Pearl Abyss Released a New Update to Crimson Desert, Patch Notes Version 1.05.00

After more than a week, Pearl Abyss has released a new update for its RPG, Crimson Desert, with the main new feature allowing players to battle previously defeated bosses and recapture previously liberated territories.

Also, Patch Notes Version 1.05.00 includes new legendary animals, new pets, and, as always, we've fixed a host of bugs affecting gameplay across all platforms. You can check out more detailed information about Patch Notes Version 1.05.00 for Crimson Desert below:

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

This patch introduces the Rematch and Re-blockade features, alongside new legendary creatures that can be kept as Pets. Additionally, the issue preventing the summoning of legendary mounts and the issue causing comrade trust to reset have been fixed. We understand that as more regions of the continent were liberated, opportunities for combat naturally became less frequent. So to keep the sense of challenge alive, we've added the Rematch and Re-blockade content. We are continuing to refine these features, and this update serves as the first step by implementing their core, foundational systems. Building upon this base in future patches, we plan to progressively refine the content and craft a deeper world, so we hope you're looking forward to what we have in store.

Added the Rematch content. (This content will be continuously improved through future patches.):

• The powerful bosses you faced throughout Crimson Desert await your challenge once again. You can now rematch any boss at any time to test your progress and experiment with different tactics to perfect your own combat style.
• By lighting up your lantern at the site of a previous boss encounter, you can read the Memory Fragment to initiate a rematch.
• Memory Fragments become active after a boss is defeated.
• You can locate the Memory Fragments for rematches on both the World Map and minimap.
• Select "Open Map" from the Knowledge > Memory Fragments > Bosses tab to see exactly where you previously fought a boss.
• You can attempt a rematch with any character (Kliff, Oongka, Damiane).

The Rematch will initially feature two modes and you will be able to have a rematch with 69 bosses starting from this week:

• Reminisce - Fight the boss exactly as they were when you first encountered them.
• Resonate - The boss's stats will scale to match the player's progression. This only applies if the player's stats are higher than the original boss's stats.

Added the Re-blockade content. (This content will be continuously improved through future patches.):

• Re-blockades will occur at a set probability for strongholds that meet specific time and condition requirements.
• Re-blockades are applied after a loading screen occurs, such as after saving and loading, or sleeping in a bed.
• The Re-blockade offers three modes to adjust its frequency. You can change this via the Re-blockade Frequency option under Settings > Gameplay. (If the Re-blockade Frequency is changed, the new frequency will be applied to the game after all the previously planned Reblockades are initiated.)
• Re-blockade Frequency: Stable
• Re-blockades will not occur.
• Re-blockade Frequency: Conflict (default setting) (Edited: 2026/05/02)
• Re-blockades will occur intermittently.
• Re-blockade Frequency: War
• Re-blockades will occur frequently.

During the Re-blockade, 13 different factions will carry out re-blockades across 23 forts and quarries:

• We plan to gradually increase the number of participating factions and targeted strongholds in the near future.
• We also plan to adjust the enemies appearing during re-blockades to pose a much greater threat.
• We also plan to improve the overall system of Liberation and Re-blockade.

Added new legendary animals that can be kept as pets:

• Iron Eagle and Hyacinth Macaw. The Iron Eagle appears upon meeting certain conditions.

Added a new creature:

• Mountain God Boar. The Mountain God Boar appears upon meeting certain conditions.

Others:

• Added a shop that sells disguise items.
• Added a new location to obtain the Pumpkin Head near pumpkin patches.
• Added Carry, Lower, and Pet interactions for goose and duck pets.
• Improved interaction with gold bars placed throughout the world that were previously unobtainable. Picking them up now yields a Crude Gold Bar worth 5 Silver.
• Improved the graphics quality of certain animals.
• Improved interactions on certain merchant NPCs to include Tackle and Carry.
• Fixed an issue where controller and keyboard/mouse control presets would reset.
• Improved the Save menu to display the autosave slot.
• Fixed crashing issues that occurred when configuring options in certain environments.
• Improved overall stability and fixed several crashes across PC, Mac, and consoles.
• Fixed various localization errors and improved localization quality across all languages.
• Improved certain NPC lines, voices, and reactions to be more natural and context-appropriate.
• Fixed various other in-game issues.”

This update is literally changing the gameplay of Crimson Desert and makes the in-game world more dynamic, since enemies will now try to retake the territory you previously cleared. This makes the game even more entertaining and challenging.

Crimson Desert also recently sold 5 million copies across all platforms. To mark the occasion, Pearl Abyss decided to reward its employees with a bonus of 5 million won, which is approximately $3,400. Besides releasing updates for Crimson Desert, Pearl Abyss is also working on their next title, DokeV, announced back in 2019. It's an open-world action-adventure video game featuring Dokebi—Korean folklore creatures that gain strength from people’s dreams and collide together on their adventures. The release date of the game is currently planned no earlier than 2027 for PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5.

What do you think about the new update to Crimson Desert? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

The game is available now on PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Mac, and Xbox ROG Ally.