Life Skill levels, which were previously character based, are now Family based.
With this update, every character in a Family can enjoy the effects and benefits provided by each Life Skill, which will also make certain quests a lot more convenient to complete. (Skills such as Sprint, Forest Rush, and BreezySail are now also Family based.)

This integration was done by adding the EXP of each Life Skill, instead of consolidating to the highest levels achieved in a Family,
which has essentially increased the level of each Life Skill for most adventurers.

However, there are many adventurers who have already reached Guru 50. To retain the EXP and efforts you've made so far, we've expanded Guru level to allow more EXP accumulation. While this does not provide extra effects or benefits, we are preparing ways to reward you with honor based rewards. We added the system first so that adventurers can enjoy the benefits of an integrated system as soon as possible. We will share details of the aforementioned rewards as soon as they are ready.

We hope this update provides improved convenience not only for those who enjoy Life Skills, but also for adventurers who are trying out Life Skills for the first time.

Life Skill levels (EXP) are now Family based.
This includes all Life Skill categories.

• Integrated Life Skill levels to now be Family based.

Adventurers who've reached Guru 50 will not have any excess EXP deleted during the Life Skill EXP integration process.
While Guru level has been expanded from 50 to 100 to allow for the accumulation of Life Skill EXP after the Family integration, the effects or benefits of expanded levels will remain the same as Guru 50.

• Expanded the level of each Life Skill from Guru 50 to 100.
  
  • Mastery increase effects for each Life Skill remains unchanged and will not change above Guru 50.
  • Effects for each Life Skill category according to level (such as the chance to not consume Energy when Gathering) are also unchanged and will not change above Guru 50.
    
    • You can check the effects for each Life Skill category through the description of each category under My Information - Life Info.

If the existing system was used, Life Skill Family integration could've resulted in a drastic fall in Life Skill Fame.
To mitigate this, we've changed the calculation of Life Skill Fame to make sure you have the same stats as before.

• Changed the effect of Life Skill levels reducing Command Post/Fort and annex building repair/upgrade time to be Family based following the Life Skill Family integration.
  
  • Repair/upgrade time reduced by Life Skill levels is as below:

• The effects of Life Skill level on reducing Command Post/Fort and annex buildings repair/upgrade time are capped at a maximum of 50% off the default total repair/upgrade time.

• Changed Life Skill Leap quest to now be Family based following the Life Skill Family integration.

※ Shai's basic Gathering and Alchemy levels (Professional 1) will no longer be applied following the Life Skill Family integration.

- Shai's Gathering and Alchemy EXP increase effect still applies.

| CONTENTS

• Improved the barter system to allow the exchange of multiple Barter Lv. 5 goods at once.

| ITEM

• As previously announced, the prices of Pearl Items and the quantity of extractable items at the Central Market were adjusted during today's maintenance.
  
  • View [Notice] Pearl Item Price and Extractable Item Quantity Adjustment

• Changed the max price of Premium Outfit Box in the Central Market as below:
  
  • Due to the change in the max price, items that were previously registered for pre-order or for sale have been moved to the Central Market warehouse.
    
    • 2,170,000,000 Silver

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Traces, Fruits, and Essences - 2nd Simplification (Sources)

• Simplified the sources of Traces, Fruits, and Essences.
  
  • All Traces, Fruits, and Essences were changed to Trace/Fruit/Essence of Nature and sent to your Heidel storage.
  • Changed the below following the completion of the simplification of Traces, Fruits, and Essences:

How to Obtain	Changes
Traces obtained from Defeating Monsters	Changed to Trace of Nature
Trace/Fruit/Essence from Quest Rewards	Changed to Trace/Fruit/Essence of Nature
Trace/Fruit/Essence from Boxes	Changed to Trace/Fruit/Essence of Nature
Trace/Fruit from Gathering, Production Node Excavation, Processing, etc.	Changed to Trace/Fruit of Nature

 

• Changed the conditions of the quests below following the simplification of Traces, Fruits, and Essences:

Quest	Before	After
* [Farming Leap Professional 10] Nature and Abundance	Harvest Fruit of Nature x1 from Farming Harvest Fruit of Abundance x1 from Farming	Harvest Fruit of Nature x2 from Farming
[Farming Leap Artisan 4] Compete with Ahr	Harvest Fruit of Magic Power x1 from Farming Harvest Fruit of Perfection x1 from Farming Harvest Fruit of the Sun x1 from Farming	Harvest Fruit of Nature x3 from Farming

* Due to the simplification of Trace/Fruit/Essence items, the name of the quest "[Farming Leap Professional 10] Nature and Abundance" has been changed to "[Farming Leap Professional 10] From Nature".

 

• Improved the below objectives for Shakatu Merchants' Archive - Deve's Encyclopedia following the simplification of Traces, Fruits, and Essences:

Adventure Log	Before	After
Deve's Encyclopedia - Volume 5, Chapter 2	Collect items effective against forgetfulness (2 types)	Collect an item effective against forgetfulness (1 type)
Deve's Encyclopedia - Volume 5, Chapter 3	Collect the hottest items in the world (3 types)	Collect the hottest items in the world (2 types)

• Changed all Traces that can be obtained from defeating monsters to Trace of Nature.

Item Copy Improvements (Reformed/Upgraded & Extracted Gear) (Added: 07/24/2024 12:00 UTC)

Previously, attempting to reform a weapon with an item like "Garmoth's Heart" or extract a cup from an upgraded accessory wouldn't apply the same changes to its copied counterpart - the copied weapon wouldn't be reformed like its original, and the extracted accessory's copy would be removed entirely. With today's update, the reformed/upgraded status of a piece of gear will also be applied to its copy, and extracted gear will no longer see its copy disappear. We hope this will reduce the inconvenience of having to making additional copies for our adventurers.

• Improved Item Copy so reforming/upgrading or extracting the original piece of gear will directly mirror the new changes to its copied counterpart.
  • Reforming/upgrading the original piece of gear will now make the copied piece of gear also become reformed/upgraded.
  • Extracting from the original piece of gear will no longer delete the copied piece of gear but also apply its extracted status.

Reformed/Upgraded & Extracted Gear Examples (Inverted Heart of Garmoth & Cup of Earth's Sorrows)
Before		After
Reforming/upgrading the original does NOT reform/upgrade the copied gear Extracting from the original deletes the copied gear		Reforming/upgrading the original also reforms/upgrades the copied gear Extracting from the original does not delete but mirrors the extracted state for the copied gear

 

Blackstar ↔ Godr-Ayed Weapon Exchange Improvements (Branded & Copied Gear) (Added: 07/24/2024 12:00 UTC)

To improve on the exchange process for Godr-Ayed and Blackstar weapons, we're changing it so the copied/branded state of weapons remain intact even after an exchange. Also, we're changing the very process itself from an exchange quest into an upgrading format. In other words, you will now be upgrading the weapon from Godr-ayed to Blackstar (and vice versa). The required items for said exchanges remain same as before.

• Changed the Blackstar ↔ Godr-Ayed weapon exchange process from quest to upgrade format.
  • Instead of handing in the Scorching Sun Crystal through a quest, you will now use the same item to upgrade your weapon.
  • The upgrade format by using the Scorching Sun Crystal is as follows.

Blackstar ↔ Godr-Ayed Weapon Upgrade via Scorching Sun Crystal

1. TET (IV) Blackstar weapon upgrades into +0 Godr-Ayed weapon 2. PEN (V) Blackstar weapon upgrades into PEN (V) Godr-Ayed weapon 3. PEN (V) Godr-Ayed weapon upgrades into PEN (V) Blackstar weapon

* You cannot revert the upgraded +0 Godr-Ayed weapon back into a TET (IV) Blackstar weapon (same as before).

 

• Improved the Blackstar ↔ Godr-Ayed weapon upgrade format to now preserve the copied/branded state of upgraded gear.
  • The previous exchange quests can no longer be accepted.
    • If you've handed in any weapons for the exchange quest but have yet to complete it, said weapons can be found in your storage in Heidel.

 

 

Mount

We've improved on daily Sailing quests such as those which involve the usage of your ship cannons to now register cannon kills made from greater distances for said quest objectives..

• Improved Great Ocean monster quests to now register monster kills made from greater distances.

 

| QUEST & KNOWLEDGE

 

• Adjusted names and level requirements of the Leveling Up, One Step at a Time! pass following the challenge name change.

Before	After
[Summer Season] Horses, the Adventurer's Companion Requirement: Complete the [Horse Emblem] Seal of the Secret Guards quest	[Summer Season] Leveling Up, One Step at a Time! 6 Requirement: Reach Lv. 21 with your season character.

 

• Changed the quest name to "[Season Quest] Day 30, The Mighty Foe" following the above requirement change.
  
  • Changed some challenge names and completion objectives in the [Summer Season] Season Pass as below:

Before	After
Defeat Moghulis	Hand over Latent Boss Aura x1 to Fughar

 

• Removed 29 knowledge entries following the simplification update.

Item Name
Trace of Chaos Trace of Despair Trace of Wave Trace of the Earth Trace of Ascension Trace of Savagery Trace of Origin Trace of Battle Trace of Hunting Trace of Violence	Trace of Death Trace of Memory Fruit of Crimson Flame Fruit of Abundance Fruit of the Sun Fruit of Enchantment Fruit of Magic Power Fruit of Perfection Fruit of Destruction Deep Sea Fruit	Essence of Crimson Flame Essence of Abundance Essence of the Sun Essence of Enchantment Essence of Magic Power Essence of Perfection Essence of Destruction Black Stone (Armor) Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Armor)

※ Adventurers who had the above knowledge but did not have the below simplified ones had them distributed during this week's maintenance.

- Traces: Trace of Nature

- Fruits: Fruit of Nature

- Essences: Essence of Nature

 

• Removed the below quests following the removal of simplified items and their knowledge entries.
  
  • Records Lost - Black Stone (Armor)
  • Records Lost - Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Armor)

 

| NPC, BACKGROUND, SOUND

• Improved the cutscene in the tutorial after creating a character.
• Ludowig, Liana, and Dalishain have gathered at the Dalbeol apothecary in the Land of the Morning Light.
• Moved Darirong the Byukgye Island Wharf Manager and Gurong the Haemo Island Wharf Manager to a new spot to assist adventurers disembarking from ships.
• Changed the collection location of ships on Byukgye Island.

 

UI

• Added a new window to the Exit Game UI in Menu.

 

 

Web

We've received feedback that the message you receive when you collect Silver from Black Desert+ app's Central Market for sold items without the Value Pack benefits applied was unclear, which caused some confusion. So, we've improved the message to be more intuitive and made it easier to check whether you have the Value Pack applied or not.

• Improved the message you receive when you collect Silver from the Black Desert+ app's Central Market for sold items without the Value Pack benefits applied.

 

 

| System

• Changed the loading screen image.

Changes & Fixes

• Fixed the issue where the quest "[Special Aid] Narchillan's Powerful Awakening Weapon" remained visible in the Suggested Quest list even after completion.
• Fixed the issue where the Manage Currency UI appeared abnormal for certain screen resolutions.
• Fixed the issue where fort repair times were displayed abnormally and made it impossible to repair during Node Wars.
• Fixed certain outfits to appear more natural under the following circumstances.
  
  • [Sorceress] Wearing the Roselyn Outfit with other outfits / Wearing the Sekrah Armor with the Salanar Talisman
  • [Lahn] Wearing the Primavera Armor with the Primavera Helmet, Oblivion Armor, and Bloody Gloves
  • [Lahn] Wearing the Primavera Outfit with max bust size
  • [Lahn] Roselyn Shoes in combat
  • [Lahn] Wearing the Rabbit Underwear with the Shell Belle Armor (Wipeout)
  • [Woosa] Wearing the Primavera Armor with certain body shapes
  • [Shai] [Nova] Wearing the Round Metal Glasses
  • [Drakania] Wearing the Taritas Armor with certain underwears
  • [Valkyrie] Wearing the Rabbit Underwear with other outfits
• Fixed the issue where some icons appeared differently when talking to the Black Spirit.
• Fixed certain stalactites found in caves to be appropriately identified as stalagmites.
• Fixed the issue where non-seasonal characters could use the Black Spirit Pass.
• Fixed the issue where the [Shai] Over Here! and [Nova] Winter Testudo skills did not block external damage in the following areas:
  
  • Elvia Realm, Marni's Realm, and Khan's boss area
• Fixed the issue where the icons for certain quests were displayed as the old images of fruits/essences before the simplification.
• Changed a part of the description of the Nightfallen/Tidal Deboreka Belt.
• Fixed the issue where certain classes were unable to dye Tiger Spirit.
• Fixed the issue where the Skill Guide disappeared upon reaching Lv. 50.
• Fixed the issue where mounts could not move smoothly at certain locations in the Blue Maned Lion's Manor.
• Fixed the issue where completing at least 2 quests with the same NPC would change the location of the reward UI.
• Changed the name of the "150 Pearls Spent My Way" item to "Special Adventure Support Box."
  
  • The item description has been changed accordingly.
• Fixed the text for the following items and quests:
  
  • Description of Merindora's Element
  • Description of Yolunakea: Salunia Chest
  • Description of Barter Support Box III
  • Description of Imperial Trace Box
  • Dialog during the Elixir of Frenzy Ingredient #3 quest
  • Knowledge Description for Elixir of Fond Memories
  • Acceptance dialog for the quest "[Alchemy] Friend to a Busy Alchemist"
• Fixed the issue where the box near Rubin in Calpheon City was sometimes invisible.
• Fixed the issue where the knowledge of the following items were unobtainable:
  
  • - Fruit of Nature
  • - Essence of Nature