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Best hideout upgrades to get first in Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Every ninja deserves a place to build up their strength; in Assassin's Creed Shadows, that place is the Hideout's mostly optional source of additional resources, buffs, and helpful systems, so knowing what upgrades to get first is key. The best Hideout upgrades in Assassin's Creed Shadows Screenshot by Destructoid Assassin's Creed Shadows has three categories of Hideout buildings: Main Rooms, Themed Rooms, and Engawa. Each category has several buildings you can install for Mon and various upgrade materials. The main rooms should be where you start, as those six will be the easiest and fastest to either build or unlock. Do the following upgrades first: Stables level two Screenshot by Destructoid The first purchase you'll make at the Hideou the Kakurega during the tutorial granting one Scout "for free," but the first and most important upgrade you can make after that is Stables level two. The Hideout starts with a Stables installed, so there's no upfront cost to build one, and the level two upgrade is important for a couple of reasons: It costs one Scout to tag and retrieve Stockpiles instead of two. Lower Stockpile retrieval cost means more materials each season, provided you raid the resource sheds scattered about the game. Odds are you're going to do some looting around Stockpiles, which are large collections of materials marked by a wooden barrel icon on the map and HUD. Unless you're speedrunning the story, only needing to spend a single Scout to retrieve those resources lets you get more for much less effort. Study level two Screenshot by Destructoid Upgrading the Study to level two is a bit on the costlier side, but the benefits are well worth it. You get one extra Scout per level, and level one decreases the area you need to search objectives by 25%. That takes your total available Scouts to five, ensuring you have a much easier time finding any quest NPC or item you need. You'll also be able to nab up to two extra Stockpiles, which almost pay for the upgrade by themselves. And if you run out of Scouts, just wait a little while for next season. You can even move time forward if you're outside a main story mission to expedite the process. Kakurega level three Screenshot by Destructoid Getting the Kakurega up to level three is by far the costliest upgrade I'm recommending here, but getting it done early will save you so much money in the long run. You're required to get Level one, and this awards an extra Scout (already accounted for in the Stables entry) and the ability to purchase other Kakurega out in the world for a base value of 800 Mon. These additional Kakurega provide a fast travel point outside the synchronization viewpoint, as well as access to contracts outside the Hideout. Kakurega level two isn't amazing, helping discover points of interest near them. Level three is where the money is (or isn't, in this case). After the third upgrade, every Kakurega you purchase will cost 30% less, or 665 Mon per unit. Even if you only unlock a few of them, that 240 Mon you save can go to literally anything else. The other Main Rooms you can do at your leisure. The Forge is incredibly valuable, as it lets you keep any Legendary gear you find at or close to your level. You'll spend a few Mon and some materials to level it up, with higher levels asking a higher price. The Dojo is last, and is more of a nice to have. It allows you to call in allies you recruit during your adventures and keep them in step with you, power-wise. Calling in allies is a powerful tool but not nearly as useful as flat cost reductions or cost savings. Best themed rooms to get first in Assassin's Creed Shadows Screenshot by Destructoid There are nine Themed Rooms available, and while the buffs provided by some of them aren't quite as far-reaching as those of the Main Rooms, they're still worth investing in. I've listed them in the order you should unlock them, though understand that some of the best, like the Tera and Zashiki, don't unlock until you progress far enough to play as Yasuke, and many sometime after that. You can, of course, unlock them as they become available, provided you have the materials and Mon. Room Effect Tera Increases all experience gained by 10%. Zashiki Increases the healing effects of rations by 20%. Tea Room Increase the healing effects of rations by 20%. Nando Replenishing Scouts at a Kakurega costs 30% less. Jinja Praying grants a 15-minute boon. All shrine boon effects are 20%. Gallery Display your gear. No other in-game effect. Small Room Can be decorated. No other in-game effect. Medium Room Can be decorated. No other in-game effect. Large Room Can be decorated. No other in-game effect. The last of the Hideout building types is the Engawa, which provides in-game effects. They're purely aesthetic, allowing you to create outdoor, covered hallways between your Main and Themed Rooms. As with all the optional content in Ass
Every ninja deserves a place to build up their strength; in Assassin's Creed Shadows, that place is the Hideout's mostly optional source of additional resources, buffs, and helpful systems, so knowing what upgrades to get first is key.
The best Hideout upgrades in Assassin's Creed Shadows
Assassin's Creed Shadows has three categories of Hideout buildings: Main Rooms, Themed Rooms, and Engawa. Each category has several buildings you can install for Mon and various upgrade materials. The main rooms should be where you start, as those six will be the easiest and fastest to either build or unlock. Do the following upgrades first:
Stables level two
The first purchase you'll make at the Hideou the Kakurega during the tutorial granting one Scout "for free," but the first and most important upgrade you can make after that is Stables level two. The Hideout starts with a Stables installed, so there's no upfront cost to build one, and the level two upgrade is important for a couple of reasons:
- It costs one Scout to tag and retrieve Stockpiles instead of two.
- Lower Stockpile retrieval cost means more materials each season, provided you raid the resource sheds scattered about the game.
Odds are you're going to do some looting around Stockpiles, which are large collections of materials marked by a wooden barrel icon on the map and HUD. Unless you're speedrunning the story, only needing to spend a single Scout to retrieve those resources lets you get more for much less effort.
Study level two
Upgrading the Study to level two is a bit on the costlier side, but the benefits are well worth it. You get one extra Scout per level, and level one decreases the area you need to search objectives by 25%. That takes your total available Scouts to five, ensuring you have a much easier time finding any quest NPC or item you need.
You'll also be able to nab up to two extra Stockpiles, which almost pay for the upgrade by themselves. And if you run out of Scouts, just wait a little while for next season. You can even move time forward if you're outside a main story mission to expedite the process.
Kakurega level three
Getting the Kakurega up to level three is by far the costliest upgrade I'm recommending here, but getting it done early will save you so much money in the long run. You're required to get Level one, and this awards an extra Scout (already accounted for in the Stables entry) and the ability to purchase other Kakurega out in the world for a base value of 800 Mon. These additional Kakurega provide a fast travel point outside the synchronization viewpoint, as well as access to contracts outside the Hideout.
Kakurega level two isn't amazing, helping discover points of interest near them. Level three is where the money is (or isn't, in this case). After the third upgrade, every Kakurega you purchase will cost 30% less, or 665 Mon per unit. Even if you only unlock a few of them, that 240 Mon you save can go to literally anything else.
The other Main Rooms you can do at your leisure. The Forge is incredibly valuable, as it lets you keep any Legendary gear you find at or close to your level. You'll spend a few Mon and some materials to level it up, with higher levels asking a higher price. The Dojo is last, and is more of a nice to have. It allows you to call in allies you recruit during your adventures and keep them in step with you, power-wise.
Calling in allies is a powerful tool but not nearly as useful as flat cost reductions or cost savings.
Best themed rooms to get first in Assassin's Creed Shadows
There are nine Themed Rooms available, and while the buffs provided by some of them aren't quite as far-reaching as those of the Main Rooms, they're still worth investing in. I've listed them in the order you should unlock them, though understand that some of the best, like the Tera and Zashiki, don't unlock until you progress far enough to play as Yasuke, and many sometime after that. You can, of course, unlock them as they become available, provided you have the materials and Mon.
Room Effect Tera Increases all experience gained by 10%. Zashiki Increases the healing effects of rations by 20%. Tea Room Increase the healing effects of rations by 20%. Nando Replenishing Scouts at a Kakurega costs 30% less. Jinja Praying grants a 15-minute boon. All shrine boon effects are 20%. Gallery Display your gear. No other in-game effect. Small Room Can be decorated. No other in-game effect. Medium Room Can be decorated. No other in-game effect. Large Room Can be decorated. No other in-game effect.
The last of the Hideout building types is the Engawa, which provides in-game effects. They're purely aesthetic, allowing you to create outdoor, covered hallways between your Main and Themed Rooms.
As with all the optional content in Assassin's Creed Shadows, the Hideout is yours to unlock or leave alone. There are tons of benefits to engaging with the system, from the extra fast travel points to additional resources and other benefits.
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