Hello, Adventurers.

This is The MMORPG, Black Desert.

We’d like to announce the updates made to the Black Desert as of 2019, August 7th.

(Patch volume approx. 1.03 GB)

※ For the details, please refer to the contents below. 

• ● Changed the Knockdown effect of a successful Flow: Light's Trail attack to Stiffness.
• ● The Knockback effect will be applied on a successful hit of the Bolt of Radiance, only in PVE.
• ● Skill Enhancement: The Stiffness effect will be applied on a successful 1st hit of the Radiant Storm, only in PVE.
• ● Skill Enhancement: The Knockdown effect will be applied on a successful hit of the Deadly Explosion, only in PVE.

[Shai]

• ● The fairies have come to meet Shai after listening to her music.

- Now, the fairies will appear whenever Shai performs a song and make her shine brighter! 

• ● Improved skill transition that you can immediately perform another talent skill used with a different instrument.  
• ● Improved weapon transition that you can now change to Florang while using a talent skill.
• ● Improved skill transition that you can now connect to Twirl, Sprinkle-Sparkle while using a talent skill. 
• ● Fixed the issue where the Rage Absorption effect was not applied to the allies when a World Boss appeared.
• ● Added details about the maximum number of allies to whom the effects of “Do it Better!”, “Sun, Moon, Stars”, “Time to Shine!”, “Shout to the Sky”, and “Summer Rain” can be applied.
• ● Fixed the issue where the Auto-run state didn’t stop even when entering the directional keys while Auto-running.

Event

● Fishing Festival Arrived in Terrmian
- NPCs in each town are said to be buying this valuable fish for premium prices during the event period!

- Event Period: August 7, 2019 after maintenance - August 28th before maintenance 

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• ● I too can create a story in the Terrmian Waterpark!
  - Tell your own story with the Terrmian Waterpark as the backdrop. 

- Event Period: August 7, 2019 after maintenance ~ August 28, 2019 before maintenance 

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• ● The event “Get a Taste of the Oasis” will end on August 31 at 23:59

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New and Improvements

|  ITEM 

• ● Added a cheer effect when a character when obtains "Vell's Concentrated Magic" or "Vell's Heart".
• ● Added a new item, the “Mirror of Illusion” to the Pearl Shop (F3).

 - You can use it to retry a stage you could not clear or to enter Altar of Blood immediately.  

 - The Nightmare Fragment will be used first if you possess it.

 - You cannot use the Mirror of Illusion along with the Nightmare Fragment.

• ● You can no longer use Shai’s Talent Instruments "Artina Sol" as an ingredient for the Fairy Growth.
• ● Fixed the issue where DP was incorrectly applied to a character by equipping Ultimate Krea Ornamental Knot and Ultimate Krea Vitclari that can be obtained by reforming Krea Ornamental Knot and Vitclari.

- Damage Reduction +2 has been applied to all enhancement level of Ultimate Krea Ornamental Knot and Ultimate Krea Vitclari.

|  MONSTER 

• ● Fixed the effect of the Red Nose’s Smash Attack.

|  MOUNT 

• ● Changing moving direction with mouse control while jumping on a horse (Tier 1 ~ 9) is now no longer available. (this includes Tier 9 horse's Double Jump)  

|  NPC, BACKGROUND, SOUND 

• ● The hidden islands has started to appear from the great ocean by the adventurers who love the travel the sea.   

|  QUEST & KNOWLEDGE 

• ● You can now see the fish that you can catch at the Balenos River next to the Western Guard Camp displayed in the World Map (M).
• ● The hint for the knowledge of “Caresto Fonti” is now clearer than before.
• ● Changed the requirements for accepting the quest “[To Level 50!] Giant Catfishman Qoobe”.

 - You can forfeit the quest and re-accept it by discarding the Summon Scroll from your Inventory (I).  

• ● 'Bring Logs' quest has been edited to provide more clear quest guide by marking the correct spot. 

|  UI 

• ● Whenever a War Hero tries to create a post in the Guild window’s Saying of the day, a message that says “Only guild members can create a post” will appear.
• ● The size of the Buff List in the Edit UI window now fits Buff List’s area.
• ● Adjusted the width of the Change All button for Morco’s Gear Bag.
• ● You can no longer press Quest, Enhancement, Transfusion, Item Reform, Guide and Exit (ESC) buttons when you first attempt Enhancement. 
• ● Fixed the issue where the Gifting button was activated for those items sold at the Pearl Shop for silver.

|  ETC

• ● The number of items that need to be collected after they have been successfully registered for sale or pre-ordered is now displayed in the Web Central Market’s registration/pre-order icon.
• ● Added a function that displays arrow icons and price information in the Web Central Market’s Volatile Price Items category.
• ● Whenever an error occurs while the game client running, you can now see a message that explains the reason of this error.

• ● Fixed the issue where the Vitclari's blue energy that is created when Shai is on Talent Standby Mode did not disappear even after either unequipping the Vitclari or after switching to Normal Mode in certain situations.
• ● Fixed the issue where Shai's Talent instrument 'Canon Sol' could be used for Devour. 
• ● Fixed the issue where doing the “Propose” social action wasn’t applied to the character’s facial expression.
• ● [Sorceress] Fixed the issue where some part of the helmet’s appearance was invisible when you changed the forehead customization after equipping the Khilath Helmet.
  ● [Berserker] Fixed the issue where Berserker’s face looked blurry when zooming in on it with the Screenshot mode ON, after setting Remastered mode or the Depth of Field option and Ultra mode.
• ● [Tamer] Fixed the issue where the helmet was too close to the character’s body compared to other characters when equipping the Snowflake Outfit.
• ● [Lahn] Fixed the issue where the stomach area appeared abnormal when equipping the Coco Outfit and the Epheria Marine Underwear together.
• ● [Archer] Fixed the issue where you couldn’t do Roll even when crouching down and entering the directional key + Shift while carrying a load.
• ● [Shai] Fixed the issue where Shai’s facial expression of the “Fighting Spirit” social action looked awkward. 
• ● [Shai] Fixed the issue where the left side of the head appeared abnormal when dying the helmet of the Trilby Outfit.
• ● [Shai] Fixed the issue where the tip of Shai's shoulder strap appeared abnormal when in Combat Stance with the Florchestra Outfit equipped.
• ● [Shai] Fixed the issue where the Shai’s shoes appeared abnormal when equipping the Florchestra Outfit after certain customization.
• ● [Shai] Fixed the issue where a black dot was displayed when equipping a Florchestra Outfit of 0 Durability on Shai.
• ● [Shai] The number of dye slots for the Shai Cozy Fleece Hat and the White Rabbit is now normal.
• ● Fixed the issue where the placement of the waves coming from the Vitclari was awkward when using the Vitclari skill with the Florin’s Leaf energy at full level.
• ● Fixed the issue where monsters in certain places in Hystria were misplaced.
• ● Fixed the issue where you couldn’t gain the knowledge of “Monster for a Monster” when the Ogre soldier around the Western Guard Camp was absent.

- If the soldier is absent, you can gain the relevant knowledge from Feinia.

• ● Fixed the issue where certain structures appeared in the form of an NPC and disappeared intermittently.
  ● Fixed the issue where the road in certain region of the Longleaf Tree Forest was not displayed in the minimap.
• ● Fixed the issue where the grass in certain place of the Loopy Tree Forest was floating in the air.
• ● Fixed the issue where a rock in certain region of the Sausan Garrison was abnormally floating in the air.
• ● Fixed the issue where a rock in a certain place around the Saunil Battlefield was floating in the air.
• ● Fixed the issue where the Max Durability decrease was not reflected in the Repurchase List when selling an item whose Max Durability has decreased.
• ● Fixed the issue where the Enhancement sound effect still played even after cancelling the Enhancement in the middle.
• ● Fixed the issue where a wrong image was displayed when selecting the skill of a guild mount in the guild stable.
• ● Fixed the issue where the Item Count button didn’t disappear when trying to discard an item while leaving the Item Count button from the Inventory (I) window open.
• ● The main tab "Outfit" in the Pearl Shop was changed to "Apparel" to better fit the products sold.
• ● [Striker] Fixed the issue where the Striker Glorious Shudad outfit and the Blackstar Gauntlet’s appearances overlapped when equipping them together.
• ● [Dark Knight] Fixed the graphical glitch that occurred in the chest area of the Dark Knight Loranne Bikini and the Stella Outfit.
• ● Fixed the issue where the game stops running intermittently.
• ● Fixed the issue where the Vitclari's blue energy that is created when Shai is on Talent Standby Mode did not disappear even after either unequipping the Vitclari or after switching to Normal Mode in certain situations.
• ● Fixed the issue where the Amity increase number was displayed on the quest reward window.

We hope you enjoy your time in Black Desert,

Thank you.