Nightingale: Realms Rebuilt Is a New Game!

Just a few days ago, Inflexion Games released the biggest update to the Victorian fantasy PvE survival game Nightingale since its early access, with version 0.5.0, Realms Rebuilt. We’ve seen several changes here, including, among other things, revamped progression, many improvements for the single-player experience, and a massive amount of new content. Want to know more? Stay with us…

One of the main changes we’ve seen here is the introduction of a new campaign: players can now explore handcrafted Historic Realms with unique scenarios and face six new bosses, as well as updated dungeons in Sites of Power. The procedurally generated maps, now called Untamed Realms, feature new encounters and plenty of intriguing locations. Additionally, new weapons such as short and long bows, Dauntless and Mystic weapons, ten new enchantments, seven secondary maps, eight types of pets, and transmogrification options are included in the novelties.

Gameplay improvements can also be enjoyed now, such as the ability to set a resting point in any realm and replay boss battles after resting. Gravity-warped deserts, corrupted forests, and much more; Realms Rebuilt also reforms the crafting system and adds plenty of content overall.

Realms Rebuilt is a gigantic update that, as we mentioned earlier, includes many gameplay improvements. The changes range from expanding property sizes and increasing the build limit with new, elegant Regency-style pieces to major improvements to the item creation system, as well as the addition of new pets (including cats with funny hats). Players can test their skills with enhanced combat, which includes new abilities, weapons, enemies, and a variety of additional spells, along with a new tech tree that gives players more control to become a legendary Realmwalker.

The old dash ability from the knife is gone, but the Climbing Picks now have a new (and cool) ability that is activated with the secondary attack button, launching the picks toward rocks and ledges, allowing players to save themselves from falls or climb to higher places. Meanwhile, the Scythe secondary attack throws the weapon like a boomerang, causing damage in an arc and triggering critical (headshots) to every enemy it hits in their vulnerable spot. It is one of the most fun things to try, and it can be combined with the Throwing Knife Satchel to create the ultimate throwing build.

Progression Chart and Realm Cards

Previously, players had to work hard and earn essence to trade it for new technologies bought from specific merchants they had to seek through the realms. If they weren’t lucky, they could have gone for hours searching for a specific recipe and never found it. But with the new Progression Chart, players can unlock technologies progressively from anywhere and use the essence they farm to do it. On the downside, players cannot earn bunches of essence by recycling items anymore, except in certain cases like crafted gear or loot from chests. …But they can also find Abandoned Equipment to unlock the recipes for free, so there’s a whole new reason to explore abandoned settlements and hidden places in the Realms. This means less time being concerned about roaming endlessly looking for traders, and more time effectively exploring the Fae Realms and finding cool and unusual things.

Realm Cards were always the main attraction of Nightingale and a cool way to change the world around players by manipulating certain effects and procedurally generated content. The best thing about Realm Cards is that players can choose when and where to use them. Through the Realm Card Machine that is placed in most Portal Crossroads and other Important POIs, they can alter the world on the go without having to search for hours for the correct realm. The good thing is that new and improved versions of the original Realm Cards are now available, and players should experiment with them as much as they want since they can basically control how the world is shaped around them. If they run out of Realm Cards, they can always use the Enchanter’s Focus to craft more.

Building, Crafting and Exploration

When players place their Estate Cairn for the first time, they will gain access to a reliable and intuitive base building system, and with the update, some of the building mechanics have been improved. The interface is more intuitive now, and the progression system to unlock new structures and materials is also great.

The overall effect of the update causes players’ homes to grow alongside them as they progress further down their adventures through the Fae Realms, with cool-looking structures to unlock, and practically limitless creativity to enjoy. Though the first unlockables might seem rough and crude, the later building options are stylized and charming, ideal for those who want to enjoy a comfortable life in the wilds. Crafting is more malleable, and players can create many powerful objects without concern about augments since they’re no longer needed to unlock recipes. Instead, they provide useful bonuses to crafted gear, which is cool.

They say the smallest of changes can cause a ripple effect on the final product, and they’re not wrong. With so many small improvements, like the quality of shadows, the AI of enemies, and the overall addition of new flora and fauna, the Realms look great. Even animals have offspring, and packs of them are more realistic, with fawns and bucks roaming around the forests, and chasing them adds to the hunting experience.

But new puzzles, ruins, and sites of power, alongside improved settlements with NPCs and quests at the players’ disposal, are great as well. Exploring is more gratifying, the Realms feel bigger and more alive than ever. This also means they can be more dangerous, and players should pay close attention to the way they move through the environments. Every point of interest has been revamped and improved, its rewards as well, and with the addition of storied Realms with their singular quest lines, we can say without a doubt that Nightingale is better than ever!

Not much else to say, but I do have to ask, have you tried it? And if you haven’t, what are you waiting for? Nightingale is without a doubt a unique experience, as was evident on a large scale before, but it has been massively enhanced with Realms Rebuilt, and has become a different game! Come on, Realmwalker, take a look at the comments and share your experience with us! You know, we’ll be reading you 🙂

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