Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced: Add More Ships to Your Fleet
If you’re mostly catching up on the plot during the early stretch of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, you’ll probably spend a lot of time on the ocean—though not as much as the game makes room for once you start exploring and engaging with optional activities. Among everything you can do aboard the Jackdaw, ship combat tends to be one of the most satisfying parts of the experience.
After you unlock the Fleet system, you’ll need to grow your own fleet and dispatch ships on missions. Here’s how to recruit additional vessels and get the most out of the feature.
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How to Add More Ships to Your Fleet
- Image shown in the original guide (captioned as provided): “Image via GameRant | Sources: Ubisoft”
- Image shown in the original guide (captioned as provided): “Image via GameRant | Sources: Ubisoft”
Once you’ve gotten comfortable piloting the Jackdaw, you can take on enemy ships of many sizes across the Caribbean. Every naval fight follows the same basic flow. First, whittle down the enemy ship’s hull until its health meter is fully depleted. Then, close the distance enough to board.
After you defeat the crew and reduce the target ship’s morale, the vessel is effectively under your control. From there, you’ll be offered multiple choices.
- Lower Wanted Level: This is most useful only when your notoriety is high enough that Hunter ships begin tracking you down.
- Restore Health: This repairs the Jackdaw, making it extremely valuable during tough naval encounters.
- Loot the Captain’s Lockbox: This sometimes appears and pays out with additional money and resources. It’s typically the best reward when it’s available.
- Send the Ship to Your Fleet: This is the option you’ll want most often if your goal is growing your Fleet.
If you’re expanding your Fleet, choosing “Send the Ship to Your Fleet” is the play. Just be aware that early on, Fleet slots are limited—so after capturing only a small number of ships, your available space can fill up quickly.
When your Fleet is underway, the next step is assigning those ships to missions. You can open the Fleet map by interacting with the table in the Captain’s Cabin, located directly below the Jackdaw’s wheel. Missions are distributed across multiple regions of the Caribbean, but they only unlock once you’ve captured the matching fort.
Fleet missions reward you with money, reduce the risk level in each region, point you toward Warehouse locations, and unlock additional bonuses that can help your overall progression. Since different missions require different ships, it’s smart to keep a varied mix of ship types rather than relying on just one or two hulls.
If your Fleet fills up, you aren’t stuck permanently—you can salvage ships you don’t want anymore. For instance, if you already have two Brigs, scrapping one can make room for a more powerful Frigate, or even a Man o’ War.
Newsletter callout and fleet-operations reminders
Keep in mind that ships returning from Fleet missions often come back damaged. Before you send them out again, you’ll need to repair them using money and resources—so it helps to maintain a steady stockpile.
Also, don’t rush into fights against larger ships until you’ve invested in Jackdaw upgrades. Battles involving multiple Frigates or Man o’ Wars can overwhelm a ship that isn’t ready, particularly if cannon fire is coming from several angles at the same time.
Upgrading Hull Armor, cannons, and other ship systems makes it much easier to capture stronger vessels. With those improvements, you can gradually build a Fleet strong enough to handle every mission the game presents.
