To avoid losing health, i jumped off the building you start on as you run almost straight at the flag. if you jump straight as the building turns right, you will catch a beam on the way down leaving you with a clear view of the flag and no health lost.

This is caused by 2 issues - a uneven 59fps fps cap and excessive cpu load when using Vsync. To fix the uneven cap. Set the refresh rate to 50hz in game instead and use the Vsync as below. Use Nvidia's Adaptive Vsync in the Nvidia Control Panel or AMD's equivalent Dynamic Vsync. This minimises Vsync drops to 25fps.

If you're looking for the Assassin's Creed 3 save files: In Windows 7 x64 I found the save games (not the config files) under this folder: %ProgramFiles (x86)%\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\savegames\ {Unique Key}\54\. Where {Unique Key} is a personal ID for your UPlay account. If you're on 32-bit Win 7 they're probably here:

This is the real, complete and total fix for audio issues of Assassin's Creed II in Windows 10.
Step 1: Complete the story. This step is simple enough just playthrough the game all the way to the end. Chances are you will get most of the Miscellaneous trophies by the end but you don't need to get them before you complete the game as you can continue playing after you've beaten it.
⇓ Stream/Download "Assassin's Creed II" OST by Jesper Kyd→
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