Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
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Developers | |
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Ubisoft Montreal | |
Windows | Ubisoft Ukraine |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Engines | |
AnvilNext | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 19, 2013 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 84 |
OpenCritic | 85 |
IGDB | 85 |
Taxonomy | |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Open world, Stealth |
Vehicles | Naval/watercraft |
Themes | Historical, Piracy |
Series | Assassin's Creed |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
Deluxe Edition | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Origin | ||||
Steam | ||||
Ubisoft Store | Deluxe Edition. The edition is included with Ubisoft+. | |||
Amazon.com (unavailable) |
- All versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM.
Version differences
- The Gold Edition is a complete edition containing the base game and all DLC. Only available in NA.
- The Deluxe Edition includes Aveline DLC, The Castaway's Prize and Illustrious Pirates Pack.
- Freedom Cry is available as both DLC and a standalone game.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | ||
Kraken Ship Pack | Season Pass exclusive. | |
Freedom Cry Pack | Also available as a standalone game. | |
The Castaway's Prize | Deluxe and Gold Edition exclusive. | |
Aveline DLC | Deluxe and Gold Edition exclusive. | |
Time saver: Resources Pack | ||
Time saver: Collectibles Pack | ||
Time saver: Activities Pack | ||
Death Vessel Pack | ||
Crusader & Florentine Pack | ||
Time saver: Technology Pack | ||
MP Character Pack: Blackbeard's Wrath | ||
Illustrious Pirates Pack | ||
Guild of Rogues |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
File removal[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242050/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\273\ <Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\437\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242050/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect | Disabled in 2013.[1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Anamorphic 16:9; use Flawless Widescreen to remove letterboxing. | ||
Multi-monitor | Anamorphic 16:9;[2] use Flawless Widescreen. Or if using an AMD card just use Catalyst version 14.4 | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See the community page. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Use jim2point0's cheat table (requires Cheat Engine). | ||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | TXAA (Nvidia only), FXAA, SMAA (actually SMAA T2X) and MSAA/CSAA (also using FXAA). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Double buffered. See FPS drops to 30 when Vsync is enabled for triple buffered v-sync. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 63 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Windowed
Run patcher[3] |
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Use WinExplorer[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Acceleration is present. Can't be disabled | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | Xbox prompts. | |
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Sliders for music, effects and voices. | |
Surround sound | Autodetection up to 5.1 setups. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | 8 |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Assassins Creed 4 Black Flag. | ||
vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Issues unresolved
Mouse and keyboard do not work
- Might be related to either Logitech or Steam Controller drivers, as the game improperly detects the input device.[4]
Issues fixed
- You can find various fixes in this Ubisoft Support FAQ
- Ubisoft Community Technical Support
Missing Audio during combat (Freedom Cry DLC Pack)
- Only applies to DLC Pack (standalone copy doesn't suffer from this issue), see Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry for details.
Crash when installed in a Storage Space
- The game will refuse to run when installed on a drive which is managed by a Storage Space on Windows 8 and later.
Creating a junction to the folder "sounddata" to a non-Windows Storage Space drive seems to solve the problem[citation needed] |
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Installing the Game on a drive that is not a Storage Space will fix this issue[citation needed] |
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Game freezes on AMD GPUs
- This issue first manifests upon starting a new file when the game freezes on a black screen with the 'saving' icon.
Avoid using MSAA or EQAA[5] |
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The image freezes but the game still runs in the background
- Sometimes the game might appear to be frozen, but you can still hear the sound and the HUD works.[6]
Enabling "Volumetric Fog" and / or disabling "FXAA" fixes the issue[citation needed] |
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FPS drops to 30 when Vsync is enabled
- This is caused by lack of triple buffering in the game.
Use D3DOverrider to force triple buffering[8] |
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Use RadeonPro to force triple buffering[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Use Ctrl-Alt-Del workaround to force triple buffering[citation needed] |
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Nvidia PhysX performance issues
Disable Shadowplay[9] |
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Change process affinity[9] |
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Nvidia PhysX on newer GPUs even after the above workaround
Remove old PhysX files[9] |
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Nvidia broken PhysX on newer GPUs fix (Windows 7)
Install older PhysX driver |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Anti-cheat | PunkBuster | Used PunkBuster initially[10] but was eventually removed.[11] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista SP2 | 7 SP1, 8 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.6 GHz AMD Athlon II X4 620 2.6 GHz |
Intel Core i5-2400S 2.5 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 ATI Radeon HD 4870 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 4.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 ATI Radeon HD 5850 1 GB of VRAM Shader model 5.0 support |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible |
- Supported video cards include: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or better, GT400, GT500, GT600, GT700 series or ATI Radeon HD4870 or better, HD5000, HD6000, HD7000 series.
- Laptop graphics cards may work but are not officially supported.
- Dual core processors will, despite the minimum requirements, most likely work.[12] (only LGA1150/LGA1155 dual core processors will, under most circumstances, deliver a playable frame rate - LGA775/LGA1156 and AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1/FM2 dual core CPUs are unlikely to suffice due to significantly lower IPC)
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (242050) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Ubisoft Customer Service Screenshot
- ↑ Assassin Creed 4 Black Flag - WSGF forums
- ↑ [GUIDE] Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag - Dead End Thrills
- ↑ Verified by User:Suicide_machine on 2017-12-12
- ↑ "Game freezing on black "saving" screen- Please help!" - Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ Steam Forums: AC4 freezes but the HUD still okay???
- ↑ Steam Forums Post
- ↑ Verified by User:Blackbird on 2017-01-26
- Tested on W10 (1607)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 (Finally) Assassins Creed 4 Physx Performance Fix!! - GeForce Forums
- ↑ Even Balance, Inc. - PunkBuster Online Countermeasures - last accessed on 2018-09-04
- "Tue Nov 19 2013 12:00
Ubisoft has contracted with Even Balance, Inc. to integrate our PunkBuster™ Anti-Cheat software into the online game known as Assassin's Creed® 4 Black Flag."
- "Tue Nov 19 2013 12:00
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2018-09-04
- Installed the game and joined a multiplayer session. PunkBuster were nowhere to be seen.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - PC Performance Analysis