' will operate in-universe as an [[Animus]] for players to operate as they navigate the different time periods.<ref name="UbiFoward">{{Youtube|SS_khJE0mbQ|Assassin’s Creed: 2022 Showcase <nowiki>|</nowiki> #UbiForward|Ubisoft|Ubisoft}}</ref> Two years later, in a mid-June 2024 interview, Côté revealed that the platform had been renamed to "Animus Hub".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamefile.news/p/assassins-creed-shadows-interview|title=Assassin's Creed Shadows developers talk Animus, Yasuke backlash and more|author=Totilo, Stephen|publisher=Game File|date=13 June 2024|accessdate=14 June 2024|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20240613191403/https://www.gamefile.news/p/assassins-creed-shadows-interview|archivedate=13 June 2024}}</ref>
The platform's conceptual title was first leaked on 7 July 2021 and reported by ''{{Wiki|Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg}}'',<ref name="Bloomberg">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-07/assassin-s-creed-infinity-to-offer-live-online-game-service |title=Ubisoft Plans Assassin’s Creed Live Online Game Service |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707112323/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-07/assassin-s-creed-infinity-to-offer-live-online-game-service|archivedate=7 July 2021|author=Schreier, Jason|date=7 July 2021|publisher=''Bloomberg''|accessdate=7 July 2021}}</ref> following which [[Ubisoft]] acknowledged the leaked project as genuine.<ref name="UbisoftAnnouncement">{{Ubisoft|url=en-us/article/GZi5hT4dBeM8YITOsJeCn/an-update-on-assassins-creed-infinity-and-the-future-of-the-assassins-creed-franchise|text=An Update on Assassin's Creed Infinity and the Future of the Assassin's Creed Franchise|archivedate=20210707131014|subdomain=news}}</ref> During an earnings call in October, Ubisoft CEO [[Yves Guillemot]] revealed that ''Infinity'' will not be a free-to-play title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/ac-infinity-not-free-to-play-ubisoft/|title=AC Infinity Is NOT Free-To-Play, Ubisoft Confirms|author=Reeves, Brianna|publisher=Screen Rant|date=28 October 2021|accessdate=20 August 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028200423/https://screenrant.com/ac-infinity-not-free-to-play-ubisoft/|archivedate=28 October 2021}}</ref> During the 2022 ''Assassin's Creed'' Ubisoft Forward showcase, [[Marc-Alexis Côté]] clarified that ''Infinity'' would not be a game but a hub for all future games in the series as a starting point for players and would facilitate multiplayer in the future. ''Infinity'' will operate in-universe as an [[Animus]] for players to operate as they navigate the different time periods.<ref name="UbiFoward">{{Youtube|SS_khJE0mbQ|Assassin’s Creed: 2022 Showcase <nowiki>|</nowiki> #UbiForward|Ubisoft|Ubisoft}}</ref> Two years later, in a mid-June 2024 interview, Côté revealed that the platform had been renamed to "Animus Hub".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamefile.news/p/assassins-creed-shadows-interview|title=Assassin's Creed Shadows developers talk Animus, Yasuke backlash and more|author=Totilo, Stephen|publisher=Game File|date=13 June 2024|accessdate=14 June 2024|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20240613191403/https://www.gamefile.news/p/assassins-creed-shadows-interview|archivedate=13 June 2024}}</ref>
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
AC Infinity start.jpg|''Assassin's Creed: Infinity'' teaser image
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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Animus Hub's menu

The Animus Hub is the interface for the hacked[1] Animus EGO used to relive the memories of the samurai Yasuke and the kunoichi Fujibayashi Naoe during Sengoku era Japan. After the hack, the user had access to four different sections: Memories, Projects, Exchange and Vault.[2]

Memories

The symbol for the Memories section

The Memories section featured a timeline and allowed access to the memories of a few other individuals, besides the aforementioned Naoe and Yasuke. Other dates were marked down but no specific memory streams were associated with them.[2]

Timeline

  • 551 BCE
  • 431 BCE - Memories of Alexios & Kassandra
  • 221 BCE
  • 100 BCE
  • 49 BCE - Memories of Bayek
  • 0 CE
  • 121 CE
  • 800 CE
  • 861 CE - Memories of Basim
  • 872 CE - Memories of Eivor
  • 1066 CE
  • 1191 CE
  • 1215 CE
  • 1347 CE
  • 1453 CE
  • 1476 CE
  • 1558 CE
  • 1579 CE - Memories of Naoe & Yasuke
  • 1616 CE
  • 1715 CE
  • 1754 CE
  • 1789 CE
  • 1868 CE

Projects

The symbol for the Projects section

The Projects section contained missions meant to achieve greater synchronization and correct the simulation in many small ways, such as by eliminating anomalies. These missions rewarded data fragments that could be redeemed for keys to be spent in the Exchange section, decryption of files in the Vault section, as well as for mods that would add gold and gear to the simulation that could be used by Naoe and Yasuke.[2]

  • 1000 Keys
  • Encrypted Data File
  • Gold
  • Cerulean Nexus
  • Encrypted Data File
  • 1000 Keys
  • Gold
  • Encrypted Data File
  • Cerulean Guise Hood
  • 1500 Keys
  • Encrypted Data File
  • Gold
  • Cerulean Puzzle Trinket
  • Encrypted Data File
  • 1500 Keys
  • Gold
  • Encrypted Data File
  • Cerulean Glitch
  • 1500 Keys
  • Encrypted Data File
  • Cerulean Guise Kosode

    • 1000 Keys
    • Encrypted Data File
    • Gold
    • Cerulean Flux
    • Encrypted Data File
    • 1000 Keys
    • Gold
    • Encrypted Data File
    • Cerulean Guise Mask
    • 1500 Keys
    • Encrypted Data File
    • Gold
    • Cerulean Core
    • Encrypted Data File
    • 1500 Keys
    • Gold
    • Encrypted Data File
    • Cerulean Arc
    • 2000 Keys
    • Encrypted Data File
    • Cerulean Guise Armor

Exchange

The symbol for the Exchange section

The Exchange section allowed the user to trade in keys, currency collected both through the Projects and inside the memories of Naoe and Yasuke, for various items to be added to the simulation, such as weapons, armor and outfits for the members of the Kakushiba ikki.[2]

Vault

The symbol for the Vault section

The Vault section compiled various data files, mimicking the Database function existent in other Animus sessions, and was separate from the "Codex" for the memories of Yasuke and Naoe. The files in the Vault started out encrypted and were decrypted both by completing Projects and by interacting with Rifts during the session, with these particular files transcribing conversations with the artificial intelligences known as The Guide and Ego.[2]

Behind the scenes

Assassin's Creed: Infinity teaser image

The Animus Hub, originally known as "Assassin's Creed: Infinity", was expected to be a separate live-service platform (game hub) that would host the modern day storyline and span multiple titles, including Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe and Assassin's Creed: Codename Invictus.[3] With the release of Assassin's Creed: Shadows, the Hub was discovered to be an integral part of the game and inaccessible without that particular title.

The platform's conceptual title was first leaked on 7 July 2021 and reported by Bloomberg,[4] following which Ubisoft acknowledged the leaked project as genuine.[5] During an earnings call in October, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot revealed that Infinity will not be a free-to-play title.[6] During the 2022 Assassin's Creed Ubisoft Forward showcase, Marc-Alexis Côté clarified that Infinity would not be a game but a hub for all future games in the series as a starting point for players and would facilitate multiplayer in the future. Infinity will operate in-universe as an Animus for players to operate as they navigate the different time periods.[7] Two years later, in a mid-June 2024 interview, Côté revealed that the platform had been renamed to "Animus Hub".[8]

References

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Database: EGO WELCOME ONBOOT [CORRUPTED]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Assassin's Creed: Shadows
  3. ↑  Welcome to the Animus Hub - Your New Home for Assassin's Creed Games on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)
  4. ↑ Schreier, Jason (7 July 2021). Ubisoft Plans Assassin’s Creed Live Online Game Service. Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved on 7 July 2021.
  5. ↑  An Update on Assassin's Creed Infinity and the Future of the Assassin's Creed Franchise on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)
  6. ↑ Reeves, Brianna (28 October 2021). AC Infinity Is NOT Free-To-Play, Ubisoft Confirms. Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved on 20 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Assassin’s Creed: 2022 Showcase | #UbiForward on the Ubisoft YouTube channel
  8. ↑ Totilo, Stephen (13 June 2024). Assassin's Creed Shadows developers talk Animus, Yasuke backlash and more. Game File. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved on 14 June 2024.

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