Crimson Desert 1.08 adds ponds, baby wyvern and shotguns

Pearl Abyss released patch 1.08 for Crimson Desert on May 22, 2026. The update adds new life-simulation features, pet and mount options, weapon choices for Kliff, user interface changes, and multiple fixes for PC and macOS platforms.

Players can build ponds at Howling Hill and Pailune Camp by completing new construction missions. Fish may be released into ponds directly from inventory or via a pond management mode. Having multiple fish of the same species increases that species’ population at a rate that varies by species. Ponds have capacity limits that can cause fish to die if exceeded. Legendary fish behave differently: only one legendary fish can be registered per pond, they do not die from overpopulation, and any legendary fish previously sold, used, or discarded were restored to players’ inventories.

The update adds 20 species of small animals and introduces a Baby Wyvern that can be registered as a pet now and upgraded into a mount in a future patch. Wild wyverns can be subdued and used as temporary mounts. Pet persistence after boss fights and certain quests was improved.

A dedicated tool slot was added so items that were previously equipped in the secondary weapon slot can be equipped separately. Equippable tools include logging axes, mallets, shovels, brooms, scythes, pickaxes, drills and chainsaws, and fans. Quickslot organization was changed: masks and circlets moved to the armor tab, and Quick Swap now switches to the equipment that was previously drawn.

Combat updates include new weapon options for Kliff-muskets and shotguns-and a new skill for Damiane and Oongka that matches Kliff’s Focused Aerial Roll. The update also added a function to silence tied-up outlaws and made several class-specific improvements to strike effects and chain attacks.

Quality-of-life changes include instant equipment refinement using a selected method, missions for mass crafting and crafting fine paintings, and timber and stone rewards for logging and quarry tasks. Fish traps were improved. Inventory and UI changes make unsellable items clearer when sorting by price, allow separate map markers by location so land markers do not appear in the Abyss and vice versa, and add a persistent tracking marker on the minimap.

Keyboard and mouse users gain a Photo Mode shortcut (P), the ability to assign secondary key bindings to inputs, improved shortcut customization for Inventory, Map, Skills, Journal, Photo Mode and Menu, and camera improvements when aiming while riding the Blackstar mount. Right-click functionality in the inventory was improved to allow examining and discarding items.

Graphics and platform fixes include a Raytraced Sun/Moon Light Shadows option on PC, Metal4 enabled by default on macOS devices running 26.5 or higher, and partial GPU load improvements for ultra-high-resolution environments above 4K. The patch fixes visual flicker and smearing, corrects lighting artifacts, and addresses issues with NVIDIA DLSS and Intel XeSS frame generation reporting.

Patch 1.08 also resolves a long list of gameplay bugs and inconsistencies. Examples include restoring daily restocks and more items at the Contribution Shop, preventing special mounts from being sold, fixing mission blockers where doors would not open, correcting incorrect quest guidance, resolving localization errors such as renaming One-Eyed Jackals to Lonely Jackals, and addressing specific class animation, item interaction, and UI freeze issues.

Full patch notes are available on Crimson Desert’s official website.