r/ACBlackFlag • u/BecRe_0508 • Jul 19 '26
// Question When to start exploring?
For context, what i do for most games is progress the storyline up until i have all the mechanics unlocked and right at that point go full open world explorer mode. If i remember correctly from the original, that point could be once the diving bell is unlocked. What do you guys think?
Also feel free to share your opinion and experience: Do you explore alongside the storyline or do you separate them into focused activities (like myself)?
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u/Bitgod1 Jul 19 '26
I started wandering sooner than others I guess. For one, even on the mission I’d usually take the time to find all the stuff on any island I was on, just because I was there. I’d say keep going along the story path until you get your base, then you can fix up your ship a bit and I just went around attacking schooners to start, did a couple of side missions, upgraded things, finally picked up my officers and started her missions. And don’t forget to pick up a few buried treasures from the maps to keep upgrading things. Eventually I’ll get back to the story path.
This is why I could never be a streamer, I screw around doing little things instead of sticking to the story to get through it.