The First Descendant News

Hello, Descendants!

Twitch Drops event will be ongoing during the Steam Beta Test period.

Don’t worry if you haven’t signed up for the Steam Beta Test during the pre-registration period!
We have prepared an event where you can receive a Beta Key if you watch Twitch for just 15 minutes.
Link your Steam account to Twitch to watch The First Descendant live stream and receive the Steam Beta Key as well as various in-game rewards!

■ What are Twitch Drops?
If you watch certain live streams on Twitch for certain amounts of time, you can get special benefits, including in-game rewards.

■ Event Period
2022.10.20 00:00 ~ 2022.10.26 23:59 (PDT)

■ Event Reward
※ Gold: In-game currency needed to research characters and enhance Runes
※ Qulipothium: Rune-exclusive currency needed to enhance Runes
※ Caliber: Cash currency that can boost research/purchase materials for Descendant research (crafting)

■ How to participate
- Visit the event page and follow the guide to link accounts [LINK]
※ Log in with your Twitch account where you will watch the live stream → Link your Steam account where you will be participating in The First Descendant Steam Beta Test.
- Watch The First Descendant live stream that has enabled Drops and complete the mission
- From Twitch Drops Inventory, click the “Claim Now”
※ If you click Twitch Drops Inventory from the event page, you will be directed to “Claim Now”.
- After clicking the “Claim Now” from the Twitch Drops Inventory, visit the event page and click the “Claim Reward” button!
- Rewards will be sent to your in-game mailbox
※ You need to [Complete Tutorial > Enter Albion] in order to collect your reward from the mailbox in Albion (near plaza and shopping district).

■ Event FAQ

For more information, please see the page below!
[LINK]

Thank you.

Hello, Descendants!

We’d like to introduce you how to contact Player Support during the Steam Beta Test.

First of all, please note that you may run into frequent inconveniences as this is the very first opening of the game.
Please refer to the information below as you reach out to Player Support..
[Player Support]

■ Suggestions, Player/Bug Reports
※ Please note that suggestions, player/bug reports will only be submitted via the above channel, not via 1:1 Player Support.

■ Chat Error Reports
- For a safe chatting environment, The First Descendant will print the message “There is a banned word included,”
upon detecting inappropriate words, and stop the chat from being displayed. In order for us to verify the stability of the system, please let us know when your chat is not displayed even though it does not include inappropriate words.
※ Please note that this channel is for chat errors only, and that you cannot submit tickets for the issue via 1:1 Player Support.

■ 1:1 Player Support
- Requirement: Please upload a screenshot that includes your account name when you submit your ticket.
- How to confirm in-game account name
: You can see it on the top right in the Character Lobby screen.
:Or you can see it on the top right in the Menu screen. (Shortcut: ESC)

Please make sure your inquiry is written in English.

Thank you.

Hello, Descendants!

The First Descendant’s Steam beta test begins today!
As this is the very first testing, we hope to hear honest feedback from dear Descendants.
Have fun during the test period, and feel free to reach out to us.

■ Steam Beta Test Schedule
- Test Period: 10.20.2022 00:00 - 10.26.2022 23:59 PDT
- Test Time: Server open 24 hours during test period
- Participants: Those who clicked “Request Access” in Steam > The First Descendant, and have accepted the invitation e-mail
- Platform: Steam: [Go to Steam]
※ All game data from the Steam Beta Test will be deleted after the test.

■ Survey Guide
- We are conducting a survey on the gameplay experience of The First Descendant. It will be carried out until 2022.10.30 23:59 (PDT). We look forward to your participation. [Link]

■ Steam Beta Test Participation Reward
- “1 Emote” is an item that will be granted at launch to players who have participated in the Steam Beta Test.
- You can select one of the emotes available from the previous Steam Beta Test event.
- Information on the item delivery will be announced through a separate notice at the time of launch.-

■ Steam Beta Special Item
- For those who have obtained the “FrostWalker Hunter” item after completing the Void Intercept Battle , a separate “Steam Beta Special Item” will be credited at the time of the official launch.
- Information on the item delivery will be announced through a separate notice at the time of launch.

■ Suggestions, Player/Bug/Chat Error Reports
- Report Center: [Link]
- Please note that suggestions, player/bug/chat error reports will only be submitted via the above channel, not via 1:1 Player Support.
- Please make sure your inquiry is written in English.

■ 1:1 Player Support
- Report Center: [Link]
- Requirement: Please upload a screenshot that includes your character name when you submit your ticket.
- Please make sure your inquiry is written in English.

■ Community Channels [Twitter] [Youtube] [Discord] [Facebook]


Thank you.

Hello, Descendants!

Here are the main confirmed issues before starting the Steam Beta Test.
Please check and refer to the guide below for the Steam Beta Test.

We will notify you additional issues we discover.

■ Guide for PCs Below Minimum Requirements
- When executing the game on a PC below minimum requirements, the game may not run properly and a warning message will pop up. So please check the PC Minimum Requirements and Recommended Requirements for The First Descendant before running the game.


■ Graphics Driver Guide
- Currently, a problem with specific graphics card drivers has been detected in Unreal Engine 5, hindering the execution of the game. We recommend that you check the driver version below and update it to the latest version.


■ Latest Graphics Card Compatibility
- For newer graphics cards such as Intel’s Arc A750, A770, and NVIDIA’s Geforce RTX 4090, the Beta Test may be unstable due to the lack of sufficient tests.

■ Rune Socket Type
- After granting the Rune socket type, the Rune socket will be available once you press [Enter] to equip it. If you press [ESC], the granted Rune socket type will not be displayed, and the current state will be maintained. If you press [T], the button for the socket type change, you'll be able to check the equipped socket type.

■ Translation Issues
A total of seven languages are available in the Steam Beta Test.
As there may be language-related errors during this Beta Test period, we look forward to receiving your feedback. Please feel free to give us feedback on the translation so that we can improve the translation with higher quality in diverse ways before the launch.

(Updated) ■ Twitch Drops Not Distributed Issue
We are encountering an issue where the Twitch Drops rewards are intermittently not distributed even within 24 hours of claiming them. We are currently investigating the issue and will try our best to fix the issue as soon as possible.

■ In-Game Notice Banner [Close] Button Not Showing
- Occasionally, the in-game notice banner [Close] button is not showing. This can be resolved by exiting and restarting the game. We apologize for the inconvenience.


Please send us related questions or opinions through the link below.
[Customer Service Link] [Survey Link]

Thank you.

Hello, Descendants!

In the fourth guide, let’s take a look at the research quest that allows you to acquire a new Descendant.

※ Please note that the guide is in line with the Steam Beta Test, and that some of the contents may be modified in the official service.

[Research Quest Guide Contents]
1. What is research quest?
2. Research Quest Method

[h3]1. What is research quest? [/h3]

Research quest is a feature that allows you to acquire Descendants other than the initially selected Descendant.
It can also craft the crystallization catalyst required to reset the Descendant’s level.

During the Steam Beta Test period, a total of 10 Descendants are available.
Except for the initially selected Descendant, the other 9 Descendants can be acquired through the research quest.




Information about Descendants can be found in official website Game Info > Character,
and it can also be viewed within the game from the Descendant (Shortcut: H).

For research quests, the necessary materials, research cost and time can be checked from “Xenia” of Albion.





[h3]2. Research Quest Method[/h3]

Research quests can be proceeded from “Xenia” of Albion.
A certain amount of gold is required for research materials and research quests, and each research quest takes a certain amount of time.

The material and gold required to acquire new Descendants can be obtained by eliminating monsters during missions, quest rewards, world missions, and Void Intercept Battles.
Based on the obtained research material, you can craft main necessary material through research quests to proceed with the Descendant research quest.




However, due to the limited time of the Steam Beta Test, there may be insufficient opportunities to experience various Descendants.
So we plan to open the Event Shop during the Beta Test period to provide an opportunity for you to experience new Descendants.

Please refer to the TIP below for more details!

TIP) How to quickly and easily acquire Descendants during the Steam Beta Test!
During the Steam Beta Test period, you will be able to see the “Event Shop” by talking to “Xenia” of Albion. 
You can purchase the research quest material of the desired Descendants with Caliber (Cash Currency) directly from the Event Shop. 
Also, the Descendant research quest can be immediately completed through Boost Research with Caliber (Cash Currency).  


 



After completing the research, the Descendant can only be acquire by clicking the screen, and the acquired Descendant will be available at the Descendant (Shortcut:H) menu.  

< Descendant (Shortcut:H)>

The gold and Calibers required for research can be viewed from the Inventory (Shortcut: I).  

Caliber (Cash Currency) can be obtained by completing the in-game event mission during the Beta Test.

On October 20th, The First Descendant Steam Beta Test opens!
Complete the Steam Beta Test event missions and obtain Calibers (Cash Currency) to experience new Descendants through research quests!

Thank you.