Inflexion Games has announced that it is working on an offline mode for Nightingale after players expressed their frustrations with its online-only model. The developer also claimed that it will prioritize this mode and release it as “soon as feasible,” and asks players to look out for the update “in the coming weeks alongside other things we’re working on.” Nightingale launched in early access on February 22, after being delayed several times.
The full message:
Hey Realmwalkers,
We’ve seen a lot of discussion in recent days around our decision to make Nightingale online-only at our Early Access release. We understand that this can be frustrating for a number of reasons.
Our vision for the game since inception was to create an interconnected series of Realms, with the idea of allowing for co-operative exploration in mind – a universe bigger than a single Realm or server. That meant we made a choice early in development between supporting co-op from day one or focusing development on an offline mode.
Co-operative gameplay associated with having party members across multiple Realms was the more technically challenging problem and therefore the one we chose to tackle first. Looking back on that decision, we misjudged what some of you were looking for in your experience.
We are now prioritizing and developing an offline mode that we plan to release as soon as feasible. Keep an eye on our social channels and Discord for updates in the coming weeks alongside other things we’re working on. Thank you to everyone who has stepped into the Realms with us so far – the journey has just begun and we look forward to sharing it with you all.
– The Inflexion Team
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