Greetings Adventurers,

This week marks the beginning of one of the most exciting holidays: BEERFEST! Clink your cups, raise your steins, and do a dance while you enjoy the celebrations happening all around the world of Black Desert! In honor of this event we are adding a special Beer Imperial Crafting Delivery event just for you!

PvPers ready up because the new and improved Node War rules are here. These new rules should open things up a little, and create a little diversity in which nodes you fight for each day. There is a lot to unpack so please read carefully and let us know what you think!

These and other fixes and changes are coming to you right after maintenance so continue to the rest of the patch notes and explore for yourself!





*Please note that there will be no maintenance on 26th September. But as there will be new events starting on the 26th of September, please make sure to check out our official website and in-game event notice!

[Event]

BEERFEST 2018 has begun. You will be able to enjoy the revelries all around the world of Black Desert. (19th September After Maintenance - 10th October Before Maintenance) A special beer Imperial Crafting Delivery event for BEERFEST 2018 has been added. (20th September 00:00 UTC - 3rd October 23:59 UTC) Click <Here> to find out this event in detail.



To express our appreciation to all our beloved Adventurers, we have extended Black Spirit’s Adventure. Go try your luck now! New end date: 3rd October Before Maintenance.



[Events starting 9/26/2018 09:00 UTC]

Show Off Your Grána Home! Event Period: 9/26 09:00 UTC ~ 10/03 Before Maintenance. During the event, show us your home sweet home in Grána! Decorate your Residence in any way you like, take screenshots, and share with us for a chance to win awesome rewards! Start purchasing your homes in Grána and try decorating it with new furniture now craftable at Grána Workshop! Be sure to check out the event page to be released on our official website on 9/26!



Help us Grow Young Kamasylve 2018. Event Period: 9/26 09:00 UTC ~ 10/03 Before Maintenance During the event period, complete the Quest to help grow Young Kamasylve Tree, and collect your reward! The more trees that fully grow on more servers, the bigger your rewards will be! Be sure to check out the event page to be released on our official website on 9/26!



Under the Moonlight Event Period: 9/26 09:00 UTC ~ 10/10 Before Maintenance. During the event period, complete a certain playtime and get [Event] Moonlight Shard (At max 2) via Challenges tab (Y). Be sure to check out the event page to be released on our official website on 9/26!



[Ongoing Events]

Hands of Gold Golden Imp Coin drop event: 08.29.2018 - 09.12.2018: Event Active. 09.12.2018 - 09.19.2018: Event Unavailable. 09.19.2018 - 10.03.2018: Event Active. Golden Troupe Coin challenge event: 08.29.2018 - 09.26.2018: event active without interruption. NPC Tapu will stay until 10.03.



Valks Attendance Rewards: 30th August 00:00 UTC - 3rd October 23:59 UTC.

Remastered Trailer Contest Submission Period: 22nd August - 16th September. Staff Pick: 17th September - 21st September. Winners Announcement: 1st October.



Pirate's Lost Treasure: 12 September After Maintenance - 3rd October 09:00 UTC. EXTENDED!

Get Pirate's Rum!: 12th September After Maintenance -3rd October Before Maintenance.

Ride On Time: 12th September After Maintenance - 3rd October Before Maintenance.

[Ended Events]

A Late Summer Night’s Dream.

※ Titles for NPC Dating will be given out during 10/3 Maintenance as there will not be a maintenance scheduled for 9/26.

※ Any Guild Name Change Coupon, Family Name Change Coupon, or Character Name Change Coupon used during the period of 9/19 After Maintenance ~ 10/03 Before Maintenance will take effect after 10/03 regular maintenance.

[Content]

Node War rule changes have been applied. Please click <Here> to see the full details. (Please be advised the Wiki guide is available only in English).



[Additional Node War Change Information]

Recruitment for the Node War can now only be ended when there are 10 participants (excluding any extra recruits).

Fixed the issue where the participation status of Guild Alliance members did not reset after the Node War.

To participate in the Node War, the Guild Master or Guild Officer must end recruitment and finish building a fort before 17:00 UTC(EU) / 00:00 UTC (NA).



The nodes will now be divided as follows:

Before Now Normal Conquest (Tier 1) Conquest (Tier 2) Conquest (Tier 3) Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4

Before, nodes were divided into "Normal" and "Conquest" nodes. That distinction is now gone and you can choose whichever node you would like fight for. However, you can only participate in one Node War a day.



There are now limits to the number of participants from each guild there can be per node tier.

Node tax will be withdrawn from a shared pool.

Each Node Tier has a different Tax share.

The Tax Share accumulated per Node Tier will be based on the tax which accumulates after the September 19th maintenance.

The amount of tax accumulated prior to the maintenance may be distributed differently for each Node.

Node War Information per Tier Node Tier # of Participants Total Nodes Reward Tax share Tier 1 10-55 58 20% 10-25 20 25-40 20 40-55 18 Tier 2 15-60 48 23% 15-30 16 30-45 16 45-60 16 Tier 3 25-55 30 27% 25-40 5 Hexe Sanctuary 30-30 1 40-55 14 55-100 10 Tier 4 30-100 18 30% Glish Ruins 30-30 1 55-100 17 Note The number of nodes available for war per tier will differ by day. ※ The Medal, a type of reward obtainable by participating in the Node War, is planned to be added later.

After a guild’s recruitment for Node War closes, (via End Recruit button) the guild will need to choose a node and build a fort. Make sure you have the correct number of participants (excluding any extra recruits) needed to join that node’s Node War.

If the number of participants (excluding any extra recruits) is too little or too great, you will not be be able to build a fort.

Previous rules about the numbers of nodes a guild occupies influencing the numbers of possible participants will no longer be in effect.

The following nodes’ tiers have changed.

Node Tier Changed Territory Node Day Detailed Change (Before → Now) Tier 1 Balenos Cron Castle Site MON Conquest (Tier 1) → Tier 1 Serendia Northern Guard Camp WED Conquest (Tier 1) → Tier 1 Calpheon Treant Forest FRI Conquest (Tier 3) → Tier 1 Valencia Rakshan Observatory THUR Conquest (Tier 1) → Tier 1 Tier 3 Balenos Florin Gateway THUR Conquest (Tier 1) → Tier 3 Serendia Northern Heidel Quarry MON Conquest (Tier 1) → Tier 3 Calpheon Longleaf Tree Sentry Post THUR Conquest (Tier 1) → Tier 3 North Kaia Mountaintop TUE Conquest (Tier 1) → Tier 3 Karanda Ridge THUR Conquest (Tier 1) → Tier 3 Anti-Troll Fortification SUN Conquest (Tier 1) → Tier 3 Phoniel’s Cabin TUE Conquest (Tier 1) → Tier 3 Mediah Awakening Bell WED Conquest (Tier 1) → Tier 3 Valencia Pilgrim's Haven WED Conquest (Tier 1) → Tier 3 Valencia Castle Site FRI Conquest (Tier 3) → Tier 3 Tier 4 Balenos Mask Owl's Forest TUE Conquest (Tier 1) → Tier 4 Serendia Biraghi Den SUN Conquest (Tier 1) → Tier 4 Calpheon Epheria Sentry Post MON Conquest (Tier 1) → Tier 4 Valencia Taphtar Plain TUE Conquest (Tier 1) → Tier 4 Cadry Ruins THUR Conquest (Tier 1) → Tier 4

A Grána Workshop has been added to Grána 14. You will be able to craft the following new furniture at the Grána Workshop. Level 1 Kamasylvian Standard Bench Kamasylvian Atanis Bench Kamasylvian Loopy Short Bench Kamasylvian Loopy Bench Kamasylvian Meeting Chair Kamasylvian Commander’s Chair Kamasylvian Squared Chair Kamasylvian Momellies Chair Kamasylvian Compact Bench Level 2 Kamasylvian Lemoria Drawers Kamasylvian Grace Bedside Table Kamasylvian Clock Stand Kamasylvian Patterned Bedside Table Kamasylvian Necklace Bedside Table Kamasylvian Carved Bedside Table Kamasylvian Grove Partition Kamasylvian Old Moon Round Table Smooth Kamasylvian Wooden Side Table Kamasylvian Melody Side Table Kamasylvian Compact Wine Jar Kamasylvian Basic Wine Jar Kamasylvian Wine Jar Kamasylvian Single Tiered Wine Rack Kamasylvian Two-Tiered Wine Rack Kamasylvian Three-Tiered Wine Rack



You now need to be at least Lv. 35 to activate Black Spirit's Rage.

[System]

You can now take a screenshot in the Screen Saver mode without turning off the Screen Saver.

[Game World]

Fixed the strong illumination effect when the Graphics setting was not set to Remastered or Ultra.



Fixed the issue where you could not escape from between the rocks at Mirumok Ruins.

The exceeding brightness of the chandeliers at the Great Library of Calpheon has been lowered.

Fixed the graphical issue at the borders of Kamasylvia.

Fixed the exceedingly bright light effects at certain regions in Kamasylvia.

Fixed the issue where characters moved abnormally in certain terrain at the Western Valtarra Mountains.

[NPC]

Fixed the unnatural camera perspective when Interacting (R) with certain villagers in Abun, Mediah.

Fixed the issue where the quest icon for a soldier NPC near Biraghi Den was appearing in the incorrect location.

Power stats have been added to certain Galley, Epheria Sailboat, and Epheria Frigate prow statues. [Guild] Galley: Steller's Sea Eagle Prow Epheria Sailboat: Dragon Prow Epheria Sailboat: Sea Dragon Prow Epheria Frigate: Ocean Dragon Prow



Power stats have been increased for certain Galley, Epheria Sailboat, and Epheria Frigate sails. [Guild] Galley: Cloud Breeze Sail Epheria Sailboat: Black Breeze Sail Epheria Sailboat: Blue Wind Sail Epheria Frigate: Nor'easter Sail Epheria Frigate: Black Breeze Sail



The item descriptions for [Guild] Galley gear items now say that they can be used by "Guild Officer or higher," instead of just "Guild Officer."

Fixed the issue where you could inflict high hunting damage with a matchlock from the backseat of an elephant.

The amount of hit damage you inflict from the backseat of an elephant is now set, and will no longer reflect the character’s AP. The amount of hit damage you inflict from the backseat of an elephant has been increased by 350%.



Fixed the issue with sound not being applied when Witch, Wizard, Kunoichi, or Ninja crawled backwards or forwards.

[All Classes]

Crawling on board ships like a Sail Boat or Galley will now be possible.

Changing direction when auto-pathing should now look more natural. We have reworked the awkward turning and running movements characters made when making sharp turns while auto-pathing (T). We have reworked the awkward turning and sprinting movements characters made when making sharp turns while auto-pathing and sprinting (T + Shift)



Fixed the issue where the camera perspective was unnatural when opening the Knowledge window (H) while your character was facing towards you.

Fixed the issue where the text "IMMUNE" appeared when you hit with the skill Spirit's Shackles.

Fixed the issue where [Ranger] Marod Star Kamasylven Sword could not be dyed in the Remastered mode.

Fixed the issue where the motion for crawling backwards looked awkward.

Fixed the issue where [Ranger] Gotha Rensa Longbow was exceedingly bright in the Remastered and Ultra modes.

Fixed the graphical issue with neck accessories when in combat mode while wearing [Sorceress] Orwen's Travel Wear.

Fixed the issue where the text "IMMUNE" appeared when grappling with the following skills. Corpse Storm Rock Smash Undertaker



CC status effect should now only be applied once when using the skill Rooting.

Fixed the issue where pressing the Space key while crouching triggered standing up, and not the crawling position.

Fixed the graphical issue with the white feathers on the back of the Noel outfit.

Fixed the issue where the direction of crawling was influenced by camera movement.

Fixed the issue where the inward side of a certain hairstyle customization looked empty.

Extra animation has been added so that sprinting will seem more dynamic.

Fixed the issue where the Witch would appear to be attacked upon using the skill Spellbound Heart near a World Boss, changing weapon, and recovering MP.

Fixed the issue where only the Witch class was missing skin texture in the Remastered mode.

Fixed the graphical issue with the neck that occurred with certain skin colors.

Fixed the graphical issue with the edge of the neck of the 6th face customization preset.

Fixed the graphical issue with the cape when using the skill Meteor Shower while wearing the Valoren outfit.

Extra animation has been added so that sprinting will seem more dynamic.

Fixed the issue where the Wizard would act attacked when he used the skill Spellbound Heart near a World Boss, changed his weapon, and recovered MP.

Fixed the graphical issue with the wrist when wearing [Wizard] Inquirer's Destiny Gloves.

It has been changed so that the following weapons now appear symmetrical. Liverto Blade Kzarka Blade



Fixed the issue where the necklace of the Wind Waker outfit was exceedly bright in the Remastered and Ultra modes.

The effect range of the Black Spirit: Beheading the Dead skills should now match their actual skill range.

The effect range of the Black Spirit: Flash Slash skills should now match their hit range.



Fixed the exceeding brightness of the ornamental effects of [Dark Knight] Crown Eagle Vediant in Remastered or Ultra mode.

You will now move further forward when using the skill Rising Blast Combo.

Fixed the graphical issue with the arms when wearing the Blazing Inferno armor.

Fixed the graphical issue with shoes when wearing Kzarka Gauntlet.

Fixed the graphical issue with the hair when wearing Canape costume with Graphics quality set to "Low."

Because Nodes are now divided into four tiers, the part of the item description of Node War forts referring to Node levels have been amended accordingly.

FIxed the issue where you could move the Fleece Decorated Dining Table without first removing any props placed on top of the table.

Fixed the item description of [Event] Golden Troupe Coin.

Fixed the item description of [Event] Kuku. Before - Special: Finds resources Now - Special: Hostility detection



For details on newly added Pearl Shop Update, please click <Here>! Be sure to check out the Pearl Shop Update page introducing brand new items and popular return on some of your favorite items on our official website on 9/26!



The DP of the boss monster Giath will now increase when it is sitting to concentrate.

Loure Ravi will now appear in the middle of the round arena when Urugon from the Gyfin Rhasia Raid Captain Summon Scroll or Awakened Gyfin Rhasia Raid Captain Summon Scroll is defeated.

[Quest]

The quest requirement for "Claus Can't Contain!" has been changed from level 9 to 15.

The Cron Castle Ghost NPC for the quest series "Blooming Flowers at the Ruins" will now only appear when the quest series is in progress.

The location for using the summon scroll for the main quest [Boss] Muskan of Madness should now point to inside the Bloody Monastery.

[Knowledge]

Knowledges you can gain from processing Boss White Wolf Lure Trap or Boss King Brown Bear Lure Trap through Simple Alchemy have been added.



Fixed the text in Makhan Murad’s knowledge entry.

The message that appears when you repair a Sail Boat, Frigate, or Galley has been changed. Before:

Power of machine-type mounts cannot be restored.

Also, Durability increased by equipment cannot be restored.

Restoring the Durability of your mount will cost ___ Silver in total.

Do you want to continue? Now:

Restoring the Durability of your mount will cost ___ Silver in total.

Do you want to continue?



The message that appears when you repair a Fishing Boat, Rowboat, or Raft has been changed. Before:

Power of machine-type mounts cannot be restored. Also, Durability increased by equipment cannot be restored. Restoring the Durability of your mount will cost ___ Silver in total. Do you want to continue? Now:

Lifespan of machine-type mounts cannot be restored. Restoring the durability of your mount will cost ___ Silver in total. Do you want to continue?



It has been changed so that the counterattack effect during combat appears more natural.

The "Saying of the Day" feature has been added to the Status of Alliance Members window.

Fixed the issue where you could not extract crystals transfused into an item in the Pearl inventory when the corresponding item slot in the regular inventory was locked.

It has been changed so that the default outfit preview setting in the Pearl shop will now show capes. You can press the "Cape Setting" button to hide capes.



Fixed the issue where the top of the first button could not be pressed when multiple choice buttons appeared in the bottom middle of the display when chatting with an NPC.

Your Life Skill EXP stats in the My Information window (P) will now show up to two decimal points.

You can now click a notification message and it will trigger the same effect as when you click the Notification icon.

When you have a registered item, the Marketplace Registration Notification icon will now stay visible..

When you set notifications to not appear, Marketplace notifications will now still appear in the bottom right of your display.

Fixed the issue where item descriptions in the Pearl shop was partially obstructed.

Fixed the issue where unnecessary text appeared in the Character Selection window when no character has been created yet.

Fixed the issue where the yellow highlighting effect to indicate which server you have selected would intermittently appear for two servers when you selected a server in the Server Selection window after connecting to the game.

You can now set whether or not you want notifications (added during the remastering of BDO) to appear in the bottom right-hand side of your display by going to: Settings > General > Alerts >Alerts



In the lower left-hand side of the Guild Member Status window the text "Guild Funds" has been changed into an icon.

The following types of notifications should now longer overlap. Regular notifications Marketplace registration notifications Boss notifications



Fixed the issue where the description of items on the item exchange list intermittently did not appear when interacting (R) with a Guild Military Supply Manager NPC.

The notification widgets on the bottom right side of the display will now appear if you have Gamepad selected in the game Settings.

Fixed the issue where actions such as opening a menu or closing an UI were not triggered when pressing the START button on a gamepad.

Fixed the issue where the client crashed when the game was minimized while the End Game window was open.

<Known Issue>

The videos for the Black Desert Video Guide and Skill guides are not displaying.

Updated 01/10/2018

We are aware of an issue where Kreator keeps spawning Kalten and Alten. Please understand this issue will be resolved with 10/3 maintenance and Kreator will not spawn until the maintenance.

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