Unlockables
This chapter offers a short recap of all secrets and unlockable extras in Assassin’s Creed IV, as well as an extensive analysis of the central storyline – including hints and speculation on potential developments in future episodes…
SPOILER WARNING: IF YOU HAVE YET TO COMPLETE THE MAIN STORYLINE OF ASSASSIN’S CREED IV, DO NOT READ THIS CHAPTER. THE FOLLOWING CONTENT CONTAINS SPOILER MATERIAL AND PLOT REVELATIONS THAT WILL DIMINISH YOUR EXPERIENCE IF STUDIED PREMATURELY.
Use this checklist to identify any rewards that you have yet to unlock.
Unlockables Overview
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Category |
Unlockable |
Availability/Unlock Condition |
Notes |
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Equipment Upgrades |
Health Upgrade I |
Ingredients: Iguana Leather x2 |
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Health Upgrade II |
Ingredients: Deer Hide x2 |
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Health Upgrade III |
Ingredients: Jaguar Pelt x2 |
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Health Upgrade IV |
Ingredients: Great White Shark Bone x2 |
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Pistol Holster II |
Ingredients: Ocelot Pelt x2 |
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Pistol Holster III |
Ingredients: Humpback Whale Skin x2 |
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Pistol Holster IV |
Ingredients: Crocodile Leather x2 |
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Pistol Ammo Pouch I |
Ingredients: Wild Pig Hide x2 |
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Pistol Ammo Pouch II |
Ingredients: Hammerhead Shark Bone x2 |
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Smoke Bomb Pouch I |
Ingredients: Hutia Hide x2 |
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Smoke Bomb Pouch II |
Ingredients: Rabbit Pelt x2 |
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Rope Dart Pouch I |
Ingredients: Black Jaguar Pelt x2 |
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Rope Dart Pouch II |
Ingredients: Crocodile Leather x2 |
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Dart Pouch I |
Ingredients: Howler Monkey Skin x2 |
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Dart Pouch II |
Ingredients: Killer Whale Skin x2 |
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Sleep Dart I |
Ingredients: Black Jaguar Pelt x2 |
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Sleep Dart II |
Ingredients: Great White Shark Bone x2 |
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Berserk Dart I |
Ingredients: Bull Shark Skin x2 |
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Berserk Dart II |
Ingredients: Capuchin Monkey Pelt x2 |
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Brown Cloak |
In General Stores |
1,500 R |
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Pirate Cloak |
6,000 R |
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Crimson Cloak Outfit |
3,000 R |
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Privateer Outfit |
5,000 R |
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Pirate Captain Outfit |
8,000 R |
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Merchant Outfit |
10,000R |
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Politician’s Outfit |
12,000 R |
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Explorer Outfit |
Community challenge reward |
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Governor’s Outfit |
Find a social treasure |
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Officer’s Outfit |
Complete the Gibraltar mission in Kenway’s Fleet |
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Templar Armor |
Complete all Templar Hunt missions and open the cage in the Great Inagua Hideout |
Reduces damage by 25% |
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Stealth Outfit |
Complete half of the Assassin Contracts |
Reduces detection rate for guards |
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Mayan Outfit |
Complete all Mayan Stelae and open the secret door in Tulum |
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Edward the Legend Outfit |
Uplay reward |
See the final rows in this table |
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Hunter Outfit |
Ingredients: Red Howler Monkey x1, White Jaguar Pelt x1 |
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Feline Pelt Outfit |
Ingredients: Ocelot Skin x1, Jaguar Pelt x1 |
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Shark-Hunter Outfit |
Ingredients: Bull Shark Skin x1, Hammerhead Shark Cartilage x1 |
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Whaler Outfit |
Ingredients: White Whale Skin x3 |
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Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad’s Robes |
Uplay reward |
See the final rows in this table |
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Ezio Auditore’s Robes |
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Connor’s Outfit |
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Swords |
British Cutlasses |
In General Stores |
800 R |
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Spanish Cup-hilt Rapiers |
1,200 R |
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Espada Ancha |
5,000 R |
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Privateer Cutlasses |
6,500 R |
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British Colonial Cutlasses |
8,000 R |
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French Court Swords |
12,500 R |
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Pirate Scimitars |
10,000 R |
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Officer’s Rapiers |
14,000 R |
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French Dress Swords |
3,000 R |
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Scottish Broadsword |
Find three social Treasure Chests |
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Persian Scimitars |
Community challenge reward |
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Pistol Swords |
Complete all Assassin Contracts |
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The Blades of Toledo |
Uplay reward |
See the final rows in this table |
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Pirate Blunderbusses |
In General Stores |
800 R |
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Standard Wheellock Pistols |
In General Stores |
2,500 R |
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Spanish Officer Pistols |
In General Stores |
7,000 R |
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Cannon-Barrel Pistols |
In General Stores |
9,000 R |
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Golden Flintlock Pistols |
Complete all Naval Contracts |
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Captain Wheellock Pistols |
Community challenge reward |
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Blowpipe |
Sequence 04, Mission 04 |
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Rope Dart |
Sequence 11, Mission 03 |
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Category |
Unlockable |
Availability/Unlock Condition |
Notes |
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Portrait #1 |
Complete 5 Abstergo Challenges |
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Emblem #1 |
Complete 15 Abstergo Challenges |
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Portrait #2 |
Complete 25 Abstergo Challenges |
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Emblem #2 |
Complete 35 Abstergo Challenges |
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Portrait #3 |
Complete 45 Abstergo Challenges |
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Emblem #3 |
Complete 55 Abstergo Challenges |
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Portrait #4 |
Complete 65 Abstergo Challenges |
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Emblem #4 |
Complete 75 Abstergo Challenges |
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Portrait #5 |
Complete 85 Abstergo Challenges |
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Emblem #5 |
Complete 95 Abstergo Challenges |
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Title #1 |
Complete 100 Abstergo Challenges |
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Present |
Manifesto of the Instruments of the First Will |
Find all 20 Sticky Notes |
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Edward Kenway Figurine |
Complete Sequence 01 |
See Walkthrough chapter |
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James Kidd Figurine |
Complete Sequence 04 |
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Loreano Torres Figurine |
Complete Sequence 02 |
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Calico Jack Figurine |
Complete Sequence 03 |
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Laurens Prins Figurine |
Complete Sequence 05 |
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Stede Bonnet Figurine |
Complete Sequence 06 |
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Charles Vane Figurine |
Complete Sequence 07 |
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Blackbeard Figurine |
Complete Sequence 08 |
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Black Bart Figurine |
Complete Sequence 09 |
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Benjamin Hornigold Figurine |
Complete Sequence 10 |
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Anne Bonny Figurine |
Complete Sequence 11 |
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Woodes Rogers Figurine |
Complete Sequence 12 |
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Gentleman Edward Figurine |
Complete Sequence 13 |
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Templar Armor Figurine |
Complete all Templar Hunts and obtain the Templar Armor |
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Mayan Armor Figurine |
Find all Mayan Stones and obtain the Mayan Outfit |
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The Rebel Figurine |
Complete 20 multiplayer sessions with the Rebel character |
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Lady Black Figurine |
Complete 20 multiplayer sessions with the Lady Black character |
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The Mercenary Figurine |
Complete 20 multiplayer sessions with the Mercenary character |
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The Duellist Figurine |
Complete 20 multiplayer sessions with the Duellist character |
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The Dandy Figurine |
Complete 20 multiplayer sessions with the Dandy character |
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Crew Songs (Shanties) |
Running Down To Cuba |
Havana: shanty #1 |
Song Sheets (also known as “shanties”) are a special kind of collectible that float away when you approach them |
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Billy Riley |
Havana: shanty #2 |
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Bully In The Ally |
Havana: shanty #3 |
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Spanish Ladies |
Havana: shanty #4 |
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The Coasts of High Barbary |
Havana: shanty #5 |
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Dead Horse |
Havana: shanty #6 |
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Darby Ram |
Havana: shanty #7 |
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Randy Dandy-O |
Nassau: shanty #1 |
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Leave Her, Johnny |
Nassau: shanty #2 |
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Drunken Sailor |
Nassau: shanty #3 |
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Paddy Doyle’s Boots |
Nassau: shanty #4 |
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Cheerly Man |
Nassau: shanty #5 |
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Good Morning Ladies All |
Kingston: shanty #1 |
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Roll And Go |
Kingston: shanty #2 |
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Hi-ho Come Roll Me Over |
Kingston: shanty #3 |
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The Sailboat Malarkey |
Kingston: shanty #4 |
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Handy Me Boys |
Kingston: shanty #5 |
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Stormalong John |
Kingston: shanty #6 |
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So Early in the Morning |
Cape Bonavista |
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Whiskey Johnny |
Great Inagua Hideout: shanty #1 |
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Category |
Unlockable |
Availability/Unlock Condition |
Notes |
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Crew Songs (Shanties) |
Wild Goose |
Great Inagua Hideout: shanty #2 |
Song Sheets (also known as “shanties”) are a special kind of collectible that float away when you approach them |
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Fish In The Sea |
Salt Key Bank |
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Captain Kidd |
Grand Cayman |
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The Rio Grande |
Cat Island |
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Great Inagua Hideout Upgrades |
Harbormaster |
Purchase this upgrade in the harbor for 500R |
The harbormaster shop is unlocked in the harbor |
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Tavern |
Purchase this upgrade in the harbor for 3,500 R |
The tavern is unlocked in the harbor |
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General Store |
Purchase this upgrade in the harbor for 700 R |
The general store is unlocked in the harbor |
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Brothel |
Purchase this upgrade in the harbor for 15,000R |
You can hire dancers for free anywhere in the Caribbean |
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Camp Fire |
Purchase this upgrade in the harbor for 7,000 R |
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Manor – Facade |
Purchase this upgrade inside the manor for 6,000 R |
Cosmetic upgrades |
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Manor – Tower and Gardens |
Purchase this upgrade inside the manor for 18,000 R |
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Manor – Guest House |
Purchase this upgrade inside the manor for 40,000 R |
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Pieces of Art (inside the Manor) |
Bat-Nosed Figurine |
In General Stores |
500 R |
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Deity Figurine |
800 R |
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Eagle Figurine |
1,000 R |
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Earth Monster Relief |
1,125 R |
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Taino Bust |
1,300 R |
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Bust of a Water Deity |
1,500 R |
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Jar with Ritual Scene |
1,750 R |
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Maize Deity |
1,900 R |
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Pectoral Disk |
2,100 R |
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Pedestal Bowl |
2,250 R |
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Seated Zemi Figure |
2,400 R |
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Standard Bearer |
2,500 R |
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Tripod Vessel with Date Glyph |
2,650 R |
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Triptych |
2,700 R |
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Vulture Vessel |
3,000 R |
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Baroque Guitar |
Kenway’s Fleet |
Oporto mission |
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Beaver Pelt |
Quebec mission |
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Bracelet |
Charleston mission |
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Cabinet |
St-Malo mission |
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Chalice |
Veracruz mission |
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Clock |
New York mission |
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Commode |
St John’s mission |
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Turkish Copper Field Flask |
Marseille mission |
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Drum |
Casablanca mission |
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Merry Company |
London mission |
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Goa Stone Container |
Lisbon mission |
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Head of an Oba |
Luanda mission |
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Jar with Four Faces |
New Orleans mission |
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Joined Armchair with Cushion |
Boston mission |
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Kast Cupboard |
James Town mission |
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Map of the World |
Canary Islands mission |
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Mirror Back |
Monte Video mission |
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Oboe |
Galway mission |
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Nymphs By A Fountain |
London mission |
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Vanitas Still-life |
Gibraltar mission |
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Harbour Scene at Sunset |
Brest mission |
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The Burning of the “Royal James” at the Battle of Solebay |
Galway mission |
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An English Ship in Action with Barbary Vessels |
Bristol mission |
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Saint Jerome as Cardinal |
Brest mission |
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Yoke-Form Vessel |
Salvador mission |
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Scherer’s 1700 Globe |
London mission |
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British Silver Teapot |
Quebec mission |
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Silver Two-handed Bowl |
Philadelphia mission |
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The Flight into Egypt |
Dakar mission |
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Trumpet |
Rio de Janeiro mission |
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Violoncello |
Canary Islands mission |
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Whydah Gally-style Bell |
Barcelona mission |
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Wooden Term Statue of St. Adrian |
St-Malo mission |
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Wooden Term Statue of St. Livertin |
Bissau mission |
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Parade Helmet à l’Antique |
Cape Town mission |
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Category |
Unlockable |
Availability/Unlock Condition |
Notes |
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Ship Models (inside the manor) |
The Jackdaw |
Get the Jackdaw |
See Walkthrough chapter |
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Nosso Senhor da Compreensao |
Take the helm of the “Nosso Senhor da Compreensao” |
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The Revenge |
Take the helm of “The Revenge” |
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Queen Anne’s Revenge |
Take the helm of the “Queen Anne’s Revenge” |
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The Eldorado |
Take the helm of “The Eldorado” |
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Spanish Gunboat |
Sink a Spanish gunboat |
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Spanish Schooner |
Sink a Spanish schooner |
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Spanish Brig |
Sink a Spanish brig |
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Spanish Frigate |
Sink a Spanish frigate |
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Spanish Man o’ War |
Sink a Spanish man o’ war |
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English Gunboat |
Sink an English gunboat |
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English Schooner |
Sink an English schooner |
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English Brig |
Sink an English brig |
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English Frigate |
Sink an English frigate |
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English Man o’ War |
Sink an English man o’ war |
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El Impoluto |
Sink “El Impoluto” |
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HMS Prince |
Sink the “HMS Prince” |
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La Dama Negra |
Sink “La Dama Negra” |
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Brothers in Arms |
Sink the “Brothers in Arms” |
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Uplay Rewards |
Wallpaper |
Purchase for 10 |
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Edward the Legend Outfit |
Purchase for 20 |
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The Blades of Toledo + Multiplayer Customization Items |
Purchase for 30 |
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Elite Wheel, Elite Sails and Elite Figurehead for the Jackdaw + Multiplayer Customization Items |
Purchase for 40 |
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Multiplayer Customization Items |
Redeem a Uplay passport |
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Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad’s Robes |
Have Uplay data from one previous Assassin’s Creed game |
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Ezio Auditore’s Robes |
Have Uplay data from two previous Assassin’s Creed games |
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Connor’s Outfit |
Have Uplay data from three previous Assassin’s Creed games |
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through Ubisoft’s Uplay serviceCheats
Completing Abstergo Challenges unlocks cheats as you pass certain milestones. You can activate cheats from the pause menu, via the Abstergo Challenges option. Note that game progress is not saved while cheats are active.
Cheats
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Challenges Completed |
Reward |
Effect |
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10 |
Cheat #1: Celestial Navigation |
Enables you to lock the day-and-night cycle to a single setting: dawn, day, sunset or night. |
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20 |
Cheat #2: Arrr Matey! |
Fills Kenway’s speech with clichés from pop-culture pirate lore. |
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30 |
Cheat #3: No Quarter |
Neither Kenway nor the Jackdaw regenerate health. |
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40 |
Cheat #4: Scourge of the Seven Seas |
Maximizes your Wanted Level, which causes Hunters to constantly come for you. |
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50 |
Cheat #5: Loaded to the Gunwale |
Makes Kenway perpetually drunk. |
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60 |
Cheat #6: Poseidon’s Will |
Enables you to lock the ocean’s wave intensity to a single setting: no waves or epic waves. |
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70 |
Cheat #7: Dead Men Tell no Tales |
Kenway and the Jackdaw take no damage. |
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80 |
Cheat #8: Shiver Me Timbers! |
Morphs all enemies into Rabbids. |
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90 |
Cheat #9: Armed to the Teeth |
Kenway and the Jackdaw have unlimited ammunition. |
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100 |
Cheat #10: Deceased Crew |
This cheat populates the Jackdaw with a skeleton crew. |