New World Aeternum Housing Guide

New World Aeternum offers a housing system that lets players purchase and customize up to three houses across different settlements throughout Aeternum. Each house provides valuable gameplay benefits, including fast travel points, storage expansion, and territory bonuses.

The housing system requires careful planning since property purchases involve substantial gold investments. In this article, we'll explore everything you need to know about housing in New World Aeternum, from purchasing requirements and costs to maximizing the strategic benefits each property provides.

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Requirements

Before you can purchase property in New World Aeternum, you must meet several specific requirements that vary depending on which house you're buying and where you want to establish your residence.

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1. Character Level

Your character must reach certain levels to unlock each housing slot, since you can have up to three houses:

• 1st House: Level 15

• 2nd House: Level 35

• 3rd House: Level 55

2. Territory Standing

You also need to have enough standing in the territory where the house is located. Standing comes from town projects, crafting, killing creatures, or faction missions. Requirements vary by house tier:

3. Gold Cost

Buying these houses requires a gold investment, with each house tier having different costs. However, your first house purchase receives a 5,000 gold discount regardless of tier:

• Tier 1: 5,000 gold (free with first-time discount)

• Tier 2: 10,000 gold (5,000 gold with first-time discount)

• Tier 3: 15,000 gold (10,000 gold with first-time discount)

• Tier 4: 20,000 gold (15,000 gold with first-time discount)

This discount applies to any tier and any territory, making it strategic to save for a higher-tier house if you can meet the territory standing requirements.

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House Benefits

Houses in New World Aeternum offer significant gameplay advantages that extend far beyond cosmetic decoration. But keep in mind that each property requires ongoing property tax payments equal to 10% of the original purchase price, for example, a 20,000 gold house costs 2,000 gold in taxes. Missing these payments locks you out of all housing benefits until you catch up.

1. Fast-Travel

Houses provide instant teleportation from anywhere in Aeternum directly to your property. This eliminates cross-map travel time and reduces Azoth consumption. Recall cooldowns vary by house tier:

• Tier 1: 4 hours

• Tier 2: 3 hours

• Tier 3: 2.5 hours

• Tier 4: 2 hours

Players can bypass cooldowns immediately using Azoth currency.

2. Trophy Bonuses

Each house can have up to five trophies that provide permanent character-wide buffs. These include enhanced crafting success rates, improved gathering yields, better loot drop chances, and increased damage against specific creature types.

3. Expanded Storage

Housing adds extra storage through placeable chests that increase your settlement's total capacity. Storage expansion scales with property size:

• Tier 1: 1 additional chest

• Tier 2: 2 additional chests

• Tier 3: 3 additional chests

• Tier 4: 4 additional chests

Selling Your House

If you want to move to a different settlement or upgrade your house within the same settlement, you need to sell your current house first. Selling refunds 50% of the original purchase cost to your character's wallet.

Keep in mind, you can only own one house per settlement. So if you want to buy a different house in Windsward, for example, you must abandon your current Windsward house first.

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Final Words

Housing in New World Aeternum provides valuable gameplay benefits that outweigh the costs. Start with a Tier 1 house in a convenient location to test the system. Budget for ongoing property taxes to maintain access to fast travel, trophy bonuses, and extra storage across your three available properties.

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