Ziplines

Discover how ziplines in Assassin's Creed Revelations offer faster rooftop travel, new assassination opportunities, and ways to escape.

Alright, so one of the coolest new features in Assassin's Creed Revelations is the addition of ziplines. Think of them as your express lane across the rooftops of Constantinople. They're not just for getting around quicker, though; they actually open up some pretty neat ways to take out your targets and make a clean getaway.

You can use these ziplines to your advantage in a couple of ways. By managing your 'profile' – that's basically whether you're in high or low profile – you can actually slow down your movement on the zipline. This is super handy if there are Templars patrolling the rooftops nearby. You can just glide past them without them even noticing. Then, when the time is right, you can hit the R1/R button to speed up and leap right off the zipline for a surprise assassination. It's pretty stylish!

Keep an eye out because some of these ziplines actually have Animus Data Fragments on them. If you spot one but don't have time to grab it, don't sweat it. Just use your Eagle Sense to tag it, and you can come back for it later. It's all about making your traversal and your assassinations as efficient as possible!