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Assassins Creed Black Flag Framerate Fix

Assassinator'southward Creed Four: Black Flag
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag cover
Developers
Ubisoft Montreal
Windows Ubisoft Ukraine
Publishers
Ubisoft
Engines
AnvilNext
Release dates
Windows November xix, 2013
Reception
Metacritic 84
OpenCritic 85
IGDB 85
Taxonomy
Monetization 1-time game purchase, DLC
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Open globe, Stealth
Vehicles Naval/watercraft
Themes Historical, Piracy
Series Assassin's Creed

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Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on IGDB

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag guide on StrategyWiki

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on MobyGames

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on Wikipedia

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Assassin'due south Creed II 2010
Assassin'due south Creed: Brotherhood 2011
Assassin's Creed: Revelations 2011
Assassin's Creed 3 2012
Assassin's Creed Iv: Black Flag 2013
Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD 2014
Assassinator's Creed: Liberty Cry 2014
Assassin'south Creed: Pirates 2014
Assassin'south Creed Unity 2014
Assassin's Creed Rogue 2015
Assassin'southward Creed Chronicles (series)
Assassinator's Creed Syndicate 2015
Assassinator'south Creed Origins 2017
Discovery Tour (series)
Assassinator's Creed Odyssey 2018
Assassin'southward Creed III Remastered 2019
Assassinator'due south Creed Three: Liberation Remastered 2019
Assassinator's Creed Valhalla 2020

Contents

  • i Availability
    • i.i Version differences
    • 1.ii DLC and expansion packs
  • 2 Essential improvements
    • 2.1 Skip intro videos
  • iii Game information
    • 3.i Configuration file(s) location
    • 3.ii Save game information location
    • three.iii Save game deject syncing
  • 4 Video
    • iv.i Windowed
  • 5 Input
  • 6 Audio
    • six.i Localizations
  • vii Network
    • seven.one Multiplayer types
    • 7.2 Connection types
  • 8 VR support
  • 9 Bug unresolved
    • ix.i Mouse and keyboard do not work
  • 10 Issues stock-still
    • 10.1 Missing Audio during combat (Freedom Cry DLC Pack)
    • x.2 Crash when installed in a Storage Space
    • 10.3 Game freezes on AMD GPUs
    • 10.4 The paradigm freezes but the game still runs in the groundwork
    • x.v FPS drops to xxx when Vsync is enabled
    • 10.6 Nvidia PhysX performance bug
    • x.vii Nvidia PhysX on newer GPUs even afterward the higher up workaround
    • x.8 Nvidia broken PhysX on newer GPUs fix (Windows 7)
  • 11 Other information
    • 11.1 API
    • xi.2 Middleware
  • 12 System requirements
  • 13 Notes
  • xiv References

General information

PC Study
Official forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability [edit]

All versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM.

Version differences [edit]

The Gold Edition is a complete edition containing the base game and all DLC. Just available in NA.
The Deluxe Edition includes Aveline DLC, The Castaway's Prize and Illustrious Pirates Pack.
Liberty Cry is bachelor as both DLC and a standalone game.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Flavour Pass

Windows

Kraken Transport Pack Flavor Pass sectional.

Windows

Freedom Cry Pack Too bachelor equally a standalone game.

Windows

The Castaway's Prize Deluxe and Golden Edition exclusive.

Windows

Aveline DLC Deluxe and Gold Edition exclusive.

Windows

Time saver: Resource Pack

Windows

Time saver: Collectibles Pack

Windows

Time saver: Activities Pack

Windows

Death Vessel Pack

Windows

Crusader & Florentine Pack

Windows

Time saver: Technology Pack

Windows

MP Grapheme Pack: Blackbeard's Wrath

Windows

Illustrious Pirates Pack

Windows

Gild of Rogues

Windows

Essential improvements [edit]

Skip intro videos [edit]

File removal [commendation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Get into videos (for unmarried player) or multi\videos (for multiplayer).
  3. Rename, delete or move these files:
ubi_logo.bik TWIMTBP.bik abstergo_logo.bik ac4bf_logo.bik warning_disclaimer.bik                
warning_disclaimer.bik is in a subfolder that corresponds with the set linguistic communication.

Game data [edit]

Configuration file(s) location [edit]

Arrangement Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Assassin'south Creed Iv Black Flag\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/242050/pfx/ [Note 1]

Save game data location [edit]

Save game cloud syncing [edit]

Video [edit]

Graphics settings.

Graphics settings.

Windowed [edit]

Run patcher[3]
  1. Download AC4 Window Mode Patcher.
  2. Re-create information technology to the installation binder and launch information technology.
  3. Type y and printing Enter to start patching.
Employ WinExplorer [citation needed]
  1. Download WinExplorer.
  2. Run game and choose a resolution of your choice.
  3. Alt+Tab to the desktop.
  4. Open WinExplorer and select AC4 from list of running programs.
  5. Caput over to style tab and tick WS_DISABLED and WS_CHILD checkboxes.

Notes

You may want to farther customize the window mode with WS_THICKFRAME, WS_BORDER or WS_DLGFRAME options

Input [edit]

Controls settings.

Controls settings.

Sound [edit]

Audio settings.

Sound settings.

General settings.

Full general settings.

Sound feature State Notes
Separate volume controls Sliders for music, effects and voices.
Surround sound Autodetection up to 5.ane setups.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Japanese Japanese Subtitles tin can simply exist enabled when the Interface/Menu Linguistic communication is fix to Japanese.
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German language
Hungarian
Italian
Norwegian
Smooth
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish Fan translation.

Network [edit]

Multiplayer types

Connection types

VR back up [edit]

Issues unresolved [edit]

Mouse and keyboard exercise not piece of work [edit]

Might exist related to either Logitech or Steam Controller drivers, as the game improperly detects the input device.[4]

Issues stock-still [edit]

Y'all can detect diverse fixes in this Ubisoft Support FAQ
Ubisoft Community Technical Support

Missing Audio during gainsay (Freedom Cry DLC Pack) [edit]

Merely 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 [edit]

The game will refuse to run when installed on a drive which is managed by a Storage Infinite on Windows 8 and after.
Creating a junction to the folder "sounddata" to a non-Windows Storage Space drive seems to solve the problem [citation needed]
Installing the Game on a bulldoze that is non a Storage Infinite volition set up this issue [citation needed]

Game freezes on AMD GPUs [edit]

This issue get-go manifests upon starting a new file when the game freezes on a blackness screen with the 'saving' icon.
Avoid using MSAA or EQAA[v]

The paradigm freezes but the game still runs in the groundwork [edit]

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 event [citation needed]
"Volumetric Fog" may crusade artifacts on screen edges in-game, Utilise Commuter AA instead if MSAA is being used.[7]

FPS drops to xxx when Vsync is enabled [edit]

This is acquired by lack of triple buffering in the game.
Use D3DOverrider to force triple buffering[eight]
Don't force VSync in D3DOverrider, only triple buffering. Enable VSync in game options (or strength it in Nvidia control panel or Nvidia Inspector).
If you're using SweetFX or another injector, this ready will not piece of work. Use the workaround beneath.
Use RadeonPro to force triple buffering [citation needed]
  1. Download and install RadeonPro.
  2. Launch RadeonPro.
  3. Add a profile pointing to AC4BFSP.exe or AC4BFMP.exe.
  4. Select the exe profile by clicking on it.
  5. Get to the tweaks tab go out vsync to commuter default and cheque triple buffering.

Notes

Tested on Win8.ane with CFX 7970s. [commendation needed]
Apply Ctrl-Alt-Del workaround to force triple buffering [citation needed]
This method has only been tested on Windows vii SP1 with an Nvidia graphics card and on Windows 10 with an AMD graphics card.
  1. Printing Ctrl+Alt+Del.
  2. Click the cancel button to return to your desktop.
  3. Get back to the game by clicking its icon on the taskbar.
Alt+Tab does NOT piece of work.
This workaround makes possible the utilise of SweetFX or other injectors with triple buffering.

Nvidia PhysX performance issues [edit]

Disable Shadowplay[ix]
Alter process analogousness[9]
  1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to open Task Manager.
  2. Go to the Details tab.
  3. Right click ac4bfsp.exe and select "Set affinity".
  4. Uncheck the last CPU cadre and hitting OK.
  5. Become back to the aforementioned menu and re-enable it.
  6. Close Task Manager.

Nvidia PhysX on newer GPUs even afterward the higher up workaround [edit]

Remove one-time PhysX files[9]
  1. Install updated PhysX drivers
  2. Go to the <path-to-game>
  3. Delete or rename PhysX3_x86.dll, PhysX3Common_x86.dll, PhysX3Cooking_x86.dll, PhysX3Gpu_x86.dll, PhysXDevice.dll
  4. This will disable PhysX in the game. This tin can besides be achieved by simply disabling PhysX in the in-game menu.

Nvidia cleaved PhysX on newer GPUs fix (Windows 7) [edit]

Install older PhysX commuter
  1. Uninstall any existing instance of PhysX from your computer.
  2. Install version 9.xiv of PhysX. Before version are non supported, and afterwards versions are cleaved. PhysX ix.xiv.0702

Other information [edit]

API [edit]

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware [edit]

Middleware Notes
Anti-cheat PunkBuster Used PunkBuster initially[10] but was eventually removed.[xi]

Organization requirements [edit]

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (Bone) Vista SP2
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.half-dozen GHz
AMD Athlon II X4 620 2.6 GHz
System retention (RAM) ii GB
Hard disk (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
ATI Radeon HD 4870
512 MB of VRAM
Shader model 4.0 support
Audio (sound device) DirectX compatible
Supported video cards include: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or better, GT400, GT500, GT600, GT700 serial 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, nigh likely work.[12] (merely LGA1150/LGA1155 dual core processors will, nether almost 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. ane.0 1.1 File/binder construction within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (utilise 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

  1. Ubisoft Customer Service Screenshot
  2. Assassin Creed four Black Flag - WSGF forums
  3. [GUIDE] Assassin'due south Creed four: Black Flag - Dead End Thrills
  4. Verified past User:Suicide_machine on 2017-12-12
  5. "Game freezing on blackness "saving" screen- Please help!" - Steam Community Discussions
  6. Steam Forums: AC4 freezes but the HUD even so okay???
  7. Steam Forums Mail
  8. Verified by User:Blackbird on 2017-01-26
    Tested on W10 (1607)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 (Finally) Assassins Creed 4 Physx Performance Set!! - GeForce Forums
  10. Fifty-fifty Residuum, Inc. - PunkBuster Online Countermeasures - last accessed on 2018-09-04
    "Tue Nov nineteen 2013 12:00
    Ubisoft has contracted with Fifty-fifty Balance, Inc. to integrate our PunkBuster™ Anti-Cheat software into the online game known as Assassin'south Creed® 4 Black Flag.
    "
  11. Verified by User:Aemony on 2018-09-04
    Installed the game and joined a multiplayer session. PunkBuster were nowhere to exist seen.
  12. Assassin's Creed Four: Black Flag - PC Functioning Analysis

Source: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_IV:_Black_Flag

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