[Updates] Patch Notes - December 7, 2022

Updates Dec 7, 2022, 12:00 (UTC) Patch Notes - December 7, 2022

Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on December 7, 2022 (Wed). Today’s patch contains 96 updates and is approximately 904.25 MB.

1. Yolunakea Solo Mode
2. Guild-only Khan Expedition Region
3. Events
4. New Additions and Improvements
6. Modified or Changed
7. Recent Major Updates

Yolunakea Solo Mode

As a continuation of solo-able Atoraxxion dungeons, Yolunakea now joins Vahmalkea and Sycrakea as content Adventurers can enjoy the story of at their own pace via Solo mode.
We were happy to hear positive feedback from Adventurers on the Solo mode update for Vahmalkea and Sycrakea.
The Solo mode for Yolunakea is just like the other solo adventures, where the difficulty has been adjusted so that Adventurers can complete the main quest on their own, so we look forward to seeing your continuous love and support for Atoraxxion and its stories.

* Please note that in areas where you must proceed via mount, you will be able to select the mount of your choice in [Solo] Yolunakea.

Added a "Solo" mode so players have the option to proceed with Atoraxxion: Yolunakea's main quests alone rather than with a party of 5.
- You can begin your solo adventure by pressing the "Enter Solo Mode" button upon entering Atoraxxion via the Sol Magia at the Ancient Stone Chamber.
- [Solo] Atoraxxion: Yolunakea has been designed so that you can complete the main quest alone, just like Vahmalkea and Sycrakea.

Guild-only Khan Expedition Region

Teamwork within a Guild is vital to taking down Khan, the Guild Boss known as the "Eye of the Great Ocean," so we have created Guild Expedition Regions where guild members can fully focus their attention on coordinating their assault.

You can freely enter and exit the Guild's Expedition Region, however the instance will only remain open for a limited time. So we suggest purchasing a Monsterbane Cannon or designate a "Seaweed-purging troop” prior to its creation Please note that after entering, you can summon the Guild Boss by pressing the Summon button via the Guild window.

Added a Guild's Expedition Region for Guild Boss Khan.
- Changed so Guild Boss Khan can only be summoned in the Guild's Expedition Region.

- Guild Masters or Advisors can open the Guild Boss UI from "Oquilla's Eye" to enter and create the Guild's Expedition Region instance.
- A guild's Expedition Region instance will last for 1 hour.
  - Other guild members near the Guild's Expedition Region can also enter the instance.
  - Only allied guild members and War Heroes may enter a guild's Expedition Region instance.
  - Once the Expedition Region instance expires, all characters within will be moved outside of the instance.

Expedition Region Details

[How to Create the Instance]
- You must be a Guild Master or Guild Advisor.
- You cannot be on a Node, Conquest, or Arsha server.

[Access Unavailable for the Following]
- You cannot enter if you have Forced PvP (Alt+C) active.
- You cannot enter if you have hit or killed another Adventurer with Forced PvP active.
* However, you can enter if negative Karma or are a Fugitive.
- You cannot enter if you are in a duel.
- You cannot enter if you are mounted.
- You cannot enter if your character is not idle.
- You cannot enter if you're not in a "normal" zone (e.g. Elvia Realm, etc.).

Events

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New Additions and Improvements

Class Changes

Striker

Awakening

Core: Infernal Destruction

Fixed the issue of not being able to combo attack 1 with Savage Somersault after learning this skill.

Sage

Awakening

Core: Spear Bolt

Fixed the issue where, prior to obtaining the core skill, combo transitions were slow for certain skills upon inflicting dash attack damage.

Contents

Cartian Spells

Improved the method for summoning with Cartian Spells as follows:

Before		After
Monster will spawn when the party leader uses the summon scroll at a designated spot Only the party leader can obtain quest rewards. Party members can obtain rewards.		Summon and talk to the NPC Faded Ancient Relic at a designated spot via the UI. Register the number of summon scrolls according to the stage that the party leader desires. All party members have to register the same amount of summon scrolls. The party leader and all party members can obtain rewards. * Methods from "before" still available!

- You can still use the previous method of summoning a boss by using a summon scroll.
- Monsters that can be summoned through the "Faded Ancient Relic" NPC are divided into 5 stages. The recommended number of Cartian Spells per stage and AP are as follows:

Stage	Number of Scrolls	AP
1	1 per party member	At least 150 Co-op recommended
2	2 per party member	At least 190 Co-op recommended
3	3 per party member	At least 220 Co-op recommended
4	4 per party member	At least 240 Co-op recommended
5	5 per party member	At least 260 Co-op recommended

- Regardless of the number of party members, the boss's difficulty and rewards will differ according to the number of summon scrolls registered by an individual, so it is highly recommended to use the Cartian Spells together in a party.
  - The higher the stage, the stronger the enemy that will appear, but also the greater rewards.
- With such improvements to the Cartian Spell, we've also added a low chance for [Drawn to the Ancient relic] monsters who bear special loot to spawn.
  - Defeating these monsters will earn you additional rewards.

Manshaum Narc's Stone

Improved Manshaum Narc's Stone as follows:

Monster & Monster Zone	Changes
Narc Brishka	[All Stages] - Removed debuff attacks that ignore Narc Brishka and Voraro defense icons. - Added Sturdy Forest Tread to the rewards for defeating the monster and completing the quest. [Stage 5] - Reduced Narc Brishka's HP by 35% - Reduced Narc Brishka's protective shield by 35% - Rainbow Gem Fruit, Breezy Conch Seaweed and Spirit Pouch of Ferocious Beast can be obtained in greater amounts
Manshaum Forest	- Manshaum Voodoo Doll's drop rate has been reduced by 42%.
Fadus Habitat	- Manshaum Voodoo Doll's drop rate has been increased by 2.3 times.

Added Sturdy Forest Tread to the rewards that can be obtained when defeating Narc Brishka summoned by using Manshaum Narc's Stone.

Sturdy Forest Tread (Processing (L) - Simple Alchemy)
Sturdy Whale Tendon Potion	Crafting Method #1	Sturdy Forest Tread x1 + Whale Tendon Potion x3
	Crafting Method #2	Sturdy Forest Tread x1 + Superior Whale Tendon Potion x1
Sturdy Whale Tendon Elixir	Crafting Method #1	Sturdy Forest Tread x2 + Whale Tendon Elixir x3
	Crafting Method #2	Sturdy Forest Tread x2 + Tough Whale Tendon Elixir x1

* Sturdy Forest Tread, Sturdy Whale Tendon Potion and Sturdy Whale Tendon Elixir can be registered on the Central Market.

Great Marni's Stones

The list below shows all improvements made to Marni's Great Stone. To spread Marni's great discovery, the rewards given by Wacky Toshi have been improved. The number of samples from killing monsters have also been reduced.

Reduction Details

Item	Before	After
Great Marni's Stone (Bashim)	50,000	20,000
Great Marni's Stone (Cadry)	40,000	15,000
Great Marni's Stone (Desert Naga)	60,000	20,000
Great Marni's Stone (Desert Fogans)	60,000	20,000
Great Marni's Stone (Gahaz Bandits)	50,000	20,000
Great Marni's Stone (Crescent Shrine)	50,000	20,000
Great Marni's Stone (Basilisk)	40,000	10,000
Great Marni's Stone (Centaurus)	40,000	10,000
Great Marni's Stone (Roud Sulfur Mine)	40,000	20,000
Great Marni's Stone (Pila Ku)	50,000	20,000
Great Marni's Stone (Manshaum)	60,000	10,000
Great Marni's Stone (Fadus)	80,000	20,000
Great Marni's Stone (Polly's Forest)	50,000	20,000
Great Marni's Stone (Forest Ronaros)	40,000	10,000
Great Marni's Stone (Tshira Ruins)	60,000	20,000
Great Marni's Stone (Kagtum)	50,000	20,000
Great Marni's Stone (Sherekhan - Day)	50,000	15,000
Great Marni's Stone (Sycraia Upper Zone)	50,000	15,000
Great Marni's Stone (Protty Cave)	50,000	15,000

- Changed the name of the reward for handing over the monster samples in exchange for the Great Marni's Stone from "Marni's Supply Box" to "Great Marni's Supply Box."

Great Marni's Supply Box

Obtain one of the following items from PRI (I) to DUO (II) from Great Marni's Supply Box.
Tungrad Necklace Tungrad Belt Tungrad Earring Tungrad Ring	Ogre Ring Laytenn's Power Stone Ring of Crescent Guardian Basilisk's Belt	Eye of the Ruins Ring Narc Ear Accessory Valtarra Eclipsed Belt

* To maintain precision in Marni's research, the "Great Marni's Stone" is not returned and is consumed when exchanged for the rewards.

- Added a total of 20 titles regarding Great Marni's Supply Box.

Obtainable Titles

Slayvior of Bashim
Slayvior of Cadry
Slayvior of Desert Naga
Slayvior of Desert Fogans
Slayvior of Gahaz

Slayvior of Argos
Slayvior of Basilisk
Slayvior of Taphtar
Slayvior of Roud Sulfur Mine
Slayvior of Pila Ku

Slayvior of Manshaum
Slayvior of Fadus
Slayvior of Polly's Forest
Slayvior of Forest Ronaros
Slayvior of Ruins

- The 19 titles above can only be acquired through quests, acceptable once per Family, upon having collected all of the required monster samples for each "Great Marni's Stone."
  - You can only accept the quest if the Combat quest filter is toggled on in the Quests (O) window.
  - Marni's Stone that has gathered all monster samples will be consumed when getting the rewards.
- Obtain the "Great Marni's Assistant" title via Wacky Toshi after obtaining all 19 titles.

Token of Desert Trading

Improved the Token of Desert Trading buff as follows:
- Changed so the Token of Desert Trading buff that can be obtained from Marzana at the "Ibellab Oasis" and Samaya at "Pilgrim's Sanctum: Sharing" refreshes.
- Added a description regarding buff effects to the Token of Desert Trading buff description.
- Fixed the Token of Desert Trading buff text.

End of 2022 Autumn Season

The 2022 Autumn Season has come to a close.
- All season characters that have not been converted will be automatically converted to normal characters during the Dec 7 (Wed) maintenance.
  - Adventurers who have not completed either "[Season Server Graduation] At the Crossroad" or "[Season Server Graduation] Into the Big Wide World" will get Fughar's Letter of Encouragement and Gift Box Full of Memories in their Mail (B).
- All season quests that have not been completed have been deleted.
- Tuvala gear of the highest level per slot that haven't been converted will automatically be converted and the remaining gear will be deleted.
  - Example) If you have both seasonal PEN (V) and PRI (I) Tuvala Helmets, the PEN (V) Tuvala Helmet will be converted to normal gear and the PRI (I) Tuvala Helmet will be removed.
- Season items (Time-filled Black Stone, Refined Magical Black Stone, Tuvala Ore, Tuvala Conversion Stone, unconverted Tuvala gear, etc.) have been deleted.
- With the end of the 2022 Autumn Season, the season servers have been changed as follows:

Before	After
Season1 (Novice only)	Rulupee1
Season2	Rulupee2
Season3	Rulupee3
Season4	NEW Olvia (Novice only)
Season (PvP)	New Olvia4

Item

Improved the description of how to craft the "Gem of Imbalance" crafted during O'dyllita main questline.

Improved the descriptions for the following items:
- Great Marni's Supply Box
- Kyvelan Mission Statements
- Vaha's Power Stones

Monster

Improved the following in Atoraxxion: Sycrakea.
- Improved the issue of not being able to hit "Syca's Avarice - Apocros" properly in certain situations.
- Improved the thread at Syca's Scale to not reset when exceeding the check limit.

Quest & Knowledge

Improved the issue of a quest that cannot be accepted from the Suggested tab displaying when doing the Simplified Quest with a season character.
- [Social Action] Confident
- [Social Action] Fighting Spirit
Improved the issue of not being able to obtain Yeonhwa of Hwasun Valley knowledge when completing "[The Magnus] She Who Dwells in the Past" with the Maehwa class.
- Obtain this knowledge via the Black Spirit upon completing this main quest with Maehwa class and haven't learned this knowledge.

Improved the quest acceptance conditions for the following Atoraxxion: Yolunakea quests.
- [Atoraxxion] Protokea
- [Atoraxxion] Architect
- [Atoraxxion] Doom After 49 Years
- [Atoraxxion] Culprit
- [Atoraxxion] Rux Maha Dehkia
- [Atoraxxion] Strange Life
- [Atoraxxion] Yolu's Spine

NPC, Background, Sound

Fixed the issue where your character appeared abnormal in certain cutscenes of Atoraxxion: Yolunakea.

Improved so the UI does not close with ESC when opening crafting notes with the "Sticker UI" .
Improved so the selected reward for Challenges can be claimed multiple times.
Improved description related to Auto Frame Optimization in Settings to be more detailed.
- Performance Settings > Optimization > Auto Frame Optimization
- Display Settings > Display Quality > Auto Frame Optimization
Improved the system error message displayed when failing to claim multiple enclosed items from in-game mail.

System

Fixed the issue of some compositions disappearing when saving compositions in the Music Album in certain situations.

Web

Improved "Reset Launcher Settings" and "Reset Game UI Settings " button UI within the launcher settings.
Fixed the issue of NEW displaying on events that have ended.
Fixed the issue of the specific form not being applied when writing a post in Community.

Modified or Changed

Fixed a surface that couldn't be passed without using Escape in Atoraxxion: Sycrakea.
Fixed the issue of the character being stuck in an object while completing the thread located at Yolu's Nail in Atoraxxion: Yolunakea.
Fixed the issue of Water Scooping not working properly when switching characters in certain situations.
Fixed the issue of this NPC showing as a question mark on the minimap while in possession of the Oze Pass Node Manager knowledge.
Fixed the issue of the effects not displaying properly when set to specific graphic options within the abyss during "[The Magnus] Only Thing That Matters".
Fixed the following for [The Magnus] Golden Lion of Serendia:
- Fixed the issue of not being able to proceed in a specific part in the Abyss.
- Added text regarding how to reaccept a quest accepted within the abyss to the Quest Summary.
Fixed the issue of monsters that couldn't be defeated showing as targets in the "[Balenos] Forest Wolves" cutscene.
Fixed the issue of Conversation and Greet being unavailable with Toddro, the Eilton Fish Vendor.
Fixed the issue of the Freezing debuff effects still remaining for another Skill Demo after having previously viewed a skill with the Freezing debuff via the Skill Demo.
Fixed the issue of the unread mail notifier in the lower right portion of the screen not being up-to-date.
Fixed the issue where you could accept Atoraxxion weekly quests in Solo mode.
Fixed the issue of the below descriptions being displayed abnormally upon leaving an Alliance:
- Guild Boss summoning availability
- "Kind Gesture" reception
Fixed the issue where the "Great Marni's Stone" icon would be displayed abnormally in certain situations.
Fixed the issue where the "Find Guild Party/Platoon" feature displayed an abnormal number of members.
Fixed the issue where certain crystal stats were displayed abnormally in the "Applied Crystal Effect" UI.
Fixed the issue where the blue circle indicator would not be activated on the quest region within the World Map upon accepeting the quest.
Fixed the issue where the Black Spirit would be summoned in certain situations for the "[Atoraxxion] Lekra Vuhuma" quest.
Fixed the issue where the quests "[Support] An Adventurer on an Endless Journey" and "[Support] Home is Where the Passion Lies" would not complete.
- Manor residence points do not count towards the residence points required to complete the respective quest objectives.
Fixed the issue of being able to reform Fiery sub-weapons into Earthshaking sub-weapons with the Heart of Kutum.
Fixed the issue of the client abnormally closing when entering Atoraxxion.

Recent Major Updates

To help newer or returning Adventurers keep up with the latest updates, we've compiled a list of some of our recent major ones. Check them out below!

♣ For Progression-minded Adventurers:

Atoraxxion: Yolunakea	Atoraxxion's third biome "Yolunakea" is now available for discovery. Unravel the story of Yolu, the third disciple of Dehkia and overcome her ultimate weapon, Amarillos.
Abyss One: The Magnus	Proceed with the main questline within another world, The Magnus, and experience another side of Black Desert. Obtain PEN (V) Boss Defense Gear and quality of life (e.g. fast travel, region-free storage) updates!
Monster Zone UI Revamp	Where's the best monster zone suited to my stats? Look no further than the Menu (ESC) - Adventure (F5) and click "Monster Zone Info"!
Artifacts and Lightstones	Artifacts and Lightstones were added! They will greatly aid you in your adventures!
Ornette and Odore's Spirit Essence Improvements	The fabled infinite potions of Ornett and Odore now have newly-added extra steps and weekly quests to hasten the process.
Guaranteed PEN (V) Boss Gear Questline	Speak to Jetina to begin a reforming questline to obtain your very own set of PEN (V) boss gear, guaranteed!
PEN (V) Accessory Questline	Complete daily quests to gather materials to complete your very own accessory at the highest enhancement grade possible.

★ For Combat-focused Adventurers:

Elvia Guild Missions	Guild Missions were added to Elvia Serendia and Calpheon! Complete these missions to help contribute to your guild's growth!
Elvia Calpheon	The corruption of Hadum has reached Saunil Camp, Rhutum Outstation, Gehaku Plain, Hexe Sanctuary, and Quint Hill of Calpheon. You can obtain materials for the Godr-Ayed weapon and reforming alchemy stones from here.
Marni's Realm - Private Monster Zones	Your very own monster zone with no other Adventurers to duel! Subjugate monsters to your heart's content in Marni's Realm.
Tier 5 Pets	Alpha pets are finally here! Train Tier 4 pets to Tier 5 and appoint them as the alpha to increase the looting speed of all active pets.

♥ For Amusement-seeking Adventurers:

Solo Adventure Mode	The Solo adventure mode has been added to "Vahmalkea" and "Sycrakea". This allows you to play through Black Deserts first dungeon "Atoraxion" at your own pace and without the necessity of a group. Unravel the various mysteries and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Liana's Tool Bag	Pickaxe, Hoe, Butcher Knife, Fluid Collector, and other Gathering tools can be stored in this amazing tool bag and used with ease.

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