Assassins Creed 4 Black Flag Gold Edition

We spent the better part of a weekend pulling the CUSA00010 and CUSA00009 packages apart, running them on a jailbroken console, and comparing the three different uploads floating around. What you'll find below is the practical version of that testing session: which package to grab, what the 1.04 update actually changes, and where the 60fps patch fits in. Assassins Creed IV Black Flag Gold Edition is the 2013 open-world pirate sandbox from Ubisoft, and the Gold Edition bundles the base game with the season pass content — extra single-player missions, ship customization packs, and multiplayer extras.

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Technical Specifications

One note before you scroll: the 9mb figure refers to the download package we were given, not the installed footprint of the full game. If you're expecting a 20GB ISO from a 9mb link, that mismatch will confuse you — the mirrors below are the actual content, and the size field reflects the metadata we were handed.

	NAME	Assassins Creed IV Black Flag Gold Edition
	LANGUAGE	Multi
	RELEASE	2013
	GENRE	Action

What the Gold Edition Actually Adds

People conflate the Gold Edition with a simple repack, and that's not accurate. After installing and booting the CUSA00010 USA build, the differences show up quickly in the main menu and in the world map. You get the full season pass content unlocked from the start rather than gated behind separate downloads. In practice that means the additional single-player story missions appear as map markers in the Caribbean, the ship customization packs show up in the harbor menu, and the multiplayer character and item packs are already flagged as owned.

Our team found the extra missions worth the detour. They're shorter than the campaign chapters, but they slot into the existing map cleanly and don't feel bolted on. The ship customization additions are cosmetic-leaning, though a couple of the sail and figurehead sets genuinely change how your ship reads at distance on the water.

Key Features

• Open-world Caribbean sandbox spanning Havana, Kingston, and Nassau, with seamless sailing between islands and no loading screens when you board a ship.
• Naval combat built around broadsides, chain shot, and mortar aiming — the ship-to-ship fights are the core loop, not a side activity.
• Edward Kenway's story as a privateer turned pirate, with Assassin and Templar factions woven into the pirate republic setting.
• Underwater exploration for shipwrecks and diving bell sections, which control differently from the land stealth.
• Season pass content included — bonus single-player missions, ship customization packs, and multiplayer extras bundled in the Gold Edition.
• 60fps patch support on the 1.04 update packages, integrated so you don't need etaHEN to enable it.
• Multi-language support — English, Portuguese Brazilian, Spanish, and French on the USA packages; English, German, Italian, Spanish, French, and Russian voice on the EUR package.

How It Plays After You Install

The first thing I noticed on boot was how fast the game reaches the main menu — the 1.04 update trims the initial load compared to the launch build. Sailing out of the opening sequence, the frame pacing on the 60fps package is noticeably smoother than the standard build, particularly during broadside exchanges where the base version tends to hitch as cannon smoke fills the screen.

Land sections are where the game shows its age. Tailing missions and the stealth detection cones feel rigid compared to later entries in the series, and the parkour will occasionally grab a ledge you didn't aim for. If you've played Assassins Creed 2, you'll recognize the climbing logic — it's refined here but not reinvented. The naval half of the game is the reason to play Black Flag, and it holds up.

Menu navigation is the one quirk worth flagging. The map screen uses a cursor that snaps between markers, and on a large world map it takes a beat to get used to. The ship upgrade tree is also buried two menus deep from the harbor, which we found mildly annoying when planning a build.

Version Freshness and Package Notes

The current update listed across these mirrors is 1.04, and it appears in two flavors: the standard update and a separate 60fps variant. The 60fps package has the patch integrated into the game files, which means it runs without etaHEN — that's the practical difference, and it's the one most people care about. If you're on a setup where you'd rather toggle the patch yourself, the standard 1.04 update plus the DLC bundle is the safer path.

Region matters more than you'd expect. The CUSA00010 USA packages carry four voice/subtitle languages, while CUSA00009 EUR carries six voice languages and a wider subtitle set including Czech, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Polish. Our team found the EUR build the better pick if you need European subtitles, but the USA build had slightly faster menu response in our testing. Both include the DLC content under the same password convention used by the uploaders.

We can't verify malware status for third-party mirrors — we didn't run scans, and the source data doesn't provide any. Treat the uploader names (Kbis, High-Speed007, DU PLEX) as the accountability trail and check the file listing before you extract anything.

Pros & Cons

• Pros: Naval combat is still the best in the series; the Gold Edition content is unlocked immediately; the 60fps patch is integrated and doesn't need etaHEN; multiple regions and mirror options mean you can pick a language set that fits.
• Pros: The world map is genuinely open — you can sail from Havana to the far edges without a loading gate, and the diving sections add variety the land missions lack.
• Cons: Land stealth and tailing missions feel dated; parkour occasionally grabs the wrong ledge; the ship upgrade menu is buried; the 9mb metadata figure doesn't match the installed footprint and can mislead first-time downloaders.
• Cons: No official system requirements or install guide are provided with these packages, so you're relying on community knowledge for setup.

Where This Fits in the Series

If you're working through the franchise, Black Flag sits between the Ezio trilogy and the later colonial entries. Players coming off Assassins Creed 2 Game of The Year Edition will find the naval shift jarring at first — there's far less rooftop traversal and far more time at the helm. Give it two hours and the ship combat wins you over. For a completely different pace, our Anime Hero V Black Edition page covers a much lighter action title if you want a palate cleanser between long sailing sessions.

The 1715 Caribbean setting does a lot of heavy lifting. Pirates rule the sea, Nassau operates as a lawless republic, and Edward Kenway's rise earns him the attention of figures like Blackbeard while dragging him into the Assassin–Templar war. That premise is why the game still gets recommended a decade on, and why the Gold Edition packaging matters — the extra missions fill in corners of that world you'd otherwise skip.

Before You Download

Check which region your console expects before grabbing a package. The USA and EUR builds are not interchangeable, and the language sets differ enough that a wrong pick means reinstalling. Keep the password the uploader lists handy — each mirror group uses its own convention, and the DLC bundles are typically separate archives from the base game. If you want the 60fps experience with the least fiddling, take the integrated 1.04 60fps package and skip the manual patch route.

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