Crimson Desert Hotfix 2.04.08 Released for Improved Framerates via Patch 1.000.698
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As expected, Pearl Abyss has continued its update rollout for Crimson Desert, as the action-RPG has now been updated to version 2.04.08 on November 6.
Console gamers will see the download as Crimson Desert 1.000.698, and this is another fix-filled patch available on all platforms.
For the full changelog, as well as the known issues, read on,
Crimson Desert Update 1.000.698 Applies Framerate Improvements and More
Here are the list of fixes for today:
- Improved framerate drops in certain areas.
- We will continue to improve framerate drops that occur in certain situations and during certain content.
- Fixed an issue where the ship’s wheel would not rotate while steering the ship.
- [PS5] Fixed an issue where the game would crash during certain cutscenes.
- [Mac] Fixed an issue where the game would crash after defeating Leviakan, making it impossible to progress the game.
- Defeating Leviakan now grants its scale as a reward.
- Fixed an issue where character controls could become unresponsive in certain underwater caves.
- Fixed an issue where the character could not dive again in certain underwater caves.
- Fixed an issue where houses could disappear in certain situations when using Free Construction mode.
- Improved the game to show a confirmation prompt when deleting a room in Free Construction mode.
- Fixed an issue where the character would revive beneath the ship when attempting to revive on the Drunken Catfish.
- Fixed an issue where the camera could occasionally become unresponsive during pioneering.
- Fixed an issue where the Golden Striped Marlin could not be removed from the trade goods slots.
- Fixed an issue where players could not encounter the Phantom Ship in the Sea of Silence when riding a Phantom Ship.
- Fixed an issue where loading a save file near an anchorage on certain islands would cause the ship to spawn on the island.
- Fixed an issue where a quest to propose to a witch would not be completed even after the “Propose” interaction was successfully completed.
- Fixed an issue where selecting ‘Undo Changes’ would cause objects installed indoor to disppear at houses.
- Fixed an issue where entering housing mode in certain situations would move the player to a house in another location.
- Fixed an issue where, when playing a single save file across multiple accounts, enhancement levels of equipment could reset in certain situations.
- Fixed an issue where certain outfits appeared unnatural.
- Spotted seals can now be fed.
- Fixed an issue where letting go while clinging would unintentionally make the character roll.
- Fixed an issue where projectiles would continue to spawn from the Karanda’s Spheres.
- Fixed an issue where monsters with muskets would aim them in awkward directions.
- [Damiane] Fixed an issue where the Ascended Stab did not function properly when using a two-handed sword.
- Fixed an issue where the game would crash when approaching a castle or management facility, with a large amount of flooring placed, from a distance.
- Improved the game so that a help entry appears when the player encounters a school of fish.
While today’s changelog is a sizable one, there are still a lot of issues that need to be resolved.
Crimson Desert Known Issues as of November 6, 2026
- The quantity of packaged trade goods purchased from the merchant of Samora island may become incorrect when transferring them from a ship to a wagon.
- This issue does not occur when the trade goods are moved one at a time.
- Some sound effects, including character movement sounds, are missing while underwater.
- A blockaded stronghold is 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.
Given the cadence of updates, expect another one soon-ish, and we’ll let our readers know of it once it’s live.
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