The First Descendant PC settings guide

The First Descendant is a free-to-play, third-person shooter with RPG elements, releasing for both PC and consoles. Spearheaded by Nexon, this multiplayer-focused game features the latest and greatest visual techniques that work together to deliver a crisp and beautiful gameplay experience.

While the game runs remarkably well on a wide range of PC hardware, players may find that tweaking some of these graphical settings will result in an appreciable improvement to visual fidelity and performance.

To that extent, a list of the ideal First Descendant PC settings can be found listed below.

Optimized The First Descendant PC settings

The First Descendant PC settings

Assuming you possess a modern PC with up-to-date hardware, The First Descendant can be fairly easy to get up and running. The following in-game settings are configured with a balance between image quality and performance in mind, and should offer players a relatively stable minimum of 60 frames per second:

  • Graphics: Custom
  • Ray Tracing: Keep this disabled; Ray Tracing can be quite taxing on GPUs
  • Additional Options: Choose between DLSS/FSR/XeSS/TSR for upscaling options. DLSS requires a Nvidia GeForce 2xxx series card or newer. Most players would find AMD’s FSR a decent enough alternative if they lack access to DLSS. These upscalers can be further configured to fine tune image/performance. A ‘Balanced’ preset is recommended for most.
  • VSync: Keep this disabled at all times
  • Maximum Frame Rate: Can be adjusted as per your display. Most players should leave this option at the ‘Unlimited’ setting.
  • Visibility: High or Medium
  • Anti-Aliasing: Keep this at High
  • Post-Processing: Keep this at High
  • Shadows: Keep this at Medium
  • Global Illumination: Keep this at Medium or High
  • Reflections: Keep this at Medium
  • Textures: Keep this at High – if possible; if you possess a GPU with low VRAM (6 GB or lower) keep this locked to Medium
  • Shader Quality: Keep this at High
  • Object: Keep this at High
  • Physics: Keep this at High/Ultra
  • Motion Blur: Keep this disabled
  • Display Mode: Keep this at Full Screen
  • Field of View: Keep this at 100
  • Sharpness: Keep this at 0

The above configuration was tested on an AMD Ryzen 7 5700x and an AMD Radeon RX 6700, coupled with 32 GB of RAM.

The First Descendant PC settings are quite scalable down to lower-end hardware though, and readers are encouraged to experiment until they find a config to their liking.

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