Updates Mar 6, 2024, 07:00 (UTC+3)
March 6, 2024 (Wed) Update Details
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Hello, Adventurers.
Here are the updates made to Black Desert on March 6, 2024.
(Patch size: approx. 1.41 GB)
- Please note that the update for Steam may be larger than the size listed above.
※ Please read below for details.
Event
- Event 1. Seize Victory and Obtain Lightstone of Fire!
- Event Period : Mar 6, 2024 (Wed) after maintenance - Mar 20, 2024 (Wed) before maintenance
- Event 2. Dalishain is looking for a special herb!
- Event Period : March 6, 2024 (Wed) after maintenance - March 20, 2024 (Wed) before maintenance
- Event 3. March Daily Login Rewards!
- Event Period : Mar 7, 2024 (Thu) 00:00 - Apr 10, 2024 (Wed) 23:59
- Event 4. [New & Returning] Login Rewards for New Adventures!
- Event Period : Mar 7, 2024 (Thu) 00:00 – June 12, 2024 (Wed) 23:59
NEW & IMPROVEMENTS
CLASS CHANGES
CLASS CHANGES
Common
- Changed the Max HP Increase effects as follows.
| Before | After |
| Increase max HP only | Maintain the ratio of current HP to max HP |
※ Accordingly, removed the HP recovery effect that was applied based on the increased amount of max HP from the following skills:
- [Woosa] Prime: Butterfly Dream, Lunar Serenade
- [Maegu] Prime: Foxspirit: Form
- [Woosa] Prime: Butterfly Dream, Lunar Serenade
- [Maegu] Prime: Foxspirit: Form
Common
- Decreased the time available to rotate based on the camera direction when using the skill.
- Improved the issue where movement was occasionally unavailable on terrain with height differences when comboing into Attraction.
- Changed so that your character now move towards the Gravity Core immediately upon using.
CONTENTS
Improvement of Adventure Log Objectives
Deve's Encyclopedia
- Improved the objectives for Shakatu Merchants' Archive - Deve's Encyclopedias as follows:
| Adventure Log | Before | After |
| Deve's Encyclopedia - Volume 1, Chapter 1 | Collect ores (7 types) | Collect ores (5 types) |
| Deve's Encyclopedia - Volume 1, Chapter 2 | Collect Coins (2 types) | Collect Powder (3 types) |
| Deve's Encyclopedia - Volume 1, Chapter 4 | Collect flowers (10 types) | Collect flowers (7 types) |
| Deve's Encyclopedia - Volume 2, Chapter 1 | Collect chairs (7 types) | Collect chairs (5 types) |
| Deve's Encyclopedia - Volume 2, Chapter 3 | Collect beds (3 types) | Collect beds (2 types) |
| Deve's Encyclopedia - Volume 2, Chapter 4 | Collect Artisan's stuffed decorations (3 types) | Collect Artisan's stuffed decorations (2 types) |
| Deve's Encyclopedia - Volume 4, Chapter 5 | Collect items that'll help regain your spirit (7 types) | Collect items that'll help regain your spirit (5 types) |
| Deve's Encyclopedia - Volume 5, Chapter 4 | Collect items that allow you see the future (5 types) | Collect items that allow you see the future (3 types) |
| Deve's Encyclopedia - Volume 5, Chapter 5 | Added the following items from the Ceramics Dealer in the Land of the Morning Light to be counted towards completion. - [Manor] Jar, [Manor] Open Jar, [Manor] Large Jar, [Manor] Earthen Jar, [Manor] Fermenting Jar |
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| Deve's Encyclopedia - Volume 6, Chapter 1 | Collect items that'll keep you pure and humble (5 types) | Collect items that'll keep you pure and humble (3 types) |
| Deve's Encyclopedia - Volume 6, Chapter 3 | Collect an item that'll make you swell up with tears (2 types) | Collect an item that'll make you swell up with tears (1 type) |
| Added the following items to be counted towards completion. - Bonghwang's Tear, Haetae's Tear, Girin's Tear, Tear of Illusion, Dragon's Tears |
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| Deve's Encyclopedia - Volume 6, Chapter 5 | Added the following items to be counted towards completion. - Magic Tanning Knife |
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Igor Bartali's Adventures
- Improved the objectives for Igor Bartali's Adventures as follows:
| Adventure Log | Before | After |
| Igor Bartali's Adventures - Volume 6 Chapter 2 | Defeat Troll Boss Quint and Acquire Loot |
Defeat Trolls around Quint Hill |
| Igor Bartali's Adventures - Volume 6 Chapter 6 | Breeding a Horse | Try Taming a Wild Horse |
| Igor Bartali's Adventures - Volume 8 Chapter 1 | [Ride a Four-Wheeled Wagon Alone and Have Fun] Changed so that if you wish to proceed with a Peridot Forest Path Wagon, you can now talk to Igor Bartali whilst mounted to it. |
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| Igor Bartali's Adventures - Volume 8 Chapter 5 | [Borrow a Cannon from Tranan Underfoe and Hit the Target] Changed the installation location of the cannon so that the location of the target scarecrow can be checked while the cannon is in use. |
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| Igor Bartali's Adventures - Volume 9 Chapter 1 | [Combine Lost Items of Adventurer] Changed so that the location of the lost items can be revealed through a chat with the Black Spirit. |
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| Igor Bartali's Adventures - Volume 9 Chapter 2 | Make Advanced Cooking Utensil at Tool Workshop | Make Balenos Traditional Cooking Utensil at Tool Workshop |
| Igor Bartali's Adventures - Volume 13 Chapter 6 |
[Ride a Tamed Miniature Elephant] 1. Changed the objective of the [Villa] Especially Adorable Elephant. |
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Herald's Journal
- Improved the objectives for Herald's Journal as follows:
| Adventure Log | Changes | ||
| Herald's Journal - Volume 1 Chapter 1 | Greet 5 People in Calpheon (2 min → 3 min) | ||
| Herald's Journal - Volume 1 Chapter 2 | Conquer the Highest Place in Calpheon (5 min → 6 min) | ||
| Herald's Journal - Volume 1 Chapter 3 | Tell Someone That There's No Medicine for Growing Hair within the time limit (1 min → 2 min) | ||
| Herald's Journal - Volume 1 Chapter 4 | Deliver Information to Crio in Velia within the time limit (6 min → 7 min) | ||
| Herald's Journal - Volume 2 Chapter 1 | Catch Blue Grade Fish x1 within the time limit (10 min → 15 min) | ||
| Herald's Journal - Volume 2 Chapter 2 | Successfully Bargain within the time limit (1 min → 2 min) | ||
| Herald's Journal - Volume 2 Chapter 3 | Deliver News about Croix to the Chief of Iliya Island within the time limit (6 min → 8 min) | ||
| Herald's Journal - Volume 2 Chapter 4 | Reach the Land Cave Across the Sea within the time limit (3 min → 4 min) | ||
Guild Skills and Drill
Improvements have been made to some guild skills. The cooldown for guild skills that provide buff effects such as increased Combat EXP, Life EXP, and Item Drop Rate has been unified to 4 hours, and the duration of the effects has been increased to 2 hours.Additionally, the higher guild skills that could be used with [Guild] Covenant of Blood, which was obtained through the guild drill, have been changed to now be usable with [Guild] Pledge of the Blood. (Accordingly, the guild drill will no longer be available.) We hope that with these more powerful and upgraded guild skills you can build a closer friendship with your guildies.
- Improved and changed guild skills.
- Reduced the weight of [Guild] Pledge of the Blood to 1/100. (0.01 LT → 0.0001 LT)
- Changed the following guild skills that used [Guild] Covenant of Blood to now use [Guild] Pledge of the Blood x2,000.
※ [Guild] Pledge of the Blood can be purchased from the Guild Military Supply Manager for 3,000 guild funds each.
| Guild Skill | Effect |
 Guru's Touch
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Life EXP +40% for 120 min |
 Blessing of Fortuna
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Item Drop Rate +10% for 120 min |
 State of Nothingness
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Combat EXP +200%, Skill EXP +50% for 120 min |
- Changed the cooldown to 4 hours, and the effect duration to 2 hours for the following guild skills.
- Improved the descriptions and buff icon descriptions of the following guild skills.
| Guild Skill | Effect | Guild Skill | Effect |
 Experienced Cry
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Combat & Life EXP +10% |
 Money Maker
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Luck +2 |
 Complete Perfection
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Life EXP +20% |
 Sweet Luck
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Item Drop Rate +2% |
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Guru's Touch
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Life EXP +40% |
Blessing of Fortuna
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Life EXP +40% |
 Call to Battle
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Combat & Life EXP +10% |
 Angler's Wisdom
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Fishing EXP +5% |
 State of Perseverance
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Combat & Life EXP +20% |
 Sharp Eyes of a Gatherer
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Gathering EXP +5% |
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State of Nothingness
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Combat EXP +200%, Skill EXP +50% |
 Merchant's Art of Persuasion
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Trading EXP +5% |
 Scholarly Ambition Lv.1/2/3
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Knowledge Gain Chance +5/10/15% |
 Regained Senses Lv.1/2/3
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Karma Recovery +5/10/15% |
 Endless Exploration
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High Grade Knowledge Gain Chance +2% |
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- Changed Guru's Touch, Blessing of Fortuna, and State of Nothingness to higher-ranked skills of Complete Perfection, Sweet Luck, and State of Perseverance respectively.
- As a result, lower-ranked skills cannot be used once higher skills are acquired.
| Lower-ranked Skills | Higher-ranked Skills |
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Complete Perfection
(Life EXP +20%) |
Guru's Touch
(Life EXP +40%) |
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Sweet Luck
(Item Drop Rate +2%) |
Blessing of Fortuna
(Item Drop Rate +10%) |
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State of Perseverance
(Combat & Skill EXP +20%) |
State of Nothingness
(Combat EXP +200%, Skill EXP +50%) |
- Improved the following skills to display only one buff icon when used.
- Experienced Cry, Call to Battle, State of Perseverance, State of Nothingness
- Improved the following skills to refresh each other's skill effects upon use.
- Experienced Cry, Complete Perfection, Guru's Touch, Money Maker, Sweet Luck, Blessing of Fortuna, Call to Battle, State of Perseverance, State of Nothingness
- Changed so that the guild drill that allowed you to acquire [Guild] Covenant of Blood, [Guild] Crimson Magic Crystal, etc. can no longer be installed.
- Changed so that Old Tree's Tear and Earth's Tear items used in the production of the guild drill can no longer be obtained.
- Changed so that [Guild] Blueprint: Drill can no longer be obtained through guild missions.
- Added eight skills that can expand slots of the guild storage.
| Guild Skills | Skill Description |
| Ample Storage Lv. 25 - Lv. 32 | Required Points: 20 Effect: Adds 7 slots to the guild storage |
Guild League
Following the optimization of loading speeds, we are carefully reviewing content occurring in the same locations, like the Guild League and Red Battlefield. We have adjusted the Strong Protection effect, which provides a safe buffer for battle preparations after resurrection, to accommodate loading times across various PC environments. Additionally, we've fine-tuned the effect's duration to maintain its intended efficacy, even with the improved loading speeds.- Changed the duration of Strong Protection effect applied upon resurrection: 10 sec → 5 sec.
- Fixed the description of the reward boxes obtained based on the results to be more natural.
ITEM
Cup Extraction Item (Refined Essence of Emotions)
- Blacksmiths in each region have started selling Fused Crystal of Emotions.
- Changed the crafting methods for Refined Essence of Emotions as follows.
- Fragment of All Creations, which was obtained through Simple Alchemy (L) with yellow grade accessories, is no longer required.
- Legacy of the Ancient, which was obtained by Heating (L) Combined Magic Crystal - Gervish/Macalod/Hoom, is no longer required.
- Changed the quantity of Magical Shards required to craft the Refined Essence of Emotions: x100 → x200.
- Changed the description of the Fused Crystal of Emotions and Refined Essence of Emotions.
| Cup Extraction Item |
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 Refined Essence of Emotions
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Crafting Method
(Heating) |
Before | After |
| Fragment of All Creation x10 Legacy of the Ancient x10 Forest Fury x10 Magical Shard x100 * Fused Crystal of Emotions x20 |
- - Forest Fury x10 Magical Shard x200 * Fused Crystal of Emotions x20 |
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 * Fused Crystal of Emotions
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How to Obtain - Purchase from a blacksmith in each region or NPC Wacky Toshi's Shop for 50,000,000 Silver - Heat  Shard of the Furious Night x1,  Shard of the Tearful Night x1,  Shard of the Drained Night x1 to obtain one |
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※ Refined Essence of Emotions can be used to extract pre-upgrade accessories from upgraded accessories through the Extraction from blacksmiths in towns.
Heating Sealed Black Magic Crystal 10 times at once (to obtain Magical Shard)
- Added a Processing recipe to allow Heating Sealed Black Magic Crystal x10 at once with x1 Black Stone Powder.
Improved Alternative Items
We've improved the display of alternative ingredients for cooking and alchemy, such as lamb or deer meat, to have information in their descriptions and to have icons to indicate that they can be interchangeable.- Added the below information to the description of meat and blood items.
- Usage, how to obtain, alternative ingredients
- Unified the icons of meat and blood items that can be interchangeable.
| Interchangeable Items Icon Examples |
 Sheep Blood, Deer Blood, Ox Blood, Pig Blood, Waragon Blood, Llama Blood, Goat Blood
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 Troll Blood, Ogre Blood, Bear Blood, Lion Blood, Yak Blood, Dinosaur Blood
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Increased the number of Items per Puchase at the Central Market
- Increased the number of items per purchase to 5 for the below items, if there are 50 or more of them registered at the Central Market.
- Embers of Resonance
- Kabua's Fragment
- Added usage and how to obtain information to 167 manor furniture.
- Added usage and how to obtain information to 76 material items used to craft manor furniture.
- Added usage and how to obtain information to furniture sold by furniture dealers and side table vendors.
- Added description to the below items that they are weaker than normal items.
- [Guild] Old Ballista Arrow
- [Guild] Old Flame Tower Oil
- [Guild] Old Hwacha Arrows
MONSTER
With the updates on skill damage increase, skill add-on revision, and Artifacts/Lightstones, we've found it necessary to re-evaluate monster zones that were set based on the standards before these updates. As such, we've updated the AP restriction and recommended AP (please note that the recommended AP is a guideline for each monster zone) of some monster zones that were inconsistent with the current standards.
As you now possess higher stats than before, you can inflict more damage with higher AP. However, we've made some adjustments to monster HP to prevent the loot revenue from increasing too much.
In addition, we've added a feature to Monster Zone Info that allows you to intuitively check the max AP limit, which many of you were curious about. However, as this could be quite confusing for rookie adventurers, we've added a button that allows you see the stats. As equipment in Black Desert and the level of your equipment change over time, balance of monster zones and max AP limit will be adjusted continuously.
- Changed the following monster zones as below.
| Monster Zone | Changes | ||
| Abandoned Monastery (Restricted Territory) | - Changed so that you can deal more damage with higher AP. (based on 750 in total stats) - Increased the total HP of monsters by approx. 17% due to the above change. |
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| Tunkuta | - Changed so that you can deal more damage with higher AP. (based on 700 in total stats) - Increased the total HP of monsters by approx. 13% due to the above change. |
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| Padix Island | - Changed so that you can deal more damage with higher AP. (based on 700 in total stats) - Increased the total HP of monsters by approx. 11% due to the above change. |
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| Gyfin Rhasia (Upper) | - Changed so that you can deal more damage with higher AP. (based on 700 in total stats) - Increased the total HP of monsters by approx. 14% due to the above change. |
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| Star's End | - Changed so that you can deal more damage with higher AP. (based on 650 in total stats) - Increased the total HP of monsters by approx. 12% due to the above change. |
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| Sycraia Underwater Ruins (Abyssal) | - Changed so that you can deal more damage with higher AP. (based on 650 in total stats) - Increased the total HP of monsters by approx. 10% due to the above change. |
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| Hystria Ruins | - Changed so that you can deal more damage with higher AP. (based on 600 in total stats) - Increased the total HP of monsters by approx. 9% due to the above change. |
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| Thornwood Forest | - Changed so that you can deal more damage with higher AP. (based on 600 in total stats) - Increased the total HP of monsters by approx. 9% due to the above change. |
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| Aakman | - Changed so that you can deal more damage with higher AP. (based on 600 in total stats) - Increased the total HP of monsters by approx. 8% due to the above change. |
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| Kratuga Ancient Ruins | - Changed so that you can deal more damage with higher AP. (based on 600 in total stats) - Increased the total HP of monsters by approx. 8% due to the above change. |
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※ Total Stats can be viewed via the My Stats button in your Inventory (I) or My Information (P).
- Changed the recommended AP displayed in the Monster Zone Info UI and World Map (M) as below.
| Monster Zone | Changed Stat | Monster Zone | Changed Stat |
| Fadus Habitat | Optimal AP 120-190 → Recommended AP 120 | Polly's Forest | 160 → 140 |
| Waragon Nest | 165 → 150 | Blood Wolf Settlement | 190 → 180 |
| Centaurus Herd | 190 → 180 | Navarn Steppe | 210 → 190 |
| Sherekhan Necropolis | 210 → 190 | Pila Ku Jail | 210 → 190 |
| Roud Sulfur Mine | 210 → 190 | Shultz Guard | 220 → 210 |
| [Elvia] Altar Imp Habitat | 240 → 220 | Biraghi Den [Elvia] | 240 → 220 |
| Forest Ronaros | 240 → 190 | Manshaum Forest | 240 → 190 |
| Mirumok Ruins | 240 → 190 | Hystria Ruins | 250 → 230 |
| Aakman Temple | 250 → 230 | Castle Ruins [Elvia] | 250 → 230 |
| Thornwood Forest | 250 → 230 | Swamp Fogan Habitat [Elvia] | 260 → 240 |
| [Elvia] Swamp Naga Habitat | 260 → 240 | Star's End | 260 → 240 |
| [Elvia] Saunil Camp | 270 → 250 | Tunkuta | 270 → 250 |
| Padix Island | 270 → 250 | Gyfin Rhasia Temple (Upper) | 270 → 250 |
| [Elvia] Rhutum Outstation | 280 → 260 | Murrowak's Labyrinth | 280 → 260 |
| Jade Starlight Forest | 280 → 260 | Bloody Monastery [Elvia] | 280 → 260 |
| [Elvia] Orc Camp | 280 → 260 | Abandoned Monastery (Restricted Territory) | 280 → 260 |
| [Elvia] Primal Giant Post | 290 → 280 | Olun's Valley | 300 → 290 |
| Gyfin Rhasia Temple Underground | 300 → 290 | Crypt of Resting Thoughts | 310 → 300 |
| North Kaia Mountain | 150 → 120 | - | - |
- Removed Khalk Canyon from being displayed in the Monster Zone Info UI.
Monster Zone Info - View Total Stats
- Added View Total Stats to the Monster Zone Info UI.
- When you press the button, the recommended and my stats will be changed to numbers based on total stats.
- My total stats combine Extra AP Against Monsters and Monster Damage Reduction, and are displayed including any currently applied effects.
- Total DP is displayed as the sum of Damage Reduction and Monster Damage Reduction.
- Extra Damage to Kamasylvia, Demihumans, and Humans are not included in the total sum.
- Added the display of max AP limit when view total stats is toggled on.
- When you exceed the max AP limit, it shows you how much of your exceeded AP is applied.
- When you press the button, the recommended and my stats will be changed to numbers based on total stats.
Olun's Valley
- Fixed an issue where Golem's Left Arm was sometimes not properly destroyed.
Crypt of Resting Thoughts
- Removed the [Daily] Gargoyles Gone Wild quest and added [Daily] Beings with Dark Powers.
| Quest Name | Quest Objectives | Quest Rewards |
| [Daily] Gargoyles Gone Wild → [Daily] Beings with Dark Powers |
Defeat Rock Gargoyle x10 Defeat Baby Rock Gargoyle x20 → Defeat Ahib Salun Bear Spearmaiden x3 Defeat Ahib Salun Wolf Spearmaiden x3 Defeat Dark Knight x2 |
300 Contribution EXP Caphras Stone x2 Ancient Spirit Dust x10 → 300 Contribution EXP Caphras Stone x4 Ancient Spirit Dust x30 |
※ If you were already progressing the [Daily] Gargoyles Gone Wild quest, the number of kills you had will be applied to the objectives of the [Daily] Beings with Dark Powers quest.
- If you've already exceeded the number required for the quest, the quest will be completed.
- If you've already exceeded the number required for the quest, the quest will be completed.
[Elvia] Saunil Camp
- Improved the Agile Saunil Commander to spawn closer to the adventurer's location when it appears.
- Fixed the spawn of [Sharp] Saunil Siege Captain and Agile Saunil Commander to not push away the adventurer if they are located at their spawn location.
Aakman Temple
- Fixed an issue where the character was sometimes moved to an abnormal terrain when hit by a monster in certain areas of the Aakman Temple.
QUEST & KNOWLEDGE
- Improved so that you can obtain the knowledge of Kal Tahn by talking to him if you could not before under certain situations.
NPC, BACKGROUND, SOUND
- Added an effect to Kkebichests in the Land of Morning Light to be visible from a distance.
- This effect is not applied to Kkebichests you've already found.
UI
Atoraxxion's entry UI had Vahmalkea selected automatically and the enter button was located at the top of the screen, so adventurers who were not used to this entered to an area they did not wish to go to. The UI has now been improved so that you must select the desired area first before pressing the enter button.- Improved the Atoraxxion entry screen.
- Changed the entry process to require pressing the 'Enter' button after selecting the desired area.
- If you press enter without selecting an area, the UI will highlight the area icons.
- Removed two loading images.
SYSTEM
- Improved the condition for accessing servers with Family level restrictions to be updated during weekly maintenance.
TRANSLATION
- Changed and unified the following in English:
- [Guild] Oil for Old Flame Tower → [Guild] Old Flame Tower Oil
CHANGES & FIXES
- Fixed an issue causing characters to hold their weapons unnaturally in cutscenes during the Ulukita main quests.
- Fixed an issue where the surroundings would occasionally light up late when approaching NPCs with torches beneath Valencia Castle.
- Fixed the issue where the unavailable quest category was displayed in Quest (O) - Main.
- Improved the sound balance by reducing the overly loud striking sounds of skills in certain situations.
- [Nova] Fixed an issue where the cooldown for Succession: Vengeful Star wasn't displayed in the Skill Cooldown Slot.
- [Mystic] Fixed an issue where the push effect was not displayed in the Cestus Training or Rapid Stream skill details.
- [Warrior, Ranger, Sorceress, Tamer, Valkyrie] Fixed unnatural expressions during the unique animation while wearing the Lovely Bloom Armor.
- Fixed an issue where the glass did not disappear when sitting (Q) during the unique animation while wearing the Lovely Bloom Armor.
- Fixed an issue where the Strong Protection effect was not applied at the entrance of Red Battlefield: Castle Ruins.
- Fixed an issue preventing knowledge acquisition when a gatekeeper defeated was summoned via items.
- Fixed an issue where the product list of other tabs was occasionally displayed at the bottom of Purchase History and cart in the Pearl Shop (F3).
- Fixed an issue where the background of the text displayed for empty slots in the character equipment window was unnatural in certain situations.
- Fixed an issue causing a mismatch in color display for an adventurer's Family information when a Leading Guild member joined the War of the Roses via the 'Participate' button after the war started.
- Changed the audio of the tutorial video.
- Fixed an issue where ongoing Processing was interrupted when the Processing window was opened via the Ring Menu with the Gamepad UI.
- Fixed an issue where, with the Gamepad UI, opening another UI while a specific UI was left open caused the windows to overlap.
- Fixed an issue where the numbers of dyed parts appeared unnatural when dyeing the Anemos Horse Gear.
- [Mystic] Fixed an issue causing unnatural appearances when the Academia Armor was worn with shoes from another outfit.
- Fixed an issue where the Guild Base Server was displayed in Korean in the Guild (G) window under certain conditions.
- Fixed an issue where the horse tier text and icon overlapped at the stable.
- Fixed an issue where selecting an empty slot in Yaz's Pouch caused items to be unselectable for moving.
Thank you.
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