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So much of the leveling in New World, whether it’s for weapons, armor, or crafting skills, happens without the aid of a trainer or a quest chain. That’s not the case when it comes to Camp upgrades. There are quests associated with other crafting or harvesting skill levels, but these aren’t required to continue to progress.
Fortunately, the quests to upgrade the Camp are of a PvE nature and can often be completed solo. The protocol for upgrading a Camp in Aeternum isn’t just dependent on completing certain quests but needs to be unlocked before a character can even get started.
3 Unlocking The Camp Skill
New players have to finish a quest given by an NPC in the nearby settlement, and they might be one of four different people depending on which of the four starting areas on which they were shipwrecked. This could be one of four locations; First Light, Everfall, Monarch’s Bluffs, or Windsward, and the quest is available in some form in all of these locations.
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It’s easy to find this NPC. They’re near the center of town, have “Survivalist” in their title, and act like Jeremiah Johnson with a bad attitude. Their quest will include harvesting some kind of resource, likely meat or basic travel rations, or killing problem animals for the good of the settlement. Once completed, they’ll give the character the ability to build a basic Tier One Camp.
2 Upgrading The Camp
This process is repeated as the character progresses and visits new settlements. Each settlement in New World has a corresponding level, and that level correlates with the level of a character and the type of Camp they can build.
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The early settlements, which cover the levels between 1 to 15, have quests that can take the player’s Camp skill to Tier I. After this point, it’s a specific NPC in a certain town rather than one conveniently located in each city of the same level, so players often have to travel to get there, which is the point.
Tier II. After reaching level 15, head to the Monarch Bluffs settlement, speak to an NPC called Bercine Thorton, and complete her quest " Friends in Fashion . " She also rewards the player with a nice bit of gold and extra territory standing. Tier III. The character must be at least level 25 to accept this quest, " Animal Instincts ," from Tosch in Cutlass Keys. Just slay a few pesky alligators and slinking wildcats. In exchange, there’s some handy Azoth, gold, territory standing, and the ability to build a Tier III Camp. Tier IV. The quest " Lupine Observations " isn’t available until the character is at least level 41. They must travel to Restless Shore and speak to Survivalist Rilette Wilson so she can relate the dramatic tale of the fearsome Fangsnap and how he must be defeated so the player can learn how to build a Tier IV Camp. Tier V. Few players make it to far-flung Edengrove , but if they reach level 50 and trek to the settlement, they can speak to resident Survivalist Derick Wardell to get the next and final Camp upgrade quest. Fading Lights requires players to defeat ten Ancient Guardians in the nearby Pavo ruins.
1 Why Upgrade?
Camps can be used for spawn points after death and to do some basic crafting even at the lowest level, so not all players will find it necessary to upgrade depending on the type of game they’ve chosen to play. However, for characters that spend more time traveling, taking part in PvP activity in isolated areas, or prefer to remain outside settlements to gather resources, upgrading a Camp is worth the time.
An upgraded Camp means a character can make more complicated tools, weapons, and food without the need to go to town and use a Workshop or a Kitchen. That means more time to get to what’s really important, which means more hunting, killing, and gathering.
New World is currently available on PC.
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