Hello, Adventurers.
Here are the updates made to Black Desert on January 31, 2024.
(Patch size: approx. 1.33 GB)
- Please note that the update for Steam may be larger than the size listed above.
※ Please read below for details.
Event
- Event 1. Cron Stone 3333 Challenge!
- Event Period : Jan 31, 2024 (Wed) after maintenance - Feb 20, 2024 (Tue) 23:59
- Event 2. Golden Treasure Chest to Celebrate 3333-Day!
- Event Period : Jan 31, 2024 (Wed) after maintenance - Feb 14, 2024 (Wed) before maintenance
- Event 3. Enjoy 3333-Day with +333%!
- Event Period : Jan 31, 2024 (Wed) after maintenance - Feb 7, 2024 (wed) before maintenance
- Event 4. Celebrate 3,333 Days of Adventure
- Event Period : Jan 31, 2024 (Wed) after maintenance - Feb 14, 2024 (Wed) before maintenance
- Event 5. The 3333-Day Silver Shop is Open!
- Event Period : Jan 31, 2024 (Wed) after maintenance - Feb 14, 2024 before maintenance
- Event 6. An Abundant Lunar New Year with Special Login Rewards!
- Event Period : Feb 1, 2024 (Thu) 00:00 - Feb 28, 2024 (Tue) 23:59
- Event 7. February’s Daily Login Goodies!
- Event Period : Feb 1, 2024 (Thur) 00:00 - Mar 6, 2024 (Wed) 23:59
NEW & IMPROVEMENTS
CONTENTS
- Removed the weight penalty applied within the Magnus.
- The Total Likes in each chat group will reset during the Feb 7 (Wed) maintenance.
- Temporary titles (90 Days) will be awarded to Adventurers who own either gold, silver, or bronze Black Spirit icons.
- Temporary titles (90 Days) will also be awarded to Adventurers who own either gold, silver, or bronze Black Spirit icons in the Hall of Adventurers Chat Group.
- All previous titles that were awarded will be deleted during the next maintenance.
Chat Group | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Lunar Halo Inn | Protector of Newbies | Luminary of Newbies | Herald of Newbies |
Dancing Marlin Tavern | Oh Captain, My Captain | Reliable First Mate | Hardworking Steerer |
Battle Arena | Fist of Legend | Born to Fight | Backstreet Fighter |
Hystria Ruins | Relentless Slayer | Perceptive Hunter | Clever Tracker |
Florin Neighborhood Meeting | Touch of Midas | Crafty | Diligent Life Skiller |
Garnier Troupe | Virtuoso | Genius Composer | Rhapsodist |
Heidel's Street | City Celebrity | Famed Storyteller | Street Herald |
Hall of Adventurers | Pathfinder | Role Model | Mentor |
- Changed ice fishing to not be canceled by using items such as food that have unique use animations.
- Changed the Smelt fishing event to allow up to three [Event] Icy Smelt to be caught at once.
- Abelin at the Serene Spring now exchanges [Event] Fatty Icy Smelt x1 for [Event] Icy Smelt x3.
ITEM
Life Crystal & Vital Crystal
- Simplified Life Crystals and Vital Crystals that were once divided into each Life Skill.
Before | After |
11 Types of Life Crystal - Gathering/Fishing/Hunting/Cooking/Alchemy/Processing/Training/Trading/Sailing/Farming/Barter
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Life Crystal
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8 Types of Vital Crystal - Gathering/Fishing/Hunting/Cooking/Alchemy/Processing/Training/Sailing
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Vital Crystal
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- Depending on the type and number of crystals owned for each Life Skill, Silver and crystals have been reimbursed in accordance with the following processes.
One. The Life/Vital Crystals owned will be deleted and converted into Silver according to their type and quantity [Notice regarding silver and crystal type]
Two. You will receive up to 16 of the new simplified Life and Vital Crystals in place of the ones owned. The price of each Life/Vital Crystal is set at 150 million Silver.
(This has been set lower than the lowest priced crystal in all regions to prevent losses.)
Three. The total amount of Silver reimbursed from method (One) will be calculated from the number of Life/Vital Crystals distributed via method (Two). This will be sent to the Central Market warehouse.
Silver and Simplified Crystal Reimbursement: A Working Example | |
① Owned Crystals |
Life Crystal: Gathering (Assumed value of 400 million Silver) x10
Life Crystal: Fishing (Assumed value of 300 million Silver) x10 |
② Silver Reimbursement Calculation |
All Life Crystals: Gathering/Fishing are deleted.
(400 million Silver x 10) + (300 million Silver x 10) = converted to 7000 million silver |
All owned Life Crystals will be deleted and converted into Silver during step ①, ② The new simplified Life Crytal will then be provided based on the number of crystals owned (up to 16) This Silver deduction is to the benefit of adventurers who previously owned crystals, as the price has been set lower than that of the lowest costing crystal in all regions (150 million Silver). |
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③ Simplified Crystals Acquired |
New simplified Life Crystal is provided and the cost is deducted from the previously converted Silver balance (150 million Silver each)
(Up to a max of 16, the total that can actually be equipped and used in the Crystal Preset before the update). |
④ Results |
- Obtain 16 newly simplified Life Crystals for a full Crystal Preset,
- Acquire 4.6 billion Silver (converted Silver - cost of 16 new Life Crystals) |
※ The following measures have been taken for those who crafted crystlas via Alchemy or sold them on the Central Market since the initial item simplification notice on Jan 19, 2024 (Wed), up until before the Jan 31 (Wed) maintenance.
- For crystals crafted via Alchemy, Silver for materials used in crafting was returned.
- For crystals crafted via Alchemy and sold on the Central Market, the total amount of Silver earned was retrieved.
Deletion of Certain Crystals
- Deleted the following Magic Crystals from the game.
Magic Crystal | Magic Crystal of Crimson Flame | Magic Crystal of Abundance | Magic Crystal of the Sun |
Magic Crystal - Crimson Flame Magic Crystal - Destruction Magic Crystal - Temptation Magic Crystal - Meditation Magic Crystal - Enchantment Magic Crystal - Agony |
Magic Crystal of Crimson Flame - Carnage (3 types) Magic Crystal of Crimson Flame - Precision Magic Crystal of Crimson Flame - Power |
Magic Crystal of Abundance - Healing Magic Crystal of Abundance - Armor Magic Crystal of Abundance - Patience Magic Crystal of Abundance - Resonance Magic Crystal of Abundance - Vigor |
Magic Crystal of the Sun - Ensnare Magic Crystal of the Sun - Valor Magic Crystal of the Sun - Sturdiness Magic Crystal of the Sun - Boulder Magic Crystal of the Sun - Assault |
Magic Crystal of Nature | Magic Crystal of Enhancement | Magic Crystal of Infinity | |
Magic Crystal of Nature - Swiftness Magic Crystal of Nature - Ascension Magic Crystal of Nature - Descent Magic Crystal of Nature - Endurance Magic Crystal of Nature - Adamantine |
Magic Crystal of Enchantment - Intimidation Magic Crystal of Enchantment - Memory Magic Crystal of Enchantment - Vision Magic Crystal of Enchantment - Agility Magic Crystal of Enchantment - Experience |
Magic Crystal of Infinity - Carnage (3 types) Magic Crystal of Infinity - Precision Magic Crystal of Infinity - Power Magic Crystal of Infinity - Vigor Magic Crystal of Infinity - Patience Magic Crystal of Infinity - Healing Magic Crystal of Infinity - Resonance Magic Crystal of Infinity - Swiftness Magic Crystal of Infinity - Adamantine Magic Crystal of Infinity - Ascension Magic Crystal of Infinity - Descent Magic Crystal of Infinity - Endurance Magic Crystal of Infinity - Assault Magic Crystal of Infinity - Sturdiness Magic Crystal of Infinity - Valor |
Magic Crystal of Infinity - Ensnare Magic Crystal of Infinity - Strength Magic Crystal of Infinity - Memory Magic Crystal of Infinity - Intimidation Magic Crystal of Infinity - Vision Magic Crystal of Infinity - Agility Magic Crystal of Infinity - Durability Magic Crystal of Infinity - Speed Attack Magic Crystal of Infinity - Counter Attack Magic Crystal of Infinity - Siege Magic Crystal of Infinity - Melee Defense Magic Crystal of Infinity - Ranged Defense Magic Crystal of Infinity - Magic Defense Magic Crystal of Infinity - Melee Attack Magic Crystal of Infinity - Ranged Attack Magic Crystal of Infinity - Magic Attack |
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- Changed the number of item types needed for Chapter 3 of Deve's Encyclopedia - Volume 5 from 5 → 3.
- Removed Magic Crystal of Infinity - Vision from the ingredients needed to craft Marking Reagent.
- Changed some completion objectives, conditions, rewards and conversations for the quests such as [Alchemy Skilled] and [Alchemy Professional].
- Removed the above deleted crystals from jewelers and monster zone loot.
- Knowledge of deleted crystal items can now be obtained through jewelers in each town.
- Changed the items in some reward boxes which included the now deleted crystals.
- Changed the item name of Faint Magic Crystal Box to Magic Crystal of Infinity Box.
- Deposited Silver in the Central Market warehouse according to the Central Market price of each Magic Crystal owned.
- For Nature/Magic Crystal of Infinity - Endurance, where some effects have been transferred to Hystria Crystal, Silver has been compensated based on the max price on the Central Market.
※ The value of items were set based on the Central Market as of Jan 19 (Fri) 11:10 (GMT+3).
- Changed the max Stamina effect of the following Hystria Crystals.
Magic Crystal | Equipped Effect |
JIN Magic Crystal - Hystria
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Max Stamina +175 → +300 Movement Speed +1 Weight Limit +30 LT |
BON Magic Crystal - Hystria
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Max Stamina +150 → +275 Movement Speed +1 Weight Limit +50 LT |
WON Magic Crystal - Hystria
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Max Stamina +150 → +275 Movement Speed +2 Weight Limit +20 LT |
Black Magic Crystal - Hystria
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Max Stamina +150 → +275 Movement Speed +1 Weight Limit +20 LT |
Dim Magic Crystal
- Simplified Dim Magic Crystals that were once divided into each Life Skill.
- Removed Dim Magic Crystal: Combat and Dim Magic Crystal: Karma.
Before | After |
Dim Magic Crystal: Gathering/Fishing/Hunting/Cooking/Alchemy/Processing/Training/Trading/Sailing/Farming
(+3% EXP in the life skill when equipped)
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Dim Magic Crystal: Life
(+3% Life EXP when equipped)
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Dim Magic Crystal: Combat/Karma
(+3% Combat EXP gain, +3% Karma Recovery)
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Removed
(Silver reimbursed according to the Central Market price) |
- Increased the max number transfusable in the Dim Magic Crystal group from 2 → 6.
- Dim Magic Crystals for each Life Skill have been collectively converted into the simplified Dim Magic Crystal: Life.
※ The value of items were set based on the Central Market as of Jan 19 (Fri) 11:10 (GMT+3).
Changes to Crystal Grades
- Changed the following Magic Crystal of Infinity items from Blue Grade to Yellow Grade.
- Magic Crystal of Infinity can no longer be crafted through Alchemy due to its grade change.
Changed Magic Crystal Grades |
Magic Crystal of Infinity - Armor Magic Crystal of Infinity - Experience/Skill Magic Crystal of Infinity - HP Recover/MP Recovery Magic Crystal of Infinity - Back Attack/Down Attack/Air Attack Magic Crystal of Infinity - Critical Hit Magic Crystal of Infinity - Special Evasion Magic Crystal of Infinity - Energy Increase Magic Crystal of Infinity - Submergence Magic Crystal of Infinity - Ignore Knockback/Knockdown/Grab/Stun Resistance |
- Updated the following World Bosses loot to now drop Lackluster Crystal Fragment.
- Kzarka, the Lord of Corruption, Nightmarish Kzarka
- Nouver, Bloodstorm Nouver
- Ancient Kutum, Thundercloud Kutum
- Karanda, Stormbringer Karanda
- Obtaining Lackluster Crystal Fragments will allow you to obtain one of the following items according to a set probability:
Obtainable Items |
Magic Crystal of Infinity - Experience
Magic Crystal of Infinity - Skill Magic Crystal of Infinity - HP Recover Magic Crystal of Infinity - MP Recovery Magic Crystal of Infinity - Energy Magic Crystal of Infinity - Submergence |
- Changed the loot gained when defeating a Guild Boss to no longer include Stone of Malice.
- Removed the alchemy formula for the Stone of Malice accordingly.
- Changed the preferred items of some NPCs that could be given as Gifts.
Changed NPC Preferred Items |
Magic Crystal - Crimson Flame → Clown's Blood
Magic Crystal of Infinity - Vigor → Iron Ingot Magic Crystal of Infinity - Patience → Lead Ingot Magic Crystal of Infinity - Healing → Copper Ingot Magic Crystal of Infinity - Resonance → Tin Ingot Magic Crystal of Abundance - Armor → Gold Ingot Magic Crystal of Nature - Swiftness → Brass Ingot Grade 1 Weapon Reform Stone → Strong Resurrection Elixir Grade 1 Armor Reform Stone → Surging Energy Elixir Shining Steel Lumbering Axe → Magic Lumbering Axe Shining Steel Pickaxe → Magic Pickaxe Lucky Sharp Tanning Knife → Magic Tanning Knife |
MONSTER
Southern Ulukita
- The passage to Southern Ulukita, concealed amidst the rugged sandstorms of the barrens, has now become accessible.
- This region is characterized by chilly winds, providing a stark contrast to the abrasive sand dust and blazing sun that define Ulukita. Legendary stories abound regarding the descendants of the Knights of Dawn, who vanished from Calpheon in the past and are said to inhabit this land.
- Added Yzrahid Highlands, the new monster zone in Ulukita.
Recommended Stats | Monster Zone Description |
Yzrahid Highlands
Recommended AP: 310 Recommended DP: 420 |
Ancient weapons, safeguarding Yzrahid Highlands over countless ages, have been revealed. The largest among those, Seculion, appears to function as an ark storing the energy required for the other ones to operate. Some scholars suggest that they should control and utilize this formidable energy, yet there are no known attempts to experiment with it. ※ Seculion has the ability to self-repair and consistently summons weapons. |
Main Loot
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Kabua's Artifact Flame of Resonance Kabua's Fragment Embers of Resonance Sealed Black Magic Crystal |
Yzrahid Highlands
- Darkened Artifacts have begun to appear throughout the Darkseekers' Retreat.
- Artifacts shrouded in dark energy no longer cause confusion among the surrounding Darkseekers.
- Changed the occurrence of the Sealed Artifact to not appear simultaneously when the Blazing Ember appears.
- As Darkened Artifacts emitted a powerful energy, Vengeful and Punitive Darkseekers left the Deep Sunken Darkness and disappeared.
- The Deep Sunken Darkness, which appears where Mournful Darkseekers are located, summons the Vengeful and Punitive Darkseekers at the start of the battle.
- It has three levels, and the higher the level, the more Darkseekers are summoned.
- Additional Mournful Darkseekers will also spawn in the place where the Vengeful and Punitive Darkseekers disappeared.
- The Deep Sunken Darkness, which appears where Mournful Darkseekers are located, summons the Vengeful and Punitive Darkseekers at the start of the battle.
- Changed the concealed Vengeful and Punitive Darkseekers to be summoned from Deep Sunken Darkness.
- Changed the damage dealt by Vengeful and Punitive Darkseekers to apply more uniformly than before.
- Improved Vengeful and Punitive Darkseekers to attract its target closer before attacking.
- Changed so that when Mournful Darkseeker is defeated, some nearby monsters are affected and take damage.
- Removed crowd control attacks from Mournful Darkseekers and in turn increased the damage of normal attacks.
- Reduced the damage of Mournful Darkseeker.
- Changed the Darkseekers drawn by the energy of the Eternal Darkseeker to spawn faster.
- Added a Darkseeker to spawn at a certain probability when the Eternal Darkseeker is defeated.
- When you defeat a Darkseeker, you're guaranteed to acquire one Kabua's Fragment.
- Changed the amount of EXP gained, the probability of acquiring loot, and the quantity of loot.
- Changed the effect of Agris Fever to apply to all monsters in the Darkseekers' Retreat, excluding Darkseeker.
- Changed so that you can acquire Kabua's Fragment from all monsters in the Darkseekers' Retreat.
- Changed so that your Karma remains unaffected when defeating certain monsters in the Darkseekers' Retreat.
- Removed Some of the topography of the Aakman Temple.
- Changed the location of the Statue of Illusions in Aakman Temple [Dehkia's Lantern] accordingly.
- Improved the issue where the attack area display of the following World Bosses disappeared too quickly.
- Kzarka, the Lord of Corruption, Nightmarish Kzarka
- Nouver, Bloodstorm Nouver
- Ancient Kutum, Thundercloud Kutum
MOUNT
- Improved the smoothness of movement when moving at a very high speed on a Large Ship.
- Improved movement when moving through Oquilla's Current (sea route) with a ship at a very high speed (such as when using BreezySail).
QUEST & KNOWLEDGE
- Changed the quests to obtain Shim Cheong's Miraculous Fish Tank in the Sea Palace as follows:
- Changed the following weekly quests to be normal quests and their completion objectives.
Quest | Quest Objective | Quest Requirements |
Unexpected Encounter |
Talk with Dorio
Before: Catch green grade fish x3 After: Catch green grade fish x1 |
None |
To Fill One's Belly |
Talk with Dorio
Before: Catch green grade fish x3 After: Catch green grade fish x1 |
Before: Complete Unexpected Encounter, from Thursday
After: Complete Unexpected Encounter |
Otter Fishing Secrets |
Talk with Dorio
Before: Catch green grade fish x3 After: Catch green grade fish x2 |
Before: Complete To Fill One's Belly, from Thursday
After: Complete To Fill One's Belly |
Suspicious Secret |
Talk with Dorio
Catch green grade fish x3 (Same as before)
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Before: Complete Otter Fishing Secrets, from Thursday
After: Complete Otter Fishing Secrets |
※ These quests do not count towards the completion of Rulupee's Travels.
- Changed the quests to obtain Shim Cheong's Miraculous Fish Tank so they are not displayed even when the "Hide Completed Quests" function in the Quests (O) window is unchecked.
- Added an additional quest guided by Dorio to Shim Cheong which is available upon completion of the Suspicious Secret quest and having obtained The Tale of Shim Cheong knowledge in the Sea Palace.
- Changed the daily quests to obtain Fwuzzy Alpaca to normal quests.
- Available from Lv. 50 with a Shai.
Quest |
Befwend Fwuzzy Alpaca
Fwuzzy Alpaca in Danger Alpaca Cries Wolf Fwuzzy Alpaca Approves? |
※ These quests do not count towards the completion of Rulupee's Travels.
- Changed the quests to obtain Fwuzzy Alpaca so they are not displayed even when the "Hide Completed Quests" function in the Quests (O) window is unchecked.
- Improved the process of accepting [Cleansed Cup] quests from Lejenti, to include a conversation with her about cup removal.
- Added a guide to the description of the quest [Labreska's Helmet] Entangled in Erasure.
- Changed the challenge rewards provided when reaching Trading Professional/Artisan.
- Challenge "You reached [Trading Professional]!": Trade Privilege Certificate → Skilled Trader's Clothes
- Challenge "You reached [Trading Artisan]!": Trade Privilege Certificate → Professional Trader's Clothes
- Improved the issue where you couldn't proceed with the [Timed Quest] Timeless Stories quest while in progress with the last chapter of Herald's Journal - Volume 3 in the Old Moon Logs due to being unable to talk to Crucio Domongatt.
- Added an explanation about inhabiting in cold regions to knowledge descriptions of Snowflake Stoneback Crab and Snowfield Yak.
NODE/CONQUEST WAR
- Improved the Node War participation opportunity description in the Guild (G) window to fit actual gameplay.
NPC, BACKGROUND, SOUND
- Changed the location of some wandering NPCs on Angie Island.
UI
- Fixed the following UIs to open in alignment with the height of the Inventory (I) window to the left.
- Alchemy Stone, Dye Palette, Combine Dye, Totem of the Sea, Processing, Travel Bag, Life Tools Bag, Aquarium, Cooking/Alchemy, NPC Shop, Storage, Trade Warehouse (Central Market)
- Added a feature to show the equipment part name of the empty equipment slot in the mount information window as a tooltip.
- Changed the "Recent Cooking" and "Recent Alchemy" window to open from the left during cooking/alchemy.
- Fixed the spacing of the slots in Clorince's Travel Bag and Shim Cheong's Miraculous Fish Tank to be same.
- Fixed the Guild Point Form window to display in the center of the screen regardless of screen resolution.
WEB
- Added a function to apply for account deletion.
- You can find it in the Account Information page on the official website.
- Changed some of the security authentication method on the official website from reCaptcha to hCaptcha.
TRANSLATION
- Changed and unified the following in English:
- Dry Pine Tree → Dry Moss Tree
- Magic Crystal of Infinity - Heal → Magic Crystal of Infinity - Healing
- Camera Perspective → Camera Viewpoint
CHANGES & FIXES
- Fixed the issue where some sounds overlapped when closing the World Map (M).
- Fixed the issue where the camera acted awkwardly when taking out a horse from the following NPCs.
- Muzgar: Stable Keeper Ricter, Oasis Vendor Girgo Viano
- Barhan Camp: Stable Keeper Zraiman, Oasis Vendor Girgo Viano
- Fixed the issue where the direction guide was not displayed on the minimap when navigating in the desert/Great Ocean.
- Improved the navigation to the Abyssal Well in Ulukita to be more natural.
- Fixed the issue where the filter of the shaded item was removed while using some features of the Inventory (I) in certain situations.
- Fixed the issue where navigation to Oquilla's Eye from the mainland was unavailable.
- Fixed the issue where the appearance of the upgraded guild galley with decreased durability was unnaturally displayed.
- Fixed the following for the Academia outfits for the classes below:
- Female Classes: Fixed the appearance of the armor to be more natural on specific body shapes.
- Witch, Ninja, Drakania: Fixed some aspects of the outfit to appear more natural.
- Sorceress: Fixed the issue where the appearance of a Talisman was exposed.
- Lahn, Nova, Dark Knight: Fixed the issue where the weapon was exposed when out of combat with your awakening weapon equipped.
- Lahn: Fixed so that hair does not overlap with Academia Helmet.
- Lahn: Fixed the issue where the appearance of the skirt was somewhat unnatural.
- Dark Knight: Fixed the issue where the appearance of the helmet was unnatural in certain graphics settings.
- Lahn, Ranger: Fixed the issue where when wearing the helmet with modified ear appearances, the hair appeared unnatural.
- Nova: Fixed the issue where the appearance of the socks was unnatural when Hide Cape function was activated.
- Wizard: Fixed the issue where the gloves appeared unnatural when in combat stance with your awakening weapon equipped.
- Corsair: Fixed the expression during the unique idle animation.
- Shai: Fixed the unnatural appearance of the armor's cape when in combat stance.
- Scholar: Fixed the issue where the color of the socks changed when Hide Cape function was activated.
- [Maehwa] Fixed the hair to be more natural when wearing Grandpa Cron's Assistant Helmet in certain graphics settings.
- [Valkyrie] Fixed the issue where the fishing line and float appeared unnatural during ice fishing.
- [Archer] Fixed the issue where some parts of the appearance were unnatural when wearing the Seahorse Diving Hat.
- Fixed the issue where the appearance of the donkey was unnatural from certain camera viewpoints.
- Fixed the issue where the Graduate Season button could not be used with the Gamepad UI.
- [Scholar] Fixed the issue where incorrect voice recordings were played for some skills.
- Fixed the issue where Kamasylvia Castle appeared abnormal on the World Map (M).
- Fixed the Issue where dead guild members were not displayed on the World Map (M).
- Fixed the issue where you could not use Shim Cheong's Miraculous Fish Tank with the Gamepad UI.
Thank you.
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