Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag

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Costumes

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

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

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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.

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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.

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Elite ship upgrade locations

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

Elite Ship	Location
Elite Broadside Cannons	The Blue Hole (coordinates 471, 170)
Elite Fire Barrel Storage	Isla Providencia (coordinates 502, 44)
Elite Fire Barrels	San Juan (coordinates 479, 487)
Elite Harpoon	Andreas Island (coordinates 579, 720)
Elite Heavy Shot	Petite Cavern (coordinates 901, 263)
Elite Hull	San Ignacio (coordinates 379, 770)
Elite Ram	La Concepcion Shipwreck (coordinates 181, 296)
Elite Round Shot	Kabah Ruins (coordinates 769, 145)
Elite Swivel Guns	Devil's Eye Cave (coordinates 488, 353)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Mayan puzzle locations

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

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

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Shipwreck locations

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

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

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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."