Patch 2.04.08 Targets Frame Drops, Sailing and Housing Bugs, and Finally Hands Out Leviakan's Scale
What changed
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The post-Charting the Unknown hotfixes keep coming. Patch 2.04.08 went live on November 6, 2026, and it's available now on Steam for PC and Mac. It's the biggest of the recent hotfixes. It reduces framerate drops in certain areas, and Pearl Abyss says more performance work is on the way.
The rest is a long list of fixes. The ship's wheel turns again while you steer, and players can dive again in certain underwater caves where they were getting stuck. The patch fixes houses vanishing in Free Construction mode and adds a confirmation prompt before you delete a room. Two crashes are fixed: one during certain cutscenes on PS5, and one on Mac after defeating Leviakan that blocked progression. Defeating Leviakan now also rewards you with its scale.
It follows the much smaller Patch 2.04.07 on November 5, which fixed Nibrak Cloth Armor disappearing.
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Patch 2.04.08 Notes
The official patch notes list the changes below. We've grouped them by category.
Performance and stability
Reduced framerate drops in certain areas. Pearl Abyss will keep improving framerate drops in other situations and content.
Fixed crashes during certain cutscenes on PS5.
Fixed a crash on Mac after defeating Leviakan that prevented players from progressing.
Fixed a crash when approaching a castle or management facility with a large amount of flooring from a distance.
Ships and sailing
Fixed the ship's wheel not rotating while steering.
Fixed characters reviving beneath the ship when trying to revive on the Drunken Catfish.
Fixed an issue that stopped players riding a Phantom Ship from encountering the Phantom Ship in the Sea of Silence.
Fixed ships spawning on certain islands when loading a save near an anchorage.
Underwater caves and traversal
Fixed character controls becoming unresponsive in certain underwater caves.
Fixed an issue that prevented characters from diving again in certain underwater caves.
Fixed characters rolling unintentionally after letting go while clinging.
Fixed the camera occasionally becoming unresponsive during pioneering.
Housing and Free Construction
Fixed houses disappearing in certain situations in Free Construction mode.
Added a confirmation prompt when deleting a room in Free Construction mode.
Fixed indoor objects disappearing from houses after selecting "Undo Changes".
Fixed players being moved to a house in another location when entering housing mode in certain situations.
Bosses, combat and enemies
Defeating Leviakan now rewards players with its scale.
Fixed Damiane's Ascended Stab not working properly with a two-handed sword.
Fixed projectiles continuing to spawn from Karanda's Spheres.
Fixed monsters with muskets aiming in awkward directions.
Quests, items and the world
Fixed a quest to propose to a witch not completing after a successful "Propose" interaction.
Fixed the Golden Striped Marlin not being removable from trade goods slots.
Fixed equipment enhancement levels sometimes resetting when one save file was played across multiple accounts.
Fixed certain outfits looking unnatural.
Spotted seals can now be fed.
A help entry now appears when you encounter a school of fish.
Patch 2.04.07 (November 5)
Fixed an issue where Nibrak Cloth Armor would disappear.
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Known Issues and What's Next
Pearl Abyss points players to its Crimson Desert Known Issues notice for problems it's still tracking. It has also committed to more work on framerate drops in specific situations and content. Given the pace of the last week, with 2.04.07 one day and 2.04.08 the next, expect more hotfixes soon.
