The First Descendant News

Hello, Descendants. This is the Director for The First Descendant, Minseok Joo.

Today I'd like to talk about the Grappling Hook and Parkour, both of which garnered a great amount of feedback after the last Steam Beta Test. In our last DevTalk, we mentioned improvements made to the Grappling Hook including the swing and introduction of Parkour. In this Dev Note, we'll explain in more detail about the thought process that went into creating the Grappling Hook and Parkour, and how we've been improving them.

Interdimensional aliens have invaded with murderous intent. Humans are an endangered species. Our world is in ruins. That’s the setup in The First Descendant’s newest trailer, and yet, all I want to do is zip around with grappling hooks while wearing the most fashionable cyber-bunny exosuit available. Thankfully the Gamescom trailer has that on display, too. Ta!

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Hello, Descendants!

The First Descendant’s new trailer is now open at Gamescom ONL (Opening Night Live) showcasing the game’s lore as well as gameplay.
The new trailer sheds glimpse into The First Descendant’s central conflict between the Descendants and the Vulgus alien invaders as they fight for humanity’s last chance at survival and the protection of the continent of Ingris.
Check out more information about us on Gamescom Now page. [Gamescom Now]

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Hello, Descendants!

Our fastest Descendant Bunny’s new trailer is now open.
Play Bunny in the upcoming Crossplay Open Beta and enjoy the lighting speed!

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Hello, Descendants.

Before presenting this video, we would like to apologize once again regarding the change in schedule of the Beta.
As we postponed the Beta to make a better stable environment, we are moving from a Closed Beta to an Open Beta to allow anyone who wants to participate.

In this Dev Talk Ep.2, we've prepared an AMA (Ask Me Anything) where Producer Beomjun Lee and Director Minseok Joo answer questions left by Descendants in the Discord Channel.

You'll be able to catch an early glimpse of how The First Descendant has changed since the last Steam Beta.
And you can get various game-related information that our Descendants have been curious about, so please check it out.

■ Crossplay Open Beta Rewards
Various rewards will be provided to those who have participated in this test.
Also, a Backpack Decoration Item for players who have reached level 20 will be selected through a vote on Discord.
You can find more information below, and further details will be given through a separate notice before the test.

(1) Pre-Registered Participants
- Those who pre-registered through the official homepage will be provided Trial Vouchers to try out the 3 Full Body Skins for the first 3 basic Descendants during the Crossplay Open Beta period.

(2) Crossplay Open Beta Participants
- All participants in the test will receive a Limited Edition Emote upon launch

(3) Reaching Descendant Level 20

- Those who reach Descendant Level 20 will be given a Backpack Decoration Item upon launch. The item will be selected from the three options (Fish Tank, Teddy Bear, Wind Up Hamster) through a vote.
- The vote is open for two weeks from August 4 (Fri) to August 18 (Fri) on the Discord dev-note channel.

We are also preparing various in-game events to be held during the test
so we hope our Descendants will join us and enjoy the Beta.

Thank you.