Nightingale News

Realmwalkers,

After many discussions with our team, we’ve come to the decision to move the Early Access release date for Nightingale to Fall (Northern Hemisphere, Spring in the Southern Hemisphere) this year.

The reason for the shift is simple: our playtest process is working. The feedback we’ve been receiving from players has been invaluable, and the extra time will allow us to continue the progress we’ve been making without it compromising our team’s health.

We thank the community for their continued patience and support, and we look forward to sharing more of the game in the upcoming weeks and months.

For more information on the delay and game updates, please watch our latest Developer Update video:

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Video Summary:

• Launch Delay Details
  
• Playtesting Update
  
• New Creatures
  

- Inflexion Games

-- ALL IMAGES ARE PRE-ALPHA --

We're back with another sneak peek into some of the behind-the-scenes updates we've implemented since the last Reflections post. The biggest news is that we had another closed alpha playtest, check our latest Dev Update video and Playtest Summary blog if you missed them.

PLAYTESTER SCREENCAPTURES (March)
Before we get into the new stuff, we promised we'd share a few more playtester screen captures with you all. So, here they are!
(Image taken by playtester)

(Image taken by playtester)

(Image taken by playtester)

THE DESERT IS ALIVE
Before, the Desert Realm in Nightingale felt a little flat. Now, however, the desert has endless sand dunes which help the Realm feel more alive and affected by the elements.

Another thing that we are super excited about is that apart from the physical landscape improvements, we have also added heat haze and mirages!

The Desert Realm is feeling much more fleshed out and immersive with these new implementations and we hope it translates to the players when exploring this Realm.

INTERESTING POINTS
To inspire a sense of exploration in players and provide some clues to a Realm's history, we are adding more Points of Interest (POI). Some expand the visual aspect of the Realm, while others may contain additional gameplay elements or lore. We look forward to you finding them all in the future!


WARM WELCOME
We've added some new creatures in-game! We will be going into more detail on our social posts in the future but, as a first introduction, here they are:

PIHRAT CAATYNE HEXHAM MONGREL
As a special highlight, here is a peek at Hexham Mongrel's floppy ears as it walks!


BUG OF THE MONTH
Ever wonder what a Harpy's insides look like? Well, one unlucky developer found out. And while this view may be gone from inside of the game, it will forever live on in our memories....and as a Custom Emoji in our work Slack.

Heya Realmwalkers!

Yesterday we released a brand new Developer Update where we talk about the last playtest and our plan for the next while,

Check it out here:
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Make sure to click on the blog link in the video description to see some in-game screen captures our playtesters took.

As always, we appreciate your ongoing support and feedback as we continue this journey together.

Much love,

The Nightingale Team

Heya Realmwalkers,

We have a new Developer Update video for you all.

Please check it out here:
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Thanks again for your support and see you soon.
FEB 14, 2023 EDIT:

For clarification regarding Official Dedicated Servers, other players will only be able to travel to your Realm if you invite them via party invite. Players will not be able to randomly to your active Realms or respite randomly. If your pals don't set your Realm as their respite point, they will need to be invited to come back.

Hey there, Realmwalkers!

Did you catch our brand-new trailer at The Game Awards? If you missed it or want to revisit it, check it out here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POcUb4TM1ks


Caves

These subterranean locations within the Realms range from natural-looking caves to underground abandoned Fae ruins, and include a variety of encounters. We’ll share more details about these encounters in future updates as playtesting and development continues.



Rock Climbing

Realmwalkers will be able to equip special gear that allows them to scale steep rock faces.



Gliding

Umbrellas can be used for so much more than just shielding you from the elements! Realmwalkers will be able to enchant their umbrellas so they can use them to glide from high places.



Shockwave Spell

If you’ve been following us for a while, you may have noticed that we teased a light wisp spell. Now we’re happy to showcase a spell which will stop enemies in their tracks.


Eoten Variants

Some of our creatures will have unique variants for certain biomes. Keep an eye out for these special Eoten while on your journey!



Flamespitter Bound

This new bound type is a bit of a hot head, and joins the 10+ other Bound variants which spawn at night and during other special encounters.

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We still have so much more to show you, so make sure to follow our social channels for more information and sign up for our newsletter to get alerted for future playtest opportunities.

Until next time,

The Nightingale Team

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