Hello, Adventurers.

This is The MMORPG, Black Desert.

These are the updates made to Black Desert on October 16, 2019.

(Patch size: approx. 607 MB)

※ Please read below for details.

EVENTS

● Enjoy the moonlight and the Halloween Festival!

- Event Period: October 16, 2019 after maintenance - November 6, 2019 before maintenance

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● Get Ready for the Great Expedition!

- Event Period: October 16, 2019 after maintenance - October 23, 2019 before maintenance

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NEW & IMPROVEMENTS

CONTENTS

● The new instrument Scream Ent Cymbals was added.

- This instrument can be obtained by completing the quest line "A Worried Friend" from Kania, found in Calpheon.



SHAI

● Fixed the issue where she would change to idle stance when picking up an item herself after defeating a monster in Talent stance.



ITEM

● Fixed the issue where items would get enhanced multiple time on certain occasions.

● Fixed the typo in the skill description for the buff "Earth's Roar".

● Fixed the issue where the damage was abnormally high when using the skill "Stub Arrow" after equipping "Blackstar Blade".



MONSTER

● Fixed the issue where the health bar of the Drieghan boss monster "Katzvariak" would be displayed even if the character does not have the proper knowledge.



MOUNT

● You will now get an additional 5% in tax refund with the Value Pack when you breed horses or sell horses on the market. (Last modified: Last modified: 10/23 14:40)

● Made the motion of Shais getting off camels and wagons more natural.

● Fixed the issue where the effects of equipment that have zero durability were being applied to mounts in the Stable/Wharf.



NPC, BACKGROUND, SOUND

● Fixed the issue where the setting "Remove others' effects" would also remove effects of certain monsters.

● Fixed the issue where the fish icon would stay even after catching the fish while auto-fishing with Crio's Fishing Chair.

● Fixed the issue where an NPC would suddenly appear when you fail to "Steal" from Jordine from Heidel.

● Fixed the issue where certain moving NPCs would be seen inside the river near Northern Wheat Plantation.

● Fixed the issue where grass in certain areas of Mediah Northern Highlands appeared to be floating in mid-air.

● Fixed the issue where certain Peddler NPCs took the wrong path and ended up hovering by the NPC Pasvinder.

● Fixed the issue where Emma Bartali would appear when you fail to "Steal" from Igor Bartali.

● Fixed the issue where grass in certain areas around Calpheon Castle Site appeared to be floating in mid-air.

● Fixed the issue where the flower basket would disappear when greeting Saya Nesser.

● Fixed the issue where the Memorial Stone NPC that the Ancient Memories are written on looked abnormal after completing the quest "Ancients' Memories - Memory Fragment".

● Fixed the issue where the road was not being displayed in the mini map for certain areas around Sausan Garrison.

● Removed the abnormal structures around Longleaf Tree Sentry Post.

● Fixed the issue where Edan would appear when you fail to "Steal" from Cheremio from Glish.

● Fixed some of the abnormal topography on Weita Island.

● Fixed some of the boulders that were being displayed abnormally in certain areas of Valencia.

● Fixed the issue where you could enter/leave Duvencrune 7 residence through the door on the 3rd floor without interacting with it.

● Fixed the topography in Sycraia Abyssal Zone where characters would get stuck.

● Fixed the issue where you could enter Kratuga Ancient Ruins through abnormal means.

● Moved objects around the entrance/exit of Kratuga Ancient Ruins to make it more visible.

● Fixed the issue where the wrong effects were being displayed for certain skills in Remastered or Ultra Mode settings.

● Made additional fixes to the issue where abnormal gathering was possible around the Old Wisdom Tree.



QUEST & KNOWLEDGE

● Added information about how to investigate the quest summary for the quest "Marumin Monument".

● Fixed the issue where the completion location for the quest "[Event] To Vell's Realm" was incorrectly indicated.

● Fixed the issue where the navigation that appeared from interacting with the sign at the old location of the Velia Wharf Manager would get the character stuck.

● Changed the quest completion text for the quest "An Entangled Mess in the Swamp".

● Fixed the typo in the dialogue for accepting the quest "[Repeat] Heidi's Fundamentals of Cooking".

● Information was added to the quest that can be obtained by using the following items.

- Licensed Adventurer's Seal

- Acknowledged Adventurer's Seal

- Outstanding Adventurer's Seal

* You cannot accept the other quests if you completed any one of them within the day.

● Fixed the issue where you cannot obtain the processing knowledge of Celerity Draught and Unbridled Celerity Draught.



UI

● Fixed the issue where Lemoria Armor was missing from the Item Drop Information UI for Polly's Forest.

● Fixed the issue where the warning UI did not display when the durability of the equipment on Miniature Elephant dropped.

● Fixed the issue where the mouse would turn into a hand instead of a mouse cursor when mouse-over the Ship Info window.

● The warning icon and text will be displayed when exceeding the maximum weight on ships.

● Fixed the issue where certain settings that were changed with Edit UI mode would reset when doing the tutorial with a newly created character.

● Fixed the issue where the DP of equipment with 0 durability would still be included in the Mount Information window.

● The button used to save loops will only appear in the World Map (M) when the navigation route turns green and creates a loop.

● The explanation for the button will be changed to how to save an auto-loop once a route is saved.

● Fixed the issue where you could not go to the Character Selection screen while your character is reading a book in your residence.

● Fixed the issue where the hotkey settings in UI Edit mode for Preset 1, Preset 2, Preset 3, Combat Focus Mode, Adventure Focus Mode were not available.

● The +13 green equipment was changed to display (+13 - +15) in the web Central Market.

● The maximum number for items in the Guild Shop is now limited to 100.

● Fixed the issue where the skill descriptions would not display in the mount Manage Skill window.

● Fixed the issue where the ESC menu would appear when using the old UI and closing the Observe Mode with the ESC key.

● Fixed the issue where the text would overlap in the View Workers Continuously window when the worker grade was selected.

● More space was given between the texts "Level" and "Members" in the "Find Party" window.

● New families will see a [+] in the 3rd menu of the new ESC menu.

- This can be fixed using the function "Edit Menu".

● Fixed the issue where a message would appear as if it was able to dye equipment that was not equipped.

● Fixed the issue where using the keyboard to move on the new menu would cause nothing to be selected or seemed like that nothing was selected.

● Fixed the issue where the Security Budget would not be displayed in the Collection tab of the Lord Menu window for lords of Mediah and Valencia.

● Fixed the issue where the description for Group 4 would be displayed for the button of Group 5 pets.

● Fixed the issues with adjusting window size and the scroll of the 1:1 Chat in the Friend List window.

● Fixed the audio for doing and completing the weapon exchange in the Weapons Exchange window.

● Fixed the issue where the progress bar background for Adjust Tax Rate would be displayed abnormally relative to the Adjust Rate button in the Lord Menu.

● Fixed the issue where squares were being displayed for the title of the Mount List when breeding horses.

● The [Chat] button in the NPC conversation window UI will have an effect on it if there is a conversation available.

● The buttons at the bottom of the NPC conversation window UI can still be accessed with hotkeys even if you do not have the knowledge to chat with the NPC.

● Fixed the issue where the Quotation Board window in the Trade screen would overlap with the bottom bar.

● The conversation list can be closed in the NPC conversation window even if "Rent" is selected.

- Menu selected after searching in the ESC menu will now be added to the list of "Recently Used" menu.

- The main menu of the relevant menu that is being searched in the ESC menu will be displayed in the results.

● Fixed the issue where the Adventurer's Board menu was missing from the new menu.

● Fixed the issues with adjusting window size in the Friend List window and the scroll of the 1:1 Chat going to the bottom.

● Only the number will be displayed in the NPC conversation window if the text for showing the amount of items is too long.



OTHERS

● The increase in VT in the Warehouse according to Family Fame will be displayed.

- The VT total displayed below my items will include the increase from Family Fame.

CHANGES & FIXES

● Certain character actions that limit your ability to enter servers (eg. reading a book) cannot be performed in special servers that have requirements (eg. Olvia).

● Fixed the issue where the ESC menu would appear when closing the Observe Mode with the ESC key.

● Fixed the issue where the Old Moon Rescue Boat did not work in the following areas.

- Shipwrecked Cargo Ship

- Incomplete Ship

- Langtia's Combat Raft

- Pakio's Combat Raft

- Crow Merchant Ship

- Rikkun's Shipwreck Boat

- Shipwrecked Cox Pirate’s Ship

- Shipwrecked Naval Ship

- Old Moon Guild Carrack

- Shipwrecked Ancient Relic Transport Vessel

- Cholace Chico's Pirate Union

- Wandering Merchant Ship

- Oquilla's Eye

- Oquilla Coast

● Added the information that you cannot cook the item "Sweet Honey Wine" without first acquiring the knowledge "Sweet Honey Wine" in the item description.

● [Warrior] Black Spirit: Solar Flare - Fixed the issue where abnormal particles were being displayed when using the skill.

● The area you first arrive in when entering Kratuga Ancient Ruins was changed.

● [Witch] Fixed the issue where it looked abnormal when using alchemy tools with the Purnado Armor equipped.

● [Mystic] Fixed the issue where dyed portions of the Dhyana outfit would look different from a distance.

● [Ninja] Fixed the issue where the Petroglyph Outfit appeared abnormal.

We hope you enjoy your time in Black Desert,

Thank you.