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It’s been a week since we got the last major update, with Ultimate Freyna, 400% Infiltrations, and more. It also fixed a bunch of minor issues and added some QoL changes. Nexon also promised to address some major issues in the future, and it looks like the future is now. On October 17, they announced that a new 1.1.6 Update is coming to The First Descendant, on October 30, and it will tackle two major topics.
The First Descendant 1.1.6 Update is Coming on Wednesday, October 30
On Thursday, October 17, Nexon released a Hotfix for TFD that fixed some minor issues with ETA-0, Hard Infiltrations, Invasions, and more. Additionally, as they always do, they posted some Director’s Commentary at the end, where Minseok Joo talks about the current state of the game and what is planned for the future. He said that an update is coming on October 30, that will finally tackle the Reactor weapon mountings issue, as well as add some improvements to Resource Defence missions.
“Reactor Implant” System
“The Dev Team has been working on the Reactor Implant system to eliminate the inconvenience of having to farm a new Reactor every time you switch to a new weapon.
Now, one Ultimate Reactor can have up to three weapon Optimization Conditions. This allows you to change weapons during combat and still maintain your Optimization Conditions.
Also, the second and third Optimization Conditions can be changed at any time, giving you the freedom to apply the Optimization Conditions you want whenever your weapon settings change.
The Dev Team is constantly reviewing feedback and data on the Reactor system and Reactor farming, and looking to bring you a more improved Reactor system in the long term, so please stay tuned.”
Minseok Joo, Director of The First Descendant
Improvements to Special Operation – Resource Defense.
“We’re changing the waves in Resource Defense to 10 stages, dramatically reducing playtime so that all waves can be completed in about 15 minutes and can be cleared even quicker as your Descendant grows stronger.
Previously, players had to move to monster spawn areas to find them, but with these improvements, battles will be concentrated around defense objects.
We’ve also increased the number of monster spawns per wave, allowing you to experience tense battles as you defend your resources against Vulgus onslaught.
In addition to this, we will provide Weapon Proficiency as an additional reward, while maintaining the existing reward system. The Dev Team’s goal is to make Resource Defense the most efficient Weapon Proficiency farm.”
Minseok Joo, Director of The First Descendant
He finishes by saying that various other QoL improvements and Ultimate Weapon tweaks are “in the works”. Additionally, the “Rename Game Account” feature will also be added, allowing players to, well, change their name in the game. This feature will be announced separately, with more details to follow.
The Reactor mounting situation has been a problem ever since day one of TFD. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, Nexon promised and Nexon delivered. Kudos to them.