When Nightingale first launched into Early Access on Steam, it did so as a relatively buggy mess. It was challenging to play online, or even solo, due to the number of frame drops and disconnections, considering the game required an internet connection. But developer Inflexion Games didn’t throw in the towel. They’re working diligently to improve the survival crafting experience tenfold. The most significant step in its journey is the Nightingale Realms Rebuilt content update for patch 0.5!
The Biggest Additions in Nightingale Realms Rebuilt
They’re calling this the “most ambitious update” for the game to date, completely revamping the overall experience from start to finish to ensure new and returning players can dive into the new story content and reworked gameplay mechanics. You can check out the gameplay overview trailer for Nightingale Realms Rebuilt below, and a little further down, we have an overview of our very own with what you can expect from the massive update!
- A fully overhauled new-player experience to help players get into the core gameplay in a more streamlined manner.
- A campaign storyline featuring multiple portals leading to handcrafted story content, with narratives, questlines, and creatures to tackle.
- Several unique bosses test your abilities and reward you with some of the best equipment in the game.
- Reworked combat and survival mechanics make fighting creatures and enemies feel more powerful and intuitive, with unique tiers of weapons that level up and become as powerful as you do.
- New spells and magic that enhance your abilities and give you additional play styles to mess about with.
- Additional charms to enhance equipment.
- Resource management and consumption mechanic overhaul.
- Additional estate building mechanics to allow for more creativity and freedom, including an increased build limit for all players.
- A progression tree that unlocks recipes as you gain more Essence, rewarding in-game challenges and accomplishments, along with new bonuses when crafting items and equipment.
- A glamour station allows you to transmog equipment to put fashion before function.
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How Big is the Realms Rebuilt Update?
To download the update, expect approximately 30 GB. Once unpacked, it increases the game’s total file size to 56 GB.
As for content, Realms Rebuilt offers countless hours of game time, depending on your play style. I can see many returning players investing tens or hundreds of hours in the new mechanics and story content!
You’ll need to know how to get stone blocks in Nightingale to enjoy all the new building mechanics in Realms Rebuilt! In the meantime, visit the Insider Gaming community forums to discuss the game and other things!
