Summary of the August 18 (Tue) Developer Live Stream
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Greetings, Descendants!
We sincerely thank all Descendants who joined us for the August developer livestream.
During this broadcast, we shared various updates, including the new Descendant Raven, the Mega Dungeon "Karel's Mothership," the Mega Dungeon Conquest Event, the new content Trials, the Merit Exchange, Rotation Build, Boost Path, Transcendent Weapons, the Battle Pass overhaul, new Trigger Modules, Descendant rebalancing, Fellow level expansion, content improvements, cosmetic updates, and more.
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The First Descendant│S4 EP1 August Update Preview│Dev Stream TL;DW Recap
※ Some content revealed during the broadcast may be subject to change upon actual release.
■ Season 4 Episode 1 Roadmap
- The Season 4 Episode 1 roadmap has been revealed.
- On August 20th (Thu), the new Descendant Raven, the Mega Dungeon "Karel's Mothership," the new content Trials, 11 Transcendent Weapons, and the Boost Path will be updated.
- On September 17th (Thu), Ultimate Hailey, the new content "Cradle of Evolution," Lounge storage trading, and Transcendent Weapon trading will be updated.
- On October 15th (Thu), additional Transcendent Weapons, a Transcendent Weapon farming assistance system, Freyna skill improvements, and a second map expansion for Trials will be updated.
■ Mega Dungeon Conquest Event
- The Conquest difficulty for Karel's Mothership will be applied on September 3rd (Thu).
- Conquest difficulty increases the challenge of responsive combat and survival rather than increasing monster HP.
- Event details:
- A 4v4 Creator Challenge Event will take place. Eight creators are divided into two teams to challenge Conquest difficulty, and team voting will be held on the official website starting August 20th.
- Detailed rules and rewards will be announced in a future notice.
■ New Descendant: Raven
- The new Descendant, Raven, is being added. She is a Descendant who was formerly the boss of a guild in the back alleys of Albion.
- Raven is a Non-Attribute Fusion Descendant and a firearm-based skill Descendant who uses stylish movement skills and a shotgun.
- Farming location: Can be obtained from the Legion Laboratory or the Sigma Sector - Isolated Desert.
■ New Content: Trials
- "Trials," a new content built on roguelite elements, is being added.
- Difficulty increases with each run, and random teleports change the route each time.
- One run consists of 7 zones; difficulty increases as zones are cleared, and a Variable Code is selected. Up to 20 Variable Code selections are available across 4 total runs.
- A "Cracked Fissure" event occurs during runs, and players can choose whether to proceed for additional farming opportunities.
- Trials opens immediately upon entering Hard difficulty; a certain level of Arche Activity is required for public matchmaking.
- Through Trials, players can farm Transcendent Weapons, Merit Tokens, growth materials, Archive Shards, and more.
■ Rotational Build
- A Trials-exclusive feature that lets players borrow and play a Descendant with all equipment pre-set, excluding Ancestor Modules.
- Beginners who have not completed their Descendant setup, or Descendants who have just entered Hard difficulty, can play Trials immediately.
- A dedicated Rotational Build matchmaking pool is operated, with matchmaking separate from players entering with their own Descendants.
- Focusing the farming of Transcendent Weapons and Merit Token on the first clear is possible.
- When playing with a Rotational Build, EXP and Proficiency are not gained; however, focusing the farming of Transcendent Weapons and Merit Token on the first clear is possible, and growth materials such as Archive Shards, Reactors, and External Component growth materials can also be obtained.
- Two to three Rotational Builds are provided each week and rotate weekly. Build settings can be checked in the details and used as a growth reference.
■ Boost Path: Bunny Build Guide
- Starting August 20th, the "Boost Path: Bunny Build Guide" will be provided for Descendants at Mastery Rank 20 or below.
- Regardless of return timing, it is automatically applied without a separate application if the condition is met.
- Upon completing the Boost Path, players obtain an Ultimate Bunny with pre-configured Electric Condense settings, excluding Ancestor Modules.
■ Battle Pass Overhaul
- The Battle Pass-exclusive Ultimate Weapon reward has been removed, and Premium benefits now include an increased Transcendent Weapon drop rate and a dismantle material bonus.
- The Transcendent Weapon drop rate increase starts at 5% at level 1, reaching a maximum of 20% at level 80. It can be used together with drop boost items.
- Customization rewards include common skins, the Vortex skin, the Orca skin, and Hover Bike accessories. The final reward at level 100 is the Vortex skin.
- The Battle Pass skin "Nightfall" (Raven, Ajax) is being added.
- Head skins, social motions, and accessory boxes from Season 1 are being added to the Bonus Shop. Descendants who did not participate in Season 1 can re-obtain some Season 1 items.
- The Battle Pass Premium price remains at 500 Caliber.
■ New Trigger Modules
- 2 new Trigger Modules are being added.
- Synchronization Value Changes
- The following are key Descendants whose synchronization values are being adjusted in this update. Descendants including Dia and Ajax are being buffed.
■ Fellow Level Expansion
- The maximum Fellow level has been expanded to 40.
- HP recovery, ammo recovery, and MP recovery effects are improved as the level increases.
- Fellow growth materials can now also be obtained from Infiltration Dungeons.
■ QoL Improvements
- Weapon Proficiency Improvement: Weapons equipped in a slot gain 100% Proficiency even if not held in hand.
- Per-Player Debuff Management: Even if the same Descendant is in a party, each player's debuff stacks and durations are independently maintained.
- Rare Basic Material Mass Acquisition Rate Increase: Reduces the difficulty of farming Ultimate Weapons.
- Monster Shooting Improvement: Bullets are now fired in the direction the muzzle was facing at the time of firing.
- The random combination of Normal difficulty champions effects has been reorganized into intuitive combinations.
- EXP gained in Hard difficulty field missions has been increased to match Infiltration Operations standards.
- Additional improvements will be detailed in the update notes.
■ August Events
Please look forward to the new Descendant Raven, the Mega Dungeon "Karel's Mothership," the new content Trials, 11 Transcendent Weapons, the Battle Pass overhaul, and the various events and cosmetics coming with the August 20th (Thu) update.
Thank you.
Posted Aug 18, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC