(#9) 2025.08.28(Thu) 03:20 – Known Issues have been updated.
(#8) 2025.08.25(Mon) 00:30 – Known Issues have been updated.
(#7) 2025.08.21(Thu) 00:00 – Known Issues have been updated, and some issues have been resolved through 1.3.2 Patch.
(#6) 2025.08.18(Mon) 03:10 PDT – Known Issues have been updated.
(#5) 2025.08.14(Thu) 05:10 PDT – Known Issues have been updated.
(#4) 2025.08.13(Wed) 23:30 PDT – Known Issues have been updated, and some issues have been resolved through 1.3.1 Patch.
(#3) 2025.08.11(Mon) 01:10 PDT – Known Issues have been updated.
(#2) 2025.08.10(Sun) 23:00 PDT – Known Issues have been updated.
(#1) 2025.08.07(Thu) 19:50 PDT – Known Issues have been updated, and some issues have been resolved through Hotfix 1.3.0b.
Greetings, Descendants.
Here are the major issues that were found for The First Descendant in August.
We will continue to update this notice with any newly identified issues and bugs, as well as previously reported major issues. Please keep track of the updates during your gameplay.
[August 28th]
■ (#10) An issue where the Battle Pass Week 4 Weekly Challenge ‘Party Player I’ does not count progress when playing in a squad matching state
- The mission only counts correctly when playing in a manually formed party
■ (#10) An issue where the Battle Pass Season Weekly Challenge ‘Complete a Mission in a Party’ does not count progress
[August 25th]
■ (#8) An issue where the projectile speed of certain monsters’ ranged attacks was applied abnormally
[August 21st]
■ (#7) An issue where Sharen's 'Rabbit Game' body skin dye is not applied to certain parts
[August 18th]
■ (#7)(Resolved) An issue where the Week 2 Battle Pass Weekly Challenge ‘Special Reward’ mission was not counting progress
[August 14th]
■ (#5) An issue where the game crashes and the Daily Challenge is lost when performing a Daily Challenge Reshuffle
[August 13th]
■ (#7)(Resolved) An issue where the names of the research materials ‘Orca’ and ‘Vortex’ are incorrectly displayed in all languages except Korean
■ (#4) An issue where the message ‘Researching’ appears in Korean at the top of the screen during research in all languages except Korean
[August 11th]
■ (#4)(Resolved) Certain dismantled items appearing in the inventory
- We have identified an issue where items dismantled through the junk filter may still appear as if they are in your inventory.
- Please note that the dismantling process via the junk filter is working as intended, and the items will no longer be displayed in your inventory after restarting the game.
- This issue is scheduled to be fixed in the 1.3.1 patch.
[August 10th]
■ (#4)(Resolved) [PS5 Pro] Crash Issue When Colliding with Supplies in the Axion Plains with Ray Tracing Option Enabled
- We have identified an issue where the game may crash when you collide with supplies while riding a vehicle in the Axion Plains on PS5 Pro if the Ray Tracing option is turned ON.
- Until this issue is resolved, we recommend keeping the Ray Tracing option turned OFF while playing.
[August 8th]
■ (#4)(Resolved) An issue where a Fellow’s body pattern and body skin would revert to the default appearance upon reconnecting to the game
[August 7th]
■ An issue where Season 3 update content is not yet applied in the TFD Companion App
- For stable integration of the new Season 3 content into the app, updates will be applied incrementally.
■ (#4)(Resolved) An issue where the out-of-bounds detection distance for certain missions in the Axion Plains is abnormally wide
- An issue has been identified where the out-of-bounds detection distance is abnormally wide in certain missions on the Axion Plains.
■ (#4)(Resolved) An issue where all icons for the Dimensional Breach Stabilization Effect are shown identically
- An issue has been identified where the icons displayed, when viewing “Dimensional Breach Stabilization Details” → “Dimensional Breach Stabilization Effect” are shown identically.
■ (#4)(Resolved) An issue where some text in the Battlepass ‘Challenge’ tab appears in English when the game language is set to Korean
■ An issue where two guides appear during the “A Thread of Truth” quest
- You can progress the quest normally by following the guide shown on the map.
■ (#4)(Resolved) An issue where selecting ‘Abort Mission’ from the ring menu during Void Intercept Battle plays the Descendant death motion
■ (#4)(Resolved) An issue where party members’ account names in the ‘Social’ tab are displayed in the same color as other Descendants
■ (#4)(Resolved) An issue where, when purchasing bundles or bundle items in the Shop’s “Popular” tab, the discounted prices do not refresh in real time
- An issue has been identified where bundles and their bundle items, when displayed together in the Shop’s “Popular” tab, do not refresh discounted prices in real time upon purchase.
ㄴ When purchasing a bundle: The price display for its bundle items does not update to “Owned.”
ㄴ When purchasing contents of a bundle: The bundle’s price does not update to the discounted price.
- Please note that this only affects the price display, and purchases will still be charged at the correct discounted rate.
■ (#4)(Resolved) An issue where returning to Albion after claiming all Battlepass rewards triggers the Battlepass reward popup
■ (#4)(Resolved) An issue where, when enhancing a unique ability of the ‘Exterminator’ weapon, the enhanced stat values are displayed in red
- When enhancing the 'Targeting Time' effect, the decreased duration should be shown in green but is incorrectly displayed in red.
■ (#1)(Resolved) An issue where servers experience instability following the Season 3 update on August 7 (Thu)
- We're investigating temporary gameplay delays due to a surge in user activity after the update.
- We’ll take prompt action to resolve the issue, we apologize for any inconvenience.
[Previous Known Issues]
■ An Issue where the candle and firework effects do not display when using the ‘Joy of Being Together’ emote
■ An Issue where part of the Descendant skin disappears during the “Misty Escape” spawn animation with some skins equipped
■ 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 []
- 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 [[url="https://www.mcafee.com/support/"]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.