The First Descendant Hotfix 1.2.23: Full Patch Notes and Updates

The First Descendant Hotfix 1.2.23 brings an exciting update to the game with a range of improvements, including the highly anticipated Axion Plains Demo, weapon rebalances, UI/UX enhancements, and several bug fixes. This patch allows players to experience new content and enjoy a more refined gameplay experience. From new character options and monsters in the demo to significant buffs for various weapons, the update promises to elevate the game. Read on for a comprehensive breakdown of everything included in this hotfix!

The First Descendant Hotfix 1.2.23 Patch Notes

Here are the details on The First Descendant Hotfix 1.2.23.

Platforms

- Steam, XBOX SERIES X│S, PS5

Patch Details

• Axion Plains Demo

  • You can experience the Axion Plains Demo through the "Season 3 Breakthrough: Axion Demo" button on the title screen.

    • Period: After maintenance on 07.24.2025 (Thu) - Before maintenance on 08.07.2025 (Thu)

• Demo Info

  • The demo's game structure, difficulty, and visual elements are specifically created for the demo and differ from regular update content.

  • Demo progress is not saved, so when restarting or retrying, the Descendant settings will be reset to default.

  • You can choose to play as one of three characters: Ultimate Bunny, Ultimate Freyna, or the new Descendant Nell.

  • You can preview two new Ultimate Weapons: ERASER and Exterminator.

  • You can preview new Legion of Breach monsters, the new Colossus Wall Crasher, and one Vehicle type.

  • You can preview parts of the Axion Plains (one hunting ground and Colossus capture zone).

• Completion Rewards

  • Upon completing the Axion Plains Demo, you can earn the following rewards via in-game mail:

    • Demo completion rewards can only be obtained once.

• Axion Plains Demo Rewards

  • Rewards will be distributed sequentially starting from 8/13 (Wed) 00:00 PDT.

• Available Items:

  • 1 Axion Spearhead Box

  • Axion Spearhead Box Contents:

    • Title "Axion Plains (Prefix)"

    • Title "Spearhead (Suffix)"

    • 3 Bike Vehicle Paints (Matte Light Black, Matte Pale Gold, and Matte Elastic Blue)

    • 1 Crystallization Catalyst

    • 3,000,000 Gold

    • 300,000 Kuiper Shards

• Survey Completion Rewards:

  • You can obtain the following rewards by participating in and submitting responses to the survey that appears after completing the Axion Plains Demo:

    • 1 Crystallization Catalyst

• Additional Information:

  • For detailed information about Axion participation/completion/survey rewards, refer to the event notice.

Shop

Weapon Rebalance

• The Final Masterpiece:

  • Some Unique Abilities have been buffed.

    • Exploding Ecstasy: Damage increased from 50% to 160%

    • Restrained Dispassion: Damage increased from 50% to 145%

    • Pulsing Shock: Damage increased from 50% to 145%

    • Puddle of Indulgence: Damage increased from 3% to 9%

    • Poison: Damage per second increased from 7% to 21%

  • Attribute damage increased: 1,005 → 9,936

  • Weak Point Damage increased: 1.5 → 2.11

• Python:

  • Attribute damage increased: 6,669 → 7,503

• EXCAVA:

  • Attribute damage increased: 9,560 → 12,249

• Enduring Legacy:

  • Attribute damage added: Fire ATK: 6,578

  • Weak Point Damage increased: 1 → 1.85

• Thunder Cage:

  • Additional Damage from Unique Ability "Electric Shockwave" increased: 200% → 400%

  • Attribute damage added: Electric ATK: 9,176

• Fallen Hope:

  • Stats of the Unique Ability increased: On hit of an enemy inflicted with Poison, Firearm ATK: 30%[x] → 65%[x]

  • Attribute damage increased: 4,741 → 12,429

• Divine Punishment:

  • The ATK Up of the Unique Ability Glory increased: Firearm ATK per stack: 0.7%[x] → 1.4%[x]

  • Attribute damage increased: 6,906 → 9,031

  • Weak Point Damage increased: 1 → 1.56

• Albion Cavalry Gun:

  • Some Unique Abilities increased.

    • Firearm Critical Hit Rate on hit of an enemy inflicted with Mark: 30%[x] → 33%[x]

    • Ricochet: Additional Damage 32% → 39%

  • Attribute damage increased: 5,119 → 8,217

• Secret Garden:

  • Weak Point Damage increased: 1.5 → 1.77

• King's Guard Lance:

  • Some Unique Abilities buffed.

    • Guardian Lance: Damage increased from 14.1% → 40.5%

  • Weak Point Damage increased: 1 → 1.25

• Clairvoyance:

  • Attribute damage increased: 2,539 → 13,362

  • Weak Point Damage increased: 1 → 1.45

• Voltia:

  • Attribute damage increased: 2,635 → 7,650

  • Weak Point Damage increased: 1 → 1.19

  • Multi-Hit Damage increased: 0.29 → 0.63

• Nazeistra's Devotion:

  • Attribute damage added: Toxic ATK: 19,231

  • Weak Point Damage increased: 1.7 → 5.19

• Perforator:

  • Damage of Unique Ability "Explosive Scanner" increased: 35% → 65%

  • Weak Point Damage increased: 2.25 → 5.5

• Peace Maker:

  • Weak Point Damage increased: 1.2 → 4.86

• Wave Of Light:

  • Firearm ATK on hit of an enemy affected by the Unique Ability Lunar Halo increased: Firearm ATK: 10%[x] → 20%[x]

  • Attribute damage increased: 24,215 → 28,913

  • Weak Point Damage increased: 1.8 → 2.32

• Blue Beetle:

  • Attribute damage increased: 15,029 → 26,816

  • Weak Point Damage increased: 1.5 → 3.93

• Frost Watcher:

  • Attribute damage increased: 16,480 → 22,889

  • Weak Point Damage increased: 1.5 → 2.81

• Afterglow Sword:

  • Weak Point Damage increased: 1.8 → 2.76

• Piercing Light:

  • Weak Point Damage increased: 2 → 2.75

Content Improvements

• Cores:

  • Gold costs for crafting Cores will be reduced by stage as follows:

    • 1 → 2: 100 → 50

    • 2 → 3: 200 → 100

    • 3 → 4: 500 → 200

    • 4 → 5: 1,000 → 500

    • 5 → 6: 2,000 → 1,000

    • 6 → 7: 5,000 → 2,000

    • 7 → 8: 10,000 → 5,000

    • 8 → 9: 20,000 → 10,000

    • 9 → 10: 50,000 → 20,000

• Events:

  • "Descendant Purchase Tickets" from the "Descendant Purchase Ticket Selection Box" obtained from the Event Shop can now be dismantled.

    • You can exchange "Descendant Purchase Tickets" with 1st Anniversary Tokens through "Sell Blueprints" at ETA-0 in Albion.

    • Descendant Purchase Tickets sold in the Shop cannot be dismantled.

    • This dismantling feature will end along with the "Anais's 1st Anniversary Gift Workshop Event."

• UI & UX:

  • Improved the UI to show First Clear Rewards before acquiring rewards in Void Erosion Purge Challenge difficulty.

  • Added "Sale Complete" indicator for Customize items in the Event Shop when purchase limit has been reached.

  • Added default stickers to Photo Mode.

  • Added description text for frames and stickers in Photo Mode.

  • Improved description text in the External Component Core screen.

• Miscellaneous:

  • Changed the notification message for Party Members when the Party Leader modifies Recruitment Conditions.

    • Previous: "The Party Leader has changed the Party Recruitment conditions."

    • Changed: "The Party Leader has changed the Recruitment Conditions."

  • Changed the storage notification message to appear in the center when purchasing Caliber from the Shop.

  • Added support for the NVIDIA DLSS 4 multi-frame option on GeForce RTX 5000-series GPUs.

Bug Fixes:

• Descendants:

  • Fixed issue where the number of Small Fireballs generated by "Deadly Cuisine" with Blair's "Backdraft" was incorrectly displayed.

    • Before: 3 → After: 5

• UI & UX:

  • Fixed overlap issue between the remaining sale time timer for limited-time Emotes and the "Preview in Field" button.

  • Fixed issue where previewing group Emotes in the Battle Pass screen and switching to Sprays caused Emote preview overlap with the Spray.

  • Fixed inconsistencies between dialogue, objective displays, and actual targets in the Sub Quest "Weapon Core Unlocking Training."

  • Fixed issue where items in the Customize tab were displayed in a different order than their actual release order.

  • Fixed issue where the time remaining message for the Void Erosion Purge stage reset was not showing in Challenge Difficulty.

• Miscellaneous:

  • Fixed issue where Ecive Scan displayed all Attributes as weaknesses when a monster had identical Resistances.

  • Fixed issue where combining multiple Modules at once in quests with Combine Modules requirements only counted as one completion.

  • Fixed issue where selling multiple Blueprints at once in quests with Blueprint sale requirements only counted as one completion.

  • Fixed issue where equipping "Oasis Party" and "Summer Paradise Body Skin" on Valby and Ultimate Valby caused chest size changes.

  • Fixed issue where equipping "Summer Paradise Body Skin" on Gley and Ultimate Gley caused chest size changes.

  • Fixed issue where the "Enhanced Focus Rounds" effect wasn't removed when the "Focus Rounds" effect was removed in Inversion Reinforcement.

  • Fixed issue where the start countdown wouldn't display when starting an Intercept Battle while in a Party.

  • Fixed issue where Rounds weren't supplied when starting an Intercept Battle in a Party.

  • Fixed issue where "Arche Echoes" near the Complex Support District in Albion was hidden behind a water slide.

  • Modified description text for "Descendant Purchase Ticket Selection Box":

    • Previous: "Purchase Tickets for Keelan, Ines, and Serena are not included."

    • Changed: "Purchase Tickets for Hailey, Keelan, Ines, and Serena are not included."

  • Fixed issue where hitting the Colossus with Malevolent in the Laboratory displayed damage animations on all parts of the Colossus.

  • Fixed issue where Bunny’s "Summer Paradise" Head Skin dye was not applying correctly.

  • Fixed issue where some visual effects of "Cocktail" Ecive were not displaying properly.

  • Fixed issue where Luna’s "Oasis Party" Body Skin paint wasn't applied to certain parts, causing visual inconsistencie

FAQ

What is the Axion Plains Demo in The First Descendant?
The Axion Plains Demo allows players to experience a preview of the new Axion Plains content with unique characters, monsters, and rewards.

When will rewards for the Axion Plains Demo be distributed?
Rewards will be distributed starting from 8/13 (Wed) 00:00 PDT.

What are the available rewards for completing the Axion Plains Demo?
Players can earn an Axion Spearhead Box, Crystallization Catalyst, Gold, Kuiper Shards, and more for completing the demo.

What weapons have been rebalanced in the latest patch?
Weapons like The Final Masterpiece, Python, EXCAVA, and many others have received damage and attribute improvements.

What UI and UX improvements were made in the hotfix?
The hotfix improved the UI to show first clear rewards, added a "Sale Complete" indicator, and fixed several visual inconsistencies in the game.