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Resource Management — The First Descendant Guide
The First Descendant

Resource Management — The First Descendant Guide

Explore The First Descendant with our interactive map guide. Discover regions, missions, fast travel points, and Arche Echo locations. Unlock new areas by progressing the main quest.

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Explore The First Descendant with our interactive map guide. Discover regions, missions, fast travel points, and Arche Echo locations. Unlock new areas by progressing the main quest.

This guide provides an interactive map for The First Descendant, detailing all regions, missions, encrypted vaults, fast travel points, and Arche Echo record locations. Progressing the main quest is key to unlocking new maps and their hard mode variants, which offer increased rewards.

Interactive Map Features

The interactive map allows you to track various in-game elements:

  • Fast Travel Points (0/3)
  • Arche Echoes (0/3)
  • Void Mission - Fragment (0/1)
  • Void Mission - Fusion Reactor (0/1)
  • Battlefield Mission (0/6)
  • Normal Mission (0/3)
  • Special Operation (0/1)
  • Zone Recon Mission (0/1)
  • Journal (0/2)
  • Calling of the Descendant (0/2)

Icons Guide

Map IconDescription
Waypoint
Temporary Safe Zone
Battlefield Missions
Regular Missions
Calling of the Descendant
Defend Albion Resource
Block Kuiper Mining
Neutralize Void Experiment
Void Fragment
Void Fusion Reactor
Encrypted Vault
Arche Echo Record
Journals

How to Unlock New Maps

Progress Main Quests to Unlock New Maps

To unlock new maps or regions in The First Descendant, simply progress through the main quest and complete all the missions in your current region. Between unlocks, you'll also need to battle Void Intercept Bosses.

Complete All Main Quests to Unlock Hard Mode Maps

You can also unlock hard mode versions of all maps after completing all main quests in normal mode. In hard mode, all enemies and weapons are at max level, but the rewards for all missions in this mode are increased.

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