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Hotfix 2.03.01, released September 21, 2026, fixes controller lantern-aim remapping, restores the Duo NPCs in Tommaso, and fixes a crash when interacting with NPCs.

Updates9/27/2026 1 min readwillowmist

Hotfix 2.04.02, released October 30, 2026, fixes spouse, pirate, Leviakan, sea serpent, ship and crew problems from the Charting the Unknown launch, plus missing rewards, crashes and management earnings, and adds pioneering notifications.

Updates10/31/2026 3 min readwillowmist

Patch 1.17.00 released August 7, 2026 on all platforms. A bug-fix patch covering the Desperate Rescue challenge, quick slot assignment, special headgear effects, and map display problems.

Updates8/17/2026 1 min readpixeldrift

Patch 2.04.00 launched Charting the Unknown on October 29, 2026 and added base-game changes such as NPC Chat and Gift, city barber shops, kitchen tools usable in combat and wagon equipment, plus an October 30 hotfix.

Updates10/31/2026 11 min readWildcard88

Patch 2.02.00, released September 11, 2026, adds cross-save on Mac and fixes twelve issues, including the Thornbriar Fortress liberation blocker and a crash when starting a new game with DLSS Frame Generation enabled.

Updates9/27/2026 3 min readghostpetal

Patch 1.15.00 released July 24, 2026 on all platforms. A maintenance patch fixing transparent bosses, crop growth and harvesting, gear lock saving, and cross-save crashes.

Updates8/17/2026 2 min readpixeldrift

Patch 1.18.02, the August 17, 2026 hotfix for Crimson Desert, fixed a zeroed comrade count, silver resetting after A Secret Deal, movement animation stutter, and unresponsive characters after shop use.

Updates8/26/2026 1 min readhexbloom

Patch 1.16.04, the August 5, 2026 hotfix for Crimson Desert, fixed equipment quantities becoming incorrect after receiving certain gear and reloading a save.

Hotfix 2.03.02, released September 23, 2026, fixes Grimnir not appearing during The Mysterious Pot, missing map icons for newly discovered objects, and the Ether Rest power core not being detected.

Updates10/31/2026 1 min readZephyr

Patch 1.16.03, the August 4, 2026 hotfix for Crimson Desert, fixed shields disappearing after switching to dual-wielded weapons and reloading a save.

Updates8/26/2026 1 min reademberash

Patch 1.16.01, the August 2, 2026 hotfix for Crimson Desert, corrected camp storage screens opening as the Wagon Cargo interface after loading trade goods at a wagon workshop.