After Pearl Abyss announced a brief delay at the end of September for Crimson Desert's upcoming DLC, Charting the Unknown is now just over one week from being released. While the developer has been steadily updating and streamlining the overwhelmingly large RPG since its release back in March, the game's first DLC marks an even more massive overhaul that brings much-needed fixes as well as more systems than most players will know what to do with. We had a general idea of what would be included in Charting the Unknown, but now Pearl Abyss has released a comprehensive feature list, and it is more ambitious than we could have expected.
The extent of Charting the Unknown's changes to the base game was revealed in a lengthy YouTube video as well as a post on the official Crimson Desert blog. As a reminder, Charting the Unknown will be released on all the base game's platforms on Oct. 29. The title of the DLC refers to one of the flashiest new features, ocean exploration.
Players will be able to dive underwater to uncover new treasures, creatures, and mounts. There are no special conditions required to dive underwater, but you'll have to manage how much air you have. On the ocean's surface, you'll be able to build ships and sail to islands and face down pirates, if you want to scratch that Black Flag itch.
To do so, you'll need to complete a new quest line that appears after setting up Greymane Camp at Howling Hill. The romantics among you will be happy to hear that you can finally tie the knot with the object of your affection. As previously teased in trailers for the DLC, some of the game's NPCs will allow you to build trust to deepen bonds.
Romance will also add a dimension to your camp, with some companions visiting and spending time with you at your base of operations. Charting the Unknown also fleshes out the base game with three new post-game stories for Kliff, Oongka, and Damiane. Ocean exploration and marriage are just two of the highlights coming in Charting the Unknown, but they are by no means the end of what players should get excited about.
Here's the full list of features coming in the DLC, according to Pearl Abyss.
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