Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on August 23, 2023 (Wed). Today’s patch contains 132 updates and is approximately 2.84 GB.

• Ulukita, the Exalted Land, has been revealed in southern Mediah.

• Added two new monster zones, "City of the Dead" and "Tungrad Ruins," in Ulukita.

• You can obtain Origin of Dark Hunger and Essence of Devouring as loot from Ulukita zones.

Origin of Dark Hunger	- Through Devour, you can increase the Enhancement success rate by up to +300. (Available from Enhancement success rate +100) ※ Central Market maximum price limit: 3 billion Silver
Essence of Devouring	- If you collect 4, you can obtain Origin of Dark Hunger by Heating (L) them. ※ Central Market maximum price limit: 750 million Silver.

• You can obtain Kuadir Fragments in the monster zones of Ulukita.
  • Kuadir Fragments found in Ulukita are material items that can enhance the power of Crystal of Elkarr.
  • The Visionary Crystal of Elkarr, crafted using Kuadir Fragments, can be registered at the Central Market.            

Kuadir Fragment
Drop Location		Usage
Ulukita Monster Zones		Crafting Visionary Crystal of Elkarr
Visionary Crystal of Elkarr ※ Central Market maximum price limit: 1 billion Silver
Materials		Crystal Equip Effects
▼ Perform Simple Alchemy (L) on the following items: Kuadir Fragment x1 Magical Shard x50 Crystal of Elkarr x2 Magical Lightstone Crystal x100		Crystal Group: Ignore All Resistance Maximum Equippable within Group: 2 All Accuracy +20 Ignore All Resistance +10%

• When Ulukita, a region of ancient weapons, the power of darkness, and lawless people of the wilderness, was revealed, Lafi Bedmountain, an ancient language analyst and alchemist, is trying to create new inventions using unique parts found only there.

• Key materials for the invention Lafi Bedmountain is researching are rarely found throughout the lawless lands of Ulukita.

Lafi Bedmountain's Upgraded Telescope
Lafi Bedmountain's Upgraded Telescope Parts	Lafi Bedmountain's Upgraded Telescope Parts	Lafi Bedmountain's Upgraded Telescope Parts

• It is said that in some part of Ulukita, scholar Ulubala has already excavated one of the several types of parts Lafi Bedmountain is researching. 
  • Scholar Ulubala is conducting research on Lafi Bedmountain’s Upgraded Compass, and if given 3 units of a specific compass part below, he will exchange them for the telescope parts he excavated.

Required Items		Exchange Item
Lafi Bedmountain’s Upgraded Compass Parts x3 (Only the compass parts appraised via Ain Greid can be exchanged)		Lafi Bedmountain’s Upgraded Telescope Part

Berserker

We sought to make improvements to the arsenal of skills the Awakened Berserker could use in PvE. The most common combo made use of [Seismic Blast], [Flow: Split Shot], [Flow: Scatter Shot], [Flow: Slugfest], [Titan Blow], [Flow: Ancient Wave], and while said skills were on cooldown, Berserkers could only use [Blasting] - [Ground Lifting] repeatedly. Today's update takes the somewhat lackluster [Flow: General Disarray] skill and brought new life into it as [Flame Pummel], which we hope will be used a major skill for PvE situations, and relieve Berserkers from having to repeat [Blasting] - [Ground Lifting] to deal more powerful combos.

Awakening

New Skill - Flame Pummel

• Changed from Flow: General Disarray.

 

 

Titan Syndrome

• Changed to only be usable via Quick Slot.

• • Pressing its former command (Q) will activate Flame Pummel (new skill).

 

Ground Lifting

• Changed so other skills will combo first instead of movement.

 

Flow: Slugfest

• Changed the command to activate the last attack.

• • Before: LMB or SHIFT + LMB

• • After: RMB

• Changed to no longer be cancelled by other skills except for the following:

• • Switching to main weapon, Lava Piercer, Ground Lifting, Evasion, Shake Off, Titan Step

 

Flow: Ancient Wave

• Changed so only holding RMB will maintain the charging stance.

• Improved to now spin your character according to the camera's direction at the start of the skill.

• Changed the cooldown: 20 sec → 15 sec

• Changed the damage as follows.

Before		After
Attack damage 1956% x9 Damage -57.2% in PvP only		Attack damage 2504% x9 Damage -66.5% in PvP only

 

Flow: Earth Dividing

• Changed the number of attacks to match for PvE and PvP.

 

Flow: Split Shot

• Fixed the issue where the skill would combo slowly into other skills.

• Changed the damage of the following skills.

Skill Name	Before	After
Devastation (I to IV)	Attack damage 1099/1229/1359/1489% x4, max 3 hits Damage -45.2% in PvP only	Attack damage 1154/1352/1563/1683% x4, max 3 hits Damage -51.5% in PvP only
Seismic Blast (I to III)	Attack damage 997/1228/1437% x7 Damage -68.2% in PvP only	Attack damage 1047/1375/1796% x7 Damage -74.5% in PvP only
Flow: Slugfest	Attack damage 1563% x10 Last attack damage 1563% x3 Damage -42% in PvP only	Attack damage 1751% x10 Last attack damage 1751% x3 Damage -48.2% in PvP only
Flow: Scatter Shot	Explosion attack damage 1472% x7 Shard attack damage 736% x1, max 12 hits Damage -66.7% in PvP only	Explosion attack damage 1722% x7 Shard attack damage 858% x1, max 12 hits Damage -71.4% in PvP only

Corsair

We sought to further accentuate the Awakened Corsair's ranged-focus gameplay as opposed to her more melee-centric Main Weapon skills. With this change, we focused on improving [Wave-breaker Patraca] as a skill for Corsair to keep her opponents at bay, and added the new [Entangling Vortex] skill. These improvements allow her to increase the gap between her foes to even greater range, and we also added the [Surface-slicer Patraca] skill with its Knockdown debuff that can come in handy even when [Wind-piercer Patraca] is on cooldown.

Awakening

New Skill - Entangling Vortex

• Added the skill.

 

Combo		Description
Wind-piercer Patraca - Cap'n's Orders: Open Fire! - Entangling Vortex

 

New Skill - Surface-slicer Patraca

• Removed Close Quarters: High Spirits and added the skill.

 

Combo		Description
Wind-piercer Patraca - Flow: Earth-render Patraca - Crow's Mark - Surface-slicer Patraca

 

Tide-splitter Patraca

• Changed the skill as follows.

• • Changed the motion speed.

• • Improved to combo smoothly from Wave-breaker Patraca.

 

Wave-breaker Patraca

• Changed the skill as follows.

• • Removed being fireable while standing.

• • Added ↓(S) + RMB to perform the skill backwards.

• • Added Super Armor during the attack. Changed Stiffness to only be applied in PvE.

• • Increased the traveled distance.

• • • Reduced the traveled distance during cooldown.

• • Added All Accuracy Rate +9% for 10 sec during the skill (Nullified during cooldown).

• • Improved to combo smoothly into other skills when your character is close to the surface after using the skill.
  • Improved to maintain the firing stance towards the target when holding RMB at the start of the skill.

Before		After
Attack damage 949% x4 Damage -41% in PvP only		Attack damage 1357% x4 Damage -30% in PvP only

 

Close Quarters: Suppress

• Changed the skill as follows.

• • Changed the motion speed.

• • • Adjusted the damage accordingly.

• • Changed comboable skills.

• • Changed Black Spirit: Close Quarters: High Spirits into Black Spirit: Close Quarters: Suppress.

• • Changed the recovered resource per hit: MP → HP

• • • Recover 60 HP per hit (Nullified during cooldown)

• • Added Critical Hit Rate +24% for 10 sec during the skill (Nullified during cooldown).

• • Changed the skill's icon to that of Close Quarters: High Spirits.

 

Crow's Mark (I to III)

• Matched the attack range of other skills.

 

Cap'n's Orders: Open Fire!, Cap'n's Orders: Cease Fire!

• Changed the skills as follows.

• • Removed Cap'n's Orders: Cease Fire!. Changed its effects to Cap'n's Orders: Open Fire!'s last attack.

• • • Changed the damage as follows.

Before		After
Attack damage 1226/1428/1784% x6 Damage -43.02% in PvP only		Attack damage 1226/1582/1968% x6 Last attack damage 1226/1582/1968% x8 Damage -54.6% in PvP only

 

Code of the Scallywags, No Mercy, Scallywags!

• Changed the skills as follows.
  • Actin' Cap'n's Secret Weapon - Removed the All Evasion Rate reduction debuff.
    • Now the Actin' Cap'n's Secret Weapon will also increase the number of targets hit.

(Actin' Cap'n: Bomb - All Evasion Rate -9% for 10 sec on hit → +1 more hit)

• • Scallywag Trio: Hand Cannon - Changed the damage as follows.

 

Before		After
Attack damage 1360% x4 Damage -60% in PvP only		Attack damage 1550% x4 Damage -60% in PvP only

 

Ocean's Allure, Black Spirit: Ocean's Allure

• Changed the skills as follows.

• • Removed the 40 MP cost. Added the Recover 60 MP per hit effect.

• • Mist Effect - Changed the Pull in the target on hits debuff to also be applied in PvP.

• • Black Spirit: Ocean's Allure - Added Attack/Casting Speed -15% for 5 sec on hits debuff.
  • Change the damage as follows.

Before		After
Attack damage 1284% x6 Mist Effect's attack damage 1130% x3 Damage -46.45% in PvP only		Attack damage 1348% x6 Mist Effect's attack damage 1311% x3 Damage -48% in PvP only

 

Flow: Earth-render Patraca

• Changed to now combo with RMB from all patraca firing skills.

• • Now you can combo into the skill with RMB after the following skills.

• • • Cap'n's Orders: Open Fire!, Wave-breaker Patraca, Tide-splitter Patraca

 

Flow: Wave Skedaddle

• Changed to now maintain your patraca when performed.

 

Labao on Deck!

• Fixed the issue where Labao would appear on deck but was too busy carrying out the cap'n's orders and forgot to come to Corsair's aid even when her health was at 50% or below.

• • Labao now knows to consider his cap'n's health as his utmost priority.

 

• Changed the damage of the following skills.

Skill Name	Before	After
Spare No Quarter! (I to IV)	Attack 1 damage 621/734/871/982% x1, max 4 hits Last attack damage 621/734/871/982% x6 Damage -40% in PvP only	Attack 1 damage 745/881/1045/1257% x1, max 4 hits Last attack damage 745/881/1045/1257% x6 Damage -43% in PvP only
Close Quarters: Charge	Attack damage 1204% x8 Damage -46% in PvP only	Attack damage 2227% x6 Damage -49% in PvP only
Sun-shielder Patraca (I to III)	Attack damage 1159/1389/1635% x6 Critical Hit Rate +20/30/40% Damage -39.12% in PvP only	Attack damage 1217/1528/1831% x6 Critical Hit Rate +30/40/50% Damage -43% in PvP only
Wind-piercer Patraca	Attack damage 1682% x5 Damage -51.45% in PvP only	Attack damage 1682% x6 Damage -53% in PvP only

• Changed certain spawn locations upon entering the Rabbit Liver Scramble.
• Fixed so that you can obtain the Byukgye's Ship Part Workshop Production Node in Dallae Pier by speaking with Node Manager Yorong.            
• Fixed the specific terrains in [Arena of Solare] Olun’s Valley to prevent access to the upper area of the battlefield.            
• Added a conversation with NPC Enda, the God of Fishing's assistant.            

• Ornette’s Spirit Essence and Odore’s Spirit Essence can now be placed and used from your Family inventory.

• Ornette’s Spirit Essence and Odore’s Spirit Essence can now be registered on the Central Market.

Ornette’s Spirit Essence Ancient Ornette’s Spirit Essence		Odore’s Spirit Essence Ancient Odore’s Spirit Essence
Central Market maximum price limit 20,000,000,000 Silver		Central Market maximum price limit 20,000,000,000 Silver

• Added descriptions to the below items on the crafting of Ornette’s Spirit Essence and Odore’s Spirit Essence.            
  • Peridot Leaf, Garmoth’s Scale, Dragon Scale Fossil, Rumbling Earth Shard

• Give 4 Iridescent Shellfish to Shim Cheong at the Sea Palace to obtain Shim Cheong's Miraculous Fish Tank.
  • Quest conditions: Have 4 Iridescent Shellfish, possess knowledge of “The Tale of Shim Cheong” by completing the questline.

• Added Shim Cheong’s Miraculous Fish Tank, created with the special power the Netherworld by Shim Cheong.
  • Fish stored in Shim Cheong’s Miraculous Fish Tank have their price guarantee duration increased by five times.
  • Fish taken out of Shim Cheong’s Miraculous Fish Tank have their price guarantee duration decreased by five times.
  • Fish stored in Shim Cheong’s Miraculous Fish Tank can be sold to trade managers and delivered for Imperial Fishing Delivery.
  • If you have Shim Cheong’s Miraculous Fish Tank in your bag, fish obtained through fishing will be automatically stored.            

Auto Storage		Price Guarantee Duration
▲ Fresh fish sent straight to the tank!		▲ Fish stay fresher in the tank (Price guarantee duration 1 day → 5 days)

※ Additional Notice
- Only fish with a price guarantee duration can be stored in Shim Cheong’s Miraculous Fish Tank.
- You cannot store fish in Shim Cheong’s Miraculous Fish Tank if your bag weight exceeds 100%.
- If there are no fish stored in the fish tank, it can be moved to other town storages connected by maids or the Magnus, but it cannot be moved if there are fish stored.

TIP! Did you know?
Fish caught in O’dyllita have a price guarantee period of 1.5 days,
while fish caught in the Mountain of Eternal Winter have a price guarantee period of 3 days.
If you store fish from both regions in Shim Cheong’s Miraculous Fish Tank, you can store them even longer!

• Added mass processing details to the description of Sealed Black Magic Crystal.

• Slightly changed the location of a specific [Void Infused] Eye of Despair in Thornwood Forest.

• The Heidel Sentries who have been guarding Heidel Castle have stepped back, and the castle gate has been opened. Heidel Castle has begun preparing for a new makeover to welcome Adventurers.

• Improved the camera shake effect of some cutscenes during the tutorial.
• The Dokkebi’s Prank buff can now be obtained through conversation with Prankkebi near the Byukgye Institute in Land of the Morning Light.

• When upgrading Season Tuvala gear to regular gear, only the part with the highest Enhancement level will now be exposed.

• Improved the notification numbers in the bottom right corner and the sales/purchase quantities within the Central Market UI to make them look more natural.
• Improved the equipment enhancement guide to be accessible when using the gamepad UI.
  • New adventurers can now find the button through Black Spirit - Enhancement.
• Adjusted the font size of the detailed goods information tooltip within the production nodes.
• Modified the snap feature to be positioned in the first slot when switching tabs in the category view of the character’s bag while using the gamepad UI.
• Changed the initial notification message of the tutorial that appears when Vipiko’s Rocking Horse and Vipiko’s Calling Horn have not been received through the Challenge (Y).            

• Improved nodes to maintain investment levels even when you retrieve contributions from them.
  • Reconnecting the node you have invested in will reactivate the item drop rate increase effect according to the level of the node.

• You can now invest energy in nodes without changing characters.
  • When investing energy in nodes or production nodes, you can invest energy without changing characters.
  • When you click the energy investment button, you can see a list of characters and their energy.
    • After selecting from the list, you can invest energy in the node.            

• Fixed the issue of [Chaos Infused] Turo Berserkers occasionally being exposed standing still in areas other than Tunkuta.
• Changed the total number of maids/butlers in the list to be displayed correctly.
• Fixed the issue of abnormal display of mouse cursor images for resizing buttons in certain UIs.
• Removed unnecessary parts of Wizard Gosphy's description.
• [Event] The button to receive the Frozen Palace Soldier Transformation Scroll from NPC Durong will now be displayed even if you have the item.
• Fixed the following when using the gamepad UI:
  • Fixed the issue where the snap feature in the category view of the character’s bag was unnatural.
  • Fixed the issue where the UI for completing item combinations did not disappear in certain situations.
  • Fixed the issue where the effect displayed when an item is reusable looked unnatural.
  • Fixed the issue where the enhancement method UI was displayed behind the enhancement UI.
  • Fixed the issue where the close button in the upper right corner of the Black Shrine UI was displayed.
  • Fixed the issue where the UI was displayed in an abnormal position when loading occurs during boss fights in the Black Shrine.
• [Sorceress] Fixed the issue where the appearance of the cloak looked unnatural when wearing Orzeca’s Rose armor.
• Fixed the location of the notification message for World Bosses when announcing the appearance of a single World Boss.
• Fixed the issue where the description of some Adventure Logs were awkward in the Adventure Log Bookshelf.
• Improved the tutorial message displayed when obtaining a Dream Horse to be more natural.
• Fixed the issue where character movement using the mouse hover function was not smooth when moving over the Skill Cooldown UI.
• Fixed the issue where Musa couldn’t select the Calamity 6 difficulty for Duoksini in the Black Shrine.
• Fixed the quest summary for the Land of the Morning Light quest “I Tease Because I Care”.
• Fixed the issue where the tooltip for enhancing equipment in the enhancement window was displayed in an abnormal position when the equipment was placed.
• Fixed the issue where the equipment enhancement button was displayed in an abnormal position for new adventurers.
• Fixed the issue where horses obtained from Krogdalo’s Sanctuary were displayed at the bottom of the stable slot when injured.
• Fixed the issue where Pearl Boxes stored in the inventory couldn’t be used directly from the Pearl Shop (F3).
• Fixed the issue where the Adventurer’s Guide and Help window, which use the sticker UI, were closed with the ESC.
• Fixed the issue where unused text was displayed in the Conquest War status.            

 

 

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