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We're introducing a sailor management system and presets, along with the first mate update, to make your sailing adventures more enjoyable and convenient.

 

With this new system, you can assign sailors to your ship for various roles like first mate, helmsman, and cannoneer. You can also set up presets with sailors of different stats for easy management.

 

When your first mate is aboard, the Great Ocean compass effect is activated, and they are expected to be a steadfast companion on your voyages.

* The auto-fishing slot we mentioned at the last ball will be added later.

 

Moreover, sailors gain special benefits that boost their stats based on their assigned slots, like sails, wheel, and cannon. Customize and arrange them to match your sailing style and ship type, paving the way for even more exciting adventures ahead.

• A total of 3 NPCs are prepared to board your ship as first mate.

[First Mate] Proix	[First Mate] Cleia	[First Mate] Tranan Underfoe
"Well, we've finally reached a sailing speed that I'm satisfied with."	"I just have a bit more knack for trading than others, that's all!"	"The prow's been busted, ye say? Let me see... Aye, a single swing of me hammer should do the trick!"

 

• Once a first mate comes aboard your ship, the following effects will be applied, greatly improving your sailing adventures.
  
  • While navigating your vessel, you'll be able to confirm your location and auto-navigate in the Great Ocean.
• The first mate can only be assigned to the "First Mate" preset slot for the following vessels.
  
  • Epheria Carrack: Advance
  • Epheria Carrack: Balance
  • Epheria Carrack: Volante
  • Epheria Carrack: Valor
  • Panokseon

• You can hire each of the three unique first mates via the following methods:

[First Mate] Proix

How to Hire Complete the [The Great Expedition] In Search of Khan, the Eye of the Moon quest and then complete the questline available via NPC Proix in Velia to obtain "First Mate Contract: Proix" - [First Mate] Reunion on the Horizon - [First Mate] Tides of Conversation - [First Mate] Call of the Sea * You can find [The Great Expedition] In Search of Khan, the Eye of the Moon under Quests (O) - Suggested - [The Great Expedition] First Sail Boat to Oquilla's Eye.   Trait - Improves your BreezySail duration while boarded

[First Mate] Cleia

How to Hire Obtain the 'Golden Pocket Watch' via Special Barter according to a set probability, then complete the questline with the item in possession to obtain "First Mate Contract: Cleia" - [First Mate] Memento of the Past - [First Mate] Moment of Resolve - [First Mate] Set Sail for New Horizons   Trait - Decreases Parley required for Bartering by 10% while boarded - The reduced Parley can be checked through the Barter Information window while steering the ship.

[First Mate] Tranan Underfoe

How to Hire Obtain the "Fancy Figurehead" from the Sea Monster Habitat - Saltwater Crocodile according to a set probability. Complete the questline with the item in possession to obtain "First Mate Contract: Tranan Underfoe" - [First Mate] A Certain Adventurer's Sea-journ - [First Mate] Dream of the Open Sea - [First Mate] A Sea of Conviction   Trait - The following function becomes available while boarded - This function becomes available as the "Ship Auto Repair" button while steering the ship. - To use the "Ship Auto Repair" function, you must have one of the following items in the ship's inventory. * Ship Repair Material, Ship Repair Kit, Emergency Ship Repair Kit

• Changed the Manage Sailors UI.
  
  • With the newly revamped interface, you can assign sailors to each slot.
  • Only the four carrack types and the Panokseon can assign sailors to slots other than the ship's cabin.

• Effects for Each Slot

• All slots, except for the cabin, can accommodate one placement by default. However, additional slots are available for specific ships as follows:

 

New Features in Manage Sailors UI

• Added a function to sort by sailor stats.
  
  • You can arrange your sailors to see who has the highest stats in each category.
• Added a function to view by sailor type.
  
  • You can filter sailors by type to see only the ones you need.
  • You can switch back to view all sailors whenever you like.
• Added an auto assign sailors function.

• • Sailors are automatically placed on the ship based on their highest stats for each role.
  • Auto assign is applied in the following order:

First Mate → Sail → Wheel → Cannon → Mess → Deck → Cabin

• Sailors in the list are sorted in the following order:

Sailors who can board the current ship → Sailors already on the ship → Sailors on other ships

 

Sailor Preset

• Added the Sailor Preset feature.

• • The Sailor Preset can only be applied to the ships listed below that can board sailors.

Bartali Sailboat	Epheria Sailboat	Epheria Frigate
Improved Epheria Sailboat	Improved Epheria Frigate	Epheria Caravel
Epheria Galleass	Epheria Carrack: Advance	Epheria Carrack: Balance
Epheria Carrack: Volante	Epheria Carrack: Valor	Panokseon

• • The Sailor Preset is applied differently for each type of ship.
    
    • For example, a Sailor Preset saved in Epheria Carrack: Advance Preset 1 won't be saved in Epheria Carrack: Volante Preset 1, so you'll need to set it up separately.
  • When applying the Sailor Preset, only sailors who are not sick or currently on another ship will be assigned.
    
    
• How to Use Sailor Preset
  
  • Talk to the Wharf Manager NPC to access "Manage Sailors" for your ship.
  • In the Manage Sailors UI, assign sailors as you wish.
  • Once you're done, press the Save Preset button to save your settings.
    
    

* With the Sailor Preset update, all sailors were disembarked during the Mar 6 (Thu) maintenance.

• 'Changed some information displayed in the Ship Info UI.

• Added grade-specific name frames to the UI in the Arena of Solare.
  
  • These name frames will be applied in all Arena of Solare matches and will be maintained until the next season ends.

• Once the Arena of Solare season ends, you'll receive one of the following based on the rank emblem you've earned.
  
  • Upon obtaining this item, you can unlock titles for each emblem.
  • Emblem titles can be used until the end of the next Arena of Solare Regular Season.

[2025 Season I] Arena of Solare Certificates
[2025 Season I] Solare Incarnate Certificate	Solare Incarnate title
[2025 Season I] Radiant Spear Certificate	Radiant Spear title
[2025 Season I] Twilight Spear Certificate	Twilight Spear title
[2025 Season I] Shining Spear Certificate	Shining Spear title
[2025 Season I] Dawn Spear Certificate	Dawn Spear title
[2025 Season I] Skilled Soldier Certificate	Skilled Soldier title
[2025 Season I] Apprentice Soldier Certificate	Apprentice Soldier title

* Upon opening the Choose Your Immortal Perfume Box, you can choose one of the following items:  

- Immortal: Elixir of Deep Sea, Immortal: Perfume of Charm, Immortal: Perfume of Courage, Immortal: Khalk's Elixir, Immortal: Perfume of Insight  

• The Arena of Solare's regular season has ended, and rewards have been handed out based on the Solare emblem.

Solare Incarnate (2,401+ points)	Solare Incarnate name frame Solare Incarnate title Gold Bar 10,000G x7 Cron Stone x2,000 Seal of Solare x500 Choose Your 10 Immortal Perfume Box Trace of Thunderbolt x30
Radiant Spear (2,101 - 2,400 points)	Radiant Spear name frame Radiant Spear title Gold Bar 10,000G x5 Cron Stone x1,000 Seal of Solare x500 Choose Your 10 Immortal Perfume Box Trace of Thunderbolt x15
Twilight Spear (1,801 - 2,100 points)	Twilight Spear name frame Twilight Spear title Gold Bar 10,000G x4 Cron Stone x500 Seal of Solare x500 Choose Your 10 Immortal Perfume Box Trace of Thunderbolt x10
Shining Spear   (1,501 - 1,800 points)	Shining Spear name frame   Shining Spear title Gold Bar 10,000G x3 Seal of Solare x500 Choose Your 5 Immortal Perfume Box
Dawn Spear   (1,201 - 1,500 points)	Dawn Spear name frame Dawn Spear title Gold Bar 10,000G x2 Seal of Solare x500 Choose Your 5 Immortal Perfume Box
Skilled Soldier   (801 - 1,200 points)	Gold Bar 10,000G x1 Seal of Solare x500
Apprentice Soldier (401 - 800 points)	Gold Bar 1,000G x5 Seal of Solare x250

* Arena of Solare Titles

Solare Incarnate	Radiant Spear	Twilight Spear	Shining Spear	Dawn Spear	Skilled Soldier	Apprentice Soldier

• Distributed Arena of Solare final rank rewards.

TOP 100 - Solare Knight Outfit	TOP 100 - "Solare Knight" Title Title can be used until the end of the next Arena of Solare Regular Season.
Glorious Solare Box
Cron Stone x1,000 Corrupt Oil of Immortality x20 Perfume of Courage x30 Khalk's Elixir x30	[Party] Harmony Draught - Human x30 Elixir of Deep Sea x30 Perfume of Charm x30 Perfume of Insight x30 Item Collection Increase Scroll x30

Some adventurers have accidentally used their pricey red grade gear or even higher-tier equipment to recover max durability and ended up needing help from Support. To save you from this hassle, we've made it so red grade items can't be used for max durability recovery anymore.

• Changed the system so that you can't use the same gear to restore max durability on red grade or higher equipment anymore.
  
  • Even if you've upgraded an item to red grade, you won't be able to use the same red gear to restore its max durability.

• Changed the Central Market minimum price of the following items.
  
  • Primordial Crystal, Primordial Black Stone

Item	Before	After
Primordial Crystal	50,000,000 Silver	10,000,000 Silver
Primordial Black Stone	75,000,000 Silver	35,000,000 Silver

 

• Significantly decreased Trading EXP obtained from selling the following 6 items:
  
  • Magical Mandragora
  • Witch's Poison Herb    
  • Saffron with Strong Scent
  • Fantastic Blue Rose
  • Moonlit Evening Primrose
  • Medicinal Autumn Bellflower Root

 

 

Golden Pig Cave

Monster zones are where adventurers spend the most time in the world of Black Desert. We're always looking to add a fresh twist to these areas.

With the new Golden Pig Cave, we've introduced a "Rare Treasures" system, a bit like the old Field Bosses loot drop system, where only one lucky adventurer gets chosen for a big reward.

 

After its launch, many adventurers were intrigued, but some were disappointed with the new setup. There were concerns about the limited times the monster zone was open, making it hard to enter, and issues with monster placement and difficulty settings. We realized we focused too much on the new features and didn't consider how adventurers might feel.

 

To address your feedback, we're splitting the Golden Pig Cave into two versions. The original will be renamed "Fortune's Golden Pig Cave," and we're adding a version that's always open. This new version requires one Primordial Crystal to enter and gives you 25 minutes to take down monsters, a challenge for powerful adventurers.

 

Now, you can enjoy PvE in the always-open Golden Pig Cave and then chase the big rewards in Fortune's Golden Pig Cave when it opens. We'll keep improving to make your PvE experiences even more enjoyable. Thank you to all the adventurers who shared their feedback.

• The Golden Pig Cave, open for subjugation anytime, has appeared.
  
  • To enter the new Golden Pig Cave, chat with NPC Munsik and hand over Primordial Crystal x1.
  • This cave is different from the Fortunate Golden Pig Cave where you can find "Rare Treasures."
  • You cannot obtain the Golden Pigs Subjugation Token in the Golden Pig Cave.
  • If you die in the Golden Pig Cave, you'll face the same penalties as in regular monster zones.
  • Monsters here are affected by harmful effects as usual.
  • Recommended Stats:
    
    • 1,130+ AP, 670+ Damage Reduction (based on Total Stats)
    • 340+ AP, 438+ DP (based on Displayed Stats)
      
      

Monster Zone Features
- Entering the Golden Pig Cave makes all other Adventurers disappear, just like in Marni's Realm.
- You cannot enter on Arsha/Conquest War/Node War servers. 
- You will be kicked out of the Golden Pig Cave if your character dies.
- You cannot enter if your Karma is below 0.
- There's a cooldown before you can re-enter after finishing the subjugation or leaving.
※ Subjugation will fail 25 minutes after entry, and you will be forcibly removed.

• Renamed the old Golden Pig Cave to the Fortunate Golden Pig Cave.
  
  • Added the [Treasure Keeper] title to the monsters in the Fortunate Golden Pig Cave.
  • Renamed the Golden Pig King Summon Scroll from the Fortunate Cave to the "Fortunate Golden Pig King Summon Scroll."
  • Renamed the Golden Pig King's Treasure Chest to the "Fortunate Golden Pig King's Treasure Chest."
  • Added special Golden Pigs to appear at a very low chance in the Fortunate Golden Pig Cave.
  • Special Golden Pigs are a bonus stage and disappear with a burst of gold coins when hit.     
  • Changed the Golden Pig King's Treasure Chest to not appear in the Monster Zone Info of the Fortunate Golden Pig Cave.

• Applied the following to the Golden Pig Cave and Fortunate Golden Pig Cave monster zones.
  
  • Increased the distance at which the Elite Golden Pig and Raider Golden Pig detect enemies by 10%.
    
    • Changed the start location in the Golden Pig Cave after talking to Munsik due to the above.
  • Changed the Elite Golden Pig to perform a chopping attack after using a normal attack.

• Changed the cutscene for the [Balenos] Forest Wolves quest as below.
  
  • Increased the Gray Wolf's HP by 2.5 times.
  • Adjusted the time spent in combat when encountering the Gray Wolf.
    

• Improved the system so that if any of the following Recurring quests are in progress or complete, it will not be displayed in the Recurring Quest tab of Quests (O).
  
  • [Daily] A Treasure Swimming in the Ocean: Hekaru
  • [Daily] A Treasure Swimming in the Ocean: Ocean Stalker
  • [Daily] Wanted: Hekaru
  • [Daily] Wanted: Ocean Stalker

• Improved the system so that when the crossroads quest during the [King's Key] questline for the Nova class is completed, the other crossroad quests do not appear in the Recommend Quest (O) list.

• Changed the icons of the following yellow grade artifacts to be more intuitive:
  
  • Kehelle's Artifact - Changed the icons of all yellow grade artifacts except Max Stamina.

 

Marsh's & Lesha's Artifacts
	Marsh's Artifact - AP	Marsh's Artifact - Accuracy	Lesha's Artifact - Damage Reduction	Lesha's Artifact - Evasion
Melee	Marsh's Artifact - Melee AP	Marsh's Artifact - Melee Accuracy	Lesha's Artifact - Melee Damage Reduction	Lesha's Artifact - Melee Evasion
Ranged	Marsh's Artifact - Ranged AP	Marsh's Artifact - Ranged Accuracy	Lesha's Artifact - Ranged Damage Reduction	Lesha's Artifact - Ranged Evasion
Magic	Marsh's Artifact - Magic AP	Marsh's Artifact - Magic Accuracy	Lesha's Artifact - Magic Damage Reduction	Lesha's Artifact - Magic Evasion
Monster	Marsh's Artifact - Extra AP Against Monsters		Lesha's Artifact - Monster Damage Reduction
All			Lesha's Artifact - All Damage Reduction	Lesha's Artifact - All Evasion

 

Sethra's Artifact
	EXP	Mastery	Special
Life	Sethra's Artifact - Life EXP	Sethra's Artifact - Life Skill Mastery
[Gathering]	Sethra's Artifact - Gathering EXP	Sethra's Artifact - Gathering Mastery	Sethra's Artifact - Gathering Item Drop Rate
[Fishing]	Sethra's Artifact - Fishing EXP	Sethra's Artifact - Fishing Mastery
[Hunting]	Sethra's Artifact - Hunting EXP	Sethra's Artifact - Hunting Mastery
[Cooking]	Sethra's Artifact - Cooking EXP	Sethra's Artifact - Cooking Mastery
[Alchemy]	Sethra's Artifact - Alchemy EXP	Sethra's Artifact - Alchemy Mastery
[Processing]	Sethra's Artifact - Processing EXP	Sethra's Artifact - Processing Mastery	Sethra's Artifact - Processing Success Rate
[Training]	Sethra's Artifact - Training EXP	Sethra's Artifact - Training Mastery	Sethra's Artifact - Mount EXP
[Trading]	Sethra's Artifact - Trading EXP
[Farming]	Sethra's Artifact - Farming EXP
[Sailing]	Sethra's Artifact - Sailing EXP	Sethra's Artifact - Sailing Mastery
[Barter]	Sethra's Artifact - Barter EXP

Kehelle's Artifacts
Kehelle's Artifact - Max HP	Kehelle's Artifact - Max Stamina	Kehelle's Artifact - Black Spirit's Rage Max Increase

• Changed to save the last selected grade of the fish set for Auto Discard during Fishing.

• Fixed the issue where the time limited titles obtainable based on the number of enemy kills in Node/Conquest War were continuously obtained each time an enemy was defeated after meeting the obtain conditions.
• Fixed the issue where some time limited titles disappeared after logging out.
• [Tamer] Fixed the issue where certain parts of the appearance were awkward when wearing the Medeia Outfit.
• [Male Classes] Fixed the issue where certain parts of the outfit appeared awkward when wearing the New Year Hanbok Hat.
• [Witch, Kunoichi, Valkyrie] Fixed the issue where the default underwear was awkward when wearing the Crimson Flame Robe.
• [Guardian] Fixed the issue where the appearance was awkward when wearing only the Academia Armor.
• [Ranger] Fixed the issue where the appearance was awkward when wearing the Eternal Snow Armor with other shoes.
• [Shai] Fixed the issue where the appearance was awkward when wearing the Wonderland Armor with Poetica Shoes.
• Fixed the issue where the Guild Manor was not changed when the Manor's owner left or was kicked from guilds.
• Fixed the issue where the Increase Movement Speed effect was applied to the Epheria Carrack even when the Max Durability of the Loggia, Srulk, and Manos Sailing Log was below 100.
• Fixed the issue where certain NPCs in Heidel occasionally overlapped.
• Fixed the issue where attempting to use Find My Item in the Family Inventory using the Gamepad UI would switch to the Combat Equipment tab when searching for another item currently equipped by the character.
  
  • When attempting to use Bring Item for a currently equipped Pearl item, the Pearl Inventory opens, and the Life Inventory opens for Life items.
• Fixed the issue where the Occupying Guild's name was not displayed when hovering the mouse over an occupied node in the Node War Status on the right after entering a server with an ongoing Node War through Character Selection or Change Server.
• Fixed the issue where the UI was not displayed when a Special Barter occurred on an island without Barter.
• Fixed the issue where the Mount Key Guide for a Guild Member's Two-seater Mount was displayed as R instead of SHIFT + R in certain situations.
• Removed the phrase "The time you can stay per session is limited to 30 min." from the Golden Pig Cave Monster Zone Info.
• Fixed the issue where certain watchtowers in Hanji County disappeared when approached.
• Fixed the issue where text overflowed from the UI in the bottom of the Quests (O) window.
• Fixed the issue where portions of the Medeia Outfit's skirt appeared abnormal for the Optimization Mode setting.
• [Nova] Fixed the issue where wearing the Medeia Helmet made certain hair customizations appear abnormal.
• [Witch] Fixed the issue where equipping the Fallen God's Armor while wearing the Medeia Shoes made the foot portion appear abnormal
• Fixed the issue where some text would overflow when selecting goods in the Barter Information window while using the Gamepad UI.            
• Fixed the issue where it was possible to subjugate different Black Shrine Bosses more than 5 times a week in certain situations.            
  
  • When this issue occurs, any subjugation beyond 5 times are not included in the Boss Blitz Rankings, and no Boss Blitz rewards are given.            
• Fixed the issue where the Satiated debuff was not applied when gaining Health EXP by using Well-brewed Mesima Tea.            

 

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