Nightingale PTR Portal
Player-Hosted Servers
Player-hosted servers are now available for additional testing in the PTR ahead of the winter update. You’ll see two new options when starting the game: Host a Friend and Connect to a Friend.
Key Improvements:
Characters are now shared between offline mode, hosting a friend, and connecting to a friend.
You can download your characters from online mode to play on friends' hosted servers.
Host a Friend:
Select Host a Friend and enter the port number for other players to connect.
Confirm the settings and choose or create a character.
Share your IP address and port with connecting players (you can find your IP via tools like https://icanhazip.com/).
If players are connecting from outside your LAN, forward port 7777 (or your selected port) on TCP and UDP from your router to your PC. Port forwarding guide.
Connect to a Friend:
Select Connect to a Friend and enter their IP address and port.
Play as expected, with the host managing realm travel approvals.
Resource Automation
Automate resource harvesting for your Estate using recruited Survivors. This feature will continue to evolve with future updates.
How It Works:
Recruit an NPC as a Survivor.
Assign them as a Resident of your Estate.
Build a Resource Automation Station.
Assign an Estate Resident to the station.
Recruiting a Survivor:
Interact with Survivors to obtain their Calling Cards.
View Calling Cards in the "Calling Cards" tab of your inventory.
Estate Cairn Management:
Access the Estate Management menu from the Estate Cairn.
Assign up to 15 Survivors per Estate by upgrading your Cairn in the Progression menu (one Cairn per realm).
Automation Stations:
Choose from the following Resource Automation Stations in the Progression menu:
Wood Station
Mining Station
Hunting Station
Farming Station
Assign a Resident to collect resources. Only Tier 1 resource stations are available in this update, with more to come.
Winter Event
Celebrate the season with festive challenges to unlock holiday-themed rewards! Access the Special Event tab in the Progression menu to view unlock requirements.
New Weapon:
Snowballs: Craft from the simple workbench after unlocking in the Progression tree.
Engage in snowball fights using the Charm of the Brawler to enable friendly fire.
New Outfits & Decorations:
Jolly Dress
Winter Child’s Garb
Magician Top Hat
16 festive decorations
New Food:
Roasted Seeds
Pumpkin Pie
Spiced Latte
New Pet:
Grimalkin
New Snow-Themed Minor Cards:
Cozy Winter Card: A peaceful snowy realm.
Winter Wonderland: Increased gliding speed and height, with slippery ground.
Naughty and Nice List: Creatures drop coal and presents.
Improved Build Mode
Experience a more intuitive build mode:
Press B to access Build Mode.
Toggle between Search Mode (advanced functionality) and Free Mode (immersive building).
Augment Selection:
Customize crafting benches via the Station Traits tab to apply desired Augments.
New Spells:
Darkness: Inflicts increased damage on enemies in a shadowy orb.
Grasping Mire: Summons tentacles that slow and damage enemies.
Life Drain: Absorbs health from nearby enemies, healing the caster.
Ring Course
Four ring-gliding courses were added to the Abeyance realm and Sylvan’s Cradle to test out with your umbrella!
New Tileset
A festive Obsidian Tileset is now available in The Watch.
Change Highlights:
Public Realm chat enabled.
Fixed performance drop on Glamour Station.
Resolved broken lighting on chandeliers.
Charm of Brawling refresh issue fixed.
Fixed hunger bar reset bug after eating food.
Small violet flowers now count as “flower” resources and can be grown.
Improved placement rules for ramps and planks.
Fixed incorrect animation for bolt-action rifle aiming.
Fabled Humbaba meat now spawns in Swamp Vault reward chests.
Cold status effect removed when players are sheltered.
Resolved stuttering when wading in swamp water.
Double-clicking clothing no longer unequips similar items.
Players animate when using CapsLock for Auto Walk.
NPCs retain health when changing areas.
Improved collision resets for Sentinels and Sheliak in boss rush.
Known issues:
Quests in the journal show up as Nightingale cards
NPCs with blocked beds can get stuck wandering instead of going back to work
Dismissed NPCs do not reappear in their original world
Flickering may occur on various parts of the Watch
NPCs may walk away mid-dialogue
Plank placement is difficult
NPCs lose dialogue after being turned into cards
Confirmation timer for resolution changes no longer works
On player hosted servers, Eotens may float into the sky
Toggling the HUD will permanently hide a boss’ health bar