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The Ascent — The First Descendant Walkthrough
The First Descendant

The Ascent — The First Descendant Walkthrough

Explore The First Descendant's world with our interactive map guide. Find missions, fast travel points, Arche Echoes, and more. Unlock new areas by progressing the main quest.

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Explore The First Descendant's world with our interactive map guide. Find missions, fast travel points, Arche Echoes, and more. Unlock new areas by progressing the main quest.

This guide provides an interactive map for all regions in The First Descendant. It details locations for missions, encrypted vaults, fast travel points, and Arche Echo records. The guide also explains how to unlock new maps by progressing through the main quests and defeating Void Intercept Bosses. Hard mode maps are unlocked after completing all main quests in normal mode, offering increased rewards with tougher enemies.

Map Features:

  • Interactive Map Access
  • Interactive Map Pins (Save progress)
  • Interactive Map Comments
  • Cross-device Sync for Map Pins

How to Unlock New Maps:

  1. Progress through the main quest and complete missions in your current region.
  2. Defeat Void Intercept Bosses between unlocks.
  3. Complete all main quests in normal mode to unlock hard mode maps with increased rewards.

Icons Guide:

Map IconDescription
!Waypoint IconWaypoint
!Temporary Safe Zone IconTemporary Safe Zone
!Battlefield Missions IconBattlefield Missions
!Regular Missions IconRegular Missions
!Calling of the Descendant IconCalling of the Descendant
!Defend Albion Resource IconDefend Albion Resource
!Block Kuiper Mining IconBlock Kuiper Mining
!Neutralize Void Experiment IconNeutralize Void Experiment
!Void Fragment IconVoid Fragment
!Void Fusion Reactor IconVoid Fusion Reactor
!Encrypted Vault IconEncrypted Vault
!Arche Echo Record IconArche Echo Record
!Zone Recon Operations IconZone Recon Operations
!Journals IconJournals

Note: The First Descendant Team has stopped covering the game as of October 2024. Information on certain pages may not be up-to-date.

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