Ubisoft Lets Players Dive Anywhere in Black Flag Resynced, Adding New Shipwrecks

Q: The remake adds so much new content, but what beloved features from the original game didn't make the cut?

Several fan-favorite elements from the 2013 *Black Flag* are not returning in *Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced*, despite the remake’s large expansion elsewhere. The biggest omission is the original DLC slate. Ubisoft is not including *Freedom Cry*, the well-regarded Adéwalé story expansion, and the multiplayer add-ons such as *Blackbeard’s Wrath* and *Guild of Rogues* are also absent at launch. The studio’s stated focus is Edward Kenway’s main campaign rather than repackaging all post-launch content. Multiplayer has been cut entirely. The original game’s competitive online modes developed a loyal following, but *Resynced* is being positioned as a single-player-only remake centered on exploration, naval play and story. The original modern-day Abstergo sections are also gone. In the 2013 version, those first-person office sequences tied Edward’s story into the broader *Assassin’s Creed* mythology after Desmond’s arc. *Resynced* replaces that structure with optional Animus rifts, but it does not preserve the same modern-day framing. Some players may also see the softened mission design as a loss. Ubisoft has removed the harsh fail states from tailing and eavesdropping missions, allowing alternate outcomes instead of instant desynchronization. That improves accessibility and agency, but it also means one of the original game’s more distinctive, if divisive, challenge elements has effectively been toned down rather than preserved.

3 articles · Updated · Military.com · Jul 3

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced will let players dive anywhere in the open sea, replacing the original 2013 game's restriction to fixed diving-bell locations.
Jussi Markkanen told GamesRadar the expanded underwater exploration will scatter treasure and other items across the map, while traditional diving-bell segments still remain.
Ubisoft is also adding new shipwrecks—some near shorelines—and other hidden discoveries to give players more reason to explore.
The diving overhaul follows other announced upgrades in the remake, including the move to the Anvil Engine, revamped combat and stealth, improved parkour, and looser fail conditions in tailing and stealth missions.