Can you describe the flickering? Is it the actual image blinking on and off or what?
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Assassins Creed 4: Black Flag |OT| Not Based on a DisneyLand Ride
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chickdigger802
Banned
just curious, anybody with other versions of the game wanna time how long it takes to go from save select screen to ingame (ocean for consistent comparison)?
On pc disc based harddrive, 24.05 seconds.
On pc disc based harddrive, 24.05 seconds.
AScotAbroad
Member
There's a companion app for iOS/Android tablets. Does the manual explicitly say you can use the VITA for this?
Disagree with you about the game not being fun, but yeah, that scene where he leans in on Bonnet was incredible, it was like I could feel every muscle in his face quiver with rage... and then he turned it off.
Great stuff.
SPOILER REGARDING OTHER UBISOFT PROPERTIES:
That stuff is so much better now that it's optional. It was really cool to find a letter from Blume, the guys who make the Watch_Dogs ctOS system to Abstergo. The present day stuff also opens the series up to explore stuff outside Assassin's Creed, as well as smaller, experimental games that are not action oriented, made by Abstergo. I hope they take the opportunity.
AScotAbroad
Member
Fire the side cannons without manually aiming. Once you've unlocked them, of course
I am doing that, but in the mission where it asks you to heavy shot two ships, it isn't registering them...
Neuromancer
Member
How do you unlock new ships in the meta game?
Edit: I figured it out, have to capture ships in the real game
Edit: I figured it out, have to capture ships in the real game
Royal convoys and White Whales. The social/community version of the Convoys get you 10k Reales a piece, while White Whale skins sell for 4k each.
Board them in the main game and select the "send to fleet" option!
chickdigger802
Banned
heavy shots are the fireball looking ones.
but i think some of these optional objectives just don't work or buggy idk.
Some kind of edge flickering. Lowering some settings made it better, but imagine all the textures flickering.
Looks like I never got the upgrade itself. Done now, thanks.
Neuromancer
Member
chickdigger802
Banned
i dont get social chests and stuff. i found on social chest randomly in like 30 hours so far... maybe i should get some ubisoft friends lol.
anyone wanna uplay with me?
id: chickdigger802
anyone wanna uplay with me?
id: chickdigger802
iShouldGoPro
Member
About to stream this game LIVE on PS4 with audio commentary and Playstation camera capture! It will be my first time using the camera. I just got it lol
Twitch.tv/monkeydloufy
I'll be starting in 10 minutes
Twitch.tv/monkeydloufy
I'll be starting in 10 minutes
Just know that you don't have to wait for the harpoon reticle to close in before throwing. You can machine gun those harpoons out there if the whale is easily hittable and that will significantly increase your dps to hopefully outpace any damage to your boat.
(but yeah, elite harpoons make it easier as well as the boat upgrade.)
Blue Ninja
Member
I had to dial my PC version down to 900p because my 1080p tv was just too small. During the later-game foggy sections I just couldn't see shit.
Yeah,further looking into this,UBI decided it seems that the second screen is only on tablets,even though the game has full remote play support on the Vita...oh well.
uncleniccius
Member
I just played the first sequence on PS4 and I'm impressed.
I hated the tutorial feel of the first 5 hours of three, and sequence one was far more interesting than that was.
The game looks/plays really well on PS4 too, I'm surprised; and pleased.
I hated the tutorial feel of the first 5 hours of three, and sequence one was far more interesting than that was.
The game looks/plays really well on PS4 too, I'm surprised; and pleased.
uncleniccius
Member
I can't, and haven't been able to at all (I only started trying yesterday mind).
That would be my only complaint as well.
petethepanda
Member
Is there a way to abandon Assassin Contracts? I started one where the guy is located in a fort I'm not yet upgraded enough to take down (southwest corner, only on Sequence 3, guess I was asking for it), but now its status/notification just taking up space on my screen and gradually getting annoying.
Edit: I just kept trying to take down the fort until I finally managed to catch it when it wasn't surrounded by a fleet. Killed the hell out of the contract. However, another question. Is there a good guide on Kenway's Fleet somewhere? I've been messing around a lot but I still feel like I'm doing it wrong.
Edit: I just kept trying to take down the fort until I finally managed to catch it when it wasn't surrounded by a fleet. Killed the hell out of the contract. However, another question. Is there a good guide on Kenway's Fleet somewhere? I've been messing around a lot but I still feel like I'm doing it wrong.
chickdigger802
Banned
yeah, before i look at them at envy but now i feel like i can fuck them up.
sadly this really enlarges the issue with ship combat. the whole weak and then board system is quite repetitive, especially if you gotta do it back to back.
They need to offer at least 2 more ways to commandeer an enemy ship.
I agree, it gets really old after awhile. Being able to loot all the stuff without boarding would have been great. Having to board them every single time for the full spoils gets extremely tedious.
ReadingRambo
Member
I'm pretty sure its more efficient to sink ships completely and just board the hunters to drop wanted level. Only time I board ships is if I really need a particular resource. You get full Reals from a ship if you sink it or board it though.
I would sink them all if I didn't need so much damn metal (and wood occasionally), although you bring up a good point it might be more efficient to just sink it and find another to make up for the time spent on the boarding sequence.
captainnapalm
Member
Once you're sufficiently upgraded just fast travel to the southern most part of the map and take on man-of-wars constantly in order to get money and resources. I don't board, I just take half the loot and then go for another ship. High level ships are all over the place there so you end up making money quite quickly even without boarding. If you're about to die, then board and repair so you can go again.
With regards to the tailing missions, they are a bit of a problem. The idea of tailing and eavesdropping in an assassin's creed game is good, but the way they're approaching it needs work. Usually there are characters talking and important story stuff going on during these sections, but you're running around like a mad man trying to find a hiding spot so you miss what's going on. I would rather take the challenge out of these sections and make them more cinematic, allowing the story to unfold.
With regards to the tailing missions, they are a bit of a problem. The idea of tailing and eavesdropping in an assassin's creed game is good, but the way they're approaching it needs work. Usually there are characters talking and important story stuff going on during these sections, but you're running around like a mad man trying to find a hiding spot so you miss what's going on. I would rather take the challenge out of these sections and make them more cinematic, allowing the story to unfold.
Yeah, I agree. I never hear anything they're saying >_<
The boat tailing stuff is even worse.
BannedEpisode
Member
Ending Spoiler:
That scene at the end with all of Kenway's old buddies, good and bad sitting around a table having a drink hit me right in the gut. Dont know why but damn lol.
Also a little disappointed that there is no trophy for hacking every computer or getting each sticky note.
Also a little disappointed that there is no trophy for hacking every computer or getting each sticky note.
ToVenusAndBack
Member
Sorry if this has already been asked:
I have the season pass for this on PS4 and Kraken Ship Pack and Aveline Figurehead are listed in the downloads section as "Waiting to install" - do I need to actually do anything to get them to install?
I have the season pass for this on PS4 and Kraken Ship Pack and Aveline Figurehead are listed in the downloads section as "Waiting to install" - do I need to actually do anything to get them to install?
Lucent
Member
Gif made from my previous uploaded clip from the PS4...
Man that gif is amazing.
ReadingRambo
Member
Yep that part was well done.
plagiarize
Banned
So I just caught an overt Monkey Island reference, and it made me decide to stop by and praise this game. I only just got to Nassau, but this game is excellent. So much better than what I've played and seen of the rest of the series. It's got a much more unique identity, and so much to do.
LightofRohan
Member
Oh man, this game is so addicting. I cannot stop.
I never imagined sailing around would be so riveting... it seems like on paper it would get boring fast. Not for me.
Definitely my favorite AC game. Although, I actually miss the AC3 setting... the hunting and the snowy environments were just really neat.
I never imagined sailing around would be so riveting... it seems like on paper it would get boring fast. Not for me.
Definitely my favorite AC game. Although, I actually miss the AC3 setting... the hunting and the snowy environments were just really neat.