Assassin’s Creed Shadows has a hidden technique for creating stunningly realistic wind

When the wind hits in Assassin’s Creed Shadows the world feels alive. Leaves whip up into the air, grass dances back and forth, and Naoe’s hair sways from side to side. It’s a stunning effect that enriches the game’s shifting seasonal and weather systems. According to a Digital Foundry interview with a few of the game’s rendering engineers, the wind isn’t actually wind at all — it’s invisible fluid.








When the wind hits in Assass...