The First Descendant News

(#10) PST 2025.02.27(Thu) 00:20 – Known Issues have been updated.
(#9) PST 2025.02.26(Wed) 23:00 – Some issues have been resolved through Hotfix 1.2.9.
(#8) PST 2025.02.19(Wed) 23:00 - Known Issues have been updated, and some issues have been resolved through Hotfix 1.2.8.
(#7) PST 2025.02.13(Thu) 23:00 - Known Issues have been updated.
(#6) PST 2025.02.13(Thu) 09:45 – Some issues have been resolved through maintenance-free patch.
(#5) PST 2025.02.13(Thu) 04:00 - Known Issues have been updated.
(#4) PST 2025.02.13(Thu) 00:40 - Known Issues have been updated.
(#3) PST 2025.02.12(Wed) 23:00 – Known Issues have been updated, and some issues have been resolved through Hotfix 1.2.7.
(#2) PST 2025.02.07(Fri) 00:10 – Known Issues have been updated.
(#1) PST 2025.02.06(Thu) 01:30 – Known Issues have been updated.

Greetings, Descendants.



Here are the major issues that were found for The First Descendant in February.

 

We will continually update this notice with any additional issues and bugs that are found, as well as any impactful issues identified before February. Please keep track of the updates during your gameplay.

[February 27th]

■ (#10) Public Matchmaking Not Canceling After Switching from Private Matchmaking

- When attempting Public Matchmaking after switching to Private Matchmaking and entering content, the Public Matchmaking request is not canceled.

- As a result, if a player enters content via Private Matchmaking and continues playing, the Public Matchmaking request may succeed, causing the player to enter the new content unexpectedly.


[February 19th]

■ (#8) Missing Effect Description in ‘Continuous Exaltation’ Module Tooltip for Languages Other Than Korean/English

- It has been identified that in languages other than Korean and English, the effect description stating that the ‘Continuous Exaltation’ module applies to the ‘1st Active Skill’ is missing.

- Please note that the cooldown and skill power reduction effects of the ‘Continuous Exaltation’ module are applied only to the ‘1st Active Skill.’



■ (#8) Awards and Battle Pass Challenges Not Counting When Responding to Support Requests

- It has been identified that when responding to a Support Request, awards and Battle Pass Challenges requiring ‘Respond to Support Requests’ are not being counted.


[February 13th]

■(#8) (Resolved) Issue with Incorrect Description of ‘The Last Dagger’ Unique Ability Effect

- An issue has been identified where the description of the ‘Ultimatum’ effect in ‘The Last Dagger’ unique ability was incorrectly stated.
ㄴ Currently Displayed: Firearm Damage × Rounds per Magazine × Damage
ㄴ Actual Effect: Firearm ATK × Rounds per Magazine × Damage

- This issue will be fixed in Hotfix 1.2.8. Please note that the actual damage is being applied correctly.

[February 12th]

■ (#8) (Resolved) Incorrect Display of Item Quantity When Purchasing Packages (Excluding 'Paint Bundle')

- We have identified an issue where the item quantity displayed in the ‘acquisition notification window’ is incorrect when purchasing packages from the shop, excluding the 'Paint Bundle.'

- Please note that the actual items are granted according to the quantities specified in the bundle information.



■ (#9) (Resolved)Purchase Button Appearing Active Before Reset for 'Weekly Fine Adjustment Control Axis Package' and 'Weekly Ion Accelerator Package'

- We have identified an issue where the purchase button appears active as if the 'Weekly Fine Adjustment Control Axis Package' and 'Weekly Ion Accelerator Package' can be purchased again before the reset period, after an initial purchase.

- Please note that clicking the purchase button during this period will not allow the purchase, and you will be able to repurchase the packages after the reset period has passed.



■ (#9) (Resolved) Unable to Match When Attempting Private Matching While in Public Matching

- We have identified an issue where attempting private matching for another content while in public matching results in an infinite matching load, preventing access to the content.

- If you encounter this issue, please move to the title screen or reconnect to the game to resume normal gameplay.


■ (#6)(Resolved) Issue with the Fellow’s Abilities Not Functioning Properly

- An issue has been identified where the Fellow’s "Item Auto Pickup" feature is not being applied.

- An issue has been identified where the Fellow’s "Auto-Dismantle Items" feature is being applied without a cooldown.

- This issue is currently being addressed, and a hotfix is being prepared. Please note that the patch schedule may vary depending on the platform. We will provide further updates through an official notice once the patch is complete.

■ (#8) (Resolved) Issue with Duplicate Shortcut Keys Applied to Quantity Adjustment Buttons in Certain UI

- It has been identified that the same shortcut key has been redundantly applied to quantity adjustment buttons in certain UI elements.

■ (#8) (Resolved)Operation: Kate’s Experiment Support Event Reward Display Issue

- We have identified an issue where the reward item for Operation: Kate’s Experiment Assistant Event – Continuous Operation II was incorrectly displayed.

- We sincerely apologize for the confusion caused by the incorrect reward information.

- As an apology for this issue, we will be providing additional compensation. The details of the compensation will be announced through the in-game notice “Kate's Experiment: Call of the Flame Event” on Friday, February 14.


[February 7th]

■ (#3) (Resolved)Issue where Fellow body skins cannot be changed

[February 6th]

■ The 'Restart Mission (R)' button is disabled on the result screen (F2) after aborting a mission.

■(#3) (Resolved) The recent login time is not displayed in the offline friends list popup.

- In Social > Friends > Offline Friends List, the recent login time is not shown in the popup.

■ (#4) Issue with Duplicate Shortcut Keys Applied to Quantity Adjustment Buttons in Certain UI

- It has been identified that the same shortcut key has been redundantly applied to quantity adjustment buttons in certain UI elements.

[February 5th]

■ (#8) (Resolved) The issue where the image of Hagios Sheepdog is not displayed in the Shop > Fellow menu

- Only the image of the Hagios Sheepdog is not displayed, but the product can still be purchased normally.



■ Freyna’s Exclusive Quest Icon Appearing for Other Descendants

- Freyna’s exclusive quest cannot be played with other Descendants and can only be progressed with Freyna or Ultimate Freyna.



■(#8) (Resolved) Support Request Mission Not Disappearing from the Support Request Board After Abandonment



■(#3) (Resolved) The issue where the purification score of elite monsters is applied twice in Void Erosion Purge stages 21, 24, and 27

- In Void Erosion Purge stages 21, 24, and 27, the purification score of elite monsters is applied twice, causing you to achieve 100% purification without defeating some monsters.



[Previous Known Issues]

■ (#3) (Resolved)Issue where random mission icons occasionally appear in the top-left corner of the radar UI during field transitions.



■ (#9) (Resolved)The issue where the Award names ‘Acquire Ines’ and ‘Reach Ines Level’ are displayed in English instead of the appropriate language, except for Korean.



■ The issue where the Fire Rate option of the Tactical Augmentation Core (Tactical Rifle) is not applied under certain circumstances.

- In Update 1.2.4, the Fire Rate option has been temporarily removed when equipping the Tactical Augmentation Core (Tactical Rifle).

- This will be improved in the future to allow players to obtain the Fire Rate option once the issue is resolved.



■ [PS][XBOX] Display of the Top Menu When Clicking the ‘Go to Web Help’ or ‘Content Creator’ Buttons to Navigate to the Homepage

- On the ‘PS’ and ‘XBOX’ platforms, clicking the ‘Go to Web Help’ or ‘Content Creator’ buttons to navigate to the homepage results in the top menu being displayed.

- Please note that, while navigation to other pages within the homepage is possible, actions such as ‘Login,’ ‘Start Game,’ and ‘Enter Coupon’ cannot be performed due to this issue.



■ 'Sigvore's Proof' Item Progress Not Applying in Access Info.

- There is an issue where the progress for the 'Sigvore's Proof' item is not being applied in the Access Info.



■(#8) (Resolved) [English] Mislabeling of Skin Set for male Descendant as "Unisex" in the Store

- This issue is scheduled to be fixed in January 2025. Players who purchased the skin due to this mislabeling can request a refund.

- Details on how to request a refund will be provided in the future "Known Issues" notice when the fix is implemented.
* Players who purchased the skin due to this mislabeling can request a refund through our Customer Service with the account that made the purchase.

- Please provide (1) the name of purchased Descendant skin and (2) purchase date in your request ticket.

- Once refunded, the affected skins will be retrieved from your account. For more details, please contact our Customer Service.


■ [PS5] Voice Chat Issue When Creating a Party on PS4 Platform

- It has been identified that voice chat does not function properly when creating a party on the PS4 platform.



■ Intel CPU Issue.

- Crashes have been reported on some Intel 13th and 14th generation CPUs.

- On PCs using these CPUs, the game may forcefully shut down with an error message stating 'Out of video memory' when launched.

This issue can be partially resolved by adjusting power limits in the BIOS.

- We are awaiting a response from Intel regarding this issue, and we are sharing Intel's official response for your reference.

 

■ Temporary solutions for client termination issues with certain antivirus Programs

- We have requested for exceptions for The First Descendant to antivirus programs, but some have not been implemented. Below are temporary solutions for this problem.

(1) ‘Bitdefender’ Temporary Solution [FAQ]

- Go to System Protection > Advanced Threat Detection (ATD) > Manage Exclusions menu, select the file or folder for The First Descendant, and save.

(2) ‘McAfee Agent’ Temporary Solution [FAQ]

- Go to McAfee Security > Navigation > Quarantined and Trusted Items, select TheFirstDescendant.exe from the quarantined programs list, and restore it.

 

■ Solutions for ‘Easy Anti-Cheat’ not functioning correctly

- If Easy Anti-Cheat malfunctions, refer to the FAQ for solutions. If the issue persists, please contact customer support with relevant screenshots.

- Customer Support Access: Official Website > Customer Support > FAQ > Contact Us

 

Thank you.

# 2025.02.06 (Thu) 03:00 PST – Content Improvements > (4) UI & UX

Greetings, Descendants!


Here are the details on The First Descendant Update 1.2.6.


■ Patch Schedule
- 2025.02.05(Wed) 23:00 PST

■ Platforms
- Steam, Xbox Series X│S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5

■ Update 1.2.6

Content Leaderboards
- Added the Leaderboards menu.
- The leaderboards can be checked in the Journal menu.
- The leaderboards display top 100 players.
- The leaderboards are separated according to the number of players who entered the content. (Solo, 2-player, 3-player, 4-player)
- For the Solo leaderboard, rankings are aggregated for each Descendant played.
ㄴ There are separate leaderboards for Ultimate Descendants and Normal Descendants.
- You can keep track of the records for each of your Descendant in one place.
- A notification is displayed when a new record is set.
ㄴ Enter Rankings: Top 10 overall on the leaderboard
ㄴ Solo: Top 100 overall on the Solo leaderboard
ㄴ My Record: Set a new personal record
Void Erosion Purge Leaderboard
- Added a leaderboard to Void Erosion Purge.
- The leaderboard can be checked on the Void Erosion Purge entry screen and the Void Erosion Purge results screen.
- The Void Erosion Purge leaderboard ranks players based on their cleared stages and time.
ㄴ The cleared stages take precedence over clear time.
ㄴ Clear time includes death penalty time.
- The Void Erosion Purge leaderboard is reset at the end of the season.
ㄴ The reset cycle for the Void Erosion Purge leaderboard may change in the future.

Craft Core
- Added Craft Core.
- Cores can be crafted through Deslin.
- Three Cores of the same tier as the Augmentation type and one Core Amplifier are used to craft one Core of the next tier.
ㄴ Core Amplifiers can be obtained from Void Erosion Purge.
ㄴ The higher the Core tier, the more Gold is required to craft it.
- If 'Auto-craft lower stages' is checked when crafting a Core, all identical Augmentation Cores of a lower tier than the Core to be crafted will be automatically registered as materials and consumed for crafting.
ㄴ To use only Cores that are one tier lower as materials, uncheck the 'Auto-craft lower stages' checkbox.
- You can select the quantity to craft by moving the slider, and reducing the quantity deducts lower tier Cores first as materials.
ㄴ The maximum quantity that can be crafted at one time is 300.

Void Erosion Purge Zone Addition
- New difficulties for Void Erosion Purge stages 21 to 30 have been added.
ㄴ The higher the difficulty, the greater the rewards you can obtain.
ㄴ Public matching is available at stages 21, 25, 28, 29, and 30.
- Added Core Amplifiers to the reward for completing Void Erosion Purge.
- In the Void Erosion Purge zone, ATK is significantly amplified when using attributes that resonate with the void attribute.
ㄴ Up to stage 20, the ATK amplification effect was strong.
ㄴ From stage 21 onwards, the ATK amplification effect gradually weakens.
ㄴ As you get closer to the final stage, the powerful influence of Void Erosion further reduces the skill's ATK.
- Purify all eroded zones to protect Albion from the dangers of the Void.

Laboratory Improvements
- You can now change the Vulgus level in the Laboratory to up to 260.
- You can now summon the Colossi from already completed Intercept Battles in the Laboratory.
ㄴ You can set up and summon them in the Laboratory Settings > Colossus tab.
- Added a feature to view the damage you have inflicted in the Laboratory.


■ Hotfix 1.2.6

Content Improvements
(1) Void Erosion Purge
- Changed the placement of the Void Erosion Purge Hard CC Immunity Guide UI display.
- Added UI for the legions that appear in each Void Erosion Purge stage and their Weak Point Types information.

(2) Support Request Bulletin
- Expired support requests are now deleted immediately.
- The Refresh button is now always displayed even if there are no support requests.

(3) Weapons & Modules
- Fixed the brightness of the beam being too bright in certain areas when using Voltia.
- Increased the maximum number of modules that you can own to 2,000.

(4) UI&UX
- Using Ecive now displays markers that differentiate Elite and Common monsters.
- Changed the HP bar color of Elite monsters.
- Added a marker to missions that can be played as Public Operations on the Void Erosion Purge mission selection screen.
- Changed the UX so that the options to apply are now selected and applied on the Core Equip Results screen.
- Improved visibility by adding spaces between the Core option and the tier value.
- The Core option tier values that were previously displayed in Arabic numerals in some languages are now displayed in Roman numerals.
- Added a hold time to the Purchase button that applies when Caliber is used immediately without moving to the Shop while playing the game.
ㄴ Accelerating Research
ㄴ Purchasing Battle Pass
ㄴ Purchasing presets/equipment/loadouts/storage slots
ㄴ Purchasing Customize paints
- (Added) Keyboard and mouse support has been enabled for console devices.

Bug Fixes
(1) Content
- Fixed an issue that caused the monster, Chain Explosive No. 2 Commander, which appears in the Vulgus Strategic Outpost, to stutter when appearing.
- Fixed the Void Erosion Purge time icon and line image being out of sync.
- Fixed the Hard CC Immunity UI that was displayed in Void Erosion Purge stages where Hard CC Immunity Elites do not appear so that it is no longer displayed in those stages.
- In Void Erosion Purge, pressing the Next Stage button now properly matchmakes based on the Public/Private Operation status.
- Fixed an issue where monsters were not summoned when detected by a drone in the Void Vessel.
- Fixed an issue where some drones respawned with awkward animations in the Void Vessel.
- Fixed an issue where after clearing an outpost, the objects inside it were not visible.

(2) Descendants
- Fixed an issue where the Singular Skill Power Modifier did not apply correctly to the damage of Enzo’s skill, Concentrated Fire, when he was equipped with the Concentrated Fire module
- Fixed an issue where Valby's jumping motion did not display correctly when she was equipped with the Tidal Wave module.

(3) Weapons & Modules
- Fixed an issue where equipping the Explosion Range module did not affect the effect size.
ㄴ Death Roar, Guardian R4, Lightspeed Barrel, Tamed Beast, Sigvore's Proof, Vestigial Organ
- Fixed an issue where some Module effects of Beam Rifles and Launchers were not displayed in weapon information.
ㄴ Beam Rifle – Charging Speed Increase
ㄴ Launcher - Explosion Radius Increase

(4) UI&UX
- Fixed an issue where the Acquired locations of Hunter External Components listed the Story Dungeon.
- Fixed an issue where the inaccessible Void Abyss Intercept Battle was not displayed as inactive in the Acquired list.
- Fixed the Acquisition Information of items obtainable in Special Operations to indicate the difficulty level.
- Fixed Void Erosion Purge so that party members cannot press the Next Stage button after clearing a stage.
- Fixed the page jump button to be disabled during Void Erosion Purge matching.
- Fixed an issue where the information on the Void Erosion Purge results screen was not properly displayed when network conditions were poor.

(5) Miscellaneous
- Fixed an issue where the setting for the Hide System Messages option would reset on client restart.
- Fixed the range and duration of Ecive that were unintentionally nerfed.
- Fixed an issue where the Next Stage button in Void Erosion Purge did not work when there was another button assigned to Next Stage.

Thank you.

Greetings, Descendants!



We would like to inform you about the schedule for this week’s Update 1.2.6 patch.



■ Patch Schedule

- Scheduled for PST 2025.02.05(Wed) 23:00

※ The schedule is subject to change, and details will be provided in the Patch Notes once the patch is complete.



■ Platforms

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



■ Patch Preview

- Add Void Erosion Purge difficulty level 30

- Add Void Erosion Purge leaderboard

- Add Core crafting feature

- Add Core Tier 10

- Improve Laboratory

- Increase maximum Module storage capacity to 2,000

- Other content improvements

- Fix game issues



Thank you.

Greetings, Descendants.

We have prepared gifts to celebrate the Lunar New Year with you.
These gifts can be claimed by logging in the game during the event period announced below.

We appreciate your patience and understanding with the Known Issues addressed from January update until now, as well as your continued interest in The First Descendant.

Wishing our Descendants the happiest moments with The First Descendant in 2025.
Our team will continue to strive to provide a more stable service for you.

■ Reward Info
- Rewards will be delivered to your Mailbox within a maximum of 10 minutes upon logging in during the event period detailed below.


Thank you.

Greetings, Descendants!

We are excited to announce an opportunity to gather your feedback on upcoming content for our March update. Please refer to the details below for information on how to apply for the FGT (Focus Group Test) and the schedule.

■ FGT Application Period
- January 24 (Fri) – February 5 (Wed)

■ How to Apply for FGT
- Participate in the survey: [Link]
※ For more information about the FGT, please refer to the survey link. Please note that an external FGT support team will contact selected participants directly. We kindly ask for your understanding that the team may not be able to notify all applicants of the selection results.

■ Information for Selected FGT Participants
- Starting from February 10 (Mon), selected participants will be contacted individually through the contact details provided in the survey.
※ Additional FGT details will be shared exclusively with those selected to participate.

■ FGT Schedule
- Between February 25 (Tue) and March 2 (Tue)
※ The schedule may vary depending on participants' availability.

The FGT will only be accessible in certain regions, and we kindly ask for your understanding regarding this limitation.

We encourage Descendants who are passionate about The First Descendant to apply and share your valuable insights!
Thank you for your interest and support.