Black Flag Resynced 1.0.8 adds New Game+ and Nightmare

Black Flag Resynced 1.0.8 is the final major update, adding New Game+, Nightmare difficulty and classic takedowns. Release time, file sizes and patch details.

FireGhost

October 27, 2026, 02:10 PM5 min read

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Black Flag Resynced update 1.0.8 launches October 27 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S as the game's final major content update.
The patch adds New Game+, Nightmare difficulty, returning takedowns, new customization items and six hidden community chests.
New Game+ preserves most gear and progression for up to five runs, while Nightmare increases enemy damage, detection and environmental hazards.

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Black Flag Resynced 1.0.8 arrives today on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Ubisoft calls it the remake's final major content update, and it brings New Game+, a punishing Nightmare difficulty and returning takedowns.

Key facts

Update: Title Update 1.0.8
Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S
Release: October 27 at 7am PT / 2pm UK (per Eurogamer)
Download size: 2-4.5GB; 15.5GB on Xbox (per Eurogamer)
Headline additions: New Game+, Nightmare difficulty, new takedowns, hidden chests
Ubisoft says it is the last major content update

When does Black Flag Resynced 1.0.8 go live?

Eurogamer reports the patch goes live on October 27 at 7am PT, 10am ET and 2pm UK. On most platforms it's a modest 2 to 4.5GB download, but Xbox players are looking at 15.5GB.

Ubisoft says 1.0.8 is the last major content milestone for Edward's adventure, though smaller quality-of-life updates will keep coming. According to Steam, Black Flag Resynced launched on July 9, 2026.

What carries over in New Game+?

New Game+ restarts the story while letting you keep most of what you earned. Per Ubisoft's patch notes, the following carries over:

All of Edward's tools, upgrades, unlocked weapons and trinkets
All Jackdaw upgrades, unlocked officer abilities and pets
Money, materials and trade goods in your inventory
Unlocked outfits and their customization options
Hideout progression, perks and art collection
Every Kenway Fleet ship, plus Codex items such as treasure maps

Story progress, active quests, quest items and map discovery all reset, so forts must be retaken. Officers keep their abilities but have to be recruited again. Your Jackdaw and Hideout upgrades stay, but you regain access to them as the story unfolds.

You can loop up to five times, and each run adds another difficulty modifier: Elite Soldiers show up more often and max-rank ships patrol the seas. There's also a new NG+ currency, Escudos, earned from challenges and from looting previously opened chests. You can swap Reales for Escudos at the General Store and spend them on NG+-exclusive outfits and items.

Edward Kenway performing a sword takedown on a red-coated soldier — One of the takedown animations added in update 1.0.8 (Source: Ubisoft)

How hard is Nightmare difficulty?

Nightmare can be switched on at any point in the story, and Ubisoft lets you set combat, stealth, naval and activity difficulty independently. The patch notes list these changes:

Area	What Nightmare changes
Ground combat	Enemies deal 1.8x damage, parry windows shrink, the white glint warning is gone
One-shot safety	Disabled: bullets and explosives can kill you outright even at high health
Stealth	Faster detection; you must be at least 6m above an enemy to stay hidden on a high perch, up from 4m
Naval	All ship damage increased
Activities	Sharks hit harder, urchin and jellyfish damage doubled, oxygen drains faster

Ubisoft singles out the disabled one-shot safety as the most impactful change, so expect stray gunfire and explosions to end runs quickly.

Edward swimming underwater among coral reefs — Official Black Flag Resynced screenshot (Source: Steam / Ubisoft)

What else is in the patch?

Takedown animations from the original 2013 game return, including hidden blade, unarmed, single sword and gunblade variations. Ubisoft says they trigger randomly and can't be assigned manually.

New outfits, trinkets, sails, crew customization options and pet appearances are scattered across the Caribbean, along with six new hidden community chests. The fix list includes a bug that stopped the game launching in Offline Mode, and rogue waves now appear more often during storms.

The game is available through the Ubisoft Store, Steam and the Epic Games Store, and is included with Ubisoft+. For more on the series, see our ranking of the best Assassin's Creed games and our report on Ubisoft's plan for 10 Assassin's Creed games by 2030. You can also look back at Ubisoft Forward 2023's announcements.