Greetings Adventurers,

This week, we are finally introducing the long-awaited, Star’s End! Battle fierce monsters and challenge yourself to obtain the powerful Blackstar weapons!

Also, join the ultimate hunt to find the 100 Black Spirit Marks spread all over the world of Black Desert, and don’t forget to get your dices ready for the Black Spirit’s Adventure 1 making a comeback.

Please read below to learn more about this week Patch Notes.

 

 

[New Events]

• Traces of Black Spirit event will start

  • Event Period: June 5 after maintenance - June 26 before maintenance

  • New logs where you need to track down the traces of the Black Spirit has been added to Adventure Log! Find 100 Black Spirit Marks spread all over the world of Black Desert for awesome rewards!

  • Click <Here> to learn how you can track down the Black Spirit in detail.

• Black Spirit’s Adventure 1 will return

  • Event Period: June 5 after maintenance - June 19 before maintenance

 

[Ongoing Events]

• Call of the Ocean: May 22 after maintenance - June 19 before maintenance.

• Operation Guild Support: May 29 after maintenance - June 12 before maintenance.

 

[Ended Events]

• Special Challenges (Y): Ends June 5 23:59 UTC

• Hands of Gold Returns

 

[Reward Distribution]

• In-game title “Lights, Camera, Action!” and relevant items to the winners of 2019 Spring Video Contest has been sent out. Please check your in-game mailbox (B) for the rewards.

  • Winners that won offline prizes will receive them at a later date. Please check your email inbox for our official email.

 

[Content]

• A new area in western Calpheon, Star's End, has been added.

  • This area is located in the area covered by fog on the west of Calpheon City. You must be careful here, since powerful monsters roam the area.

  • New nodes and NPC's have been added to the Star's End area, and new relevant knowledge topics have been added as well.

• The overlords of Star's End have finally been unveiled.

  • The recommended AP for the Star's End Monster Zone is 260.

  • The Remnants of Corruption deal attacks which reduce your DP, so it's recommended that you take care of them first in order to thrive in combat.

  • When the Apostle of Immorality dies, there's a certain chance for it to absorb dark energies from Star's End and turn into an Apostle of Malevolence.

  • The Apostle of Malevolence is more powerful than other regular monsters. It will disappear if you cannot defeat it within 5 minutes after it spawns.

  • The Unstable Star Debris is placed around Star's End. When destroyed, nearby monsters will momentarily collapse. There will also be a small chance for these nearby monsters to immediately disappear.

  • The monsters of Star's End have a slightly higher chance of dropping the Mass of Pure Magic item compared to monsters of different regions.

• The new Blackstar Weapons have been added.

  • The Blackstar weapons are higher in grade than the previous weapons.

  • All adventurers, new and old, will have a chance to obtain the Blackstar weapons.

  • However, we designed the new Blackstar weapons in a way that still preserves the values of weapons which already existed in the game. You can achieve growth by either enhancing your old weapons through Caphras enhancements, or by obtaining and enhancing the new Blackstar weapons.

  • The Blackstar weapons are a new challenge for future updates to come.

  • The Blackstar weapons consume 1 Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Weapon) for +0-15 enhancements.

  • The Blackstar weapons consume 1 Pure Magical Black Stone for PRI-PEN enhancements.

  • You can receive a quest which allows you to craft the Blackstar weapon from the Legendary Blacksmith Dorin Morgrim by completing the [Blackstar Weapon Piece] quest. Once you complete the quest you receive from Dorin Morgrim, you can obtain a Blackstar weapon.

  • Blackstar main weapons can only be crafted through quests.

  • Caphras enhancement is not available for Blackstar weapons.

• A Star's End main quest which allows you, along with the Comitia of Tantinis, to unravel the secrets of the restricted area of Star's End has been added.

  • You can immerse yourself into the Star's End region by accepting the [Drawn by Fate] quest from the Black Spirit with a character who has completed the [A Gift for a Hero] quest, which is a Drieghan Main Quest.

• [Blackstar Weapon] quests have been added.

  • To start this quest, you need to have the "Remnants of the Rift" item and the knowledge of "The Three Legendary Blacksmiths of Mediah."

  • The Remnants of the Rift can be obtained at a low chance by defeating a boss from the Dark Rift.

  • You can obtain the knowledge of "The Three Legendary Blacksmiths of Mediah" by obtaining and completing "The Three Blacksmiths" quest from Tulem, after you complete the renewed Mediah Main quests once you reach Lv. 56 or higher. Adventurers who have already completed these quests can obtain it by talking to Tulem.

  • The [Blackstar Weapon] quests can only be completed once per character.

  • During the quests, you will be able to choose between battling the boss at its full strength, or fighting a weakened version of the boss.

• Eye of Desolation, which is needed for crafting Blackstar main weapons, has been added.

  • Eye of Desolation can be used to summon the Incarnation of Corruption.

  • Use Manufacture in the Processing window (L) to combine Eye of Anguish x1 and Concentrated Boss's Aura x3 into Eye of Desolation.

  • Use Heating in the Processing window (L) on one of the following types of weapons to get Concentrated Boss's Aura.

    • Kzarka main weapon

    • Offin Tett's Radiant main weapon

    • Nouver sub-weapon

    • Kutum sub-weapon

    • Dandelion awakening weapon

  • Eye of Anguish can be obtained via the [Blackstar Weapon] quests.

• Pure Magical Black Stone, which can be used to enhance Blackstar main weapons, has been added.

  • Use Heating in the Processing window (L) to combine Sharp Black Crystal Shard x1, Hard Black Crystal Shard x1, and Mass of Pure Magic x1 into a Pure Magical Black Stone.

  • Mass of Pure Magic can be obtained through various ways, such as excavating at the Star's End node, grinding Black Stone (Weapon) or Black Stone (Armor), looting from the monsters of Star's End, gathering, defeating field bosses, and hunting Khalks/whales.

    • Giant Mudster, Dim Tree Spirit, Red Nose, Dastard Bheg, Katzvariak, Khalk, and Blue Whale will drop Mass of Pure Magic at a certain rate.

    • It drops when defeating monsters and gathering, at a low rate (exceptions: water scooping, digging in the desert, and milking cows).

    • You can exchange Destructive Illusion x15 for Mass of Pure Magic x1 via O'Arma, an Ahib who can be found at Star's End.

      • You can get Destructive Illusion via several daily quests near Star's End.

    • Mass of Pure Magic cannot be listed on the Central Market.

• Corrupted Magic Crystal has been added.

  • It can be transfused into sub-weapons, and there will be an additional effect when multiple Corrupted Magic Crystals are equipped.

  • Item effect: Critical Hit Damage +10%, All AP +2, All Damage Reduction -2

  • 2 Crystal Set Effect: Critical Hit Damage +2%

  • Use Simple Alchemy in the Processing window (L) to combine Clear Blackstar Crystal x1, Magic Crystal of Infinity - Critical Hit x1, and Forest Fury x3 into Corrupted Magic Crystal.

  • Clear Blackstar Crystal drops when defeating monsters in Star's End.

• A new item for the residence, Garden of a Fallen God (Landscape Painting), has been added.

  • You can get this item via the Star's End main quests. Although this item cannot be listed on the Central Market, it can be sold at a high price to NPC vendors.

• For more on Star’s End and Blackstar weapons, please check the official announcement <Here>!

• There is a rumor spreading about a ghost in the Ash Forest.

 

[System]

• You can now collect enclosed items and silver from the Mailbox (B) even when in combat areas.

• Added a feature which allows you to hide Campsites which belong to other adventurers.

  • However, the Campsites will not be hidden when adventurers are lying down on the Campsites.

• When leveling up a Life Skill or enhancing an equipment while in Privacy Mode, notification messages will no longer be sent to guild members.

• Fixed the issue where the camera movement would be unnatural when closing up to the face in the Customization (F4) window.

 

 

[Game World]

• Fixed the issue where islands which do not exist would be displayed in certain areas of the World Map (M).

• Fixed the geographical features of certain areas inside the sea near the port of Arehaza.

• Fixed the issue where characters could not get out of certain areas of Manshaum Forest.

• Fixed the issue where shadow effect would not show or the light effect would be excessively bright in some areas.

 

[NPC]

• Shakatu is too busy now, so you can now exchange the [Event] Shakatu's Seal through NPC Dellus, who is Shakatu's right-hand man.

  • Dellus is near Shakatu.

• Fixed the issue where NPC around the Great Library of Calpheon would disappear when greeted by a lord character.

• You can now search for Furniture Dealer Vatputa of Valencia City by using the Search NPC feature.

• The completion NPC for the [Returning] Crio's Welcome quest (for returning adventurers) will now be from the same Crio NPC you accept the quest from, instead of another Crio near the beach. This is to avoid confusion.

  • While you are going through the quest, another Crio will not appear.

• Fixed the issue where using the Transport function to move a character on a wagon to Heidel would get the wagon stuck at the stable there.

  • Because of this, when you take out your mount from the stable in Heidel now the mount will appear closer to the road than the stable.

• You can no longer delete or change courser skills from a courser horse (i.e. the skills that make that horse a courser).

• The skill, elegance and strength stats (which are needed for to awaken a courser) of a Tier 8 courser will now reset when it is bought from a horse market.

 

 

[All Classes]

• A key guide will now appear when your character is using a Fortress Gate Lever.

• A key guide will now appear when your character is using a ladder.

• The invincible effect that is applied when your character makes a cheering motion after getting a high-grade item will now only apply for PvE, and not for PvP.

• Fall damage will no longer apply in the Red Battlefield.

 

[By Class]

• Fixed the graphical issue with the Epheria Marine Helmet that occurred with certain customizations.

• Fixed the issue where Yianaros Headpiece would be worn awkwardly.

• The graphical effects of the skill Aad Sphera Training have been improved.

• The last movement of the skill Black Spirit: Meteor Shower has been made to look more natural.

• The PvE damage for the skill Toxic Flood has increased as follows.

  • 903% x 23 → 1500% x 23

• Hits of the skill Toxic Flood will now have a magic DP reduction effect.

• The movement speed reduction effect of Voltaic Pulse skills has been replaced with an evasion rate reduction effect.

• The damage for Yoke of Ordeal skills has increased as follows.

  • 443% x 12 → 543% x 12

  • 526% x 12 → 722% x 12

  • 608% x 12 → 901% x 12

• The cooldown for the skill Flow: Perfect Sign has been removed.

• The skill Flow: Perfect Sign will now always be performed after Fissure Wave skills, unless Flow: Perfect Sign is locked.

• The PvE damage for Thunder Storm skills and Black Spirit: Thunder Storm skills has increased as follows.

  • 504% x 6 → 564% x 6

  • 665% x 6 → 745% x 6

  • 827% x 6 → 926% x 6

• The PvE damage for Fissure Wave skills, when not in cooldown, has been increased as follows.

  • 538% x 10 → 646% x 10

  • 600% x 10 → 720% x 10

  • 663% x 10 → 796% x 10

  • 726% x 10 → 871% x 10

• The PvE damage for Black Spirit: Fissure Wave skills has increased as follows. (The number of hits has not changed.)

  • 1065% → 1279%

  • 1188% → 1426%

  • 1313% → 1576%

  • 1437% → 1725%

• Hits of Equilibrium Break skills and Black Spirit: Equilibrium Break skills will now have an AP reduction effect.

• Hits of Equilibrium Break skills and Black Spirit: Equilibrium Break skills will now have a Critical Hit Rate +50% effect in PvE.

• The casting speed for a skill after the skill Evasion is used in Aad Sphera mode has been increased.

• The number of PvE targets the skill Magic Lighthouse registers has been increased from 7 to 10.

 

• The last movement of the skill Black Spirit: Meteor Shower has been made to look more natural.

• The PVE damage for the skill Lava Field has increased as follows.

  • 903% x 23 → 1500% x 23

• Hits of the skill Lava Field will now have a magic DP reduction effect.

• The casting speed for Chilling Wave skills has been increased.

• The damage for Chilling Wave skills has increased as follows.

  • 443% x 12 → 543% x 12

  • 526% x 12 → 722% x 12

  • 608% x 12 → 901% x 12

• The PVE damage for Cataclysm skills has increased as follows.

  • 723% x 7 → 814% x 7

  • 832% x 7 → 957% x 7

  • 941% x 7 → 1045% x 7

  • 1058% x 7 → 1240% x 7

• The movement speed reduction effect of Aqua Jail Explosion skills has been replaced with an evasion rate reduction effect.

• The PVE damage for Aqua Jail Explosion skills has increased as follows.

  • 349% x 13 → 408% x 13

  • 392% x 13 → 469% x 13

  • 435% x 13 → 530% x 13

  • 478% x 13 → 591% x 13

• The PVE damage for Black Spirit: Aqua Jail Explosion skills has increased as follows.

  • 558% x 16 → 653% x 16

  • 627% x 16 → 750% x 16

  • 696% x 16 → 848% x 16

  • 765% x 16 → 946% x 16

• Hellfire skills and Black Spirit: Hellfire skills will now have an magic AP increase effect.

• The PVE damage for Hellfire skills has increased as follows.

  • 472% x 11 → 634% x 11

  • 526% x 11 → 697% x 11

  • 578% x 11 → 760% x 11

  • 632% x 11 → 823% x 11

• The PVE damage for Bolide of Destruction skills has increased as follows.

  • 554% x 6 → 681% x 6

  • 731% x 6 → 894% x 6

  • 911% x 6 → 1107% x 6

• The casting speed for a skill after the skill Evasion is used in Godr Sphera mode has been increased.

• The number of PvE targets the skill Magic Lighthouse registers has been increased from 7 to 10.
   

• Fixed the graphical issue with the arms that occurred when equipped with Backflow Gardbrace or Dandelion Gardbrace.

 

• Fixed the issue where pressing LMB to cause an instant explosion during the skill Infinite Fortitude did not cause the skill's grapple resistance buff to cancel.

• Fixed the issue where the invincible effects for the skills Wolf's Frenzy and Enhance: Wolf's Frenzy were applied even when the character was visible.

• Fixed the issue where equipping Leebur's Gloves would make it overlap with gauntlets.

 

• Fixed the issue where the position of the Kibelius Crimson Glaives was awkward in standby mode.

• Information about the amount of skill points needed to learn Earthly Pain I has been removed from its skill description, because it can be learned during the awakening quests.

 

• Fixed the issue where galloping at full speed on horseback while in combat mode made the camera move awkwardly.
   

• Fixed the issue where certain parts of the Coral Wardrobe did not look natural.

• Added a feature which restores the Upgraded Compass Parts and Map of Unknown Piece to their original states.

  • You can restore them through a ‘great NPC’ and an ‘old book’ located somewhere in the Black Desert world.

  • When restoration is successful, the icons for each item will change.

  • The items which are successfully restored can be mixed and combined with the original items.

• A caution message has been added to the item description for the Reset Mount Growth item.

• Fixed the issue where the hair would occasionally appear abnormal when equipping and unequipping equipment which has hair on it.

• Added Marni's Stone (Stone Waragon) and Marni's Stone II (Stone Waragon)

  • These items can be purchased from Wacky Toshi.

  • Just like the Marni's Stones from before, you can exchange them from Wacky Toshi with EXP after defeating monsters.

• Silver Embroidered items now have descriptions which explain how to enhance.

• Added the missing "Luck +1" text to the item descriptions for the following items.

  • Apprentice Sailor's Clothes (Costume)

  • Skilled Sailor's Clothes (Costume)

  • Professional Sailor's Clothes (Costume)

• Fixed the issue where the game would occasionally shut down when equipping mount equipment.

• The Remnants of the Rift can now be obtained from the Golden Treasure Chest, which randomly appears in Black Desert.

• You can now obtain the Mass of Pure Magic when harvesting crops which grow from planting Magical Seeds and Mysterious Seeds in the garden.

  • You will have a low chance to obtain it through harvesting the crops when they are at 100% or higher growth.

• You can obtain 5 Mass of Pure Magic by Manufacturing 1 Remnants of the Rift and 1 Black Spirit's Claw.

• For details on newly added Pearl Shop Update, please click < Here > !

 

 

[Quest]

• The following daily quest has been added to the Waragon Nest region in Valencia.

  • [Daily] Moria’s Fervor for Research

• A guild mission to defeat Waragons has been added.

  • The villagers of Valencia need help with all the Stone Waragons that became de-petrified.

• Fixed the issue where it was sometimes impossible to return back to your original location after being transported during the main questline to the Ancient Stone Chamber in Balenos.

• Fixed the issue where the button to hand over Special Wheat Crate to Norma Leight during the quest [Farming Lv. 30] The Best Wheat Farm looked like a button to gain knowledge.

• The quest name “To be the Best Huntsman!” has been changed to “True Hunter”.

• Revised the information related to when the White Wolf boss disappears, which is displayed in the quest summary for the "Do or Die" quest.

• The dialogue for the Examine the Ancient Artifact quest has been changed to better suit the background of the quest.

• The conditions for the button for obtaining Contribution EXP being displayed for exchanging the Balenos Defense Token from Cliff at Western Guard Camp has been changed like the following.

  • Complete The Compliment of a Veteran quest or have at least 1 Balenos Defense Token

• Added a button which explains the usage of Balenos Defense Token when interacting with Cliff after completing the Complement of a Veteran quest.

• Quests related to Protty Cave and Sycraia Underwater Ruins will now be displayed within the Recommended tab of the Quest (O) window.

  • They will be displayed in the [Lv.58] Call of the Ocean: Journey to the Deep Sea group within the Recommended tab when you are Lv. 58 or higher.

 

• The Node Management button will no longer be displayed in certain situations when selling Trade items through interacting with Trade NPC's.

• Fixed the issue where the hotkey for the Acquire All button would not reflect changes made to the Acquire All (R) button in the Get Item window.

• Fixed the issue where the success range would appear abnormal when playing minigames like ‘Capture Horse’  and ‘Working Bellows’ in Florin.

• The Pearl Shop (F3) shortcut button on the bottom right side of the screen, and the Pearl Shop icon in the ESC menu has been changed to represent the Pearl Shop better.

• When a worker cannot be recovered, the explanation describing the status will now be properly displayed like the following:

  • The Worker's stamina is already at max.

• Fixed the issue where the descriptions for main quests and the quest widget would remain on the screen when you move to the Customization (F4) window.

• The Guild Mark and Guild Name will no longer overlap when changing the size of the chat window after using the Promote Guild feature.

• Fixed the error message which is displayed when you take out a mount in certain situations.

• When using the Villa Scroll at a Campsite, you can now select Silver from either the Inventory or from the Storage.

• Fixed the issue where the Acquire All button would be marked as "R" from the Get Item window even after changing the interaction key from the game settings.

• The Item Count window, which appears when you right-click a countable item from your Inventory, will no longer change positions when you adjust the game screen size.

• The Sell Trade Item button in the Trade window has been improved.

• Fixed the issue where the Customization window would not close when using Toggle UI from the Customization(F4) window.

• When you press the BDO Wiki button in the Crafting Notes menu (F2), the BDO Wiki window will now be placed on top of the Crafting Notes window.

• Added 9 new background loading screens (3 of which are played while you are waiting to be connected).

• You can now check the Recent Price, Recent Transaction, and Total Trades in the Central Market's purchase and sell windows.

• The Remnants of the Rift item has been added to the list of obtainable items seen in the Dark Rift window.

• The selection range which appears when you select the See Other’s Campsite settings from the game settings has been expanded to make selection more convenient.

 

• Fixed  the issue where the game client would occasionally shut down when equipping mount equipment.

• Fixed the issue where a fairy that has learned the skill Miraculous Cheer would occasionally cause potion consumption when it shouldn't.

• Fixed the issue where abnormal outlines appeared around crops that were selected while new crops were being placed in a fence garden.

• Fixed the issue where abnormal outlines appeared around furniture that were selected while new furniture were being placed in a residence.

 

• We are aware of the issue where certain NPC and objects are not being displayed properly after connecting to the game for the first time or after a loading process.