Source: Nexon

Nexon (Co-CEOs Kang Dae-hyun and Kim Jung-wook) announced on the 22nd that it has implemented a revamp of the farming structure and a new content update for the loot shooter game 'The First Descendant,' developed by its subsidiary Nexon Games (CEO Park Yong-hyun). This update focused on improving the overall item acquisition structure to allow users to collect and grow Heirs and weapons more intuitively and conveniently. First, the system has been revamped so that users can research Heirs and weapons that are useful for early gameplay simply by collecting the new material, Archive Fragments, immediately after entering Hard difficulty. Archive Fragments can be obtained even faster as the Heir grows. Additionally, the Research Amorphous Material, which was previously categorized by number, has been converted into a form that includes blueprints for Heirs and weapons, allowing users to acquire Heir blueprints and Transcendence Modules together from the same content. Along with this, a new Heir, Ultimate Essimo, has been added. Ultimate Essimo's exclusive equipment, the Black Detonator, is a reinforced suit that redesigns the existing Blast-Proof Suit and is characterized by significantly increased explosion response speed. The performance of the base Essimo has also been significantly enhanced, with features such as reduced skill activation times and the addition of a function to deploy all available time bombs at once. Additionally, two new modification modules have been introduced: the Frenzied Demolitionist, which unleashes even greater power when used with melee weapons, and the Maestro of Explosions, which can attach up to 50 bombs to inflict massive damage. The new combat mode, Clash Mode, has also officially opened. The combat experience has been improved by adjusting turret balance and adding a barricade taunt function, while strategic options have been expanded by increasing resource acquisition routes. Players can experience a battle against a Colossus in the final stage, and a new Emergency Firepower Package for Tyrant battles has been introduced. Clash Mode rewards reset weekly, and players can acquire up to four Pioneer Modules with guaranteed options each week. Furthermore, various balance adjustments and new content updates have been applied. The balance of Heir Belvi has been adjusted to enhance skill chaining and improve convenience, and new firearms, Whirlwind and Runaway Locomotive, have been added. Players can also experience the new Bounty Tracking Operation, where they eliminate bounty targets, and Axiom Mining, a combat content set in the massive field of Axiom. For Heir Inez, two new Transcendence Modules have been added, and the balance of her ultimate weapons, Great Legacy and Voltia, has been improved to provide a new combat experience. Nexon is holding a variety of events to commemorate this large-scale update. Through the Battlefield Medical Support Operation Attendance Event, running until June 25, players will receive Medical Support skins for Heir Belvi and Inez. Additionally, the Ultimate Weapon Growth Mission Event, running until June 18, will provide growth resources and weapon skins. During the same period, a new content Challenge Mission Event will also be held, gifting Pioneer Module Growth Support and Burgus Bio-Information Chips upon completing Clash Mode and Bounty Tracking Operation missions. More details about this update for First Descendant can be found on the official website and YouTube channel.