Ubisoft Connect makes me MAD!

[Shagger]

Earlier this evening, I thought, "I haven't played Assassin's Creed Odyssey in a while, I think I might just re-install it and give it a go". Given the install size, I had to remove a couple of games giving myself plenty of room for the game and any updates it might install. I originally bought the game from the Epic Game Store (After a combination of sale prices and coupons, It ended up being quite the steal.), so naturally I use the EGS launcher to install the game. A couple of hours later, I start the game and Ubisoft's launcher Ubisoft Connect opens up. That's OK, I expected that, but then Ubisoft Connect prompts me to install the game, all 100+GB of it, all over again!

It turns out Ubisoft Connect does not recognise the EGS install of the game. Why? Because when EGS installs the game, the game is listed as "AssassinsCreedOdyssey" without spaces, but Uplay installs the game under a file called "Assassins Creed Odyssey" with spaces. I am not kidding, that is why Ubisoft Connect couldn't recognise the game was already installed! I understand Ubisoft wanting to verify a digital game copy, but this is just plain stupid. This isn't an indigenous problem with this game either, it happens with others. I read a Reddit post from somebody who had the exact same problem with AC Syndicate.

Thankfully, I didn't actually have to install the game all over again as Ubisoft Connect does have a feature that allows you to tell the launcher whare the game files are and verify them, but that was still a full 20 minutes waiting for it to do so for no good reason.

I don't know if the same thing happens if you install and launch Ubisoft games through Steam (If somebody can confirm, please do so), but this is why nobody wants to have to buy a game through one platform, then have to link it and run it through another. EA makes you do the same thing when you install EA games through Gamepass, for example, but to thier credit at least that works without any stupid bullshit like this. I wouldn't put it past companies like Ubisoft and EA to make this whole process deliberately inconvenient just so people will use thier own launchers instead of EGS, the Xbox Windows App or Steam.

Anyway, rant over. I just wanted to put this out there in hope this might see others avoid the same problem.

Edited May 21, 2023 by Shagger

[Reality vs Adventure]

Oh man, welcome to Ubisoft hell. They have the absolute worst servers for games that I know of. In fact, I blame my AC Valhalla game crash on Ubisoft Connect where every single game save data was corrupted. I went to Connect to get a free gift or something, can’t remember, and it froze everything leading to corrupt save files.   This is a scary insight since Ubisoft is going all out Infinity for all future AC games, meaning their servers at its current state will bring hell to Earth.  I don’t know exactly how they will utilize their online server, or if Connect will be used for Infinity. Connect is super slow and just plain fucked. 
 

With that said, I just started a new + game with Odyssey playing as the male version because I love the game so much. I’ve recently finished playing as Kassandra with all DLC. And this is awesome you are playing Odyssey. Look, Ubisoft isn’t known for a hair pulling story. But there is so much in the game to love. Stick with it. And play the DLC. Understand the animus storyline. Oh! Don’t forget about the Discovery Tour as you play along. You will love it even more. 

[killamch89]

lol Ubisoft is on a roll over the past few years and not a good one either. From the data leaks to the failed NFT venture to seemingly shutting down game servers without any prior warning, Ubisoft is outdoing EA at this point.

[Lamarr the strelok]

I bought Far cry 6 for pc knowing connect may be awful. I only play the campaign and I've only had a couple problems. If I played the multiplayer it may be bad. So on windows 10 I open Steam then open connect through there and connect opens and I can play it.Even with no internet it lets me play it offline.

 

My problem is that on Linux ea's app and connect can have problems. I 've had them both work on linux mint but now connect and ea's app dont work now. Many wasted hours.I really want to be rid of windows by fall of 2025.

[killamch89]

On 5/23/2023 at 6:53 PM, Lamarr the strelok said:

I bought Far cry 6 for pc knowing connect may be awful. I only play the campaign and I've only had a couple problems. If I played the multiplayer it may be bad. So on windows 10 I open Steam then open connect through there and connect opens and I can play it.Even with no internet it lets me play it offline.

 

My problem is that on Linux ea's app and connect can have problems. I 've had them both work on linux mint but now connect and ea's app dont work now. Many wasted hours.I really want to be rid of windows by fall of 2025.

Honestly, I also want to move over to Linux as well over time. Windows is starting to go off the rails with adding ads to Windows among other useless features.

[Scorpion]

That sounds incredibly frustrating! It's annoying when launchers can't recognize installed games due to naming conventions. Glad you found a workaround, though!