Top 10 Changes in The First Descendant Update 1.1.0

Nexon Games releases Season One Update 1.1.0, adding a new Descendant Hailey, Invasion, and Dungeons; we break down the top 10 changes coming and what you should know.

Top 10 Changes in The First Descendant Update 1.1.0

Season One for the First Descendant has added content like Invasions and a new Descendant Hailey. Hailey’s research will be unique, requiring farming of a new solo instance, Invasions. Players will earn a new currency and level their Inversion Reinforcement, providing bonuses for farming invasions. Think of this as a Destiny 2 Artifact, which passive unlocks that help in five categories. Additionally, a new season pass will unlock, rewarding players for playing the game and completing the content. We discuss the top 10 biggest changes in the new content and what you should know about Update 1.1.0:

The First Descendant Update 1.1.0 Top 10 Changes:

1. New Descendant: Hailey
2. Invasion Dungeons
3. Inversion Reinforcement System
4. Hailey Research System
5. Battle Pass for Invasion Season
6. Luna’s Modification Modules
7. Hard Infiltration Operations Overhaul
8. Socket Loadout
9. Void Fragment and Fusion Reactor Changes
10. UI/UX and Accessibility Improvements

1 New Descendant: Hailey

Hailey introduces unique skills focused on cryo damage, enhanced penetration, and critical hit bonuses. Her special weapon, “Zenith,” adds strategic combat depth. As a former guerilla sniper, she takes down enemies from range with her anti-material Sniper Cannon.

Like other Descendants, Hailey is unlocked for free with four unique parts in The First Descendant. Each of these parts has resources required to craft them to then combine into a final research to obtain the character. However, Hailey’s unique material DNA is obtained by completing invasion dunks or certain hard infiltration operations. Below is a list of Hailey’s passive and active skills:

• Safe Strategic Retreat: The “Weak Point Damage” decreases when attacking nearby enemies and increases when attacking distant enemies.
• Cyro Rounds: Fires multiple Cryo Rounds at enemies to deal damage and inflict Cryo.
  • Enemies inflicted with Cryo receive additional damage from Hailey’s firearm attacks.
• Storm Snare: Knocks back enemies with a Chill Vortex and fires a giant Freezing Beam.
• Cold Fury: Grants Cold Fury to herself every second.
  • While in the Cold Fury state, her Movement Speed gradually decreases, but her Firearm Penetration and Critical Hit Rate for Firearms and Skills all increase significantly.
  • Once Cold Fury reaches maximum stacks, she becomes immune to “Knockdown” and her Firearm and Skill Critical Hit Damage increases.
• Zenith: Equips her Unique Weapon. When attacking with the Unique Weapon, greatly increases Penetration and Firearm ATK and deals additional Chill skill damage. Recovers MP upon attacking Weak Points. When the Unique Weapon skill ends, decreases the Cooldown of the skill depending on the number of bullets.

2 Invasion Dungeons

Solo dungeon Invasion has been added with new rewards. These daily dungeons are one of two hard infiltration operations. The main reason for doing this dungeon is Hailey’s research material. Moreover, the dungeon rewards completion time. Thus, farming and speed will be critical. Each enemy type has unique mechanics described below:

• Legion of Immortality: As it nullifies all attacks, you need to overload it and shut it down. Defeat the enemies and feed their “Artificial Brains” into the Quantum Computing Unit. Unlock the entrance while the “Phase Separation Veil” is down.
• Order of Truth: You must survive the explosion from Inversion Energy and ancient Arche. Remove malignant tumors from the “Arche Pillar” and identify its symbol. You must find the “Ancestor Drone” that matches the symbol. After surviving the explosion, destroy the “Wall of Malignant Tumors” with the “Inversion Energy Emitter.”
• Legion of Darkness: You must disable the encryption system sealed with Inversion Energy. Climb the “Central Control Unit” and identify the trait of the “Arche Tile” with Guide’s help. Occupy “Arche Tiles” of the same color to decode the encryption. The Legion of Darkness Vulgus will try to take back the “Arche Tiles.”

3 Inversion Reinforcement System

A new progression system where players can level up their Inversion Reinforcer, earning energy for various effects that apply to all Descendants. These effects include “Hunt,” “Attribute,” “Recovery,” and more. Moreover, you gain Ironheart Particles, which serve as Inversion Reinforcement EXP. Essentially, this is a progression system built within the dungeon system, similar to Destiny 2 Artifact. Below are the basics to understanding the Inversion system:

• There are 5 types of Inversion Reinforcement Effects: “Hunt,” “Attribute,” “Recovery,” “Survival,” and “Season.”
• When you learn all 4 effects in the same line, the line’s Collection Effect will be enabled at all times.
• You can enable and use 3 of the Inversion Reinforcement Effects you’ve learned.
• You cannot enable 2 effects in the same line simultaneously.
• The Inversion Reinforcement Effects are applied to all Descendants.
• Inversion Reinforcement will be reset at the end of the Invasion Season.

4 Hailey Research System

Players can farm materials in Invasion Dungeons and Hard Infiltration Operations to unlock Hailey’s research. Materials include Enhanced Cells, Stabilizers, Spiral Catalysts, and Data Chips. Below is how you can farm this specific material for Hailey:

Hailey’s “Enhanced Cell DNA,” “Stabilizer Components,” “Spiral Catalyst Links,” and “Data Chips” can be acquired by completing “Invasion Dungeons.”

• Clear any Invasion Dungeon to acquire one of Hailey’s Research Materials with a 100% chance.
• Clear Invasion Dungeons faster to acquire up to 3 Hailey Research Materials at once.
• Invasion events occur daily in two dungeons. Invasion Dungeons can be cleared twice per day.

Hailey’s Research Materials can also be acquired by defeating monsters in Hard Infiltration Operations. To farm Hailey’s research materials faster, participate in the following Hard Infiltration Operations.

• Hailey Enhanced Cell DNA: [Kingston] [Hard] – Magister Lab, Slumber Valley
• Hailey Stabilizer Component: [Vespers] [Hard] – The Shelter, [Echo Swamp] [Hard] – The Chapel
• Hailey Spiral Catalyst Link: [Agna Desert] [Hard] – The Asylum, [Agna Desert] [Hard] – Caligo Ossuary
• Hailey Data Chip: [Hagios] [Hard] – The Haven, [White-night Gulch] [Hard] – Mystery’s End

5 Battle Pass for Invasion Season

The new Battle Pass includes rewards like the Ultimate Weapon EXCAVA, head skins, body skins, and cute cosmetic items such as the “With Cats” back attachment. Additionally, the invasion season battle supply shop adds tons of cosmetic items. The supply shop is all free; as you level up your battle pass, you unlock various skills and cosmetics. However, additional options are available to purchase with Caliber. Here’s a list of what you can expect:

• Added Hailey to the list of standard Descendants in the shop.
• Added “Hailey’s Sniper Squad Full-Dress Uniform” premium skin package.
• Added Hailey’s “Typical Army Beret” premium head skin.
• Added Hailey’s “Hair & Makeup 1” and “Hair & Makeup 2” packages which include her head skin.
• Added Hailey’s “Southern Front” and “Color from the Unknown” body skins.
• Added Hailey’s “Milk Tea” makeup.
• Added “Lepic’s Infectious Agent Survivor” premium skin package.
• Added “Yujin’s Nightmare on Med Street” premium skin package.
• Added Ajax’s “Mk. Dominator 02 Set” evolving skin.
• Added “Twisted Worship” female event skin.
• Added “Colossus: Dead Bride Skin Set” female event skin.
• Added “Colossus: Executioner Skin Set” male event skin.
• Added “Albion Fire Brigade Set” unisex event skin.
• Added “Gentlemanly” male event skin.
• Added 10 types of paint.

6 Luna’s Modification Modules

The Descendant Luna receives some new modules and modifications in Update 1.1.0. New modules, like “Singer’s Mercy” and “Aggressive Melody,” offer buffs to allies and increase Firearm and Weak Point Damage, enhancing team-based play. This is likely to buff a weak Descendant, though it remains to be seen how to acquire said modules.

7 Hard Infiltration Operations Overhaul

Missions in these operations were revamped to focus on fast-paced, combat-heavy experiences, replacing slower mechanics like Occupation with Extermination missions. Players can expect an increased EXP for completion and 1.5x more EXP for defeating monsters. Additionally, players can now acquire rare basic materials for completion rewards. The developers hoped this would revive the content and incentivize players to farm the hard mode ops continually.

8 Socket Loadout

You can swap multi-socket module slots between them depending on your loadout. The UI and customization options were further improved, so players won’t be punished for picking one build loadout if you have multiple builds with all sockets modded.

9 Void Fragment and Fusion Reactor Changes

Adjustments make farming shards more accessible, with doubled shard rewards and improvements to Fusion Reactors to streamline interaction and reduce shard types required.

10 UI/UX and Accessibility Improvements

Many new visual indicators and clues were added to help players navigate endless menus and systems. Specifically, the socket type loadout setting now shows various sockets for specific build types.

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