Revisions to the July 07 Update Details

● Behr, the village of hunters, is filled with rumors of new and rare hunting monsters.
- Bears that hunt for large beehives made by bees somewhere in the world of Black Desert.
- Hyenas that stray from their clans and strike fear into the hearts of merchant guilds who travel across the desert trails.
- Peculiar llamas that marvel at the starry night sky.

[Star-loving] Lama

- Hunting these rare monsters will give you a chance to learn their Knowledge, and if you satisfy certain requirements, you will be granted the following Titles: 

● Fixed the issue where the Damage Reduction effect of the guild skill "Flame of Protection" was only applying the Melee Damage Reduction to apply Melee, Ranged, and Magic Damage Reduction.
● Added "%" next to the numbers for Accuracy Rate, Evasion Rate number of the guild skills Furious Roar and Keen Insight.

● With the addition of the Crossroads window to choose between the Main and Simplified questlines, you can no longer opt into the Simplified questline if you complete the Balenos Main Questline upon finishing ""The Sage of Velia"" quest.
※ This condition applies to all season characters including those who've gone through the Transferal process via ""Fughar's Timepiece.""
※ We're aware of the issue where the Main Questline appears abnormally for season characters who've gone through the Transferal process via ""Fughar's Timepiece."" You'll need to select and proceed with the quest immediately after the latest one you've completed in your Quest (O) window via the Main tab, and this issue will be fixed by July 14 (Wed) maintenance."

● Defeating the following monsters on the Season Server have a low chance to draw out Afuaru.
- Defeat Afuaru to obtain Tuvala Ore or Refined Magical Black Stones, along with a low chance to get a "Frozen Tides Black Stone," which grants guaranteed TET (IV) to PEN (V) enhancement of Tuvala gear.

● Absolute: Ultimate Righteous Charge - Fixed the issue where the skill was dealing less PvP damage than intended.

● Brace - Fixed the issue where pressing Space Bar after using the skill while Prime: Smokescreen was on cooldown would cause the character to stop moving for a moment.
● Flashing Light - Fixed the issue where the backward movement of the skill would be shorter if it was used after a particular motion of Bloodthirst: Katana Shower.

● Fixed the issue where if the awakened Sage's guard broke while moving backwards and was under the effects of the No Guard Gauge recovery debuff, he couldn't move until he could recover his Guard Guage once more.

● Smooth Sailin' - Improved to be able to combo with Tidal Slash and Ocean's Pearl during the skill.
● Flow: Squall - Changed to activate when used during cooldown.
● Crashing Wave - Changed to activate Storming Gale when holding the commands Shift + F when the skill is on cooldown.
● Whirling Slash - Changed to have no collision until the rope is thrown when the skill is uses moving sideways.
● Ocean's Pearl, Mareca: Whale Song - Adjusted the attack range to be able to hit targets near and to the side of the character.
● Splashin' Around - Fixed the issue where the character would attack diagonally when pressing left, right, or back while using the skill.
● Storm Surge - Improved to cast faster by shortening its initial motion.
● Prime: Heirloom of the Crow - Changed to increase the attack range for every level of the skills Overflow and Flow: Tide's Kiss.

● Overflow I - Fixed the issue where the monsters in the skill demo were placed abnormally.
● Changed some of the camera effects during Black Spirit's Training.

● Prime: Wave Lash - Fixed the issue where the cooldown version of the skill effect was being displayed when used during Riding Waves and Smooth Sailin'.
● Fixed the issue where the effect would remain on the serenaca when using Emergency Escape after certain skills.
● Fixed the issue where the sound the character made seemed close when using skills with the mareca at a distance.

● Prime: Mareca: Jet Stream - Improved to combo with Mareca: Whale Song and Mareca: Spiral Soak smoothly after using the skill.
● Prime: Mareca: Spiral Soak - Improved to combo with Mareca: Whale Song after the 2nd hit of the skill.
● Mareca: Spiral Soak - Improved the 2nd hit to apply its effect to all targets regardless of the attack range.
● Riding Waves - Improved to combo smoothly with Mareca: Spiral Soak during the skill.
● Fixed the issue where other skills could not be used if a skill was activated using a quick slot in a non-combat state.
● Crashing Wave - Fixed the issue where the 1st hit damage was not applied in certain situations.
● Prime: Mareca: Spiral Soak - Fixed the issue where the 2nd hit's max targets hit would be applied abnormally.

QUEST & KNOWLEDGE

● Added a method to obtain the following knowledge.

● Changed the following knowledge to be learnable when lumbering Dry Pine Tree:
- Dead Tree Essence
● Changed the following knowledge to be learnable when lumbering and extracting from Cactus:
- Cactus Sap
- Cactus Thorn
- Cactus Rind
● Changed the content of the following knowledge to read more naturally.
- Cox Pirates' Artifact (Parley Expert), Cox Pirates' Artifact (Parley Beginner), Khan's Tendon, Enhanced Island Tree Coated Plywood, Cobalt Ingot, Luminous Cobalt Ingot, Great Ocean Dark Iron
● Changed the hint for the knowledge Cox Pirates Extermination Seal to be more natural.
● Changed the dialogue when learning Usable Pirate Ship's Remains to be more natural.
● Lowered the difficulty of the quest "[O'dyllita] Turo Resistance" that is part of the main questline "[O'dyllita] Gem of Imbalance" by changing its objective.

UI

● Improved on the issue where the game playtime displayed on the My Information (P) window would be off.
● Fixed the issue where an abnormal message was displayed when moving a character by using the Assemble! icon.
● Added an effect and tooltip to be displayed on the bottom right corner of the game screen where there are new rewards in the Black Spirit's Safe. This alert will be displayed for Adventurers until their highest-level character reaches Lv. 49.
● Fixed the following displays when registering a horse to the Breeding Market in the Stable.
- Added commas (,) to the price displayed.
- Added the word "Silver" to the price displayed.
- Changed some of the awkward text.
● Changed the Manage Skill UI to not open during Courser Training in Gamepad UI mode.
● Changed the Navigation UI to match the Elvia server theme when used in the Elvia servers.

● Changed the Guild recruitment information section of the Recruit Guild Member window to display what's written in the guild's Guild Description.
- However, if the guild does not have a Guild Description, then the text "You haven't registered your Guild Introduction." will be displayed.

● Changed the description about how to exit from Red Battlefield to mention the (New) menu instead of the ESC menu.
● Fixed the issue where the warning message displayed when using the Navigate function through the Quest UI and others did not line up properly in the Elvia server when the resolution setting was not set to its default setting.
● Changed the Tag Characters and Fairy menu icons in the top left corner of the game screen to only be displayed when they can be used.
- Tag Character: Displayed when there is a Lv. 56 or higher character in the family.
- Fairy: Displayed when on a Lv. 53 or higher character or the family owns a Fairy
● Fixed the typo on the Season Sever banner displayed in the Select Server screen.
● Fixed the issue where the scroll on the ship skill window would reset whenever a ship skill was used.
● Fixed the issue where the scroll on the ship skill window would reset whenever a character grabbed hold/let go of the ship's wheel.
● Added a window to appear to allow Adventurers that have their UI theme set to Classic to recommend and change their UI theme setting to the Summer Season theme.
- You can select the Summer Season theme to use the cool UI. However, if you choose to close the window, it will not appear again.
- Afterwards, you can go to Menu (ESC) -> Settings (F10) -> [Settings] -> General Settings -> Misc. -> Set Theme to change the UI theme.

● Made a separate category for Enhancement messages in the Chat settings to make it possible to turn these messages on/off.

● Changed the default settings when the system message and chat window UI are added for the first time when a character reaches Lv. 7 to not display Enhancement system messages.

WEB

● Changed the text alignment of the class intro text in the official website > Class Introduction menu.
● Changed the Game Guest Pass banner to be visible on all pages of the official website.
● Added the Minimize function to the Game Guess Pass banner.
● Removed the confirmation window for Adventurers using the Game Guest Pass.
● Added the option to choose the Game Guest Pass in the pop-up window that appears for users that do not own a package.
● Improved the launcher to be able to patch and download without needing to login first.
● Added the following to the class intro section on the official website in the middle lower section.
- The Corsair portrait will show in color when mousing over it.
- The class symbols of Sage and Corsair will appear when the portraits are clicked on.
● Changed the menu in the official website > Camping Grounds > Beauty Album to match the options shown in-game.

● Fixed the issue where an abnormal message was displayed when attempting to purchase a Volatile Price Item from the Central Market.
● Fixed the issue where the Sage or Corsair chat group would change to the Heidel's Street chat group upon re-entry.
● Fixed the issue where some of Corsair's underwear appeared abnormally on the screen.
● Fixed the issue where Adventurers could not receive the item "Iridescent Tide Shell" again from Binnapsi after completing the first objective of the quest "[Corsair Succession] A Letter from the Crow."
● Fixed the issue where you couldn't exchange Destructive Illusion x15 for Mass of Pure Magic x1 through O'Arma in Star's End.
● Fixed the issue where you couldn't exchange Shattered Star Fragment x30 for Skill EXP +5% for 10 minutes through Manmehan Nesser in Star's End.
● Fixed the issue where you couldn't close the window when changing your Family Name/Guild Name/Character Name/New Adventurer's Family Name with certain gamepad inputs for Gamepad UI mode.
● Fixed the issue with the Black Spirit's Claw contained in the "New Class Pack: Corsair Edition."
- The [Event] Black Spirit's Claw formerly contained in the "New Class Pack: Corsair Edition" has now been changed to just Black Spirit's Claw, as well as those in the inventory of Adventurers who've already purchased and opened the pack.

* If you've already completed the final quest of the Balenos region, Embarking on an Adventure, you will no longer be able to accept the [Special Growth] Birth of a Prestigious Family quest. Last Edited: 2021/7/9 06:30 (GMT +3)

We hope you enjoy your time in Black Desert,
Thank you.