Alright, so I figured I’d talk a bit about my time messing with the black flag outfits in that pirate game. It wasn’t like I set out on day one to get every single piece of digital cloth, but you know how these things go. You start playing, and then you see something shiny.
Getting Started with Edward’s Look
So, I fired up the game. Edward Kenway, our main guy, he starts off with his pretty standard pirate attire. Nothing too wild, practical enough for swashbuckling and all that. I played through the first few sequences, got the hang of sailing the Jackdaw, and pretty much just focused on the main story. The default outfit did its job, you know? It looked the part.
Discovering There’s More Than One Shirt in the Closet
After a while, I started poking around in the menus more. Or maybe I completed a mission and got a notification. Suddenly, it dawned on me there were a bunch of different outfits I could get Edward to wear. Some were greyed out, locked. Typical. That’s when the collector, or maybe just the curious part of me, kicked in. I thought, “Okay, let’s see what these are all about.”
The Main Grind: Story and Special Unlocks
A good chunk of the outfits, I found out, you just stumble into by playing the main story missions. They kind of get handed to you. Like the Mayan Outfit – that one was a whole adventure on its own, collecting those Mayan Stones. I actually spent a good deal of time sailing to every little island, climbing every viewpoint, just to find those stones. It felt like a proper treasure hunt, which was cool. That outfit looked pretty impressive once I finally got it.
Then there were others, like the Templar Armor. That involved doing those Templar Hunt side missions. Each one had its own little story, and I had to track down these specific targets. Took a bit of dedication, sailing from place to place, but the armor at the end? Pretty sweet, I gotta say. Felt like a proper achievement unlocking that bad boy.
Crafting and Other Shenanigans
Now, some outfits, or at least pieces that made you feel like you had a new outfit, involved crafting. This meant hunting. Lots of hunting. Iguanas, monkeys, and oh god, the sharks. Trying to harpoon those things from a rowboat while they’re trying to eat you… yeah, that was an experience. But you needed those skins to upgrade pouches, holsters, and some gear that, while not a full “outfit” in the menu, definitely changed your look and feel. So, I spent hours becoming the apex predator of the Caribbean. All for a slightly bigger ammo pouch or a tougher-looking bracer.
I also remember there were outfits tied to community challenges or connecting to that Uplay thing (or whatever they called it back then). Sometimes these were easy, sometimes they felt like a chore. I’d log in, see what was needed, and decide if I had the patience for it that day. Some I got, some I probably missed. It’s all a bit hazy now.
My Go-To Styles
After unlocking a fair few, I definitely had my favorites.
- The Governor’s Outfit: Looked pretty dapper, made me feel like less of a scruffy pirate for a change when I was just strolling through Kingston or Havana.
- The Stealth Outfit: Darker, more subdued. Good for when I was trying to be sneaky, or at least pretend I was being sneaky before a massive sword fight broke out.
- The aforementioned Templar Armor: It just looked imposing. Heavy, armored, made Edward look like a real force.
I’d switch between them depending on my mood or what I was doing. Sometimes, just changing the outfit made the game feel a bit fresh again, even if I was just sailing around looking for trouble.
So, Was It Worth Chasing All Those Threads?
Looking back, chasing down all those black flag outfits was… well, it was part of the game. It gave me more stuff to do, more boxes to tick. Some of them looked genuinely cool and made sinking ships or finding treasure feel a bit more epic. Others were just minor variations. But the process of getting them, the little adventures and challenges along the way, that was the main thing. It kept me busy in that world for a good long while. So yeah, I guess it was worth the effort, in its own way. Just another part of the pirate life I carved out for myself on the digital seas.
