The Neverness to Everness launch preview livestream just ended, giving us a final look at the game ahead of its official release on April 29.
As the last main showcase before launch, the stream covered everything that has changed since the most recent beta, including gameplay adjustments, system updates, and overall improvements. It should also outline what players can expect at launch, from available content and events to potential rewards and bonuses.
From gameplay mechanics and new features since the last beta, we gathered all the information you need to know so you can quickly catch up on everything revealed during the stream, and get yourself ready for launch!
The City Of Hethereau
The devs said it during the stream, Hethereau is a “sprawling, vibrant metropolis where the ordinary and the anomalous co-exist side by side.” This is your first stop as an Appraiser, and you will have to find your own way of life in this city.
In Hethereau, you will encounter supernatural Anomalies. Those are basically anything that is beyond the laws of reality as we know them. It can concern creatures, objects, phenomena, locations, and even memes. You might stumble into mysterious spaces, witness awe-inspiring supernatural phenomena, or come face to face with bizarre creatures.
On the other side, you can also run into friendly Anomaly residents or enjoy the everyday conveniences that Anomaly Products provide! Not all anomalies need to be taken care of; some are just friendly or helpful.
Anomalies seem to date back over a thousand years, according to the records. Secret organizations worked to contain them, and the most powerful of these became what was called “the Circle”. However, forty years ago, a massive Anomaly disaster forced everything into the open, and the Circle had to be revealed to the public.
The Circle’s enforcement arm, the Bureau of Anomaly Control, is responsible for containing and nullifying Anomalies, and their headquartes are located in Hethereau.
To detect Anomalies, there is a metric called the “Wertheimer Index” that measures Anomaly intensity, and you can find Wertheimer Towers all across the city.
Some characters also turn out to have unusual traits. They are called Espers or humans who have awakened supernatural abilities. Some are born with their powers, but others sometimes gain them later in life. At the same time, some of them will have a completely normal human look, but others will develop distinctly inhuman features after awakening, such as horns or animal-like features, for example. And on top of that, unlike other Anomalies, Espers trigger a positive Wertheimer Index value.
However, the protagonist of the game, Esper Zero, is the only exception. Zero has no detectable Wertheimer Index reading at all. Esper Zero joins the antique shop Eibon as an Appraiser, and with the help of the Espers, they will start a new life as an Anomaly Hunter.
Driving Features
Given the game is pretty massive, you can obviously not explore everything on foot, and because of that, you can obtain some really cool rides.
There will be a dealership that sells all kinds of slick rides. You can buy any of those with your in-game money and summon it whenever you need it. You can then drive with it pretty much everywhere, including into objects, but we do advise you to drive responsibly, because if you push your luck too hard, there will be heavy consequences!
There is also a mod shop where you can customize your car and modify its color or add things like stickers to it.
When you are driving, you can immerse yourself completely by switching to the 1st-person view to take in the scenery along the way!
On top of that, if you are in a rush and suddenly need a car, you can also just steal one. For those who play GTA, you know how this works, and for the others, it will be a lot of fun to find out.
And of course, cars are not the only cool rides you can obtain. There are things such as!
- Karting karts
- Wheelchairs
- Ice Cream trucks (always wanted to own one of those)
- Construction vehicles
- Hot Dog trucks
- Motorbikes
- And more
And of course, you invite characters to ride along with you as well, and since different passengers will have different reactions inside the car, it will make long drives way less lonely.
Other Gameplay Features
As mentioned before, if you are too reckless, you will get into trouble, and you can even end up behind bars. If this happens, yes, you will literally be in prison, and you can either post bail or work to get out of jail early. There is a third method, but you will have to test and see for yourself for that one!
You can find the following features in the game as well:
- Bus or City rail travel methods
- Buy your own house
- You can shop for your dream home, and this includes high-rise penthouses or hillside villas
- Your house comes with a set of Anomaly furniture that you can obtain and decorate your home with
- You can invite characters to move in with you
- Increase your Bond level with the other characters
- If the bond is high enough, you can even go on dates with them
- You can switch to the 1st-person view during dates to make it more immersive
- Bond affinity system was overhauled for launch:
- New voice lines and interactions
- Specific date spots
- And more
- Photo Mode – You can capture all the little moments of city life
- Selfie mode
- Drone mode
- City Tycoon
- This is where you will complete activities and earn money (Fons) to buy cars, houses, outfits, and more
- Spend City Stamina to make deliveries, drive a taxi, run a shop, fish, join a band, and more!
- All the mini-games have been expanded for launch:
- For example, reaching milestones during fishing now unlocks outfits for Appraisers
- New maps and online races for the racing game
- Solo and multiplayer Heists
- As your City Tycoon level rises, you can obtain S-class character Chiz for free, as well as 6 Mind Shards for her
- Arcs
- Come with different stats and effects
- Equip the proper one on your character to boost their stats or unlock special bonuses
- Basic Arcs can be purchased with Tri-Keys from the Arc Shop
- Limited Arcs can be obtained through the Arc Research Program
- Some S-class Arcs can also be obtained through open-world exploration
- Duplicates
- When obtaining duplicate characters, you unlock their Awakening skills
- You can pick the Awakening effect that you want and switch it whenever you feel like it
- At launch, Instanced Stages will be permanently available so you can farm upgrade materials properly
- Stamina for Instanced Stages is completely separate from the City Stamina used for Hethereau Hobbies
- High-Risk Commissions and Beyond the Rails
- Endgame commissions
- New bosses have been added for launch:
- Swallowtail
- Nestboung Bird
Characters Available at Launch
At launch, you will meet Espers who are part of various organisations or factions:
- Eibon Antique Shop characters
- Sterry Express
- Containment Strike Units CSU-2
- Enforcement Tactical Division ETD-4
- Enforcement Tactical Division ETD-6
- Dvorak
- Tamamochi Street
- The Witch’s house
One of those is a new character that was not available yet, but that will join us at launch! Her name is Aurelia, and she is part of the Tamamochi Street faction! She is an A-Class character and will join the Standard Board at launch.
Launch Banners
The first banner of the game is Nanally:
- Her ability is tied to electromagnetic force, and her Esper attribute is Anima
- She has a powerful Redirect Skill, Colucci Howling Technique
- When activated, she deals DMG and enters the “Itch-daime’s Authority” state. In this state, she can use electromagnetic adhesion to walk freely on any tilted surface, even ceilings
- Her Ultimate deals Anima AoE DMG and summons the Underboss. When he is on the field, Nanally’s attacks pull in nearby enemies, and the Underboss follows up on all of Nanally’s attacks
The Second banner is Hotori:
- Her Esper Attribute is Cosmos
- When her ability activates, she controls the flow of time. This means that she can literally stop time
- Her time-stop also works during open-world exploration
- When Hotori joins a fight, a “Non-Closed Timepiece” appears that will build energy over time. When it is full, you can activate her Ultimate, dealing Cosmos DMG and unsheathing her katana. This will make the time around her slow to a near standstill
- Her katana attacks build Momentum, and once it is maxed out, she triggers a big Cosmos DMG burst that ends the time stop
Gacha System
Summoning characters in NTE works a bit differently than in other gacha games. You will get access to something called the Scarborough Fair, where you have two main boards:
- Limited Board
- Standard Board
Your goal is to roll the corresponding dice and move across the board to collect the rewards on each tile you land on, until you land on a character.
The Limited Fair has specific rules:
- Guaranteed currently featured S-class character within 90 rolls
- Guaranteed 1 additional 1-class character or 1-class Arc every 10 rolls
- 70 rolls without an S-class character triggers increased probability
- The base chance of getting an S-class per roll is 0.99%
- The pity counter carries over to all future Limited Boards
- On top of the character, you can also roll for things like a skin, vehicle livery, or a glider skin. After a certain amount of rolls, you can simply redeem the cosmetics directly from the Fair Exchange shop
This means that there is simply no 50/50 system, and that is honestly very good news! The Standard Board follows the same probability rules.
On top of that, you also get access to the Arc Research Program, where you can get specific S-class limited Arcs:
- Guaranteed featured Arc within 8 pulls
- Guaranteed S-class Arc within 6 pulls
- Every pull yields an A-class or higher Arc
- Every pull within the Arc Research Program costs Tri-Key x10
- Pity carries over as well
Free Rewards & Discounts
For launch, Neverness to Everness is offering quite a lot of free rewards, from S-class characters to redemption codes and more. Here is everything you can obtain right after launch:
- NTENOWTOENJOY – The code will be redeemable in-game through the menu and redeem code feature once you level up enough to unlock it
- Expires on May 13, 2026
- NTENANALLYGO – Second Redeem code
- Expires on May 13, 2026
- NTE0429 – Third Redeem code
- Expires on May 13, 2026
- Various free pre-launch milestone rewards
- All milestone rewards have been unlocked
- They will all be sent to your in-game mail when the game launches
- Whisker Glider
- Pre-launch event rewards
- Standard Board
- Player check-in event
- Free A-Class character Aurelia
- S-Class Arc Stellar Veil
- 12 Solid Dice
- Free Hunter Level rewards as you hit certain levels
- 10 Solid Dice
- 35 Fabricated Dice
- 25 Tri-Keys
- 300 Annulith
- Free S-Class Chiz through City Tycoon levels with 6 Mind SHards and S-Class Arc Contemplative Cat
- During the version 1.0 launch window, Nanally’s outfit “Popular Kid” and Chiz’s outfit “Verdant Grace” will be available at a limited-time discount
- Special launch bonus:
- 1600 Annulith
- 10 Fabricated Dice
- Extra 600 Annulith
Optimizations
Every single item on the launch optimization roadmap has been completed. Here are some of the most important improvements:
- Performance has been optimized
- NVIDIA Ray Tracing will be supported at launch
- Partnering with NVIDIA, PlayStation, Qualcomm, MediaTek, and others to push the visual experience even further
- Character improvements:
- Character model polish
- Movement animations and open-world interactions have all been overhauled
- Every character has a unique phone case that matches their style
- Open-world improvements:
- More characters that you can encounter in the world
- Plans to expand the roster of characters you can invite to spend time with
They also shared even more optimization details:
Upcoming Collaborations
A few interesting collabs are also planned for launch:
- Music Collab with Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5 The Phantom X
- You will be able to listne ot the music through the Portal Player in-game
- Music collab with Tower of Fantasy
- Beard Papa’s Collaboration
- Real-life US-only collab
- Themed Cream puff sets and limited-edition merch giveaways
- Opera GX
- Item giveaway available through the browser
- Crossover Event with Porsche
- Your chance to finally drive a Porsche
- Coming with a future update
That covers everything revealed during the Neverness to Everness launch preview livestream. With a better look at its systems and direction, the game is really looking pretty nice and complete, and more details are likely to follow in the coming weeks as well regarding launch timers and more!
Pre-Download will start on April 27, 2026, at 10:00 UTC+8!
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