Pearl Abyss has pulled again the curtain on the upcoming Crimson Desert DLC, Charting the Unknown, revealing what gamers can count on.
Charting the Unknown provides new tales, ocean exploration, romance, enterprise administration and expanded housing to an already feature-packed Pywel. We have now the whole lot it’s essential to know concerning the main additions beneath.
The plot thickens…
There are character targeted tales for playable characters Kliff, Damiane, and Oongka, who, having put the struggle for the Greymanes and Pywell to mattress, set out on new paths. They’ll encounter allies and threats “each outdated and new.” Primarily based on the brand new overview video, these new particular person character tales can be comparatively concerned, with cutscenes pushing the plot ahead.
Ocean voyages and shipbuilding
The DLC expands the Nice Ocean of Pywel space, which you might need crossed within the base recreation on the again of a dragon. After establishing the Greymane camp, you possibly can unlock shipbuilding, then collect sources to construct your personal vessel and customise it earlier than you set sail. Pearl Abyss mentioned that you simply’ll struggle enemies (there’s ship fight), set up new strongholds with the Greymanes, and earn new rewards.
You possibly can craft your personal dive swimsuit that can assist you delve deeper into the ocean. “Extra secrets and techniques lie beneath the floor, the place new underwater traversal strategies let gamers dive beneath the waves to uncover sunken ruins, treasure and sources,” Pearl Abyss mentioned, whereas exhibiting off the power to hitch a experience on the again of a sea creature.
Romance and marriage
In the event you earn the belief of sure characters you possibly can develop romantic relationships and even marry, Pearl Abyss mentioned. One potential romance possibility is Bari, the Witch of Kindness. Photos proven reveal a lot of dialogue choices tied to this mechanic, together with “Give a real praise,” and “Confess your emotions.” “Shut” companions might also go to the Greymane Camp to “spend a while collectively.”
Housing
As for housing, it is possible for you to to design the construction of your property from the bottom up, together with the location of partitions, home windows and different structural components. This sounds enjoyable: when you’ve liberated sure castles, you possibly can declare them and enhance their interiors, turning it into a brand new residence.
Enterprise administration
Within the base recreation, as soon as the Greymane camp was established, you might ship comrades on missions to liberated strongholds. With the DLC, you possibly can handle a few of these places immediately. Now you can lease services throughout Pywel, assign comrades and gear, select which items to promote, and resolve how finest to run every enterprise to develop its recognition and income.
New boss challenges
Pearl Abyss mentioned “seasoned fighters in search of a better take a look at” ought to take into account the brand new problem the place gamers face a sequence of highly effective bosses from throughout Pywel, one after one other. In the event you do nicely, count on “worthwhile rewards.”
As somebody put Crimson Desert down a while in the past having sunk over 100 hours into the sport, I am feeling the pull to return to the sport for the DLC. Pearl Abyss’ relentless tempo of updates within the wake of Crimson Desert’s launch earlier this yr made vital enhancements and added game-changing options, however the brand new methods and mechanics coming with Charting the Unknown clearly take issues to a brand new degree. Even in case you’re not into story aspect of issues, there’s a lot to fuss over. The enterprise administration system, for instance, seems to be like tens of hours of gameplay alone. Then there’s underwater exploration and what I am certain will find yourself a fan-favorite: romance.
Crimson Desert Enhanced: Charting the Unknown launches on October 29, 2026 at 2pm PT, 5pm ET, 10pm UK time, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X and S, and PC by way of Steam and the Epic Video games Retailer.
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