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Pearl Abyss has released Crimson Desert update 1.08.00, bringing a large batch of new gameplay features, quality-of-life improvements, combat adjustments, and bug fixes. The patch introduces new pond systems, additional pets, expanded mount functionality, and a dedicated tool equipment slot alongside a huge list of fixes across gameplay, UI, graphics, and controls.
One of the standout additions is the Baby Wyvern pet, which will eventually become mountable in a future update. Players can also build ponds, release fish into them, and interact with expanded pet systems. Meanwhile, PC and Mac users gain new graphics options including ray-traced shadows and multiple rendering fixes.
New Additions
Tool Slot System
- Added a dedicated tool equipment slot
- Supported tools include:
- Logging axe
- Mallet
- Shovel
- Broom
- Scythe
- Pickaxe
- Drill/chainsaw
- Fan
- Tool slot appears below the secondary weapon slot in the quickslot menu
- Mask and circlet quickslots moved to the Armor tab
- Quick Swap now switches to previously drawn equipment
Pond System
- Added ponds to:
- Howling Hill
- Pailune Camp
- Players can build ponds through pond construction missions
- Fish can be released directly from inventory or through pond management mode
- Multiple fish of the same species gradually increase population counts
- Added zoom controls while managing ponds
- Fish can die if pond capacity is exceeded
- Legendary fish permanently remain in ponds regardless of lifespan or capacity
- Legendary fish can no longer be sold, discarded, or consumed
- Previously removed legendary fish have been restored to player inventories
Pets and Mounts
- Added 20 new small animal pet species
- Added Baby Wyvern pets
- Baby Wyverns will become mountable in a future update
- Wild Wyverns can now temporarily function as mounts after being subdued
- Increased the number of animals usable as mounts
Character and Combat Additions
- Kliff can now use muskets and shotguns
- Added a skill equivalent to “Focused Aerial Roll” for Damiane and Oongka
- Added the ability to silence tied-up outlaws
- Added crafting blueprints for superior branches
Main Improvements
Content
- Added instant equipment refinement options
- Added “Mass Craft Paintings” and “Craft Fine Paintings” missions
- Added timber and stone rewards to logging and quarry missions
- Improved claw machine prize visibility
- Tree branches now become stackable rough tree branches
- Improved Infinite Arrows Abyss gear to support bullets and cannonballs
- Cats can now be carried more naturally
- Improved chair sitting animations
- Added hairstyle previews at the Barber using mouse hover
- Re-blockades now occur at bandit camps and ruins
- Improved the “Disconnected Truth” Abyss puzzle experience
- Separated cooked dish variants into fish, meat, and vegetable categories
- Fish traps can now successfully catch fish
- Improved outfit quality and visual assets
- Improved appearance of certain helms and armor silhouettes
Controls
- Added Photo Mode shortcut key for keyboard and mouse users
- Added secondary key assignment support
- Expanded shortcut customization
- Improved aiming camera while riding Blackstar
- Improved pet interactions and cancellation behavior
- Improved Blinding Flash while mounted
- Improved camera behavior after loading screens
- Improved Blackstar controls and camera perspective
Combat / Action
- Improved Damiane’s two-handed cannon strike effects
- Improved chain attacks after unarmed dodge actions
UI
- Added location-based map markers
- Added permanent minimap tracking markers
- Added weapon filters in Skills Search
- Improved quest and knowledge entry visibility
- Improved inventory item visibility for unsellable items
- Added right-click item examination and discard options for keyboard and mouse players
Graphics & Settings
- Added ray-traced Sun and Moon light shadows for PC and Mac
- Improved GPU load handling above 4K resolutions
- Improved water placement indicators
- Fixed incorrect FPS displays with DLSS and XeSS Frame Generation
- Fixed distant vegetation flickering
- Fixed lighting smearing and fog issues
- Fixed glass material smearing
- Enabled Metal4 by default on supported macOS devices
- Fixed Intel XeSS display problems on Intel Arc A-series GPUs
Localization
- Fixed multiple localization issues across all supported languages
Other Fixes
- Fixed slow loading during rematches while using Oongka or Damiane
- Fixed wagon switching issues at wagonmasters
- Fixed incorrect food recovery effect descriptions
- Fixed mercury crystallization issues with Turning Slash
- Fixed progression blockers involving doors and missions
- Fixed lantern interaction issues
- Renamed “One-Eyed Jackals” to “Lonely Jackals”
- Fixed Blackstar’s Breath effects lingering too long
- Fixed livestock selling issues
- Fixed companion wagon-following behavior
- Fixed special mounts being sellable
- Fixed knowledge acquisition problems
- Fixed abnormal animal appearances
- Fixed horse mounting inconsistencies for Damiane and Oongka
- Fixed rapier sheath positioning
- Fixed challenge progression for “Shield of Unchanging Will VI”
- Fixed item acquisition being incorrectly treated as crimes
- Fixed lantern animation issues during Blinding Flash
- Fixed challenge completion problems involving replenishing arrows
- Fixed unstable claw machine behavior
- Fixed inability to interact with Platypus creatures
- Fixed transporter issues at the Aeronautical Research Base
- Fixed incorrect quest guidance during “Moving Rocks”
- Fixed NPC respawn issues involving dead mounts
- Fixed backwards furniture shop item displays
- Fixed incorrect Royal Trading Guide refresh periods
- Fixed camera movement issues while using “Piercing Light”
- Fixed “Aerial Grapple” execution problems
- Fixed selected element resets after loading saves
- Fixed aiming problems after lantern and wall-clinging actions
- Fixed abnormal movement repetitions while sprinting with bows
- Fixed consecutive “Roundhouse Kick: Proficiency” execution issues
- Fixed player control loss after reviving during boss fights
- Fixed helmet interruptions affecting “Elemental Force Palm”
- Pets now remain summoned after boss fights and quests
- Fixed incorrect “Charge” skill effects with one-handed swords
- Fixed stamina consumption issues during Quick Swap
- Fixed “Stab” chaining into “Restrain”
- Fixed controller input guides incorrectly showing keyboard prompts
- Fixed missing “Mark Target” prompts for Damiane and Oongka
- Fixed missing comparison tooltips at saddleries
- Fixed mission notification UI issues
- Fixed incorrect release prompts for unreleasable mounts
- Fixed claw machine input guide inconsistencies
- Fixed missing Provisions item listings
- Fixed missing furniture icons
- Fixed keyboard preset customization freezes
- Increased Iron Eagle trust gains from feeding mercury from 5 to 15
- Improved “Energy Drain” Abyss gear descriptions
- Increased Contribution Shop inventory and added daily restocks
- Improved supply contract restocking
- Fixed missing crafting manuals in shops
- Fixed unpackaged trade goods being sellable at Rancher shops
- Fixed misplaced fusion recipes for Abyss gear
- Fixed incorrect quest item naming for “A Wife’s Show of Heart”
- Fixed unnatural fan animations
- Fixed excessive shield collision physics
Crimson Desert launched globally on March 19, 2026, for PC, macOS, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. Developed and published by Pearl Abyss, the open-world fantasy action game follows mercenary leader Kliff across the war-torn continent of Pywel with a focus on fast-paced melee combat, traversal mechanics, and large-scale exploration.
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