Ultimate Base Construction Guide for Nightingale

Building the ultimate base in Nightingale is an exciting journey - and with the latest Realm Rebuild Update, the possibilities have only expanded. This guide will help you uncover essential strategies for deciding where to build your base, moving it efficiently, and making it visually stand out

Where to Build Your Base in Nightingale

One of the most common questions players ask is: where should I build my base in Nightingale? Should it be in the starter realm? Is it possible to move to a different realm later on? With the recent update, base-building has become even more flexible, allowing you to truly customise your adventure. Here are the three common paths:

Strategy 1: Keep Everything in the Abeyance Realm

The Abeyance Realm is where your journey begins, featuring the Crossways with eight storyline portals. Many players choose to build here due to the convenience of fast access to the Crossways.

• Key Advantages: Your Estate Cairn is free for use elsewhere, making it ideal for building outposts. Fast travel between different points is convenient with Lodestar Teleporters.
  
• Downsides: Since Abeyance is handcrafted, it lacks the uniqueness offered by other realms. This realm design is the same for everyone.

Strategy 2: Move to a Randomly Generated Realm

For players who want a unique base that no one else has, moving to a randomly generated realm is the way to go. Each realm offers unique characteristics - from floating rock structures to industrial elements.

• Advantages: Procedurally generated realms guarantee a one-of-a-kind base.
  
• Downsides: Your Estate Cairn will be locked there.

Strategy 3: A Combination of Both

You can combine both strategies by building your main base in a random realm and leaving a portal to it in Abeyance.

• Advantages: Unique realm base while keeping the Estate Cairn free for other tasks.
  
• Downsides: Longer load times due to needing to travel between realms.

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Moving Your Base: Tips for Efficiency

If you decide to relocate your base, either within the same realm or to a new realm, here are some efficient strategies to make the move as smooth as possible:

• Within the Same Realm: Use Lodestar Teleporters for easy movement. Place temporary storage at your new base location to simplify the transfer.
  
• To a New Realm: Set up portals to connect your old base to the new one, and use Lodestar and companion slots to minimize the number of trips.

Method 1: Using Portals While Keeping Your Estate Cairn at the Old Base

• Set up a portal from your old base to your new base realm directly inside your storage room.
  
• Bring along materials for new storage or break down existing containers to recreate them at your new location.
  
• Fill your character, companion, and Pepys Box with items, travel to the new realm, and set up storage there. Repeat as needed.
  

Method 2: Using The Crossways as Temporary Storage

• Set up a Lodestar at your current base positioned near your storage.
  
• Use the Lodestar to teleport to The Crossways and place a temporary storage chest within easy reach.
  
• Continue teleporting between your base and The Crossways until all items are moved, and then transfer them to your new base location.
  

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Top Realm and Weather Combinations in Nightingale

Realm and weather combinations can enhance the beauty and functionality of your base, from haunted swamp mansions to mystical mage towers. But how many potential realm combinations exist in Nightingale?

• Number of Combinations: There are 48 Major Realm cards that open portals to different realms. Excluding 18 Ascended Worlds and 3 Fae Vaults, we’re left with 27 realms. With 58 Minor cards to customize weather, we have 1,566 combinations. Adding time of day (dawn, dusk, day, night) brings us to 6,264 possible combinations. With 18 of these realms being procedurally generated, the number of possible combinations is essentially infinite.
  
• Favourite Combinations: Some of my personal favourites include:
  
  • Trickster Minor Card: Great for tall buildings (safety first lol) and stunning skies at night.
    
  • Blood Moons: Perfect for building a vampire-like atmosphere in swamps or atop a castle ruin.
    
  • Ghost Card with Swamp: Provides a haunting vibe, but unlike the moon - with changing weather and time of day.
    
  • Quarry Card with Forests: Fog creates cinematic depth in dense forests.
    

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Base Aesthetics: Making Your Base Stand Out

Your base can be much more than a storage space. As i was exploring latest Discord community challenge, i came to a several conclusions. Here are a few tips to make it visually stunning:

• Use Unique Structures: Consider building in natural caves, floating islands, or even integrating old factories and zeppelins into your base.
  
• Incorporate Story Elements: Use old portals or even trap an Elder Eoten as part of your garden design for a dynamic, eye-catching setting.
  
• Small Details Matter: A cozy, detailed space is far more impressive than an empty gigantic castle. Scale down and focus on filling smaller rooms with atmosphere.

Final Thoughts

Nightingale offers vast opportunities for creative base-building, and with the flexible Realm Rebuild Update, you can truly make your base a reflection of your adventure. If you want to see how others have approached building and get some visual inspiration, you can check out the community challenge submissions[kekbur.net] with over 150 pictures, devided into Interior, Exterior and Settlements categories.