Crimson Desert Hotfix 1.16.02 Out on Aug. 3 via Update 1.000.425

by Alex Co August 3, 2026 11:13 am in Title Updates and Patches
Crimson Desert Update 1.000.460

After releasing version 1.16.0 of Crimson Desert on all platforms two days ago, Pearl Abyss immediately released a hotfix a day later, and it seems they’re not done fixing the game from its big update just yet.

Today, Crimson Desert update 1.000.425 is out, and this brings the game to version 1.16.02 on all platforms.

This fixes the loading screen issue, as well as other bugs that are causing problems for gamers. We’ve also included the list of known issues the dev team are currently looking at as well.

Crimson Desert Hotfix on August 3 Issued to Fix Loading Screen Bug

Crimson Desert New Update 1.000.328

Today’s patch includes the following fixes:

  • Fixed an issue where the loading screen persisted or a black screen appeared when loading save data in certain circumstances.
  • [AMD] Fixed an issue where graphical issues occurred when enabling Ray Regeneration on a Radeon RX 9070 XT or higher graphics card.
  • [Mac] Fixed an issue where the game crashed when running the game on a Mac with MetalFX Denoising Upscaler option enabled.
  • Fixed an issue where indoor housing features were unavailable in Housing Mode under certain circumstances.

As for the patch released the other day, it included the following fix:

  • Fixed an issue where, after loading trade goods at a regional wagon workshop, storage UIs available in camp (such as the Private Storage, Feed Bin, Gatherables Chest) sometimes appeared as the Wagon Cargo UI instead.

For the list of issues being looked into, read on.

Crimson Desert Known Issues (as of Aug. 3)

  • Certain shields may disappear after switching to dual-wielded weapons, saving the game, and then reloading it.
    • The missing shield can be restored by equipping another shield, saving the game, then reloading it.
  • 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.
  • On NVIDIA GTX 1060 GPUs, enabling ‘FSR Upscaling’ and ‘Frame Generation’ causes the screen to appear white.
  • When using FSR4 upscaling, an issue occurs in rainy environments where rain disappears, or the screen becomes blurry or distorted.

Hopefully, this finally fixes the loading issue, though don’t be surprised to see another hotfix released soon.

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