Collectibles Rundown: Locations Guide 2

Find all 345 Treasure Chests, 26 Locked Treasure Chests, 180 Helix Glitches, and more in assassins creed syndicate. Learn unlock conditions and rewards.

Treasure Chests (345)

These standard chests appear as stock chests and can be opened by approaching them and using the ‘interact’ button when the prompt appears. They often contain various sums of money and reagents for crafting. These will be revealed on the map in the immediate area once you have synchronized a viewpoint. Maps with their locations can also be purchased from vendors for each of the seven boroughs.

Locked Treasure Chests (26)

Locked chests appear as gold chest icons on the world map. They can be opened once you have invested skill points into the ‘Lockpicking I’ skill. Like the standard chests, the locked chests contain money and reagents, but can also hold more useful items including: crafting schematics, weapons, armor and rare crafting materials. Maps with their locations can also be purchased from vendors for each of the seven boroughs.

Helix Glitches (180)

These collectibles appear as small glowing book-shaped objects. They can usually be found in high up, hard to reach places on top of buildings, ledges or spires and require a great deal of climbing to find. They can also be found floating in mid-air between structures, requiring use of the rope launcher. These will be revealed on the map in the immediate area once you have synchronized a viewpoint.

Beer Bottles (20)

The Beer Bottle collectibles appear as glowing beer bottles that can be found in pubs all over the city. Collecting all of the beer bottles will unlock the trophy/achievement ‘Cerevisaphile’ and the Beer Collector Belt for Jacob. A map entitled ‘1868 Beer Tasting Guide’ can be purchased from a vendor and this will place all of the collectible locations on the map in areas you have explored.

Pressed Flowers (30)

The Pressed Flowers appear as glowing boxes that can be found in parks and other outdoors-y areas across the world map. Collecting all of the Pressed Flowers will unlock the trophy/achievement ‘Language of Flowers’ as well as most of the colors that can be used to dye your heroes’ outfits. A map entitled ‘The Book of Flowers’ can be purchased from a vendor and this will place all of the collectible locations on the map in areas you have explored.

Historical Illustrations (50)

The historical illustration collectibles can be found in the form of glowing posters that have been plastered up on walls around the city at ground level along streets and in side-alleys. Collecting all of the illustrations will unlock the trophy/achievement ‘Student of History’. A map entitled ‘London Tour Guide’ can be purchased from a vendor and this will place all of the collectible locations on the map in areas you have explored.

Secrets of London (32)

The ‘Secrets of London’ collectibles can be found after visiting Reuge’s Vault after it appears on the map in the City of London borough following Memory Sequence 03-01: Somewhere That’s Green. There are 32 of these in total and they take the form of music boxes that you’ll be able to hear on approach. Collecting all of the illustrations will unlock the trophy/achievement ‘Godlike’ and the Aegis outfit for Evie. Unlike every other collectible in the game, it is not possible to purchase a map for their whereabouts from a vendor (although you can spend Helix Credits or real money to purchase one).

Letters from the Front (10)

These letter collectibles can be found within the World War I simulation only. They appear as small carry bags that can be found across the breadth of the WWI zone. Unlike most of the other collectible in the game, it is not possible to purchase a map for their whereabouts.

Royal Correspondence (12)

The Royal Letters can be found in the borough of Westminster, more specifically in and around the grounds of Buckingham Palace. They appear as small, glowing envelopes in the environment. Collecting all of the royal Letters will unlock the trophy/achievement ‘A Life in Letters’ and the Emerald Isle Cape for Evie. Unlike most of the other collectible in the game, it is not possible to purchase a map for their whereabouts.