Greetings Adventurers,

Here are the latest update details for Black Desert Online on August 3, 2022 (Wed). Today’s patch contains 88 updates and is approximately 0.96 GB.

Sea of Stars

● A "sea of stars" has appeared at Terrmian Beach.            
- Plankton riding the tides of Terrmian Beach have formed a "sea of stars," the movement of the waves causes a bioluminescent effect.            
- You'll be able to enjoy the incredible view of the "sea of stars" brightly shining come nightfall.            
- An aurora will appear in the night sky of Terrmian beach. We hope the aurora in the night sky brings good luck to our Adventurers.            

 

 

● Chilling Wave
- Fixed the skill description to match the actual hits.
* Before: Attack damage% x12
* After: Attack damage% x1, max 12 hits / Extra attack damage% x1, max 11 hits
   
● Flow: Arne's Guidance
- Fixed the skill description to match the actual hits.
* Before: 763% x12
* After: Attack damage 763% x1, max 15 hits  

Awakening    
● Fixed the issue of the Forward Guard effect not being applied immediately when moving backward after deactivating defensive stance with your battle axe.

Main Weapon
● Brimbolt Strike (I to Absolute), Prime: Brimbolt Strike (I to IV)
- Reduced the number of hits by one when used while mounted in PvP only.
● Refraction
- Fixed the issue of the Forward Guard effect not being applied when moving diagonally backward laterally after using the skill to the left.
   
Succession
● Prime: Brimbolt Strike
- Fixed the skill description to match the actual number of targets when the skill is used while mounted.
* Normal attack x6, max 5 hits → Normal attack x8, max 3 hits
- Fixed the issue of Down Smash being applied twice when charging while mounted.
- Fixed the issue of being hit with an additional normal attack when using the skill at max ion output while mounted.
   
● Black Spirit: Markthanan's Wings Flourish
- Fixed the issue of the Dragon's shadow not being seen when using the skill.

Awakening    
● Trion Training
- Improved so that the skill's charge attack is activated when you press RMB while holding the keys to jump forward.
● Dragonblood: Crackling Flame
- Fixed the issue of the debuff being displayed as Knockdown instead of Stiffness in the Skill Demo.
● Hexeblood: Aerial Burst, Flow: Obliterate
- Changed so the skill activates from attack 2 when comboed with the following skills:
* Dragonwalk, Refraction
● Flow: Dragon Flight
- Improved so that Tip of the Scale activates even faster when you press LMB during the skill.
- Improved so that the Trion Training's charge attack is activated even faster when you press RMB during the skill.
● Flow: Markthanan's Wings
- Improved so that Tip of the Scale activates even faster when you press LMB during the skill.
- Improved so that the Trion Training's charge attack is activated even faster when you press RMB during the skill.
- Improved so that Storm Maul can activate during the skill.
● Hexeblood: Savage Decree
- Added the "Recover HP per hit" effect.
* HP Recovered: 20/30/40
● Hexeblood: Flow: Obliterate
- Adjusted the skill's damage for PvE only. PvP damage remains the same.
* Attack damage: 1112% → 1223%
* PvP Damage Reduction Rate: 20% → 27.3%
● Hexeblood: Sundering Roar
- Adjusted the skill's damage for PvE only. PvP damage remains the same.
* Attack 1 damage: 706%/778%/913%/1002% → 812%/895%/1050%/1152%
* Attack 2 damage: 742%/817%/959%/1052% → 890%/980%/1151%/1262%
* PvP Damage Reduction Rate: 40% → 48.9%
● Hexeblood: Spiteful Soul
- Adjusted the skill's damage for PvE only. PvP damage remains the same.
* Attack damage: 708%/863%/998%/1114% → 779%/949%/1098%/1225%
* PvP Damage Reduction Rate: 27% → 33.6%
● Hexeblood: Crackling Flame
- Adjusted the skill's damage for PvE only. PvP damage remains the same.
* Attack damage: 922% → 1023%
* PvP Damage Reduction Rate: 31% → 37.8%
● Dragonblood: Sundering Roar
- Adjusted the skill's damage for PvE only. PvP damage remains the same.
* 423%/627%/744%/877% → 474%/702%/833%/982%
* PvP Damage Reduction Rate: 59% → 63.4%
● Dragonblood: Flow: Cloud's Strife
- Adjusted the skill's damage for PvE only. PvP damage remains the same.
* Attack damage: 1037% → 1141%
* PvP Damage Reduction Rate: 25% → 31.8%
● Dragonblood: Doombringer
- Fixed the issue of collision detection occurring in midair when comboing the skill after Flow: Dragon Flight or Dragonwalk with your trion.
- Added "No collision while attacking" to the skill description.
● Fixed the issue of Hexeblood not being applied when using Storm Maul during certain skills in Dragonblood.
● Fixed the issue of not changing to the Legacy of Erethea UI and Hexeblood when switching to idle stance after changing to your main weapon in Dragonblood.
● Fixed the issue of switching between combat/idle stance abnormally while sprinting.
● Fixed the issue of the trion showing on her the back in idle stance.
● Bloodbearer of the Skysoaring Dragon
- Added All DP +20 when switching to Dragonblood.
● Fixed the issue of the Black Spirit's Rage not being consumed when Black Spirit: Fate Beckons is comboed with a specific skill.

● Improved the boat prow movement appearing awkward due to storms when auto-navigating with a large ship.

Before	After

● Changed so that your character does not perform the "Cheer" social action when you obtain an "Artifact" item.
● Changed so that the max durability is adjusted according to the enhancement level when a character with negative Karma dies and their gear drops in enhancement level.
- ex) If your TRI (III) Blackstar Greatsword drops in enhancement level with max durability at 180, its max durability will now also drop to 160.
● Fixed the issue where you couldn't use Manufacture (L) to convert your Narchillan Trion into a Narchillan Awakening Box.

● Fixed the issue where the Colossal Stone Waragon would spawn in abnormal parts of Pujiya Canyon.
● Fixed the issue where the Junk Golem would spawn in abnormal parts of North Abandoned Quarry.

● Added the following quests under the Suggested quest tab:
- [Music] The Heavenly Sound of Florchestra Instruments!
- [Music] The Otherworldly Sounds of Marni's Instruments!
- [Music] Making Waves with the Marniwave!
- Changed [Life] Let's Not Shai Away from Making Music! to [Music] Let's Not Shai Away from Making Music!.
   
● Changed the requirements for the "[Marniwave] Marni's Invention" to obtain the Marniwave:
- Before: From Lv. 50
- After: From Lv. 45
   
● Changed the location to learn the "Empty Gathering Ground" knowledge in Jade Starlight Forest.
   
● Improved Lorenzo Murray's dialog during the "Unrequited Crush" quest:
- Upon completing the quest, Lorenzo Murray will start appearing alongside Clorince and a white horse at a certain time and place.
- You can now read some words engraved onto the "Lantern Built by Someone" at the special location.
   
● Improved the Balenos main questline renewal to be more immersive by removing the "Bartali Farm and Emma" conversation button when Igor Bartali and Islin meet.

Region quests are quests that are automatically accepted upon entering specific monster zones.

Upon entering specific monster zones, you'll see the region quest UI appear to the left of the minimap. Once you complete the region quest objective, you can click the UI to claim the reward.

You can find more details regarding region quests per monster zones via Menu (ESC) - Adventure (F5) - Monster Zone Info.

● Fixed the issue of Archers not being able to complete the [Weekly] Canon Awakening Weapon quest.
● Fixed the issue of the "Old Moon Guild Subjugation Request Complete!" Black Spirit dialog options were showing to non-seasonal characters.
● Fixed the issue where you couldn't complete "A Whole New Experience Presented by Fughar!" Season Pass objective even after completing the [Season: Dawn of Dragons] Fughar's Special Timepiece quest.
● Fixed the issue where you could complete some of the quests in Drakania's Awakening questline even when you hadn't defeated any of the required monsters.
● Fixed some of the quest titles suggested by the Black Spirit in the Season Pass.
● Widened the entrance and stairs at the Macalod Hill tavern frequented during Drakania's Awakening questline.
● You can now forfeit quests regardless of your character's current level.

● Added three quests that allow you to exchange your guaranteed PEN (V) accessory obtained from Jetina.
- [Daily] New Choice: Narc Ear Accessory
- [Daily] New Choice: Tungrad Earring
- [Daily] New Choice: Ring of Crescent Guardian
- Hand over Gold Bar 10,000G x2 and your PEN (V) accessory to exchange it for another accessory.
- With the addition of the aforementioned daily quests, the dialogue for the following quests were changed accordingly.
* [EXC] A New Choice I
* [EXC] A New Choice II (Added)

● Carried out the optimization of Node/Conquest Wars when under procession.

● Added new dialogue to the NPCs granting Elion's Blessing, Spirit's Blessing, Sincere Prayer, Audra's Blessing, and Wind Nol's Blessing.
- You will no longer make the "mistake" of pressing the R key repeatedly and "accidentally" spending more Silver to receive the aforementioned buffs.
● Improved so that you can go to the Character Selection screen by holding ESC during cutscenes.

● Added a function to the mount icon on the top-left corner of the screen to navigate you to the closest stable or the dead mount after it dies.
● Improved your AP, DP, and Awakening AP to appear better aligned in the equipment window.
● Fixed the issue of being unable to ESC from the cutscene for gamepad UI mode 
● Fixed the issue of the Recently Used column appearing awkward in the menu (ESC). 

● Improved unique class resource UIs so you can now edit them even when the Custom HP bar UI is not being used.
- Sorcerer: Fragment of Darkness
- Striker/Mystic: Martial Spirit Shard
- Shai: Florin's Leaf
- Maehwa Succession: Red Petal
- Nova Awakening: Star's Breath
- Corsair Awakening: Slippery Scallywags' Secret Weapon
- Kunoichi Succession: Ninjutsu
- Drakania Succession: Shard's Ions
- Drakania Awakening: Legacy of Erethea

● Added the ability to toggle notifications of pre-orders on the Central Market via Settings. 
- You can toggle alerts for pre-order items getting registered on the Central Market via Menu (ESC) -> Settings -> Settings -> Alerts -> Central Market Pre-Orders.
● Improved the Sell Item function via storage to now display any crystals transfused in the gear you wish to sell.

● Improved the text that displays when deleting a character.
- Changed the character "Deleting" mark to a button and changed the text to "Cancel Deletion".
● Fixed the issue where the game gamma and contrast settings reset when a Boss Summon Scroll was used.
● Improved the first-time Family Name creation experience by making the cursor display in the input section and hide the mouse automatically.

● Changed the period of displayed posts to be based on all time in the Beauty Album and Adventurers Gallery.
● Fixed the issue of the Comment page button not functioning normally in the Adventurer's profile.
● Added the IP Security On/Off function to the official website and launcher login page.
● Improved some UI on the official website.
● Improved so you will be sent to the Comments section when you click on the Comments icon on the GM Notes title.
● Fixed the issue with viewing Photo Gallery posts in-game where the image will continue to load indefinitely when zooming in on it.

● Fixed the issue where the [Archer] Luanwulf Helmet appeared abnormal with his customization #4 face shape.
● Fixed the issue where certain class characters appeared abnormal when entering the Customization screen with the Venecil Dress equipped.
● Fixed the issue where the item description did not display when crafting them on the World Map in a residence you rented.
● Fixed the issue where the horses in the stables sometimes appeared unavailable depending on the location in certain areas.
● Fixed the issue where the door inside of Blue Maned Lion's Manor did not open properly in certain situations.
● Fixed the issue where certain objects appeared awkward in Taphtar Plain.
● Fixed the issue where the color of certain structures inside Serendia Shrine appeared awkward depending on the graphic quality.
● Fixed the issue where Shai would swim while moving in certain areas of the Glish Swamp.
● Fixed the issue where the incorrect mount icon was displayed, for the mount the character was using, on the character list in the End Game window.
● Fixed the issue where certain posts that included special characters did not display properly when viewing the Photo Gallery in the game.
● Fixed some parts of [Drakania] Blackstar, Godr-Ayed Trion displaying awkwardly.
● Fixed [Drakania] Lethena Trion displaying awkwardly while in Dragonblood.
● Fixed so that the weapon effects are displayed properly during the unique idle animation with the [Drakania] Lethena Outfit equipped.   
● Fixed so that the main weapon is not displayed during the unique idle animation with the [Drakania] Lethena Outfit equipped.
● Fixed the issue where the camera angle appeared abnormal when moving the camera by holding RMB on the Item Drop Log UI.
● Fixed the issue of the key guide appeared awkward in the Fairy UI while using gamepad UI mode.
● Fixed the issue where the name of the Corsair Awakening's unique resource UI was not displaying while editing UI.