Crimson Desert Hotfix 2.04.03 Released on October 31 as Update 1.000.679
Pearl Abyss has been burning the midnight oil, as the developers have released yet another hotfix for Crimson Desert’s Charting the Unknown DLC, and it’s the weekend.
Players will see Crimson Desert hotfix 2.04.03 available for download now, and this appears as console patch 1.000.679.
Expect this to be another small download, and while there are a significant number of fixes, there are still issues that persist.
Crimson Desert Receives New Update for Bug Fixes on a Weekend
The list of fixes applied today are:
- Fixed an issue where certain pioneering missions could not be completed under certain conditions.
- Improved “Gift” so that multiple items can be selected at once and quantities can be set for each item.
- Fixed an issue where items would be returned instead of being properly delivered when using “Gift”.
- Adjusted festivals so that customer visit intervals no longer increase during nighttime hours.
- Fixed an issue where flying pets would fail to properly follow characters under certain conditions.
- Fixed an issue where spouses would not properly give gifts after marriage.
- Fixed an issue where Kliff’s unlock conditions could not be checked during certain quest progression.
- Fixed an issue where the character could appear transparent when switching characters under certain conditions.
- Improved character eyes so they appear more clearly.
- Fixed an issue where underwater sound effects could be heard in places that were not underwater, such as the title screen.
- Fixed an issue where the skills UI for characters not currently being played would display abnormally.
- [Keyboard/Mouse] Fixed an issue where key guides would overlap during interactions.
- Fixed an issue where the player character’s arms would shake while facing an enemy.
There are still a handful of known issues, and bear in mind, this is not the complete list.
Crimson Desert Known Issues as of October 31
- Livestock registered at the ranch may disappear.
- Some UI elements in the gifting feature are displayed in Korean.
- This issue will be fixed in the next patch.
- Some sound effects, including character movement sounds, are missing while underwater.
- The Camel Constellation and a blockaded stronghold are located in an inaccessible region.
- The game may crash if the base game and DLC versions don’t match. To ensure the game launches successfully, update both to the latest versions.
- Twitch Drops rewards can’t currently be claimed from the Drops & Rewards menu. Until this issue is resolved, click Claim in the stream chat to claim your reward, then link your Twitch account on the Drops event page.
- [XBOX] Certain items, such as Drops and pre-order rewards, may not display in the Add-ons menu and cannot be claimed.
- Interactions with NPCs, mounts, and specific objects is unavailable in certain situations.
- This issue can be temporarily resolved by restarting the game.
- Fish being caught while fishing in certain areas are unable to move.
- Greymane faction quests cannot be progressed while playing as Damiane or Oongka.
- If the “Evasion Control” option is set to “Hold,” the default Evasion key still functions even after the Evasion key has been changed.NPCs required for quest progression cannot ride together on Legendary Animal mounts.
- [Mac] When using a keyboard and mouse at certain resolutions, the cursor position differs from the actual furniture placement point.
- [Mac] The colorblind filter is not applied to the UI when “Colorblind Mode” is enabled.
- [PlayStation] The screen may freeze if characters are entered rapidly while using the virtual keyboard to set the name of a pet or horse.
- Please enter characters slowly with brief pauses when changing names. We apologize for the inconvenience.
- When using FSR4 upscaling, an issue occurs in rainy environments where rain disappears, or the screen becomes blurry or distorted.
Don’t be surprised to see another patch be released in the coming days, as Pearl Abyss has been very quick in addressing issues.
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