FIX GAME LOAD SPEED

The game has a situation where the shadders can slow the game load.

To fix this u need to doe some stuffs that we have confirm are working:

How to fix Preparing Shaders in The First Descendant

If you're experiencing incredible slow load times and the Preparing Shaders message in The First Descendant as you swap between areas, this is a fix that we've personally tested and it worked.

The solution to the slow Preparing Shaders load is to Link a Nexon account to your The First Descendant account. For some reason linking a Nexon account solves the Preparing Shaders long load. The solution was first shared by user Ewoke on the Steam forums.

1. Link your Nexon account to fix Preparing Shaders slow loading

1. Open your Menu in-game and select Options

2. Select the Account Tab

3. Select Link and make or link a Nexon account in-browser

4. Return to the title screen to complete process

GO to Menu -> Options -> Account to link your Nexon account

If this solution does not fix the problem here are some other possible avenues to explore.

2. Update your NVIDIA Graphics drivers

Make sure your drivers are up to date if you're encountering a Preparing Shaders error message

Ensuring your NVIDIA or AMD graphics drivers are up-to-date is another potential solution to the Preparing Shaders long loads in The First Descendant. So make sure you hit Check for Updates.

SECOND SOLUTION

1. Steam Settings -> Downloads -> Shader PRE-CACHING (Disable this and then re-enable it)

2. Go to the following folder: C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\NVIDIA and then delete the files that are INSIDE the GLCache folder.

THIRD SOLUTION

Go to C:\Users\blabla\AppData\Local\M1\Saved\Config\Windows open Engine.ini , add

[SystemSettings]

r.ShaderPipelines=1

r.ShaderPipelineCache.Enabled=0

r.D3D.ForceDXC=1