Neverness To Everness beginner guide: your first week

This guide goes deeper than the Neverness To Everness hub. If you want to know who to build once you are through the opening, keep the characters tier list open in another tab.

Before you press Start: platform and account

Pick your account method carefully, because the official Steam FAQ is strict about it:

• Logging in with Steam creates a brand new User ID. That Steam login cannot later be merged with another account that already has progress.
• If you already play on phone or the official PC launcher, log in with that account first inside the Steam client, then link Steam from the User Center.
• Link an email address if you want to play the same character on other platforms. Email logins cannot be unlinked, so use one you will keep.
• Pick your server with care. The official notes list Asia, America, Europe and SEA servers. Choose the one where your friends play and your ping is lowest.

Which device to use, and whether your PC is strong enough, is covered in release and platforms and PC requirements.

The first hours: what the prologue unlocks

You play Zero, an Esper sent by the Bureau of Anomaly Control to work at Eibon. Follow the main quest without detours until these points, because each one opens a system:

1. "Prologue: A New Destination, Head to Eibon Antique Shop". Every limited board requires this quest. Until you finish it, your dice have nowhere to go.
2. End of Prologue 2, "Good Business, Better Treasure". According to PowerPyx, this gives you a permanent scooter. Summon vehicles through the radial menu in Wheel Mode.
3. Main Quest "Relax Time". Unlocks Circle Bounty, the version pass with free Fabricated Dice, Gold Carrota and Handwritten Letters.
4. Hunter Level gates. Later episodes ask for a Hunter Level; the 1.2 episode "Fighting with a Dragon" needed Hunter Lvl 26. If the story stops, play side content until you reach the level.

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Every currency, and what to spend it on

The full dice maths, including what 90 rolls cost in Annulith, is in the gacha and banners guide.

Your free characters and the S-Class pick

SakiriIncantation buffer and crowd control. Game8's pick from the free selector.

ChizCosmos damage dealer, unlocked through City Tycoon.

MintA-Class Anima fighter you get early; pairs with Zero for Blossom.

You can build a working team without spending anything:

• Esper Zero (Cosmos). Fills the Esper Cycle gauge fast and heals the active character. Game8 ranks Zero in its top tier for 1.4, and Zero appears in more recommended teams than anyone.
• Standard board Beginner Bonus. On the standard board the first multi rolls cost 8 Fabricated Dice instead of 10, and after 50 rolls you choose one of the six standard S-Class characters: Sakiri, Baicang, Hathor, Fadia, Daffodill or Jiuyuan. The choice does not expire.
• Which one? Take Sakiri unless you already have her. She buffs team ATK, pulls enemies together and fits almost every team. Daffodill is the second choice if you mostly fight bosses.
• Chiz comes from raising your City Tycoon level, and Mint and the other A-Class characters drop often from boards.
• Version 1.4 bonus: the City Tycoon "Puka Membership Program" includes another S-Class Standard Character Selection Box and an S-Class Arc selection box. Do it before 1.4 ends.

Combat basics that the tutorial rushes

• Swap often. When a portrait glows, that character can take part in an Esper Cycle. Swapping in with a full Cycle gauge triggers the reaction and the character's intro skill.
• Learn two attributes that touch. Cosmos sits next to Anima and Lakshana, so Zero plus Mint gives Blossom, and Zero plus a Lakshana character gives Remora.
• Perfect dodges and parries are your defence. Daffodill and Mint have strong parry tools; practise the timing early.
• Break the white bar. Bosses have a Break gauge; when it empties they take bonus damage. Break focused characters shine in boss farming.

Once Cycles make sense, the best team comps page gives full four person lineups for every budget.

City life: what to do between fights

City Tycoon is the city side progression. You raise it by earning Fons, and its levels unlock perks, properties and characters. Practical priorities:

1. Spend City Stamina daily on Hethereau Hobbies. Watch for the "Stamina Recharge" and "Fons Rush" events, which double the value.
2. Run Pink Paws Heist during "Gold Clash" weeks for double Fons.
3. Take Swift Cab and City Delivery jobs while you are driving anyway. City Delivery has Auto-Drive since 1.3.
4. Buy property later. Stillmeadow House costs 6,900,000 Fons and needs City Tycoon Lvl 13. Upgrade your team first.

Cars, homes and the best ways to earn Fons are in the vehicles and city guide.

A daily routine that takes 20 minutes

Also watch the short weekly boosts in the event tab. "Pixel Surge" doubles the rewards for Character Pixels spent in Houdinii's Magic Stage, Houdinii's Schemes, Bubble Can Factory and Rabbit Hole, up to 120 Pixels a day and 840 for the whole event, and "Fons Rush" doubles Fons from Hethereau Hobbies up to 700 City Stamina. Saving your stamina and Pixels for those weeks is free progress.

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The mistakes that cost new players most

• Logging in with Steam on day one when you already have a phone account. That creates a second, empty account.
• Turning Annulith into Fabricated Dice. Standard dice come free; Annulith should become Solid Dice.
• Pulling every board. Pity carries over, so skipping a board costs nothing. Decide by the tier list and your team needs.
• Levelling six damage dealers. Build one team of four first: a main damage dealer, Zero, a buffer and a healer or shielder.
• Buying a car before your team works. A Sirocco costs 4,000,000 Fons; the same Fons level your characters.
• Skipping the monthly exchange. Prydwen reported at launch that Lost Pieces from duplicate B-Class Arcs buy 5 Solid Dice, 5 Fabricated Dice and 20 Tri-Keys per month in the Mall.

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