Greetings Adventurers, 

 

This week, you will be able to add Blackstar Gloves and Blackstar awakening weapons to your adventurer’s equipment!

For more information about this and more, read on!

 

 

[New Events]

• Fluttering Snowflakes
  • Event 1. Collect [Event] Snowflakes!
  • Period: January 21 (00:00 UTC)–February 9 (23:59 UTC)
    • Collect an [Event] Snowflake for every 30 minutes of gameplay then exchange them for awesome rewards.
  • Event 2. Finto's Cooking School
  • Period: January 20 (after maintenance)–February 10 (before maintenance)
    • NPC David Finto's cooking class is open! Follow his cooking advice and get rewards. The cooking class will continue over the course of 3 weeks.
  • Bonus! Snowfall and Auroras are Back
  • Period: January 20 (after maintenance)–February 17 (before maintenance)
    • Enjoy heavy snowfall during the entire day and beautiful auroras at night all over again!
  • Click <Here> for full details.

 

[Ongoing Events]

• Old Moon Grand Prix Opening: Available until January 27 (before maintenance)
• Level Up Nova Again!
  • Event 1. Level Up Again!: Available until  February 3 (before maintenance)

 

[Ended Events]

• Nova Pre-launch Events
• Get a Young Ice Dragon!
• Create Now!
  • Event 4. Challenges for New and Returning
• Nova Launch Events
• Level Up Nova Again!
  • Event 2. Steel Nux Strikes
  • Event 3. Get a [Jukebox] Snow Flower
  • Event 4. Mysterious Knight is back

 

[Reward Distribution]

• The number of Total Likes for all Chat Groups will be reset with today's maintenance.
  • Adventurers who own either gold, silver, or bronze Black Spirit icons in each Chat Group will receive a temporary title for 90 days for their diligent participation.
  • Please check the full announcement <Here>.

 

• Added Blackstar Awakening Weapon crafting quests.
  • The Blackstar Awakening Weapon crafting quests do not involve excavating Star's End with the archaeologist Martha Kiyen as the existing Blackstar gear quests do, but rather follow a different storyline of another faction seeking to uncover the secrets behind Star's End.
  • You can complete the Blackstar Awakening Weapon crafting quest series once per character.
  • To start the Blackstar Awakening Weapon quests, you will need the "Remnants of the Rift," which can be obtained at a low chance at Dark Rift, and "The Three Legendary Blacksmiths of Mediah" knowledge. In addition, to craft the Blackstar Awakening Weapon, you will require "Specter's Energy," a special ingredient which can be obtained at a low chance all over the world of Black Desert and at a higher chance from Thornwood Forest Monster Zone.
  • To learn "The Three Legendary Blacksmiths of Mediah'' knowledge, you will require a Lv. 56 or higher character who has already completed the revamped Mediah Main Quest series, then accept and complete the "The Three Blacksmiths'' quest from Tulem. Adventurers who've previously completed the quest can interact with Tulem to gain the knowledge.
  • During this quest, veteran adventurers can choose to face a mighty boss immediately, while normal adventurers can opt for a weakened version of the boss to complete the quest.
  • Changed the Blackstar gear's final quest from Dorin Morgrim to no longer be carried out in tandem with this quest series.
• Added Blackstar Gloves as a new defense gear.

 

Icon	Item Name
	Blackstar Gloves

 

• Added the Blackstar Armor 3-Set Effect "Debuff Resistance Against Monsters +10%."
  • Debuff Resistance Against Monsters and normal Resistance are applied separately.
• Added Blackstar Gloves crafting quests.
  • You can complete the Blackstar Gloves crafting quest series once per character.
  • To start the Blackstar Gloves crafting quests, you will need the "Remnants of the Rift," which can be obtained at a low chance at Dark Rift, and "The Three Legendary Blacksmiths of Mediah" knowledge. In addition, to craft the Blackstar Awakening Weapon, you will require "Specter's Energy," a special ingredient which can be obtained at a low chance all over the world of Black Desert and at a higher chance from Thornwood Forest Monster Zone.
  • To learn "The Three Legendary Blacksmiths of Mediah'' knowledge, you will require a Lv. 56 or higher character who has already completed the revamped Mediah Main Quest series, then accept and complete the "The Three Blacksmiths'' quest from Tulem. Adventurers who've previously completed the quest can interact with Tulem to gain the knowledge.
  • During this quest, veteran adventurers can choose to face a mighty boss immediately, while normal adventurers can opt for a weakened version of the boss to complete the quest.
• You can improve your Blackstar Awakening Weapon with the Inverted Heart of Garmoth or Heart of Karanda (just like you can for Dandelion and Dragonslayer Awakening Weapons).
  • ※ Changes in Max & Min Prices of Blackstar Gloves & Blackstar Awakening Weapons registered onto the Central Market will be reflected faster than other gear for a 2 week duration after the January 20 (Wed) maintenance.
• Old Moon Grand Prix
  • Added the race course "Calpheon: Anti-Troll Fortification," exclusive to the Old Moon Grand Prix.
    • The new race course crosses through Calpheon to the Anti-Troll Fortification, then returns to the capital city.
    • At the bridge cutting through Calpheon, you will need to dodge elephants on either side of the bridge. Racing through the Anti-Troll Fortification, you will need to steer your horse away from the stones thrown by trolls onto the race track. All of these obstacles will make this new race course truly an exciting one.

 

• Winter Season
  • Added the following items to drop from defeating monsters of the Kuit Islands and Padix Island.
    • Time-filled Black Stone
    • Tuvala Ore
    • Refined Magical Black Stone
    • [Season] Rift Frostflower
    • Rift's Fragment
  • Changed the method for exchanging Tuvala Ore for Tuvala weapons from blacksmiths in Velia and other capital cities as follows.

 

Before	Now
Exchange Tuvala Ore for Tuvala Main, Awakening, or Sub-weapon Box, then open from inventory	Exchange Tuvala Ore for Tuvala Main, Awakening, or Sub-weapon of choosing

• Removed the AP/DP restrictions for entering the season-only Red Battlefield.

 

 

[By Class]

 

• Royal Fencing: Remise, Swooping Ring, Star's Call – You can now use Black Spirit's Rage for the skills.
  • Click either LMB or RMB in addition to the skill input to use Black Spirit's Rage at 10%, 25%, and 50%.
  • The Black Spirit's Rage iterations of the skills add special effects such as extra hits and increased attack range.
• Added Nova to the list of available Trial Characters.
  • You will be able to create Nova as a Trial Character from Friday, January 22, 1 month since Nova's release.
• Succession
  • Fixed the issue where Axian's summon duration would last for 30 minutes.
  • Succession: Quoratum's Opening – Fixed the issue where the skill would still be activated even after being locked.
  • Quoratum's Protection – Fixed the issue where the skill's All DP increase effect wouldn't apply after having learned Prime: Passed Pawn II,III.
  • Prime: Passed Pawn II,III – Fixed the issue where Axian wouldn't apply the HP & SP Recovery effects when using Succession skills after having learned these skills.
  • Quoratum's Protection – Fixed the issue where Nova's guards would not disappear when casting the skill after certain skills.
  • Prime: Passed Pawn – Fixed the issue where using a different level of the skill with Axian already summoned wouldn't reduce Nova's HP.
• Awakening
  • Command: Frozen Darkness I–V, Absolute: Command: Frozen Darkness – Fixed the issue where the skill could be set to the Quick Slot in Awakening even though the skill description stated otherwise.
  • Awakening: Rising Star – Fixed the issue where using the skill from the Quick Slot would cause Nova to appear unnatural.
  • You can now use the following skills through the Quick Slot.
    • Slicing Ring
    • Royal Fencing: Riposte
  • Royal Fencing: Remise, Royal Fencing: Fleche – Improved the skills to combo more naturally after their 1st hit.
  • Accel: Royal Fencing: Remise, Accel: Royal Fencing: Fleche – Changed the skills to now be activated in the direction the camera is facing while using them.
  • Frozen Ring I–IV – Changed the skills to now combo into Break Orbit while using them.

 

• Improved certain descriptions of the Mystical Fish to appear more natural.
• Made the Karlstein Classic Box to be openable by all classes except for Shais.
• Improved the [Event] Karlstein Classic Box (15 Days) item so Guardians and Hashashins can now open it.
  • Shais will obtain the [Shai] Whimsical Alchemist Classic Set (15 Days) from opening the item.
• Added Guardians, Hashashins, and Novas to classes who can open the Karlstein Classic Box.
• Added text to Marine Romance Outfit Box's item description stating that Hashashin and Novas cannot open the box.
• Added Guardian and Hashashin to classes who can open the Karlstein Classic Box crafted from the Old Moon Costume Mill.
• Fixed the issue with the Halloween Doll Workshop Prop Set where upon opening the set, the pop-up text was different compared to the actual contents.
• For details on the newly added Pearl Shop Update, please click < Here > ! 

 

• The Ancient Weapons in Sycraia Underwater Ruins (Abyssal Zone) have become more active.
  • Increased the number of Pirash, Lykin, Kureba, and Elmermol.
  • Moved or removed certain Eyes of the Deep Sea.
• Refined the warning alert system that is activated at a certain chance when defeating monsters in the Hystria Ruins.
  • Setting off the alert system will immediately summon a Watch Tower.
  • Once summoned, the Watch Tower will only keep an eye on intruders prior to being attacked.
  • Once the Watch Tower is damaged, it will begin to assess the threat level of the intruders.
  • Reduced the time required to assess the invaders and summon monsters.
  • Increased the number of monsters summoned during the alert's first to third stages.

 

 

[Quest]

• Added the option to learn Nova Awakening skills by talking to Cruhorn Wyrmsbane If your Nova didn't learn Awakening skills even after completing the Nova Awakening quest series.

 

• Changed the mouse cursor for the following text input UI to indicate the function to input text.

 

Skill Search Settings Titles Chat Filters Social Action Find Party 1:1 Chat Add Friend Add/Change Friend Group Set Allowances Set Guild Bonus Set Guild Notice Compose Guild Description Hire War Hero Search Quick Hotkey Settings Search Setting Search Knowledge Management

Guild War Declaration Deposit Guild Funds Enter Guild Alliance Name Change Set Arena of Arsha Team Name Invite Team to Arena of Arsha Number Pad Barter Search Confirm Enhancement window Search Nodes on the World Map Search Pearl Shop Items Search Knowledge Central Market (New) Menu Confirm Location Enter Chat Search Storage

• Changed the mouse cursor for the UIs where you can change their size to indicate the size change function.
  • My Information window
  • (New) Menu
  • Chat Window
  • Minimap
• Added an effect to easily find Saved Locations after having saved a location to favorites on the World Map when searching in the Find NPC UI.

 

• Fixed the issue with Valencia 17-2 residence where installing housing items on the 2nd floor balcony was impossible.
• Fixed the issue where entering the customization UI with a class whose Awakening contents were not released yet would prevent you from dying certain parts of this character's horse gear and campsite.
• Fixed unnatural wall textures in Muiquun.
• Fixed unnatural ground textures in Olun's Valley.
• Fixed the issue where the composer information of certain Composition Notes was displayed irregularly.
• Fixed the issue where you could not change the order of your pets.
  • If you had the issue where you couldn't change the order of your pets, we've reset the pet order based on the lowest tier, so you will need to reconfigure your pet order.
• Fixed the issue with the placement of the quest UI when carrying out a guild quest.
• Fixed the Black Spirit's Rage 200% skills' cooldown to not reset when changing Skill Presets and/or resetting skills.
• Changed the Main Quest and General Quest widgets to no longer overlap.
• Fixed the Hide Sub-weapon button to appear correctly highlighted when having pressed the button while not in idle mode and the sub-weapon is already hidden.
• Fixed the Mysterious Knight to no longer appear walking on water.
• Fixed the Black Spirit to offer "[Season] The End of Strange Travels" immediately upon completing "[Season] A Back Bent by Time."
• Fixed the quest completion description for "[Season] The End of Strange Travels."
• Fixed the issue where after changing the Barter Info window on the World Map into Sticker UI mode, you could not leave the World Map even by pressing the ESC key.
• [Nova] Fixed the low quality resolution and graphical issues with the 14th hair option, and removed dark spots that appeared on her neck in Ultra mode.
• Fixed the issue of seeing an irregular page after clicking the Help UI upon entering the Old Moon Grand Prix.
• Fixed the Old Moon Grand Prix so you can no longer use trap items on the race course.
• [Mystic] Bloody Gloves – Added text explaining that wearing the gauntlet will make parts of the gloves invisible in the item description.
• [Musa] Karlstein Classic Set – Fixed incorrect text in the item description.
• Fixed the issue where attempting to repair max durability of the 5 green-grade [Race Horse] "Giorgiaro" horse gear pieces with Memory Fragments would incorrectly restore durability as if it were a white-grade item (10 per Memory Fragment), instead of restoring durability as a green-grade item (5 per Memory Fragment).
• [Shai] – Fixed the issue where wearing certain outfits would remove some of her lower teeth.
• Fixed the issue where after having created a Guild, searching for nodes in the World Map wouldn't change the mouse cursor when hovered over the text window to input the name of the specific node.
• Fixed the issue with the Old Moon Grand Prix notices where the text would spill out of the UI for certain languages.
• Prime: Fianchetto Issue compensation.
  • There was an issue with Nova's skill Prime: Fianchetto being learned with less skill points than the actual required amount. This issue was fixed last week but we found more skill points have been returned to certain players than intended. Thus with today's maintenance, we have reset the skill preset again and deducted any additionally gained skill points. To compensate for the inconvenience this may have caused, we will be distributing [Event] Secret Book of Old Moon (1 Day) x1 to those affected via in-game mail. Please make sure to claim it before February 20, 23:59 UTC or it will disappear.