Pearl Abyss has released Patch 1.01.00 for Crimson Desert, dropping on March 28, 2026, on Steam. PlayStation, Xbox, Epic Games Store, and Mac updates will follow at a later date. This is the game’s biggest post-launch patch yet. It adds five summonable mounts, a sweeping set of movement and combat improvements, faster loading times, and dozens of quality-of-life fixes across nearly every system in the game.
1. Five New Mounts Added to Pywel
Players have been eager for more mount variety since launch. Patch 1.01.00 delivers this eagerly requested feature. Five new mounts can now be obtained and summoned after completing certain conditions. These are split across two categories: Legendary Animals and Boss’ Mounts.
The Legendary Animals include the White Bear, Silver Fang, and Snowwhite Deer. The Boss’ Mounts are the Rock Tusk Warthog and Icicle Edge Alpine Ibex.
Players can use the summoned mounts at any time, like normal horse mounts. The people of Pywel treat them no differently. Therefore, players can ride them freely through towns and anywhere else in the world.
These are significant additions for players looking to express themselves beyond the standard horse roster.
Content Changes in Patch 1.01.00.
2. Movement, Flight, and Combat Overhaul
This patch brings some of the most meaningful control changes since launch, targeting two specific pain points: how the player character moves and how Flight functions in practice. Pearl Abyss continues to treat controls as a work in progress, and the changes here reflect direct community feedback.
2.1. Movement and Sprint Changes
The way sprinting works has been reworked to feel more natural on both foot and horseback:
- Movement speed now increases by holding or tapping the running key
- Speed no longer drops if the running key is not held continuously
- Full sprint still requires periodic input of the sprint button
- Improved turning responsiveness during short-distance movements
- Player character and horse movement controls have been generally improved
2.2. Flight Improvements
Flight has received a focused pass to fix several issues that made it feel unreliable. Stamina consumption has been reduced, the brief stuttering pause before takeoff has been fixed, and Flight will now properly activate in situations where it previously failed.
Players can also use equipped gear while flying, which makes aerial combat more meaningful. Aerial Stab has been adjusted to remain a fun movement option while adding a stamina-scaling cost to consecutive uses to keep it balanced.
Aerial Maneuver and Aerial Swing have also had their stamina requirements reduced.
2.3. Combat Fixes and Boss Adjustments
- Enemies and bosses no longer attack immediately after the player dies and revives
- Weak point indicator effects have been added per element type
- Fixed the stun gauge resetting instantly when a boss fell off a mount
- Fixed Roll and Evade being unusable during focus skills
- Fixed Focused Repulsion knockback range being abnormally large
- Fixed Meteor Kick casting in midair with no reachable ground
Combat Updates.
3. Quality-of-Life and Content Additions
Beyond combat and movement, Patch 1.01.00 packs in a large number of convenience improvements that touch crafting, inventory management, exploration, and economy. Most of these address issues players flagged as friction points in day-to-day play.
3.1. Crafting, Storage, and Inventory
- “Make Now” function added to the Cooking/Crafting menu, letting players cook or craft a selected recipe immediately without manually picking ingredients
- “Store All Selected Items” shortcut added to push inventory items directly to private storage (Keyboard: Shift+RMB / PS5: □ / Xbox: X)
- The private storage chest at Howling Hill Camp has been moved back inside Kliff’s tent
- Additional inventory expansion items obtained past the 240-slot cap now convert into boxes containing crafting materials
- Refinement Coins added as a new item, allowing gear tempering up to Stage 4 without consuming extra materials; obtainable from certain main and faction quests
3.2. Exploration and World
- Material chests added throughout Pywel
- Wholesale grocer NPCs added to regional farms, with adjusted Knowledge entries accordingly
- Shop knowledge can now be learned all at once, with a fixed 3-second learning time
- Locked doors now show an interaction prompt, so players choose when to use a key rather than triggering it accidentally
- Criminal acts no longer decrease Faction Contribution unless an NPC witnesses the act
- Wells now yield 5 units of water per use
- Mining Knuckledrill and Demenissian Chainsaw now collect gathered items immediately upon use
Bug Fixes in Patch 1.01.00.
3.3. Loading and Performance
Loading times have been reduced for both Abyss Trace fast travel and respawning after death, two areas where delays were particularly noticeable. A frame rate drop during the Crowcaller boss fight has also been fixed, along with several other stability and crash issues across PC, console, and Mac.
4. UI, Minimap, and Settings Updates
The interface has received a meaningful round of improvements, particularly around navigation and information display. Several of these fill gaps that made tracking objectives and gear progression harder than it needed to be.
UI Fixes.
4.1. Minimap and Notifications
- North-fixed minimap option added to keep orientation consistent
- Keys and anvils now appear as icons on the minimap
- Faction facilities display on the minimap when that faction’s liberation gauge is active
- Notifications menu now shows quest and challenge progress, reward details, and timestamps; storage limit raised to 2,000 notifications
- A new Journal icon flags unread quests
4.2. Skills and Settings
The Skills menu now shows the stat increases for the next skill level, giving players a clearer picture of what to invest in. On PlayStation 5, a new Fixed 4K Output option has been added, outputting at 4K regardless of native display support, with FSR upscaling available on base PS5 in Performance Mode. It is enabled by default and can be turned off.
Graphics Updates in Patch 1.01.00.
