Greetings Adventurers,
Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on August 10, 2022 (Wed). Today’s patch contains 47 updates and is approximately 1.35GB.
Table of Contents
Events
New Additions and Improvements
Awakening
● Fixed the issue of the right arm appearing abnormal when changing from combat stance to non-combat stance.
Succession
● Prime: Claws of Darkness
- Fixed the issue of Skill Add-on effects not being applied when comboed from other skills into attack 3.
Main Weapon
● Absolute: Shuriken Throw
- Fixed the issue of not being able to move left while using Shuriken Throw in place after learning the skill.
● Fixed the issue of Prime: Passed Pawn showing as Prime: Command: Passed Pawn for Gamepad UI mode.
● Fixed "RMB while in Accel" text of Accel: Star's Ring skill description appearing awkward for Gamepad UI mode.
● Refraction
- Fixed the issue of the Forward Guard not applying when moving diagonally backward to the right or left after using the skill to the left.
Awakening
● Fixed the issue of your character's voice not playing properly for Awakening skills.
Contents
- Improved so that you can interact with most NPCs located near the Terrmian Beach.
- Changed so that the NPCs (Benns Lamute, Benns Morio) that accept '[Event] Blue Terrmian Coins' for exchange can be identified easily by displaying their name.
- Changed so that the "Dispatched Storage Keeper" and "Lenan's Storage" Sell Item feature is not available for items at Terrmian Beach.
Auction: Thousand Years Masterpiece
- Somebody has left behind a chest for adventurers who have come to "Auction: Thousand Years Masterpiece."
*NPC Roro who promotes the Auction: Thousand Years Masterpiece now guides you to the location of the chest.
* You can obtain the "All's Fair in Vacation and War" title and art and "Disharmony" furniture through the chest located behind Roro.
* You cannot reobtain the title and furniture item if you already proceeded with the previous event "Auction: Thousand Years Masterpiece - Find the Hidden Artwork on Terrmian Beach!"
- Changed the quest name for [Event] Hidden Secret Chest to [Event] Papu and Otter Disharmony.
Ancient Black Spirit's Adventure for Summer!
- Improved so you can better identify which rewards you're exchanging for your Sweet n' Sour Strawberry Banana Sherbet or Sweet n' Savory Starfish Sherbet, which are obtained via Ancient Black Spirit's Adventure and Challenges (Y).
ex) When proceeding with the [Event] Papu Exchange: Sharp Black Crystal Shards quest, you will see a description regarding the items you will be obtaining.
Special Papu and Otter Merchants at Terrmian Beach!
- Relocated Palio and Donsella, visiting vendors of special merchant guilds, to near the Thousand Years Masterpiece Auction at Terrmian Beach.
- Added system alerts to display 5 minutes before Palio and Donsella arrive on Terrmian Beach.
Terrmian Night Market
- You can now store the 10 special food items from the Night Market in your Family Inventory.
- Your character will now display an animation when eating Night Market food items.
- Changed how cooldowns work for Night Market food items as follows. Item descriptions have been changed accordingly.
Food with Shared Cooldowns (Cannot be stacked) |
The following Papu Night Market food items cannot be stacked: - Flappin' Fruit Basket, Flutterin' Petal Pancake, Chonky Strawberry Pie - Gurglin' Seaweed Yogurt, Bubble-bobblin' Fruit Soup |
Food without Shared Cooldowns (Can be stacked) |
Otter Night Market food items - Feet-stinkin' Grilled Eels, Suspiciously Steamed Swellfish, Ink-blotted Squid Stir-fry, Mutated Fried Pincers, Fish Scale and Oyster Gratin |
- Changed "Terrmian Night Market" Puria, Melnia, and Vedio to now be a bit more aggressive with their sales pitches. They now have been placed one foot forward from their previous positions..
Sand Castle Crasher - Papus vs Otters!
● The following changes have been applied to Red Battlefield: Sand Castle Shore-Down.
- Increased the attack speed of the Brave Pine Blader's rage (RMB) attack.
- Increased the attack area of the Dreamy Bubble Shaman's basic (LMB) attack.
- Changed Family Names to no longer display for characters upon entering the battlefield.
- Changed so the health bars of allies and foes no longer display in the battlefield.
● Applied the following changes to the "Who’s the King of the (Sand) Castle?" (PvE) event.
- Applied the following changes to the 8 Transformation Scrolls usable at the Sand Castle Crasher.
* Scrolls with 20-minute cooldowns have had their cooldowns reduced to 1 minute.
* Added text detailing what happens to these items once the event ends.
- Applied the following changes to the 6 permanent Transformation Scrolls awarded during the event.
* Changed scrolls with [Event] to [Crasher].
* ex) [Event] Fierce Pine Blader Transformation Scroll → [Crasher] Fierce Pine Blader Transformation Scroll
* Added text detailing that you cannot damage monsters while transformed with these scrolls.
* Changed the items' icons.
Type | Changes | Item |
Event Transformation Scroll |
- Changed Cooldown: 20 min -> 1 min - Added text "It will be deleted after the event ends" |
[Event] Fierce Pine Blader Transformation Scroll [Event] Immortal Persimmon Knight Transformation Scroll [Event] Chilled Chestnut Slinger Transformation Scroll [Event] Solitary Conch Blader Transformation Scroll [Event] Resolute Crab Knight Transformation Scroll [Event] Vehement Conch Boxer Transformation Scroll |
Permanent Transformation Scroll |
- Changed Item Name: [Event] -> [Crasher] - Added text "Cannot deal damage to monsters" - Changed item icon |
[Crasher] Fierce Pine Blader Transformation Scroll [Crasher] Noble Sea Urchin Shaman Transformation Scroll [Crasher] Holy Date Priest Transformation Scroll [Crasher] Solitary Conch Blader Transformation Scroll [Crasher] Dreaded Scales Shaman Transformation Scroll [Crasher] Aloof Sea Cucumber Priest Transformation Scroll |
- Improved the "[Event] [Daily] Clean Out the Stinkin' Otters" and "[Event] [Daily] Sock It to the Mouthy Papus" quests as follows.
* Reduced the number of Papus/Otters to defeat from 50 to 10.
※ Adventurers who have yet to complete this quest but have defeated more than 10 Papus/Otters will automatically see the quest completed after the maintenance on August 10 (Wed). Adventurers with less than 10 Papus/Otters defeated will be able to complete the quest by only defeating 10 Papus/Otters after the maintenance.
* Changed the location of the quest NPCs for convenience.
> Use the navigation guide from the Quests window or locate them near the Sand Castle Crasher or by the Lamute Gang.
Weekly Terrmian Happiness (Feat. Terrmian Special Coin)
- The quests [Event] Sand Castle Repairs I and [Event] Sand Castle Repairs II can now be accepted normally.
- Improved the quest [Event] Grilled Fish for the Campfire so that you can cook Sea Eel and Herring in the campfire.
- Changed so that [Event] Sunset Butterflyfish have a 10% chance of being caught in the [Event] Purple Butterflyfish’s zone, and vice versa, in the Papu and Otter fishing zones.
* The chance of obtaining of all event fish are the same.
- Added text detailing on which NPC you can buy Lumbering Axes from for [Event] Campfire for Tonight.
Do We Fish for Papu or Otters?
- The Papu's Bravery and Otter's Diligence buffs granted by handing in Sunset Butterflyfish to Panira and Purple Butterflyfish to Pucio at Terrmian Beach respectfully, have now had their duration increased from 3 to 10 hours.
Sand Castle Crasher Festival! Fixes
- Fixed so you can now access the menu and other functions from the Red Battlefield UI upon entering the Sand Castle Shore-Down.
- Fixed the issue of Papu and Otter Chief not appearing during Sand Castle Shore-Down.
- Fixed the issue of "Papu Empress" Papuraora and "Otter General" Crioniak appearing in abnormal locations at the start of the battle between Papu and Otters.
- Fixed the issue of the Navigate feature appearing unnatural when using auto-navigation in the Terrmian region.
- Fixed the issue of Silver being stored abnormally in the Inventory when selling items at the Terrmian Night Market.
* Silver stored in this storage will be moved to Velia Storage.
- Fixed the issue of the NPC names displaying and disappearing for a certain period of time near Terrmian Thousand Years Masterpiece Auction House.
- Fixed the issue of the plate and fork remaining when the character was eating.
- Improved the quest objective for the "[Event] Campfire for Tonight" quest.
● Applied the following changes to Red Battlefield:
- Fixed the issue of not being able to enter the Red Battlefield when the Hunger debuff is being applied.
- Fixed so the Red Battlefield cannot be entered with the Fishing Rod equipped.
Item
We look forward to seeing the different color schemes of La Orzeca and Nouverikant outfits to be posted on the Photo Gallery soon.
- The parts that can be dyed are the following:
La Orzeca Helmet (3 parts) | Nouverikant Helmet (3 parts) |
La Orzeca Armor (12 parts) | Nouverikant Armor (12 parts) |
• You can obtain the La Orzeca outfit through the following means.
• You can obtain the Nouverikant outfit through the following means.
● Added two new daily quests that will revert your La Orzeca Outfit into an outfit box.
- [Daily] Primeval Form: La Orzeca Helmet
* Quest NPC: Limitte of O'draxxia
* Condition: Incarnation of Greed: Helmet quest complete
- [Daily] Primeval Form: La Orzeca Armor
* Quest NPC: Burt Bedmountain
* Condition: Incarnation of Greed: Armor quest complete
- These quests will become available after you have completed Incarnation of Greed: Helmet and Armor quests, respectively.
- Hand over Cantarnia's Crystal x2 with either La Orzeca Helmet or Armor to obtain the La Orzeca Helmet or Armor Boxes, respectively.
※ You can purchase Cantarnia's Crystals from Francia, the librarian of O'draxxia, for 500 million Silver each.
● Added daily quest that allows you to revert the Nouverikant Helmet/Armor back to its sealed state.
- The quest can be accepted if you equipped the Nouverikant Helmet/Armor, or have it in your Pearl Inventory.
Quest | Quest NPC | Objectives | Quest Reward |
[Daily] Sealed Nouverikant Helmet | Burt Bedmountain |
Hand over Cantarnia's Crystal x2 Hand over Nouverikant Helmet |
Sealed Nouverikant Helmet x1 |
[Daily] Sealed Nouverikant Armor | Burt Bedmountain |
Hand over Cantarnia's Crystal x2 Hand over Nouverikant Armor |
Sealed Nouverikant Armor x1 |
● Added the processing recipe to the Heart of the Arid Forest's item description.
- The Dwarven blacksmiths of Gavinya Great Crater have discovered a new method to retrieve crafting materials from boxes without taking out their contents, and have spread this knowledge to blacksmiths near and far.
Blacksmiths Offering the Exchange | |||
Tranan Underfoe in Velia Techthon in Heidel Grandus in Calpheon City Mevo Muranan in Altinova Elfa in Valencia City Dikzipo in Grána Hughol in Duvencrune Limitte in O'draxxia Tazral in Eilton |
Box Items | Exchangeable Items | ||
Bares Main Weapon Box | Guaranteed: Melted Iron Shard x5-7 Trace of Battle x1-3 According to a Set Probability: Pure Platinum Crystal x1 |
||
Yuria Main Weapon Box | Guaranteed: Melted Iron Shard x5-7 Trace of Ascension x1-3 According to a Set Probability: Pure Zinc Crystal x1 |
||
Krea Main Weapon Box | Guaranteed: Melted Iron Shard x5-7 Trace of Despair x1-3 According to a Set Probability: Pure Silver Crystal x1 |
||
Seleth Main Weapon Box | Guaranteed: Melted Iron Shard x5-7 Trace of Death x1-3 According to a Set Probability: Pure Lead Crystal x1 |
||
Kalis Main Weapon Box | Guaranteed: Melted Iron Shard x5-7 Trace of Violence x1-3 According to a Set Probability: Pure Iron Crystal x1 |
||
Ain Main Weapon Box | Guaranteed: Melted Iron Shard x5-7 Trace of Savagery x1-3 According to a Set Probability: Pure Tin Crystal x1 |
||
Rosar Main Weapon Box | Guaranteed: Melted Iron Shard x5-7 Trace of Memory x1-3 According to a Set Probability: Pure Titanium Crystal x1 |
||
Faintly Magical Crystal Box | Guaranteed: Black Stone Powder x25-35 |
||
Agerian Defense Gear Box | Guaranteed: Melted Iron Shard x5-6 Translucent Crystal x1-2 |
||
Zereth Defense Gear Box | Guaranteed: Melted Iron Shard x5-6 Green Crystal x1-2 |
||
Talis Defense Gear Box | Guaranteed: Melted Iron Shard x5-6 Red Crystal x1-2 |
||
Grunil Defense Gear Box | Guaranteed: Melted Iron Shard x5-6 Black Crystal x1-2 |
||
Krea Sub-weapon Box | Guaranteed: Melted Copper Shard x1-3 Melted Zinc Shard x1 According to a Set Probability: Pure Silver Crystal x1 |
||
Rosar Sub-weapon Box | Guaranteed: Melted Iron Shard x5-7 According to a Set Probability: Pure Titanium Crystal x1 |
||
Accuracy Sub-weapon Box | Guaranteed: Melted Iron Shard x5-7 Melted Copper Shard x1-3 According to a Set Probability: Pure Iron Crystal x1 |
||
Offensive Sub-weapon Box | Guaranteed: Melted Iron Shard x5-7 According to a Set Probability: Pure Lead Crystal x1 |
||
Defensive Sub-weapon Box | Guaranteed: Melted Iron Shard x5-7 According to a Set Probability: Pure Iron Crystal x1 |
||
Reliable Adventurer's Necklace Box | Guaranteed: Melted Silver Shard x3-4 According to a Set Probability: Diamond x1 Ruby x1 Sapphire x1 Emerald x1 Topaz x1 |
||
Reliable Adventurer's Earring Box | Guaranteed: Melted Silver Shard x1-4 According to a Set Probability: Diamond x1 Ruby x1 Sapphire x1 Emerald x1 Topaz x1 |
||
Reliable Adventurer's Ring Box | Guaranteed: Melted Silver Shard x1-2 According to a Set Probability: Diamond x1 Ruby x1 Sapphire x1 Emerald x1 Topaz x1 |
||
Reliable Adventurer's Belt Box | Guaranteed: Melted Silver Shard x1-2 According to a Set Probability: Diamond x1 Ruby x1 Sapphire x1 Emerald x1 Topaz x1 |
● Improved so that Auto-Fishing Time Reduction for Nibbles, a Lightstone Combination Effect, is clearly written.
- The effect being applied remains the same. (Auto-Fishing Time -15%)
Monster
- Increased Caphras Stone drop rate when defeating Ironclad Murraska and Murraska by 3.3 times.
- Changed the following loot that can be obtained from "Earth-shaking", "Leader", "Violent Leader", "Ironclad Murraska", "Egg-brooding" Murraska, "General", and "Queen's Wing" Murrasto.
* Increased Heavenly Essence (Stun/Grapple/Knockdown/Ignore Knockback Resistance) drop rate to approximately 2 times.
* Increased Forgotten Witch's Token's drop rate to approximately 1.25 times.
- Increased Embers of Frost's drop rate to 2 times when defeating "Queen" Vercedes.
- Increased the junk loot dropped by "Leader" Ironclad Murraska, "Earth-shaking" Ironclad Murraska, "Violent Leader" Ironclad Murraska as follows:
* Before: 5-10 junk loot
* After: 10-20 junk loot
- Increased the junk loot dropped by "General" Murrasto and "Queen's Wing" Murrasto as follows:
* Before: 10-20 junk loot
* After: 20-40 junk loot
- Changed the vendor price for "Decomposed Exocrine Gland" dropped from Murrowak's Labyrinth.
* Before: 9,870 Silver
* After: 11,980 Silver
Quest & Knowledge
- With Hadum's corruption running rampant in the territories of Serendia and Calpheon, the people have begun calling upon guilds for aid with the following missions.
Guild Missions | Small | Medium | Large | Extra Large |
Defeat [Elvia] Bloody Monastery monsters | 2100 | 3100 | 4200 | 5200 |
Defeat [Elvia] Swamp Fogans | 1100 | 1700 | 2200 | 2800 |
Defeat [Elvia] Swamp Nagas | 1700 | 2600 | 3400 | 4300 |
Defeat [Elvia] Altar Imps | 1500 | 2200 | 2900 | 3700 |
Defeat [Elvia] Biraghi Den monsters | 1700 | 2600 | 3500 | 4300 |
Defeat [Elvia] Castle Ruins monsters | 1200 | 1800 | 2400 | 3000 |
Defeat [Elvia] Orc Camp monsters | 1600 | 2300 | 3100 | 3900 |
Defeat [Elvia] Quint Hill monsters | 160 | 230 | 300 | 390 |
Defeat [Elvia] Hexe Sanctuary monsters | 1000 | 1400 | 1900 | 2400 |
Defeat [Elvia] Primal Giant Post monsters | 800 | 1200 | 1600 | 2100 |
Defeat [Elvia] Rhutum Outstation monsters | 1100 | 1600 | 2200 | 2700 |
Defeat [Elvia] Saunil Camp monsters | 900 | 1400 | 1800 | 2300 |
Guild Mission Size | Completion Reward |
Extra Large | 120,000 Guild Skill EXP Drill Plan x4 Luxurious Support Box x3 Essence of Fury x1 Old Moon Combat Seal x4 75,000,000 Silver |
Large | 70,000 Guild Skill EXP Drill Plan x4 Luxurious Support Box x3 Essence of Fury x1 Old Moon Combat Seal x3 56,000,000 Silver |
Medium | 45,000 Guild Skill EXP Drill Plan x4 Luxurious Support Box x2 Essence of Fury x1 Old Moon Combat Seal x2 40,000,000 Silver |
Small | 30,000 Guild Skill EXP Drill Plan x4 Luxurious Support Box x1 Essence of Fury x1 Old Moon Combat Seal x1 28,000,000 Silver |
● Added more details when proceeding with the "[To Level 50!] Go Beyond Your Own Limits" quest during "[Everfrost] A Step Further."
NPC, Background, Sound
● Removed the leaves from a specific location of the Orc Camp that was blocking character movements.
UI
● Improved so you can now immediately enter your Family Name when prompted for the first time in Gamepad UI mode.
● Changed the cancel and delete buttons in the Character Selection window to appear more natural.
System
- Improved so Social Actions are available when looking or without looking at the camera depending on the Face Screen settings from Screenshot mode.
- Improved so CTRL + SHIFT + PrtScreen key functions are applied in Screenshot mode.
※ Take separate screenshots of the background and character when taking a screenshot by pressing the hotkey above.
- Improved so that the Spectator Mode hotkey can be used even when entering Screenshot mode during Spectator Mode.
- Fixed the issue of some text shining depending on the cursor location even though the Key Guide wasn't activated when entering Screenshot mode during Spectator mode.
- Improved so 4K and 8K screenshots can be taken even when leaning against the wall or while sitting.
● Changed so that the Select Graphic Card message displays only once while running the client when using 2 graphic cards or more.
Web
● Improved the regional selection part of the account creation page.
● Fixed the issue where a horizontal scroll bar would appear in the 4K resolution setting.
● Fixed the issue where you could only view the official web forums up to 2560px resolution.
● Fixed the issue where having too many posts open in the Adventurer's Board would cause them to open and close all at the same time.
● Changed the image of Nouver on the official website.
● Changed Pearl Abyss profile pic to default profile when the profile pic is not a Black Desert character.
Changes & Fixes
- Fixed the issue where equipping the Shell Belle Helmet made parts of the outfit appear abnormal in combat mode.
- Fixed the issue where certain parts of the outfit appeared abnormal.
● Fixed the issue where equipping the [Striker] Cantabile Clothes made the lower inner parts of the outfit appear abnormal.
● Fixed the issue where equipping the [Maehwa] Shell Belle Armor appeared abnormal for certain body types.
● Fixed the issue where equipping the [Lahn] Shell Belle Armor would make certain parts of your arms appear abnormal.
● Fixed the following issues with equipping the [Wizard] Mr. Mussels Armor.
- Fixed the issue where the idle animation would not display.
- Fixed the issue where equipping the [Wizard] Gorca Swimsuit would display your equipped underwear for certain face types.
● Fixed the following issues with equipping the [Shai] Conch Cherub Armor.
- Fixed the issue where parts that have been dyed appeared abnormally.
- Fixed the issue where certain parts of the armor appeared abnormally when equipped with the Bear Hug Underwear.
● Fixed the issue where certain parts of [Hashashin] Mr. Mussels Outfit appeared unnaturally.
● Fixed the issue where the launcher would shut down upon completing [Drakania Awakening] Wings Unfurled for the first time.
● Fixed the issue of Awakening and/or Succession quests where you had to perform certain combos couldn't be completed.
● Fixed so that quests with selective rewards can be proceeded smoothly upon logging in and accepting them for the first time.
● Fixed the issue where completing the "[Event] [Daily] Clean Out the Stinkin' Otters" quest would grant you the "All's Fair in Vacation and War" title.
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:
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 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:
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. |
-
[Updates] Update Details - August 18, 2022 Aug 18, 2022 (UTC)
-
[Updates] Patch Notes - August 17, 2022 Arena of Solare Regular Season & New Level Cap/Skill for Fairies Aug 17, 2022 (UTC)
-
[Updates] Update Details - August 6, 2022 Aug 6, 2022 (UTC)
-
[Updates] Update Details - August 5, 2022 Aug 5, 2022 (UTC)
Recent Posts
- [Notices] Known Issues (Last Updated: 11/25/2024 09:00 UTC) Nov 25, 2024 (UTC)
- [Notices] [EU] Regarding Node Wars on the European server Nov 24, 2024 (UTC)
- [Notices] Accounts Restricted for Violating the Operational Policy/Terms of Service (November 22, 2024) Nov 22, 2024 (UTC)
- [Winners Announcements] Winners of Share Your Stories of Black Desert: A Decade of Adventures Nov 21, 2024 (UTC)