Crimson Desert: The new update 1.01.00 brings so many improvements that the patch notes read like a wish list from the community

With the latest patch, Crimson Desert is making up some ground with fans. Among other things, the update brings five new mounts and many new comfort functions, but also finally reduces stamina consumption when flying.

Crimson Deserthas been on the market for just under a week and a half now and developer Pearl Abyss has done an amazing job in that time. At launch, the Korean open-world game only had balanced user reviews on Steam. Many players were frustrated by the cumbersome controls and the comparatively difficult start.

However, the developers have been improving the game with patches for several days now and have managed to get Crimson Desert to around 80 percent positive ratings on Steam.

On March 29, the update 1.01.00 was rolled out on PC and consoles,which should give the user ratings another big boost, as it addresses many of the community’s major pain points.

Many players complained about the lack of comfort functions at the launch of Crimson Desert. The game bombards you with mechanics, but explains comparatively little and hides many functions in unnecessarily confusing menus. Patch 1.01.00 addresses this and promises more convenience when cooking, opening doors, collecting resources and trading.

Flying has also been made much easier: The new update has significantly reduced the amount of stamina required to move through the air, allowing you to cover longer distances in flight than before. There are alsofive new legendary mounts, which should be a lot of fun for collectors. Here is a brief selection of the highlights:

The highlights of patch 1.01.00

• Five new mounts:

  • Legendary mounts: White Bear, Silver Tooth, White Stag
  • Boss mounts: Stonecutter warthog, Icebolt mountain ibex

• Stamina consumption when flying and sprinting has been drastically reduced
• Bosses no longer attack immediately after reviving with herbal pills.
• New comfort functions such as cooking everything at once or confirm button before consuming keys.
• Many new food vendors
• Water can now be drawn from wells
• Stealing no longer reduces your reputation if you are not seen doing it.
• NewRefinement Coins that upgrade items directly to level 4 without consuming more resources.
• Changed sprint controls:

  • Tap once: Run
  • Tap twice: Sprint until your stamina is empty

• Ore from the drill and wood collected with the chainsaw now lands directly in the inventory.
• The loading times for fast travel and resurrection have been shortened.

With this update 1.01.00 many more nice changes You can find the complete patch notes as usual on the second page of this article.

In our opinion, Crimson Desert is taking an important step in the right direction with this update, as Pearl Abyss is responding to criticism from the community at breathtaking speed. The developers have already ironed out many of the criticisms that fans had at launch.

The complete patch notes for update 1.01.00

Most important update content

With this patch, five new mounts have been added for summoning and the loading times for teleportation and resurrection have been shortened. In addition, further improvements to the controls have been implemented to optimize the control feel.

Patch details 1.01.00

Content

• Five new mounts have been added, which you can unlock and summon by fulfilling certain conditions.

  • Mounts:

    • Legendary animals:
      White Bear, Silver Tooth, White Stag
    • Boss animals: Stonecutter’s warthog, Icebolt mountain ibex
    • The inhabitants of Pywel are not afraid of tamed animals, so you can move around the towns with your mounts without worrying.
    • If you have already caught one of the legendary animals before this patch, you will receive the corresponding reward in the additional rewards menu as soon as you start the game.

• Chests containing various materials have been added throughout the continent of Pywel.
• Refinement coins have been added, allowing you to refine your equipment up to level 4 without consuming additional materials. These coins can be obtained as rewards for certain main and faction quests.
• An “Instant Crafting” feature has been added to the Cooking/Crafting menu. Once you have selected a recipe, you can now make the dish directly without having to select the ingredients individually.
• The “Store all” function has been added to the private storage. (Keyboard: Shift+right click / PS5: □ / Xbox: X)
• The private storage that was previously located behind the NPC “Carl” in the Greymane Camp has been moved inside the tent.
• Farm store NPCs have been added to Pywel’s regional farms, so the knowledge count has been adjusted.
• A change has been made so that all knowledge on purchasable items in stores can now be acquired at once. The acquisition time is 3 seconds.
• An interaction button is now displayed in front of locked doors, allowing you to decide if you want to use a key to open them.
• A change has been made to prevent pets from moving too far away from the player during combat.
• Fixed an issue where pets could not collect items during combat.
• Whenever water is drawn from a well, 5 units can now be drawn at the same time.
• Minerals from ore veins mined with the mining ankle drill can now be collected immediately.
• The wood from trees felled with the Demeniss Chainsaw can now be collected immediately.
• The crafting materials for the Kuku Guardian Backpack have been changed.
• Abyss Spheres dropped when destroying Disappearing Rocks can now be placed in the Kuku Iron Pot.
• The Helm of Knowledge can now be used to acquire all knowledge displayed on the screen at once.
• The range of the Pirate King’s Hat treasure hunt has been slightly increased.
• Inventory expansion items obtained after reaching the inventory expansion limit (240 slots) will now be issued in the form of crates. These can contain items such as crafting materials.
• The overall gameplay experience when solving Abyss puzzles has been improved.
• The likelihood of pickpockets running into houses on the run has been reduced.
• The maximum camera distance in photo mode has been increased. A function for adjusting the field of view (FOV) and a camera shutter sound have also been added.
• In the course of ongoing graphical optimizations, some 2D graphic assets have been replaced to better match the artistic vision of the game.
• Fixed an issue where it was not possible to rest or wait in beds or around campfires.
• Fixed an issue where Damiane and Oongka would become invisible under certain circumstances.
• Fixed an issue where money deposited at the bank could disappear when updating interest under certain conditions.
• If a sealable item is lost, it will now be sealed if it is in a sealable state; if sealing is not possible, it will be registered as a lost item.
• If a sealable item is removed and the savegame is reloaded after saving, a message about sealing or losing an item will now appear.
• Reputation only drops when an NPC notices a crime.
• The functionality of an item has been changed:

  • The functionality of the item “Master Dus Headband” has been changed.
  • Once the item is equipped, pressing the corresponding button will immediately fire projectiles.

Controls and combat

• The movement controls for the player character and the horse have been improved.

  • The movement speed can now be increased by holding down the race button.
  • The movement speed can now be increased by tapping the race button once.
  • The movement speed for the character and the horse no longer decreases if the race button is not held down continuously.
  • (Please note that the race button must still be pressed at regular intervals for the full sprint).

• The usability for flying has been improved.

  • The stamina consumption when flying has been reduced.
  • Fixed an issue where the character would stop briefly before flying was activated.
  • An improvement has been made so that equipped items can now be used while flying.
  • Fixed an issue where flying could not be activated in certain situations.

• The “Jump Kick” ability has been reworked. Since there was an unintentional issue that caused the ability to be used repeatedly in the air, it has been improved so that it can be used more enjoyably as a movement mechanic without affecting balance.

  • The animation of the jump kick has been improved.
  • The stamina consumption of the Jump Kick ability now increases with each consecutive use.
  • Fixed an issue where the ability would not trigger if another main weapon was equipped instead of the sword.

• The stamina consumption of “Air Maneuver” and “Air Swing” has been reduced.
• Interaction range has been improved to make interaction with NPCs more comfortable.
• Improved responsiveness when turning the player when moving short distances.
• [Keyboard/Mouse] Fixed an issue where the abilities “Reflect Light” and “Whirling Slash” were interrupted under certain conditions when holding down the input.
• [Keyboard/Mouse] In the store, desired items can now be sold by double-clicking.
• Added visual effects to display weak points depending on the item.
• Some bosses and enemies no longer attack immediately after the player dies and revives.
• Fixed an issue where the ability “Meteor Kick” could be triggered in the air even if there was no accessible ground.
• Added a button guide for aiming tools.
• Weapons can now also be drawn using the weapon’s away button. In addition, a guide for this button is now displayed in combat.
• Fixed an issue where the stun bar would occasionally reset immediately when a boss using a mount fell off the mount.
• Small and Medium Stoneback Crabs will now fall over backwards when hit by Power Fist.

• [Keyboard/Mouse] The ease of use in the inventory has been improved as follows.

  • Items in the inventory are now no longer selected and used by mouseover, but by mouse click.
  • Items in the inventory can be selected by left-clicking with the mouse.
  • Items can be used by right-clicking or double-clicking.

• The stamina consumption when sprinting and using the crow wings has been reduced.
• Fixed an issue where the recoil range of focus defense was unusually long.
• Adjusted the interaction with the desert marauder Rusten so that the wheels can no longer be destroyed after a certain distance.
• Fixed an issue where rolls and dodges could not be triggered while using the Focus ability.
• [Keyboard/Mouse] The power of the axiom “Precise Control” has been added. By holding down Q or the back button on the mouse and moving the mouse, objects can be moved more precisely.
• Interacting with objects is now easier.
• When attempting to draw a weapon in a location or state where a weapon cannot be drawn, a message will now be displayed.

Quest

• The overly abrupt transition to staging during the liberation of a base has been mitigated.
• Fixed an issue where the quest “New Journey” in the prologue could not be continued if Sebastian was attacked with a thrown item.
• Fixed an issue where the delivery destination would occasionally disappear during the quest “Missing Companion” in Chapter 2.
• Fixed an issue where destroying totems would occasionally not count during the quest “Dance with the Devil” in Chapter 3.
• In addition, missing help texts during the quests have been added.

UI adjustments and improvements

• A function has been added to the mini-map with which the north direction (N) can be fixed at the top.
• Information has been added to the ability menu to increase the values at the next level of an ability.
• Icons have been added to the mini-map to indicate the position of keys and anvils.
• In the message menu, you can now view the progress status of challenges and quests (Accepted, Completed, Updated), reward information and time information. In addition, the maximum number of saved messages has been increased to 2,000.
• An icon has been added to the diary menu to indicate new quests.
• When the liberation bar of a base is displayed, the facilities of the base are now also displayed on the mini-map.
• The general functionality of the notifications on the main screen has been improved, including the display duration and the time of disappearance.
• In the Cooking/Crafting menu, identical recipes (Filling, Fully Loaded, Abundant Dishes) are now displayed as a group.
• A button guide for “Lens on Hand” is now displayed during the main game of Two-Leaf.
• The blinding effect has been removed on the loading screen for the “New Attempt” after death.
• The UI of the Knowledge menu has been improved so that you can view not only the top categories but also the subcategories at once.
• The guide images for the button labels L3/R3 of the DualSense controller and LS/RS of the Xbox controller have been changed.
• When using bag items in the inventory, “Use All” is now applied by default.
• The font color in the UI descriptions is now displayed brighter.

Graphics and settings

• The stability and quality of rendering in environments with low resolution or activated upscaling has been improved.
• When FSR-RR / DLSS-RR is enabled, the rendering of semi-transparent materials such as hair, fur and clothing has been improved.

• [Playstation 5] For an even better gaming experience with higher image quality, we have added the option “Fixed 4K resolution”.

  • When this option is activated, the screen is output in 4K resolution regardless of whether the monitor supports 4K resolution, so you can experience even higher picture quality.
  • When this option is enabled on PlayStation 5 (base model) in “Performance” mode, upscaling is performed using FSR.
  • This option is enabled by default and can be disabled if required.
  • When disabled, the screen is output according to the maximum resolution of the monitor.

• Fixed a problem where the image noise increased after a longer playing time.
• When DLSS-RR is enabled, displacement mapping is applied correctly. Also changed the DLSS-RR preset from D to E, improving overall quality and fixing an issue where texture animations such as waterfalls would stop.

Performance, stability and game launch

• Loading times when moving across the Abyss Nexus and resurrecting after death have been reduced.
• General stability and performance optimizations have been made on PC, Mac and consoles and some crash issues have been fixed.
• Fixed an issue that caused frame drops when fighting the Crow Summoner.

Localization

• Fixed an issue where the quest objective UI would display the descriptions of certain items instead of the quest content.
• Fixed localization errors in all languages and improved the overall quality of localization.

Miscellaneous

• New sounds have been added that play when some animals eat meat.

Miscellaneous

• Fixed an issue where the corresponding interact function was not available when upgrading some tools.
• Fixed an issue where the Skyway Gate would open in the Tangled Thicket Path without restoring a nearby Abyss.
• Improved an issue where cattle would not follow correctly when driving cattle.
• Fixed an issue where you could be attacked by guards simply by greeting them when the bounty was low.
• Fixed an issue where the ability “Veil of Wind” would affect surrounding NPCs.
• Fixed an issue where hitting the “Pull Up” button while outside would exit dwell mode.
• Fixed an issue where falling into shallow water would occasionally cause you to dive in a strange position.
• Fixed an issue where the effect of the Abyss equipment “Energy Suck” would not trigger.
• Fixed an issue where an unintended function was applied to the Constellation Helmet.
• Fixed an issue where movement would stop briefly once when starting to glide.
• Fixed an issue where the item was dropped when changing equipment via quick access while dragged.
• Fixed an issue where aiming with the bow was not possible in certain situations
• Fixed an issue where you could be thrown far away when using Storm Slash on the edge of a cliff.
• Fixed an issue where some UI elements would overlap in certain situations when displayed at the same time.
• Fixed an issue where a downward strike with wood would not count as a crime.
• In addition, various other bugs in the game have been fixed.