The First Descendant Dev Offers Solution for Frame-Rate Drops: Delete and Reinstall the Game
The First Descendant’s rough launch continues, with players reporting significant frame-rate drops across PC and console.
Nexon’s free-to-download looter shooter launched big this week with a high concurrent player count on Steam, but user reviews are ‘mixed’ in response to what some are calling “microtransaction hell” as well as various performance problems and rewards issues. Check out IGN's The First Descendant review in progress to find out what we think of the game so far.
The main performance issue revolves around frame-rate drops across all platforms, which for an action game can cause gameplay problems. Nexon has acknowledged this and suggested a workaround.
The developer is linking these frame-rate issues to those who pre-downloaded The First Descendant, and suggested that if you run into the problem you delete the game and reinstall it “as a temporary solution.” Meanwhile, Nexon said it is investigating further.
Players report mixed results using this temporary solution, with some saying it helps improve the frame-rate on PC, but those on console appear to still be having trouble.
That’s not the only issue affecting The First Descendant at the moment. Nexon has offered compensation to players for launch troubles that have seen promised rewards fail to turn up. Some players say they haven’t received the premium currency they’ve paid real-world money for, either.
Per Nexon, here’s a list of all current The first Descendant issues the developer is working to fix:
[July 3rd (Wed) ]
■ (Additional) Issue with the Partial Distribution of Beta Test Rewards
- It has been identified that some rewards for participating in the 2022 Steam Beta Test and the 2023 Cross-Play Open Beta Test have not been distributed.
- We are currently verifying the information regarding the undelivered rewards and will redistribute them as soon as possible.
[July 2nd(Tue) ]
■ (Additional) Frame drop issues for pre-download
- We have received reports from some Descendants who pre-downloaded the
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