Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
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| Windows | November 19, 2013 |
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Key points
- Disable Uplay Cloud saving in order to prevent possible progress loss. See save game cloud syncing.
- Hard-coded to run on the C drive[citation needed]. Avoid installing on a storage drive or see Issues fixed for the workaround.
General information
Availability
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Special Edition | |
- All versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM.
Version differences
- Freedom Cry is available as both DLC and a standalone game.
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Kraken Ship Pack | Season Pass exclusive. | |
| Freedom Cry Pack | Also available as a standalone game. | |
| The Castaway's Prize | Deluxe/Digital Deluxe exclusive. | |
| DLC Aveline | Deluxe/Digital Deluxe Edition | |
| Time saver: Resources Pack | |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242050/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242050/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Origin | ||
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| Ubisoft Connect | Uplay cloud synchronization was disabled sometime in 2013.[1] |
- There are reports of lost game progress.[2] Preemptively disable Uplay Cloud saving in order to prevent bad synchronization.
Video settings
Graphics settings.
Windowed
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Borderless fullscreen windowed
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Input settings
Controls settings.
Audio settings
Audio settings.
General settings.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Online play | 8 | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Assassins Creed 4 Black Flag. | ||
Issues fixed
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.
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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.[3]
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FPS drops to 30 when Vsync is enabled
- This is caused by lack of triple buffering in the game.
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Nvidia PhysX performance issues
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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System requirements
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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.[4] (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 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/242050/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (242050) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
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