Pearl Abyss has pulled again the curtain on the upcoming Crimson Desert DLC, Charting the Unknown, revealing what gamers can count on.
Charting the Unknown provides new tales, ocean exploration, romance, enterprise administration and expanded housing to an already feature-packed Pywel. We’ve all the things you want to learn about the main additions under.
The plot thickens…
There are character targeted tales for playable characters Kliff, Damiane, and Oongka, who, having put the struggle for the Greymanes and Pywell to mattress, set out on new paths. They’ll encounter allies and threats “each previous and new.” Primarily based on the new overview video, these new particular person character tales might be comparatively concerned, with cutscenes pushing the plot ahead.
Ocean voyages and shipbuilding
The DLC expands the Nice Ocean of Pywel space, which you may need crossed in the base sport on the again of a dragon. After establishing the Greymane camp, you possibly can unlock shipbuilding, then collect sources to construct your individual vessel and customise it earlier than you set sail. Pearl Abyss mentioned that you just’ll struggle enemies (there’s ship fight), set up new strongholds with the Greymanes, and earn new rewards.
You may craft your individual dive swimsuit to assist you delve deeper into the ocean. “Extra secrets and techniques lie beneath the floor, the place new underwater traversal strategies let gamers dive under the waves to uncover sunken ruins, treasure and sources,” Pearl Abyss mentioned, whereas exhibiting off the capability to hitch a trip on the again of a sea creature.
Romance and marriage
If you happen to earn the belief of sure characters you possibly can develop romantic relationships and even marry, Pearl Abyss mentioned. One potential romance possibility is Bari, the Witch of Kindness. Photos proven reveal quite a few dialogue choices tied to this mechanic, together with “Give a real praise,” and “Confess your emotions.” “Shut” companions might also go to the Greymane Camp to “spend a while collectively.”
Housing
As for housing, it is possible for you to to design the construction of your house from the floor up, together with the placement of partitions, home windows and different structural components. This sounds enjoyable: when you’ve liberated sure castles, you possibly can declare them and adorn their interiors, turning it into a brand new residence.
Enterprise administration
In the base sport, as soon as the Greymane camp was established, you could possibly ship comrades on missions to liberated strongholds. With the DLC, you possibly can handle a few of these areas instantly. Now you can lease amenities throughout Pywel, assign comrades and gear, select which items to promote, and resolve how greatest to run every enterprise to develop its recognition and earnings.
New boss challenges
Pearl Abyss mentioned “seasoned fighters searching for a higher check” ought to take into account the new problem the place gamers face a sequence of highly effective bosses from throughout Pywel, one after one other. If you happen to do effectively, count on “invaluable rewards.”
As somebody put Crimson Desert down a while in the past having sunk over 100 hours into the sport, I am feeling the pull to return to the sport for the DLC. Pearl Abyss’ relentless tempo of updates in the wake of Crimson Desert’s launch earlier this yr made vital enhancements and added game-changing options, however the new methods and mechanics coming with Charting the Unknown clearly take issues to a brand new degree. Even for those who’re not into story facet of issues, there’s a lot to fuss over. The enterprise administration system, for instance, seems to be like tens of hours of gameplay alone. Then there’s underwater exploration and what I am positive will find yourself a fan-favorite: romance.
Crimson Desert Enhanced: Charting the Unknown launches on October 29, 2026 at 2pm PT, 5pm ET, 10pm UK time, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X and S, and PC by way of Steam and the Epic Video games Retailer.
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