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 |
Themes | Historical, Piracy |
Vehicles | Naval/watercraft |
Series | Assassin's Creed |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
Deluxe Edition | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Origin | ||||
Steam | ||||
Ubisoft Store | Deluxe Edition. The edition is included with Ubisoft+. |
- 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 | Uplay cloud synchronization was disabled sometime 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 enabled by default. | |
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
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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Stuttering and low fps
This appears to happen on nvidia 1000 series video cards onwards and is apparently caused due to the God rays used in the game not getting along with modern gpu's. |
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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 AMD Radeon HD 5850 1 GB of VRAM Shader model 5.0 support |
- Supported video cards include: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or better, GT400, GT500, GT600, GT700 series or AMD 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