With The First Descendant finally getting its official release, you might just be looking to make the most of its social features, including crossplay. The free-to-play co-op shooter is one of the biggest launches this month, and there are many in the community who are excited to try it out with friends who are on a different platform.
Below is a guide on everything you need to know about The First Descendant’s crossplay feature and how you will be able to enjoy the title with friends who are not on the same platform as you.
Does The First Descendant feature crossplay?
The First Descendant will indeed allow players from different platforms to play with each other. These platforms include PC (via Steam), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.
Does The First Descendant have cross-progression?
Along with crossplay, The First Descendant will also feature cross-progression. So if you frequently switch between platforms in live-service titles, you will be able to carry over your character as well as your save from one platform to the next.
Just ensure you have logged into your main Nexon account and you will be ready to go.
How to add and play different platforms in The First Descendant
The First Descendant’s social features are pretty easy to navigate and it won’t take you long to add friends from different platforms and nearby players to your list.
To be able to add friends to your social list you will need to:
- Make your way to the Social Menu from the main settings hub and then head to the Social Tab.
- Here you will find two options: “Player Search” and “Request Received”
- In Player Search, you will be able to enter a Player ID and then send them a request to be a part of your socials list.
- Under Request Received, you will see the friend requests that have gotten instead. So if a friend is trying to add you, all you need to do is to accept their request.
Irrespective of the platform that the player is on you will be able to add them by using their Player ID.
Additionally, if you want to add a player to your list whom you found in-game then you will need to:
- Walk up to them and then press the interaction prompt. It’s “T” by default on keyboard and mouse.
- This will then pop up a social menu and you can select “Friend Request” from the available options.
- Click on it and you will be able to add them to your socials list.
How to play with friends in The First Descendant
Once you have added our friends to your social list, you will then be able to play with them by adding them to your group or lobby. You can do this by:
- Make your way to the social menu by pressing “M” on the keyboard to barring up the map and then clicking on “Social”.
- Then head to the second tab from the left to find an icon of a silhouette inside a computer chip.
- You will now see a list of all the players whom you have added to your social list.
- Click on the person you want to add to your group and then select “Invite to Party”.
- A request will be sent to them and they can accept it to join you.
Note: To be able to invite players to your party you will need to be in Albion. Nexon has yet to provide a feature where you can add friends outside the main hub.
How to invite random players to your party in The First Descendant
If your friends are offline but you want to enjoy a co-op session, The First Descendant offers a neat feature where you can add random players to the lobby.
To do it, you will need to:
- Make your way to the social menu once more. Here you will find a tab with the infinity symbol on it.
- When you click on it, you will get a list of all the players that are nearby.
- You can then click on their names and then add them to your party.
These are some of the amazing social features that you can avail in The First Descendant.
