Black FlagMC

Pirate-age open-world survival · Minecraft Java 1.21.1

Server address blackflagmc.com

Hailing the harbour…

Set sail Explore the Isles
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The Black Flag Isles

A sea worth sailing

An archipelago of jungle isles, volcanoes and limestone stacks in a deep, dark sea. Buy a ship, take the wheel, and make a name for yourself. Alone or with your crew.

A cutter and a sloop lying off a lighthouse island

Ships you walk on

Every ship is real blocks that sail with you aboard. Hold Sneak to make way, Q and F to come about, scroll to set sail. Your first cutter is free.

A raider with black sails closing in

Broadsides & raiders

Black sails on the horizon mean trouble. Raiders hunt you down with gun crews on deck; lay your guns, hole their hull and send them to the bottom for prize money.

A hand-drawn treasure map with a red X

Buried treasure

Every map is a real chart of a real island. Hold it to see where you stand, find the X, and dig. Some lead to a chain of caches across the sea.

A survey camp with a tent and campfire on a beach

Work on the board

The harbourmaster always has jobs: run supplies to a survey camp, dive on a sunken wreck for its strongbox, or take a bounty on a named raider.

The Hanged Man tavern under a skull carved in the cliff

Rum & ruin

Every port has a tavern, and every tavern pours something that will make you hiccup, stagger and slur your words. It does you no good at all.

Raider crewmen standing on deck

Plunder the holds

You keep what you carry when you die, but a ship's hold is fair game. Break into a rival's locked chest at sea and the cargo is yours.

Four harbours, four trades

Ports of call

Each port makes one good cheap and pays well for the others. Fill your hold, pick a route, and sail it before the prices turn. Ports are safe harbours: no guns, no fighting.

Port Mercy and its harbour from the air
Tobacco

Port Mercy

The free harbour where every castaway washes up. Plastered streets climb the hill above three jetties, a gun battery and a lighthouse.

Saltmarket's canal and the Exchange clock tower
Sugar

Saltmarket

The Merchants' League's canal town on a lagoon. Brick houses, a market square, the Exchange, and the only yard that builds brigantines.

Rook's Nest in its cliff-walled cove
Rum

Rook's Nest

The Brethren's haven in a cliff-walled cove: stilt houses, boardwalks, and a fence who asks no questions about where your gold came from.

Fort St. Aubin's square harbour and moles
Gunpowder

Fort St. Aubin

The Crown's anchorage behind stone moles and batteries, with a star fort on the hill and a prize agent who pays for raiders' colours.

From the beach to the black flag

Rise through the ranks

Renown comes from sailing, salvage, jobs, charting new islands, treasure and sunk raiders. Every rank opens bigger ships and better work.

  1. CastawayStart here
  2. Deckhand50 renown
  3. Sailor200 renown
  4. Bosun600 renown
  5. Quartermaster1,500 renown
  6. Captain4,000 renown
  7. Commodore10,000 renown
  8. Pirate Lord25,000 renown

Four steps to open water

How to join

  1. 1

    Open Minecraft Java

    Version 1.21.1. No mods or resource pack needed.

  2. 2

    Add the server

    Multiplayer, Add Server, and type the address:

  3. 3

    Wash ashore

    You arrive on the jetty at Port Mercy. Follow the gold sparks; the line at the top of your screen says what to do next.

  4. 4

    Claim your cutter

    Tom Reave the shipwright gives you your first ship free. Climb aboard, right-click the wheel, and set sail.

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