The First Descendant devs announce when “jiggle physics” will release

The First Descendant is a great multiplayer experience that owes much of its popularity to the stylish and appealing portrayal of its characters as much as the fun gameplay loop. Ever since Nexon announced they were adding “jiggle physics” to TFD, fans have been anticipating its addition with baited breath. Nexon has now announced when “jiggle physics” are expected to release for The First Descendant, and they have also briefly discussed the complexities with adding the feature.

Fans of TFD have a lot to anticipate over the 2025 roadmap. It all starts very soon with the release of Ines Raya on January 16th, and soon after we will move onto Season 3 in March. Plans are to add photo mode in Season 3, and we will be getting another new Descendant that is currently codenamed ‘Serena’.

While photo mode, Serena, and many other confirmed additions are exciting, it seems the most anticipated feature amongst the community is “jiggle physics”. The feature won’t arrive at the beginning of The First Descendant Season 3, but Nexon do plan to add it shortly after.

When are “jiggle physics” coming to The First Descendant?

Nexon has said that “jiggle physics” will release in May for The First Descendant. This comes courtesy of the Q&A section of the Season 2 Second Update Preview livestream that occurred on January 8th/9th.

The Q&A portion of the livestream was conducted by TFD producer, Beom-Jun Lee, creative director, Min-Seok Joo, and design director, Seung-Woo Jung, with Eun-Gyeong Seon acting as the interpreter for English-speaking audiences.

During the Q&A, producer Beom-Jun Lee was interpreted as saying, “When it comes to physics, we’ve already started developing, but, even on the resourcing stage, there are many things to be done, so, to be a bit conservative, I think it can be introduced in May”.

This is the developer’s expectation rather than a date set-in-stone. Delays can always occur as there are lot of complexities involved with introducing the feature.

Beom-Jun Lee was further interpreted as saying, “Starting from the modelling on characters, we have to change all the settings for each skin, so there are many things to be done”.

Nexon originally announced the feature as planned leading up to the launch of Season 2, and they said there would be “appropriate options“. The intent is to add the ability to turn the feature off if players would prefer it disabled, but it’s possible this could change due to the complexities involved with adding “jiggle physics” in the first place.

For more The First Descendant, we have a guide to the best skills and loadout for Viessa, along with the best skills, gear, and mods for the hugely popular Bunny. We also have a guide for Freyna along with fundamental tips for beginners.