The First Descendant update 1.015 (version 1.015.000) is available to download on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. According to the official The First Descendant 1.015 patch notes, the latest TFD update 1.015 brings automatic selections in Special Operations, lowered difficulty in “Frost Walker,” and fixes for various equipment, modules, and skill issues. Apart from this, today’s The First Descendant patch 1.015 also includes difficulty adjustments, bug fixes across missions, UI/UX improvements, and enhanced gameplay mechanics.
Patch Summary
- Automatic selection of “Abort” in Special Operations Interim Review.
- Lowered difficulty in “Frost Walker” battle.
- Various UI/UX improvements, including tooltip updates and animation simplifications.
- Fixed multiple issues with skills, equipment, and mission mechanics.
- Enhanced support for PS5, XSX, and XSS with AMD Frame Generation.
The First Descendant 1.015 Patch Notes – August 13, 2024
Content Improvements:
- Special Operations:
- Automatic “Abort” selection during Interim Review if no choice is made
- Hard Intercept Battle “Frost Walker”:
- Difficulty reduced: a) Destroying Frenzied parts now generates two Embers b) Frenzy Gauge threshold increased, reducing Colossus Frenzy frequency c) Slug shots on Frenzied Colossus reduce leg movements, easing Weak Point targeting
- Void Intercept Battles:
- Damage prevention in hazardous areas after battle ends
- “Molten Fortress”: Lava removed immediately upon defeat
- “Swamp Walker”: “Disease” status effect removed immediately upon defeat
- Restart function split into “Start with current Squad” and “Restart Mission”
- “Start with current Squad” time increased to 60 seconds
- Reconstructing Device:
- Simplified animation for Amorphous Materials display
- Field Changes:
- “Echo Swamp – Derelict Covert”: Faster Void Fragment (Toxic) monster spawns
- Void Fusion Reactors: Reduced monster HP, increased ammo and recovery orb drops
- Battle Pass:
- Week 6 Challenge “Wouldn’t It Hurt More If My Rifle Fired Harder?”: Requirements changed to “Enhance Rifling Reinforcement to Level 3”
- Weeks 7 and 8: Reduced challenge difficulty, increased EXP and Supply Coin rewards
- UI/UX Improvements:
- Hard Infiltration Operations: Additional options remain selected when changing
- Removed Grappling Hook Disabled and Jump Disabled options
- Added Amorphous Material icon tooltips in Change Selectable Reward screen
- Faster equipment tooltips
- Equipment option tiers displayed on icons
- External Components set effects shown on icons
- Module Acquisition Info: Added Combining availability info
- Consumables menu in Library now shows current quantities
- Lost and Found: Partial item collection based on available inventory space
- Ultimate Weapon info screen shows permanent performance changes
- Descendants:
- Yujin: Recovery amount fixed in tooltip, slightly increased for Skill Level 4
- Weapon Proficiency now gained from Unique Weapon kills
- Luna: “Noise Surge” Module available in “Executioner” Hard Intercept Battle
- Technical:
- Improved AMD Frame Generation for PS5, XSX, and XSS
- “Support Droid” renamed to “Support Drone”
Bug Fixes:
- UI/UX:
- Fixed Lab filter application issue
- [Console] Fixed “Peace Maker” visibility in Weapon Material Research Auto-Search
- [Console] Fixed attribute filtering for Descendant Modules
- Descendants:
- Bunny: Fixed “Thrill Bomb” hit detection with “High-Voltage” equipped
- Luna: Fixed dancing animation and facial rendering issues
- Sharen: Fixed skill cancellation issue
- Lepic and Ultimate Lepic: Fixed Range Module interactions with skills
- Equipment and Modules:
- Fixed “Acrobat” set effect tooltip
- [Other Languages] Fixed “Spiral Tidal Wave” Skill Module tooltip
- Fixed simultaneous part removal in Intercept Battles
- Field:
- Fixed Support Drone functionality in “Echo Swamp” outpost
- Corrected Void Fragment reward quantities
- Fixed Laboratory enemy defeat effects with Vulgus Invincibility
- Missions:
- Fixed Champion Monster spawn in certain Fortress Infiltration Operations
- Adjusted “The Haven” Infiltration Operation scoring
- Fixed teleportation issue in “Unknown Laboratory” Hard Infiltration Operation
- Fixed intermittent melee enemy pursuit problem
- Technical:
- [PC] Fixed screen glitch when using certain skills with Nvidia Reflex Boost Mode enabled
Previously, The First Descendant update 1.006 and update 1.012 added quality of life changes. Unfortunetly, since the last patch, players have been facing various server issues with the game. Today’s The First Descendant patch 1.015 will address a few of these errors.
Download free The First Descendant update 1.015 for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
