Adventurer's Guide

Known Issues

Last Edited on : May 14, 2026, 18:45 (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

 ● Dim Heartvein Shard cannot be obtained from the Gathering resources below.
- This issue will be fixed during the May 21, 2026 (Thu) maintenance.

Granite Iron Volcanic Rock Gold Red Quartz
Feldspar Lead Noc Rock Platinum Green Quartz
Diorite Copper Moonlight Stone White Tin Black Quartz
Bryophyte Tin Zinc Clear Quartz Sulfur
Coal Hard Sandstone Silver Muddy Quartz Rhyolite
Bloodstone Soft Sandstone      

● Opening the World Map (M) while not in a guild displays a system message saying you are not in a guild.
● [Sorceress] Wearing Venatrix Armor may occasionally cause the character's appearance to look awkward.
● [Guardian] The Guard skill cannot be used when Stamina is at 10% or lower.
● In the Conquest War Results UI, the guide for the defending side's merit reward may occasionally not be displayed.
- This issue will be fixed during the May 21, 2026 (Thu) maintenance.

● When retrieving Darkstar Black Stones through a Storage Maid, a system message appears and the item cannot be retrieved.
- This issue can be avoided by disabling the Group Command option under the Maid/Butler List.

● Chat timestamps in the Black Desert+ app are displayed in GMT+0.

● An issue has been identified where "Muraka" is not displayed in the World Boss spawn notification shown at the bottom right (5 minutes before, 15 minutes before, and 30 minutes before).
- World Boss Muraka appears on Tuesday at 19:00 and Sunday at 19:00.

● In the Find Party/Platoon UI, posting a new Recruitment Ad while another is already active may display the selected content category incorrectly.

● The Olvia Academy quest "[Combat Course] The Pirates' Treasure Map?" may not be available for some Adventurers.

- This quest can be accepted via the [Black Spirit -> Quest -> Suggested] tab.
● [Gamepad Mode] Going through the loading screen (e.g. moving to Select Server or changing characters) resets some Ring Menu settings.
● [Seraph] Using any social action that involves weapons does not display their appearance.
● [Gamepad Mode] In the Seraph Ascension quest, the input key for the "Sacramentum" skill is not displayed and appears as [] instead.
● The Guild (G) - Guild Mission UI and Guild Chat occasionally displays incorrect information.
● 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.
- Construction Mode Node/Conquest War: If the fort is dismantled, participation for all guild/alliance members will be cancelled as well.
● 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.
● Containers installed in residences are not appearing in the list of the Contribution Point Usage UI.
● 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 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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