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Patch Notes - July 3rd 2019



Greetings Adventurers,

This week, refresh yourself with a Finto's juice and get even more rewards with the Start of an Amazing Summer Challenge! As announced recently, we are changing the Horse Flute into the Trainer's Flute which can be used to call your horses, but also your donkeys, camels and miniature elephants! You will now be able to see which mount you have taken out for each character in the End Game and Character Selection window.

Guild Masters can now take a break; Guilds Officers will be able to use the Guild Skills. Keep reading the patch notes to find all the details newly added in the game!


Event & System


New Events
  • Start of an Amazing Summer Challenge
    • Event Period: July 4 00:00 UTC = July 9 23:59 UTC
    • During the event period (6 days), claim the following rewards including the Shakatu’s Seals via Challenges tab (Y) for simply playing Black Desert Online


Ongoing Events
  • Shai Release Events
    • Event 1: Decisions, Decisions…: June 26 (after maintenance) – July 10 (before maintenance)
    • Event 2: The Case of the Missing Herb: June 26 (after maintenance) – July 10 (before maintenance)
    • Event 3: Treasure Hunt: June 26 (after maintenance) – July 9 (23:59 UTC)
  • The following challenges were changed from event challenges to goal challenges.
    • “[Shai] Reach Lv. 60” reward Advice of Valks (+60) x1
    • “Achieved Lv. 50!” reward Sealed Book of Combat (1 Day) x1
    • “Achieved Lv. 56!” reward Sealed Book of Combat (1 Day) x1
    • “Achieved Lv. 58!” reward Sealed Book of Combat (1 Day) x1


Ended Events
  • Customize & Win
    • Top 5 winners from BEST OF SHOW and Top 3 winners from BE UNIQUE in NA or EU (Total 16) will be chosen after the event concludes and winners will be announced via Forums shortly.
  • Monster zone event part 3.
    • The monsters from the regions below will no longer appear twice as fast after they die.
      • Mediah: Shultz Guard Post, Hasrah Ancient Ruins
      • Valencia: Bashim Base, Basilisk Den, Roud Sulfur Mine
      • Kamasylvia: Forest Ronaros
      • Drieghan: Tshira Ruins, Sherekhan Necropolis (Day)
      • Other: Sycraia Underwater Ruins (Upper zone)


Reward Distribution
  • Traces of Black Spirit
    • The rewards for finding Black Spirit’s Marks have been distributed via your in-game mailbox (B).
  • #NotCameraShai SNS Contest
    • Sealed Book of Life (7 Days) has been sent out via in-game mailbox (B) to the winners.
    • If you are one of the Grand Prize Winners, please keep an eye on your email!


System
  • Guild Officers can now use guild skills.
    • (Command to Gather can still only be used by the Guild Leader.)
Developer’s Comment
We received various feedback from numerous adventurers after the Heidel Ball. There were some points we never thought of before and some we changed priority levels to deal with earlier.
To answer to your call, we are preparing to review and make applications of your feedback in every week's patch.
This week, we changed guild skills so that Guild Officers can also use them. We plan to add more ranks, but added this feature first. We will implement more segmented ranks in a future patch.
  • Guild Officers can now use [Guild] Pledge of the Blood.
    • Added text to guild skills saying that guild officers can also use them.
  • Option for Keyboard LED Animation has been added to: General Settings → Misc.
    • RGB effects will be available for F1 ~ F8 and W, A, S, D, V keys for certain keyboards.
    • This feature is still in development. List of officially supported keyboards will be announced in a future Patch Note.


Game World, NPC & Effects


Game World
  • Fixed the issue where certain parts of the streets of Velia did not look natural.

  • Fixed the issue where characters could not climb up in certain areas of Wizard's Altar.

  • Fixed the issue where certain geographical graphics appeared unnatural during spectator mode.


NPC
  • Fixed the issue where some unintended NPCs showed up for Find NPC, causing unnecessary log build up.
    • Related NPCs are Dellus, Shakatu's right hand man and the quest NPC Sealed Black Scroll.
  • Fixed the actions of some of the NPCs of Olvia which did not match the background.
    • Background props were added to match the NPC's actions.


Mounts
  • Fixed the issue where the oars of the Epheria Frigate appeared in unintended positions.

  • The name and function of the Horse Flute was changed to the following.
    • Horse Flute → Trainer's Flute
    • Use the Trainer's Flute to call horses, donkeys, camels, and miniature elephants.
    • Trainer’s Flute cannot be used to call wagons and ships.
  • The mount icon for donkeys, camels, and miniature elephants will now be displayed in yellow if you have an activated Trainer’s Flute.

  • Fixed the issue where donkeys would turn around when attacked by another adventurer using a 100% Black Spirit skill while mounted.

  • Fixed the issue where donkeys would follow the player even after the player rides them into the water.

  • New icons and descriptions were added to the donkey mount information window indicating that skills acquired by donkeys are only usable by Shai.

  • Fixed the issue where the acceleration of horses was affected by the character's jump.
    • This issue occurred for characters who had items such as Magic Crystal of Nature - Ascension (Item effect: Jump Height +25) transfused into their gear.


Class Changes


Ranger
  • Fixed the issue where logging into a Ranger and using a resource consuming skill sometimes caused the character to stop moving.


Musa
  • Fixed the graphical issue of the Durandal Outfit Set where the collar looked awkward during Awakening combat stance.


Dark Knight
  • Fixed the process of going into Awakening combat stance by pressing the C key, while pressing the W key, and then pressing the Tab key in the process to return to idle stance to be sequenced more naturally.


Mystic
  • Fixed the issue where her hair was in a fixed position and color changed when equipped with a Coco Hat.


Shai
  • Fixed Shai to be able to auto-run even when not in combat stance.
    • Now Shai will stop from auto-run when the destination is reached.
  • The switch from combat to auto-run stance is now faster.

  • Shai can now look at the camera during auto-run.

  • Fixed the issue where Twirl I, II, and III continued on to do its second hit damage by holding LMB, making it difficult to chain other skills.

  • Fixed the issue where the death message for Shai was displayed 3 times consecutively.

  • Fixed the issue where Shai's Grunil and Fortuna gloves and shoes were not displayed properly when equipped.

  • [Shai] Fixed the issue where the skill 'Come Out, Come Out' worked only 1 person although there were multiple hostile adventurers nearby.


Item Changes
  • The Wild Spirit Stone can now be used in Processing (Grinding) to obtain Mystical Spirit Powder.

  • Fixed the issue where the [Event] Golden Bell could not be stacked.

  • The interior point for Cosmic Dawn Chandelier was changed to match other chandeliers.
    • Before: 85 points
    • After: 250 points
  • The Cosmic Dawn Chandelier was changed to have +8 interior points if there are no items nearby its location.

  • Fixed the Alchemy Stone Shard tooltip to display the correct amount of required Black Stone Powder.
    • Before: Black Stone Powder x2
    • After: Black Stone Powder x20
  • For details on newly added Pearl Shop Update, please click < Here >!
    • A special offer function was added to the shop, which will be available to adventurers who have certain conditions.


Mechanic Changes
  • Caphras Stone can now be extracted from all enhancement levels capable of Caphras enhancement.


Monster Changes
  • The dust effects of the below monsters were improved based on their size.
    • Stoneback Crab
    • Faust Forest Herb Stoneback Crab
    • Rough Stoneback Crab
    • Beetle Stoneback Crab
  • The below monsters near the Olvia Coast road were relocated away from the road.
    • Wolf
    • Weasel
    • Grass Beetle
  • Fixed the graphical issue of Al Rhundi's face.


Quests & Knowledge


Quest
  • Fixed the issue where the dialogue for the quest "Finding a Way Out" was awkward.

  • Fixed the issue where the quest guide for the "Even a Small Piece" quest took you to a location where you could not make interactions.

  • Fixed the reward information of some quests, such as "The Sage of Velia", to display the correct information.

  • Added EXP rewards to certain quests to help the growth of your characters.

  • To help the growth of your characters, general quests (excluding main, life, fishing, adventure, trade, and repeat quests) now have Combat Grade EXP rewards.
    • With Combat Grade EXP, you can receive different amounts of EXP depending on the level of your character.
    • The amount of EXP received is not a set number, but a percentage of your current required EXP.
    • For example, if you complete a quest with a Combat Grade EXP reward, a level 58 character will receive 0.5% EXP, while a level 60 character will receive 0.02% EXP.
      ※ The example shown is not the actual ratio used in game and is used to help you understand its concept.
    • Also, the "Combat EXP Gain +30%" effect of "Chenga - Sherekhan Tome of Wisdom" is also applied to the Combat Grade EXP reward.
      ("Chenga - Sherekhan Tome of Wisdom" can be acquired by completing the suggested quest "[Lv.53] The Adventurer's Tome regarding the legend of Chenga".
    • Quests with Combat Grade EXP rewards are indicated with the orange Combat EXP icon in the quest rewards list.
Developer’s Comment
All quests of Black Desert give Contribution Points as rewards and they were used as a resource to live in this world. However, they are not used as they were first intended to be anymore.
We've also noted that many adventurers enjoy completing quests after the addition of Rulupee's Travel Log. To help these players, completion of quests now increase amity with the NPCs of the quests and reward more Combat EXP.
It is not a big change, but we hope this brings more meaning to those who enjoy quests.
  • Amity rewards were added to some quests.
    • Completing quests will make it easier for you to become better acquainted with NPCs.
    • Amity rewards vary depending on the characteristics of the NPC and quest given.
    • This does not include recurring and life advancement quests.
  • Condition to accept the quest [Event] They Took the Herb Bundles! has been added to the quest description.

  • You can now see where the quest takes place when you do the quest [Event] They Took the Herb Bundles!

  • Quest objective of [Event] They Took the Herb Bundles! has been changed.


Knowledge
  • Fixed the "Southwestern Gateway" knowledge to now be obtainable by talking to Xaviero Vitello.


Interface Changes
  • The Special tag was added to certain items listed on the Pearl Shop.

  • Fixed the Marni's Stone count to adjust to the size of the 3D minimap.

  • Attempting Edit UI with a character below level 7 will now display the message "The Edit UI function is available from level 7.".

  • Fixed the issue where the My Information (P) menu would display the character with no titles even when one is applied.

  • Fixed the issue where you could interact with NPCs and the Black Spirit while moving the character selection window.

  • Fixed items that cannot be Black Stone extracted to be unable to be registered for Black Stone extraction.

  • Fixed the mail description at the bottom right of the screen to display the correct information.
    • This message is only shown when you have unread mail.
  • Fixed the expired tabs in the attendance reward UI to be removed.

  • The accumulated trade numbers of the Central Market is now divided by units.

  • New UI (horse or anchor icon) was added to the Select Character (Character Selection) screen and End Game menu showing the mounts being used by each of your characters.
    • No Guild mounts will be displayed.
  • Search for the Web Central Market is now not case sensitive for English.

  • When giving feed to your pet by pressing Give Feed button, the first one in the list of feed you have will now be selected (from Select Feed window) as default. This will be the same for when selecting Feed All option.

  • All other windows will now be closed when you start the harpooning minigame.

  • Fixed the issue where the camera perspective was unnatural when using the keyboard after log-in.

  • Fixed the issue where the system message "Please try again in a moment" was displayed when you join a platoon.

  • Fixed the issue where the system message "Please try again in a moment" was displayed when you create a party or a platoon.

  • Fixed the issue where items were not updated properly when you move them between slots with the Item Count UI open.

  • Fixed the issue where you could use a Crystal Extractor in the Extraction Mill consecutively, even after you complete timing the extractor correctly 3 times, in certain situations.

  • Fixed the issue where the number of Likes increased when you apply customization in the Beauty Album.

  • Fixed the issue where the notice on the top of the screen during fishing would overlap with other UI when text size is set to the largest size.

  • Now you can see in the Central Market list whether the item reached its Max or Min price.

  • Fixed the issue where the mount skill list UI was abnormal when the description text was longer.

  • Fixed the issue where the information about summoned mount was not displayed intermittently.


Resolved Issues
  • Fixed the issue where Shai's skills were unusable when performing them with Quick Slot 11 through 20 that are set up through the Edit UI.

  • The Fighting Spirit social action for Shai now displays the correct facial expression.

  • Fixed the issue where the dialog of 'The Truth Behind the Treasure' was repeated when accepting the quest.


Known Issues
  • We are aware of the error message "This is a customization file for a different class." that is displayed when you enter the character select menu.

  • We are aware of the issue where the effect of Finto's Fresh Juice is not applied when used while the character is swimming.

  • We are aware of the issue where you cannot call your wagon even in close distance by pressing LMB on the Mount icon when you have a Trainer’s Flute activated.

  • We are aware of the issue where the following system message is displayed when pressing LMB on the Mount icon to try to call your wagon/ship. Please note Trainer’s Flute cannot be used to call Wagons and Ships.
    • Your mount is too far away. (You can call mounts from a further distance with a Trainer’s Flute).



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[Maintenance] Regular Maintenance July 3rd 2019



Dear Players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

Date: Wednesday, July 3rd 2019


Duration: 4 hours.
  • Global 8:00 UTC ~ 12:00 UTC
  • Central (EU) 10:00 CEST ~ 14:00 CEST
  • West Coast (NA) 1:00 PDT ~ 5:00 PDT
  • East Coast (NA) 4:00 EDT ~ 8:00 EDT


Reasons:
  • Start of an Amazing Summer Challenge (Y) will begin.
  • Horse Flute will be renamed to Trainer's Flute (Will now call horses, donkeys, camels, and miniature elephants.
  • Guild Officers will now be able to use Guild skills.
  • Mount icon to tell you which Mount you have taken out for each character will be added to End Game and Character Selection window.


Ending Events:
  • Customize & Win


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We apologize for the inconvenience and we ask for your generous understanding.


Best regards,
BDO Team

Patch Notes - June 26th 2019



Greetings Adventurers,

Shai is finally here! This curious little one has left Florin with her donkey to look for new adventures while supporting her allies. She is also a professional alchemist and gatherer, so take advantage of these innate skills!

Along with her arrival we have three new events starting this week that will help you earn special rewards! Do not miss them!

What are you waiting for? Shai is looking for new friends to explore the world of Black Desert Online with!


Event & System


New Events
  • Shai Release Events
    • Event 1: Decisions, Decisions…
      • Event Period: June 26 (after maintenance) – July 10 (before maintenance)
      • Choose among several quests to receive the reward that will help your character focus on either leveling up, life skills, or traveling.
    • Event 2: The Case of the Missing Herb
      • Event Period: June 26 (after maintenance) – July 10 (before maintenance)
      • Please find and return the missing herb!
    • Event 3: Treasure Hunt
      • Event Period: June 27 (00:00 UTC) – July 10 (23:59 UTC)
      • Use an [Event] Shining Key to open a Treasure Chest.
    • Click < Here > to learn all about these awesome events to celebrate Shai release!
  • Special Challenges
    • Complete the following challenges and collect your rewards via the Challenges tab (Y).


For shai
  • These Challenges can only be completed with the Shai class, once per Family.

  • Reach Lv. 58 Challenge for Shai is only available until July 24 (before maintenance).

  • Reach Lv. 60 Challenge for Shai is available permanently.


For your Family
  • This Challenge can be completed by any of the 18 classes.

  • This is available once per Family.

  • Reach Lv.50/Lv.56/Lv.58 Challenge is available permanently.
  • Monster zone event part 3!
    • Event period: June 26 after maintenance - July 3 before maintenance
    • The monsters from the regions below will now appear twice faster than before after they die.
      • Mediah: Shultz Guard Post, Hasrah Ancient Ruins
      • Valencia: Bashim Base, Basilisk Den, Roud Sulfur Mine, Aakman Temple
      • Kamasylvia: Forest Ronaros
      • Drieghan: Tshira Ruins, Sherekhan Necropolis (Day)
      • Other: Sycraia Underwater Ruins (Upper zone)


Ongoing Events

Ended Events
  • Traces of the Black Spirit

  • Shai Preparation Event

  • Shai Pre-creation

  • Donkey See, Donkey Do

  • #NotCameraShai SNS Contest
    • Winners Announcement: June 27
  • Monster zone event part 2
    • The monsters from the regions below will no longer appear twice as fast after they die.
      • Mediah - Manes Hideout, Wandering Rogue Den
      • Kamasylvia - Polly's Forest, Navarn Steppe
      • Valencia - Titium Valley, Cadry Ruins, Waragon Nest, Centaurus Herd, Pila Ku Jail
      • Drieghan - Blood Wolf Settlement
      • Other - Protty Cave


Reward Distribution
  • Shai Preparation Event
    • Event rewards for being signed up for newsletter were sent out.
    • Please log into your account on the main website and check under Coupon if you qualify.
  • Shai Pre-creation Event
    • All participants who have created Shai during the event period (and did not delete it before the event ended) have received announced rewards. Please check your in-game mailbox (B) now if you qualify.
  • Donkey See, Donkey Do
    • A combined total of NA and EU servers filled with donkeys was well over 30 servers and we are excited to announce the following rewarding events!
      • [Event 1] A Mount EXP +50% boost event
        • June 26 (after maintenance) – July 3 (before maintenance)
      • [Event 2] You will be able to choose 1 donkey emblem from the following list via Challenges tab (Y). Thank you for your active participation!
        • Donkey Emblem: Derome the Donkey
        • Donkey Emblem: Cherose the Donkey
        • Donkey Emblem: Vallet the Donkey
  • Operation Guild Support
    • The following event rewards were distributed to winners:
      • [Guild] Ship License: Galley
      • Guild Funds of 3 or 7 billion Guild Funds of 300 or 700 million
      • Special Titles (Crimson Vanguard, Crimson Conqueror, Crimson Legion, Blood Lord).


Content
  • A new character Shai was added.
Developer’s Comment
The Shai have been a beloved part of the world of Black Desert, and now, you can play as a Shai yourself. The Shai is not a combat based character so she offers new ways for you to play. Please go ahead and begin a new adventure with your very own Shai!
  • Shai are from Florin, so they already know very well the Alchemy and Gathering skills of Florin. Shai were set so that they don't have to go through the Alchemy and Gathering quests of Florin.

※ Shai's Gathering and Alchemy level will not fall below Professional 1 even when you use EXP transfer coupons, as they only transfer EXP you've collected.
  • Since Shai is from Florin, she will experience more friendly dialogue with Florin villagers compared to existing characters. She also has slightly different quest lines in Florin.

  • Shai exclusive Bonfire Tool was added.
    • Bonfire Tool can be crafted with Simple Alchemy by using 5 of any kind of timber, such as logs, 5 Rough Stones, and 5 Powder of Flame.
    • Using the Bonfire Tool will create a Bonfire.
    • Bonfires last 10 minutes. They heal nearby allies for 50 HP per 10 seconds and cure hypothermia.
    • Bonfire Tools have a cooldown of 30 minutes.
  • Shai has been with donkeys since she was young. She knows well how to handle them, and is even able to gallop on them.
    • Shai still prefers her donkey and is not yet ready to mount horses. However, her inquisitive nature will surely solve that once she gets interested in horses.
  • Damage dealt by Shai during PvP is greatly reduced.

  • Added a special Shai icon.

  • Shai will now be displayed in the first slot during character creation.

  • Shai's shoulders are too small for small cats or birds to rest on them.

※ Please note that Shai and all new characters can only acquire Costumes from Costume Boxes once all their costumes are released. One costume box available with Shai launch for example is the [Event] Splat Fisher’s Clothes Set (7 Days) as Splat Fisher’s Clothes Set is currently available for Shai.
  • 3 new donkeys were added to celebrate the release of Shai.
Developer’s Comment
Donkeys have been a part of the world of Black Desert since the beginning, but they never received the attention they deserve. With the release of Shai, we would like to give the donkeys a well deserved fresh new start as well. Although they cannot completely replace horses, we plan to start off with them being companions of Shai and add more donkey specific functions as time goes by. Not being noticed by monsters and having a sort of roaming mode would be good examples.
  • The new donkeys are Derome, Cherose, and Vallet, and they can acquire special skills from leveling.

  • These new skills can only be used by Shai.

  • The new donkeys can acquire 4 skills as stated below.

※ The skill Just Chillin' is already learned on level 1. The other 3 skills have a high chance to be learned as they grow.

※ You can travel the world of Black Desert more easily once you grow your donkey to acquire all skills and have their items equipped.
  • Skill change, skill removal, and skill training is now available for donkeys.

  • The following items were changed to be usable on donkeys.
    • Mount Skill Change Coupon
    • Mount Skill Removal Coupon
    • Mount Skill Training Coupon
    • Mount All Skill Training Coupon
  • All donkeys were changed to unnoticed by monsters when on standby.
    • Donkeys will still take damage if they are within range of an enemy attack, regardless of the monster’s target.
  • New donkey gears were added.


  • You can now dye donkey gear.

  • New earring "Black Distortion Earring" was added.
  • You have a chance to acquire the "Black Distortion Earring" from the following monsters of Star's End.
    • Apostle of Corruption
    • Harbinger of Corruption
    • Apostle of Defilement
    • Harbinger of Defilement
    • Apostle of Immorality
    • Harbinger of Immorality
    • Apostle of Malevolence
Developer’s Comment
Initially, this earring was planned to be added with the release of Star's End, but we needed more time to test it because it is different from existing items.
The Black Distortion Earring has high AP, but will drop your DP. With this, we plan to give more choices in items to adventurers, depending on their playstyles.


System
  • Fixed the issue where the game client would occasionally shut down when certain effects from character motions came out.

  • Fixed the items in Storage that are not registered to the Marketplace to be excluded from asset calculation.


Game World, NPC & Effects


Game World
  • Fixed the issue where characters were unable to get out of certain areas around the Gervish Mountains.


NPC
  • The guard patrolling the Calpheon City underground was removed.

  • The "Retrieve Items" button was removed from all Marketplace NPCs.
    • Please note that all previously uncollected items and silver were distributed as below.
      • Uncollected Items → Heidel Storage (If you have no empty slots in your Heidel Storage, the items will be set as deactivated. Once your retrieve items from the Heidel Storage, the distributed items will be activated again)
      • Registered Silver → Distributed to your Mail (B)
      • Uncollected Silver from Goods Sales → Distributed to your Mail (B) with tax benefits of the Value Pack applied regardless of your current Value Pack activation.
  • Fixed the issue where the posture of some of the NPCs in the Western Guard Camp was awkward.


Mounts
  • Fixed the mount information to update instantly when the mount weight changes while on a ship with the mount information window open.

  • Fixed the issue where the Krogdalo's Origin Stone would not be applied during Courser Training when placed in the last slot of the inventory.

  • Fixed the issue where using the horse flute before getting on the Old Moon Sky Balloon would sometimes cause the mount to follow the Sky Balloon.


Class Changes


All Classes
  • Fixed the issue where character movement would be unnatural when you click to move while swimming and hold down the Shift key when you arrive at your destination.

  • The Filtering action's effect is improved to look more natural.

  • Fixed the issue where Repeat Drawing Water could not be used properly.


By Class

Ranger
  • Fixed the issue where the character would not move for a moment when you press the C key with only the Awakening and Sub-weapon equipped, but without a main weapon equipped.


Sorceress
  • Fixed the issue where the skirt of the Glorious Shudad would look unnatural when in attack stance or lying flat.


Tamer
  • Fixed the graphical issue where the Nickel Hairpin would be shown clipped when equipped with the Lahr Arcien Helmet (R).


Musa
  • Fixed the issue where Firewood would follow your character when you stop chopping during mass processing.


Archer
  • Fixed the issue where the camera movement was unnatural when you stayed in combat stance for too long while on a mount.

  • Fixed the issue where the camera movement was unnatural when switching from non-combat running into combat mode while on a mount.

  • The Central Market category of Glorious Shudad related Pearl items was fixed.

  • Fixed the graphical issue of the back of the character’s hair number 4 and 8 when the Karlstein Hat is equipped.


Item Changes
  • The following items were improved:
    • Sealed Book of Combat
    • Extra Combat EXP Scroll
    • Extra Skill EXP Scroll
  • Added the exchange location Grána - Herbin to the item descriptions of Asula's Weakened Magic accessories.

  • The following Marni's Stones were added for the Kamasylvia Monster Zone.
    • Marni's Stone (Fadus Habitat)
    • Marni's Stone (Fadus Habitat) II
    • Marni's Stone (Polly's Forest)
    • Marni's Stone (Polly's Forest) II
  • The following items were changed to be stackable.

      ※All of the below items you already own will become stackable once you move them to a different storage, such as your storage, mount storage, etc.
    • [Guild] Golden Bell
    • Golden Bell
    • Fishing Boat of Abundance Part Box
    • High-Quality Wagon Part Box
    • Mysterious Chest (Ring)
    • Mysterious Chest (Earring)
    • Mysterious Chest (Belt)
    • Mysterious Chest (Necklace)
    • Resplendent Mysterious Chest
    • Shabby Mysterious Chest
    • Black Stone (Weapon) Bundle: 3
    • Black Stone (Weapon) Bundle: 5
    • Black Stone (Armor) Bundle: 3
    • Black Stone (Armor) Bundle: 5
    • GM's Beginner Lucky Box
    • GM's Intermediate Lucky Box
    • GM's Advanced Lucky Box
    • Advice of Valks (15-25)
    • Advice of Valks (25-35)
    • Light Horse Gear Box
    • Combat Horse Gear Box
    • Storm Horse Gear Box
    • Fighting Spirit Horse Gear Box
    • Storm Horse Gear Box (Enhanced)
    • Fighting Spirit Horse Gear Box (Enhanced)
    • Gathering Tool Box
    • Spellbound Tool Box
    • Special Meal Box
    • Jarette's Accessory Box
    • Lynch Family Treasure
    • Epherian Pearl Necklace
    • Oze's Music Box
    • Sacred Statue of Asula
    • Advice of Valks (35-45)
    • [Event] Spellbound Tool Box
    • Golden Puppy Statue
    • [Event] Cron Golden Bell
    • [Event] Adventure Bell
    • [Event] Golden Bell
    • Mysterious Ring
    • Mysterious Necklace
    • Mysterious Belt
    • Mysterious Earring
  • The following text was added to the Item Collection Increase Scroll:
    • The effect of this item is not applied on monsters from which loot can be shared e.g. on Boss or Party monster.
      • Party monsters are monsters that will share loot after being defeated to all adventurers who have inflicted a hit (includes monsters that are spawned by scrolls or by other monsters.).
  • Mysterious accessories purchasable from shop NPCs are now stackable.

  • Description of the conditions required to use Combat/Skill EXP Exchange Coupons was added.

  • Description of the conditions required to use Weapon Exchange Coupons was added.

  • For details on the newly added Pearl Shop Update, please click < Here >!


Monster Changes
  • The Aakman Temple monster zone was updated as follows:
    • The respawn rate of monsters was increased by 40% to 60%, depending on the size of the room.
    • Monsters were added or relocated.
Developer’s Comment
Those of you who've experienced the Aakman Temple will understand the direction of the patch. This zone has many different sized rooms, with each having different popularity depending on the efficiency in monster arrangement and population.
Also, you will now be able to continue fighting in one room, similar to when the monster zone event was on, instead of jumping from one room to another. We are also working on other zones to better them, while keeping their characteristics.


Quests & Knowledge


Quest
  • Additional rewards were added to the following quests in Balenos through to Calpheon.
    • Nightmare Revealed: Gold Key x1
    • Fragment of Earth: Silver Key x1
    • Operation Breakthrough: Silver Key x1
    • The Morning Star of Trina: Silver Key x1
    • Beneath the Depths of the Well: Gold Key x1
Developer’s Comment
When exploring the world, you will sometimes come across objects called "Treasure Chests". However, the thrill of discovery disappears once you realize you need keys to open them...
Now we've added keys as rewards to various main quests you complete along the way, so don't forget to open them.
  • Fixed the issue where Al Rhundi's name would not be displayed during "The Scale of Justice" quest.

  • The incorrect content of the quest summary for "Worker Training: Ron" was deleted.
Developer’s Comment
All quests have a quest summary. Left clicking on the quest list at the left of your screen will open a window showing useful information for completing the quest.
Life quests also come with guides to help you along the way. This week's change addressed some of the older information regarding Mediah main quests. It's not a huge change, but we hope it gives you better information in completing the quests.
With this, we will look into the summaries again to make sure they deliver the correct content. We would also like to thank the adventurers who pointed this out to us.
  • Fixed the issue where the quest guide for "Worker Training: Ron" would not guide you to the quest target.

  • The Express Delivery porter escort quest accept condition was changed.
    • Quest Type: Black Spirit → Other
    • Quest level: 10 → 26
  • The quest summary and completion condition of the "A Time of Rest Before the Journey" quest was changed to be more clear.

  • The following text was added to the quest summary of the "A Memorial Service for the Fallen" quest.
    • The ladder on the left side of the gate will also take you to the highest point of Cron Castle.
  • The guide to Captain Cliff in the quest completion dialogue of [Special Gift] Travelling Light I & II was removed.

  • Returning quests were revamped.
    • Returning quest can now be done only once per family. Any adventurers who are in the process of completing them from the past or have already completed them cannot accept those quests again.
    • Revamped Returning quests will be available at specific levels, with the same rewards as before.
    • Revamped Returning quests will have their information given upon reaching certain levels to minimize confusion with existing main quests.
    • The Black Spirit will no longer appear to give Returning quests to returning adventurers.
  • After selecting "No" for the tutorial option in character creation, you can now accept "The Start of an Adventure" quest from the quest menu on the right of the screen.

  • The quest completion NPC for "Easier Than It Looks" was changed to Stejones so that the quest guide would be correct.

  • After forfeiting the "Easier Than It Looks" quest, you can now continue the quest without discarding the Mysterious Shiny Ore.


Interface Changes
  • Changed the color of the buff icons at the top left of the screen.

  • Fixed the issue where the crystal icon would not disappear in certain situations when transfusing them to equipment.

  • Fixed the issue where you could select multiple targets by dragging when extracting reform stones.

  • Fixed the issue where the Central Market related error messages would continually appear even when the Central Market is not opened.

  • The voice-over language in settings was fixed to display the user’s current language setting.

  • Fixed the issue where the Pearl display location in the Inventory (I) window would occasionally be abnormal when opening it.

  • Fixed the issue where the name of a quest in the Extra Quest tab would overlap with the buttons and progress when it was too long.

  • The following family buffs were improved to open a related UI window or guide you to a nearby NPC when using the LMB on the icons.
    • Appearance Change Coupon
    • Merv's Palette
    • Armstrong's Skill Guide
    • Cliff's Skill Add-on Guide
  • Fixed the issue where scrolling would be unnatural when collecting or canceling in the transport status menu.

  • The find my location (SPACE) text was changed to display as SPACE even when the hotkey is changed. This function is fixed to SPACE.

  • Fixed the issue where some of the buttons seemed nonfunctional in the Find NPC menu.

  • Additional text was added to the send function of the Transport menu.
    • Goods can be transported even when the desired Node has not been invested in. However, the transportation fee will be tripled.
    • Undiscovered Nodes will not be shown on the destination list.
      (※ Because Storage cannot be accessed until a village is found.)
  • Sound was added to the Imperial Trading notification.

  • The text displayed while looking at the appearance of pets in the Pearl shop was changed from [With Pet Appearance Change Coupon] to [When Using/Exchanging Pet Appearance Change Coupon].

  • Fixed the issue where the Interface Edit Mode would not be accessible before level 7 in the old menu.

  • Fixed the issue where the Pearl Shop could not be accessed by new characters who've finished the tutorial.


Known Issues]
  • There is an issue where you cannot select "The Start of an Adventure" quest during the tutorial and instead have the "[Event] I love becoming stronger!" accepted first.
    • You can accept the quest by not doing the tutorial or by pressing the Go Back button when the Black Spirit is summoned and selecting the event quest.
  • [Shai] There is an issue where the death notification is displayed 3 times consecutively when Shai dies.


Updated 27/06/2019
  • We are aware of the issue where Shai's skills are unusable when performing them with Quick Slot 11 through 20 that are set up through the Edit UI. We are looking into resolving this issue currently.

  • We are aware of the issue where the heal effect for the Shai skills Cheer Up! and Get Well are not being applied to your allies upon use during a world boss spawn. We are looking into resolving this issue currently.

  • We are aware of the issue where Cosmic Dawn Chandelier is giving lower Interior Points compared to other chandelier items. This issue will be resolved with next maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience.

  • We are aware of the issue where Cosmic Dawn Chandelier is giving lower Interior Points compared to other chandelier items. This issue will be resolved with next maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience.



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[Maintenance] Regular Maintenance June 26th 2019 (Extended)



Dear Players,

We will perform our weekly maintenance as follows:

Date: Wednesday, June 26th 2019


Duration: 4 hours.
  • Global 8:00 UTC ~ 12:00 UTC
  • Central (EU) 10:00 CEST ~ 14:00 CEST
  • West Coast (NA) 1:00 PDT ~ 5:00 PDT
  • East Coast (NA) 4:00 EDT ~ 8:00 EDT


Reasons:
  • Shai will now be playable.
  • Shai Release Events will start.


Ending Events:
  • Traces of the Black Spirit
  • Donkey See, Donkey Do
  • Shai Preparation Event
  • Shai Pre-creation
  • #NotCameraShai SNS Contest


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We apologize for the inconvenience and we ask for your generous understanding.


Best regards,
BDO Team

Patch Notes - June 19th 2019 (Part 2)

Part 1 of the patch notes can be found < Here >

Class Changes


Sorceress
  • Fixed the issue where the skirt of the Glorious Shudad would look unnatural when in attack stance.

  • Fixed the issue where the Awakening weapon disappears when Grim Reaper's Judgment is used again after consecutively using Grim Reaper's Judgment and Night Crow.



Berserker
  • For the description of Black Spirit: Raging Thunder, 'Hold LMB + RMB' and 'Quick Slot Available' have been replaced with 'Auto-activated upon using Raging Thunder'.

  • Black Spirit: Raging Thunder's range has been increased to match its skill effects.



Tamer
  • Fixed the Glorious Shudad Trinket effect to be displayed properly.

  • Fixed the actual use and the skill effects of Scratch to occur at the same time.

  • Fixed the issue where the skill effect would not be displayed when canceling the skill during right Scratch (D+RMB).

  • Fixed the issue where the AP and Attack Speed buff would not be applied to self when using Rage Absorption (Common) after charging Black Spirit's Rage to 100%.



Maewha
  • Fixed the issue where the skirt of the Glorious Shudad would look unnatural when in attack stance.



Archer
  • Fixed the issue where the Light's Mark icon would be displayed repeatedly upon good hits.



Item Changes
  • New items 'Mysterious Chest- Ring/Earring/Belt/Necklace' accessory chests has been added.
    • These items can be claimed in 2 ways:



  • From completing new quests that can be accepted from Calpheon Market.
  • By purchasing it for Gold Bar 100G from NPC Boltz of Calpheon Workshop after having obtained knowledge of Mysterious Chest.
  • Collect Remnants of a Mysterious Chest x100 which can be collected from Mysterious Chests and take it over to Alcott of Calpheon Workshop in order to exchange for Resplendent Mysterious Chest.

  • Open a Mysterious Chest to randomly obtain one of the following.







Item Name



Items Obtainable from a Mysterious Chest (You’ll get 1 from the list randomly)



Mysterious Chest - (Ring)



Tungrad Ring, Eye of the Ruins Ring, Ring of Crescent Guardian, Forest Ronaros Ring, Kagtum Submission Ring, Mark of Shadow, or Remnants of a Mysterious Chest



Mysterious Chest -  (Earring)



Tungrad Earring, Narc Ear Accessory, Blue Whale Molar Earring, Fugitive Khalk's Earring, Red Coral Earring, Witch's Earring, or Remnants of a Mysterious Chest



Mysterious Chest - (Belt)



Tungrad Belt, Valtarra Eclipsed Belt, Orkinrad's Belt,



Basilisk's Belt, Tree Spirit Belt, Ancient Weapon Core, or Remnants of a Mysterious Chest



Mysterious Chest - (Necklace)



Tungrad Necklace, Ogre Ring, Laytenn's Power Stone, Serap's Necklace, Ancient Guardian's Seal, Scarla Necklace, or Remnants of a Mysterious Chest



Resplendent Mysterious Chest



Tungrad Ring, Tungrad Belt, Tungrad Necklace, Tungrad Earring,



Orkinrad's Belt, Ogre Ring, Laytenn's Power Stone, Eye of the Ruins Ring, Narc Ear Accessory, Basilisk's Belt





  • General Goods Vendor Lara of Heidel has started selling Mysterious Chests.
    • You can purchase Mysterious Chests from Lara at a higher price than you would pay for purchasing them from Boltz of Calpheon Workshop.



  • A message to confirm the opening of a Mysterious Chest will now be displayed.

  • The price of Mushroom Hypha acquired from the following monsters of Polly's Forest has been changed to 1,700 Silver.
    • Red Skirt Poison Mushroom

    • Cloudy Rain Mushroom

    • Shadow Poison Mushroom

    • Musk Pocket Mushroom

    • Snowflake Poison Mushroom

    • Twinkle-in-the-Dark Mushroom

    • Cotton Bubble Mushroom

    • Trumpet Bell Poison Mushroom



  • Fixed the [Jukebox] Terrmian Spirit's Song to be repeatable.

  • Level limit descriptions have been added to the enhanced equipment boxes sold by weapon and armor merchants of Calpheon and Serendia.

  • Detailed descriptions have been added to desert disease resist buffs.

      • Heatstroke resistance 30%




      • Heatstroke resistance 30% (Max 90%)



    • This effect stacks multiplicatively.

    • For example, if you have a 30% resistance and a 20% buff at the same time, the actual percentage applied is: {1-(1-0.3)x(1-0.2)}x100 = 44%



  • The number of Cron Stones required for Safe Enhancement will no longer fluctuate depending on market prices.

  • 'Ancient Artifact China' has been added to the Shiny Golden Seal - [Imperial Delivery] trade list.
    • 450 seals can be traded for an Ancient Artifact China with Lamiro Iadans.



  • Fixed the issue where [Battlefield] HP Potion (XL) and Refined Grain Juice could not be used with Miraculous Cheer skills.



Developer’s Comment As reported by many adventurers, the issue where some potions, such as the [Battlefield] HP Potion (XL) and Grain Juice, could not be used for the Fairy skill Miraculous Cheer has been fixed. You can now use Miraculous Cheer in the Red Battlefield with battlefield potions.


  • Port Epheria Wharf Manager Srulk will now offer the following addition in his Amity Shop.
    • Ship License Srulk's Humble Fishing Boat

    • You need to have at least 300 Amity points to access the Srulk's Amity Shop with Srulk and upon purchasing the Ship License requires 300 Amity Points and 150,000 Silver.

    • Srulk's Humble Fishing Boat has relatively low performance compared to other fishing boats with 1 inventory and 20,000 life span.



  • For details on newly added Pearl Shop Update, please click < Here >!



Mechanic Changes
  • Loot for defeating Vell will now be automatically placed in the Black Spirit's Safe.
    • However, adventurers who are not located within Vell’s Realm when Vell is defeated will not receive loot regardless if they had inflicted damage on Vell or not. Please stay inside the realm.





Developer’s Comment
We've put a lot of thought into this change.
There were many instances after defeating Vell where a lot of the players would be running into each other trying to acquire their loot, causing lots of inconveniences.
We've improved this so that loot from defeating Vell will now be given straight to the Black Spirit's Safe.


Monster Changes
  • The below monsters of the Gyfin Rhasia Temple will awaken 20% faster, and have 20% faster Attack Speed and 30% faster Chase Speed.
    • Gyfin Rhasia Guard

    • Gyfin Rhasia Decimator

    • Gyfin Rhasia Flamen

    • Gyfin Rhasia Crusher



  • Karma recovered from the below Pila Ku monsters has increased by 5 times.
    • Sordid Deportee

    • Frenzied Executioner

    • Executioner

    • Iron Fist Warder

    • Caphras's Follower

    • Dark Eyes Warder





Developer’s Comment
We received suggestions that Karma should recover faster when defeating criminal monsters of Pila Ku. Thank you for the great idea.


  • Chance to receive Dragon Scale Fossils from the below monsters of the Sherekhan Necropolis (night) has doubled, and the number of fossils dropped has increased to a maximum of 2.
    • Garud

    • Lateh

    • Belcadas

    • Nybrica

    • Federik



  • The mushrooms of Polly's Forest have overgrown and are now more powerful.
    • Recommended AP of the zone is now 160.

    • Monster HP increased by 100%, AP increased by 30%, DP increased by 25%.

    • Combat EXP increased by 80%, Skill EXP increased by 60% from monsters.

    • Price of Mushroom Hypha received from Polly's Forest monster's increased to 1700 Silver.

    • Poison damage inflicted by Polly's Forest monsters has been increased to 15 damage per 3 seconds.

    • You can now loot 'Dew of Tranquil Forest' from Polly's Forest monsters.



  • The Gorgo Cobra stuck underneath the large boulder near the Gorgo Rock Belt has escaped.



Quest Changes


Quest
  • New story quests that deal with Calpheon Market vendors and workshop staff have been added.
    • The quests can be accepted from Rubin the Herald of Calpheon with a character of LV. 50 and above. You will be able to obtain knowledge of Mysterious Chests while you progress through the quests.
      • Profitable Information

      • Selfish Nobles

      • You Better Pay Me Back

      • Dirt Poor

      • Really?

      • What is a Mysterious Chest?

      • According to What I Know





  • Not Enough Materials / Avenge Me
    • You can only choose 1 between 'Avenge Me' or 'Not Enough Materials' to progress with.



  • New recurring quests ‘Avenge Me’ and ‘Not Enough Materials’ have been added.
    • After having obtained the knowledge for Mysterious Chests, you can talk to NPC Brahm located in the building behind Giovanni Romano of Calpehon Market.

    • The quest is a daily recurring quest and you can choose between 2 quests to progress with.

    • Upon completion of the quest, you will obtain one of the Mysterious Chests.



  • New recurring quests per region has been added to help you obtain more Mysterious Chests.
    • There are no requirements for accepting these quests and they are daily recurring that can be completed once per family.

    • Some of the quests below are random quests that may change in content every time you accept them.

    • Only 1 from 9 quests below that include ‘Avenge Me’ and ‘Not Enough Materials’ can be selected and progressed.

    • Upon completion of the quest, you will choose to receive one of the Mysterious Chests.









Quest Title



How to accept



For The Altinova Festival (Cooking)



Talk to the Altinova Cook Edman at Mediah



Tenacity for Seeds (Hunting)
Another Hobby (Processing/Cooking)



Talk to the Valencia City Seed Vendor Salebin in Valencia



Balance Out Polly's Forest (Combat)
Help Our Captain (Hunting)



Talk to the Grána Blacksmith Dikzipo in Kamasylvia



Make Me A Safe Path (Combat)
Take Me to the Land of the Desert (Processing)



Talk to the Duvencrune Chef Maopan in Drieghan





  • After completing the quest series starting with the Mysterious Request quest, you can continue with an additional quest on deciding what to tell Falasi.
    • Sea of Marines and Pirates

    • The Sea of Hidden Treasures

    • The Sea of the Ancient Civilization



  • One of the above quests can be chosen. Completing it will reward you with the "The One to Bind Ties with Falasi" title and one of the following bookshelves.
    • Falasi's Bookshelf with Knowledge on Sailing (Interact with the bookshelf for Skill EXP +3% for 1 hour).

    • Falasi's Bookshelf with Knowledge on Excavation (Interact with the bookshelf for Life EXP +3% for 1 hour).

    • Falasi's Bookshelf with Knowledge on Hunting (Interact with the bookshelf for Combat EXP +3% for 1 hour).



  • New quest series' on the details of the pirates of the Epheria island, treasures, and the ancient civilization have been added.
    • These quests can be received by talking to Philaberto Falasi with a character who's received the "The One to Bind Ties with Falasi" title. These quests are available only once per family.

    • Quests given differs depending on which story you tell Falasi. Other quest series' can be done once you complete a series.

    • The "The One to Bind Ties with Falasi" title can be acquired from the quest series [ADV] Exploring the Calpheon Sea from the Suggestion tab of the Quests menu.



  • The following quests are given for telling the story "Sea of Marines and Pirates".
    • Falasi's Marine

    • Dangerous-looking Supplies

    • Across the Moonlit Sea

    • Plunder the Gray Fog!

    • The Hidden Fossilized Blood

    • Walk to the Grave



  • The following quests are given for telling the story "The Sea of Hidden Treasures".
    • Falasi's Herbalist

    • Meeting the Bluffer Again

    • Easier Than It Looks

    • Nonnegotiable Trade

    • The Cave Reeking of Foul Stench

    • The Dark Handed Man

    • The Truth Behind the Treasure

    • Misguided Judgement



  • The following quests are given for telling the story "The Sea of the Ancient Civilization".
    • Falasi's Ancient Ruins Explorer

    • An Old Letter for Someone

    • Swayed by the Curse of the Ancient Civilization

    • Silence of the Spirit

    • The One Who Wrote the Letter

    • The Hermit's Cry

    • Those Gripped in Fear

    • Helping the Spirit Find Eternal Rest

    • Reclaimed Peace, and Uneasiness



  • The appearance of Martha Kiyen who you meet during the [Blackstar Weapon] quest has changed.

  • The dialog for the '[Blackstar Weapon] A Mysterious Death' quest has been revised to sound more natural.

  • The 'Blackstar Weapon' quests that craft main weapons are now displayed even when all quest filters are turned off.

  • Fixed the 'Saunils And Rhutums On A Powder Keg' quest dialogue to fit the questline.
  • Fixed the issue where there was no target to complete the quest 'To Elric Shrine' when following the quest guide.
     


Knowledge
  • Knowledge Hint for Inverted Heart of Garmoth will now display the correct information.

  • Fixed the 'Watchtower Bridge' knowledge to be attainable.

  • A quest series to obtain Calpheon Sea Island Knowledges has been added.
    • Mysterious Request

    • Falasi's Longing

    • The First Island of Memories

    • I'm Not Looking for Treasure…

    • Island of the Tragic Legend

    • Island Full of Laughter

    • Island Full of People

    • Almost Completed Guard Post

    • Secret of the Rare Insect

    • Kicked Out Thrice

    • Island of Storms

    • Curse of the Ancient Civilization?

    • Looking for Nonexistent Traces

    • Myth or Treasure?

    • Kicked Out Thrice

    • Bluffer's Ore

    • The Sea was Rough

    • The Cox Pirates' Gray Fog

    • A Marine in Disguise

    • A Villager from Florin?

    • Scattered Villagers

    • What is Treasure?

    • Puzzling Words

    • Bag Full of Stories



  • Completing the above quest series will give all knowledges of the Peyon Sea, Epheria Sea, Ahrmo Sea, Epheria Sea, and Calpheon Sea Node Manager categories, which will also increase your maximum Energy by 10 (Players who have already acquired knowledge on the above categories will have already received the Energy increase).

  • These quests can be obtained through the Black Spirit after completing the [Boss] The Witch of Horrors quest or the Looking for Adventurers quest.
    • You can take this quest from the Suggested tab of the Quests menu. This quest is available only once per family.



  • "Glorious Day" has been added to the Northern Calpheon Adventure Journal knowledge category.



Interface Changes
  • Fixed the issue where the minimap location would not be normal when shifting to 3D.

  • Fixed the issue where the possession of better versions of certain gear in your inventory was not noted by the game's UI.

  • Fixed the issue where the illustration on the second page of the Adventurer's Journal would not be displayed at first when logging in.

  • The storage payment selection notice for purchasing the Campsite Villa Scroll has been improved.

  • Fixed the issue where cancelling during Production Repair and then talking to a Blacksmith would display the Production Repair UI.

  • Fixed the issue where the Extract Crystal UI would not display equipment or crystal description, or would display the wrong information.

  • Fixed the UI issue of the Appoint/Ban button when the platoon leader selects a platoon member.

  • Fixed the issue where the game could not be played when pressing the ESC key during the loading screen after selecting a character from the character select screen.

  • Fixed the issue where images of certain inventory items would occasionally not appear.

  • A function to zero in to your character's location on the World Map has been added.

  • Fixed the issue where the Inventory (I) window size would occasionally be abnormal when opening it.

  • The mark indicating your location on the World Map has been changed to have variable sizes depending on the zoom distance.

  • Fixed the issue where the conversation with a trade NPC would not be normal after a trade.

  • Fixed the issue where the camera perspective would not be normal during a conversation with a trade NPC after a trade.

  • Fixed the Pearl Shop purchase window to close when the Customizing, Dye, or Knowledge window is opened.

  • Fixed the issue where Courser Training would not work in certain situations.

  • Fixed the Ui issue where some Cron Stone did not appear to be applied correctly during Courser Training.
    • The Courser Training UI will now display the number of Cron Stones properly.

    • The Success/Fail result will now be displayed properly.



  • Fixed the issue where part of the amount of Marni's Stones collected was covered by the minimap.

  • Fixed the issue where the currency icons would not be displayed normally during Loyalties or Pearl Box purchases.

  • Fixed the issue where Edit History UI would disappear in certain situations when having Toggle UI on in Beauty (F4) mode or in character creation.

  • Fixed the issue where certain buttons in the Find NPC window would not work properly.



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