Fixed an issue where Viessa's passive skill 'Ice Explosion' triggers even on targets that are immune to 'Frostbite'
Fixed an issue where Sharen's attacks pass through terrain and hit enemies when using the 'Release Cutting Force' skill after equipping the 'Release Cutting Force' module
## What changed
**Onslaught Mode beta** — coming to an end
**Xbox availability** — The First Descendant is now available in additional countries and regions on Xbox Store, with Game Pass subscribers in new Xbox PC markets able to claim in-game benefits
**New event** — "Esiemo's Dice Run" added
**Battle Pass Week 12** — "Defense" Weekly Challenge will be replaced
**Skill behavior while mounted** — standardized across all Descendants; toggle-type skills will end when mounting vehicles, and buff skills will no longer generate new stacks while mounted (affects **Bunny's Lightning Emission**, **Viessa's Ice Sphere**, and similar abilities)
**Enemy elimination while mounted** — reduced efficiency from continuous eliminations while moving on vehicles to align with intended scope
**Exterminator** — explosion effect improved
**Recommended Party and Quick Join matchmaking** — rules improved
## Bug Fixes
- **Axion Plains "Technical Research Institute"** — fixed interaction with interactive objects not completing while moving
- **Infiltration Operation "Legion Laboratory"** — fixed Weak Point of Commander "Sculptor" sometimes not being destroyed
- **Research Institute** — fixed search bar not resetting when switching Research tabs or exiting the screen
## Overall
The First Descendant standardizes mounted skill behavior, adds a new event, expands to new regions, and fixes several gameplay and interface issues.
The beta period for Onslaught Mode is coming to an end.
The First Descendant will be available in additional countries and regions on the Xbox Store.
Additionally, Descendants playing on the newly added Xbox PC markets who are subscribed to Game Pass can claim in-game benefits through the in-game shop.
Added the new event "Esiemo’s Dice Run".
The Battle Pass Week 12 Weekly Challenge "Defense" will be replaced.
Currently, when a toggle-type skill is active and the player mounts a vehicle, skill casting ends. The baseline for buff skills that grant status effects over a duration was to maintain those effects when mounting a vehicle.
However, while it was intended for buffs with granted status effects to remain active upon mounting (e.g., Bunny's ‘Lightning Emission’ skill), having new stacks of those buffs added while on a vehicle was not in line with our baseline.
In Viessa's case, continuing to attack while mounted after "Ice Sphere" has already been applied was considered normal behavior. However, we have determined that new "Ice Sphere" instances being generated again while on a vehicle is inconsistent with our baseline.
This situation had existed previously, but we have confirmed that simply moving while mounted allows players to continuously eliminate surrounding enemies, resulting in efficiency beyond our intended scope. We plan to address the related behavior to align it with our baseline. Going forward, skill behavior while mounted will be applied under the same consistent standard.
Improved the explosion effect that occurs when using "Exterminator".
The Recommended Party and Quick Join matchmaking rules have been improved as follows.
Fixed an issue where interaction with interactive objects was not being completed while moving during the Axion Plains "Technical Research Institute" Mission.
Fixed an issue where the Weak Point of the Commander "Sculptor" in the Infiltration Operation "Legion Laboratory" would sometimes not be destroyed.
Fixed an issue where the search bar would not reset when switching Research tabs or exiting the Research screen in the Research Institute.
## What changed
### Balance
- **Descendant Synchronization Values** — adjusted for some Descendants
- **Onslaught Mode Matchmaking** — improved to make 4-player Squad formation easier
- **Onslaught Mode Stages 2 and 3** — changed to 7 waves with base rewards for all waves increased to previous Wave 1–10 level
- **Superconductive Cooling Unit rewards** — increased for Onslaught Mode Stages 2 and 3, added to Weekly Bonuses
- **Sentry Turret ATK** — increased in Onslaught Mode
- **Ancestors Module Inventory** — increased based on Mastery Rank
- **Restored Relic explosion effect** — improved visuals
- **Void Vessels Hard Difficulty requirement** — reduced from 3 to 2 completions in HQ Special Order Quests
- **Trigger Module rewards** — new modules added for defeating Axion Plains Wall Crasher
- **Trigger Module Selection Box** — changed to Selection Box D
### New Features
- **Show Explosion Effect During Combat option** — added
- **PC Descendant Mission Board key** — now opens and closes the menu
### Bug Fixes
- **Viessa's Absolute-Zero** — Ice Sphere now functions correctly with Transcendent Module equipped
- **Viessa's Frosty** — fixed decimal point display for Cooldown Against Same Target value
- **Keelan's Fierce Attack** — Tremor skill no longer increases stack count without nearby targets
- **Jayber's Medical Turret** — discard effect now respects Show Battle Effects option
- **Sigvore's Proof** — Thermal
Adjusted Synchronization Values for some Descendants.
Improved Matchmaking for Onslaught Mode to make it easier to form a 4-player Squad.
Changed the number of Waves in Onslaught Mode Stages 2 and 3 to 7 Waves.
Increased the "Superconductive Cooling Unit" wave rewards for Onslaught Mode Stages 2 and 3.
Changed Onslaught Mode Stages 2 and 3 to 7 waves, with base rewards for Waves 1–7 increased to the level of Waves 1–10 rewards.
Increased the ATK of Onslaught Mode Sentry Turrets.
Fixed an issue where the "Corrupted Bomber" monster in Onslaught Mode was unable to attack the Barricade.
Fixed an issue where the Chill Energy projectile of the Onslaught Mode Commander "Corrupted Goroth" would stutter while moving.
Fixed an issue where the Onslaught Mode Commander "Corrupted Khulan" would sometimes move in a tilted state.
Added a "Superconductive Cooling Unit" reward to the Weekly Bonuses for "Onslaught Mode" under Weekly Content on the Descendant Mission Board.
Changed the acquirable content reward from the "Trigger Module Selection Box" to "Trigger Module Selection Box D."
Added new Trigger Modules to Trigger Module related rewards for defeating the "Axion Plains Wall Crasher."
Increased the Ancestors Module Inventory based on Mastery Rank.
Improved the explosion effect that occurs when using a "Restored Relic."
Fixed an issue where the order of Dimensional Stones appearing after completing the "Breach Tracking - Vespers" mission was incorrect.
Adjusted item drop spread when defeating "Wall Crasher" and "Molten Fortress" in the "Intercept Battle" so that items don't scatter too widely.
Added a "Show Explosion Effect During Combat" option.
Improved the loading screen image displayed when returning to Albion after completing story-exclusive missions.
Updated guide videos in the Library to match the current UI layout.
On PC, the key used to access the Descendant Mission Board can now be used to both open and close the menu.
Fixed an issue where the "Ice Sphere" from the "Absolute-Zero" passive was not functioning correctly when the Transcendent Module "Absolute-Zero" was equipped on "Viessa."
Fixed an issue where the decimal point for the "Cooldown Against Same Target" value under "Ice Shackle Increase" in Viessa's "Frosty" was displayed incorrectly.
Fixed an issue where the current stackable count of "Fierce Attack" increased even when no target was nearby while using the "Tremor" skill during Keelan's Transcendent Module "Fierce Attack" Skill.
Fixed an issue where the effect triggered when Jayber's Medical Turret is discarded was not affected by the "Show Battle Effects" option.
Fixed an issue where the "Thermal Burn" effect in the Unique Ability description of the Ultimate Weapon "Sigvore's Proof" was incorrectly listed as "Burn."
Fixed an issue where, after entering an Intercept Battle with the Ultimate Weapons "Eye of the Typhoon" and "Hammer and Anvil" equipped, pressing the mode change key would intermittently trigger the aim function instead of Typhoon Mode Conversion.
Adjusted the required number of Hard Difficulty completions for "Void Vessels" in the HQ Special Order Quests from 3 to 2.
Fixed an issue where character positioning was sometimes processed incorrectly at the Start Point of the "Underwater Base" during Season 3 Episode 3 main quest progress.
Fixed an issue where "Medical Corps Smoke Grenade" in Yujin's Descendant Exclusive Quest would restart unexpectedly.
Fixed an issue where Nell's Ecive Scan displayed an incorrect position on the Wall Crasher's chest part in Axion Plains.
Fixed an issue where the Unstable Core and Cumulative Inhibitor summoned by "Storm Hanger" in "Void Intercept Battle: Abyss" and "Void Intercept Battle: Challenge" could not be destroyed with certain Skills or Melee Weapons.
Fixed an issue where some projectiles were blocked by or attached to the Abyssal Electrode summoned by "Storm Hanger" in "Void Intercept Battle: Abyss" and "Void Intercept Battle: Challenge."
Fixed an issue where the tag search function in the Library's global search feature was not working correctly for certain languages.
Fixed an issue where the "Show Unique Appearance Decoration" option setting in Customize was not being applied to cutscenes.
Fixed an issue where the client would sometimes close when pressing the "Photo Mode" button from the menu.
Fixed an issue where right-clicking the mouse on PC could designate items as Junk in Deslin's Equipment purchase screen.
Fixed an issue where chat was not visible depending on language settings.
Fixed an issue where the descriptions of the following products were incorrectly listed as "Smokey's Jazz Live." This has been corrected to "Smokey's Diva."
Fixed the skin material for Esiemo’s "Smokey's Hepcat Set."
Fixed a graphic corruption issue with Nell’s "Smokey's Diva" skin.
Fixed an issue where some Back Attachments placed in the Lounge were displayed overlapping with the Lounge background.