"Jason Brody and his friends, including his brothers, Grant and Riley, celebrating on beautiful tropical locales, totally carefree, culminating in the group going skydiving. But it's revealed that what we've been watching is a video playing on a smartphone, now being held by Vaas Montenegro." "Jason awakes with a mysterious man named Dennis giving him a tattoo on his left arm." "Dennis tells Jason to embrace his natural instincts to better cope with the trials of the island." After crafting the new equipment from the nature materials, Jason receives a call on the stolen cell phone from a pirate, speaking of a captured American girl that they are taking to an outpost nearby."

"Jason makes his way to Dr. Earnhardt's Mansion to find his friend, Daisy, who is in serious need of medical attention." "Jason must slip aboard the beached vessel Medusa to access the pirates' communications network."

"Jason visits Citra to seek the help of the Rakyat against Vaas's pirates. Citra asks Jason to retrieve something that has been lost, and invites him to drink a mixture." "Jason goes to Badtown to investigate the man in the white suit from his dreams." "After meeting the man in the white suit, he introduces himself as Willis Huntley, a CIA agent, and agrees to help Jason rescue his friends. However, Jason must first destroy Hoyt's drug fields to help Willis."

"CIA Agent Willis Huntley informs Jason that someone in Beras Town has stolen a transportation manifest potentially containing information on Oliver's whereabouts from a man named Hoyt." "After obtaining the shipping manifest, Jason catches up to the convoy carrying his friend, Oliver."

"Jason finds a hit man named Buck who is holding his friend Keith. In exchange for Keith, Buck wants the Asian ceremonial dagger, the same one that Citra needs." "The ancient compass leads Jason to a Japanese WWII bunker. Inside, he finds his way to some old Chinese ruins, and retrieves another piece of the compass, though the knife still eludes him."

"The ancient compass leads Jason to an abandoned mining facility. Inside, he finds his way to some old Chinese ruins, and retrieves the third piece of the compass, though the knife still eludes him." "The ancient compass leads Jason to a cenote and a cave complex. Inside, he finds his way to some old Chinese ruins, and retrieves the Chinese dagger that Buck and Citra are looking for." "Jason brings the ancient Chinese knife to Buck and trades it for Keith."

"Jason meets Citra and delivers the ancient Chinese knife that she is looking for." "Jason agrees to help the Rakyat set up an ambush in Churchtown in an attempt to hijack an APC carrying Rakyat prisoners." "Jason has been captured by Vaas, who tries to kill him a second time by drowning him in a cenote."

"Jason meets Citra in her temple, and she gives him a drink which causes him to enter his dream state." "Jason infiltrates the island on which Vaas is based to seek vengeance for his friends and for the Rakyat." "Jason meets with his friends in the cave under Dr. Earnhardt's mansion to inform them that he intends to stay on the Rook Islands, and the rest of them should take the boat back to the US."

"Jason calls Willis to request his help in taking down Hoyt Volker." "After landing on the Southern Island, Jason drives to Thurston Town were he meets Sam, whom Willis mentioned could help him with Hoyt." "Sam devises a plan to disguise Jason as one of the privateer recruits to be able to get close to Hoyt."

"Sam and Jason come up with a plan for Jason to gain access to Hoyt. They decide to kill three privateer captains who are planning to betray Hoyt and obtain a roll sheet of the traitors to give to Hoyt." "Sam and Jason go to Hoyt's drug fields and defuse the bombs that pirates have planted." "Jason infiltrates the privateer camp in the gorge, hoping to find the roll sheet of the traitors." "Jason, disguised as a new privateer recruit Foster, and Sam arrive at Hoyt's compound and try to convince Hoyt let Jason into his inner circle."

"In order to destroy Hoyt's organization, Sam and Jason devise a plan to destroy their satellite communication dish near the north-western region of the Southern Island." "To further sabotage Hoyt's organization, Sam and Jason go to the fuel depot and plant explosives on the pipelines and control room."

"Sam and Jason go to Hoyt's mansion to play poker, with a intention to kill Hoyt and rescue Riley." "During the knife fight, Hoyt reveals to Jason that Riley is at the airstrip and will be flown out imminently. After defeating Hoyt, Jason battles through the Compound and races to the airstrip." "Riley and Jason land their helicopter near Dr. Earnhardt's Mansion, hoping to meet their friends."