New World: Aeternum Boosting

Generally speaking, completing specific PvE dungeons or competitive PvP modes in New World not only earns rewards, but more importantly, showcases the game's combat design.

However, there are also some gameplay methods that don't involve overly ingenious mechanical design, primarily allowing you to directly farm resources to level up your character, such as chest runs.

Also known as elite chest runs, these are large-scale endgame activities. You instantly team up with other players and follow a specific route through elite zones or strongholds to search for elite chests and loot them.

With the addition of Nighthaven, a new zone, in Season 10, your run routes and strategies may require some adjustments to better adapt to the new season and maximize your gains from a single chest run. We'll explain these tips below.

Special Tips For Chest Runs

Mechanically, the gameplay is simple: follow the route, kill enemies at each destination, and loot chests. However, knowing a few additional tips ahead of time can help you avoid unnecessary losses during chest runs.

First, while there's no character level requirement for this event, it's recommended that you reach at least level 50 before entering, as otherwise, you'll be easily killed.

Second, all elite chests can only be looted once within 24 hours, and the limit resets daily at 5:00 AM EST. This means you can participate in this resource farming activity daily if you have the time.

How To Form A Team?

Players gather in real-time in Recruitment text chat every day to complete chest runs together. If you'd like to join someone else's team, follow the chat below and select a reliable team to join:

• X WT
• X ECR
• X TRAIN
• X and then the elite zone you're gathered at

If you want to be the team leader and recruit others, you can first plan a good run route, then post a notification in Recruitment text chat and wait for others to join.

What Preparations Should You Make Beforehand?

Compared to large-scale PvE or PvP battles, chest runs are less challenging, so your character and gear requirements aren't as demanding. However, preparation is still necessary to maximize resource farming efficiency.

Since Nighthaven is a key part of chest runs in Season 10, a must-have item in your inventory is Potion of Full Sight. It reveals invisible secrets and grants you a 30-minute buff to complete the run.

You can exchange this item directly by New World coins in the market, or you can gather enough crafting materials and craft it at Aana Station. You can craft two potions at a time. Required materials:

• 1 gravel dirt
• 100 water
• 1 quartz

Note: This potion should not be confused with Potion of Fool's Sight, which reveals invisible enemies in Season 10 new raid, Isle of Night.

We also recommend carrying the following items to improve your chances of obtaining more loot during chest runs:

• Gear with the luck stat and Monstrous Turkey Leg: Combined, these maximize your luck and increase your chances of obtaining rare loot from chests.
• Topaz Gypsum Potions: Obtain extra gypsum from killing enemies.
• Interactive Map: Shows you the exact locations of most available chests.

Route In Nighthaven

This route begins in Church of Divinity area and ends at Nightbreaker Roost. Before setting off, consume any buffed potions you have; they should allow you to complete the farming round within the duration.

If you have a mount, use it for travel to increase your speed. Avoid areas of light as much as possible, as they make you more vulnerable to enemy damage. Also, equip medium gear and increase your Constitution points to mitigate fast enemy attacks.

Next, you should see a mountain with two beautiful bridges. Climbing the top offers a chance to obtain two chests. Take them and continue forward. You'll encounter another group of crow enemies. Killing them will also reveal chests nearby.

It's worth noting that the best way to deal with crow enemies is to spread them out as much as possible and then defeat them one by one. Individual crows are fragile and can be killed in one hit.

From there, your mission is simple - nothing much to say: just head straight toward your destination, defeating all enemies you encounter and taking any chests that appear.

It's also worth noting that at the end of the route, you'll encounter a boss. This boss not only deals high damage, but also disables your Potion of Full Sight if you are killed.

Since chest runs are mostly team-based, you can help your teammates by diverting the boss's aggro after grabbing your own chests. This can be done by quickly returning to the boss and attracting his attention. You might also unlock additional chests along the way.

After defeating the boss, clear the surrounding area again, ensuring no enemies or chests are left behind. This concludes the run. If you have time, you can travel to other zones to continue your adventure.

Tricks For Completing This Route

When dismounting and searching or avoiding enemies within a certain area, mastering some jumping or parkour techniques can help you complete the run faster, shortening your time in a particular area and completing the run as quickly as possible.

In fact, the new chest runs introduced in Season 10 are not difficult overall and can be completed even solo. The only challenge is the final boss.

In addition to the routes we've provided, you can also explore Nighthaven to discover more available chest runs routes, making each day of your New World farming full of new adventures! Have fun!

New World: Aeternum Season 10 Nighthaven features a significant overhaul of its equipment system. For example, the ubiquitous artifact greatsword from Season 9 has seen significantly less usage this season. With the overall power shift and an increased level cap, players are now looking for new locations to level up and farm better gear.

There are numerous locations for farming equipment in the game, each with its own advantages. Some are highly efficient, some are suitable for new players, and some are more suited to PvE. Let's take a look at each of these locations.

AFK Farm Spots

For busy players, AFK Farms are a popular option. Simply leave your character there for a few hours and return to receive a large stash of equipment. Fortunately, there are several AFK Farms to choose from. However, be mindful of the number of players in your area when choosing an AFK Farm. Avoid the areas with few active players (especially ones killing monsters), and you can't AFK in those locations successfully.

Tower Of The Sun

Tower of the Sun is currently a popular AFK farm, primarily because it's suitable for beginners and features a high monster spawn rate. It primarily drops 2-perk gear. While the value of the gear isn't high, it's sufficient for beginners and early gamers. Jewelry is almost non-existent, so farming here is not recommended for mid- to late-game players.

Mercy Readout

If you feel the gear in Tower of the Sun isn't enough for you, then Mercy Readout is your next farming location. It drops 2- and 3-perk gear, jewelry, and 700 GS upgradeable gathering gear.

Jewelry is currently in short supply, making this a great AFK location for those looking to earn New World gold. However, it also has a drawback: monster spawns are slow, making it inefficient. If you're not looking for jewelry, this location can be a real waste of time.

Gorilla Farm

This farm is located on Isle of Zurvān. It also drops 2- and 3-Perk equipment, weapons, and armor, but no jewelry. Gorilla monsters are very numerous in this area, and the more players there are, the faster they spawn, making it almost guaranteed to yield equipment. This makes it the most recommended AFK farm for farming.

Elite Chest Runs

Elite Chest Runs are one of the most common ways to farm items. Players can team up to search elite areas or fortresses to efficiently loot Elite Chests. In addition to dropping equipment with fixed perks, Elite Chests often also include materials and coins, making for very high returns.

Here are some recommended Elite Chest Run routes:

• Cayo de La Muerte (CK Route): It has a consistent high density of chests, a good drop rate, and offers the chance to pick up Mystic Doubloons.
• Nighthaven Route: This route has numerous Elite Chests, and you can also kill Vampires along the way.
• Corrupted Monolith (MC Route): Elite monsters on this route drop fixed Perks, and the chests are densely distributed.
• Eternal Pool (ET Pools Route): This route is short and yields relatively low amounts, making it suitable for speed farming.
• Nightbreak Roost: A solo chest location that drops fixed gear, recommended for solo players.

Also, if you want to improve your farming efficiency, you can use some in-game items.

• Potion of Fool's Sight: This item grants you two extra chests in Nighthaven ECR.
• Luck Gear + Defiled Rabbit's Foot: Increases the chance of rare items appearing in chests.

PvP Track Rewards

PvP Track Rewards feature extremely powerful gear, including 4-Perk Gear and Set Bonuses. Players can accumulate rewards through PvP modes (OPR, 3v3, etc.).

PvP Track rewards are comprehensive, allowing you to easily obtain top-tier PvE gear even if you don't play PvE content. However, you'll need to find active PvP players.

Catacombs Dungeon

However, if you prefer PvE content over PvP, the new Catacombs dungeon introduced in Season 10 provides another rewarding alternative. The new end-game content for Season 10, allows three players to team up and explore a random dungeon and escape within 30 minutes. If at least one member of your team manages to escape safely, you'll all receive a reward.

Catacombs dungeon can drop Overcharge Set, which increases base damage by 15–25%. This set is a powerful build for boss fights and also includes two perk gear.

The more bosses you kill, the higher your rewards. Killing at least five bosses doubles your rewards. Additionally, you can trade Sterlings (dropped in Catacombs) for specific chests in certain locations.

Which Gear Should You Keep?

Much of the gear you farm won't be needed, so you can sell it directly to vendors. However, it's recommended that you keep some of your more valuable gear:

You should keep jewelry, 3-slot upgradable gathering gear (700 GS), and weapons or armor with skill sockets that directly suit your build.

Prioritize weapons with ideal rolled perks (high damage/survival affixes). Especially weapons with one skill slot and one gem slot (suitable for specific builds).

Pure heavy armor and gear with useless affixes, as well as duplicates of common gear with low GS and affixes, can be disassembled and sold.

These are the main methods of farming gear. Regardless of which method you choose, you must first ensure you can defeat monsters or avoid being easily killed by them. When AFK, you can choose equipment with appropriate resistances, and when in ECRs, you should join a well-matched team to maintain high efficiency and high returns.

Each method has certain level and equipment requirements. If you don't have time to farm equipment, you can buy trusted New World coins from IGGM, skip the boring farming process, and use your coins directly to search the market for the best equipment or materials you need.