Greetings, Adventurers.

Below you will find the Black Desert Global Lab patch notes for Aug. 11th. 2018.

With today’s update, new changes are added including Remastered graphics, New Sniper Hunting mode, Renewed Savage Rift, and more.

Please read on for more details.

[Updates]

[Warrior]

●  The Pulverize, Merciless, and Flow: Slashing the Dead are now Black Spirit’s Rage skills.

# Increasing the number of Black Spirit’s Rage skills

- You can use these skills differently depending on situations by consuming 10%, 25%, 50% of Black Spirit’s Rage.

- You can use them by pressing "F" ,"LB" , "RB" in addition to their regular skill commands. This should allow you to use even more dynamic controls.

[Items]

● The new Challenge 'Global Lab Support Kit 7' has been added.

- Origin of Wind x50

- Ship Repair Kit x50

- Cannon Ball for Ship x50

- Frosted Matchlock  x1

- Gold Bar 100G x2

● The new Challenge 'Global Lab Support Kit 8' has been added.

- Old Moon Distress Call x10

- Sealed Compass (120 min.) x3

● The following items were added to the Black Desert Global Lab exclusive NPC vendor Eiorah:

- [Hunting] Sniper rifle

- Origin of Wind

- Ship Repair Kit

- Cannon Ball for Ship

- Frosted Matchlock

● The following items were added to the Black Desert Global Lab exclusive NPC vendor Eiorah:

* You’ll get a pearl outfit suitable for your character when you open the box.  

- Black Desert Global Lab Classic Set Box

[Warrior] Doomsday Classic Set

[Ranger] Shudad Classic Set

[Sorceress] Lumik Classic Set

[Berserker] Tantu Classic Set

[Tamer] Night Cat Classic Set

[Musa] Gavi Regan Classic Set

[Valkyrie] Jousting Classic Set

[Maehwa] Order of the Apricot Classic Set

[Wizard] Gavi Regan Classic Set

[Witch] Labreve Classic Set

[Kunoichi] Night Cat Classic Set

[Ninja] Shudad Classic Set

[Dark Knight] Rosa Cassius Classic Set

[Striker] Blazing Inferno Classic Set

[Mystic] Banha Classic Set

[Lahn] Sanguine Petal Classic Set

- Black Desert Global Lab Premium Set Box (However, Striker, Mystic, Lahn Characters cannot get an outfit.)

[Warrior] Crown Eagle Great Sword

[Ranger] Crown Eagle Kamasylven Sword

[Sorceress] Crown Eagle Scythe

[Berserker] Crown Eagle Iron Buster

[Tamer] Crown Eagle Celestial Bo Staff

[Musa] Crown Eagle Crescent Blade

[Valkyrie] Crown Eagle Lancia

[Maehwa] Crown Eagle Kerispear

[Wizard] Crown Eagle Godr Sphera

[Witch] Crown Eagle Aad Sphera

[Kunoichi] Crown Eagle Sah Chakram

[Ninja] Crown Eagle Sura Katana

[Dark Knight] Crown Eagle Vediant

● The item 'Atanic Firefly' has been added and it has the same effect as a ‘Lantern’.

- You can buy this item from any General Goods Vendors in any region for 100 silver.

[Contents]

● Sniper Mode has been added for ‘Hunting’.

- The new hunting equipment [Hunting] Sniper Rifle has been added. It can be bought from the Black Desert Global Lab exclusive NPC vendor Eiorah.

- The new monster Sensitive Elk that can only be hunted using the Sniper Mode has been added. More contents are being prepared to be added and changed, when it goes on the live servers it will look polished and completed.

# How to use the Sniper Rifle

- The new Sniper Rifle can be used against monsters.

- It can hit monsters up to 60M away, it will deal much more damage if you hit the monster on the head.

- Sniper mode will activate when you equip the Sniper Rifle, sit down, then right-click.

- A crosshair will appear when you left-click in Sniper Mode.

- Holding down the left mouse button will slow down your breathing. The crosshair will disappear once you run out of breath.

- Hold the left mouse button and move your crosshair onto your target. Release the button when the crosshair turns red to fire.

- If the crosshair isn’t red, that means the target is too faraway. You won’t be able to deal any damage.

- The crosshair shrinks while you hold down on the left mouse button.

- Your accuracy rate increases if the crosshair is between two layers of white circles.

- Sensitive Elks lives on Fleme Hills.

※ The Sniper Rifles and Sensitive Elks are currently only on the test server.

They will be implemented in the live servers after going through multiple changes and creating additional contents.

[Quests, Knowledge, Titles]

● New quests were added to continue the story after the major battle in Drieghan.

* After completing the Drieghan main quest, ‘Garmoth's Nest’, you can accept this quest by talking to the NPC ‘Very Curious Kid’ in Duvencrune.

- I’m So Curious! I’m So Curious!

- History of Human Relationships

- Rinta’s Story

- If It's That Book

- The Torn History Book

- Win Bamam’s Heart

- Black Spirit’s Interference

- The Wanderer’s History and Backstory

- Curiosity Satisfier

● New Knowledge that can be learned by completing the new quests in Drieghan has been added.

- Sherekhan’s Glory

- History of the Drieghan Wanderer

● Daily quests that are completed in Protty Cave have been added.

* Characters level 58 and higher can accept the following quests after completing ‘[Boss] Witch-Hunting’

* If the quests are completed within the event period (08.11.2018 - 08.23.2018) you will receive 3 Caphra’s Stones in additional rewards per quest completed.

- [Daily] Checking for Danger

- [Daily] Dangerous Beings

- [Daily] I Must Guard My Rum!

- [Daily] Structure Giving Off a Bad Vibe

● Daily quests that are completed in Sycraia Underwater Ruins have been added.

* Characters level 60 and higher can accept the following quests after completing ‘[Boss] Witch-Hunting’

* If the quests are completed within the event period (08.11.2018 - 08.23.2018) you will receive 3 Caphra’s Stones in additional rewards per quest completed.

- [Daily] Preparing to Go Outside

- [Daily] Give Me Some Time!

- [Daily] Second Preparation

- [Daily] Mysterious Investigation

- [Daily] They’re Getting Fierce

- [Daily] The Source of the Uneasy Sound

● New titles have been added.

* You can earned each of the Costume Crafter titles by crafting each of the class’ Calpheon Noble Dress or Suit for the first time.

* You can earned each of the Costume Expert titles by crafting each of the class’ Calpheon Noble Dress or Suit 10 times.

- Dark Knight Costume Crafter

- Dark Knight Costume Expert

- Striker Costume Crafter

- Striker Costume Expert

- Mystic Costume Crafter

- Mystic Costume Expert

[Environment, NPC, Effects, Cutscenes]

● The remastered graphics have been implemented.

The long awaited graphics remastering has been completed and making its debut on the Global Lab servers.

The remastered graphics has even better lighting effects and realistic material textures than before.

In Game Settings, go to Screen > Display Quality and select the High-End or Video Recording option to see the renewed Black Desert scenery.

※ Only computers that support DirectX 11 can use the Remastered option.

● The seasons are changing rapidly due to strange climates.

- Cherry Blossom blooming season: 8/11 at 09:00 - 8/12 at 09:00

- Tulips blooming season: 8/12 at 09:00 - 8/13 at 09:00

- Roses blooming season: 8/13 at 09:00 - 8/14 at 09:00

- Maple Leaves turning period: 8/14 at 09:00 - 8/15 at 09:00

- Snow & Aurora appreciation period : 8/15 at 09:00 - 8/16 at 09:00

● The NPC Gormin was added at the deeper sections in Sycraia Underwater Ruins.

- You can sell items and get repairs done by this NPC.

● 6 Airships that travels around all the regions have been added.

- You cannot board these airships at this time as they are still being tested.

[Fixes and Changes]

[Warrior]

● The issue where the falling motion appeared at low height when using the Solar Flare skill with 100% Black Spirit’s Rage has been changed.

[Kunoichi]

● The Kunai Block skill has been changed so that its guard will be released when her stamina drops below 100.

- You can only use the Kunai Block skill if you have 400 or more stamina.

[Dark Knight]

● A Forward Guard was added to the Flow: Bombardment skill.

[Lahn]

● The falling motion that appeared when jumping while switching over to non-combat mode and moving with the Crimson Glaives has been changed.

[Items]

● Ancient Ruins Key has been changed to activate navigation to the location that it can be used to summon when using the item.

● Special attack increase in the item description of sub-weapons and certain accessories have been changed.

● The information referring to Extra AP against Monsters in the item description of  main weapons and sub-weapons have been improved.

- The information referring to Additional Damage to Humans in the item description of Dandelion Awakening Weapons have been improved.

● The reward for the quest [Guild] Recovered Afuaru’s Map has been changed to the following

- Energy Potion (Jumbo) →  [Event] High-Quality Food Box

● The way to make following dishes have been changed due to the announcement of the research ‘David Finto’s Efficient Techniques for Cooking Fish’.

[Monsters]

● Steel Imps have been added to the Southeastern entrance of Western Guard Camp in Balenos.

● The rewards given for the hunting monsters Blue Whale and Khalk have been changed.

- Due to the changes made to the rewards, items and drop rates were changed. (Except for the Magic Crystal of Infinity - Experience, you can no longer obtain any other Magic Crystals of Infinity by hunting Blue Whale and Khalk.)

● The Swamp Naga forces by the Extraction Mill has grown in number.

● The Swamp Naga were added in the area around the Extraction Mill by the Northwestern Gateway in Serendia.

● The items you can get by defeating Pilash, Lycan, Kureba, Elmermol in Sycraia Abyssal Ruins have been changed to the following:

- The drop rate of Ancient Seal - Black Shard has decreased by 20%.

- Ancient Seal - Red Shard can be obtained.

● The item description related to exchange for junk items obtainable in Protty Cavern, Sycraia Underwater Ruins have been deleted for the following items:

- Protty’s Fin

- Damaged Ancient Weapon Power Stone

- Under the Ocean Ancient Weapon Power Stone

● Monsters in the upper sections of Sycraia Underwater Ruins have their HP and DP buffed by around 30%. Combat and Skill EXP gained from defeating these monsters have been increased by around 20%.

- Damaged Pirash

- Damaged Lykin

- Damaged Kuleva

● The drop rates and the amounts given were adjusted for certain items that are dropped by monsters in the upper sections of Sycraia Underwater Ruins.

* Damaged Pirash

- Damaged Ancient Weapon Power Stone x1~2 → 2~3

- Ancient Spirit’s Powder drop rate is increased by 2.0 times.

*  Damaged Lykin

- Damaged Ancient Weapon Power Stone x1~3 → 2~3

-  Ancient Spirit’s Powder drop rate is increased by 1.6 times.

* Damaged Kuleva

- Damaged Ancient Weapon Power Stone x2~3 → 3~4

-  Ancient Spirit’s Powder drop rate is increased by 2.2 times.

● A change has been made so that a beam of light will appear above the place you can get your items after defeating Vell.

[Contents]

● Savage Rift has been renewed.

- The maximum run time for Savage Rift has been changed to 20 minutes. Due to the change in time, the balance in Savage Rift has been decreased.

- Savage Rift Reward Box have been changed to always contain Trace of Savagery and Black Crystal Fragment.

※ To commemorate Savage Rift getting renewed, you’ll be able to enter level 26 and face Savage Ogre of the 50% time after completing level 25 during a 2 weeks period (8/11 (Sat) - 8/23 (Thu)).

[Quests, Knowledge]

● The '[Cooking] Memory in Your Hands #1' quest has been adjusted to match the changes made to cooking techniques.

● Rewards were added for completion of the 'Seiri’s Concerns' quest line to include the following knowledge:

* Adventurers that already completed the quests can talk to the NPCs (Seiri, Kubo, Maopan, Rinta) to learn the knowledge.

- Kubo’s Savior

- Maopan Regained Strength

- Rinta Mind has Cleared

- Seiri Made Friends

[Environment, NPC, Effects, Cutscenes]

● You can now sell items to the Stable Keeper NPC Melabee.

● The location of the NPC Hervano Tito in Eastern Gateway has been changed.

● The name of the NPC that exchanges Faded Metal Shard in Florin has been changed to Villager.

[UI]

● The logo animation that plays when you launch the game has been changed.

● The message that appears when you sell your horse to Imperial Delivery through the Stable Keeper has been changed.

[System]

● The way to send out Guild Bonuses have been changed:

- You can now send Guild Bonuses regardless of the day of week.

- Guild Bonuses will be reset every Saturday at midnight(24:00). Guild Bonuses can be sent 1 time after midnight on Saturday till the following Saturday midnight.

● You can only change the Guild Chance to Occupy setting on Saturday.

- The Guild Master can change the Chance to Occupy setting every Saturday (00:00~24:00).

● To prevent abnormal actions, when you select or change characters the following conditions must be met:

* If the character is in a Combat Area

- The character must be idle to select or change to another character.

- After getting on a mount, the character must be idle to select or change to another character.

- After getting on a mount, you cannot select or change to another character while moving.

- You cannot select or change to another character for 5 seconds after becoming invisible while auto-running.

- You cannot select or change to another character if the character is idle underwater or is going up due to lack of stamina.

- You cannot select or change to another character if the character is swimming or moving.

※ If the character is in a Safe Zone, then you can select or change to another character at any time.

● Improvements have been made so that fighting monsters and movement in Sycraia Underwater Ruins would be more smoother.

● Now the items produced via Guild Crafting are stackable in Inventory.

- In case you have the items in an unstacked state, the improvement will be applied if you store the items in Storage and collect them.

● Fixed the issue where it gets very dark intermittently, when entering Residence.

[Fixed Bugs]

●[Witch, Wizard] Fixed the issue where character would do a motion of being hit when using Spellbound Heart skill near World Boss.

●[Musa] Fixed the issue where Knockback effect would not apply when succeeding in landing additional hit after using Counter Assassination skill upon monster.

●[Ninja] Fixed the issue where the character would do an awkward motion when changing to auto-run mode while moving forward, after using Target Chase skill in Sura Katana stance.

●[Lahn] Fixed the issue where the flag would not be attached to the hands while doing Wave Flag social action.

● Fixed the issue where the maximum scan rate could be applied higher than 60Hz.

● Changes have been made so that key command can only be applied maximum 60 times a second.

※ We apologize for the incorrect information previously announced on the patch note.

- The change has been made to fix the issue where frame per second (hereafter FPS) would affect skill combo mechanism, which lead to a situation where abnormally fast key commands were available with certain PC environment.

- Please note that some skill combos that were used with certain PC environment can be unavailable with this change. We intend to make further improvements so that all skill combos can be used regardless of PC environment.

- We are going to have this change thoroughly tested in Global Lab (Test Server) before actually implementing to the live service. 

※ The issue where FPS affects some of the minigames, such as milking cows, will be fixed after fixing the skill combo issues.

● You can no longer transition from a character in Jail to other character via Tag function.

● Fixed the issue where Karanda the World Boss would intermittently look transparent when reconnecting via Character Selection window while fighting Karanda.

● Fixed the issue where 'Test of Sherekhan' quest would intermittently not be complete.

● Fixed the issue where you could not perform the quest ‘Bamam’s Advice’ normally when receiving the quest after forfeiting it.

● Fixed the issue where some of the temporary items’ names would look abnormal.

● Fixed the issue where the Knowledge obtainable when increasing Amity would not appear from the NPC Amity UI.

● Fixed the issue where some of the NPCs in Ibellab Oasis would appear to be clashed with the background.

● The invisible barrier of Khimut Lumber Camp has been removed.

● Fixed the issue where the name of Etimund NPC the General Goods Vendor would be clashed with the head of the NPC.

● Fixed the issue where some of the Tables could be removed while props are placed on it.

● Fixed the issue where the price of items in shop would be clashed with the silver coin icon.

● Fixed the issue where NPCs would be placed in certain Residences in Valencia.

● Fixed the issue where Gazelle Meat was not sellable in NPC Vendor.

● Fixed the issue where character could stuck in some of the structures of platform of Griffon which flys between Velia and Illiya Island when transitioning characters or channel at the platform.

● Fixed the issue where the arrow was not shown when checking the Node Information in World Map mode.

● It has been changed that Siege status will not be shown in the Server Selection window in Global Lab.

● Fixed the issue where window size of Beauty Album and Crafting Notes could not be changed when changing resolution.

● Improvements have been made to Marketplace so that it will show the item list from the latest to oldest from top.

● The number of items registered as new in Marketplace now will be synced with the number of items shown from the Register Alarm icon.

● The size of the warning sign of strong monsters will now be adjusted to the size of Minimap.

● Fixed the issue where some of the icons would intermittently be clashed with others when registering Fairy.

● Fixed the issue where some of Pets would not move from the loting spot.

● Fixed the issue where it looks very bright when searching for Sailboat at Wharf.

● Fixed the issue where you cannot catch any fish in certain area.

● Fixed the issue where Mount would appear at an abnormal spot when searching Mounts via Girgo Viano NPC at Calpheon.

● Fixed the issue where Guild Military Supply Manager NPC of Velia would look awkward when he salutes the Lord who conquered the area.