Nightingale News

• Fix to reduce/eliminate ‘dobbins’ errors
  
• Sheltered effect is better respected in caves, Sites of Power, and Stick Tents, which means rain should no longer cause players to be unable to use Graeme’s campfire
  
• Nellie no longer tells you to find a Fabled Automaton Knight when you actually need to find a Fabled Automaton Bishop
  

• Bound Assassin’s blade should now show as intended when it is thrown
  
• Wear and tear visual changes should be back on tools as their durability decreases
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause crafting benches to display fire VFX while extinguished
  

• Fixed an issue that could cause fleeing creatures to trigger combat music
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause audio to briefly cut out when approaching certain POIs
  
• Fixed a rare crash caused by a multithreading race condition in the audio engine
  

• Slingbow Marbles now properly apply debuff effects when shot

• Recruitable NPCs no longer stop performing all their tasks if an encumbered player is nearby
  
• Adjustments to Humbaba movement to prevent sliding
  
• Fixed an NPC POI in Herbarium Forest where players could not use the stairs to reach the top of the foundation
  
• Elder Eoten should no longer stand idle for long periods of time
  
• Sheliak will now apply heavier gravity to players as it is charging even if a gravitational Realm Card is on the Realm
  
• Bound Assassin can no longer hit players through walls with its throwing blade attack
  

• Voice type selection in character creation should no longer reset to Type A after choosing another option
  
• Players should no longer temporarily spawn under the world when returning to the Crossways
  

• Desma will no longer have the dialogue option “The potion seemed to work on the roots!” before the player has completed the required quest
  
• Implemented a fix that should make it easier to build near Joan of Arc
  
• There are no longer two quests called "An Astrall Pull"
  
• Hope Echo has been updated to mention the correct current Realm location of Ludivine Saint-Clair
  

• Player names no longer show on the map when Streamer Mode is on
  
• Watering UI should no longer show on non-valid objects
  
• Permission buttons on storage containers should now be highlighted properly
  
• Adjustment to the in-game tutorial notifications that appear on the left side of the screen to be clamped to a 16:9 ratio, and animate from the center, hopefully making them harder to miss for players
  
• Updated NPC shop visuals to be more aligned with our black and gold aesthetic
  

• Improved performance for the crafting recipe menu, especially when using Autofill
  
• Various visual and audio bug fixes
  

• Moved position of Crossways Portal Glyphs
  
• Adjusted VFX for ranged AOE attack on low-quality graphics (example: Slingbow ammo)
  
• Added visual dressing to the final Magwytch Site of Power chamber
  

• Sickle’s second ability (‘Throw’ or also known as ‘Sickle-rang’) can now be used when the player only has 1 stamina remaining
  

• The "Work here" radius has been increased for recruitable NPCs
  
• Only recruited NPCs are allowed to pick up items off the ground
  
• Wisp colours have been adjusted to be closer to the colour of the Essence they spawn
  

• You can now export and import character appearances to new or existing profiles in the first step of character creation/editing, for additional details see here
• A full beard facial hair option has been added to the character creator
  
• The text for the Drifter loadout has been updated
  

• Players can now get the Campfire recipe for free if they complete Graeme’s quest before unlocking it in the Progression Tree
  
• Various Abeyance quests have been adjusted to mention unlocking items in the progression menu, such as 'Establish a Base'
  
• Taliesin’s side quests will no longer automatically be pushed to your quest tracker, but can be pinned there by going to your quest menu
  
• Nellie’s quest will now only accept resources from Gauntlet Apexes
  

• Added Magick Power stats to Shimmering resources so it now provides 6% Critical Damage + 4% Magick Power
  
• Added Max. Health and Max. Stamina to Nickel so it now provides 20 Maximum Health + 10 Maximum Stamina + 10% Environmental Resistance
  
• The amount of Essence extracted from arrows has been adjusted
  
• Adjusted Lumber burn time to be greater than Wood Bundles
  

• Updated Input Hint textures to be less pixelated at small sizes
  
• Added a map pin to the bunker in Hollowed Moor for Poe’s quest
  
• Additional icons for consumables, undergarments and the Regency tile set have been added
  

• Downloading your Online characters from our website to transfer them to Offline mode now includes the folder with your Steam ID in it and can be exported to the same folder as Legacy/Archived characters, our documentation has been (or shortly after this post) updated to reflect this change
  
• Various minor text edits for clarity and consistency
  
• Various text updates for non-English languages
  
• Various minor visual updates for consistency
  

• Fix to reduce/eliminate ‘dobbins’ errors
  
• Sheltered effect is better respected in caves, Sites of Power, and Stick Tents, which means rain should no longer cause players to be unable to use Graeme’s campfire
  
• Nellie no longer tells you to find a Fabled Automaton Knight when you actually need to find a Fabled Automaton Bishop
  

• Bound Assassin’s blade should now show as intended when it is thrown
  
• Wear and tear visual changes should be back on tools as their durability decreases
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause crafting benches to display fire VFX while extinguished
  

• Fixed an issue that could cause fleeing creatures to trigger combat music
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause audio to briefly cut out when approaching certain POIs
  
• Fixed a rare crash caused by a multithreading race condition in the audio engine
  

• Slingbow Marbles now properly apply debuff effects when shot

• Recruitable NPCs no longer stop performing all their tasks if an encumbered player is nearby
  
• Adjustments to Humbaba movement to prevent sliding
  
• Fixed an NPC POI in Herbarium Forest where players could not use the stairs to reach the top of the foundation
  
• Elder Eoten should no longer stand idle for long periods of time
  
• Sheliak will now apply heavier gravity to players as it is charging even if a gravitational Realm Card is on the Realm
  
• Bound Assassin can no longer hit players through walls with its throwing blade attack
  

• Voice type selection in character creation should no longer reset to Type A after choosing another option
  
• Players should no longer temporarily spawn under the world when returning to the Crossways
  

• Desma will no longer have the dialogue option “The potion seemed to work on the roots!” before the player has completed the required quest
  
• Implemented a fix that should make it easier to build near Joan of Arc
  
• There are no longer two quests called "An Astrall Pull"
  
• Hope Echo has been updated to mention the correct current Realm location of Ludivine Saint-Clair
  

• Player names no longer show on the map when Streamer Mode is on
  
• Watering UI should no longer show on non-valid objects
  
• Permission buttons on storage containers should now be highlighted properly
  
• Adjustment to the in-game tutorial notifications that appear on the left side of the screen to be clamped to a 16:9 ratio, and animate from the center, hopefully making them harder to miss for players
  
• Updated NPC shop visuals to be more aligned with our black and gold aesthetic
  

• Improved performance for the crafting recipe menu, especially when using Autofill
  
• Various visual and audio bug fixes
  

• Moved position of Crossways Portal Glyphs
  
• Adjusted VFX for ranged AOE attack on low-quality graphics (example: Slingbow ammo)
  
• Added visual dressing to the final Magwytch Site of Power chamber
  

• Sickle’s second ability (‘Throw’ or also known as ‘Sickle-rang’) can now be used when the player only has 1 stamina remaining
  

• The "Work here" radius has been increased for recruitable NPCs
  
• Only recruited NPCs are allowed to pick up items off the ground
  
• Wisp colours have been adjusted to be closer to the colour of the Essence they spawn
  

• You can now export and import character appearances to new or existing profiles in the first step of character creation/editing, for additional details see here
• A full beard facial hair option has been added to the character creator
  
• The text for the Drifter loadout has been updated
  

• Players can now get the Campfire recipe for free if they complete Graeme’s quest before unlocking it in the Progression Tree
  
• Various Abeyance quests have been adjusted to mention unlocking items in the progression menu, such as 'Establish a Base'
  
• Taliesin’s side quests will no longer automatically be pushed to your quest tracker, but can be pinned there by going to your quest menu
  
• Nellie’s quest will now only accept resources from Gauntlet Apexes
  

• Added Magick Power stats to Shimmering resources so it now provides 6% Critical Damage + 4% Magick Power
  
• Added Max. Health and Env. Resistance to Nickel so it now provides 20 Maximum Health + 10 Maximum Stamina + 10% Environmental Resistance
  
• The amount of Essence extracted from arrows has been adjusted
  
• Adjusted Lumber burn time to be greater than Wood Bundles
  

• Updated Input Hint textures to be less pixelated at small sizes
  
• Added a map pin to the bunker in Hollowed Moor for Poe’s quest
  
• Additional icons for consumables, undergarments and the Regency tile set have been added
  

• Downloading your Online characters from our website to transfer them to Offline mode now includes the folder with your Steam ID in it and can be exported to the same folder as Legacy/Archived characters, our documentation has been (or shortly after this post) updated to reflect this change
  
• Various minor text edits for clarity and consistency
  
• Various text updates for non-English languages
  
• Various minor visual updates for consistency
  

• Fix to reduce/eliminate ‘dobbins’ error
  
• Sheltered effect is better respected in caves, Sites of Power, and Stick Tents, which means rain should no longer cause players to be unable to use Graeme’s campfire
  
• Nellie no longer tells you to find a Fabled Automaton Knight when you actually need to find a Fabled Automaton Bishop
  
• Ability to export and import character appearance
  
• Various additional bugs fixes and game adjustments for clarity and consistency
  

• Crude Portals: These are portals that players can build and unlock in the Progression Tree. These Magickal Structures offer the ability to place a Portal wherever you’d like. Crude Portals provide a convenient and efficient way to access the Portal Network from any location. Additionally, you can find Fae Portals in each Realm, which you can also activate with Realm Cards to access new Realms.
  
  
• Untamed Realms: These are procedurally-generated Realms outside of the handcrafted Storied Realms you travel across during the main campaign. These Realms contain higher levels of rare resources and offer additional points of interest for Realmwalkers to explore.
  
  In Online Mode, these Realms can be set to Public (Public Realms), allowing you to encounter and interact with other random Realmwalkers. If you prefer to play with friends only, you can keep the realm Private and invite specific players to join. In both cases, the maximum number of Realmwalkers per Realm is 6.
  
  
• Realm Cards: These magickal items are used to access the Portal Network. You can craft Realm Cards for the Untamed Realms with an Enchanter’s Focus. When you approach any portal outside the Crossways, you can use these Untamed Realm Cards to open a new portal to the corresponding Realm.
  

• Difficulty: Opting for a higher difficulty level will result in an increased collection of Essence while exploring the Realm and engaging with points of interest. That said, higher difficulty means tougher enemies, so make sure you have the appropriate level of equipment or a group of fellow Realmwalkers to support you if needed. Realm difficulty does not dictate the type of resources you will discover. You can also reset the Realm difficulty when you rest in a bed.
  
  
• Public Realms: The next setting depends on if you’re playing Online or Offline Mode. If you’re Offline, you can ignore this section. But If you’re playing Online and want to encounter other random Realmwalkers while you explore Untamed Realms, you can set the Realm to ‘Public’. However, if you prefer to maintain the privacy of your Realm, make sure the ‘Public Realm’ option is turned off before opening the portal. Don’t worry, if you’re Realm is set to private, you can still invite your friends to that Realm, they will just require an invite from you.
  
  
  
  Additional things to be aware of in Public Realms: other players can currently access your storage and do damage to your Estate. You are also unable to kick other players from the Realm. If you want to return to your Respite, you’ll have to use the ‘Return to Respite’ feature in the Map. You will also need to build your own Realmic Transmuter if you wish to use Minor Realm Cards.
  
  
• Reset Realm: Finally, the ‘Reset Realm’ option will generate a new Realm based on the card you place in the portal. This offers the opportunity to replay points of interest and acquire additional resources. Please be cautious, as this action will erase any structures you’ve built in that Realm. If you remove a Realm Card from a portal it doesn’t erase that Realm’s progress. You can add the same cards at any point to access that same Realm again (meaning your structures and progress persist). You will need to specifically select the ‘Reset Realm’ option to access an all-new Realm based on that Realm Card.
  

The launch of Nightingale saw it reach a peak of almost 50,000 concurrent players; no small achievement for the debut release from developer Inflexion Games. Yet, despite its distinctive 'gaslamp fantasy' world, the new survival game struggled to maintain an audience in a busy year packed with the likes of Palworld, Enshrouded, Soulmask, and Once Human. Returning to the drawing board, the studio has been hard at work on the game's grand reintroduction - Nightingale: Realms Rebuilt. Ahead of its launch, I spoke with CEO Aaryn Flynn and head of production Leah Summers about the future of the game.

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