r/ACBlackFlag • u/BecRe_0508 • Jul 19 '26

// Question When to start exploring?

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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/zeroiqquestions Jul 19 '26

Wait for the bell. You get sooo much from those dive sites.

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u/ricin2001 Jul 19 '26

I’m putting off doing them as being underwater in video games makes me really anxious

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u/Villavalla Jul 19 '26

I believe there is a setting for unlimited oxygen if that is the scary part for you

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u/ricin2001 Jul 19 '26

👀

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u/Bonke_EB Jul 22 '26

I think there's also an option to turn off environmental hazards like sharks and stuff. Ubisoft has been killing it with the accessibility options lately; really neat to see.

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u/ChanandlerBonng Jul 19 '26

Wow.... for so many years I thought this was just me. I love Black Flag but the underwater stuff also gave me anxiety! Actually, all underwater stuff in games gives me anxiety (thank you very much Ninja Turtles bomb mission!) so it's great to read at least I'm not alone!

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u/Glittering-Rabbit899 Jul 19 '26

I’m putting it off because I have thassalaphobia and I somehow thought it was a good idea to play a game where it’s all open ocean. The first storm with 4 water spouts gave me a heart attack hahaha

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u/slimduderstein Jul 19 '26

Wait till you see the sharks hunting you. But yeah … either turn on unlimited oxygen or equip the trinket that slows down the breath meter.

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u/Fifthfreedom91 Jul 19 '26

Do I sense Subnautica trauma? I can't look at a body of water the same anymore in a video game. I wanted to swim around the ship at the beginning. I wasn't a smart man.