What are the main changes to the controller remapping?

The full remapping aims to lighten a scheme deemed too cluttered and unintuitive by simplifying the execution of advanced skills and combat chains with finishers.

How many new pets are added in this update?

Around thirty new species of small animals that can be registered as pets are introduced, considerably expanding the companion system.

Which characters receive new skills?

Damiane and Oongka gain new skills based on the same commands as Kliff's Blinding Flash finisher, thereby standardizing controls across characters.

Do all platforms receive the update at the same time?

No, macOS will have to wait a bit longer to receive update 1.09, unlike the other platforms.

Crimson Desert Update 1.09: Controller Remapping, New Pets and Adjustments

Version 1.09 of Crimson Desert once again addresses several requests from its community, starting with a major overhaul of the controls, and the long-awaited full remapping of the entire controller, intended to streamline a key layout deemed too cluttered and unintuitive, making it easier to execute advanced skills or combos with finishers.

On the content side, the addition of around thirty new species of small animals that can be tamed as pets considerably expands the companion system, which also gains new carrying animations, to better fit into the game's staging and foster attachment to the pet, while the team took the opportunity to replace certain 2D sprites with assets more consistent with the title's overall art direction.

On the pure gameplay front, this patch also brings new skills for Damiane and Oongka, using the same commands as Kliff's Blinding Flash finisher, for greater consistency of inputs between characters. Finally, several adjustments and fixes polish the overall experience and stability across all platforms, with the exception of macOS, which will have to wait a bit longer to receive the update.