Redfall: Vampire Nests Guide

What are Nests in Redfall?

Nests are mysterious places that are scattered throughout Redfall. These can be accessed through an ominous door that acts as a gateway between the real world and a realm where the vampires shared a psychic connection.

Nests don’t follow the conventional architectural rules you would traditionally expect and are present in the town of Redfall. However, in Nests, a classic movie theater can transition into a haunted forest. The location where you normally expect the projection screen to be in any cinema is suddenly a path to the unknown.

Nests are replayable areas that are fairly procedural generated. Various room combinations are being stitched together and thereby creating a new environment. This keeps you on your toes as you don’t exactly know what to expect each time you enter a Nest. While the layout of the Nests is pretty set in stone the variety comes from the modifiers and the enemies you thereby encounter during your run.

How to Find a Nest?

Nests are unlocked through the story progression as soon as you start the main mission; “A Voice in the Dark”. The doors to these Psychic Realms will appear on the map, however, they are tricky to find if you just walk up to the outlined area.

You can pinpoint the exact location of a Nest entrance door by selecting the icon on the map in your menu. You don’t want to linger around in these areas as vampires that are inside these blue-marked areas are much tougher than outside the area.

How to Destroy a Nest?

There is one thing you can expect to find in a Nest and that’s a giant beating heart. Your goal is to track down the location of the heart and claim its content because they contain powerful remnants that you can use.

In order to destroy the heart you first need to sever all the strings that are attached to it at their origin points. You can “untether” them by interacting with these Nest Victims.

When all the strings are removed you can eliminate the heart and claim its loot for yourself. However, once you collected it the psychedelic realm will fall apart and you have little time to escape.

The exit is hidden behind one of the red barriers in this final area. You can only destroy these barriers once the countdown starts but beware the exit is randomized. There is a sense of urgency to escape the collapsing Nest but also collect the loot that you find behind these barriers.

If you don’t manage to leave the area in time you will keep the loot that you collected, however, you will lose out on a major Remnant from the heart and the big XP reward.

Nests aren’t the only Psychic Spaces the vampires have. Small pockets can be found throughout Redfall, so beware as these locations are swarming with vampires.

Nest Modifiers

Nests have random modifiers that mix up the challenge in that Psychic Space.

Modifier	Effect
Elite Modifier	More Elite enemies will spawn during this run.
Blood Trance	Vampires are asleep but will be awoken if attacked or if you touch their tendrils that connect them to the nest.
Darkness	The Nest is in a state of darkness, your view is limited.
Watchers	Beware, special “Watcher” Vampires are lurking throughout the Nest and they can spot you from a great distance.
Heart Guardians	Multiple regular vampires and One special vampire are guarding the Heart. TIP: Destroying the heart will remove all vampires.
Fire	Some pathways are set on fire during this run limiting your movement.
Mist	Areas in the Nest are covered by the Red “Death” Mist.

Nest Tips & Tricks

• Don’t forget about your ultimate ability as they are lifesavers when you get overwhelmed by Vampires.
• Destroying the heart will eliminate all the vampires in the Nest. So if you find yourself overwhelmed by vampires you choose to remove that last string and clear the room this way.
• Check if you have enough free space in your backpack before collecting the Remnant from the Nest Heart. Because you cannot pause the game, you need to snatch & run during the final moments as the Psychic Realm collapses.
• When you collected the loot from the Heart the Red Barriers can be destroyed. Therefore, it’s wise to know their locations ahead of time. You can quickly shoot each barrier from a distance to open up all the pathways because an EXIT icon will appear if the correct barrier is destroyed.

What are Elder Nests?

Elder Nests are new Boss-focused Nests that Arkane Austin added to the game with their final Patch; Game Update 4. They challenge you to destroy dangerously modified special Vampires to free Redfall from their influence.

Portals to the Elder Nest will appear around Redfall much like their Heart Nest siblings. But these new psychic spaces can be distinguished by their purple glow over the areas where their influence reaches.

Once you’ve accepted the challenge and entered the Elder Nest, your objective is to find the Vampire boss buried deep within and destroy them, freeing the Heart inside, grabbing your rewards, and escaping.

After successfully clearing the Elder Nest, you (and your teammates) will be granted a temporary buff called a Heart Shard. The duration of the Heart Shard scales to the campaign difficulty; granting a longer buff at each higher difficulty.

Elder Nest Bosses

Boss Name	Boss Description
The Gaki	A modified Siphon Boss battle. Tries to drain your health and hit you with long-range projectiles. Occasionally, shield itself and summons multiple Bloodbags.
Final Call	A modified Shroud Boss battle.
Fatal Chase	A modified Angler Boss battle.

Heart Shard Overview

Here is an overview of the temporary buff called Heart Shards that you earn after completing an Elder Nest:

Heart Shard	Buff Description
Ammo Synthesis	Holstered weapons regenerate ammo and reload when not in use.
UV Healing	A player gains health when hit by UV.
Light in Darkness	The expanding aura around the Nest weakens vampires inside it, instead of the usual strengthening effect.
Life Siphon	Regenerate a portion of your health when killing an enemy with a stake launcher.
Improviser	Free Lockpicking and Rewiring. Lock Picks and Rewire Kits are not required and will not be consumed from your inventory.
Elemental	Become impervious to fire, electricity, and exploding objects.
Silencer	The noise of your gunfire is reduced. This does not extend to movement noise.
Mist Walker	Become immune to Death Mist.
Whispering Steps	Reduced Movement Noise. The reduction does not extend to weapon noise. Enemy vision is unaffected.
Pugilist	Increases your melee damage, instantly killing enemies with less than 50% health (except elder and special vampires)
Wrath	Damages destructible objects when you look directly at them.
Splinter	Gain life steal on a specific weapon type (Handgun/Shotgun/AR/etc)

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