Adventurer's Guide

Known Issues

Last Edited on : Jul 18, 2025, 13:25 (UTC+8)

Greetings Adventurers,


This is a list of in-game known issues that are currently being investigated.

 

We are working to resolve these issues as soon as possible and apologize for any inconveniences you may have experienced.


We will continuously update this notice as issues are discovered and resolved. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

 

 

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Current Known Issues

● The Blessing of the Morning effect is not included in the DP requirement for Atoraxxion party matching.
● Some unusable transformation scrolls can be obtained from event monsters at the Sand Castle Crasher on Terrmian Beach. - Any [Event] Fierce Pine Blader Transformation Scrolls or [Event] Solitary Conch Blader Transformation Scrolls you've obtained will be removed during the July 24 (Thu) maintenance. - Transformation scrolls with the same item name received from the "Terrmian Manager" Pubi can be used without issue.
● Cannot move Season characters via World Map (M) - View Family Characters.
● The final objective for the Summer Season Pass, "[Summer Season] A Whole New Experience Presented by Fughar!", cannot be completed.
● The unlockable date for the Ocean Spray Outfit is displayed incorrectly when clicking on the "[Pre-order] Summer Getaway & Ocean Spray Pack/Full Pack" in the Pearl Shop (F3).
- Adventurers who purchase these packs will be able to wear the outfit after the July 24 (Thu) maintenance.
● In the Black Shrine - Donghae (Solo) Gumiho Boss Blitz, characters may instantly die again after resurrection, and, upon revival, are moved to Yeowoo Cave.
● [Steam] Payment failure occurs occasionally when purchasing Pearl Box.
- If you experience repeated payment failures, you can temporarily work around this by adding funds to your Steam Wallet before purchasing a Pearl Box.
● The Character Slots in the simplified view of the End Game (ESC) UI are not correctly centered.
● Sometimes cannot enter the battlefield from the standby area after resurrecting in the Red Battlefield.
● Incorrect information is being displayed when hovering over the Guild (G) - Guild Member Status - 'Apply' (for participating in Node War) button. Please refer to the correct information below.
- Occupation Mode Node War: Participation can be changed at any time after applying. However, you cannot cancel participation within 15 minutes before the Node War begins.
- Construction Mode Node/Conquest War: Participation can be changed at any time on the server after building the fort. However, you cannot cancel participation while the Node/Conquest War is in progress.
- Occupation Mode Node War: If you cancel participation, participation for all guild/alliance members will be cancelled as well.
- Construction Mode Node/Conquest War: If the fort is dismantled, participation for all guild/alliance members will be cancelled as well.
● The information displayed in the Contribution UI does not accurately reflect current Contribution Points.
● Certain classes are seeing Karma penalty messages when defeating monsters in Honglim Base and Dokkebi Forrest.
- Please be advised that your Family's actual Karma will not decrease.
● During Node/Conquest War, certain areas deemed Combat Zones following the Oct 24 maintenance, will still display Safe Zone messages and alerts.
- Zone change messages and character highlight colors
- Region name colors on the minimap
※ For details on Safe Zones during the Node/Conquest War, check the [Patch Notes - Oct 24, 2024]. Note that other areas will be applied as combat zones during Node/Conquest War.
● For Dusa's Awakening questline, using a normal character (non-season character) and equipping a +0 - +15 enhancement level Tuvala Enlightened Blade during Dusa's Awakening tutorial causes it to not be completable.
● Containers installed in residences are not appearing in the list of the Contribution Point Usage UI.
● Exclusive titles for Conquest War are not obtainable in certain situations.
- If you've met the kill count requirements (100, 180, 300) but still haven't received your titles, please contact Support through a 1:1 inquiry.
● After dying to [Black Shrine] Boss Blitz bosses, pressing the restart or return button in certain situations takes you to the boss area in the Land of the Morning Light instead of the location you entered from.

● Clorince's Bag and Liana's Tool Bag cannot be used or moved in certain situations.
- If you cannot use Clorince's Bag or Liana's Tool Bag, please submit an inquiry via Support.

● We are aware of the issue where "Private/Personal Trade" is not possible when using the gamepad UI.
● We are aware of the issue where AP is not reduced normally when it rains or snows.
● We are aware of the issue where having your internet connection disconnected while waiting in the Arena of Arsha causes you to be stuck on the loading screen when trying to re-access the Arena of Arsha from the ESC menu → Arena of Arsha.
● We are aware of the issue where you cannot level up when receiving EXP as a quest reward at level 59 99.99%.
● We are aware of the issue where you sporadically do not obtain gathering materials while Water Scooping.

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