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The Economics system refers to an interaction feature first introduced in the Animus 2.0.
Currency
As the heart of economic system, money has played a part in the everyday operations of the Assassins since the Renaissance. Measured in florins (ƒ) in Italy and Akçe in the Ottoman Empire, money could be obtained during the course of Ezio Auditore's memories by progressing through the tasks set before him, or by a variety of other means, such as Assassination Contracts.
Notably, thieves could steal from the Assassin without him noticing. In the event that he had been stolen from, Ezio could tackle or kill the thief in order to get back his money, as well as using a throwing knife on a thief to retrieve it.
Earning money
Ezio Auditore da Firenze has a number of options for earning money, some respectable, some less so.
Looting and robbing
- Main article: Pickpocketing
Ezio could obtain money, and sometimes other useful items, by looting treasure chests and dead bodies. Pickpocketing civilians was another way for him to acquire a few coins at a time. Significantly more could be gained by tackling other pickpockets or the Borgia Messengers. After completing a number of Guild Challenges set by the thieves in Rome and Constantinople, a hired group would automatically begin pickpocketing money for Ezio.
Upgrading Monteriggioni
- Main article: Monteriggioni
The city of Monteriggioni is introduced to Ezio in a state of disrepair, with many buildings in poor condition or closed completely; leaving him with the task of restoring it to its former glory. Though the villa was not directly upgraded, it was cleaned and improved along with the rest of Monteriggioni as Ezio spent money on renovations and upgrades for it.
Any money invested in Monteriggioni increased its value, and the city gained a higher income from rent and taxes as Ezio upgraded it, with the profit being retrievable from the chest behind Claudia's desk. As the landlord of Monteriggioni, Ezio was entitled to discounts at the stores in the city, elevating as they were repaired.
Upgrading Rome
- Main article: Rome
When Ezio arrived in Rome, he found the city in a state of disrepair after an extended period of Borgia rule. Vowing to help return the city to its previous splendour, Ezio first destroyed the Borgia Towers around Rome, after which allowed him to buy shops and Faction buildings, repair Aqueducts, restore sewer tunnels, and buy shares in landmarks.
Income gained from rent generated by restored city buildings would be deposited in banks for Ezio to collect, and upon restoring the city of Rome completely, Ezio received the Auditore cape for his efforts.
Trading
- Main article: Trading Items
In Ezio's time in Rome, money was not the only treasure to be found in chests or the pockets of his deceased enemies. Gems, spices and other exotic items could be looted and sold at shops for additional income.
After collecting specific items for shop owners in the Tiber Island area of Rome, Ezio gained access to various upgrades and items that he could utilise.
Upgrading Constantinople
- Main article: Constantinople
When Ezio arrived in Constantinople, many shops had been closed after the Byzantines captured the Assassin Dens and the surrounding area. After recapturing a Den, Ezio could reopen the shops, banks and faction buildings, and they would remain open even if the Templars reoccupied a Den.
Ezio could use the money earned by his share in Constantinople's shops to renovate other cities reclaimed from the Templars, increasing his daily payment of Akçe and bomb ingredients.
Spending money
There are any number of ways to spend money in the game.
Hiring factions
Ezio could hire thieves, courtesans and mercenaries throughout Italy to distract or kill enemies.
In Constantinople however, courtesans were not accepted in Ottoman society, so the Romani took their place for Ezio to depend upon.
Blacksmiths
Ezio could buy armor -- or have it repaired -- and weapons at blacksmiths. Upgrading armor and weapons provided Ezio with better resistance to attacks, or larger damage bonuses in combat.
Most armor and weapons needed to be bought this way, though exceptions included Altaïr's armor, the Armor of Brutus, the Armor of Ishak Pasha and Master Assassin Armor in regards to armor, and the Hidden Blades (whose upgrades are provided by Leonardo da Vinci) and the first two swords that Ezio used in regards to weapons.
Aside from purchasing armor and weapons, blacksmiths also sold ammunition like throwing knives, bullets for the Hidden Gun, and Crossbow bolts.
Once Ezio acquired some for himself, blacksmiths also sold smoke bombs for him to refill his pouch.
Doctors
Doctors sold both medicine and poison, as well as offering instant healing services.
Once provided with the necessary trade items in Rome, doctors offered a more potent poison for Ezio to use, which sent its victims into a state of instant delirium.
Tailors
Buying additional pouches at tailor shops allowed Ezio to carry more equipment -- including more medicine, smoke bombs etc.
On visiting a tailor, Ezio could also get his robes dyed in new colors to change his appearance.
Also, after Ezio had destroyed all of Leonardo's War Machines, the inventor offered him the use of the parachuteds that he had had created, and told him that he could go to a tailor whenever he needed to buy more.
Art merchants
Art merchants sold treasure maps -- useful investments in the search for more money -- as well as artwork to enhance the value of Ezio's hideout in either Monteriggioni or Rome's Tiber Island.
Heralds
To decrease notoriety in Florence, San Gimigiano, Forlì, Venice, and Rome or Templar Awareness in Constantinople, Ezio can bribe the Heralds to speak of different news besides the Assassin propaganda. The bribe consists of 500 florins or 100 Akçe.
Combat skills
In order for Ezio to receive training for long weapons, two-handed weapons and ranged weapons, he needed pay for them with money. For him to learn these techniques, he needed to visit the trainers at the Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni.
Giving to the masses
By throwing a handful of coins away, Ezio could attract a crowd of greedy people, distracting both his guards and targets alike.
Book Shops
In Constantinople and Cappadocia, Ezio could buy books and maps from book shops.
By doing this, he expanded the library back at the Galata Assassin headquarters, also increasing the amount of Akçe that he received periodically.
Bombs
Ezio could buy ingredients for bombs from doctors, blacksmiths, black market dealers and from Piri Reis's shop in the Grand Bazaar, allowing him to stockpile ingredients to use at Bomb-crafting stations.
Hunting
The Assassin Connor Kenway could sell pelts and other resources collected from killing animals such as bears or elk. The value and quantity depended on how the animal was killed, with animals killed with a single shot with an arrow being worth more than those that were slashed by a blade multiple times, for example.
Property
Though not much is known about it, there was a property system that Connor could make use of.
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