Crimson Desert devs shared the wealth of its success with a cash bonus for every single employee

The success of Crimson Desert continues to get more and more feel-good as time goes on.

Pearl Abyss CEO Heo Jin-young announced that every single employee at the studio received a bonus payment of five million KRW (about $3,400) to celebrate the game’s five million copies sold in just about a month, according to Korean news site MTN.

“I express my deep respect and gratitude for the hard work of each and every one of you who created a product that the world is enthusiastic about, and I am paying a celebratory bonus for achieving five million sales to all employees who have silently fulfilled their roles in their respective positions,” Heo said.

The open-world action game has been a critical and financial success, even after an initial lukewarm reception period. Pearl Abyss has been hard at work with multiple substantial updates since the game launched last month, and the five million copies sold can be attributed to that as much as anything else.

“Our journey does not end here,” Heo said. “The potential we confirmed today will be the most powerful driving force to overcome any challenge we face in the future.”

The success of Crimson Desert has become such a point of pride for Korea that even Prime Minister Kim Min-seok sang its praises recently, saying that (translated) “this accomplishment serves as a crucial turning point, demonstrating that the domestic game industry can expand and leap forward across diverse platforms, including consoles.”

“The government will also take responsibility and provide active support,” Kim said. “We will create an environment where K-games can shine as a pillar of K-content.”

I have to give big props to Pearl Abyss for doing the right thing here and taking care of the people who helped make the game such a hit. It’s a shining example of how things should be done in all corporate settings when success is found, but especially in game development. I hope publishers and studios in the West follow suit.

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The Crash Mat is a unique consumable that has been added to ARC Raiders as part of the Riven Tides update, and having the blueprint will allow you to craft the item. At its core, the Crash Mat nullifies a massive amount of fall damage if you manage to land on it by any means.

But first, let’s find out a few potential locations for the blueprint.

ARC Raiders Crash Mat blueprint location

Like every other blueprint, there’s no fixed location to find the Crash Mat. It will boil down to your luck. The item’s blueprint can spawn on any map condition. I have stuck to the Riven Tides map since the update, and it’s where I also found the blueprint.

I found mine in a random container at the beach near Hotel Panorama Azzurro. It was an ordinary container, and I had spawned in the map quite early. If you’re unlucky, you can try looking into the rooms of the hotel itself. It’s a great spot to find trinkets, which also includes the miniature ships.

You can also use the Dockmaster’s Detector during the Beachcombing minor map condition to find containers that would otherwise remain hidden. These containers can also contain the blueprint. However, the Beachcombing condition isn’t mandatory to find the blueprint; it just theoretically raises the odds of your success.

How to craft the Crash Mat in ARC Raiders

Once you have the blueprint, you can start crafting the Crash Mat with the following resources.

• One Electrical Components: You can craft it with raw materials or find it as random loot.
• One Durable Cloth: You can craft it from the basic cloth.

To craft the Crash Mat, you’ll also need a Tier 2 Utility Workbench. To use the item, you have to aim it at the ground. Once thrown, it will create an airbag on the ground. When you fall on the item, it will absorb all the fall damage. When used strategically, it will allow you to get out of tight situations.

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