Assassins Creed Black Flag Resynced naval contracts: Guide

Assassins Creed Black Flag Resynced naval contracts are optional maritime side quests assigned by Milo van der Graaff and his agents that reward Edward Kenway with Reales, ship cosmetics, and crew attire. These encounters challenge your piloting and gunnery skills across the Caribbean through combat, capture, and escort tasks.

How Do You Unlock Naval Contracts in Black Flag Resynced?

Naval contracts are unlocked after completing the Sequence 4 main story mission titled This Old Cove, which establishes Great Inagua as your pirate haven. Once you anchor at Great Inagua during this questline, you meet Milo van der Graaff on the docks beside the Jackdaw. Van der Graaff stands near cargo under a canvas awning, designated on your mini-map by a black diamond icon enclosing a white steering wheel.

Speaking with Van der Graaff introduces his commercial enterprise and issues your introductory naval mission, A Spanish Plague. Completing this introductory task marks ten additional regional contract locations on the map and opens the merchant's personal quest chain. According to the IGN Naval Contracts guide, 15 total naval contracts exist in the game. Ten contracts come from regional contractors stationed near harbor masters in ports like Gibara, Dry Tortuga, Cruz, and Castillo de Jagua, while five belong directly to Van der Graaff's personal storyline.

Before challenging high-difficulty operations, you should invest in foundational jackdaw upgrades at harbor master docks. Upgrades to hull armor, round shot damage, and broadside capacity prevent rapid desynchronization against armored Spanish and British warships.

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What Are the Objectives and Locations for Every Contract?

Regional contracts are maritime bounties posted across four distinct sea regions. Van der Graaff's personal contracts progress sequentially from Great Inagua and require clearing earlier assignments before new tiers become accessible.

In Cruz, players can visit the dock coordinator at coordinates 366, 301 on Grand Cayman to accept The Realities of War. The Game8 Realities of War walkthrough details that fulfilling the bonus payout requires crippling the target ship with cannons first, followed by a finishing mortar strike before boarding initiates.

Milo van der Graaff's personal questline culminates in The Final Contract. This multi-stage engagement tasks the Jackdaw with escorting Van der Graaff's departure while fighting off waves of Spanish and British naval forces near fortified coastlines. You cannot accept The Final Contract until all other 14 contracts across the Caribbean have been marked complete in your quest log.

Tactical Strategies for Contract Combat

Preparation is the determining factor when handling three-star and four-star engagements. High-tier contracts spawn hostile escorts alongside heavy brigs and frigates, creating crossfires that shred unarmored hulls.

Recruiting capable crew members through all officers provides critical ship abilities. Officer Lucy Baldwin grants a precision parry brace mechanic, which minimizes hull damage when timed right before enemy broadside impacts. For raw offensive boarding prep, aiming the Jackdaw's swivel guns directly at powder storage barrels on enemy decks reduces crew morale and wipes out deckhands before your boarding party swings over.

When engaging frigates during boarding operations, choosing the captain's lockbox option provides an influx of Reales and trade commodities. Alternatively, sending conquered vessels to kenway's fleet supports background trading missions that maintain steady passive revenue while you clear remaining targets.

Naval Contract Approach Decision Matrix

Selecting the right tactical response based on mission criteria preserves your ship's health and secures bonus payouts.

What Rewards Do You Earn From Naval Contracts?

Contract rewards are split between direct currency payouts and milestone cosmetic unlocks for the Jackdaw and crew. Base monetary bounties start at 1,200 Reales for introductory tier missions and scale up to 3,600 Reales when you satisfy optional bonus objectives.

Reaching specific contract completion milestones unlocks distinctive vanity gear:

• Seven Contracts Completed: Unlocks the Royal Fortune Figurehead and the Maid of Amsterdam sea shanty.
• Fourteen Contracts Completed: Grants clearance to start Van der Graaff's capstone assignment, The Final Contract.
• All Fifteen Contracts Completed: Awards the legendary Black Skull Sails along with the Handsome Devils crew attire.

Completing these challenges strengthens your maritime capabilities for late-game combat against legendary ships and finishes one of the primary side activity checklists required for total Animus synchronization. Additional information regarding base game features, patch updates, and system specifications can be verified directly on the Steam store page.