Black Flag Resynced Update 1.0.6 Adds 10 Autosaves, Fixes 30 FPS PC Cutscenes

Q: What highly requested secret features did Ubisoft sneak into this massive technical update?

Ubisoft did not hide major new gameplay systems in patch 1.06, but it did quietly add two highly requested cosmetic and quality-of-life features alongside the technical fixes: the return of Edward Kenway’s hood toggle and a new option to hide his blowpipe. The hood toggle had effectively stopped working properly after an earlier update, particularly during moments like the Leap of Faith, and players had been asking Ubisoft to restore it. Patch 1.06 fixes that issue, allowing the hood to be toggled again as intended. The other notable addition is the new “Hide Gear” option for Edward’s blowpipe. Players can now go into the outfit menu in the inventory and choose to show or hide the blowpipe on his back, a change widely requested by fans who wanted a cleaner look for certain outfits. Beyond those additions, Ubisoft also expanded the autosave rollback system from five to 10 saves, which is another meaningful quality-of-life improvement. The rest of the update is primarily technical maintenance: fixing the 30fps cutscene cap on PC when using custom settings, correcting PS5 Pro PSSR behavior on transferred saves, and addressing a long list of gameplay, world, UI, visual, and audio bugs. So the “secret” fan-service features in this large patch were mainly cosmetic customization options players had been pushing for, rather than hidden new content.

Q: Why does a game patch with zero new content require a massive 15GB download on Xbox?

A 15GB Xbox patch with no new content usually means large existing game files are being replaced, not that 15GB of new material is being added. Modern games package assets and code into big compressed archives. If Ubisoft changes even a small part of one archive, Xbox may need to download the whole modified package rather than a tiny delta. That is especially common when fixes touch shared systems such as cutscenes, upscaling, save behavior, lighting, animations, quests, and stability, as this patch does. A bug fix can therefore trigger replacement of large bundles that contain many unrelated assets. Platform patching also matters. The same update is much smaller on Steam and Ubisoft Connect, which suggests PC storefronts are using more efficient differential patching. Xbox’s update system can be less granular depending on how the game was built and packaged, so it may require a bigger redownload of changed containers. That helps explain why Xbox sees 15GB while PS5 gets about 5GB and Steam about 1.8GB. Compression, encryption, and file verification add to the apparent size and time. The download figure reflects data needed to overwrite old files; it does not mean your installed game grows by 15GB afterward. In many cases, most of that data simply replaces existing files on disk. So the large Xbox download is most likely a packaging and platform-delivery issue tied to broad technical fixes, not hidden content.

3 articles · Updated · Rock Paper Shotgun · Aug 4

Update 1.0.6 rolls out on August 4, adding the option to hide Edward Kenway’s blowpipe and doubling retained autosaves from 5 to 10.
Ubisoft also fixes a PC bug that locked cutscenes at 30 FPS after graphics settings were changed from low to custom, addressing one of the patch’s main technical issues.
The patch restores a missing tutorial for throwing money to distract guards and lets Edward raise his hood again during a leap of faith.
Additional fixes target smaller gameplay glitches, including naval aiming, convoy behavior during boarding, dancer hiring on top of a box, and disappearing food after fast travel.