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The First Descendant Developers to Remove "Incursion" Mode and Buff Gley

Next month, as part of update 1.3.20, the "Incursion" mode will be permanently removed from The First Descendant. The update is scheduled for February 25th on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam, with the "Incursion" content disappearing on March 12th.

"Invasions" were solo dungeon trials based on simple puzzles and a final boss battle. According to the developers, this mode will be completely removed, and the gold rewards will be transferred to the mission board, which was recently added to the game. Infiltration operations with a 400% success chance will remain available after the removal of the "Incursion" dungeons.

Before the mode is shut down, players can participate in a two-week farewell event running from February 26th to March 12th. During this period, dungeon entries are limited to once per day per mission instead of twice, but the completion rewards are increased to 4.04 million gold per run. This number references the "404 Not Found" error as a nod to the dungeon's removal. Iron Heart particle rewards are also increased, and daily participation payouts have been adjusted to account for the higher reward.

Patch 1.3.20 also includes character balance updates, primarily for Gley and Ultimate Gley. Her "Thirst" and "Sphere of Life" effects now grant more "Life Force" on hit, and the transcendent modules "Blood and Iron" and "Explosive Life" have been adjusted to improve "Life Force" gain and hit detection. Several issues related to "Blood and Iron" have also been fixed, including conflicts with firearm aiming and missing sound effects.

The patch will update sound effects for Dia's skills and transcendent modules, as well as fix bugs related to the "Avalanche" effect and tooltips. Additional fixes address animation glitches, module interactions, mission progression blockers, and discrepancies in the unlock requirements for some "Void Intercept" abilities.