Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The PC version of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced delivers an impressive experience, similar to the quality of AC Shadows - only with even more settings variations. In this video, we'll explain what each and every setting does and provide four settings configurations: optimised for high-end, optimised for mainstream along with equivalent settings for the PS5's fidelity and quality modes. Many thanks to contributor Rayan for doing all the heavy lifting on this one - it was an epic.

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00:00 Introduction + Settings
01:13 Sponsored by Alienware
02:49 The First Play Experience
03:35 PC Exclusive Features
03:54 Dynamic Resolution Scaler
04:54 Resolution Scale Issue + Fix
05:47 In-game Frame-Limiter Issue
06:18 Optimised Settings Intro
06:26 Optimised Settings: Ray-tracing Mode
07:25 Optimised Settings: Ray-tracing Quality: Standard
08:23 Optimised Settings: Ray-tracing Quality: Extended
08:55 Optimised Settings: BVH Quality
10:09 Optimised Settings: Loading Distance
11:12 Optimised Settings: Geometry Quality
12:40 Optimised Settings: Character Quality
14:02 Optimised Settings: Water Quality
15:17 Optimised Settings: Texture Resolution Quality
16:17 Optimised Settings: Micropolygon
17:22 Optimised Settings: Light Source Quality
18:37 Optimised Settings: Shadow Quality
19:38 Optimised Settings: Terrain Quality
20:31 Optimised Settings: Particles Quality
21:31 Optimised Settings: Performance Gains
23:15 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Summary
24:14 And Now, The Conclusion