Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on March 16, 2022 (Wed). Today’s patch contains 62 updates and is approximately 1.05 GB.

Events

● Gushing Waters - Changed to prioritize activating Wolf's Frenzy or Spiral Torpedo when pressing SHIFT + F or W + F after using the skill.

● Made the following improvements to how summoning works with the item Pila Fe Scroll:

* The summon scrolls can still be used via the old method where the party leader just summons the boss.
- The Faded Ancient Relic has up to five different "stages" in which monsters can be summoned. The required amount of scrolls and recommended AP per stage are as follows.

* The difficulty of the boss is determined by the number of scrolls used regardless of the size of your party. In other words, we strongly recommend you bring as many party members as you can.

We have improved the guild combat missions. Before, the completion rewards were different even if the size limitations were the same, depending on the number of monsters the mission required the guild to kill. Therefore, we have improved the mission rewards to scale based on guild size, lowered the number of monsters for the unpopular missions, cleared out some of the regular missions, and added new missions. However, the guild boss subjugation missions that require the guild boss summons were kept the same.

● Changed the rewards of guild combat missions to the following according to the guild sizes.
- Regardless of which guild combat missions are completed, the guild will be rewarded the rewards listed below, according to their size.
- These changes are applied to [Subjugation] missions, but not to [Boss Subjugation] mission. 

● Added the following new guild combat missions:

● Adjusted the number of monsters needed to be defeated for the following pre-existing guild combat missions.
- The subjugation missions and the boss subjugation missions in Margoria were not adjusted.

● Removed the following guild combat missions:
- Kill the Giants at the Keplan Primal Giant Post
- Kill the Treants in Southwestern Calpheon
- Kill the Cyclops
- Kill the Skeletons in Hexe Sanctuary
- Kill the Manshas in Southwestern Calpheon
- Kill the Rhutums in Southwestern Calpheon
- Kill the Calpheon Shrine Herd
- Kill the Barbarians in the Mediah Abandoned Iron Mine
- Kill the Mediah Helms
- Kill the Mediah Sausans
- Kill the Followers at the Mediah Elric Monastery
- Kill the Wandering Rogues at the Mediah Wandering Rogue Den 

● Separated [Musa] Wilderness Gloves from the [Musa] Wilderness Armor.
- Added [Musa] Wilderness Gloves to the outfit boxes that contain the [Musa] Wilderness Armor.
* Adventurers who had the [Musa] Wilderness Armor in their possession will find the [Musa] Wilderness Gloves in their storage in Heidel.
● Added Atanis Firefly and Small Atanis Firefly to the Campsite Shop.
- Atanis Firefly: 200 Silver
- Small Atanis Firefly: 100 Silver
● Changed the item details displayed in the following UI:

● Changed and added the following to the item [Event] Gula's Special Steed Seal:
- Press RMB on the item to auto-navigate to Gula.
- Removed the text stating when you can start exchanging the item with the NPC as you will be able to exchange with him after this maintenance.
● Added Diné to the usage on the item description for Mythical Censer.
● Changed the description on the item concept for Mythical Feather.  

● Changed the required level difference for monsters in the following zones to not attack player characters first from 5 levels to 10.
- Pila Ku, Roud Sulfur Mine, Aakman, Hystria, Manshaum Forest, Forest Ronaros Area
● Added a visual effect to be displayed when the Gyfin Rhasia statue summoned from the Tower of Transfusion awakens. 

Fwuzzy Alpaca returns, somehow floofier than before!
Having left your side for a brief respite, Fwuzzy is back and is packed with double the cuteness. Stare googly-eyed at the Alpaca's concentrated adorableness manifested as new mount skills and effects.

● "Fwuzzy Alpaca" has returned as a mount available only to Shais!
- You will need to have the "Registration: Fwuzzy Alpaca" item in your inventory, then talk to a stable keeper NPC to register your alpaca to mount it. 


- You can obtain your very own "Registration: Fwuzzy Alpaca" item by accepting and proceeding with the "Befwend Fuzzy Alpaca" questline through Seiri the NPC in Duvencrune.
* Requires a Lv. 50 or higher Shai character. Available once per family. Can be accepted from Quests (O) - Suggested tab.
* Upon completing the "Befwend Fuzzy Alpaca" quest, you will be able to accept the following quest after midnight. You will need to accept and complete quests for an additional 5 days.
- Fwuzzy Alpacas can be leveled up to Lv. 15.
- Your alpaca can use the following skills (up to 7) depending on its level.
* The Fwuzzy Alpaca will already have learned the "Ptooey" skill at Lv. 1. 

Skill	Image	Description
Ptooey		Ptooey! Your alpaca spits because it's angry.
I'm So Angwy!		Your alpaca raises its foreleg to show its anger.
Clompity-clomp		Clompity-clomp! Your alpaca leaps high with its short legs.
Two Left Hooves		Your alpaca piaffes in place.
Merry-go-alpaca		Your alpaca goes round and round in its place.
Play Dead		Your alpaca plays dead. It will get up again when you call it.
Gwiddy-up!		Go even faster.

● Added Alpacas to the descriptions of the Mount Skill Change Coupons, Mount Brand Spell Stones, and Reset Mount Growth items.
● Improved the descriptions for mount items regarding the relevant mounts.
● Increased the effects for Dream Diné's skills, Earth of Life and Earth of Protection, as follows:
- Increased the range of Earth of Life and Earth of Protection's effects by 30%.
- Changed the "HP +300 for 30 sec every 3 sec" and "Recover WP/MP/SP +300 for 30 sec every 3 sec" to be applied for 60 sec now. 

Previously for main quests with voiceovers such as Atoraxxion, you had to constantly press the "R" key to continue the flow of dialog. Thus, we added the function where quest dialog with voiceovers will now automatically move to the next line of dialog without the need of pressing the "R" key. Toggling this function ON/OFF is available.

● Added the function to automatically continue voice-acted quest dialog without pressing the "R" key.
- You can press the [Tab] key to set the quest dialog to auto-skip according to the voice-acted dialog. 

- Accepting or completing a quest, or selecting the conversation menu, will stop the auto-skip function.
- If there are "helps" or player dialogues in the conversation, then it will stop the auto-skip. 


● Improved the quest objectives of the [Skilled] to [Guru] quests "No Worries for the Prepared" that can be accepted from Wapra in Stonetail Horse Ranch.
- [Skilled] No Worries for the Prepared: Catch a Tier 2 Wild Horse → Catch a Tier 2 or lower wild horse
- [Professional] No Worries for the Prepared: Catch a Tier 2 Wild Horse → Catch a Tier 2 or lower wild horse
- [Artisan] No Worries for the Prepared: Catch a Tier 3 Wild Horse → Catch a Tier 3 or lower wild horse
- [Master] No Worries for the Prepared: Catch a Tier 4 Wild Horse → Catch a Tier 4 or lower wild horse
- [Guru] No Worries for the Prepared: Catch a Tier 5 Wild Horse → Catch a Tier 5 or lower wild horse

● Improved the clarity of the system messages that appear during the following circumstances:
- A text notifying you that you've already placed a pre-order will be displayed when attempting to purchase the same item while having placed a pre-order on the Central Market.
- A text notifying you've already registered the item when attempting to purchase the same item while having registered the item on the Central Market.
- The text, "The residence the workers were working on is either for sale or had its usage changed." is displayed when the residence your workers were put to work at is either for sale or had its usage changed.
● Improved so that you can check all the information when the descriptions on the bottom right of the Cooking and Alchemy UIs become lengthy in Gamepad UI mode.
● Fixed the issue where the Crafting Notes UI would appear abnormal when setting the language to English. 

● Adjusted the duration for World Bosses spawning, Node/Conquest Wars, Tribute Wagons by an hour on the NA servers, due to the start of Daylight Savings Time. 

● Adjusted the margins of the thumbnails for your packages on the package cart and payment completion pages.
● Improved the line breaks to appear more natural on the part of the screen with the introduction of "A Vast Open World" on the main page of the official website on a mobile device. 
● Changed to not be asked for OTP verification when logging on the launcher via SNS on your registered PC when the settings for OTP and PC registration are both on.
● Changed to be able to change your alternative email to your main email after 72 hours of registering your alternative email for the first time.
● Fixed the issue where the UI with the Black Spirit mark on Notices would appear abnormal in certain situations.
● Fixed the issue where the notification mail for unregistering your PC would not be sent when unregistering your PC after logging in via SNS.
● Fixed the issue where an abnormal text would appear on the notification when failing to unregister your PC.
● Fixed the issue where the search function wouldn't work properly sometimes.
● Changed to display the following contents from the past year:
- Popular Creators on Beauty Album on the official website.
- Popular Photos / Gallery Rankings on the official website.
● Changed the filter on the Beauty Album from "All" to "1 Year" on the official website.
● Changed to left alignment for the descriptions for class introductions on the main page on the official website.
● Replaced the Black Desert TV BI.
● Improved so that everyone can access information on all Pearl Abyss websites more easily on any device.
● Changed the web nicknames to be displayed as "unknown" for deleted accounts.
● Added the following information to be viewable by clicking the profile images on the main bar while logged in:
- Account Information
- Family Information
- Activities
- Log out 

● Fixed the issue where the special idle animation that is displayed when the [Berserker] Ulfhedinn Armor is equipped appeared abnormal in certain situations.
● [Guardian] Fixed the issue where certain underwear appeared abnormal when equipped while idle.
● Fixed the issue where certain areas in the Syca's Throat region background appeared abnormal.
● Fixed the issue where the [Fragment of Despair] Gyfin Rhasia Decimator that had spawned would disappear if a certain amount of them were defeated.
● Fixed the issue where the [Despair] Gyfin Rhasia Decimator would spawn by a Tower of Transfusion that was not engaged in combat.
● Fixed the issue where text would bleed off the screen on the Skill Add-on UI.
● Fixed the issue where the image appeared blurry when mythical awakening a Mythical Arduanatt successfully in low graphic settings.
● Fixed the issue where the placement of certain furniture appeared abnormal in Balenos 3-1 and 3-2.
● Fixed the issue where clicking certain outfits in Fashion Album posts would display the "This product is currently not sold on the Pearl Shop" message even if said outfit was currently on sale in the Pearl Shop.
- The message "This product is currently not sold on the Pearl Shop." appearing when selecting certain outfits in registered posts that are actually available for purchase in the Pearl Shop.
- Long outfit names bleeding out of the UI.
- Removed the delete button for the screenshot when editing a Style Album post in the Photo Gallery.
● Fixed the issue where you couldn't close certain full screen UI such as the Pearl Shop while a cutscene for summoning party members was playing even with close full screen UI activated.
● Added the ability to toggle "Show Underwear" inside your manor for gamepad UI mode.
● Fixed the issue where selecting the Shai's sol in the Dye (J) window would display all instruments.
● Fixed the issue where selecting the Shai's sol in the Dye (J) window would select an instrument on default.
● Fixed the issue where clicking the transparent part on the left side of the Black Spirit's Safe would send you to an abnormal website.
● Fixed the issue where the layout of items would become abnormal while both Storage/Transaction Maid and Inventory (I) windows were open. 

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:

	Artifacts & Lightstones Artifacts and Lightstones were added. Customize your Character with Artifacts and Lightstones which can be obtained throughout your adventurers in the Black Desert world!
	Progression Pass for New Adventurers Want to earn rewards while learning about the world of Black Desert? Explore the vast world of Black Desert one step at a time with the Progression Pass!
	Narchillan Equipment Equipment for new Adventurers that will help you on your journey!
	Enhancement QoL Improvements! No more tedious prep for enhancements! You can now use Black Stones to directly increase enhancement chance.
	Guaranteed PEN (V) Boss Gear Questline Complete the “Old Moon Guild’s New Deal” questline to earn Boss gear with the HIGHEST level of enhancement: PEN (V)!
	Guaranteed PEN (V) Accessory Questline Obtain an accessory with the HIGHEST level of enhancement through a questline that you can complete once per Family!

★ For Combat-focused Adventurers:

	New Red Battlefield - Valencia City A new battlefield was added to Red Battlefield PvP content. Strategize with your team to contest capture points in this all-new battlefield mode in the heart of Valencia City!
	Valencia Monster Loot Revamp Junk loot of monster zones in the Valencia region have been revamped to be more profitable!
	New Way of Obtaining Ornette’s and Odore’s Spirit Essence New sub-materials for Ornette’s and Odore’s Spirit Essence have been added to the game
	Increased Caphras Stone Drop Rates Boost your progression with increased Caphras Stone drop rates in various monster zones!
	Elvia Realm Hadum spreads her dark influence into Serendia. Fight the fearsome and powerful monsters of the Serendia Elvia Realm!

♥ For Amusement-seeking Adventurers:

New Minigame Yar! A new card game that anyone can enjoy has been added! Play against NPCs and other Adventurers in the new minigame, Yar!

* For more information on our latest updates, please refer to Black Desert's [Update History].

Happy adventuring!