--- title: The Tech Behind Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's... description: Ubisoft's lead producer on Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced details the technical work behind rebuilding the 2013 classic on the latest Anvil engine... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-tech-behind-assassin-s-creed-black-flag-resynced-s-anvil-engine-4m8dl47ru twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Tech Behind Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's Anvil Engine | daily.dev og:description: Ubisoft's lead producer on Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced details the technical work behind rebuilding the 2013 classic on the latest Anvil engine... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-tech-behind-assassin-s-creed-black-flag-resynced-s-anvil-engine-4m8dl47ru og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/4M8dl47ru.png og:image:alt: The Tech Behind Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's Anvil Engine og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Tech Behind Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's Anvil Engine **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 8 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ubisoft's lead producer on Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced details the technical work behind rebuilding the 2013 classic on the latest Anvil engine (previously used for AC Shadows). Key highlights include eliminating all loading screens via seamless world streaming, fully reworked water simulation with improved transparency, caustics, foam, and wave simulation, adoption of Micropolygon (virtual geometry), Physically Based Rendering, and Ray Traced Global Illumination running even in 60 FPS performance mode on PS5 and Xbox Series X. A software raytracing fallback was also implemented for older PC GPUs. Naval gameplay was modernized with dynamic sails, simulated ropes, and a diegetic compass replacing the minimap. The team worked with original developers to preserve Edward Kenway's story while smoothing gameplay frustrations like hard-fail missions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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