Crimson Desert
Steam News 23 April 202628d ago

Patch Notes Version 1.04.00 (Revised: 2026/04/27)

Fellow Greymanes, Here are the fixes and improvements that have been added this patch. Major Updates This patch adds game difficulty settings, new storage items, new pets, keyboard/mouse and controller preset options, n…

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addedFellow Greymanes, Here are the fixes and improvements that have been added this patch.
addedThis patch adds game difficulty settings, new storage items, new pets, keyboard/mouse and controller preset options, new category tabs for the inventory, new skills, improvements to distant scenery quality, and more.
addedEasy / Normal / Hard difficulty options have been added to Settings > Play. For experienced Greymanes looking for more intense and thrilling combat, Hard difficulty offers a more challenging journey. For those who have enjoyed many boss fights and are looking to challenge them again, the boss rematches feature allowing you to face off against the bosses of your choice will be added soon. Easy Reduced damage taken by the player. Reduced maximum health, aggressiveness, and overall speed of opponents. Extended timing windows for Parry and Dodge. Reduced the frequency of bosses attempting to counterattack or escape when hit. Normal This is the difficulty you have been playing so far. Hard Food item effects won't be applied immediately and will only take effect after the consumption animation is complete. Increased damage taken by the player. Increased maximum health, aggressiveness, and overall speed of opponents. Reduced timing window for Parry and Dodge. Reduced the invincibility duration for Roll. Increased the frequency of bosses attempting to counterattack or escape when hit. Added additional combat patterns for certain bosses.
addedAdded the Sturdy Gatherables Chest which can be set up with the housing system. The Sturdy Gatherables Chest has 1,000 slots and can be purchased from furniture shops. Materials stored in the Sturdy Gatherables Chest can be used for crafting or refinement even if they are not carried in your inventory.
addedAdded the Kuku Cooler and Enhanced Kuku Cooler items which can be placed with the housing system. The Kuku Cooler can be obtained through a quest, while the Enhanced Kuku Cooler can be crafted. Both can be used to store food items and ingredients. Kuku Cooler: 40 slots Enhanced Kuku Cooler: 330 slots. Ingredients stored in either cooler can be used for cooking even if they are not carried in your inventory.
addedAdded the Collectibles Chest which can be placed through housing mode. The Collectibles Chest can be used to store various quest items and crafting recipes. The Collectibles Chest has 1,000 slots and can be obtained through a quest.

Fellow Greymanes, Here are the fixes and improvements that have been added this patch.

Major Updates

This patch adds game difficulty settings, new storage items, new pets, keyboard/mouse and controller preset options, new category tabs for the inventory, new skills, improvements to distant scenery quality, and more.

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Patch Notes Version 1.04.00

Content

  • Easy / Normal / Hard difficulty options have been added to Settings > Play. For experienced Greymanes looking for more intense and thrilling combat, Hard difficulty offers a more challenging journey.

    • For those who have enjoyed many boss fights and are looking to challenge them again, the boss rematches feature allowing you to face off against the bosses of your choice will be added soon.

    • Easy

      • Reduced damage taken by the player.

      • Reduced maximum health, aggressiveness, and overall speed of opponents.

      • Extended timing windows for Parry and Dodge.

      • Reduced the frequency of bosses attempting to counterattack or escape when hit.

    • Normal

      • This is the difficulty you have been playing so far.

    • Hard

      • Food item effects won't be applied immediately and will only take effect after the consumption animation is complete.

      • Increased damage taken by the player.

      • Increased maximum health, aggressiveness, and overall speed of opponents.

      • Reduced timing window for Parry and Dodge.

      • Reduced the invincibility duration for Roll.

      • Increased the frequency of bosses attempting to counterattack or escape when hit.

      • Added additional combat patterns for certain bosses.

  • Added the Sturdy Gatherables Chest which can be set up with the housing system.

    • The Sturdy Gatherables Chest has 1,000 slots and can be purchased from furniture shops.

    • Materials stored in the Sturdy Gatherables Chest can be used for crafting or refinement even if they are not carried in your inventory.

  • Added the Kuku Cooler and Enhanced Kuku Cooler items which can be placed with the housing system.

    • The Kuku Cooler can be obtained through a quest, while the Enhanced Kuku Cooler can be crafted. Both can be used to store food items and ingredients.

      • Kuku Cooler: 40 slots

      • Enhanced Kuku Cooler: 330 slots.

    • Ingredients stored in either cooler can be used for cooking even if they are not carried in your inventory.

  • Added the Collectibles Chest which can be placed through housing mode.

    • The Collectibles Chest can be used to store various quest items and crafting recipes.

    • The Collectibles Chest has 1,000 slots and can be obtained through a quest.

  • Added an outfit storage feature to the Wardrobe, which can be placed through housing mode.

    • The Wardrobe can be purchased from furniture shops.

    • Each Wardrobe provides 100 storage slots, and the total storage capacity increases based on the number of wardrobes placed.

    • The maximum outfit storage capacity is 1,000 slots.

  • Added the Select House option where you can change the layout of your house.

    • Selectable house types unlock based on the Greymane Camp expansion level.

      • Compact House

      • Standard House

      • Spacious House

      • Spacious Pailunese House

  • Improved housing mode-related UI and controls.

  • Added a function that allows all furniture items placed through the housing mode to be retrieved all at once.

  • Improved the Greymane Camp. (To avoid spoilers, changes related to this content are listed in the dropdown menu below.)

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    • After moving the camp to Pailune, you will receive the Private Storage item which can be placed through housing mode.

    • Added a well to Howling Hill.

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  • Improved the observation feature so that Abyss artifacts can be earned when observing a skill that had already been acquired by using Abyss artifacts.

  • Improved the

Source

Steam News / 23 April 2026

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