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Pearl Abyss Launches 1.04 Patch: New Difficulties, 1,000-Slot Inventory

4/23/2026

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Pearl Abyss Patch

Pearl Abyss released the 1.04.00 patch for Crimson Desert on 23 April 2026, a 37 GB update.
The patch adds Easy, Normal and Hard difficulty modes that adjust enemy strength and food recovery.
Inventory expands to five tabs with up to 1,000 slots, and new housing layouts increase storage.
Five cat breeds, birds, the Abyss Black Wolf, boss rebalancing, tighter dodge windows, a three-stage Hadongta charge and colour-blind mode expand pets and combat.

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Patch Triggers Bugs

Multiple players reported that exotic mounts disappeared after installing patch 1.04.00.
The patch added a difficulty system intended to address complaints about overly tough bosses.
Kliff can now adopt birds as pets, expanding the companion roster beyond cats and wolves.
Chest improvements simplify stacking and increase inventory storage capacity.
The update also introduced new bugs, prompting some players to report post-launch issues.

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Pearl Abyss Delays

Pearl Abyss announced on April 18 that the next Crimson Desert patch will be delayed for testing, targeting release sometime next week.
The larger patch, which adds distant-scenery quality improvements that extend draw distance and visual fidelity, requires players to have SSD space.
The delay breaks the cadence of nine full updates in just over a month as the studio adds polishing to avoid bugs that would otherwise need multiple hotfixes.

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Pearl Abyss Patch

Pearl Abyss released the 1.04.00 patch for Crimson Desert on 23 April 2026, a 37 GB update.
The patch adds Easy, Normal and Hard difficulty modes that adjust enemy strength and food recovery.
Inventory expands to five tabs with up to 1,000 slots, and new housing layouts increase storage.
Five cat breeds, birds, the Abyss Black Wolf, boss rebalancing, tighter dodge windows, a three-stage Hadongta charge and colour-blind mode expand pets and combat.

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