The First Descendant Hotfix 1.1.2

Greetings, Descendants.

We are here to give you the details about patches for The First Descendant Hotfix 1.1.2, applied maintenance-free on Thursday, 9/12.

■ Patch Schedule
- 09.12.2024 (Thu) 06:00 PDT

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

■ Patch Details

Content Improvements
(1) Content
- Removed certain Dungeon Penalties that appear in the Invasion.
ㄴ When using a General Round Weapon, Bullet Cost +1
ㄴ When using an Impact Round Weapon, Bullet Cost +1
ㄴ When using a Special Round Weapon, Bullet Cost +1
ㄴ When using a High-Power Round Weapon, Bullet Cost +1
ㄴ When using Roll, Firearm ATK -3.6% (up to 10 stacks)
ㄴ When using Grappling Hook, Skill Power -43.6% (30s duration)
ㄴ When using Skill, Movement Speed -50% (30s duration)
ㄴ When aiming, Incoming Damage Modifier +2.7%
- HP Orbs that appear in Intercept Battles now recover 25% of Max HP instead of 20%.
- MP Orbs that appear in Intercept Battles now recover 16% of Max MP instead of 13%.
- Lowered the difficulty of Normal/Hard 'Dead Bride.'
ㄴ Decreased the frequency of 'Teleport' while Frenzied.
ㄴ Decreased the range of 'Snow Storm (the veil consisting of Chill)' and reduced the damage.
ㄴ Decreased the Part HP of the Amplifier.
- Lowered the difficulty of Normal 'Hanged Man.'
ㄴ Greatly reduced the Part HP of the 'Charger (the object inside the mouth that attacks while Frenzied).'
ㄴ Greatly reduced the damage of 'Thunder Wave (the wave of thunder emanating from the center).'
ㄴ Greatly reduced the damage of 'Charging Laser (the laser fired from the mouth when you fail to destroy the Charger).'
ㄴ Decreased the damage of the Thunderbolt skill that occurs while Frenzied.
ㄴ Decreased the duration of the 'Electric Cannon (the electric sphere).'
- Lowered the difficulty of the 'Deception Transmitter (Defense)' mission at the 'Sterile Land: Rockfall.'
- Knockdown damage will not occur in a row when damaged by traps.
- Made monsters spawn faster in the Extermination Mission of the Hard Infiltration Operation 'Echo
Swamp: Seed Vault,' and lowered the required amount for the Collection Mission.
- The Data Collection Mission of the Hard Infiltration Operation 'Hagios: The Old Mystery' has been changed to a Traversal Mission.
- In the Invasion: Legion of Immortality, the maximum distance for feeding Artificial Brains to the Quantum Computing Unit has been changed from 2m to 3.5m.
- Added sniper monsters to the 'Fortress: Defense Line" Void Fragment mission to prevent simple macros.
- The ESC menu can now be activated during the DBNO state.
- Changed the Aim Assist settings for controllers.
ㄴ The default value is now 50 instead of 80.
ㄴ The maximum Aim Assist range for every weapon except Sniper Rifles has been changed to 100m.
ㄴ Aim Assist now reactivates faster when targeting multiple enemies in a row.
ㄴ The minimum distance for Camera Auto Rotate to trigger has been changed to 4m or above.
ㄴ Weakened the pull strength of crosshair towards the center of an enemy.
ㄴ Decreased the duration of Aim Assist when trying to target another monster.

# Director's Comments
The Dev Team is aware of the feedback regarding Aim Assist and has improved the feature to further enhance the console player experience.
Previously, the Aim Assist feature made delicate control difficult as the aim automatically turns towards a nearby monster or focuses on the enemy's torso when you want to attack their Weak Points.
With this improvement, the players with controllers now have more control over their aiming, while new players are given appropriate assistance.

- Added page 13 for the Season 1 Battle Pass. 'Crystallization Catalysts' and 'Energy Activators' have been added as rewards.

# Director's Comments
To meet the community's expectations for further improving the value of the Battle Pass rewards, we temporarily added page 13 for the Season 1 Battle Pass while providing 'Crystallization Catalysts' and 'Energy Activators' as the rewards.
Even if you have already reached Season Level 96, you can still receive the additional rewards on page 13.
The Dev Team is working hard to incorporate feedback from the community to further improve the game and provide more value to players.
Based on the feedback we received during the pre-season, we have improved the Season 1 Battle Pass to make it easier to achieve weekly and seasonal missions.
We appreciate your continued interest in the Season 1 Battle Pass along with the Battle Supply Shop where you can receive free rewards.

(2) Ultimate Weapon
- Improved the base performance and unique ability of the Ultimate Weapon 'Wave of Light (Scout Rifle).'
ㄴ Decreased the recoil of 'Solar Halo' while increasing the 'Firearm Critical Hit Rate.' Increased the 'Duration' of the effect depending on the enhancement level.
ㄴ Hitting enemies while 'Solar Halo' is active now creates 'Dusk,' inflicting 'Lunar Halo' to enemies within the range.
ㄴ 'Firearm ATK' increases on hitting enemies inflicted with 'Lunar Halo.'
- Improved the base performance and unique ability of the Ultimate Weapon 'King's Guard Lance (Beam Rifle).'
ㄴ Increased the 'Base Fire Rate' of King's Guard Lance while decreasing the base time it takes to charge.
ㄴ You can now place up to three 'Guardian Lances,' and the Lances automatically attack enemies within the 'DMG Range' when placed.
ㄴ The 'Damage Interval' of the 'Guardian Lance' is now affected by the 'Fire Rate' of King's Guard Lance.
ㄴ Increased the 'Duration' of the 'Guardian Lance' depending on the enhancement level.
ㄴ Increased the 'Duration Increase Upon Hit' and 'DMG Range' of the 'Guardian Lance,' with the maximum possible increase in range being limited.
- Improved the base performance and unique ability of the Ultimate Weapon 'Executor (Shotgun).'
ㄴ Increased the base 'Hip Fire Accuracy' and 'Aimed Shot Accuracy' of 'Executor.'
ㄴ When the 'Executor's Exaltation' effect is active, failing to hit all fired bullets will no longer decrease the amount of stacks.
ㄴ Decreased the maximum stacks of the 'Executor's Exaltation' effect, and firing the gun at maximum stacks will no longer disable the ability.
ㄴ Increased 'Accuracy' and 'Firearm Critical Hit Rate' based on the adjusted maximum stacks of the 'Executor's Exaltation' effect. 'Firearm Critical Hit Damage' and 'Fire Rate' are also increased now.
ㄴ The 'Executor's Exaltation' effect at maximum stacks now increases 'Weak Point Damage' instead of 'Firearm ATK.'
ㄴ 'Firearm ATK' is no longer increased when hitting enemies inflicted with 'Electrocution.'
- Improved the base performance and unique ability of the Ultimate Weapon 'Peace Maker (Hand Cannon).'
ㄴ The 'Single Reload for Peace' effect is now also granted when using a 'Fusion' skill.
ㄴ The 'Skill Cost' of the 'Single Reload for Peace' effect now decreases depending on the enhancement level.
ㄴ Increased the 'Non-Attribute Skill Power per Stack' of the 'Single Reload for Peace' effect.
- Improved the base performance and unique ability of the Ultimate Weapon 'EXCAVA (Assault Rifle).'
ㄴ Decreased the maximum stacks of 'Voltage Charge' depending on the enhancement level in order to grant the 'Energy Grenade' effect more quickly.
ㄴ Increased Additional Damage for shooting while aiming when the 'Energy Grenade' effect is active depending on the enhancement level.
ㄴ Slightly increased the projectile size of the 'Energy Grenade.'
ㄴ Increased the Electric Resistance Decrease of the 'Voltage Accumulation' effect depending on the enhancement level.

(3) UI/UX
- The 'Filter all as junk' function has been retooled to 'Bulk Exclude Junk Filter.'
ㄴ Now it functions by specifying conditions for which ones to not designate as junk.
ㄴ 'Option Filter' now allows you to choose whether the items are excluded if they meet only one specified condition, or more than two.
ㄴ With this change, the current settings for 'Filter all as junk' will be reset, so please make sure to check your 'Exclude from junk' settings before you dismantle items.
For weapons, ‘Ultimate or Higher’, ‘Level 1 or Higher’ must be set to exclude level 1 ultimate weapons from Junk. Once set, all level 100 Rare Tier weapon will be selected as junk. As the Filter option has been changed from select to exclude, make sure you check your ‘Exclude from junk’ settings before you dismantle items.
- Made improvements so that players can move between Inventory and Map more easily.
ㄴ Pressing the Map (M) button in an Inventory menu (Inventory, Descendants, Customize, Consumables, Battle Pass, Shop) allows you to enter the Map screen.
ㄴ Pressing the Inventory (I) button in a Map menu (Map, Library, Journal, Quest, Social) allows you to enter the Inventory screen.
- You can now bind hotkeys for the Library, Consumables, Journal, Social, Battle Pass, and Shop menus in Game Options.
- You can now immediately choose a selectable reward before you begin Hard Infiltration Operations.
- The Weapons List in Customize now displays the status of skins for each weapon.
- At the Library, the items obtained from Research are also displayed in the acquisition info. You can also check tooltips for Amorphous Materials now.
- 'Change Firing Mode' in the gameplay settings is now enabled by default.

Bug Fixes
(1) UI/UX
- Fixed an issue where it automatically switched to the Tracked Items tab upon entering the Research screen if there are completed or in-progress Research Items.
- Fixed an issue where the Usage Information button is not displayed for the tooltips of certain common skins.
- Fixed an issue where entering a private battlefield as a party and leaving the party could turn the battlefield to public. Now you are sent to Albion the moment you leave your party on a private battlefield.
- Fixed an issue where trying to equip a Module when the Socket Type is changed could incorrectly display accumulated applied values.

(2) Descendants & Ultimate Weapons
- Fixed an issue where the effect remains if Ajax’s Barrier is immediately destroyed at the time it is created
- When Hailey uses the 'Zenith' skill, it is now affected by the 'Movement Speed' of her current weapon rather than her Unique Weapon. This allows the 'Arche Pacemaker' effect of the Inversion Reinforcement to be properly applied.
- If the Max HP of an ally healed by Yujin is less than 1, the amount of recovery is now calculated based on the target's 'Max Energy Shield.'
- Fixed an issue where 'King's Guard Lance' blocked enemy projectiles.

(3) Miscellaneous
- Fixed an issue where the "Collect Ironheart Particles” quest was not being completed despite being carried out.
ㄴ After the hotfix patch, the reward will be automatically applied upon re-login.
- Fixed an issue in the Invasion: Order of Truth mission where interacting with a drone before starting the battle with a Named Monster could complete the mission. (This issue will be fixed through Hotfix 1.1.3)
- Fixed an issue in the Invasion: Legion of Immortality mission where dying during the battle against a Named Monster could cause certain UI to not properly show up.
- Fixed an issue in the Agna Desert: The Asylum (Normal) Infiltration Operation where dying during the battle against a Named Monster could cause the door to not open.

Thank you.

# PDT 2024.09.05 (Thu) 05:00 – Updated Expiry Dates for Avatar Decorations
# PDT 2024.08.30 (Fri) 16:15 – Event Start Delay Notice
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Greetings, Descendants.

We apologize for the delay in the Discord Quest event that started on Saturday, August 31st.
As a token of our apology, we are extending the usage period for the Discord Avatar Decorations.

■ Extension of Event Reward Usage Period
- Hailey Avatar Decoration Expiry: (Original) PDT 2024.10.05 (Saturday) 16:59 → (Updated) PDT 2024.11.05 (Tuesday) 16:59
- Bunny Avatar Decoration Expiry:: (Original) PDT 2024.10.12 (Saturday) 16:59 → (Updated) PDT 2024.11.12 (Tuesday) 16:59

For any inquiries related to the Discord Quest, please feel free to reach out via the link below:
[Contact for Discord Quest Inquiries][support.discord.com]

Thank you.

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Greetings, Descendants.

The Discord Quest event, originally set to commence at PDT 10:00, has been delayed due to technical issues on Discord's end.
The event is now underway as of PDT 14:30 and is running smoothly.


We regret any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding.
Any additional updates will be provided here.

Thank you.
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Greetings, Descendants!
The "First Descendant Quest" event is now live on Discord.
Launch the Discord app and play The First Descendant for at least 15 minutes to receive limited-time avatar decorations featuring "Hailey" and "Bunny".

■ Quest Period
- Week 1: PDT 2024.08.30 (Fri) 10:00 – 2024.09.05 (Thu) 16:59
- Week 2: PDT 2024.09.06 (Fri) 10:00 – 2024.9.12 (Thu) 16:59

■ Quest Rewards
- Avatar decorations are limited-time rewards and will expire after the specified period each week. Once expired, the avatar decorations will no longer be accessible.
- Each Discord account can receive the avatar reward only once per week.

[Week 1]
Limited-time Hailey avatar decoration
※ Expiration Date: PDT 2024.10.05(Sat) 16:59
[Week 2]
Limited-time Bunny avatar decoration
※ Expiration Date: PDT 2024.10.12 (Sat) 16:59
■ How to Participate
1. Click the "Quest Bar" in the bottom-left corner of Discord and select "Accept Quest."[discord.com]
- If the "Quest Bar" is not visible, go to the "Discover" icon in the server list, navigate to the "Quests" menu, and accept The First Descendant Quest from "All Quests."
2. Launch The First Descendant while Discord is open and play for at least 15 minutes.
3. After completing the quest, click the "Quest Bar" and select "Claim Reward" to receive your avatar decoration.
- ‘If the "Quest Bar" is not visible, go to "User Settings" (gear icon) > "Gift Inventory" and click "Claim Reward" for The First Descendant Quest.

■ How to Use Avatar Decorations
- Click your Discord account in the bottom-left corner, then select "Edit Profile."
- ‘In the "User Profile" section, click "Change Decoration" to set your newly acquired avatar decoration.

For inquiries regarding The First Descendant Discord Quest, please click the link below:
[Discord Quest Inquiries] [support.discord.com]
Thank you.

Greetings, Descendants.

Here are the results of the crackdown on abusive users carried out between 8/30(Fri) – 9/05(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: 2024.08.30(Fri) – 2024.09.05(Thu) PDT

■ Creation, distribution, or use of unauthorized programs - Permanent game ban (93 users)
- Actions have been taken for creating, distributing, or using unauthorized programs.
■ Exploitation of all processes related to the Open Store – Permanent game ban (225 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.

We would like to inform you that there has been a maintenance-free patch.

■ Patch Schedule
- PDT 2024.09.05(Thu) 23:50

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

■ Patch Details
- Fixed issue where abnormal damage could be applied by Bunny and Ultimate Bunny under certain conditions.
※ Please refer to the September Known-issue notice for more detailed information.

For a better gaming experience, we recommend you to reconnect.

Thank you.

Greetings Descendants.

We are informing you that a maintenance-free patch has been implemented.

■ Patch Schedule
- PDT 2024.09.05(Thu) 09:00

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

■ Patch Details
- Fixed issue where monsters intermittently not spawning during Infiltration Operations, preventing mission completion.
※ Please refer to the September Known-issue notice for more detailed information.

For a better gaming experience, we recommend you to reconnect.

Thank you.

# PDT 2024.9.12(Thu) 07:00 – Known Issues have been updated.
# PDT 2024.09.12(Thu) 06:00 – Some issues has been resolved through Known Issue update and Hotfix 1.1.2
# PDT 2024.9.05(Thu) 21:40 – Known Issues have been updated.
# PDT 2024.9.05(Thu) 09:00 – Monsters Not Spawning Issue has been resolved.
# PDT 2024.9.05(Thu) 08:00 – Some Issues has been resolved through 2nd maintenance-free Patch

Greetings, Descendants!

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

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

[September 12th (Thu)]
■ Issue where interacting with a drone in "Invasion: Order of Truth" makes the mission unplayable.
- We have found an issue that interacting with a drone before starting the battle with a named monster during the "Invasion: Order of Truth" mission makes the mission unplayable.

■ Issue with not being able to set equipment level as 0 in Exclude from junk’ filter.
- We have found an issue where Weapon, Reactor and External Component cannot be set as level 0
- The setting is activated as level 1 even when set as level 0

[September 5th (Thu)]
■ (Resolved) Issue with Abnormal Damage applied by Bunny and Ultimate Bunny
- We have identified an issue where abnormal damage could be applied by Bunny and Ultimate Bunny under certain conditions.
- This issue will be promptly fixed through a patch.

■(Resolved) Issue with Monsters Not Spawning in Infiltration Operations, Preventing Completion
- We have found an issue during Infiltration Operations, where intermittently monsters do not spawn, making it impossible to complete the mission.
- This issue will be quickly addressed with an maintenance-free patch shortly.

[Previous Known Issues]
■ (Resolved) Duplicate Display of the "Kuiper Storage Tank" Mission Icon in Sterile Land Repository (Normal/Hard)
- We have identified an issue where the "Kuiper Storage Tank" mission icon is displayed multiple times on the regional map (M) in Sterile Land Repository (Normal/Hard).
- You can proceed with the "Kuiper Storage Tank" mission located near the outpost to use the feature normally.

■ (Resolved) Found issue with approaching to the Target Item automatically when there is a Research Item from the Research Menu
- An issue has been identified when entering the Research Menu, in case there is research in process or finished, it automatically leads to the Target Item.

■ (Resolved) Misprint of paint name in pop-up page when pressing (X) button for purchasing the applied paint.
- An issue has been identified when a different paint name is written on the pop-up page in case of applying paint to Customizing > Descendant Skin or Weapon Skin.

■ (Resolved) Misprint of ‘Applied Value’ when trying to equip module in 'Change Module Socket Type’ mode.
- We identified an issue where the applied value is misprinted intermittently as if the module is already equipped when trying to equip module in 'Change Module Socket Type’ mode.

■ 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

■ 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.

Greetings, Descendants.

We are here to give you the details about patches for The First Descendant Hotfix 1.1.1, applied maintenance-free on Thursday, 9/5.

■ Patch Schedule
- PDT 2024.09.05 (Thu) 00:10

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

■ Patch Details

Content Improvements
(1) Content
- Invasion: Improved the mechanics of the Order of Truth Dungeon.
ㄴ Removed Arche Pillars that didn't display any Symbols.
ㄴ Improved Arche Pillars so now they face toward the inside of the Battle area.
ㄴ Simplified the design of the Symbols displayed on the Arche Pillars and reduced the number from 6 to 4.
ㄴ Fixed an issue where skills would continue to target the Tumors of the Arche Pillars even after they were destroyed.
ㄴ Improved Pillars so Tumors do not regenerate after they are destroyed.
ㄴ Reduced the number of hits needed to destroy Arche Pillar Tumors from 5 to 3.
ㄴ Adjusted the movement path of the Ancestor Drone.
ㄴ Reduced the movement speed of the Ancestor Drone.
ㄴ Changed the direction of the Symbol displayed above the Ancestor Drone to be vertical.
ㄴ Reduced the number of hits needed to destroy the Malignant Tumor blocking the door from 3 to 2, allowing it to be cleared in one attempt.
ㄴ Increased Range and Firing Rate of the Inversion Energy Emitter.
ㄴ Fixed an issue where Gates would receive DMG if the Descendant would hit a Gate with a skill while having a module equipped that lowered the Skill Power Modifier and also had "Inversion Energy Emitter" equipped.
ㄴ Increased Melee Monster Spawn Rate.
- Invasion: Improved the mechanics of the Legion of Immortality Dungeon.
ㄴ Removed the time limit for Artificial Brain Input after the first supply.
ㄴ Changed the amount of Artificial Brains that have to be supplied to 20.
ㄴ Changed the amount of Artificial Brains the player can hold from 15 to 10.
ㄴ Moved the location of the "Phase Separation Veil Generator" near the "Computing Unit" in Battles with named monsters.
- Invasion: Improved the mechanics of the Legion of Darkness Dungeon.
ㄴ Adjusted the Arche Tile positions to make it easier to identify them.
ㄴ Reduced the Arche Tile Occupation time to 3 seconds.
ㄴ Simplified the color and symbols displayed on the Arche Tiles and reduced the number from 6 to 4.
ㄴ Removed the Suicide Bomber that would destroy Arche Tiles.
ㄴ Reduced the Spawn Rate of Raiders who would reduce the Arche Tile Occupancy.
ㄴ Changed the Symbols to stay on the Arche Tiles longer after stepping off the Central Control Unit.
ㄴ Added more Central Control Units to allow identifying Arche Tile more easily in some Dungeons.
- Overall fixed the Difficulty of Named Monster Patterns in Invasion Dungeons.
ㄴ All: Reduced the frequency of skill use during Immunity.
ㄴ Ledras: Reduced the quantity and frequency of Guided Projectiles during Immunity.
ㄴ Sigvore: Reduced the skill use frequency of the High-Angle Projectiles and reduced the duration of AOE remaining from Explosives during Immunity.
ㄴ Goroth: Reduced the skill use frequency of Guided Projectile skills and removed the Shield Bearer summoning skill during Immunity.
ㄴ Gramoth: Reduced the skill use frequency of Thermite Grenade during Immunity.
ㄴ Vrignid: Removed the use of Guided Projectile skills and reduced the frequency of Barrier Wall usage during Immunity.
ㄴ Agonia: Reduced the Ice Prison skill use frequency during Immunity.
ㄴ Dreadful Abomination: Reduced the Beam skill use frequency during Immunity.
ㄴ Dmigor: Removed the use of Beam skill and reduced the Mycelium skill use frequency during Immunity. Reduced the Teleportation skill use frequency in combat.
ㄴ Tistruin: Removed the use of Guided Projectile skill and reduced the Induction Power, also reduced the Beam skill use frequency during Immunity.
ㄴ Gruncah: Removed the Beam skill and changed the AOE skill to be the main Skill during Immunity.
ㄴ Karon: Reduced the Shield Fire skill use frequency during Immunity.
ㄴ Ginette: Reduced the Monster Summon skill use frequency during Immunity.
- Increased Hailey Research Material rewards available at each Clear Time in Invasion Dungeons from 3, 2, 1. to 5, 4, 3.
- Improved the Inversion Reinforcement skill effect.
- Shield Increase of Overwhelming Shield has been increased to 26.8% of Max HP
- HP Increase of Overwhelming HP has been increased to 19.8% of Max Shield.
- Decreased DEF and HP of Pyromaniac (Standard, Hard) in Intercept Battle. Also decreased HP and Shield of the "Hummingbirds" which appears in Executioner and Pyromaniac Intercept Battles.
- Kill Score for defeating monsters in certain Hard Infiltration Operations has been increased.
ㄴ Kingston: Magister Lab, Sterile Land: Unknown Laboratory, Fortress: Quarantine Zone
- Shortened the time required to interact with objects.

Bug Fixes
(1) Content
- Missions have been adjusted to start only after entering the Largescale Outpost barricade.
- Fixed an issue where incorrect text prompts were displayed when there is a nearby makeshift camp located in a different battlefield.

(2) UI/UX
- Fixed an issue in the Voltage Charge effect of EXCAVA where the amount of Max Stacks was incorrectly displayed in the next stage of the Enhance Unique Ability screen.
- Fixed an issue where the Equipment Tier would display "TEXT" when using "Filter all as junk", for Descendants who had it set to "Designate all Tiers" before the update.

(3) Descendants
- Fixed an issue where "Reference Distance" is incorrectly displayed to be seemed it is affected by "Skill Effect Range related stats in the skill info screen of Hailey's Safe Strategic Retreat
- Fixed abnormal slipping that happened when Hailey used the Zenith skill after a Sub Attack utilizing Grappling Hook.

- Fixed abnormal slipping that happened when Hailey used the Zenith skill after using a Sub Attack following the use of the Grappling Hook.
- Fixed abnormal slipping that happened when Hailey used the Zenith skill after a Sub Attack utilizing Grappling Hook.

(4) Modules
- Fixed an issue where summoning a Turret within Jayber's Turret Zone with a Module affecting Skill Effect Range equipped, the Turret Zone would not expand as much as it should, due to the Range Module.
- Fixed an issue where, if Jayber has the 'Turret Engineering' Module equipped, the Turret Engineering skill could duplicate Turret Zones.

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

Based on community feedback and data, the Dev Team has analyzed the success rate of the Invasion Dungeons and adjusted the Difficulty of puzzles and battles against named bosses.
Although not yet included in the 1.1.1 update, we are also working on adding matchmaking to the Invasion Dungeons. We are committed to improving this feature so that you can enjoy Invasion Dungeons with your Party as soon as possible.

We have also increased the amount of rewards of Hailey's Research Materials that can be obtained in the Invasion Dungeons.
In the 1.1.0b Update, we improved the drop rate of Hailey's Research Materials as Infiltration Operation rewards. But based on continuing community feedback about how difficult the farming is,
we have adjusted the rewards for clearing Invasion Dungeons, so now 12-20 research materials can be received daily, depending on the trophy earned. We hope this adjustment allows more players to farm Hailey more easily and enjoy the game.

We have improved the effectiveness of Inversion Reinforcement and removed penalties. Additionally, stacking conditions have also been reduced, so it is easier to trigger.
This enhancement of Inversion Reinforcement includes a lot of defensive effects, so we hope it will help the Descendants to make their builds even more aggressive.

One of the major changes for this Season has been that the usage of the Hard Infiltration Operation has seen a significant increase since the Season update.
The rise in participation stems from increased activity by those farming Hailey in the Infiltration Operation and improved Reward Efficiency. The Dev Team hopes that the Infiltration Operation will become an important farming location
and is preparing to make adjustments to some sections with traps to provide a better gameplay experience.
Finally, in the second update scheduled for October 10, we plan on introducing Infiltration Operations of the highest difficulty. We will continue to incorporate your feedback to ensure an even more engaging and fun battle experience.

Thank you.

Greetings, Descendants!

Here are the details regarding The First Descendant Hotfix 1.1.0b, applied on Friday, 8/30.

■ Patch date
- 08.30.2024 (FRI) 22:00 PDT

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

■ Patch Details

- Increased Hailey’s Research Material(Enhanced Cells, DNA, Stabilizer, Spiral Catalyst, Data Chip) drop rate in Infiltration Operation
- To prevent AFK farm in Void Fusion Reactors where Vulgus Elites are spawned, at least 2 Vulgus Elites will be spawned.
- Fixed an issue where the Intercept Battle Results Screen was crashed intermittently.
- Fixed an issue where frame drop occurs when using [PC] Nvidia DLSS Frame Generation

Thank you

Greetings, Descendants. This is the Director of The First Descendant, Minseok Joo.

First, I would like to apologize for everyone who had inconvenience since Season 1 Update. Everyone’s support is incredibly appreciated, and our Dev Team is currently doing our greatest effort to resolve the current issue. Throughout this Dev Note, we would like to share some countermeasures regarding the Invasion Dungeon and Hailey’s farming difficulty issue.

Summary
ㆍModification in Invasion Dungeon and Inversion Reinforcement: Reduce difficulty of puzzle mechanics, buff Inversion Reinforcement and delete penalty in the next week 1.1.1 update.
ㆍImproved Hailey Farming Process: Increase Hailey’s Equipment Material drop rate in this week’s 1.1.0b hotfix.
ㆍImproved Development Process: FGT and prior feedback in consideration
ㆍImprove Community Communication: We will fully listen and reflect everyone’s opinion and will try our best to make better improvements.

For Invasion Dungeons, to provide faster and better experience, we will lower the difficulty of the puzzle mechanics and will modify the monster spawning.

For Order of Truth, to make it easier to remember, the pattern will be simplified and Arche pillars without patterns will be deleted. The direction of the Arche pillar will be adjusted to look toward the battle area, and the drone’s pattern will be designed vertically. Also, to make the gameplay experience better, tumors that cover the pattern and the ones that block the door will be easier to destroy it. Also, tumors that were once destroyed will not be regenerated.

For the Legion of Darkness, the occupation Time of an Arche Tile will be shortened, and the Tile will be rearranged so that they are more easily distinguishable. The number of wrong Arche Tile will be reduced, and self-destructive monsters which steals the Arche Tile will be deleted. In color puzzles, symbols will be added so players with color weakness will more easily enjoy the game. Lastly, barrier HP for named monsters will be weakened.

Just like other Legions, the puzzle mechanics for the Legion of Immortality will be modified in an easier way. As the Invasion event for Legion of Immortality starts today, based on today’s feedback, we will find more specific countermeasures.

Also, Inversion Reinforcement will also be improved. To let everyone fully enjoy the Inversion Reinforcement system, we are planning to buff most of the effects and will delete the penalty.

Modification in Difficulty for Invasion Dungeons and Inversion Reinforcement will be fixed next Thursday on 1.1.1 Update. Throughout the update, we will try our best to let everyone fully enjoy the Invasion Dungeon in a more comfortable way. After that, we are planning to add matchmaking systems so users can play the Invasion Dungeon as multiplayer mode.

Also, the drop rate for Hailey’s Research Material (Enhanced Cells, DNA, Stabilizer, Spiral Catalyst, Data Chip) in Invasion and Infiltration Operations will be increased.
Our Dev Team wanted everyone, including our users who only have limited time, to finish Hailey in 12 days (in average). Also, we wanted to better support users who can invest a lot of time to farm Hailey faster through the Infiltration Operation.
However, to accommodate opinion that Hailey’s farming takes too long, we are planning to increase the drop rate for Hailey’s Research Material about 2 times faster.

The drop rate for Hailey’s Research Material will be updated this Saturday on Hotfix 1.1.0b.

Furthermore, we will improve our development process to meet the expectations of our players in future updates. We are considering having FGT (Focus Group Testing) after development is completed, or inviting players to gather feedback before the update is released and incorporating that feedback into the final release.

Our dev team has been listening to various opinions about the first major update from the community. We will continue to respond quickly to issues, communicate improvement directions transparently, and do out best to ensure that Descendants can enjoy The First Descendant for a long time.

Thank you.