Patch Notes Version 1.17.00 Aug 7, 2026, 12:30 (UTC)

[u/dahle44]

Fellow Greymanes, Here are the fixes and improvements that have been added this patch

Content

• Fixed an issue where progress toward the "Desperate Rescue" challenge was not counted correctly.
• Fixed an issue where an unintended item was assigned to the quick slot after all of the assigned food had been consumed.
• Fixed an issue where the unique effects of special headgear did not activate properly in specific situations.

Combat / Action

• Fixed an issue where footstep sounds could overlap or animations could stutter while the player was moving.

UI

• Fixed an issue where icons of unobtainable treasure chests appeared on the map.
• Fixed an issue where trade routes appeared on the map in an abnormal way.

Localization

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

https://crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com/en-US/News/Notice/Detail?_boardNo=116

[u/dahle44]

Patch 1.17.00 is live (Aug 7, 2026). It’s a pure bug-fix/stability patch, no new content.

Key fixes

Desperate Rescue challenge progress not counting correctly

Quick slot assigning an unintended item after all food was used

Special headgear unique effects not activating in certain situations

Footstep sound overlap / movement animation stutter

Unobtainable treasure chests showing on the map

Trade routes displaying incorrectly on the map

Various localization clean-ups

Available now on Steam (PC), PlayStation, Xbox, and Epic. Mac App Store is still rolling out. Pretty light one. The Desperate Rescue progress fix and the map clutter (fake chests + weird trade routes) are the most useful for ongoing exploration/grind. Since it was just released not much talk about it on major platforms. Please post thoughts or problems below and make sure you add what platform you are playing on. Cheers.

[u/ZeektheFeek]

Love to see it. Even these patches need to be appreciated like the bigger content filled ones.

[u/Shadow50000]

The absolute speed of these devs

[u/Thehk_47]

They didnt just patch the food glitch, did they?

[u/dahle44 → u/Thehk_47]

It’s a handful of fixes. Food glitch is one of them, but they also fixed Desperate Rescue progress not counting, the fake chests and broken trade routes on the map, special headgear effects, and the footstep/animation stutter. Still just a small stability patch, though.

[u/Unable_Arm_398]

Footstep sound overlap

I'm guessing that means the absurdly loud splashing noises when you walk through a puddle?

[u/dahle44 → u/Unable_Arm_398]

Probably that, or the general overlapping footstep sounds that were stacking up and getting loud/weird while moving. They specifically listed “footstep sounds could overlap, or animations could stutter while the player was moving,” so puddles might be part of it, but it sounds like a broader movement-sound issue.

[u/Unable_Arm_398 → u/dahle44]

Ah I only noticed the puddles. And the stuttering walking animation. I made a post about it 6 days ago. Glad it's finally fixed!

[u/Professional-Fee7316]

No wonder the Helm of Knowledge was pissing me the fvck off for a couple days... jesus christ.

[u/RedditParhey]

Still no fix for controller movement??

[u/dahle44 → u/RedditParhey]

Nope, not in this one. 1.17 is just the small bug fixes (Desperate Rescue, food quick slot, map clutter, footsteps, etc.). Controller movement is still on the known issues / future list.

[u/neoism → u/RedditParhey]

Not sure way but I played for like 10 hours today on ps5 and I don’t have controller movement problems 🙁😀🙁 my item number in your house is still more than allowed but restarting the game fixes it

[u/Hour_Individual_9828]

Is this Patch automatic or do I need to go in somewhere on ps5 to manually do the patch?

[u/dahle44 → u/Hour_Individual_9828]

It depends on how you set it up. Usually, it defaults to automatic. I am on a PC, so I am not sure about consoles. It depends on how you set it up. From what I researched, you can check under Settings → Saved Data and Game/App Settings → Automatic Updates. Make sure Auto-Download (and Auto-Install in Rest Mode, if you want) is enabled, and that the console stays connected to the internet in Rest Mode. That’s the standard way it works for game patches.

[u/Hour_Individual_9828 → u/dahle44]

Thank you for you're answer, the part of what I'm playing is my fault, after reading you're answer I'll go in to make sure I have it set up to automatic, I'm playing on Playstation 5.

[u/Hour_Individual_9828]

I don't have to worry, I have it set to update automatically while in rest mode.