Niantic is giving players of Harry Potter Wizards Unite a way to play from home. Just like they did with Pokémon GO.
The new feature is called the Knight Bus and allows players to take the bus to fortresses at Hogwarts Castle. Once there, players can engage in thrilling battles for various in-game rewards.
Niantic says the content is more or less just like if you were entering a standard fortress. Which means you can use your runestones and face the enemies you would normally come up against.
Since fortresses normally appear out in the wild, away from home, this is a nice way to keep gamers interested. Especially because many players are likely stuck inside and not able to go out venturing for things like they used to.
To play from home in Harry Potter Wizards Unite you need to be level 7 or above
There is on caveat to using the Knight Bus to get to Hogwarts Castle fortresses. And that’s the threshold for the level.
You will need to be at least level 7 to use the new feature. So if you just started playing the game you will find it impossible to take the Knight Bus to your destination unless you find a way to level up while you’re still at home.
Luckily it shouldn’t be that hard to level up. You could easily go outside and stay close to home, within five minutes walking distance and get what you need. Then go back home and check out the Knight Bus.
The Knight Bus isn’t available just yet
According to Niantic the Knight Bus isn’t in the game yet. The feature will be arriving in the game “soon,” which probably means later today or sometime later in the week.
It will be included with a new game update, so keep an eye out for updates to be made available in Google Play. Especially if you don’t have automatic updates enabled.
Even if you have automatic updates enabled it might still be a good idea to check on the version update of the game periodically as you could easily miss the update being applied.
This is a feature which will be added to the game permanently. So even after people are able to start playing more outside again, you can opt to stay inside and use the Knight Bus instead. If you prefer it.
If you haven’t picked up the game in a while, now might be a good time to hop back in.