Neverness to Everness beginner guide: Early progression and essential unlocks

Clear Chapter 1 of the Episode Quest first when starting in Hethereau. Completing this milestone unlocks Character Pixels—your 240-capacity daily combat stamina—and activates the Exploration Guide daily checklist. From there, allocate 40 earned Fabricated Dice into the discounted permanent banner to secure an S-Rank character selector, unlock the free Rover A1 bike in the Photo Studio Episode, and direct early energy strictly into character experience rather than randomized gear.

Mandatory day-one milestones: Episode quests and vehicles

Progressing through the main storyline overrides all side exploration on day one. Completing Chapter 1 of the Episode Quest is mandatory to establish your daily account loop. Without clearing Chapter 1, your account cannot spend Character Pixels or complete daily quests via the Exploration Guide to collect character ascension materials (GameWith).

Immediately after Chapter 1, prioritize the Photo Studio Episode. Finishing this narrative beat grants your first vehicle: the Rover A1 bike. The bike spawns directly outside the studio, instantly solving early urban travel across Hethereau (Game Rant).

While the Rover A1 handles paved roads, save your early earnings for the Novis ST-X 950 motorcycle. Available for 250,000 Fons at the Regalia dealership in the New Herland District, the ST-X 950 provides off-road summoning. Cars remain restricted to paved streets, making this motorcycle the most practical early mobility purchase (Kaiden).

Managing the dual stamina systems

Neverness to Everness separates combat progression from urban leisure by running two independent stamina pools. Misunderstanding the difference leads to stalled account progress or wasted weekly currency.

• Character Pixels (Combat Stamina): Capped at 240 points. This pool regenerates at a rate of 1 point every 6 minutes, taking exactly 24 hours to refill from zero. Pixels are spent in Anomaly-zone dungeons to farm character EXP, skill materials, Arc Disks, and Cassette components (NTE Game).
• City Stamina (Urban Energy): Capped at 700 points and unlocked at City Tycoon Level 23. This pool converts at a base rate of 1 point to 1,000 Fons across activities like ride-hailing, fishing, and Supersonic (NTE Game).

Sources present a minor contradiction regarding City Stamina replenishment: one early report noted a daily reset, but community documentation confirms City Stamina is a weekly allowance resetting every Monday at 05:00 server time. Do not let Character Pixels sit at 240, and make sure your weekly City Stamina is drained before Monday morning.

To optimize your urban economy, push your account to City Tycoon Level 16 as quickly as possible. Level 16 grants a 100% boost to city stamina expenditure and yields, generating 1,000 Fons per stamina point spent and halving the real-world time needed to clear weekly leisure tasks (Kaiden). For automated income, unlock The Cafe by Origen at City Tycoon Level 4 to collect passive Fons while offline (GameWith).

Stamina spending priority and beginner gear traps

New players often burn Character Pixels on equipment domains too early. Follow this strict allocation order during your first week:

1. Character EXP: Push your primary DPS character's level ceiling.
2. Ascension Materials: Clear level-cap breakthroughs.
3. Skills & Anima: Upgrade guaranteed combat multipliers.
4. Arc Upgrades: Enhance equipped weapon stats.
5. Gear (Consoles): Ignore until late-game rarities unlock (NTE Game).

Below Hunter Level 25, spend your stamina almost entirely on EXP materials for your main carry (NTE Game). A common early pitfall is farming Consoles prematurely. Grinding Purple or Epic gear wastes account velocity because intermediate gear is replaced quickly. Instead, reserve stamina for guaranteed character EXP and ability materials, waiting until Orange (Legendary) rarity is available before farming Consoles (Kaiden).

Sources diverge on the exact milestone to begin Console farming: early guides suggest target farming at Hunter Level 30 when baseline gold gear begins dropping, whereas high-efficiency routing delays farming until Rabbit Hole Fracture difficulty unlocks at Hunter Level 50 for superior drop rates. Whichever milestone you target, avoid spending stamina on purple gear.

Banner discipline and the 40-dice milestone

The gacha system uses two summon items: Fabricated Dice for the permanent standard banner and Solid Dice for rotating limited character banners (TheGamer).

Do not spend premium Annulith on the permanent banner. As you collect Fabricated Dice through story milestones, direct them into the Strange Encounters standard banner. The banner applies a 20-percent discount across your first 50 pulls, allowing you to hit the 50-pull milestone using only 40 Fabricated Dice. Reaching 50 pulls awards a free permanent standard S-Rank character selector (GameWith).

Reserve all premium Annulith strictly for Solid Dice at the standard conversion rate of 160 Annulith per die (TheGamer). Never convert Annulith into Fabricated Dice or stamina refreshes. Players looking to buy extra rolls can use a Neverness to Everness top up to obtain Riftcrystals, though free-to-play earnings from early quests are sufficient to claim the beginner selector.

Essential daily and weekly routines

Locking down a routine prevents bottlenecks when high-level character ascensions arrive.

Anomaly Pilgrimages (Weekly Bosses)

Anomaly Pilgrimages are the primary bottleneck for upgrading Esper Abilities. Accounts receive exactly three reward claims per week across the rotating boss pool (Neverness.gg). Always verify which ability materials your active team requires before spending your three weekly claims; running the wrong boss delays character progression by a full week.

Nacupeda's Pool (Daily Routine)

Visit Nacupeda's Pool once per calendar day. When prompted, select "Make a Sincere Wish" to receive Mhm! Coins (GameWith). Do not spend these coins on small cosmetic items; accumulate them over time to purchase an exclusive S-Rank Arc weapon directly from the vendor.

Housing progression and Tycoon unlocks

Urban real estate in Hethereau provides housing slots to station your unlocked Espers. Properties unlock sequentially as your City Tycoon level rises:

Documented milestones for unlocking the S-Rank character Chiz vary across community reports: early guides cite City Tycoon Level 18 for her initial unlock, whereas full tracking indicates that reaching Tycoon Level 45 is required to acquire all duplicate copies.