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Elite Design Plans are the highest level upgrade for your Jackdaw. In order to acquire all plans, you should visit many Caribbean Islands, as well as complete the story mission “Diving for Medicines“.
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This mission rewards you with Diving Bell upgrade, which helps you reach the bottom of the ocean.
While traveling throughout the global map and discovering new places, you will come across cadavers with hidden treasure maps. The maps will help you find locations of Ship Wrecks, which can reward you with money and elite design plans. A complete list of Elite Design Plans and their respective Ship Wrecks is posted below the text.
Weapons and Armor Elite Design Plans
1. Elite Hull Armor (Ship Wreck)
Plan Location: San Ignacio Wreck (379,770)
Elite Hull Armor Plan Location
2. Elite Set of Broadside Cannons (Ship Wreck)
Plan Location: The Blue Hole (471,170)
Elite Set of Broadside Cannons Location
3. Elite Ram (Ship Wreck)
Plan Location: La Concepcion Wreck (181,296)
Elite Ram Design Plan Location
4. Elite Round Shot Strength (Ship Wreck)
Plan Location: Kabah Ruins (769,145)
Elite Round Shot Strength Plan Location
5. Elite Mortars (Ship Wreck)
Plan Location: Antocha Wreck (630,660)
Elite Mortars Design Plan Location
6. Elite Swivel Guns Strength (Ship Wreck)
Plan Location: Devil’s Eye Caverns (487,357)
Elite Swivel Guns Plan Location
7. Elite Heavy Shot Strength (Treasure Map)
Corozal – Tavern (36,265)
Cadaver Location: Ambergris Key Cave (58,184)
Additional Reward: 3 000R
Dig Location: Misteriosa (307,195)
Corozal Tavern Location
Ambergris Key Cadaver Location
Ambergris Key Treasure Map
Misteriosa Dig Location
Ambergris Key TM Chest Location
8. Elite Fire Barrel Strength (Treasure Map)
Arroyos – Tavern (193,565)
Cadaver Location: Santanillas (221,247)
Additional Reward: 3 000R
Dig Location: San Juan (479,487)
Arroyos Tavern Location
Santanillas Cadaver Location
Santanillas Treasure Map
San Juan Dig Location
Santanillas TM Chest Location
Storage Elite Plans
1. Elite Heavy Shot Storage (Treasure Map)
Cadaver Location: Cayman Sound (335,335)
Additional Reward: 3 000R
Dig Location: Petite Caverne (894,260)
Cayman Sound Cadaver
Cayman Sound Treasure Map
Petite Caverne Dig Location
Cayman Sound TM Chest Location
2. Elite Mortar Storage (Treasure Map)
Cadaver Location: Tortuga (882,377)
Additional Reward: 3 000R
Dig Location: Matanzas (342,641)
Tortuga Cadaver
Tortuga Treasure Chest
Matanzas Dig Locaiton
Tortuga TM Chest Location
3. Elite Fire Barrel Storage (Treasure Map)
Cadaver Location: Kenway’s fleet acquires it after completing mission “Scarlatina”.
So I am a little stupid and have no idea what I am doing I have the plan I just don’t know what to do with it. If someone could help me I thank you in advance.
I have question, I have plan for elite mortar enough metal and money but I still can’t buy it… It look like I don’t have this plan, but I do… Can You help me?
HI Guys…need some help. I got the chest from Devil’s Eye Caverns to upgrade Elite Swivel gun . Why is Jackdaw not giving me option to upgrade/purchase. Please help.
So, you cannot collect this without an oline subscription and doing the fleet missions? This iritates me greatly. I dont wanna finish the game with ship upgrades at 96 percent :c
thank you very much.
your site is awesome
it was very helpful i finished assassin’s creed black flag with your help.
pleaze share my comment.
thanks 🙂
For all the guys who complained about not finding the right treasure, the game literally tells you what you’re going to get from the treasure chest the map leads you to right up above the map. Just letting you know that there’s a quick way to validate these incredibly helpful tips (unless they’re wrong, then it’s not so helpful :P).
The coordinates for the the mortars are not correct. The plans gave me Aqulia’s Wheel, not the mortars. Does anyone have a correction or is it my game that the coordinates(630,660) are not for Mortars
Hmm, you can check the location where others acquired the Aqulia’s Wheel, maybe you were rewarded with Mortars here instead. In order to reach the dig location on Pinos Isle (335,480), grab the treasure map at Cumberland Bay (679,371). It is number 8 at our Assassin’s Creed 4 Treasure Map Locations Guide.
what do these plans do? without these plans i can still upgrade and get the final upgrade. do they boost the stats if i buy the final upgrade when i have the plans?
I don’t have the map for the dig location of Elite Fire Barrel Storage, the cadaver is missing the map somehow, the Arroyos tavern owner won’t give me ANY information, and I can’t dig at the dig site. What’s going on? It’s like Elite Fire Barrel Storage was removed from the game, but it still says I need that plan for that upgrade.
To get the Elite Fire Barrel Storage upgrade, you’d first have to build your fleet of ships. Kenway’s Fleet is a minigame only playable online. So sign-in to your Xbox Live or PSN account and look for the mission “Scarlatina”. After retrieving the treasure map, head to Isla Providencia for the dig-up and acquisition of the plan.
They’re up the top, you need to dive and search for chests underwater, the plan for the elite hull is in the chest furthest in the back of the map underwater if that helps.
yes they were. if you want to know something else useful I found out that if you somehow get onto an enemy ship and kill every one on board a single broadside will immediately defeat the ship and when you board there won’t be any enemies to fight. The way I get aboard ships is a: if it is not moving just swim to it BEWARE IT WILL SHOOT ITS CANNONS AT YOU IF YOUR SWIMMING TOWRADS IT DIVE AND ONLY SURFACE FOR A SECOND AFTER IT FIRES. Or b: if its moving try to get it stuck between you and an island or pull up alongside it get ahead of it a little and get off the wheel as quick as possible and jump over onto the ship. If you did it right after you get off the ship it should look like it was hit by cannons WARNING IF EVEN ONE PERSON IS ALIVE IT WONT WORK. if you want to say something about this just reply my email does not work. with this method I could take on men of war with out any upgrades.
So I am a little stupid and have no idea what I am doing I have the plan I just don’t know what to do with it. If someone could help me I thank you in advance.
It is in the online were you do your fleet
how can I make fleet
it was very very very helpful
sorry where is Scarlatina?
You need to the fleet mission in the in-app companion or in the captains cabin. The island is not in-game regularly
thanks
Thanks, friend! This was very helpful 🙂
Not useful to find elite fire barrel storage plan
This was very helpful! 5 Star rating!!!!
thanks bro! that was very helpful .
I have question, I have plan for elite mortar enough metal and money but I still can’t buy it… It look like I don’t have this plan, but I do… Can You help me?
Same problem but with elite heavy shot, I have plan/money/resources but can’t buy it- it still dat preq in red. Did you ever resolve this?
I finished the game a long time ago never having the elite plans. Could not find them, now I have them all.
Thanks these are helpfull
That’s really helpful but I can’t open Elite fire barel storage pic please send it to my Email
HI Guys…need some help. I got the chest from Devil’s Eye Caverns to upgrade Elite Swivel gun . Why is Jackdaw not giving me option to upgrade/purchase. Please help.
Do you have all of the Items/money?
the elite fire barrel strength part is wrong?
the cadaver in santanillas gave me the map for the grey sails plans :I not the fire barrel strength one…
True.
You need to do the fleet mission done with either the in-app companion or in the captains cabin. You cannot find it regularly
very thanks
So, you cannot collect this without an oline subscription and doing the fleet missions? This iritates me greatly. I dont wanna finish the game with ship upgrades at 96 percent :c
how can i get black skull sails?
help me
thank you very much.
your site is awesome
it was very helpful i finished assassin’s creed black flag with your help.
pleaze share my comment.
thanks 🙂
That was so helpful,but I cannot get elite fire barrle storage for nonthing
For all the guys who complained about not finding the right treasure, the game literally tells you what you’re going to get from the treasure chest the map leads you to right up above the map. Just letting you know that there’s a quick way to validate these incredibly helpful tips (unless they’re wrong, then it’s not so helpful :P).
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They r helpful an now I can attack the legendary ships
Surely you can. But how are your skills guy????
Where are the cadavers for the elite canons and hull??
Thanks
thank u it was help full.
Thanks v usefull
The coordinates for the the mortars are not correct. The plans gave me Aqulia’s Wheel, not the mortars. Does anyone have a correction or is it my game that the coordinates(630,660) are not for Mortars
Hmm, you can check the location where others acquired the Aqulia’s Wheel, maybe you were rewarded with Mortars here instead. In order to reach the dig location on Pinos Isle (335,480), grab the treasure map at Cumberland Bay (679,371). It is number 8 at our Assassin’s Creed 4 Treasure Map Locations Guide.
This was really helpful and saved me a lot of time
that was really helpful i have upgraded all of upgrades of the jackdaw and edward
can someone pease explain why the coordinates for the cadaver of the elite mortar storage are on an inaccessable island?
I figured it out, there’s a typo in the coordinates, its supposed to be (882,377), if anyone else had an issue
what do these plans do? without these plans i can still upgrade and get the final upgrade. do they boost the stats if i buy the final upgrade when i have the plans?
These plans are prerequisite plans for the final upgrade. You can not buy the final upgrade without them.
The are a prerequisite if you do not buy the dlc that makes it otherwise
Glad I found these, I’ll let you know if they help.
Thanks.
Thank You! These were really helpful.
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Somehow, I don’t think he is.
i think that was sarcasm
Omg noble lol
How did you know all this, but for the locations
Where are the cadavers for the elite hull sand elite broadside canons?????
there are no cadavers for them they are in chests at the wrecks
I don’t have the map for the dig location of Elite Fire Barrel Storage, the cadaver is missing the map somehow, the Arroyos tavern owner won’t give me ANY information, and I can’t dig at the dig site. What’s going on? It’s like Elite Fire Barrel Storage was removed from the game, but it still says I need that plan for that upgrade.
To get the Elite Fire Barrel Storage upgrade, you’d first have to build your fleet of ships. Kenway’s Fleet is a minigame only playable online. So sign-in to your Xbox Live or PSN account and look for the mission “Scarlatina”. After retrieving the treasure map, head to Isla Providencia for the dig-up and acquisition of the plan.
They’re up the top, you need to dive and search for chests underwater, the plan for the elite hull is in the chest furthest in the back of the map underwater if that helps.
they are at the top, theyre ship wrecks
yes they were. if you want to know something else useful I found out that if you somehow get onto an enemy ship and kill every one on board a single broadside will immediately defeat the ship and when you board there won’t be any enemies to fight. The way I get aboard ships is a: if it is not moving just swim to it BEWARE IT WILL SHOOT ITS CANNONS AT YOU IF YOUR SWIMMING TOWRADS IT DIVE AND ONLY SURFACE FOR A SECOND AFTER IT FIRES. Or b: if its moving try to get it stuck between you and an island or pull up alongside it get ahead of it a little and get off the wheel as quick as possible and jump over onto the ship. If you did it right after you get off the ship it should look like it was hit by cannons WARNING IF EVEN ONE PERSON IS ALIVE IT WONT WORK. if you want to say something about this just reply my email does not work. with this method I could take on men of war with out any upgrades.
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