Developers have released the first patch for Crimson Desert, addressing player feedback and implementing various improvements, including the highly requested ability to rewind cutscenes.
This inaugural patch brings a range of fixes for quests, game mechanics, and boss encounters. Key changes and enhancements include:
- Bears will no longer instantly kill players; their overall damage has been adjusted.
- Fixed an issue where the number of mercenaries displayed was incorrect or some mercenaries did not appear in the list under certain conditions.
- Recently viewed cutscenes can now be rewound more quickly.
- A new tutorial quest has been added at the beginning of Chapter 3 to help players more quickly understand how to use Abyss equipment.
- Resolved issues preventing some quests from completing or progressing correctly.
- The skill window now more clearly separates skill names and descriptions for each weapon; some descriptions and accompanying videos have been updated.
- A finishing blow has been added to Cliff’s “Wolf’s Maw” skill.
- Fixed an error where bosses would attack while the player was resurrecting.
- Corrected issues where actions and progression in some boss battles were incorrect.
- Improved combat actions and visual effects for golems.
- The Tenebrum battle in Chapter 4 has been enhanced: players will no longer need to redo the puzzle section after dying in combat.
- Fixed an issue where NPC voice acting and subtitles did not match during greetings.
- Improved animations, actions, lip-sync, visual effects, and voice acting for several characters, including NPCs and animals.
- Addressed display errors, function issues, sound effects, and other interface aspects in various UI elements.