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Difference between revisions of "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag"

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|widescreen resolution notes= Anamorphic 16:9; other aspect ratios are letterboxed (Hack/Fix<ref>http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/812181-1920x1200-FULLSCREEN-NO-BLACK-BARS-Working-solution-for-AC4-and-AC3-Yeah</ref>)
 
|widescreen resolution notes= Anamorphic 16:9; other aspect ratios are letterboxed (Hack/Fix<ref>http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/812181-1920x1200-FULLSCREEN-NO-BLACK-BARS-Working-solution-for-AC4-and-AC3-Yeah</ref>)
 
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|multimonitor notes        = Letterboxing on multi-monitor setups. <ref>http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=26834 Assassin Creed 4 Black Flag - WSGF.com</ref>
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|minOS    = Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8
 
|minOS    = Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8
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|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6 GHz
 
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{{ii}} 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.
 
{{ii}} 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.
 
{{ii}} Laptop graphics cards may work but are not officially supported.  
 
{{ii}} Laptop graphics cards may work but are not officially supported.  
{{ii}} Dual core processors will, despite the minimum requirements, most likely work. <ref>http://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/assassins-creed-iv-black-flag-pc-performance-analysis/ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - PC Performance Analysis</ref>
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{{ii}} Dual core processors will, despite the minimum requirements, most likely work.<ref>http://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/assassins-creed-iv-black-flag-pc-performance-analysis/ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - PC Performance Analysis</ref>
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 21:42, 8 January 2014

Template:Infobox game/row/winporter
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Cover image missing, please upload it
Developers
Ubisoft Montreal
Publishers
Ubisoft
Engines
AnvilNext
Release dates
Windows November 19, 2013
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on Wikipedia
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Discovery Tour (series)
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2018
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2020
Assassin's Creed Mirage 2023
Assassin's Creed Shadows 2024

General information

PC Report
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Template:Availability Table

All versions require Uplay.

Optional Improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242050/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242050/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Note: There are reports of lost game progress.[1] Preemptively disable Uplay Cloud saving in order to prevent bad synchronization.

Video settings

Graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Use this trick to activate a borderless fullscreen windowed mode. This method works on both AMD/ATI and NVIDIA cards. (Tested on both)

Instructions

Input settings

Controls settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.
General settings.

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

How to enable AMD CrossfireX

Instructions

FPS drops from 60 to 30 when Vsync is enabled

This is caused by lack of triple buffering in the game.

Instructions
Instructions
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista SP2, 7 SP1, 8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
AMD Radeon HD 4870
512 MB of VRAM
Shader model 4.0 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.[2]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. http://steamcommunity.com/app/242050/discussions/0/666826703510257874/ I've lost nearly all of my progress - Steam Community Discussions.
  2. http://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/assassins-creed-iv-black-flag-pc-performance-analysis/ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - PC Performance Analysis