Assassin's Creed Valhalla keeps sending players to assassinate training dummies Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Assassin's Creed Valhalla keeps sending players to assassinate training dummies Straw deal. News by Emma Kent Contributor Updated on 27 Nov 2020 17 comments Earlier this week, mid-way through one of my Valhalla sessions, I got a bit of a shock when one of my daily assassination targets popped up right next to me in Ravensthorpe. My blood ran cold. A dangerous thief in the settlement? Right here, next to the frolicking children? Things could be about to get messy. I peeked out of the longhouse - expecting an armoured contingent of soldiers to be wreaking havoc - and instead spied a lone figure, which the game told me was the Duke of Burgundy. I summoned all my powers of stealth, and shot the target down from a distance. It was at this point I realised my assassination target was actually a training dummy. That sure is a dead ringer. Assassin's Creed Valhalla, for those a little confused by all this, features a daily contracts system that allows players to earn opals: a form of currency that can be used to obtain rare items and cosmetics. When you accept a contract from one of the Thousand Eyes merchants, the game marks a nearby NPC for you to either rescue or murder, and this is likely the cause of this particular bug. Using Odin Sight in Ravensthorpe shows that the game marks training dummies as "enemies", and therefore a suitable target for an assassination contract. Easiest five opals I've ever made. Watch on YouTube 21 New Details You Shouldn't Miss in Assassin's Creed Valhalla I wasn't the only person to be affected by this amusing bug, however, as a number of other players reported experiencing the same thing. "I had this exact glitch nearby in the camp," freelance writer Jordan Oloman told me on Twitter. "Reda told me there was a drunk guy causing hassle, turned out to be the straw bloke out the front of the bureau. Amazing bug!" AC: Valhalla offers repeatable quests that turn random NPCs in the gameworld into targets with a little back story and everything.The problem: Training dummies seem to count as NPCs - so I just got the quest to kill a dummy 20 feet away, that apparently committed crimes. pic.twitter.com/R9uiBar9dI- Gregor Schwayer (@gremisch) November 22, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Something I really cannot explain, however, is another bug that brings the training dummies to life. As spotted by The Gamer, Reddit user DontCrushMyJaw shared a video in which they enter a conversation with tattooist Tove, only for the nearby dummy to exit its T-pose and walk off. Must have been a boring conversation, I guess. this scared me more than any jumpscare ever could from r/AssassinsCreedValhalla To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Assassin's Creed Valhalla was updated earlier this week to add new performance options for next-gen consoles (hang on for the Digital Foundry analysis of that), but as far as I can see, the patch notes don't mention any of these marauding dummies - so best keep your eyes peeled. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 10 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store