Crimson Desert patch 1.04 live

Pearl Abyss pushed Crimson Desert version 1.04.00 live on April 23, adding new difficulty options and a broad set of gameplay and interface changes. (crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com) The official patch notes say 1.04.00 adds Easy, Normal, and Hard difficulty settings, new storage items, new pets, keyboard-and-mouse and controller presets, inventory category tabs, new skills, and improved distant scenery quality. (crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com) (store.steampowered.com) Pearl Abyss said the patch was rolling out across all platforms, and third-party coverage published on April 23 described the release as live on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Epic Games Store, with Mac Steam arriving later. (crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com) (ign.com) The update did not stop at 1.04.00. Pearl Abyss posted hotfix 1.04.01 later on April 23 and hotfix 1.04.02 on April 24, showing the studio was still cleaning up issues after the main release. (crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com 1) (crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com 2) Patch 1.04.02 specifically fixed how Minimum Font Size changes are applied, according to the official notes. Steam’s mirrored update post listed the hotfix as available on Steam PC and Steam Mac. (crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com) (store.steampowered.com) The pace matters because Pearl Abyss has been updating Crimson Desert almost weekly in April. The official notice board shows version 1.02.00 on April 4, version 1.03.00 on April 11, and version 1.04.00 on April 23, plus multiple interim hotfixes. (crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com 1) (crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com 2) That cadence also clarifies the story around “patch 1.04 live.” The main news is real, but by April 24 the live build had already moved beyond 1.04.00 into follow-up hotfixes, making the rollout a sequence rather than a single drop. (crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com 1) (crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com 2) For players, the headline change is choice: easier or harder combat, more storage, more control options, and a cleaner inventory arrived together, then Pearl Abyss spent the next day patching the patch. (crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com) (crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com)