I Stop Looking for 5 Seconds and Now Crimson Desert Has Pinball and a Rideable Wyvern

Crimson Desert continues its quest to be every game at once with a new update. Patch 1.10.00 is out now and, look, I'll cut to the chase: there's pinball now. Also another type of ball—"Orb Roll"—and the ability to feed a baby wyvern so much you can ride it. Videogames are alright. So. The wyvern.

Long-time Crimson Desert heads will remember that Pearl Abyss recently introduced a baby wyvern you can tame after you find and hatch its egg. Outside of being adorable, it didn't serve much purpose. He was just a little dude who would float around with you on your adventures. Well, no more. As of today's patch, you can now fatten up your scaly pal and finally put him to work. Feed him enough meat (until he reaches Level 3 growth) and, in a remarkably quick growth spurt, he'll turn into a great hulking beast that you can register as a special mount. He does get less kawaii, though, so weigh these factors in your mind before you make any unretractable commitments.

Oh, the same goes for the game's Kuku Bird Chick, too. Feed it a bunch of whatever Kuku Birds eat and you'll be able to hop on its back. This is a metaphor for capitalist reproduction, where we nurture and feed the next generation only insofar as we are able to squeeze value out of them once they reach the age of maturity.

And, yep, there's pinball now. Because why not? I guess it was a natural addition after that claw machine that made players want to die—so pretty realistic imo. Saunter over to the inn near the Deleysian Institute and you'll be able to turn Kliff into a veritable pinhead. You get tokens for playing, too, which you can swap for items at the newly added Marni Token Exchange. Those items are:

  • Material Box of Fortune
  • Abyss Artifact
  • Two types of Artifact Chests
  • A helmet
  • 13 types of furniture
  • Three types of gear crafting recipes

I went to the EightyTwo pinball bar in LA once and didn't even get one item of furniture, so it's a real deal.

There's also Orb Roll, which I have not played and whose name does not give much away, but you can find it at the Great Gate of Uradvah. Prizes for that one are:

  • Material Box of Fortune
  • Abyss Artifact
  • Two types of Artifact Chests
  • A golden apple
  • Three types of carpets
  • Three types of lights

What’s New in Patch 1.10.00

New Additions and Features

  • Added the "Pinball" minigame to the inn near the Delesyian Institute.
  • Added the "Marni Token Exchange" where tokens obtained from the Pinball machine can be exchanged for various items.
  • Added the "Orb Roll" minigame at the Great Gate of Urdavah.
  • Added a new mount: "Wyvern."
  • Added a new pet: "Kuku Bird Chick."
  • Kuku Bird Chicks and Baby Wyverns can grow after being fed. After reaching a certain level of growth, they can be registered as special mounts.
  • Added new mount equipment, the "Wyvern Saddle."
  • Added new pet equipment, the "Small Kuku Bird Eggshell" and the "Small Wyvern Aviator Hat."

Content Improvements

  • Improved locked items so that Abyss gear can be removed from them.
  • Improved the Large Farming Scythe so that it can be used to obtain gatherable items.
  • Added a "Carpet" category to the house decoration category.
  • Added carpets to the items sold at some dyehouses.
  • Added a cat tower to Furlington Farm in the Azerian Estate.
  • Improved the animation of feeding certain wild animals while holding them.
  • Changed the item description for "Sigil of Valor." Can be equipped on: Dogs, Baby Wyverns. After the next patch, the Iron Eagle and Phoenix will also be able to equip the Sigil of Valor.
  • Added a map to the constellation research journal and improved it so that the location of constellations can be found through it.

Controls and UI Fixes

  • [Controller] Changed the basic interaction (Y/△) to not operate as a long press when using the "Default" customization preset.
  • [Controller] Changed Axiom Force so that its buttons can be customized.
  • [Keyboard/Mouse] Fixed an issue where, when customizing secondary keys, the customization setting would not save properly.

Combat and Action Improvements

  • Added a ground attack skill to Blackstar.
  • Improved it so that, if you change your element slot or arrow/bullet/small cannonball slot during a boss battle, the changes are kept even after dying and retrying.
  • [Damiane] Adjusted the damage of unarmed skills.
  • Improved arrows so that normal arrows are used first when Replenishing Arrows run out.

UI Fixes and Improvements

  • Changed the category tabs in the Mission Dispatch menu from region-based to mission-based.
  • Added knowledge on "Dye Colors" and "Small Tools" in the Journal > Knowledge > Gatherables menu.
  • Fixed an issue where some key guide information displayed at the bottom-right would not appear in certain situations.
  • Added a level of growth UI to the inventory, allowing you to check the growth levels of pets and horses.
  • Improved the Photo Mode UI.

Localization Fixes

  • Fixed various localization errors and improved localization quality across all languages.

Other Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where, after winning a Rematch, progress would not be maintained properly and revert to a previous state.
  • Fixed an issue where some bosses would damage themselves while attacking.
  • Fixed an issue where attack animations would cancel when using Axiom Force or Force Palm while on a mount.
  • Fixed an issue where a double jump would sometimes activate even when the controls for Vault were not enabled.