Crimson Desert has launched throughout all platforms, and with it comes a day one replace that makes some vital enhancements to the sport, some steadiness adjustments, and varied fixes. Pearl Abyss beneficial gamers obtain the patch “for the perfect expertise.”
In patch notes printed to the Crimson Desert website, developer Pearl Abyss outlined replace 1.00.02, which is out now in full on PC by way of Steam, and will develop into accessible on Xbox, Epic Video games Retailer, and Mac App Retailer “at a later time.”
PlayStation gamers get the patch in two-parts: Patch 1.00.01 and Patch 1.00.02. Patch 1.00.01 is out there for obtain now.
Of be aware is the addition of a tutorial quest at the beginning of Chapter 3, “improved usability” for sure techniques and content material, together with Housing mode, and the flexibility to quick ahead lately considered cutscenes extra shortly. Elsewhere, there are steadiness adjustments for sure bosses, and enhancements and fixes to animations, actions, lip-sync, visible clipping, visible results, and voice performing for NPCs and animals.
The patch notes in full are under.
Crimson Desert day one replace 1.00.02 patch notes:
Quests
- A tutorial quest has been added at the beginning of Chapter 3 to assist gamers be taught extra about Abyss Gears.
- Mounted a problem the place sure quests wouldn’t progress correctly.
Content material
- Improved usability for sure techniques and content material, together with Housing mode.
- Mounted points the place sure content material didn’t operate as meant or incorrectly.
- Adjusted QTE problem when captured by enemies to regularly improve based mostly on the variety of occasions captured.
- Eliminated the bear’s instant-kill injury and adjusted its total injury.
- Mounted a problem the place the variety of Greymane comrades owned could also be displayed as decrease than what the precise depend is, or some comrades typically don’t seem on the listing.
- Lately considered cutscenes can now be quick forwarded extra shortly. *
Abilities
- Improved the usability of the skill-learning function “Watch and Study”
- Improved the Abilities menu in order that talent names and descriptions are separated by weapon kind, and descriptions and movies for sure expertise have been up to date.
- Added a ending blow to Kliff’s Flurry of Blows.
- Added a follow-up talent to Damiane’s greatsword stab and uppercut.
- Added a follow-up assault to Oongka’s dual-wield stab.
Boss Fights
- Improved the Tenebrum battle in Chapter 4 in order that the puzzle part now not must be replayed after dying through the battle. *
- Adjusted the fight steadiness of sure bosses, together with Reed Satan.
- Mounted a problem the place bosses might assault the participant whereas the participant is within the movement of reviving.
- Mounted irregular motion and battle development points for sure bosses.
- Improved the fight habits and animation of Walker-type monsters.
NPC & NPC Dialogue
- Numerous enhancements and fixes had been made to animations, actions, lip-sync, visible clipping, visible results, and voice performing for NPCs and animals.
- Improved the dialogue, voice, and reactions of some NPCs to really feel extra pure and higher match their conditions.
- Mounted a problem the place voice dialogue and subtitles didn’t match when greeting NPCs.
- Mounted points associated to irregular interactions with some NPCs and animals.
Localization
- Mounted varied localization errors and improved localization high quality throughout all languages.
UI
- Mounted UI associated points, together with points with some textual content show, performance, sound results, and so forth.
Efficiency
- Made varied efficiency and stability optimizations throughout PC and console, in addition to crash points.
* These points will probably be patched for PlayStation gamers in patch model 1.00.02.
Pearl Abyss printed identified points, too. “We’re dedicated to offering a extra secure and pleasant gameplay expertise for our gamers, and we sincerely admire your persistence and understanding whereas we work to deal with these points,” Pearl Abyss said.
Known Issues:
- In sure conditions, the Abyss could be seen from the world under, leading to slight drops in body fee.
- In the course of the “Deferred Advance” quest, retrying or abandoning the Final Weapon battle when Blackstar’s Well being is depleted causes Blackstar’s Well being to not absolutely get well.
- Trying to steal fruit behind a stall ends in the character changing into unresponsive to controls.
- When receiving injury whereas holding a tree, the character can develop into caught to the tree.
- In the course of the Gregor, the Halberd of Carnage boss battle, if surrounding objects are destroyed on the similar time the character dies, the character can’t revive and progress.
- Below sure circumstances, utilized settings aren’t saved after restoring settings.
- Whereas progressing via some quests, the subsequent goal will not be robotically tracked.
- When utilizing FSR4 upscaling, a problem happens in wet environments the place rain disappears, or the display turns into blurry or distorted.
Whilst you wait to play, try IGN’s Crimson Desert Assessment So Far, and our launch interview with Will Powers. We have additionally acquired a Crimson Desert PC efficiency assessment.
Wesley is Director, Information at IGN. Discover him on Twitter at @wyp100. You’ll be able to attain Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.