It did not take lengthy for Crimson Desert to get some new stuff. Throughout as we speak’s State of Play presentation, developer Pearl Abyss unveiled Charting the Unknown. That is the sport’s first post-launch DLC, and it is set to reach fifteenth October on PC, PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S.
Charting the Unknown brings a brand new set of story missions to Crimson Desert. Kliff, Oongka, and Damiane set off on an journey that takes the trio deeper into the continent of Pywel. We have identified since June that Crimson Desert is getting DLC in some unspecified time in the future, so it is good to see it revealed as we speak and that it isn’t too far off.
At the moment’s trailer footage was captured on a PS5 Professional, in the event you’re curious. It presents a primary have a look at the homesteading and house-building options, and what seems to be a wedding proposal and romance function. NPCs have been additionally proven cooking, so presumably you may get them to arrange meals for you.
Pearl Abyss sadly hasn’t supplied any official particulars concerning the growth to associate with as we speak’s announcement, so we’re speculating considerably right here.
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Charting the Unknown is offered to pre-order now on PS5, with Steam, Xbox and the Epic Video games Retailer pre-orders kicking off later as we speak. The DLC, priced £19.99 within the UK and $24.99 within the US, notably is not coming to the Mac (App Retailer) model, however Pearl Abyss will tell us if the plan adjustments.
When you resolve to place down your cash early, you may unlock the Constitution’s Diving set (for Kliff and Oongka) and Constitution’s Mild Diving set (for Damiane) as a pre-order bonus.
The DLC announcement comes scorching on the heels of Crimson Desert’s Enhanced free improve. Enhanced bundles all previously-released patches alongside some new expertise, story additions, localisations in a number of new languages, a revamp to the best way characters earn and quip expertise and far more.
Not proven as we speak, for apparent causes, is Crimson Desert’s in-development Change 2 model, which the developer introduced in August. Pearl Abyss additionally mentioned on the time it is exploring multiplayer and reside service fashions for the franchise.
Crimson Desert is certainly one of this 12 months’s most profitable video games. The open-world motion role-playing recreation has bought over 6 million copies worldwide since its launch in March.