Crimson Desert Update 1.000.525 Released for Version 2.02.00 on September 11

by Alex Co September 11, 2026 1:51 am in Title Updates and Patches

Pearl Abyss has released a new Crimson Desert patch on all platforms today, and this brings as slew of fixes, and for Mac players, cross-save!

Console gamers will see this as Crimson Desert update 1.000.525, which brings the game to version 2.02.00.

For the complete list of fixes, as well as the known issues still being investigated, read on.

Crimson Desert Update 1.000.525 Brings Cross-Save to Mac, Various Bugs

Content

Fixed an issue where shining a lantern on an NPC would not make their belongings visible.
Fixed an issue where housing would not become available when raising the banner at Howling Hill Camp while the inventory was full.
Fixed an issue where Thornbriar Fortress could not be liberated.
Fixed an issue where some items would disappear from the Trade Goods Storage when loading certain save files.
Fixed an issue where the letter would disappear during “The Words of Alustin” in certain situations, preventing quest progression.

Controls

Fixed an issue where chaining “Descending Force Palm” after “Aerial Force Palm” did not function properly in certain situations.

Graphics / Settings

Fixed an issue where the game would crash when starting a new game with DLSS Frame Generation enabled.

Localization

Fixed various localization errors and improved localization quality across all languages.
Fixed an issue where certain Arabic text would not display correctly.

Others

Fixed an issue where visual noise on armor was particularly noticeable indoors.
Fixed an issue where Kliff’s appeared unnatural when wearing the Crow Cloth Blindfold with certain settings enabled.

There are still a handful of issues being investigated by the developers.

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.