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Nightingale has had a rocky first year. Its gorgeous 'gaslamp fantasy' world invites you to travel across realms and fight all manner of weird and wonderful creatures as you create your dream estate. But its launch was hampered by a lack of direction, clunky tutorials, and restrictive build limits. Since then, however, developer Inflexion Games has been making regular improvements to the survival game including a brand-new campaign and dramatic upgrades to your construction capacity. Now, as it celebrates its one-year anniversary, one of the most-requested Nightingale features is finally here.

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• When you acquire an item with a specific characteristic that impacts its appearance, that characteristic is permanently unlocked at the Glamour Station.
  
• For example, if you obtain an item with the Gold characteristic, you’ll be able to apply Gold to metals in the dye system from that point forward.
  
• This system does not work retroactively, so you’ll need to obtain new items or pick up items you already have with desired characteristics to unlock their appearances.
  
• For endgame players who’d rather not chase down every material, bundles of appearances are available at the Clothing Vendor in The Watch.

• Frontier Tileset – A rugged new aesthetic for those seeking a bold frontier style.
  
• Wrangler Outfit – A stylish new look fit for any adventurer.
  
• New Furniture Sets – Enhance your homestead with additional pieces for the Crude and Tudor tilesets.

• Fireplaces now stay lit but only consume fuel when actively crafting.
  
• Fixed flickering and blown-out VFX, providing a more visually stable experience.
  
• Controller fixes: LT/RT are no longer double-bound to the Estate Cairn screen.
  
• Improved Portal Meshes: No more squashed platforms when adjusting height.
  
• Lancaster guns now deal proper secondary ability damage.
  
• Essence Trader in Welkin’s Reach no longer gets stuck in an endless question loop.
  
• No more spontaneous umbrella drops! Stay airborne as intended.
  
• Quest NPCs now behave properly, without floating grenades or potions.
  
• Correct climbing animations when injured.
  
• Unique crust effects on tools and weapons now work correctly.
  
• Smoother sprinting mechanics, even when moving toward the camera.
  
• Missing quest markers fixed: The “Talk to Nicolas” marker now appears correctly.
  
• Firearms no longer obscure vision when using Emotes.
  
• Predator and Prey leather/hide tiers fixed.
  
• Improved visual variety: Each tier of plant fiber now has a distinct appearance.
  
• Harpy and Ishmael fibers now feature their proper creature appearances.
  

• Engine Upgrade: Updated to Unreal Engine 5.4.
  
• Character Customization: Improved the appearance of lipstick; you may need to re-edit lipstick in the character creator.
  
• Gameplay Mechanics:
  • Reduced stealth attribute on gear for better balance with other attributes.
    
  • Removed structural support requirements, allowing objects to float when building.
    
  • Campfires and other fueled structures now turn off automatically after crafting is complete.
    
• Gamepad Updates:
  • Improved gamepad for the Map, Guidebook, Estate Cairn and Automation screens.
    
• Visual Updates:
  • Unique models added for Spyrus Mushrooms.
    
  • Hero creatures' appearances now match clothing customization.
    
• Building and Crafting:
  • Copy, move, and remove functionalities added to Build Advanced Mode.
    
  •  Reduced time and effort required to craft T2 and T3 crafting benches.