Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Gets Newgame+ Mode as Part of Final Content Support and Enters QoL Patch Phase

Ubisoft has released its final content support patch for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, bringing a NewGame+ mode, restored content, new items, and more to the popular remake. The original Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag launched in 2013, with Ubisoft’s remake arriving on July 9, 2026. The publisher announced that within days, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced managed to break sales records for the company, although that didn’t stop them from laying off staff who could’ve put their experience into making a sequel; that’s another story for another time. Fast forward several months and a number of patches later, and Ubisoft is giving the game a sendoff in the form of Title Update 1.0.8, which, aside from bug fixes, provides some notable content to the game.

“Hello everyone,

The game has been out for a couple of months now and it’s been an absolute pleasure for us to watch you all sail through the Caribbean once more. A sincere thank you for all the love you have shown for the game.”
– Ubisoft

What Carries Over:

All of Edward’s tools, upgrades, unlocked weapons, and trinkets.
All the Jackdaw’s upgrades, unlocked officer abilities and pets.
- Officers will not physically be on ship and need to be recruited again
All money, materials and trade goods from inventory.
- There is a new currency used for NG+
- Quest-related items will be removed
All unlocked customizable outfits and their options.
Hideout progression, perks, and art collection.
All Kenway fleet ships.
- However, forts will need to be taken over again as the map’s fog will be reset.
Codex items including each treasure map, acquired and completed.
Items purchased from the store.

Ubisoft listened to the community and has added a NewGame+ mode whereby players can re-embark with Edward Kenway, keeping nearly everything from the last playthrough, which includes outfits, upgrades, pets, weapons, and even his previous fleet of ships. However, each NewGame+ raises the difficulty level, with more Elite Soldiers appearing and increased numbers of max-rank ships on patrol. A new Nightmare mode has been added, promising no mercy and no second chances. The developers have also added hidden chests throughout the map and restored some animations from the original 2013 game.

Ground Combat

Enemies do 1.8x damage
The timing for parrying is reduced
No more white glint on enemy attacks
Ranged enemies shoot more often
The one-shot kill safety is disabled.
- This is the most impactful since the game does not prevent an instant death, even if the player has a lot of health left. Players should be extremely mindful of bullets and explosives.

Stealth

Detection time greatly reduced
Investigation time extended
Enemies can hear the player when they’re moving faster than a walk
Edward needs to be at least 6m above an enemy to stay hidden in a high spot, instead of just 4m

Naval

All ship damages are increased

Activities

Underwater sharks deal more damage
Urchins and jellyfish damage is doubled
Oxygen meter depletes faster
All harpooning wildlife deals more damage

Download sizes for Patch 1.0.8 vary depending on platform, and for PC, what storefront the game was purchased from. Xbox Series X|S is the largest at 15.5 GB, PlayStation 5 at 4.5 GB, and PC at 4.3 GB or 2.1 GB (Steam). Moving forward, patches for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced are expected to primarily focus on any remaining bug fixes or other quality-of-life game support.

List of Bug Fixes

General

Fixed an issue where Players were unable to launch the game in Offline Mode if connection to servers was lost whilst playing.
Increased number of Rogue Waves happening during storms.
Fixed an issue where Players owning the Deluxe edition did not have the Blackbeard items displayed as ‘Owned’ in the Exchange.
Fixed an issue where Players were able to Fast Travel to unsynchronized viewpoints in Havana and Long Bay.
Fixed an issue where the Game would freeze while playing ‘Nine-Man Morris, Checkers or Fanorona’ at a Tavern.
Fixed an issue where Camera Field of View was permanently altered indoors after experiencing ‘Delirium’.
Fixed an issue where Pistol ‘Customize’ did not affect the pistols on Edward’s hips.
Fixed an issue where the Rope Dart was still attached to Edward’s hand in the following cutscenes after assassinating a ‘Boss’ with it.
Fixed an issue where the Guardian Beast trinket’s healing effect was still active even after quitting to memories.
Fixed multiple world map location icons that were not updated when all activities were completed.
General spelling and punctuation fixes.
Fixed some Accessibility Narration issues.

Gameplay

Fixed an issue where Edward could get stuck in an aiming position if he got hit while taking corner cover and aiming with a smoke bomb.
Fixed an issue where Edward was unable to assassinate sleeping casualties if they collapsed onto a bush hiding spot.
Fixed minor issues experienced while fighting and assassinating.
Fixed quality of life issues while handling tools.
Fixed and issue where Players were unable to raise travel sails after certain quests.

World

Fixed an issue where the chest icon might remain visible after clearing the San Ignacio wreck.

Progression & Economy

Fixed wrong location for Capuchin Monkey’s Codex entry.

UI/Menu

Fixed an issue where the World map could be grayed out and locked controls for a while.
Fixed and issue where hidden gear would still appear in the pause menu.

Visuals & Graphics

Fixed an issue where the Jackdaw might remain looking damaged despite repairing the ship.
Fixed general issues where Enemies would snap to their feet if Edward assassinated them while they slept.

Stability & Optimizations

Improved stability.

Audio

Fixed an issue where the Gunshots were muffled after exiting inventory and activating the ‘Blades of the Damned’ sword perk.
Fixed some gunshot sounds that were silent.

Controls

Fixed an issue for Mouse and Keyboard where the Player was unable to dive underwater if they changed the ‘Walk’ input from ‘Hold’ to ‘Toggle’.

SPOILERS AHEAD!

Quests

“This Tyro Captain”:– Fixed an issue where some Players could be soft locked after skinning the Ocelots.
“The Traveling Salesman”:– Fixed an issue where the quest might disappear after retrieving documents from Prin’s courtyard.
“We Demand a Parley”:– Fixed an issue where Rogers might die of mysterious circumstances, preventing you from fully tailing him.
“Commodore Eighty-Sixed”:– Fixed an issue where the Player was unable to proceed if they managed to berserk dart the Commodore before the fight begins.
“Captain Stede Bonnet”:– Fixed an issue where the Loyalists would not move if Edward took an alternative route.
“A World Without Gold: Not Even a Real Captain”:– Fixed an issue where Players were unable to loot dead enemies and get stuck at 2/3 Intel.
“Officer Quest: The One with the Gun”:– Fixed an issue where the plantain was missing if the players started “A World Without Gold at the same time.
“Templar Hunt: Anto – Under Attack”:– Fixed and issue where Players were unable to continue the mission if the final enemy wave did not spawn.
“Templar Hunt: Rhona – A Thief in the Market”:– Fixed an issue where the Player was unable to move if they stood at a specific spot in a crowd during “Locate a hiding spot in the market”.
“Naval Contract: Realities of War”:– Fixed multiple issues where the Contract giver was missing, or the contract could not be completed.
“Naval Contract: Hunter Gatherer”:– Fixed an issue where the quest icon and objectives were missing after entering the mission area.
“Rift: Edward’s Memories”:– Fixed parkouring issues in the spiked tunnel if You chose not to obey EGO and wait.

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