Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag (PlayStation 4)

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Charge Ram attack

Defeat all four legendary ships.

Costumes

Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding costume. Classic Assassin & Uplay Outfits.

CostumeHow to unlock
Altair's RobesHave a saved game file from any Assassin's Creed series game.
Brown CloakAvailable for purchase at a General Store for 1,500 R.
Connor's OutfitHave a saved game file from three Assassin's Creed series games.
Crimson Cloak OutfitAvailable for purchase at a General Store for 3,000 R.
Edward the Legend OutfitUnlocked in Uplay for 20 points.
Explorer OutfitComplete Community Challenge #6 (done online).
Ezio Auditore's RobesHave a saved game file from two Assassin's Creed series games.
Feline Pelt OutfitCraft one jaguar pelt and one ocelot pelt.
Governor's OutfitFind and share a social chest (done online)
Hunter OutfitCraft one red howler monkey skin and one white jaguar pelt (reduces animal aggression).
Mayan OutfitComplete all Mayan Stone side-quests (deflects bullets).
Merchant OutfitAvailable for purchase at a General Store for 10,000 R.
Officer's OutfitComplete the "Great Reputation 1" trading mission to Gibraltar with Kenway's Fleet (a Mediterranean Sea mission).
Pirate Captain OutfitAvailable for purchase at a General Store for 8,000 R.
Pirate CloakAvailable for purchase at a General Store for 6,000 R.
Politician's OutfitAvailable for purchase at a General Store for 12,000 R.
Privateer OutfitAvailable for purchase at a General Store for 5,000 R.
Shark Hunter OutfitCraft one bull shark skin and one hammerhead shark bone.
Stealth OutfitComplete 50% of Assassin Contract side-quests (decreases visibility and improves stealth).
Templar ArmorComplete all Templar Hunt side-quests (gives 25% damage reduction).
Whaler OutfitCraft with three white whale skins.

Easy "Killer Killer" Trophy

If desired, get harpoon upgrades, harpoon storage, strength, and extra armor to make this process easier. Sail to a Killer Whale hunting location (for example, coordinates 537, 340 on the world map). After a deck hand announces the presence of a whale, Kenway will be sent with a harpoon to hunt it. Harpoon the whale and follow it, being careful when it dives. It will eventually surface again on the horizon and run at your boat. Harpoon it again to avoid taking damage. Repeat the process until the whale's health is taken down to unlock the trophy.

Easy "Redingote Up!" Trophy

Go to a General Store, then select the "Hunting Goods" tab. Purchase the Red Howler Monkey Skin for 5,000 R and White Jaguar Pelt for 6,000 R. Select the "Crafting" tab at the main menu, then choose the "Hunting Outfit" option.

Easy Boarding

If you are going up against big ships (like frigates), position your ship near your target and then swim to the ship to take the crew out in close quarters combat. When you've done that, swim back to the Jackdaw and then hit each ship with one broadside. You immediately win the boarding sequence that follows, without having to go into heavy fighting.

Easy money

Complete the "Mister Walpole, I presume?" mission during Sequence 2 Memory 3. Pause game play while not in a mission, select "Progress Tracker", and choose "Sequence 2, Memory 3". Replay the mission and continue until you are given the optional objective to pickpocket three Templars. Pickpocket them to get at least 750 Reales. Immediately pause game play, select "Reload", and reload the game from the last checkpoint. You can now pickpocket the Templars again. Repeat the process until you collect at least 100,000 Reales.

Note: This trick requires a decent amount of hull armor and 10 or more mortar rounds for the Jackdaw ship. Travel to the legendary ship battle in the northeast corner of the map, with the two legendary ships that attack you. You will not be able to defeat both ships without your ship fully upgraded, but you will be able to take down one if you follow these instructions. When the battle starts, fire two mortar rounds at the ship you are focusing on while turning around, then release your fire barrels. When they get close, use your heavy shot. Do not get between the two opposing ships or you will be defeated quickly. Once they pass, keep firing mortars at the one ship while they are turning around. Repeat the previous steps until you destroy the ship you are focused on. Pick up the loot from that destroyed legendary ship as quickly as possible, because the other ship will ram and sink you quickly. You will get 10,000 Reales for your trouble and be able to keep it after you die. Repeat the process as many times as desired.

This trick requires the cannon and/or shot upgrades; or upgrades to your chain shot and ram abilities. Also, Brothers-in-Arms must not have been sunk yet. Start a battle with the group of ships, sinking one of them and ignoring the others. Collect your loot then intentionally fail. After respawning, the other ship will also be back with its loot. You will still have your previous reward. Repeat the process as many times as desired, earning 10,000 Reales each time.

Use the following trick to make 10,000R in about twenty five minutes by Hunting Crocodiles. While on the Island of Nassau (Sequence 02), you will have your first opportunity to hunt Crocodiles. You can find this easily on the map in the water/lagoon/marsh area, notated with a Crocodile symbol. It is easiest to find this after exposing a few lookout points. The crocodile lagoon is located southwest of the ship dock. Just to the right (east) on the map from the water the crocodiles lurk, you will find a red enemy zone with a lookout/regeneration point where you can Fast Travel to and regenerate the crocodiles you killed. This allows you to run back and do it again. Do this twenty five times to earn an easy 10,000R. To reach the area where it is easy to snipe the two crocodiles safely from the trees, leap out from the lookout point described above, directly across towards the crocodile area, and use the trees to go over the water and onto the island area. Stay on the trees, jumping across them and stay to the left until you reach the top of a tree on the edge of the water. From here, look down and snipe the two crocs, then jump down to skin them and quickly Fast Travel back to the lookout. Each run from the lookout point to the two easy to catch crocodiles takes less than a minute before Fast Traveling back to the lookout point, regenerating the two crocodiles you killed to hunt and skin again. Do this twenty four more times to get fifty Crocodile Leathers to sell for 10,000 total.

Easy shanties

Stand in the location the shanty starts at when it flies away from you. It will fly away and a short time later it will appear up in the location you are at. You can pick it up without having to chase after it.

Elite ship upgrade locations

Search the following locations to find the plans for the corresponding ship upgrade.

Elite ShipLocation
Elite Broadside CannonsThe Blue Hole (coordinates 471, 170)
Elite Fire Barrel StorageIsla Providencia (coordinates 502, 44)
Elite Fire BarrelsSan Juan (coordinates 479, 487)
Elite HarpoonAndreas Island (coordinates 579, 720)
Elite Heavy ShotPetite Cavern (coordinates 901, 263)
Elite HullSan Ignacio (coordinates 379, 770)
Elite RamLa Concepcion Shipwreck (coordinates 181, 296)
Elite Round ShotKabah Ruins (coordinates 769, 145)
Elite Swivel GunsDevil's Eye Cave (coordinates 488, 353)

Freedom Cry: Trophies

Complete the following tasks to unlock PlayStation 4 trophy rewards.

TrophyHow to unlock
All Aboard! (Bronze)Board a ship without losing any crew members.
Firepower (Bronze)Kill five guards at once with a blunderbuss.
His Full Attention (Gold)Achieve 100% synchronization
His Own Medicine (Bronze)Disarm the Gouverneur and kill him with the branding iron.
His Word Was "Perhaps" (Silver)Complete all missions.
Killer Killer (Bronze)Harpoon a killer whale.
Liberation Day (Bronze)Free your first slave.
Mer-man (Bronze)Swim a total of one nmi.
Seeds of independence (Silver)Liberate 500 slaves.
Silence, Fool! (Bronze)Kill a guard ringing a bell.
Thug Life (Bronze)Plunder thirty ships.

Giant squid attack

Swim inside the Antocha shipwreck at coordinates 630,660. While looking out one of the windows you will be able to see a giant squid take down a whale.

Infinite Loot

After you unlock Florida by synchronizing with the viewpoint, fast travel there and you should easily spot 2 ships, an English and a Spanish vessel. They have a random amount of loot on board. Climb slowly on board the Spanish one and loot as desired until you are forced to jump overboard. You have around 45 seconds to do so. Then head to the other ship, where you should have around a minute. Once the two ships have both sunk, open your map and fast travel to the viewpoint again. Both ships should reappear, allowing to loot them all over again. You can repeat the process as often as you like. It's a great way to find the resources to upgrade your Jackdaw.

Infinite Money

In Sequence 2: Memory 3, you'll encounter an optional objective requiring you to pickpocket all Templars. There are three of them in the area, which follows shortly after a checkpoint. You can pick their pockets, then chose the option to "Reload Last Checkpoint." When you do, you'll find that the money you pocketed remains in your possession. You can repeat the process as often as you like before continuing the mission, and you can also come back to the mission later in the game if you wish. It's possible to earn 35,000R after around 7 minutes of effort. This exploit may soon be patched, so you'll want to play using the game's initial version if that proves to be the case.

Mayan puzzle locations

Complete all Mayan puzzles at the indicated location to unlock the Mayan Outfit at Tulum (coordinates 72, 404).

SymbolCoordinate
Symbol #1Great Inagua; completed during DNA Sequence 4, Memory 1.
Symbol #2Cat Island (coordinates 736, 692)
Symbol #2Mantanzas (coordinates 340, 643)
Symbol #4Cape Bonavista (coordinates 180, 594)
Symbol #5Tulum (coordinates 71, 402)
Symbol #6Pinos Isle (coordinates 337, 475)
Symbol #7Pinos Isle (coordinates 344, 476)
Symbol #8Tortuga (coordinates 875, 379)
Symbol #9Long Bay (coordinates 524, 255)
Symbol #10Isla Providencia (coordinates 503, 45)
Symbol #11Isla Providencia (coordinates 505, 43)
Symbol #12New Bone (coordinates 434, 113)
Symbol #13Misteriosa (coordinates 302, 120)
Symbol #14Misteriosa (coordinates 295, 197)
Symbol #15Santanillas (coordinates 214, 244)
Symbol #16Santanillas (coordinates 224, 243)

Secret Trophies

Complete the following tasks to unlock PlayStation 4 trophy rewards.

TrophyHow to unlock
Bunker Buddies (Bronze)Complete present day mission 4.
Getting Weird Around Here (Bronze)Complete present day mission 3.
Hungover (Bronze)Wake up in a haystack.
It's All Good (Bronze)Complete present day mission 5.
Routine Hacking (Bronze)Complete present day mission 2.

Shipwreck locations

The following underwater shipwrecks can be found at the indicated location after Sequence 6-1 is completed.

ShipwreckLocation
Shipwreck #1San Ignacio (coordinates 378, 769)
Shipwreck #2Petite Caverne (coordinates 901, 264)
Shipwreck #3Jiguey (coordinates 564, 539)
Shipwreck #4Atocha (coordinates 632, 661)
Shipwreck #5Black Trench (coordinates 221, 449)
Shipwreck #6San Juan (coordinates 480, 486)
Shipwreck #7Devil's Eyes Cave (coordinates 487, 356)
Shipwreck #8Anotto Bay (coordinates 622, 276)
Shipwreck #9Ambergris Key (coordinates 55, 177)
Shipwreck #10The Blue Hole (coordinates 470, 170)
Shipwreck #11Kabah Ruins (coordinates 768, 144)
Shipwreck #12La Concepcion Shipwreck (coordinates 180, 296)
Shipwreck #13Antocha (coordinates 629, 661)

The IT Crowd

If you go to the map near the entrance to the modern-day Abstergo offices, you can overhear two co-workers talking about Chicago. If you wait a minute or two, they will begin talking about John from IT. The male worker comments that whenever he requests help, John replies smugly with "Have you tried turning it off and on again?" That appears to be a reference to the popular British comedy, "The IT Crowd."

Uplay rewards

Spend the indicated amount of points in your Uplay account to earn the corresponding reward.

500 Reales10 points.
Edward the Legend outfit20 points.
The Blades of Toledo and exclusive multiplayer items30 points.
The Vengeful Daughter Outfit for multiplayer, customize the Jackdaw with epic items40 points.

Various Cheats

If you finish enough Abstergo challenges - as below - you will unlock the named cheats. They can be found in the Cheats option in the Abstergo Challenges menu. Note: You cannot earn Trophies or save the game while these are in use.

UnlockableHow to unlock
Armed to the TeethFinish 90 Abstergo Challenges.
Arrr Matey!Finish 20 Abstergo Challenges.
Celestial NavigationFinish 10 Abstergo Challenges.
Dead Men Tell No TalesFinish 70 Abstergo Challenges.
Deceased CrewFinish all 100 Abstergo Challenges.
Loaded to the GunwhaleFinish 50 Abstergo Challenges.
No QuarterFinish 30 Abstergo Challenges.
Poseidon's WillFinish 60 Abstergo Challenges.
Scourge of the Seven SeasFinish 40 Abstergo Challenges.
Shiver Me TimbersFinish 80 Abstergo Challenges.

Various Trophies

Complete the following tasks to unlock PlayStation 4 trophy rewards.

TrophyHow to unlock
A New Hope (Silver)Complete memory sequence 9.
A Pirate's Life For Me (Bronze)Complete memory sequence 3.
Adrift (Silver)Complete memory sequence 8.
All Aboard! (Bronze)Board a ship without losing any crew members.
All Rounder (Bronze)Play on every game mode, and use every ability and ranged weapon once in Multiplayer.
Barfly (Silver)Unlock all taverns.
Been Down So Long... (Silver)Complete memory sequence 11.
Business And Pleasure (Bronze)Earn 50,000 reales.
By The Book (Silver)Complete 100% of all main mission constraints.
Cannon fodder (Bronze)Recruit 500 crew members.
Cartographer (Bronze)Visit every location of the game.
Committed To The Cause (Bronze)Reach level 55 in Multiplayer.
Death Of A Salesman (Silver)Complete memory sequence 5.
Destroyer (Silver)Fully upgrade the Jackdaw.
Devil Of The Caribbean (Silver)Defeat all 4 legendary ships.
Employee Of The Month (Bronze)Complete 25 Abstergo challenges.
Excavator (Bronze)Find a buried treasure.
FTFY (Bronze)Fully upgrade your hideout.
Ghost In The Machine (Bronze)Hack 15 computers in Abstergo Entertainment.
Good While It Lasted (Bronze)Complete memory sequence 2.
Help A Brother Out (Bronze)Complete a Templar Hunt sequence.
Heroes Aren't Born (Bronze)Complete memory sequence 1.
Just Like Starting Over (Silver)Complete memory sequence 12.
Killer Killer (Bronze)Harpoon a killer whale.
King Of The Castle (Silver)Capture all forts.
Lab Technician (Bronze)Play and complete a game session of Game Lab in the Multiplayer Public playlist.
Master Of The Caribbean (Bronze)Complete the Discovery Mode of Wolfpack in Multiplayer.
Mer-man (Bronze)Swim a total of 1 nmi.
Mixing Up The Medicines (Silver)Complete memory sequence 6.
My Elusive Fortune (Silver)Complete memory sequence 10.
No Apologies (Bronze)Complete memory sequence 4.
Owned (Bronze)Complete every activity in a single location.
Personal Bag Of Tricks (Bronze)Finish a game session with an ability set that you customized in Multiplayer.
Prizes, Plunder, and Adventure! (Platinum)Win every trophy.
Redingote Up! (Bronze)Craft the Hunter outfit.
Roped In (Bronze)Perform 5 air assassinations from a swinging rope.
Saw That One Coming... (Gold)Complete memory sequence 13.
Sea Legs (Bronze)Complete all naval contracts.
Seven Deadly Seas (Bronze)Explore all underwater shipwrecks.
Sharing Is Caring (Bronze)Share each type of discovery with friends once.
Silence, Fool! (Bronze)Kill a guard ringing a bell.
Siren Song (Bronze)Rescue pirate hostages by distracting enemies with "dancers."
The Hammer Falls (Silver)Complete memory sequence 7.
Thug Life (Bronze)Plunder 30 ships.
Vault Raider (Bronze)Unlock the secret door in Tulum.
Wild West Indies (Bronze)Kill 4 enemies in a row using multi-pistols.