I want to rebuild, but I'm scared I will lose my flame level.

[Crimson]

If I pick up the flame, will I still retain the level, or does the flame level reset?
I want to pick it up, then logout and log back in, so I can start my base again.

[Silent Warrior]

There is a difference between flame level and altar level.
Your flame level is permanent, and it affects your whole world, you won't lose it.
But your altar level increases the size of your building area. When you delete an altar, you'll lose this and have to spend again the materials for your new altar.

[griffonwing]

The only things you need to get your new altar up to your previous one are Shroud Cores.

[PaPaKat]

Originally posted by griffonwing:

The only things you need to get your new altar up to your previous one are Shroud Cores.

those are easy to get to..you can craft them at the Alchemist for 10 spore and 10 shroud juice each.

[OAN]

I rebuilt a while back, completely moved my main base. Tedious, but not too bad.

Then I've moved my alter like 5 times. Same XY location, different altitude. Spent a bunch of shroud cores getting it just right, but I want to build a really tall tower with just one altar.

Bad part was, I already had a big perimeter wall built right along the yellow line of the level 4 altar, and a bunch of underground tunnels/structures built too. So trying to move the alter as high as I could without potentially wiping that stuff out was the task.

Moral: If you move your base, build a tall tower and put the altar up high in case down the road you want to build a super-tall tower.