Warning

I’ve been on hiatus since 2024-12-27

To-Do

Town Project Board Order

  • Faction Supply Cart
  • Faction Quest (Expeditions)
  • Town Project Board
  • Centerpiece (Events)
  • Cutlass Keys
  • Monarch’s Bluffs
  • Windsward
  • Reekwater
  • Restless Shores
  • Mourningdale
  • Edengrove
  • Weaver’s Fen
  • Brightwood
  • Everfall
  • Ebonscale Reach
  • Brimstone Sands

Daily

  • Town Project Board Missions
  • 3 Faction Missions
  • 5 Gypsum Orbs from Faction Vendor
  • Corruption Caches — 2 Lost Sack of Coins +500 GOLD
  • 3 Concealed Vaults (Gathering)
  • 3 Random Expeditions 3000 GOLD TOTAL
  • 2 Random Mutated Expeditions 3000 GOLD TOTAL
  • CK Run Buy — Resources Crates -386 Doubloons
  • 3 Soul Trials +75 GOLD

12 Expeditions (25 max daily)

  • Amrine
  • Starstone
  • Depths
  • Dynasty
  • Genesis
  • Lazarus
  • Barnacles
  • Empyrean
  • Tempest
  • Ennead
  • Savage — No Repeatable Quest?
  • Glacial

Up Next

  • Skills 250+
  • Weaponsmithing 250
  • MAX 725 GS, BIS
  • Finish MSQ
  • Season 6
    • 15/25 — Craft 700+GS Items
  • Stalwart Heartrune of Stoneform
    • 50x Gypsum Orbs
    • 10x Runic Voidstone
      • 10x Obsidian Voidstone
      • 10x Powerful Gemstone Dust
        • 30x Pristine Gems (3 gems for 1 dust)
      • 40x Solvent
    • 50x Azoth Vials

Currently

  • Last Updated
    • 2024-12-11
    • 612 / 888
    • 68.9 %

PvE = 88/110

  • Enemies by Type = 28/29
    • 8,000 = Angry Earth
  • Enemies by Name // 14/25
    • 400, 800 = Corrupted
    • 800 = Lost
    • 200, 400, 800 = Angry Earth
    • 200, 400, 800 = Ancient
    • 400, 800 = Wildlife
  • Invasions & Breaches // 4/11
    • Win Invasions = 5, 10, 25, 50, 100
    • Corruption Breaches = 2500, 5000
  • Expedition Bosses // 12/15
    • ??? Raid
    • ??? Raid
    • ??? Raid

PvP = 10/56

  • Factions = 0/15
    • Defeat Covenant, Marauder, Syndicate = 150, 300, 900, 1800, 3600
  • Control Points = 1/5
    • Capture control points = 20, 50, 100, 200
  • Wars = 0/6
    • Win Wars = 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100
  • Outpost Rush = 1/6
    • OPR = Wins = 5, 25, 50, 100, 200
  • Kills = 1/5
    • Defeat other players = 500, 2500, 5000, 10000
  • 3v3 Arenas = 1/8
    • 10, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000 wins
    • 100 wins without anyone dying
  • PvP Rank = 1/6
    • Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Starmetal

Quests = 59/61

  • Territory Stories = 54/56
    • Cutlass Keys
      • In Search of Plunder
      • Explosive Prospecting

Faction Missions = 41/185

  • PvE Hunt = 4/5
    • 200 = Hunt PvE
  • PvE By Territory = 23/75
    • Brightwood = 250, 500
    • Brimstone Sands = 25, 50, 100, 250, 500
    • Cutlass Keys = 100, 250, 500
    • Edengrove = 25, 50, 100, 250, 500
    • Everfall = 250, 500
    • First Light = 250, 500 BUGGED?
    • Great Cleave = 25, 50, 100, 250, 500
    • Monarch’s Bluffs = 250, 500
    • Mourningdale = 50, 100, 250, 500
    • Ebonscale Reach = 25, 50, 100, 250, 500
    • Reekwater = 50, 100, 250, 500
    • Restless Shores = 100, 250, 500
    • Shattered Mountain = 25, 50, 100, 250, 500
    • Weaver’s Fen = 100, 250, 500
    • Windsward = 250, 500
  • PvP Missions = 0/15
    • 5, 20, 50, 100, 200
      • Covenant = Preserve
      • Marauder = Infiltrate
      • Syndicate = Gather Intel
    • 5, 20, 50, 100, 200
      • Covenant = Sanctify
      • Marauder = Show of Strength
      • Syndicate = Stabilize
    • 5, 20, 50, 100, 200 = Intercept
    • 5, 20, 50, 100, 200
      • Covenant = Tithe
      • Marauder = Pillage
      • Syndicate = Disrupt
  • PvP by Territory = 0/75
    • 25, 50, 100, 250, 500 = PvP faction missions
      • Brightwood
      • Brimstone Sands
      • Cutlass Keys
      • Edengrove
      • Everfall
      • First Light BUGGED?
      • Great Cleave
      • Monarch’s Bluffs
      • Mourningdale
      • Ebonscale Reach
      • Reekwater
      • Restless Shores
      • Shattered Mountain
      • Weaver’s Fen
      • Windsward
  • Completed = 4/5
    • Faction Missions = 4000

Progression = 221/262

  • Trade Skills = 108/119
    • All to 140, 200, 250
      • Crafting
        • Arcana = 250
        • Cooking = 250
        • Furnishing = 250
        • Weaponsmithing = 200, 250
        • Stonecutting = 250
        • Woodworking = 250
      • Gathering
        • Fishing = 250
        • Music = 250
  • Equipment = 15/20
    • Equipped Items boosts stats to 260
      • STR
      • DEX
      • INT
      • FOC
      • CON
  • Territories = 24/48
    • All Territory Standing = 150, 300

General = 143/163

  • Crafting = 31/35
    • Craft Armouring items = 4000
    • Craft Weapon-smithing items = 800, 2000, 4000
  • Named Items = 18/19
    • Named Weapons = 250
  • Modes = 1/8
    • Use Resources to repair structures = 1000, 10k, 100k
    • Reload turrets = 250
    • Deposit 150 Infused Wood
    • Deposit 150 Infused Ores
    • Deposit 150 Infused Hides
  • Fishing = 12/14
    • Catch fish = 5k, 10k
  • Music = 4/10
    • Unique Skilled songs with Amazing Score = 1, 10, 25
    • Unique Expert songs with Amazing Score = 10, 25
    • Expert version of YAAAHHHH! with a perfect score

Achievements, Titles = Both 4/5

  • Achievements = 800
  • Titles = 190

BIS

https://www.studioloot.com/new-world/articles/runeglass-gems-guide/ https://www.studioloot.com/new-world/articles/gemstone-effects-in-new-world/

HEALERLIFE STAFFVOIDARMOURAMULETRING
25 STR
25 DEX
200 INT
350 FOC
100 CON
- Blessed
- Fortifying Sacred Ground

- Refreshing Move
- Enchanted
- Keen
- Lifestealing
- Refreshing Move
- Refreshing
- Enchanted Ward
- Health
- Slash Conditioning
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- Keen Beacon
- Nullifying Oblivion
---
- Mending Protection
- Fortified
- Health
- PROTECTIONS
- Hearty
- Healing Breeze
- Sacred
HEARTRUNE
STALWART
STONEFORM
- Ritual of the Hereafter (4500 LAZ)
- Fire of Life (4500 Empyrean)
Featherweight
CHANGE MECHANGE MECHANGE ME

Enemy Types

TypeWeak To
AncientStrike, Lightning, Void
Angry EarthSlash, Fire
BeastThrust
CorruptedThrust, Arcane, Nature
HumanSlash
LostStrike, Ice, Nature

Side Quests

LocationLevelsSide Quests
Monarch’s Bluffs1-17DONE
Windsward1-17DONE
Everfall1-25DONE
Brightwood26-35DONE
Weaver’s Fen30-40DONE
Great Cleave41-50DONE
Restless Shore41-46DONE
Mourningdale45-50DONE
Edengrove51-60DONE
Ebonscale Reach52-60DONE
Reekwater58-65+DONE
Shattered Mountain60-65DONE
Brimstone Sands60-65+
Cutlass Keys60-65+
Elysian Wilds60-65+

Storage

LocationStoragePlanned Housing
Alazar’s Recall
(Shattered Mountain)
UnusedHEARTY MEALS
Bastion
(Great Cleave)
MYTHRIL
BrightwoodWoodworking
Stonecutting
CUT GEMS
Brimstone Sands
Clarion
(Shattered Mountain)
BASIC FOOD
Cutlass KeysSmelting
Ebonscale ReachPRIMARYHouse 1
EdengroveCooking
EverfallTown Board ItemsHouse 2
Last Light
(Elysian Wilds)
Monarch’s BluffsLeatherworking
Mourningdale
ReekwaterArcana
Dyes
Fishing
Furniture
Restless ShoreHEALTH POTIONS
Taberna Mercatus
(Brimstone Sands)
The Bull’s Eye
(Elysian Wilds)
Warden’s Rise
(Great Cleave)
Weaver’s FenWeaving
Wikala al-Waha
(Brimstone Sands)
Windsward

Town Board Project Missions

Note

Does not include all missions

TypeItemsNot Worth
Potion - Mana- Weak
- Common
- Strong
- Powerful
- Infused
Potion - Health- Weak
- Common
- Strong
Potion - Regen- Common
- Strong
- Powerful
Fishing- Nightcrawler Bait
- Woodlouse Bait
- Cheese Bait
- Meat Bait
- Fish Filet
- Firm Fish Filet
- Fish Oil
- Large Salmon
- Medium Salmon
- Fish Bait
- Bread Bait
- Tadpole
Leatherworking- Rawhide
- Coarse Leather
- Rugged Leather
- Layered Leather
- Infused Leather
Smelting- Iron Ingot
- Steel Ingot
- Starmetal Ingot
- Orichalcum Ingot
Stonecutting- Stone Block (Grey)
- Stone Brick (Brown)
- Lodestone Brick
- Obsidian Voidstone
Weaving- Fibers
- Linen
- Sateen
- Silk
- Infused Silk
Woodcutting- Green Wood- Timber
- Lumber
- Wyrdwood Planks
- Ironwood Planks
Food Meals- Light Ration
- Energizing Light Ration
- Travel Ration
- Energizing Travel Ration
Resources- Water
- Flint
- Feathers
- Oil

Character Creation

Generations

GenWhenTypeNote
12021-09-28Launch LegaciesCharacters from launch
22022-11-02Revamped Starting Experience; Brimstonehttps://www.newworld.com/en-us/news/articles/fresh-start-world-rollout-plan-and-faq
??????☀️☀️☀️Did not play in 2023 so I don’t know if there is another generation here
32024-10-15New World: Aeternumhttps://www.newworld.com/en-us/news/articles/road-to-new-world-aeternum-servers
??????☀️☀️☀️On hiatus since 2024-12-27

Archetypes

ArchetypeDamage TypeWeaponsCraftingGatheringRefining
SoldierTank / DamageSnS + HatchetWeaponsmithingMiningSmelting
DestroyerDamage / TankWar Hammer + GreataxeArmouringSkinningLeatherworking
RangerDamageBow + SpearEngineeringLoggingWoodworking
MusketeerDamageRapier + MusketArmouringHarvestingWeaving
OccultistDamageFire Staff + Ice GauntletJewelcraftingMiningSmelting
MysticHealer / DamageLife Staff + Void GauntletArcanaHarvestingWeaving
SwordbearerDamage / TankGreatsword + BlunderbussCookingFishingLeatherworking

Territory Standing

NameDescription
ALWAYSStorageIncrease Storage
1GatherIncrease Gathering speed in AREA
2Station FeeDecrease Crafting fee in AREA
3Standing GainEarn more Territory standing while in AREA
4Trading FeeDecrease Trading Fee rate in AREA
UnsureFaction ReputationEarn more Faction Reputation while in AREA
NEVERXP GainEarn more XP Gain while in AREA
ALWAYSHouse OwnershipYou can own a house in AREA
Property UpkeepDecrease Property Upkeep in AREA
ALWAYSHouse ItemsIncrease The maximum number of house items you can place in AREA

Light Armour and Weight

Note

HGF = Head, Gloves, Feet

WeightArmourFeatherweight
10.0All Light
12.22 Medium HGF Only
12.61 Medium Legs
1 Medium HGF
12.71 Medium Chest Only
12.9LWHLH
HWLLH
HWHLL
1211.9
13.0This is medium
KEYHead
Chest, Weightless
Gloves
Legs
Feet
https://www.nw-buddy.de/armor-weights/light

Warning

The following table is based on 700 GS

TypeLightMediumDiff
Head103.0187.484.4
Chest240.4437.3196.9
Gloves103.0187.484.4
Legs137.4249.9112.5
Feet103.0187.484.4

Note

Legs + HGF = Chest 112.5 + 84.4 = 196.9

Settings

Note

  • These settings are based on my personal preference and what works for me.
  • Focus — High Performance, Low Quality, Low-End PC
  • Last Updated 2024-10-12

Where New World is Installed

  1. Open Steam
  2. Library
  3. Right click New World
  4. Manage
  5. Browse Local Files
  6. Sample Locations
    • Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\New World
    • SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\New World

In-Game Settings

  1. Run New World
  2. Open Task Manager
  3. Right click NewWorld.exe
  4. Go to Details
  5. Right click
  6. Set Priority
  7. High
  8. Do the following in-game:
LocationSettingChoice
GameBandwidth ModeHigh
GameEmit Client Telemetry DataOff
VideoWindow ModeWindowed
VideoVideo QualityLow
VideoDynamic Resolution ScalingOff
VideoVSyncOff
VideoCap FPS in BackgroundOn

Windows 11 Settings

🪟 Start Button >> Search ThisSetting Type
UpdateDownload and install the latest version of Windows
Startup AppsTurn off the unnecessary ones
Game Mode SettingsON
Game BarOFF, unless you use the feature
Graphics Settings1. Change default graphics settings
2. Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling — ON
3. Back to System >> Display >> Graphics
4. Search for NewWorld.exe
5. Options
6. High Performance
7. Save
Device Manager1. System Devices
2. High Precision Event Timer
3. Disable device
View Advanced System Settings1. Performance >> Settings…
2. Visual Effects >> Adjust for best performance
3. Advanced >> Virtual Memory >> Change
4. Custom Size
5. Initial: 20000
6. Maximum: 20000
7. Set
8. OK (Virtual Memory)
9. OK (Performance Options)
10. OK (System Properties)
Task Manager1. Performance Tab
2. Select your GPU
3. Top Right Corner
4. Take note of the names
5. Update your drivers
6. AMD - https://www.amd.com/en/support
7. INTEL - https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download-center/home.html
8. NVIDIA - https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/drivers/

NVIDIA Control Panel

  1. Desktop
  2. Right Click
  3. NVIDIA Control Panel
  4. 3D Settings >> Adjust Image Settings with preview
    1. Use the advanced 3D image settings
    2. Apply
  5. 3D Settings >> Manage 3D Settings
    1. Program Settings
    2. Add
    3. Sort by Recently Used
    4. New World (newworld.exe)
    5. Add Selected Program
    6. Do the following
    7. Then hit Apply
FeatureSetting
Image ScalingON at 50%
Antialiasing – Gamma CorrectionON
CUDA GPUsALL
Low Latency ModeULTRA
OpenGL rendering GPUSelect your preferred GPU
Power Management ModePrefer Maximum Performance
Texture Filtering – Anisotropic Sample OptimizationON
Texture Filtering – Negative LOD BiasALLOW
Texture Filtering QualityHigh Performance
Texture Filtering – Trilinear OptimizationON
Threaded OptimizationON

Steam Settings (Optional)

  1. Open Steam
  2. Top left corner — Steam
  3. Settings
  4. Library
    • Low Bandwidth Mode — ON
    • Low Performance Mod — ON
    • Disable Community Content — ON
  5. In-Game
    • In-game FPS counter — Choose a position
    • In-game FPS counter high contrast colour — ON
    • When a screenshot is taken — Display a Notification

Verify Integrity of Game Files

  1. After downloading and installing a new patch / update, you should do this!
  2. Steam
  3. Library
  4. Right Click New World
  5. Properties…
  6. Installed Files
  7. Verify integrity of game files
  8. Steam Client Service popup — YES
  9. Wait for Steam to verify
  10. Done!

New World Application Settings

  1. Steam
  2. Library
  3. Right Click New World
  4. Manage
  5. Browse Local Files
  6. Right click on NewWorldLauncher.exe
  7. Properties
  8. Compatibility tab
  9. Disable full screen optimizations — CHECK
  10. Change High DPI Settings
    1. Override high DPI Scaling behaviour — CHECK — APPLICATION
    2. Apply the changes
  11. Repeat steps 6 to 10 for NewWorld.exe in the Bin64 folder

General — Miscellaneous

  • Close all applications that you will not be using
    • Web Browsers
    • Background programs
    • System Tray programs
    • Downloading other games, Windows updates, etc.
    • Discord (especially the overlay)
  • Scan for malware
  • Check for signs of overheating