Hello, Adventurers.
Here are the updates made to Black Desert on December 24, 2024.
(Patch size: approx. 1.83 GB)
- Please note that the update for Steam may be larger than the size listed above.
※ Please read below for details.
Event
- Event 1. Season: DREAM
- Event Period : Dec 24, 2024 (Tue) after maintenance - Mar 20, 2025 (Thu) before maintenance
- Event 2. Start the Adventure of Your Dreams!
- Event Period : Dec 24, 2024 (Tue) after maintenance - Always
- Event 3. Deadeye Level Up Challenge!
- Event Period : Dec 24, 2024 (Tue) after maintenance - Fed 06, 2025 (Thu) before maintenance
- Event 4. Focus Your Knowledge!
- Event Period : Dec 24, 2024 (Tue) after maintenance - Jan 9, 2025 (Thu) before maintenance
- Event 5. Another Season Character Ticket!
- Event 6. Defeat World/Field Bosses!
- Event Period : Dec 24, 2024 (Tue) before maintenance - Jan 9, 2025 before maintenance
- Event 7. Deadeye Drip – Show Off Your Deadeye!
- Event Period : Dec 24, 2024 (Tue) after maintenance - Jan 9, 2025 (Thu) before maintenance
"I'll let my gun do the talking for me." - Deadeye
- The leader of the Canary Gang, Deadeye, has arrived.
- Once you reach level 56 with Deadeye, talk to the Black Spirit to start the "[Deadeye Ascension] Stranger in a Strange Land" quest to proceed with the Ascension.
- Complete the Ascension quest, and you'll unlock all the remaining skills in the Awakening tab.
- When Deadeye uses main/awakening weapon skills, the following AP ratios are applied:
- Main Weapon Skill: 100% of the main weapon's AP
- Awakening (Ascension) Weapon Skill: 70% of the awakening weapon's AP and 30% of the main weapon's AP
- Deadeye's Enhanced Skills and Abyssal Legacy Skill will be added at a later date.
Character Slot Expansion
- With the release of the new class Deadeye, the max number of character slots has been increased: 35 → 38 slots.
Deadeye Story Videos
Deadeye Developer Commentary, Combat Video, and Theme Song
[GM Note] I'll let my gun do the talking for me.
Mythical Horse
You can choose between Mythical Arduanatt, soaring through the skies, Mythical Diné, racing across the water, or Mythical Doom, capable of carrying up to six people at blazing speed.
If this is your first time acquiring a Mythical Horse, we strongly recommend getting Mythical Arduanatt.
We hope your future adventures will be as relentless as the Mythical Horses galloping across the lands of Black Desert.
- A Choose Your Mythical Horse Box has been distributed to all Adventurers.
[Event] Choose Your Mythical Horse Box
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You can choose and obtain one horse emblem for Mythical Arduanatt, Mythical Doom, or Mythical Diné.
The obtained emblem can be registered at a nearby stable by right-clicking. The registered level 1 Mythical Horse comes with all skills learned and trained at 100%.
※ For Mythical Arduanatt, its appearance is altered using Quturan's Fruit upon registration and cannot be changed to the red/black appearance. ※ If this is your first Mythical Horse, we strongly recommend you get the Mythical Arduanatt. |
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Mythical Arduanatt
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Main Skills: Mighty Leap, Soaring Wings, Wings of Swiftness
Mythical Arduanatt is a reborn of Dream Horse Arduanatt pair through Mythical Awakening.
Alongside Arduanatt's sky-gliding ability, it can charge forward through the air, hover in place, and dive faster while gliding. |
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Mythical Doom
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Main Skills: Shadows of Hellfire, Infernal Sprint, Infernal Legion
Mythical Doom is a reborn of Dream Horse Doom pair through Mythical Awakening.
Besides the Dark Sprint for a second sprint on the ground, it boasts Infernal Sprint for even faster and longer runs. It can also summon Doom's Shadow, allowing you and your party/platoon members to ride, even with Two-seater skill. |
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Mythical Diné
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Main Skills: Quicksilver, Triple Jump, Protection of Okiara
Mythical Diné is a reborn of Dream Horse Diné pair through Mythical Awakening.
It can freely cross deserts with nature's energy and run on water using the Breath of Okiara. It also jumps higher with Triple Jump and takes no fall damage from high places. |
※ The Mythical Horse you get from the Choose Your Mythical Horse Box has a significantly lower Imperial Delivery and mount selling price.
Season Server
helping you to get closer to your next goal, Blackstar weapons.
We hope this will be useful for those aiming to acquire Sovereign weapons.
- A new Season: Dream to help your adventure has begun.
Permanent Benefits
- Permanently added the below season server exclusive Hot Time buff with the start of the new season.
Season Server's Permanent Hot Time Buff |
Combat EXP +1,000% Always! |
Season Character Ticket Issued!
- A Season Character Ticket was issued with the Dec 24, 2024 (Tue) maintenance.
- You can hold up to 5 Season Character Tickets at a time. Extra tickets will not be distributed if you already have 5 tickets,
Begin your adventure in Season: DREAM to get a Radiant Start Box!
- Upon reaching Lv. 60 with your season character, you can claim a Radiant Start Box from Challenge (Y).
- Adventurers who've already received the Radiant Start Box from Season++ can also get Season: DREAM's Radiant Start Box.
Radiant Start Box
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[3 Types of TET (IV) Boss Weapons] |
[6 Types of Capotia Accessories] |
Exclusive Quests for Season Graduates
- Added Special quests with the start of the new season.
- Added new quests offering adventure support items, available once per Family through the following prerequisite quests.
Prerequisite Quest | ||||
[Leveling Aid] Fughar's Help
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Requirements
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Any adventurer who has graduated from the Season Server and has the "Graduation Cap" in their inventory or Equipment window | |||
How to Start the Quest
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Black Spirit - Quest (A) - Suggested (visible when "General" quest type is active) |
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- The main objectives and rewards of these quests are as follows.
① PvE Leveling Aid Quests | ||
Quest Name and NPC | Objective | Rewards |
[Leveling Aid] A New Ascent | Talk to Fughar |
Marni's Stone of Ascent
Oquilla Piece of the Old Moon x40 |
※ The five types of Marni's Stone of Ascent received as a reward can be used to collect samples by defeating monsters in the following zones. Once the sample collection is complete, the Marni's Stone of Ascent can be exchanged with NPC Toshi for 600 Caphras Stones each, totaling 3,000.
▶ Sample Collection Zones: Manshaum Forest, Forest Ronaros, Sherekhan Necropolis (Day), Tshira Ruins, Blood Wolf Settlement |
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[Leveling Aid] Operation Monster Subjugation I-IV |
Defeat Any Monsters (No restriction on monster type)
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Atanis' Element x100
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[TIP] By progressing through the four questlines while collecting samples with Marni's Stone of Ascent, you can acquire leveling aid items more quickly. ▶ Therefore, we recommend remaining in the sample collection zones for Marni's Stone of Ascent. |
② Enhancement Leveling Aid Quests | ||
Quest Name and NPC | Objective | Rewards |
[Leveling Aid] Breaking Limits | Talk to Fughar |
Essence of Ascent - Weapon
Essence of Ascent - Accessory
▼ Advice of Valks (total 22)
- Advice of Valks (+150) x1 - Advice of Valks (+130) x2
- Advice of Valks (+100) x3
- Advice of Valks (+80) x6 - Advice of Valks (+60) x10 |
[Leveling Aid] PEN (V) Blackstar Weapon
(Follow-up quest after completing [Leveling Aid] Breaking Limits)
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Hand over DEC (X) Tuvala Weapon |
- Choose 1 from PEN (V) Blackstar Main/Awakening/Sub-weapon
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[Leveling Aid] TET (IV) Kharazad Accessory
(Follow-up quest after completing [Leveling Aid] Breaking Limits)
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Hand over DEC (X) Tuvala Accessory |
- Choose 1 from TET (IV) Kharazad Necklace/Earring/Belt/Ring
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※ Use the Essence of Ascent - Weapon/Accessory obtained for enhancement on PEN (V) Tuvala Weapon/Accessory, and it will be enhanced to HEX (VI) Tuvala Weapon/Accessory. Further enhancement to DEC (X) will allow you to obtain the above Leveling Aid Item. |
Marni's Top Assistant Wacky Toshi in each town |
- Enhance your PEN (V) Tuvala gear to DEC (X) level after using the Essence of Ascent - Weapon/Accessory obtained from the special "[Leveling Aid] Breaking Limits" quest available once per Family.
- Equip your enhanced Tuvala gear to boost your stats, and when you reach DEC (X), exchange it through an exclusive quest mentioned above for even stronger gear.
HEX (VI) Tuvala Weapon | Use the "Essence of Ascent - Weapon" from a special quest to enhance your PEN (V) Tuvala Weapon (guaranteed 100% enhancement). | ||
HEX (VI) Tuvala Accessory | Use the "Essence of Ascent - Accessory" from a special quest to enhance your PEN (V) Tuvala Accessories (guaranteed 100% enhancement). |
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- Enhance your HEX (VI) Tuvala Weapon/Accessory with Concentrated Magical Black Stone up to DEC (X) level.
- Tuvala Weapon
- Enhance your HEX (VI) Tuvala Weapon/Accessory with Concentrated Magical Black Stone up to DEC (X) level.
Enhancement Level | Materials (Concentrated Magical Black Stone) |
Enhancement Chance Example | Success Rates | Cron Stones | Agris Essence |
HEX (VI) → SEP (VII) | 15 | +100 | 16.50% | No downgrade on failure | 10 |
SEP (VII) → OCT (VIII) | 25 | +120 | 13.00% | 220 | 11 |
OCT (VIII) → NOV (IX) | 35 | +140 | 11.25% | 260 | 12 |
NOV (IX) → DEC (X) | 50 | +160 | 10.20% | 355 | 13 |
Use your DEC (X) Tuvala weapon in the "[Leveling Aid] PEN (V) Blackstar Weapon" quest to exchange it for a PEN (V) Blackstar weapon. |
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Enhancement Level | Materials (Essence of Dawn) |
Enhancement Chance Example | Success Rates | Cron Stones | Agris Essence |
HEX (VI) → SEP (VII) | 10 | No consumption | 100.00% | No failure | No failure |
SEP (VII) → OCT (VIII) | 20 | No consumption | 100.00% | No failure | No failure |
OCT (VIII) → NOV (IX) | 25 | No consumption | 100.00% | No failure | No failure |
NOV (IX) → DEC (X) | 35 | No consumption | 100.00% | No failure | No failure |
Use your DEC (X) Tuvala accessory in the "[Leveling Aid] TET (IV) Kharazad Accessory" quest to exchange it for a TET (IV) Kharazad accessory. |
NEW & IMPROVEMENTS
CLASS CHANGES
- Fixed the issue where the Attack Speed Increase effect was not applied when quickly comboing from certain skills while the Musa's Soul buff was active.
- Changed so that you can now perform the skill with W + RMB while sprinting.
- As a result, Catasetum (I to Absolute), previously activated while sprinting with this key command, can now be triggered when you're not holding W after sprinting.
- Reduced the intensity of the momentary slow down on hits.
- Improved the issue where the skill would sometimes not combo into Flow: Brimbolt Wave.
CONTENTS
Adventurers have been using the Tag Characters feature to manage the two characters differently based on their preferences.
However, since they always shared the same location, it was inconvenient to constantly move both characters to suit their purposes.
Now, you can freely place a character that frequently enjoys subjugation in a monster zone, while a character that often participates in Node Wars in a Node War prep location.
- Added a "Travel Separately" option, letting you move two tagged characters independently without sharing their locations.
- Activate this option, and your tagged characters will roam solo, each on their own path.
- Travel Separately can only be toggled while out of combat and has a 5 second cooldown.
- To travel together again, the two tagged characters must be in the same town to deactivate the "Travel Separately" option.
More Tag Character Improvements
- Removed the restriction that forced two tagged characters to return to the town where they were tagged when untagging.
- Now, you can untag your tagged characters from anywhere.
Reduced Costs for Item Copy
- Reduced the cost required for Item Copy as follows.
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Marni's Unstable Fuel | The amount of Marni's Unstable Fuel needed has been reduced to 1/10 of the previous amount. |
Caphras Stone Silver Valuation | The Silver cost per Caphras Stone enhancement has been lowered. |
Minimum Copy Cost | The minimum amount of Marni's Unstable Fuel required is now half of the previous amount. |
Item Copy Cost | |
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1.5% of the Central Market price for each main, sub, and awakening weapon
21,500 Silver per Caphras Stone enhancement Minimum Marni's Unstable Fuel: 20 |
0.15% of the Central Market price for each main, sub, and awakening weapon
2,000 Silver per Caphras Stone enhancement Minimum Marni's Unstable Fuel: 10 |
ITEM
Royal Workshops Gratitude Token
- Luxury Vendor Heo Seungwon on Yukjo Street in Hwanghae Province of the Land of the Morning Light has started to exchange the Morning's Gratitude Tokens for Adventurers managing the Royal Workshops.
- Morning's Gratitude Tokens can be obtained when workers complete item production at a production workshop.
Yukjo Street Luxury Vendor Heo Seungwon | |
Required Tokens | Exchangeable Items |
Morning's Gratitude Token x30,000
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▼ Select 1
- Refined Feast x1 - Assorted Tteok x1 - Tricolor Namul x1 - Gujeolpan x1 - Mellow Herbal Medicine x1 |
- Added a Simple Alchemy recipe that allows crafting Caphras Stone x100 at once.
- By using the existing Simple Alchemy ingredients along with Pure Powder Reagent x1, you can perform Simple Alchemy to craft Caphras Stone x100 at once.
Item | Processing Recipe (Simple Alchemy (L)) |
Caphras Stone x100
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Ancient Spirit Dust x500 + Black Stone x100 + Pure Powder Reagent x1 |
- Added a Simple Alchemy recipe that allows crafting of Whale Tendon Potion and Whale Tendon Elixir in batches of 10.
- By using the existing Simple Alchemy ingredients along with Ibellab's Essence x1, you can perform Simple Alchemy to craft 10 batches at once.
Item | Processing Recipe (Simple Alchemy (L)) |
Superior Whale Tendon Potion x10
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Whale Tendon Potion x30 + Blue Reagent x10 + Ibellab's Essence x1 |
Tough Whale Tendon Elixir x10
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Whale Tendon Elixir x30 + Blue Reagent x10 + Ibellab's Essence x1 |
- Changed the icons of the following items:
- PEN (V) Blackstar Main Weapon Box
- PEN (V) Blackstar Awakening Weapon Box
- Improved the text in the [Event] Rare Courser Training Box item description to match the contents.
- Improved the description of the following items:
- Graduation Cap
- Oquilla Piece of the Old Moon
- Oquilla Sky Crystal
- Oquilla Earth Crystal
MONSTER
- [Black Shrine - Hwanghae (Party)] Improved Bihyung as follows:
- Improved the issue where the Recover HP effect from successfully completing a certain mechanic during the battle was not applied if the character was in Invincible.
- Fixed the issue where the position of the Frenzied Dragon God's Energy was sometimes abnormal.
- Changed the Kkebifire to disappear if it fails to properly get to the Dokkebi Stone Tower.
- In this case, the Kkebifire is considered to have been properly absorbed by the Dokkebi Stone Tower.
MOUNT
Dream Horse and Mythical Horse Awakening
- Added the Ancient Anvil system to Dream Horse and Mythical Horse Awakening.
- If you have attempted Dream Horse Awakening and Mythical Dream Horse Mythical Awakening 30 times, the success rate will be guaranteed at 100%.
Example ①. If you had 25 stacks
→ The 25 stacks will remain unchanged. Accumulate 5 more to activate the Ancient Anvil.
→ Once you accumulate 5 more and the Ancient Anvil is activated, the next attempt will be a 100% guaranteed success.
Example ②. If you had 30 stacks
→ The 30 stacks will remain unchanged, but will immediately activate the Ancient Anvil because you reached the cap of 30.
→ The following attempt will be 100% guaranteed success.
Example ③. If you had 35 stacks
→ The 35 stacks will remain unchanged, but will immediately activate the Ancient Anvil because you exceeded the cap of 30.
→ The following attempt will be 100% guaranteed success.
[How to Awaken a Dream Horse with the Ancient Anvil]
The Ancient Anvil system guarantees a 100% success Dream Horse Awakening.
You can aim for your desired Dream Horse with a slightly higher chance depending on the ingredients (Skill/Elegance/Strength) used in training.
[How to Awaken a Mythical Horse with the Ancient Anvil TIP!]
The Ancient Anvil system guarantees a 100% success Mythical Horse Awakening.
You can get your desired Mythical Horse depending on the type of Dream Horses (Arduanatt, Doom, Diné) you attempt Mythical Awakening with.
QUEST & KNOWLEDGE
- Improved and fixed the following during the Dosa Awakening questline.
- Changed the conversation lines expressing the characters' silence to different expressions.
- Improved the unnatural movement of the members in the Centipede Market during combat triggered in the [Dosa Awakening] That Day in Sangdo School quest.
- Fixed the issue where the equipment in the back slot was exposed when using the awakening skill during Dosa Awakening quests.
NPC, BACKGROUND, SOUND
- The New Year's Eve Bell of the Night for 2025 has appeared on the Coastal Cave hill.
UI
Character Order Change Function
- Added a function to change the order of characters in the End Game display's simplified view.
- Press the Character Order Change icon to convert to order change mode.
- Click two characters to swap their positions.
- Press the Character Order Change icon to convert to order change mode.
- Improved the function so that the order of characters in the End Game UI is also saved in the Setting Archive.
- Now you can download and use the character order from the Setting Archive when accessing from a different PC.
- Game settings are uploaded to the Setting Archive in the following situations:
- Change Server
- Change Character
- When exiting to the Character Selection screen
- Normal client shutdown
- Manual upload through the Settings Menu
- Added a scroll bar to the character slots when they exceed 35 slots in the simplified view of the End Game screen.
- Improved the Character Creation and Customization (F4) to allow the toggle of helmets and face accessories to prevent them from automatically disappearing when customizing.
- When changing the appearance of the head, face, or body, helmets and face accessories will automatically disappear as before.
- Increased the number of items displayed at once to 12 in the Town filter of the Worker List.
- Changed the field and world boss icons on the World Map as follows.
Field Boss Example | World Boss Example |
Dastard Bheg |
Kzarka, Lord of Corruption |
WEB
- Added Deadeye class to the Black Desert official website's Overview - Class Introduction page.
- Fixed the issue where the account transfer process was being conducted within the game launcher's browser.
CHANGES & FIXES
- Removed the awkwardly placed structures in Southern Kamasylvia.
- Fixed the issue where some UI elements appeared unnatural on certain PC setups.
- Fixed the issue where, after entering a search term in the Music Album's score import window, the entered content remained even when the window was closed and reopened.
- Fixed the issue where destination information was unnatural when starting work at a Farming Production Node with the first hired worker.
- Fixed the issue where the game would crash in certain situations when logging in with a character located inside a manor.
- Fixed the issue where the loot icons were not visible when pressing the View Details in the Dark Rift UI while using the Gamepad UI.
- Fixed the issue where the position of rocks appeared unnatural at certain locations at Quint Hill.
- Fixed the issue where the knowledge image of NPC Turan was different from the character.
- Fixed the issue where the movements of some NPCs on Taramura Island were unnatural.
- Fixed the issue where weapons were not shown for skill use during Scholar's Ascension quests.
- Changed the [Title] WANTED from orange grade to yellow grade.
- The color of the WANTED title obtained with item use is unchanged as yellow.
- [Sorceress] Improved the description the Cartian Armor.
- [Dosa] Fixed the issue where the appearance was unnatural when wearing the Robert Boxer Briefs underwear.
- [Dosa] Fixed the issue where the appearance was unnatural when wearing the Robert Boxer Briefs underwear and Azure Sky shoes together.
- Fixed the issue where the remaining exchange count did not decrease in the Barter Information displayed on the World Map (M) despite completing a barter.
- Fixed the issue where hiring sailors was not properly done during the quest [The Great Expedition] Sailors in Taverns and Inns, making it impossible to proceed with the quest.
- Fixed the issue where the frequency of knowledge acquisition decreased when applying related buff effects after the Dec 12 (Thu) maintenance.
- Related consumables with records of use after the Dec 12 (Thu) maintenance have been returned.
- Additionally,a function has been added to receive Knowledge Gain Chance +50% and Higher Grade Knowledge Gain Chance +10% effects through the Black Spirit (/) until before the Jan 9 (Thu) maintenance.
- Fixed the issue where if a character in the Family had completed the [Valencia] Wake-Up Juice(?) quest, it could not be completed with another character.
- Fixed the issue where the receipt and expiration date of the [Title] Looking for a Guild, obtainable through Challenge (Y), were incorrect.
- Fixed the issue where the quest [The Magnus: Special Gift] Traveler at Salanar Pond could not be completed if Supreme Old Moon Scroll or Golden Blessing of Agris was in the inventory during the Main quest [Abyss One: The Magnus].
- Fixed the description text of the Excellent/Sturdy Whale Tendon Potion to fit the actual items.
- Changed to not display the appearance of items equipped on the back during cutscenes.
- Fixed the issue where event items from ended events remained.
- [Event] Hunminjeongeum Haerye Manuscript
Thank you.