Assassins Creed Black Flag Resynced yellowed map Guide

The yellowed map in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is a restorable document assembled from ten fleet mission fragments that reveals buried treasure on Black Island containing the Obsidian Sails, the Helm of the Night Owl, and The Wellerman shanty.

Collecting every piece requires assigning ships through the cabin planning board, capturing coastal strongholds, and turning in crafting goods at your pirate haven. Unlike standard treasure maps picked up from corpses along shorelines, this item involves several steps across naval systems.

How Do You Collect All Yellowed Map Pieces?

Trade missions are the specific naval assignments in kenway's fleet that yield yellowed map fragments. You access this management interface inside the Captain's Cabin on the Jackdaw or inside your manor at Great Inagua. Each trade mission is represented by a scale icon and requires sending schooners stocked with cargo like tobacco and spices.

Map drops appear across the five naval zones unlocked by capturing sea forts throughout the Caribbean. Each zone yields exactly two fragments in a set rotation:

1. Northeast region
2. Northwest region
3. Southeast region
4. West region
5. Southwest region

Because individual assignments refresh at random intervals, a trade mission offering a map piece may not appear immediately. Players can confirm available cargo routes in each sector before assigning vessels. If an active region does not show a fragment as an upcoming reward, sending a schooner to complete a route will prompt a fresh assignment once you collect the completed report. As documented in Polygon's map pieces guide, other fleet assignments like scout missions or naval patrols do not award yellowed map pieces.

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Which Fleet Ships Work Best for Map Farming?

Fleet composition determines how smoothly you handle trading demands while maintaining manageable danger ratings across open sea routes. Selecting vessels with higher base statistics prevents ship losses during extended voyages.

Two-star schooners captured in medium-difficulty regions enter your dockyard as three-star fleet assets with maximum health bars. Pairing these swift runners with heavy warships ensures your trade assignments complete safely without running up high repair bills.

Restoring the Map at the Treasure Dealer

The Treasure Dealer is an island vendor unlocked at the Great Inagua hideout who repairs fragmented charts. You unlock this merchant by advancing the main campaign past Sequence 3 and completing the necessary settlement improvements near your port docks.

Once your inventory holds all ten yellowed fragments, visit the dealer to assemble the intact parchment. Restoring the chart requires two specific fees:

• 500 Reales
• 100 Aloe

Aloe is gathered by boarding merchant transport vessels cruising Caribbean shipping lanes. After paying the craftsman, the restored document enters your codex, revealing coordinates and an illustrated sketch pointing to Gibara.

Where Is the Yellowed Map Buried Treasure?

Black Island is the excavation site located at coordinates 915, 617 where you unearth the restored cache. Sail the Jackdaw to the northeastern sector of the world map and anchor near the island's coastal viewpoint.

Head directly to the beach on the northeastern shoreline. You will spot a battered wooden shipwreck sitting in the sand against a rocky wall. Walk up behind the wreckage toward the rock face to trigger the dig prompt.

Digging up the chest unlocks three distinct items:

• Obsidian Sails: A distinctive dark sail pattern displaying the Assassin crest, expanding your collection of ship skins.
• Helm of the Night Owl: A legendary ship wheel styled with carved owl motifs.
• "The Wellerman": A collectible maritime sea shanty for Edward's sailing crew.

According to IGN's treasure maps walkthrough, digging at these coordinates without restoring the map first will not trigger the chest prompt. Assemble all ten trade fragments beforehand to secure every reward on Black Island.