Crimson Desert 1.08.00 Changes Overview: New Tools Slot, Fish Pond at the Camp, new Pets, Controls Improvements

Pearl Abyss released yet another massive patch for Crimson Desert. Update 1.08.00 continues the tradition of delivering new contetn and meaningful quality-of-life improvements every single week to this non-live-service game!

1.08.00 Highlights

As the patch notes state, the most important additions are the new Tools Slot and the addition of many new Pets, including a Baby Wyvern.

But there are a ton more awesome changes we will highlight below before we let you dive into the full patch notes to discover even more little tweaks.

New Tools Slot

Up until now, the tools for mining, logging and all other chores you could (and should!) do, were occupying the same slot as the secondary (two-handed) weapon slot.

As of 1.08.00, there is a new slot added in the bottom right of the gearing UI module and on the pop-up circle.

This significantly improves the management of the two-handed weapons slot. You can also select the right tool for the job much quicker now. A double-win!

The full list of tools that now go into the new slot includes:

• logging axe
• mallet
• shovel
• broom
• scythe
• pickaxe
• drill/chainsaw
• fan

You might notice that the Masks slot is now gone from this circle menu. It was moved to the Armors tab. It was only logical, because this is technically an “armor”.

The new Pond in the Greymane Camp

You can now build a new fish pond for your Greymane Camp. This new mission is a one-time build process and takes 2 in-game days to complete.

You can release fish into the pond where it will swim around and… multiply (if you have multiple from the same species). To release fish into the pond, select it from your Inventory. Alternatively, you can use the pond’s management system to do that.

To access the Pond Management UI, stand near the Pond and use the same key that activates the Decoration Mode for your House. You will notice the icon in the right-hand side of the screen.

If you exceed the capacity of the pond, fish may start to die, but if you release legendary fish there, it will never die and will always be present in the pond.

Additionally, you can no longer sell, use, or discard legendary fish. This is a simple, but effective method to prevent you form accidentally losing a legendary fish you have caught while doing the (still) annoying Inventory Management.

New Pets and one unique Baby Wyvern

20 new species of small animals and a unique Baby Wyvern can now be registered as pets. I think we need more pet slots too, Pearl Abyss!

The unique thing about the baby Wyvern is that in an upcoming update, you will be able to turn it into an actual mount when it grows up. Pearl Abyss did not state when is this update coming, but with their current pace of releasing updates to Crimson Desert, we may as well expect it in a day or three…

Pets are invaluable with their ability to collect loot or help you collect the fruits of your labor at the camp’s garden. But you can accidentally pet them. This is not longer a problem as 1.08.00 has resolved this. You can now only pet pets only if you first press the Interact button first (aim at them).

Make Outlaws SHUT THE F*** UP!

A new function now exists allowing you to silence tied-up outlaws. Outlaws yapping and blabbing constantly while you transport them to prison, was one of the most frustrating and annoying moments in the game.

It’s fun the first few times, but if you play as a true Bounty Hunter and collect all the available bounties, listening to them talk all the time, gets old really fast.

While you are transporting the outlaw (on your back or on your horse, in the bottom right corner, you will see a new keybind to “Silence” the outlaw.

After certain amount of time has passed, the outlaw will talk again. You can use the the same keybind to make them shut up again.

Our proposed strategy to put them to sleep, from our Bounties and Bounty Hunting guide still works, if you prefer that approach. It also saves you the segment where you have to tackle and hit them a few times before you can tie them up.

Other important and interesting improvements

We have a bunch more smaller changes and improvements we’d like to add to the top part of this article before you jump into full patch notes. Just trying to make sure you notice these because we think they are very interesting and quite important.

Skip Materials check for Refinement

We have been asking Pearl Abyss for a bulk-refine feature, similarly to how we can bulk un-refine items’ levels, but it is not added (sadly) in 1.08.00. However, Pearl Abyss did add with 1.08 the ability to directly refine an item without going through the craftign material selection.

Kliff can use Muskets and Shotguns

Kliff can now use muskets and shotguns. Alongside this change, the Infinite Arrows Abyss Gear to work on bullets and cannonballs as well. This change will allow you to complete the related challenges quicker and unlock their respective achievements.

Controls Improvements

A key change from today’s patch is the ability to assign secondary keybinds for all controls. This applies to Keyboard and Mouse.

A new keyboard shortcut was added to allow you to access directly Photo Mode without having to jump through several menus. It’s P by default on PC.

Blinding Flash while riding Blackstar

The hunt for Abyss Artifacts just became even easier. You can now use Blinding Flash while mounted on the back of the dragon. Of course, you have to first unlock Blackstar through the main story, in Chapter XI.

Separate Markers on the Map for Ground vs Abyss

You can now place separate markers on the Ground and in the Abyss. When a marker is placed on the ground, it will not be visible from the Abyss and vice versa.

Search and Filter Skills by Weapon

A new feature allows you to filter by weapon type and search for a specific skill or skill upgrade in the Skills menu. This would be helpful when you are not certain where a specific ability or skill perk was located in the Skill Tree. It works similarly to the Map Filter and is available in the bottom right corner in the Skills menu.

Completed Knowledge categories checkmark

There is a new green check mark now placed in the lower left corner of the tabs for Knowledge sub-categories that you have completed. This is just a visual feature to let you more easily and quickly spot where you are missing entries for you 100% completion.

After you have spent 400-800 hours playing and actually finishing the game, the most logical thing is to want to also collect all Knowledge. Of course.

Full Patch Notes for 1.08.00

Below you can read the full official patch notes for Update 1.08.00, released on Friday, May 22nd, 2026. Source: official Crimson Desert website.

New Additions

• Added a slot to equip tools.
  • Certain equipment that was previously equipped in the secondary weapon slot can now be equipped in the tool slot.
  • Equippable tools: logging axe, mallet, shovel, broom, scythe, pickaxe, drill/chainsaw, fan
  • The tool slot can be found in the quickslot menu, below the secondary weapon slot.
    • Quickslots for masks and circlets have been moved to the ‘armor’ tab of the quickslot menu.
  • Using “Quick Swap” switches to the equipment in the slot that was previously drawn.
• Added a Pond to “Howling Hill” and “Pailune Camp”.
  • Complete the pond construction mission to build it at “Howling Hill” and “Pailune Camp”.
  • You can directly release fish from your inventory into the pond, or add them through the pond management mode.
  • Having multiple fish of the same species will gradually increase the number of that species, at a rate that varies by species.
  • Use “Zoom In/Out” while in pond management mode to observe the registered fish.
  • Fish may die if the number of the registered fish exceeds the pond’s capacity.
    • However, legendary fish will always remain in the pond regardless of the number of fish or their lifespan, and only one can be registered.
    • Legendary fish can no longer be sold, used, or discarded. Additionally, previously sold, used, or discarded legendary fish have been restored to the player’s inventory.

• Added 20 species of small animals and a “Baby Wyvern” that can be registered as pets.
  • “Baby Wyverns” will be able to grow and be registered as mounts in a future update, so stay tuned.
• Wild Wyverns can now be temporarily used as mounts after being subdued.
• [Kliff] Kliff can now use muskets and shotguns.
• [Damiane/Oongka] Added a skill equivalent to the “Focused Aerial Roll”.
• Added a function that allows you to silence tied-up outlaws.
• Added blueprints that allow you to craft superior branches using special tree branches and branches at refinement level 10.

Main Improvements

Content

• Added a function to instantly refine equipment using a selected refinement method without having to select materials.
• Added “Mass Craft Paintings” and “Craft Fine Paintings” missions.
• Added timber and stones as rewards to logging and quarry missions.
• Adjusted the size of items inside claw machine capsules so prizes can be viewed more clearly.
• Changed tree branches obtained from logging trees to rough tree branches, which can be used and stacked.
• Improved the “Infinite Arrows” Abyss gear to function for bullets and cannonballs.
• Cats can now be taken in even when carried.
• Improved chairs placed during house decoration so that characters can sit on them more naturally.
• [Keyboard/Mouse] Hovering the mouse over different options at the Barber now allows you to preview each style.
• Re-blockade will now happen at bandit camps and ruins.
• Improved the puzzle experience at the “Disconnected Truth” Abyss.
• Griddle-cooked and pan-fried dishes have been seperated into fish, meat, and vegetable variants.
• Improved fish traps so that fish can now be caught with them.
• Improved the quality of certain outfits.
• As part of ongoing improvements, certain 2D visual assets have been replaced to better align with the game’s art direction.
• [Kliff] Improved the appearance of certain helms.
• Improved the silhouette of the Belkandor Plate Armor so it appears more natural with various cloaks.

Controls

• [Keyboard/Mouse] Added a keyboard shortcut (P) that opens and closes the photo mode menu.
• [Keyboard/Mouse] Improved the input system so that all inputs can have a secondary key assigned to them.
• Improved shortcut customization so that shortcuts for Inventory, Map, Skills, Journal, Photo Mode, and Menu can be freely assigned.
• Improved photo mode so that the Invert Camera X-axis and Y-axis options from Settings are also applied.
• Improved camera movement when aiming while riding Blackstar.
• Changed the “pet” interaction with pets so that it is only available when aiming at them.
• Improved the “pet” interaction with pets and horses so that it is canceled when using an evasion skill.
• Improved “Blinding Flash” so that it can be used while riding Blackstar.
• Improved the camera so that it faces forward after loading screens that appear when escaping from the Abyss, resting, or assembling.
• Improved Blackstar’s controls and camera perspective.

Combat / Action

• [Damiane] Improved the additional strike effects of two-handed cannons.
• [Damiane] Improved chain attacks following an unarmed “Dodge”.

UI

• Improved the map to allow separate markers to be placed depending on the current location.
  • Markers placed on land will only appear on land.
  • Markers placed in the Abyss will only appear in the Abyss.
• Added a tracking marker for the map that appears on the minimap at all times.
• Added a function to filter by weapon in Skills > Search.
• Improved the UI so that completed knowledge entries and quests can be viewed more easily.
• Improved the inventory so that items that cannot be sold are more clearly indicated when sorting by price.
• [Keyboard/Mouse] Improved the inventory so that items can be examined and discarded by right-clicking them.

Graphics & Settings

• [PC] Added Raytraced Sun/Moon Light Shadows in Settings > Graphics. (Edited: 2026/05/22)
• Partially improved GPU load in high-resolution environments that exceed 4K resolution.
• Improved object placement so that placement indicators now appear when placing objects on water surfaces.
• Fixed an issue where the FPS value did not display correctly when NVIDIA DLSS Frame Generation or Intel XeSS Frame Generation was activated.
• Fixed an issue where distant vegetation would occasionally flicker.
• Fixed an issue where the lighting would appear smudged when the lighting quality was set to medium or lower, or when raytracing was turned off.
• Fixed the flickering issue that happened on displaced surface boundary.
• Fixed an issue where iridescent fog would appear on the ground in certain situations.
• Fixed the smearing issue that occurred around glass materials.
• [Mac] Metal4 is now active by default in devices with macOS version 26.5 or higher.
• [Intel] Fixed an issue where the screen would not display correctly when “Intel XeSS 3.0” or “Intel XeSS Frame Generation” is enabled on Intel Arc A-series products.

Localization

• Fixed various localization errors and improved localization quality across all languages.

Others

• Fixed an issue where the game or rematches would load abnormally slowly when playing as Oongka or Damiane in certain situations.
• Fixed an issue where wagons could not be switched at the wagonmaster.
• Fixed an issue where the actual recovery effects of certain food items differed from their descriptions.
• Fixed an issue where mercury did not crystallize when using Turning Slash imbued with the ice element.
• Fixed an issue where doors would not open after resetting certain missions, preventing progression.
• Fixed an issue where objects would not react to the lantern when it was shone at certain angles.
• The name of “One-Eyed Jackals” has been changed to “Lonely Jackals”.
• Fixed an issue where the effect of Blackstar’s Breath would linger on the ground for an extended period.
• Fixed an issue where the last livestock could not be sold to the Rancher.
• Fixed an issue where comrades would not follow the character when boarding a wagon.
• Fixed an issue where special mounts could be sold.
• Fixed an issue where knowledge entries for items could still be acquired from certain shops even after leaving the shop.
• Fixed an issue where the knowledge for “Crescent Lake” could not be obtained.
• Fixed an issue where certain animals appeared abnormally.
• Fixed an issue where Meerkats appeared abnormally.
• [Damiane/Oongka] Fixed an issue where Damiane and Oongka could not mount the same type of horse as Kliff.
• [Damiane] Fixed an issue where the sheathed position of certain rapiers appeared unnatural.
• [Damiane] Fixed an issue where completion requirements for the “Shield of Unchanging Will VI” challenge did not account for Damiane’s shield charge.
• Fixed an issue where acquiring certain items were considered as crimes in certain situations.
• Fixed an issue where the lantern would remain stuck to the player’s hand when using Blinding Flash while unarmed.
• Fixed an issue where the “Bow Aimed at Fate II” challenge could not be completed when using replenishing arrows.
• Fixed an issue where the claw of the claw machine moved unstably in certain situations.
• Fixed an issue where the player could not interact with a Platypus.
• Fixed an issue where the transporter at the Aeronautical Research Base would not function.
• Fixed an issue where duringthe “Moving Rocks” quest, the player was guided to an incorrect location.
• Fixed an issue where certain NPCs would respawn on dead mounts.
• Fixed an issue where items at the furniture shop were displayed facing backward.
• Fixed an issue where the item refresh period shown in the Royal Trading Guide differed from the actual time period.
• [Damiane] Fixed an issue where using “Piercing Light” with a greatsword equipped would cause the camera perspective to move in an unintended direction.
• [Damiane] Fixed an issue where “Aerial Grapple” would not execute properly in certain situations.
• [Damiane/Oongka] Fixed an issue where loading the game after selecting an element would reset the selected element.
• Fixed an issue where the player could not aim at enemies after shining the lantern or using Axiom Force while clinging to a wall.
• Fixed an issue where certain movements would repeat abnormally when holding the sprint input with a bow drawn in certain situations.
• Fixed an issue where “Roundhouse Kick: Proficiency” could not be executed consecutively when unarmed.
• Fixed an issue where, if the player died outside the combat area during a boss fight and revived using a Palmar Pill or Refined Palmar Pill, the player character could not be controlled in certain situations.
• Fixed an issue where wearing certain helmets would interrupt the casting animation for “Elemental Force Palm”.
• Improved pets so that they remain summoned after completing certain quests, including boss fights.
• Fixed an issue where proper effects were not being applied to the “Charge” skill when equipped with a one-handed sword.
• Fixed an issue where using the “Quick Swap” skill with a two-handed sword with no spirit left would consume stamina instead.
• [Keyboard/Mouse] Fixed an issue where “Stab” did not smoothly chain into “Restrain”.
• Fixed an issue where input guides on the bottom right corner of the screen would appear as keyboard/mouse inputs when using a controller.
• [Damiane/Oongka] Fixed an issue where the “Mark Target” input guide would not appear while using “Focused Evasive Shot”.
• Fixed an issue where comparison tooltips would not apepar at saddleries.
• Fixed an issue where certain missions could not be examined in the notifications UI.
• Fixed an issue where, after examining a mission in the notifications UI, that mission would not be selected.
• Fixed an issue where “Release” was activated even for mounts that could not be released.
• Fixed an issue where the inputs appearing on the claw machine guide differed from the actual inputs.
• Fixed an issue where certain items such as “Horse Tonic” and “Horse Stimulant” would not appear in the Provisions – Elixir list.
• Fixed an issue where furniture icon would not display for certain furniture.
• Fixed an issue where the UI would freeze when customizing the presets for keyboard/mouse in certain situations.
• Increased the trust gained by feeding mercury to the Iron Eagle from 5 to 15.
• Improved the description of the Abyss gear “Energy Drain.”
• Increased the number of items sold at the Contribution Shop. Additionally, they will now be restocked daily.
• Improved the shop system so that supply contracts are restocked.
• Fixed an issue where four crafting manuals did not appear in the shop.
• Fixed an issue where unpackaged trade goods could be sold at the Rancher’s Shop.
• Fixed an issue where the fusion recipes for Abyss gears “Shatter”, “Rend”, and “Shred” were displayed in the wrong place.
• Fixed the incorrect quest item name for the quest “A Wife’s Show of Heart”.
• Fixed an issue where the fan appeared unnatural when throwing it.
• Fixed an issue where physical collision was excessive when tossing a shield.