Northern Wheat Plantation Map

The Northern Wheat Plantation that is just north of Calpheon has a huge selection of crops for you to harvest with just about everything you need for cooking if you don't mind taking the time to gather.  Especially if you have very good gathering skills, this map is a valuable resource to help you find what you need in a pinch!

http://i.imgur.com/wFAiBjU.jpg

The Horse Color Chart - BDO Horse List and Info

Here is a link to an imgur that has all the horse colors and stats attached to them:

http://imgur.com/a/DaeiQ

The Interactive BDO Gathering Map

This really has to be one of the most useful tools I have seen yet.  This interactive map allows you to search for the type of resource and comes up with very detailed information on where is can be found, how it can be found, and shows you a picture.  It offers a great deal of information on nodes as well.

http://bdomap.mmoguild.org/

Tales of The Black Desert Part 1 - (Black desert Online Lore Stories)

BDO Black Book

This google doc is almost overhwhelming as it contains a complete list of links to ALL the guides you can find online for Black Desert.

Here is the BDO Black Book!

All Black Desert Titles

All Black Desert Title and How to Get Them.

Complete Node and Resource List

This was very well put together so I figured I would share another useful document that I found.  It is a spreadsheet with a complete list of nodes and all of the resources that can be procured at them.

Black Desert Nodes and Resources

Calpheon Noble Dress: Worth It's Weight In Gold!

Normally nobility is out of my element on Kyltania... but I finally broke down and got myself a dress.  It has a fairly hefty price tag but I can assure you it's worth it.  It's quite an elegant piece to add to your wardrobe.  It even comes with the tiara and necklace attached to it.  Please note the flower headpiece and earrings are separate and can be purchased in the Pearl Store.

Home Sweet Tarif!

The Dromedes Household has moved to Tarif.  The houses are a lot smaller there but I thoroughly enjoyed making the most of the space that I have there.  It is a sorceress' cozy little dream with gorgeously detailed ritual windows and a very Harry Potter feel to the town.

Autopath Looping Implimented!

Finally much easier training to level up your horse or strength with a trade pack!  Here is a quick video tutorial on how to do it:

Mediahn Furniture

So, in utter desperation I spent over 700+ energy acquiring a set of the Mediahn furniture and it looks really frickin' cute.... especially with the Easter Collection!  The vendor is incredibly difficult to get amity with since I couldn't figure out where the information (Sophistication III) was so I just greeted her hundreds of times.  Ironically one of the pieces of information on ON her after you get over 400 or so amity.  Talk about ludicrous!

Bed and Wardrobe:

Dining Table & Chairs:

Sofa:

Dresser:

Try not to buy the bedside table from this vendor as it can be purchased in Calpheon from the sidetable vendor without amity.

Where is the Silk?!

This was incredibly frustrating as there are currently no nodes to farm silk at for silk thread and silk cloth in order to craft some of the furniture int he workshops.  However, after doing some research I discovered that some objects like pine tree barrels and fish nets in villages, towns, and out in the wild can be searched for items and XP.  Well, Behr Town happens to have these laundry racks that can be searched for random cloth drops as pictured here:

So far I have managed to get 2 silk cloth and 1 thread, along with an assortment of fleece and wool.  Guess you're just going to have to cross your fingers and hope for the best.  Getting to Behr is a bit of a bear to begin with.  I can only wish there were an easy way but there really isn't until the Valencia expansion.  I can say that it is good for leveling your horse at least!

Here is a good reference photo of where Behr is located on the map (South of Calpheon):

 

Growing Furniture in a Garden

There's nothing like setting up that perfect immersive scene in your player housing.  Sometimes the basic furniture can look a little bland so why not add a little bit of flair?  I'm sure some of you have been wondering where the heck to get things for your home such as those lovely dried roses hanging up on the wall or those beautiful vases full of flowers.  The answer is simple--grow them in your garden!  Ever wondered what those mysterious glossy and bumpy seeds at the seed vendors grew?   Well, now you know!  I happened to make a handy dandy list of what each seed grew and where they could be acquired.  Some are a cheap 25k and some are over 100k silvers so be prepared to drop some coin.  But I can tell you they are totally worth it if you are all about decorating!  All of the seeds have a 100% drop rate.

Black Seed - Pickled Onion (Heidel, Glish, Kasula Farm, Altinova) 

Small White Seed - Basket of Strawberries (Loggia Farm, Olvia)

Sunflower Vase - Gigantic Seed (Kasula Farm, Altinova)

Tulip Lantern - Shiny Seed (Heidel, Glish, Altinova)

Bunch of Dried Roses - Dried Up Seed (Loggia Farm, Olvia, Kasula Farm, Altinova)

Bunch of Garlic - Half-Moon Seed (Kasula Farm, Altinova) 

Oddly Shaped Pumpkin - Contorted Seed (Heidel, Glish)

Olive Tree Pot - Bumpy Seed (Loggia Farm, Olvia)

Red Rose Vase - Glossy Seed (Loggia Farm, Olvia, Heidel, Glish)

Yellow Tulip Pot - Shelled Seed (Loggia Farm, Olvia, Heidel, Glish)

If you want to find a seed vendor easily just go to the NPC Search button right next to the minimap and type "seed" into the search.

For more in-depth guides on farming check out Black Desert Foundry's Farming Guide.

Horse Breeding Calculator

Looking to get that Tier 4 horse or Tier 6-8 horse of your dreams?  I found a useful tool to help out with that.  Though a lot of RNG is a factor when it comes to breeding this helps calculate the outcomes for you as a bit of a test.

They say a good formula is to start out with a Tier 1 female and get it to level 11 and breed it with a Tier 2 male at level 10 and you will most likely get a Tier 3 female.  You can find many horses of different tiers on the Horse Market if you are willing to pay.  Some are pretty cheap.  Now if you get a Tier 3 male and a Tier 3 female to level 16 you can breed them for a good chance of a Tier 4.  Get two Tier 4 to level 30 and you have a decent chance at a Tier 6.

Horse Breeding Calculator

The Black Desert Bible: One Guide To Rule Them All!

I found this really amazing doc called The Black Desert Bible.  It's amazing and very thorough!  It even has a Detailed Housing List.

New Cash Store Updates!

Daum went and added some more goodies to the cash store and I couldn't help but put together a new outfit.  Ooh la la!

Character Design: The Fox Girl

A tamer I made.

Cherry Blossom Festival!

The Cherry Blossom Festival is in full bloom for the spring and not only can you can see many of the beautiful trees everywhere but you can get one of your own!  Click HERE for a very informative guide on the forums.

As you can see here I have a garden full of them.  You can just harvest them with your hands or a hoe from wild herbs, thought they are a rare drop and take about 6 hours to grow into a mature tree.  They drop approx. 10-13 petals each.  They take up 2 spaces in a garden so with a waterway and scarecrow I can fit 4.

The petals can be sold for about 10,000 silvers each, eaten for a nice buff, or handed in to the NPC seed vendor outside of the Lily of the Valley Inn at Heidel, Skill Instructor Hunt.

You can acquire a lovely minature Cherry Tree in a planter for your home for 10 petals:

OR you can get a very nice Cherry Blossom Festival Earring for 30 petals:

The items are family bound so you will not be seeing them on the AH and the earring is also dyeable.  Better get your farm going if you want them!

Video: The Story of Black Desert

Armor 3d Model Viewer

I happened to find this handy tool that allows you to view the models of armor depending on class.  It kind of reminds me of Wowhead's online model viewer.

http://bddatabase.net/us/armor/

http://bddatabase.net/us/costume/

Emote Trigger Customization

All this changing my hair is really stressing it out.  NOT!  I'm loving this too much.

Another thing the character appearance change coupon is good for is changing character mood to a situation too!

Did you also know you can customize an emote so that it triggers based upon a word entered into your chat?  You can bring up your emotes by hitting the enter key and clicking on the "S" to the right of the text entry field.  Unfortunately you do not have access to some of the emotes and poses until later levels.

QUESTS! EVERYEWHERE!!

You possibly did not know this but there are way more quests than meet the eye.  I happened to find this out accidentally when I went into my quest log (The O button) and clicked on the "All" button as it was not toggled on.  You can find it on the right side up at the top above the quest list right below the word "Quests".

Once that was toggled on... Tada!  Almost EVERY NPC had some kind of quest for me.  Processing, Life Skills, and more!  As you can see the green and gold quest icons in the picture below are showing for NPCs that don't usually give you quests.  You can thank me later!

Visual Armor Guide

Here is an extremely site with pictures if you want to see what all of the armors and costumes look like on different classes and characters.  It helps to know before you buy them off the Auction.

BDO Fashion - https://bdofashion.wordpress.com/

Toggle Walk Workaround

To Set Toggle Walk:

This may take some practice.  Hit ESC to get to Settings then go to Input.  Scroll down the list of key bindings and find Walking.  It should be set to Caps Lock by default but that is a pain in the bumbum.  So what you do is set it to a key on your number pad--my favorite is the 7 key.  Apply and confirm to save it.  Now, when you try to walk press the button you set it to instead of Caps Lock and then Number Lock once while you are doing it and it should keep you in walking mode.  Hit the 7 and Number Lock again to run.  Voila!

The Beauty Shoppe: Character Appearance Change Coupons!

If you weren't happy with your character's appearance the first time around the Pearl Store offers a single use/one-time Character Appearance Change Coupons in the Beauty section for 800 Pearls (approx. $8.00).  However, for only 1000 Pearls (approx. $10) you can get a coupon that allows unlimited changes for ALL of your characters for an entire MONTH!  Isn't that fantastic?!

I'm not sure if many of you realize the potential of this!  You can literally RP your character changing hairstyles, changing makeup, wounds/scars, getting in shape, growing up, and a whole lot more.  The ideas for this are limitless.

You can easily change your character in game by clicking F4 to open the character creation screen and edit away.  You can load and save different presets to work with as well.

Attention to Detail: More Lighting

Filtered sunlight through closed translucent windows that changes with the time of day and angle of the sun...  WHAAAAAAAT?!

Visual Furniture Guide

Here is a Visual Furniture Guide to housing decor in BDO.  The page is in Korean so you may wish to have your browser translate it.  I know most browsers like chrome come equipped with a plugin that allows you to right click on the page to do so.

Profession Costumes & What They Look Like

Black Desert Lore: Story of Calpheon

This is an excellent fan translation of the in depth story of The Black Desert and why it is called such.

Black Desert: Story of Calpheon

Coming Soon: Awaken Weapons

These Awaken Weapons look HAWT!  Click on the link for more information and weapons.

Sorceress, Berserker, Warrior
Blader/Plum 
Valkyrie
Ranger

[Black Desert Online] Guide: Trading, Commerce, Crafting

This is a very detailed and easy to understand guide about crafting, gathering, trading and making money in the world of Black Desert.  Afterall we need all that money for outfits and our insatiable house decorating habits!

Screw Attack: Five Fun Facts about Black Desert

Black Desert Interactive World Map

Since the world is just so huge and overwhelming I decided to put up a ling to a very useful tool to help you find things in the world of Black Desert.  You can find it in the list of links on the right side.