This week, NEXON and NEXON Games’ free-to-play looter-shooter The First Descendant recently held a developer livestream where they revealed a sneak peek at Season 2 Episode 2 coming in next month’s update along with a major Season Update Policy change and more.
Additionally, today the development team released the Season 2 Week 11 Update, featuring new Valentine’s Day themed skins, a Winter Hot-springs area in Albion with Hot-springs themed skins, new emotes, an Ultimate Weapon Rework and more!
You can view the Developer Livestream here
You can view the Hotsprings Shorts here
You can find assets here
Key Livestream Announcements
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Announcement of Season Update Policy Change
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the development team has determined that the three-month seasonal update cycle has been lacking in terms of content scale and quality.
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Season 3 is scheduled for release this summer, and the previously planned March update will be rebranded as Season 2, Episode 2.
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Season 3, which will be launching this summer, will feature entirely new content, including an exciting 1st-Anniversary event and collaboration.
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Season 2 Episode 2 (Beyond the Void) Sneak Peek (March 2025 update)
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Featuring a New Story
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The story of Season 2 expands, with Descendants undertaking missions in a new region, called Sigma Sector.
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Will feature key clues about ‘Dia” the daughter of Gley
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A new enemy will emerge, Obliviant, a squad of Descendants now under the control of the Vulgus.
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New Descendant: Serena
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A new Descendant will be revealed, Serena. A fire-attribute Descendant with the ability to fly and utilize skills mid-air.
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New Ultimate Descendant: Ultimate Blair
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Blair’s story will bring a fresh, comedic tone to the game, offering a unique contrast to the more serious narratives of characters like Freyna and Sharen.
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New Arche Fellow: Labrador Retriever
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Has the ability to gain additional rounds instead of automatically dismantling items
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Arche Tuning System
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Players will be able to enhance the Descendants’ Arche to further boost their performance growth.
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Season 2 Week 11 Update Details
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Hot-springs Skins "Oasis Party" Update
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Male Descendants: Men’s common skin
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Female Descendants: Released with Character Exclusive Skin, each featuring completely new hairstyles.
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Winter Hot-springs area in Albion, with new emotes.
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‘Lub-dub skin’ for Valentine's Day
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Aiming to release new skins twice a month, with a new skin also scheduled for February 27th.
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Ultimate Weapon Rework, Rare Weapon Rebalance
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Ultimate Weapon Rework: Last Bastion, Sigvore's Proof, Restored Relic
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The Last Dagger: Improved to deliver powerful damage in single-target combat.
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Sigvore's Proof: The more sticky bombs are installed, the greater the damage.
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Restored Relic: While maintaining the guided missile, multiple cluster bombs will home in on nearby enemies upon explosion for additional attacks.
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Season 2 Week 11 Update Events
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Entire Schedule: 2/12 update ~ maintenance on 3/12 (PST)
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Event 1 - Operation Initiation (Login Event)
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Schedule: After the 02.12.2025 (Wed) update - 02.18.2025 (Tue) 22:59 PST
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Log in during the Event Period and get special emote and echive rewards
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Event 2 - Operation: Daily Report
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Schedule: After the 02.12.2025 (Wed) patch - maintenance on 03.12.2025 (Wed) PST
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Depending on the number of days you've logged in, you can acquire customizations and enhancement materials.
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Event 3 - Operation: Kate's Experiment Assistant
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Schedule: After the 02.12.2025 (Wed) patch - maintenance on 02.26.2025 (Wed) 22:59 PST
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Complete Daily Missions to get Rewards like Gold/Kuiper Shards/Enhancement material including Spawn "Flutter".
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Event 4 - Operation: Burning Embers
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Schedule: After the 02.26.2025 (Wed) patch - maintenance on 03.12.2025 (Wed) PST
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Complete Daily missions to get Rewards like Enhancement materials including crystallization Catalysts.
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Descendants can dive deeper into the world of The First Descendant by joining the conversation on Discord. This channel was created as part of The First Descendant’s ongoing commitment to improving communication and gathering valuable feedback from the community. Players have already shown a positive response, appreciating that their voices are heard and that their input contributes to the game's growth.
Stay connected by following on X (formerly Twitter), liking on Facebook, catching updates on YouTube, or keeping up with the latest news on tfd.nexon.com.
More about The First Descendant:
Launched in July 2024, The First Descendant is a next-generation third-person co-op action RPG looter shooter featuring high-quality graphics developed using Unreal Engine 5. In the game, players become a Descendant whose mission is to combat against alien invaders – The Vulgus who crossed dimensions over 100 years ago and brought with them the devastating Colossi and destruction– for the survival of humanity and to protect Albion and the continent of Ingris. Players will encounter spectacular stories as they grow stronger through various missions and raids to finally discover the Descendants' secret. Cooperation is crucial as players team up with one another in strategic 4-player boss fights where teamwork and tactics are key. New equipment, materials, and items obtained through a myriad of missions and boss fights will contribute to players’ character development.
About NEXON Co., Ltd. https://www.nexon.co.jp/en/
Founded in 1994, NEXON Co., Ltd. (Nexon) (3659.TO) is a global leader in the production, development and operation of online games. First listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 2011, Nexon has since been listed on JPX400, Nikkei Stock Index 300, and Nikkei 225. Nexon currently has more than 40 games operating in more than 190 countries on PC, console, and mobile. Major game franchises include MapleStory, Mabinogi, and Dungeon&Fighter. In 2024, the company set a multi-year IP Growth Initiative that details vertical growth with new experiences in existing major franchises and horizontal growth with the creation of the new pillars in the company’s IP portfolio.