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ACB & ACR Setup Guide

This Linux setup guide is experimental and currently follows a process similar to the Windows version. At the moment, it has only been tested with Assassin's Creed Brotherhood on Ubuntu 24.04. Support for other Linux distributions may vary and could require manual troubleshooting or additional configuration, such as installing or configuring Wine, Proton, or other compatibility tools.

The Animus Launcher allows you to customize the game launch command, making it flexible to adapt to different Linux setups.

During setup, the launcher also attempts to install and configure network-manager-sstp, import the Animus Network VPN profile, and guide you through the VPN connection process.

Give it a try and let us know how it works on your Linux distribution. We especially appreciate feedback about SSTP VPN setup and getting Assassin's Creed Revelations running successfully, including any workarounds you discover.

Step 1: Create an Account on the Animus Network

You can do that here Register

Step 2: Download Required Files

Animus Launcher

Download the Animus Launcher for Linux

Animus Launcher
Note: The Animus Launcher checks if you own the game and have the singleplayer files. It will then fetch the manifest of the website and download the multiplayer files.
For ACB: it now works together with Claudia which is also part of the manifest it fetches. Read more about Claudia on the Help page.

Step 3: Finish the setup and launch the game

  1. Open the downloaded AnimusLauncher.zip file
  2. Copy all files to your Assassin's Creed Brotherhood or Revelations game directory
    (where the .exe is, not a subfolder — unless you are using a custom launch command)
  3. Make the launcher updater executable: chmod +x ./AnimusLauncherUpdater
  4. Make the launcher executable: chmod +x ./AnimusLauncher
  5. Run the launcher as sudo: sudo ./AnimusLauncher
  6. Follow the on-screen instructions inside the launcher
  7. At the login window, use your username and password of your Animus Network account
  8. Launch the game
  9. For ACB: In the game's main menu, go to Options > Anti-Cheating and set it to Off
Done!
Troubleshooting:
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