The First Descendant News

Greetings, Descendants.
We are here to give you the details about patches for The First Descendant Hotfix 1.1.3c, applied maintenance-free on Friday, 9/27.

■ Patch Schedule
- 09.27.2024 (Fri) 05:15 PDT

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

■ Patch Details
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where players cannot interact with ‘Nell’ during the main quest ‘Mysterious Phenomena’
- Fixed an issue where Arche Type was not identified in Freyna’s Passive Skill ‘Contagion Links’ when equipped with ‘Contagion’ module.
- Fixed an issue where Arche Type was not properly applied to Freyna’s Active Skill ‘Putrid Venom’ when equipped with ‘Contagion’, ‘Neurotoxin Synthesis’ modules.


Thank you

Greetings, Descendants.
We are here to give you the details about patches for The First Descendant Hotfix 1.1.3b, applied maintenance-free on Friday, 9/27.

■ Patch Schedule
- 09.27.2024 (Fri) 00:00 PDT

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

■ Patch Details
- Fixed an issue where party members cannot join mid-session if some party members move first during certain Invasion Dungeons.
- Fixed an issue where you cannot progress right after you revive during the play in certain Invasion Dungeons.
- Fixed an issue in certain Invasion Dungeons where the damage of ‘Room 0 Trauma’, which given by ‘Toxic Swamp’ using Freyna’s ‘Putrid Venom’ skill, is not applied.
- Fixed an issue where the detailed description of Hailey's 'Zenith' skill is not displayed.
- Fixed an issue where the camera direction for Valby’s ‘Clean Up’ is not applied properly.
- Fixed an issue where the player detection range of Field Monsters was applied abnormally.
- Fixed an issue where the name and description of Sub Quest ‘Obtain Freyna’s Equipment Materials 5’ is not properly displayed.
- Fixed an issue where some 'Russian' texts were not displayed.

Thank you

Greetings, Descendants.

Here are the results of the crackdown on abusive users carried out between 9/20(Fri) – 9/26(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.

Please see below for the detailed outcome of the crackdown.

■ Crackdown status
- Crackdown period: 2024.09.20(Fri) – 2024.09.26(Thu) PDT


■ Creation, distribution, or use of unauthorized programs - Permanent game ban (71 users)
- Actions have been taken for creating, distributing, or using unauthorized programs.


■ Exploitation of all processes related to the Open Store – Permanent game ban (77 users)
- Actions were taken because of unfair gains by exploitation on store payment process.


■ Notes
- The outcome of the crackdown on abusive users includes enforcement actions taken based on Descendant’s reports and monitoring.
- If you would like to vindicate yourself in relation to a claim on the exploitation of the Open Store's payment process, please visit our official website > Customer Service > 1:1 Support and make your inquiry.
- If you would like to vindicate yourself in relation to a claim on the exploitation of the payment process through chargebacks, please contact the platform store where you made the payment.

We will continue to strive to ensure that all Descendants can enjoy the game in a pleasant environment.
Thank you.

Greetings, Descendants!

The web event " Freyna's Encrypted Vault Shop " started.
Use points you've gained from accomplishing missions to unlock Encrypted Vaults and get the rewards you want.

■ Event Schedule: September 26, 2024 00:00 (Thu) - October 30, 2024 (Wed) 23:59 (PDT)
■ Shop Availability: September 26, 2024 00:00 (Thu) - November 6, 2024 (Wed) 23:59 (PST)

■ How to Log In
Linking your account is not mandatory. You can participate by logging in with your current platform account (KRPC, Steam, Console).
※ However, if you have already linked your account, you can participate by logging in with your Nexon ID.
※ When logging in with your Nexon ID, it will be automatically set based on your country’s IP.
If the country information of the created Nexon ID and the login attempt do not match, you will not be able to log in.
Example) If you linked your account with a Nexon ID from the SEA region, you will not be able to log in with that SEA region Nexon ID from the NA region.

■ Account Linking Guide Account
Account Linking is a service that allows you to store game data from the platform you are using to a Nexon ID, and then use the same game data on another platform by linking the account with that Nexon ID.
Therefore, unlinking the account does not reset the game data. You can check the game data again by re-linking the Nexon ID where the game data is stored.
For more detailed information on Account Linking, please refer to the game guide.
We hope this guide will help our descendants for a better experience on Freyna's Encrypted Vault Shop event.

[Go to Account Linking Game Guide] [Go to Event]

Thank you.

Greetings, Descendants.

We are here to give you the details about patches for The First Descendant Hotfix 1.1.3, applied maintenance-free on Thursday, 9/26.

■ Patch Schedule
- 09.26.2024 (Thu) 00:00 PDT

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

■ Patch Details

Content Improvements
(1) Content
- You can now start Public Operations in the Invasion.
ㄴ The number of monsters increases depending on the number of participants.
ㄴ Order of Truth - Interacting with a drone now makes other drones despawn.
- Fortress - Fallen Ark Void Fragment has been changed.
ㄴ Expanded the terrain.

ㄴ Additional snipers has been placed for the second round.
- Traps in certain dungeons have been modified or deleted.
ㄴ Sterile Land - Unknown Laboratory (Hard)
ㄴ Agna Desert - Caligo Ossuary (Normal, Hard), The Asylum (Normal, Hard)
ㄴ White-night Gulch - Bio-Lab (Normal, Hard)
ㄴ Hagios - The Haven (Normal, Hard), Old Mystery (Normal, Hard)
- The amount of HP orbs and ammo dropped by scout monsters roaming the field, has increased.

(2) Descendants
- Yujin's 'Hyperreactive Healing Ground' skill now heals HP after granting Purification, rather than before.
- Improved certain skills of Freyna, Kyle, and Esiemo.


(3) Weapons/Modules
- Two new Modules have been added.
ㆍ Bio Sync Shield
ㄴ Reduces HP Recovery from HP orbs by a certain amount and instead heals the shield by the said amount.
ㆍ Last Stand
ㄴ When using a skill to attack enemies, consumes all of your shield to deal additional damage equivalent to a certain percentage of the total damage.
ㄴ The additional damage has a base value, and the value increases based on the amount of shield consumed.
ㄴ After activation, recovers Shield by a certain percentage of Max Shield every second for a certain period of time. It has a Cooldown.

(4) UI/UX
- Now you can check recommended stats for each Intercept Battle.
ㄴ Recommended stats include Weapon DPS, Max HP, Max Shield, DEF, and Resistance per Attribute.
- Ultimate Weapons will no longer be filtered as junk regardless of the 'Exclude from Junk' settings.
ㄴ In order to dismantle an Ultimate Weapons, you need to manually designate it as junk.
- Max Capacity UP Modules now display Capacity with the '+' sign in the Module UI.
- Tracked Items in the Research UI will no longer be untracked when the Research is completed.
- In No Resurrection Zones of Infiltration Operations, a system message will tell you that you cannot abandon rescue during the DBNO state.
- You can now set whether to run or sprint by default for movement in Game Options.
- The range of possible values for Controller - Dead Zone settings in Game Options has been increased from 20-40 to 0-99.
- You can now set Controller - Vibration Intensity to 'Weak' in Game Options.
- Terrain damage in every field now reduces Shield first. (The survival time is the same as before.)
- Customize – Spawn settings have been moved to the Descendant Skins menu.
- The Storage object under the Workbench in Albion has been moved to near the Mailbox above.

(5) Optimization
- [PS5, XSX, XSS] Slightly improved the game's CPU performance.
- Frame Generation improvements and changes
ㄴ Fixed an issue where enabling AMD Frame Generation often caused frame drops.
ㄴ You can now enable AMD Frame Generation on PS4 Pro and XB1X.
ㄴ Removed a restriction where the option could only be enabled on a 120Hz display on consoles.
ㄴ You can now choose Frame Generation regardless of the upscale you're using on PC. (However, Nvidia Frame Generation can only be enabled on GeForce 40 Series or higher.)


(6) Miscellaneous
- Now you can view Spawn/Despawn animations for each Descendant in Customize.
- Added a feature to rewatch cinematics.
ㄴ You can use this feature by interacting with an Arche Trace in Albion, the camp of a battlefield where the cinematic took place, and the starting point of Infiltration Operations.
ㄴ Arche Traces can be found in the following locations:
Albion
Kingston - The Destruction
Sterile Land - The Forgottense
Vespers - The Shelter
Echo Swamp - The Chapel
Agna Desert - Miragestone
White-night Gulch - Mystery's End
Hagios - Old Mystery
Fortress - Heart of the Fortress
Fortress - Quarantine Zone
ㄴ The infiltration operation cinematic can be viewed again by starting the "Private Operation”.

# Director's Comments
Since Cinematics provide higher quality lighting compared to the usual gameplay environment, they're perfectly suited for players to examine their customization. Since players who finished the story cannot see the Ultimate Descendants they've farmed or their customized Descendants in cinematics, we've added a feature to rewatch them.

Now you can rewatch cinematics after finishing the story with the Hailey you've acquired or the Ultimate Descendant you've worked hard to get. Get a more vivid look at your own Descendant, customized with various skins and paints, in high-quality cinematics.
- Added the "Preview in Field" button in the Customize UI. Now you can preview the appearance and paint color with an actual field as the background.

(7) Shops
- You can buy the products listed below in the Shop.
ㄴ Ultimate Lepic Bundle I
ㄴ Premium Ultimate Lepic Bundle I
ㄴ Ultimate Viessa Bundle I
ㄴ Premium Ultimate Viessa Bundle I
ㄴ Ultimate Ajax Bundle I
ㄴ Premium Ultimate Ajax Bundle I
ㄴ Ultimate Bunny Bundle I
ㄴ Premium Ultimate Bunny Bundle I
ㄴ Ultimate Gley Bundle I
ㄴ Premium Ultimate Gley Bundle I
ㄴ Freyna's Vulgus Slayer
ㄴ Gley's Vampire
ㄴ Valby's Glowing Frog
ㄴ Emergency Oxygen Cylinder
- The 'Back Attachment' and 'Spawn' included in the 'Premium Ultimate Descendant Bundle I' are exclusive to the corresponding Ultimate Descendant and cannot be used by other Descendants.


Bug Fixes
(1) Content Improvements
- Fixed an issue where you cannot acquire a mission object when monsters die before exiting the dimensional gate.
(2) Descendants
- Fixed an issue where the field of view would be locked when changing weapons, while using Bunny's 'Speed of Light' skill. - Fixed an issue where certain effects of Ultimate Bunny would not be displayed on the Descendant List animation screen.
- Fixed an issue where using Hailey's 'Zenith' skill on an unstable network connection could cause an incorrect field of view when shooting while aiming after the end of the skill.
- Fixed an issue where Ajax's 'Body Enhancement' Skill Module could cause the 'Void Energy' UI to display the effect for only one segment.
- Fixed the incorrect icon images for Viessa's 'Cold Snap Watch' and 'Hypothermia' Module descriptions.
- Fixed the incorrect icon image for Luna's 'Aggressive Melody' Skill Module description.
- Fixed the incorrect icon image for Lepic and Ultimate Lepic's 'Power Unit Change' Skill Module description.
- Fixed an issue where 'Shield Recovery Modifier' did not affect certain Descendants' skills with a Shield Recovery effect.
ㄴ Enzo, Yujin, Ajax, and Kyle's Shield Recovery skills are now properly affected by the said stat.

(3) Weapons/Modules
- Executor's 'Executor's Exaltation' effect no longer activates when attacking enemies that are immune to the effect or hitting environment objects in Intercept Battles.
- Fixed an issue with the Wave of Light - where the effect of 'Solar Halo' remains when changing weapons.
- The effect of the 'Lethal Finish' Module is now properly applied per Cooldown when attacking an enemy with the 'Guardian Lance' of King's Guard Lance.

(4) UI/UX
- Fixed an issue with the acquisition info popup for tracked Core Materials in the Access Info UI, where the list would close when you placed the cursor over it.
- Fixed an issue with the acquisition info popup in the Access Info screen under the certain display resolution where tooltips for Amorphous Material would flicker.
- Fixed an issue in the Infiltration Operation UI, where hovering the cursor over the Research Materials in the reward list after hovering over the Amorphous Materials in the Selectable Rewards could cause the tooltip to display the 'Shape Stabilizer Application Info' and 'Amorphous Material Linked Reconstructed Device Info' buttons.

(5) Miscellaneous
- Changed the barricade height in all Outposts to 2m or higher.
- Fixed an issue leaving the map in the air in the Fortress - Defense Line.
- Fixed an issue where attacking a Colossus when they appear would not increase the Frenzy Gauge.

# Director's Additional Comment
Hello, Descendants. This is the Director of The First Descendant, Minseok Joo.

Today, we also prepared the 'Dev Note Vol. 14' along with the Hotfix changes to tell you about the upcoming October 10th update. Be sure to check out the preview of content that will arrive on October 10th.
[Dev Series] Dev Note Vol. 14 - Oct 10 Update Announcement

The 'Freyna's Encrypted Vault Shop' event has also begun. Accomplish missions, use the points you've collected to unlock Encrypted Vaults and get the rewards you want!
[Go to Event Page]


Thank you.