V Rising: How To Build A Castle

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Building a castle is essentially half of what V Rising is all about. Any guide that detailed every part of the process would naturally be as long as a full-blown novel. The good news is that the basics are much easier to understand. Once grasped, players should be able to figure the rest out.

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Not everything is entirely self-explanatory, though. The first steps are easily the toughest parts, the advanced stages are nothing more than expanding on the knowledge already gained from starting out. With a couple of tips, players will be constructing elaborate castles in V Rising in no time.

The two starting elements are also two of the most plentiful. By merely killing enemies, vampires will loot Blood Essence, the first of the two ingredients needed. Eventually, players will need to find tougher enemies to get ahold of some Greater Blood Essence, but, for now, the basic Blood Essence will suffice.

For the rest, attacking the rocks, plants, and trees will yield the necessary resources. Much like with the Greater Blood Essences, there are special versions of these, but they won't be necessary until later. With these four resources in hand, it's time to start the construction process.

The number of castles is limited per server, but even the most liberal servers allow for five castles. Due to this limitation, it's important to find a good spot, even for an initial practice castle. On a PvP server, finding a place out of the way is smart, but PvE players will likely want to build right next to a settlement or a bunch of resources.

It also should be somewhat flat. There is a way to build a castle up and down stairs, but it takes planks to make these. They have to be crafted, unlike iron, which