The First Descendant – HUGE PATCH! Weapon Buffs, Reactor & Farming Changes (FARM SHOT FOCUS!)

The latest patch for The First Descendant brings significant updates to reactor farming, weapon enhancements, and farming changes, all aimed at improving gameplay and customization. Here are the key highlights:

Reactor Farming Overhaul

• Improved Customization: Players can now add any weapon type to a reactor, allowing for flexibility in choosing between mobbing or bossing weapons without requiring a perfect reactor.
• High Resource Cost: The freedom comes with a hefty price—upgrading reactors demands substantial amounts of in-game gold and resources, with 10 million gold needed for large quantities of high-grade materials.

Albon Resource Defense and Farming Changes

• Streamlined Missions: The Albon Resource Defense missions have been condensed from 21 waves to 10, making these runs quicker while boosting weapon experience rewards and monster density.
• New Daily and Weekly Tasks: Players can earn valuable in-game resources, including 1 million gold, weapon XP boosters, and a crystallization catalyst from daily and weekly tasks. These additions enhance the overall rewards structure, making resource gathering more efficient.

Enhanced Weapon Buffs

• Final Masterpiece Buffs: This pistol now features various elemental effects upon reloading, like explosive, frost, and poison bursts, making it a dynamic AOE weapon.
• Albon Cavalry Gun: A new LMG suited for crowd control, with critical hit ricochets and stuns to enhance mobbing effectiveness.
• Perforator: Designed for increased weak point damage and area control, creating explosive bursts that deal damage to surrounding enemies, giving players more options for tackling groups.

Quality-of-Life and Farming Enhancements

• Lost and Found Module System: Players with full module inventories will now find lost Transcendent modules in a “lost and found” section, addressing a common issue.
• Mod Accessibility: Hard-to-acquire mods, such as Shot Focus, are now easier to farm, with additional opportunities in new locations and difficulty levels.

PS5 and UI Enhancements

• PS5 Pro Graphics Update: Improved resolution, ray tracing, and frame generation for a superior experience on PS5 Pro.
• UI Adjustments: Quality-of-life improvements for the UI, including more accessible inventory tracking, additive vs. multiplicative damage indicators, and better module categorization.

Community and Developer Q&A

• The development team will address feedback on gameplay improvements and future updates in a community Q&A on October 31st, discussing anticipated features and the direction of combat and customization in the game.

Overall, this update for The First Descendant aims to make farming, weapon management, and overall gameplay more rewarding and engaging. As players dive into the enhanced mechanics, this patch promises a more balanced and player-friendly experience.