The First Descendant News

Greetings, Descendants.

First of all, we would like to thank you for your interest in The First Descendant and for participating in the test. However, we have identified a partial issue where rewards were not distributed.

Due to various issues after the launch, we were unable to provide a stable service, and we feel deeply regretful. As a sincere apology, we have decided to expand the rewards for everyone.

Please refer to the details below.

■ Expansion of Test Reward Recipients

(Before) Test participants under certain conditions → (After) All descendants
※ The following rewards will also be available to all new descendants who join in the future.

■ How to claim event rewards
You can check your rewards in Albion > Mailbox when you log in to the game with the platform ID that you used to participate in each test.

■ Reward recipients and rewards for each test
To celebrate the game's release, we've expanded the eligibility for rewards of some events to all test participants.
Some of the event rewards have been renamed in line with the official release,
and please see below for the recipients and event rewards.

Expanding Recipients for the Test Participation Reward

Greetings, Descendant.

The First Descendant Hotfix 1.0.1 patch has been applied.

■ Patch Schedule
- PDT 2024.07.05 (Fri) 08:30

■ Platforms
- Steam, XBOX SERIES X│S, XBOX ONE, PS4, PS5

■ Patch Details

Platform & System
- Fixed the issue where the logo sound volume was too high when launching the game.
- Server and client stabilization has been carried out.
- (PS5) Removed unintended factors that were degrading performance.
- (PS5, XSX) Fixed the issue where FSR Upscale was malfunctioning.

Content Improvements
- Knockback and knockdown recovery times have been sped up by 1.5 times.
- The maximum usage of the Eterllick shield skill per phase has been reduced from 2 times to 1 time.

Bug Fixes
(1) UI/UX
- Fixed the issue where the back button did not work after closing the capacity exceeded popup in the module enhancement UI.

(2) Descendant
- (XB1) Fixed the issue where the heads of other players wearing skins would intermittently not display.

(3) Module
- Fixed the issue where the ‘Skill Power Modifier’ number was not applied correctly after level 5 enhancement of the ‘Lethal Infection’ module.
- Fixed the issue where the ultimate module drop animation was used when the normal module ‘High-Power Rounds Capacity Increase’ was dropped.

(4) Field
- Fixed the issue where object destruction animations did not appear in the Strategic Outpost.
- Fixed the issue where the name and description of the NPC Dominique in the Hagios region were displayed incorrectly.

(5) Equipment
- Fixed the issue where the Guided Round of the Ultimate Weapon ‘Restored Relic’ did not apply the ‘Ancient Fire’ status effect.
- Fixed the tooltip error for the Fire Skill Power of the ‘Active Volcano’ External Components 2-set effect.
- Fixed the tooltip error for the Weak Point Damage of the ‘Frozen Heart’ External Components 4-set effect.

Thank you.

Greetings, Descendants.

Here are the results of the crackdown on abusive users carried out between 7/2(Tue) – 7/4(Thu).

We're inspecting abusive gaming behavior to ensure that all Descendants can enjoy the game in a pleasant environment.
If you notice any abnormal or abusive behavior while playing the game, please report it through the in-game reporting feature.

7/2(Tue) – 7/4(Thu) Results of the Crackdown on Abusive Users

# Mass Caliber purchases between 2024.07.15 (Mon) 22:00 and 2024.07.16 (Tue) 22:00 are scheduled to be canceled on 7/17(Wed).
# Mass Caliber purchases between 2024.07.14 (Sun) 22:00 and 2024.07.15 (Mon) 22:00 are scheduled to be canceled on 7/16(Tue).
# Mass Caliber purchases between 2024.07.11 (Thu) 22:00 and 2024.07.14 (Sun) 22:00 are scheduled to be canceled on 7/15(Mon).
# Mass Caliber purchases between 2024.07.10 (Wed) 22:00 and 2024.07.11 (Thu) 22:00 are scheduled to be canceled on 7/12(Fri).
# Mass Caliber purchases between 2024.07.09 (Tue) 22:00 and 2024.07.010 (Wed) 22:00 are scheduled to be canceled on 7/11(Thu).
# Mass Caliber purchases between 2024.07.08 (Mon) 22:00 and 2024.07.09 (Tue) 22:00 are scheduled to be canceled on 7/10(Wed).
# Mass Caliber purchases between 2024.07.07 (Sun) 22:00 and 2024.07.08 (Mon) 22:00 are scheduled to be canceled on 7/9(Tue).
# Mass Caliber purchases between 2024.07.04 (Thu) 21:00 and 2024.07.07 (Sun) 22:00 are scheduled to be canceled on 7/8(Mon).

Greetings, Descendants.

We have identified an issue where items are not being delivered when purchasing the same product multiple times through the basket on Steam, PS, and Xbox platform stores.

We are currently working on fixing this error. In the meantime, please purchase Caliber items individually to avoid any inconvenience.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by this issue.

For those who have not received items due to mass purchase error, it will be automatically cancelled as follow:

Purchase Period: 7/2 (Tue) 00:00 ~ 7/4 (Thu) 21:00 PDT
Cancellation Date: 7/5 (Fri)

The same measures will be taken for any further mass purchases until the error is resolved.
Detailed information will be provided through this notice.

We apologize once again for the inconvenience caused by this error. We are working diligently to fix the issue as soon as possible to minimize inconvenience.

Thank you for your understanding.

The First Descendant has peaked at 239,513 concurrent players on 4 July 2024 within the release week.
View charts and more statistics on our website.