Ethan Crossfield 
If you enjoyed the hood toggle in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced—especially for Leap of Faith moments—you may want to wait before assuming it’s fixed. After update 1.0.4, players report the toggle no longer functions during that sequence, and Ubisoft has not yet commented.
What Ubisoft changed—and what broke
When Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced launched, players quickly found a hood toggle that let Edward switch his hood on or off while exploring the world. The feature also showed up in more cinematic gameplay beats, including the Leap of Faith, where players were able to stage and share standout moments.
That’s now reportedly gone in practice. After the arrival of the 1.0.4 update, the toggle function no longer works during the Leap of Faith. Community posts indicate the hood won’t switch as it did before, leaving players frustrated and pushing for a rollback of the change.
Notably, the update’s patch notes (as referenced by players in the discussion) do not clearly call out hood-related functionality. While 1.0.4 is said to address clipping issues involving characters and clothing, there’s nothing explicitly linked to the hood toggle itself. That has led to speculation that the behavior change may have been accidental rather than an intentional removal.
Who’s affected and why players are upset
The issue impacts players who specifically relied on the hood toggle for roleplay and for those signature Leap of Faith visuals. The feature became a community talking point because it enabled more expressive animations and memorable mid-sequence styling.
According to the source, frustration has spread across social media and Reddit, with many asking Ubisoft to revert the modification. For now, Ubisoft has not publicly addressed the complaints, leaving the community to interpret the change through patch notes and observed in-game behavior.
That silence is especially noticeable given how quickly the game has won attention since its resurgence. The title has been described as a major hit for Ubisoft, with improvements attributed to moving the game into the Anvil Engine and rebuilding parts of the project because older assets and code were too outdated to reuse.
What’s next for Black Flag Resynced
Ubisoft hasn’t commented yet on the hood toggle problem, but the source suggests the studio is generally responsive to player feedback. It also points to the possibility of future adjustments, particularly because additional highly requested content is already in development.
If a future patch returns the hood toggle behavior for Leap of Faith sequences—or otherwise corrects the regression—it would directly address the community’s main concern. Until then, players who value the feature may need to temper expectations and watch for follow-up fixes.
What players should know
- The hood toggle in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is reported to stop working during the Leap of Faith after update 1.0.4.
- Patch 1.0.4 is associated with clipping fixes, but hood functionality isn’t specifically mentioned in the notes.
- Ubisoft has not yet publicly responded to community complaints, so the cause and timeline for a fix remain unclear.
- If you care about hood-on/off moments for cinematic sequences, consider waiting for confirmation in a future patch.
Expert View
This kind of regression is common when patches adjust animation, clothing, or collision behavior—especially when a game has undergone major engine and rebuild work. The key question here is whether the hood toggle was intentionally disabled for stability or inadvertently broken while fixing clipping. With no explicit mention in the patch notes and no Ubisoft comment yet, the safest stance for players is to treat the feature as currently unreliable during Leap of Faith sequences and watch for a targeted follow-up.
