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* 3. Starter Tips ( TIPS333 )                                                 *
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*Use your moves - you get counter kill, quick kills, and grabs, so use them
in fights. At the very least, holding down the guard button will deflect 
attacks. And when you gain more ranks, be sure to apply the new abilities to 
combat ASAP; abilities like grab break and dodge will help in all fights.

*Shorter is better - don't look now, but the short blade is possibly better
than the long blade. Try it and the hidden blade in combat.

*Finish the fight - this is for certain counter kill animations in which you
do not kill someone. There are three types of animations: kill, punch, and
contact sensitive. You can't affect the punch ones, but if you ever see that
Altair is punching a guy and for a split second that guy is crouched over in
front of you while the animation doesn't look quite done, that is your cue to
press the attack button and finish the dude off.

*Use the markers - you first need to know that you have a map, then you need to
learn how to set markers so that you can easily use the minimap while playing 
to locate objectives.

*Yes, you can kill like in the trailer - if you recall, the trailers for this
game showed Altair running and then leaping for an assassination. You can do
that too. Just run (sprint or normal) and then press the attack button when 
close. But for this to work, such as for save citizens and clearing rooftops, 
you need to constantly make sure your hidden blade is equipped.

*Know the class of your enemy - usually there are normal grunts and then a few
higher ups. The stronger guys will have more moves and be smarter, so start 
with the grunts and then handle the big guys last.

*Leap with some faith - it's something I know someone won't quite catch while
playing. Once you claim a view point, be sure to jump in the direction (usually
the front of the beam) of a haypile below.

*There is always a way - if you find yourself climbing up a building and you
hit a spot where you can't continue, the chances are there is a way up, you
just need to find it. Rarely will you be climbing and have no way of keeping
it up.

*Mind your actions - this usually means one thing: gently push. Yes, while in
crowds if you just hold that button down you will probably never be spotted by
the guards, because you will be socially acceptable and you don't hit anyone 
carrying something. Jar and crate carriers will blow your cover, so don't be
mean. Anyone else will, so just be nice to the citizens.

*Kingdom go - when quickly needing to cross through the Kingdom, just gallop by
all the soldiers; no sense in stopping unless you need to.

*Save side quests for later, or keep notes - to be honest, doing this guide and
having to document every flag and Templar I ran into helped me know what I 
already had. My advice to you is to save all the flags and Templars for one 
solid effort, or keep track as you go along, or have a really good memory. 

*Pause to check your progress - the pause menu has some double-helixes with
bars that represent your progress. There are ten bars to each helix: 6 for the
investigations (the white ones), 2 for the assassination, one for saving all
the citizens of a district, and one for getting all the view points. Each
heilx goes with one district, and I don't believe they carry over. 

*Complete all objectives, just because - not only for completing your memories,
but also because they add up toward adding a block of health to your sync bar.
And more health means you can be more reckless.

*Know when it saves - since the game uses autosaves, you can either do an
objective, find some flag, or visit a bureau and get out.

*You actually have information on you - each investigation will unlock more
of your memories in the pause menu. Once you have all six done and you are
going after the target, you can press pause, go to memory log, and then read
up on the intel you've picked up.

*Watch carefully - you can usually press buttons during some cutscenes to 
change the camera angle. And don't forget to hit the glitches in any 
cutscene.