Assassin's Creed Valhalla Modders Are Getting All Store Items For Free
Assassin's Creed Valhalla PC modders have already figured out how to get every premium cosmetic item for free, including unreleased ones.
After just two weeks on the market, modders have already found a way to get all of Assassin's Creed Valhalla's premium store items for free. By using an inventory editor, players have been able to unlock every cosmetic item in the game, including some that are currently unreleased.
It did not take long for modders to figure out the game - take the extensive Eivor customization mods, for example. In general, it has been a shaky launch for Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The game was already dealing with tricky resolution and frame rate hiccups, as well as a glitch creating some uncomfortably giant children. While the team at Ubisoft has been doing its best to combat the issues, it feels like new ones are appearing faster than they can be fixed.
As Eurogamer reports, modders over on Nexus Mods have created another one of those issues, as they have now found a way to give themselves and and every cosmetic item in the game. The items (normally) can only be obtained either via in-game premium packs that require Helix credits, the game's premium currency, or from Reda, a wandering merchant who may or may not have a given item. Eurogamer notes,
"After a bit of tinkering found I had suddenly acquired pretty much all the premium packs, which would normally cost around 2000 Helix credits each to unlock (a pack of 2300 Helix credits costs £16.99, if you're wondering). Or a lot of grinding for opals and waiting for Reda to sell each item individually, I suppose."
These mods are not limited to just items in packs, as it appears that the modders were also able to access items not available in game at this time. Specifically, Eurogamer states, "On some forums users are sharing images such as this fiery wolf, along with Ezio's Brotherhood Outfit, which has not yet been made available in Valhalla."
2018's Assassin's Creed Odyssey had a similar mod, although that took about five months, not two weeks. Eurogamer notes, "Thus far it seems Ubisoft hasn't been too bothered by people modding their games to get premium cosmetic items," although it is unclear if this will remain the case. In the case of the Assassin's Creed Odyssey mods, the mods on Nexus Mods actually exploded in popularity back in March and have maintained a steady stream of downloads ever since.
Despite the different bugs, exploits, and other miscellaneous technical issues, Assassin's Creed Valhalla has proven to be ridiculously popular so far, and Ubisoft is definitely looking to capitalize on this momentum (especially after a troublesome few years). Targeting mods might be low on its list of priorities, or perhaps not even there at all, if the company instead focuses on DLC or other pressing patches.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
Source: Eurogamer