The First Descendant Schedules 10-Hour Maintenance for Cradle of Evolution and Ultimate Hailey
The game will be unavailable from 1:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EDT on September 17, with some Companion App features also temporarily affected.
The First Descendant will be unavailable for a 10-hour server maintenance window starting Wednesday, September 16, at 10:00 p.m. PDT and ending Thursday, September 17, at 8:00 a.m. PDT. Nexon included the schedule and planned additions in its Steam maintenance notice.
Players in the Eastern time zone will lose access from 1:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EDT on September 17. The maintenance schedule can still change, and some features in The First Descendant Companion App may also be temporarily unavailable while the work is underway.
The First Descendant maintenance schedule
| Time zone | Scheduled window |
|---|---|
| PDT | September 16, 10:00 p.m. to September 17, 8:00 a.m. |
| EDT | September 17, 1:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
| JST | September 17, 2:00 p.m. to September 18, 12:00 a.m. |
| CEST | September 17, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| AEST | September 17, 3:00 p.m. to September 18, 1:00 a.m. |
What Update 1.4.3 will add
Update 1.4.3 will introduce the new Cradle of Evolution content and the new Descendant Ultimate Hailey. The maintenance also covers Lounge Storage Trade, Transcendent Weapon Trade, content improvements, and bug fixes.
Nexon has not provided the full breakdown for Update 1.4.3 yet. More information will arrive in a separate announcement, so the maintenance notice serves as an early outline rather than a complete changelog.
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The First Descendant
Developed by Nexon Games
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 multiplayer 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.
- Genre Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
- Perspective Third person
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Release July 2, 2024
- Publisher Nexon Korea
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