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Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry
Developers

	Ubisoft Montreal
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	AnvilNext
Release dates
Windows	February 25, 2014
Reception
OpenCritic	74
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Stealth
Vehicles	Naval/watercraft
Themes	Historical, Piracy
Series	Assassin's Creed


⤏ Go to series page
Assassin's Creed	2008
Assassin's Creed II	2010
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood	2011
Assassin's Creed: Revelations	2011
Assassin's Creed III	2012
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag	2013
Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD	2014
Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry	2014
Assassin's Creed: Pirates	2014
Assassin's Creed Unity	2014
Assassin's Creed Rogue	2015
Assassin's Creed Chronicles (series)
Assassin's Creed Syndicate	2015
Assassin's Creed Origins	2017
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2018
Assassin's Creed III Remastered	2019
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation Remastered	2019
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2020
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Assassin's Creed Shadows	2025

Contents 1 Availability 2 Essential improvements 2.1 Skip intro videos 3 Game data 3.1 Configuration file(s) location 3.2 Save game data location 3.3 Save game cloud syncing 4 Video 4.1 Windowed 4.2 Force triple buffering 5 Issues fixed 5.1 Missing Audio during combat 6 Input 7 Audio 7.1 Localizations 8 Other information 8.1 API 8.2 Middleware 9 System requirements 10 Notes 11 References

Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry is a singleplayer third-person action-stealth game in the Assassin's Creed series developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is a standalone, identical version of the DLC from Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and shares many similarities with Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag in terms of its engine and performance.

General information

Official game series website

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Included exclusively with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Steam
Ubisoft Store		Included with Ubisoft+ Classics and Ubisoft+ Premium.
Amazon.com (unavailable)
GamersGate (unavailable)

All versions require Ubisoft Connect DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

File removal^{[citation needed]}
Go to the `<path-to-game>`. Go into `videos` (for single player) or `multi\videos` (for multiplayer). Rename, delete or move these files: ubi_logo.bik TWIMTBP.bik abstergo_logo.bik ac4bf_logo.bik warning_disclaimer.bik `warning_disclaimer.bik` is in a subfolder that corresponds with the set language.

File removal^{[citation needed]}

Go to the <path-to-game>.
Go into videos (for single player) or multi\videos (for multiplayer).
Rename, delete or move these files:

ubi_logo.bik
TWIMTBP.bik
abstergo_logo.bik
ac4bf_logo.bik
warning_disclaimer.bik

warning_disclaimer.bik is in a subfolder that corresponds with the set language.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry\Assassin4.ini %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry\GFXSettings.*.xml
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/277590/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Ubisoft-Connect-folder>\savegames\<user-id>\664\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/277590/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect		Only available in the standalone version.
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Anamorphic 16:9; use Flawless Widescreen to remove letterboxing.
Multi-monitor		Anamorphic 16:9; use Flawless Widescreen to remove pillarboxing.
Ultra-widescreen		Use jackfuste's fix.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TXAA (Nvidia only), FXAA, SMAA (actually SMAA T2X) and MSAA/CSAA (also using FXAA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Double buffered. See Force triple buffering.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 63 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Windowed

Run patcher^[1]
Download AC4 Window Mode Patcher. Copy it to the installation folder, rename ACFC.exe to AC4BFSP.exe and launch patcher. Type `y` and press `↵ Enter` to start patching. Rename AC4BFSP.exe back to ACFC.exe

WinExplorer^{[citation needed]}
Download WinExplorer. Run game and choose a resolution of your choice. `Alt`+`Tab ↹` to the desktop. Open WinExplorer and select ACFC from list of running programs. Head over to style tab and tick WS_DISABLED and WS_CHILD checkboxes. Notes You may want to further customize the window style with WS_THICKFRAME, WS_BORDER or WS_DLGFRAME options

WinExplorer^{[citation needed]}

Download WinExplorer.
Run game and choose a resolution of your choice.
Alt+Tab ↹ to the desktop.
Open WinExplorer and select ACFC from list of running programs.
Head over to style tab and tick WS_DISABLED and WS_CHILD checkboxes.

Notes

You may want to further customize the window style with WS_THICKFRAME, WS_BORDER or WS_DLGFRAME options

Force triple buffering

D3DOverrider^{[citation needed]}
Don't force VSync in D3DOverrider, only triple buffering. Enable VSync in game options (or force it in Nvidia control panel or Nvidia Inspector). If you're using SweetFX or another injector, this solution may not work (use workaround below).

D3DOverrider^{[citation needed]}

Don't force VSync in D3DOverrider, only triple buffering.
Enable VSync in game options (or force it in Nvidia control panel or Nvidia Inspector).

If you're using SweetFX or another injector, this solution may not work (use workaround below).

RadeonPro^{[citation needed]}
Download and install RadeonPro. Launch RadeonPro. Add a profile pointing to ACFC.exe. Click on the exe profile to select it. Go to the tweaks tab, leave VSync to driver default, and check triple buffering.

Ctrl-Alt-Del workaround^{[citation needed]}
This method was tested on Windows 7 SP1 on a PC equipped with an Nvidia graphics card. Press `Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Delete`. Click the cancel button (or use your Escape key) to return to the desktop. Go back to the game by clicking its icon on the taskbar. This workaround makes possible the use of SweetFX or other injectors with triple buffering.

Ctrl-Alt-Del workaround^{[citation needed]}

This method was tested on Windows 7 SP1 on a PC equipped with an Nvidia graphics card.

Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
Click the cancel button (or use your Escape key) to return to the desktop.
Go back to the game by clicking its icon on the taskbar.

This workaround makes possible the use of SweetFX or other injectors with triple buffering.

Issues fixed

Missing Audio during combat

If game was bought as DLC instead of standalone copy, you will come across an issue where Adewale's Machete and various other weapon sounds appear to be silent which Ubisoft never released a proper fix.

Override DLC file^[2]^[3]^[4]
Download DataPC_10_dlc.forge Replace file located in `<path-to-game>\dlc_10`. This may cause achievements, story progression and unlockables to be deemed as incomplete / locked unless file is reverted back to default.

Override DLC file^[2]^[3]^[4]

Download DataPC_10_dlc.forge
Replace file located in <path-to-game>\dlc_10.

This may cause achievements, story progression and unlockables to be deemed as incomplete / locked unless file is reverted back to default.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration		Mouse acceleration is present. Can't be disabled.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sliders for music, effects and voices.
Surround sound		Autodetection up to 5.1 setups
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Ukrainian				Fan Translation.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista SP2	7 SP1, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.6 GHz AMD Athlon II X4 620 2.6 GHz	Intel Core i5-2400S 2.5 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	30 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 ATI Radeon HD 4870 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 4.0 support	Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 ATI Radeon HD 5850 1 GB of VRAM Shader model 5.0 support

Supported video cards include: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or better, GT400, GT500, GT600, GT700 series or ATI Radeon HD4870 or better, HD5000, HD6000, HD7000 series.

Laptop graphics cards may work but are not officially supported.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (277590) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ [GUIDE] Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag - Dead End Thrills - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ Thread: IMPORTANT Assassin's Creed IV Freedom Cry Audio Bug during Combat Forums - last accessed on July 7, 2018
↑ Missing Sound Effects in Freedom Cry (PC) - last accessed on March 17, 2018
↑ Adewale's weapons make no sound - last accessed on March 24, 2018