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Crimson Desert DLC is “effectively an epilogue” so you have to beat the main game first
Pearl Abyss says the story in Crimson Desert’s Charting the Unknown DLC takes place after the base game, so players must finish the main story to access it. The expansion also adds areas to explore, character storylines and romance options, offering more background on the three main characters.
Players can visit the new open-world areas before finishing the game, provided they have established the Greymane camp in Chapter 3. The DLC follows Kliff, Damiane and Oongka separately after the main story, and its storyline was written by the team behind the Enhanced Edition update. Pearl Abyss also teased underwater exploration and new locations.
In short
- The DLC’s story is set after the main game.
- New areas are accessible from Chapter 3.
- The expansion adds character stories and romance options.
Explained simply
Crimson Desert is an open-world role-playing game made by South Korean studio Pearl Abyss. Players follow three main characters: Kliff, Damiane and Oongka, whose stories unfold across the game’s world.
Story expansions add new content to a game, but they can take place at different points in its timeline. In this case, the added character stories are set after the main plot, while some new areas can be explored earlier once players reach a particular point in the campaign.