Neverness to Everness Version 1.5, titled “Once Upon a Glitched Call,” is now available following its November 11, 2026, scheduled maintenance. The update introduces limited S-Class character Elyms, a new main story episode, the Amber Broodmother encounter, additional vehicles, limited-time events and multiplayer improvements.
Developer Hotta Studio detailed the changes in official patch notes published on November 9. The update is available across the game’s supported platforms, including PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation and mobile devices.
The new content expands character progression, story activities and competitive features, while introducing additional graphics optimizations for supported PC hardware.
Elyms Joins the Playable Character Roster
Elyms arrives as a limited S-Class character through the “Android Dreams” Limited Board, available from November 11 after maintenance until December 2 at 05:59 UTC+8.
The board also features A-Class characters Mint, Edgar and Adler. Players must complete the prologue quest “A New Destination – Head to Eibon Antique Shop” before gaining access.
Additional board rewards include the “Joy Buoy” glider, a Novus A001 vehicle livery and Elyms’s “Drifting Petals” outfit. Players can obtain these through eligible rolls or claim them after reaching specified roll milestones.
The update also introduces “Echoes on Hold,” a limited S-Class Arc available through the Echo Special Arc Research Program during the same period. Players can use Tri-Keys or Echo Keys to participate.
Shinku also returns through the “Before the Dawn” Limited Board, accompanied by the returning S-Class Arc “Blushing Mirage.”
New Main Story Episode and Amber Broodmother Encounter
Version 1.5 adds a main story episode called “Meet Me in the Data Stream,” continuing the game’s supernatural mysteries surrounding Hethereau.
The episode follows an urban legend involving mysterious phone calls, missing friends and the disappearance of an ETD-6 captain and lieutenant during a classified mission.
Players must complete the existing main story episode “The Witch” to unlock the new chapter.
Elyms also receives additional character-focused content, including City Hangouts and the Home Time invitation mode. These activities become available after obtaining Elyms and reaching the required Bond Level.
For combat-focused players, the update adds Amber Broodmother as a new Anomaly Pilgrimage encounter. Access requires completing the main story episode “Fogden Game.”
New Vehicles and Limited-Time Events
The “Open Roads Ahead” Mystery Box event introduces two vehicles, the Iron Ogre and Prototype Land Overlord 001.
Running until December 23 at 05:59 UTC+8, the event allows players to spend Fons or Annulith on mystery boxes containing vehicles, cosmetics and progression materials. There are 15 boxes in the reward pool, with the price increasing after each opening.
Several additional events provide opportunities to earn resources and cosmetic rewards.
The “Circle Gifts” login event awards 10 Solid Dice after logging in for seven cumulative days. Meanwhile, “City Logistics” introduces delivery-themed quests, event currency and rewards including the C001 and Ori-LV03 vehicles.
“Hunter’s Crucible: Breakthrough” adds challenge stages offering Annulith, Fabricated Dice, Fons and other progression resources.
More activities are scheduled throughout November. “Full Tank Ahead” begins November 19 with an Iron Ogre vehicle-themed event, while “Fishing Frenzy” starts November 23 at Nacupeda Park.
The “Pixel Surge” event, running November 16–23, provides double rewards for eligible activities using Character Pixels, subject to daily and overall limits.
Multiplayer Changes and PvP Rankings
Version 1.5 introduces several changes to existing multiplayer activities.
Volley Star now features a PvP ranking system, adding competitive progression to the mode.
Shadow-n-Seek matchmaking has also been adjusted. AI opponents can now fill available positions when matchmaking exceeds a specified waiting period, potentially reducing the time players spend searching for matches.
The update additionally randomizes certain object spawn locations between matches.
Going, Going, Gone! receives collectible showcases, match history, in-match reporting and new collectibles. Elyms joins the activity as an auction assistant.
Outside multiplayer, the developers have added reserve storage for excess City Stamina and Character Pixels. City Stamina Reserve can hold up to 1,000 additional stamina, while Photo Paper Supply can store up to 2,400 excess Character Pixels.
PC Graphics Improvements and Quality-of-Life Updates
The patch notes confirm new character-rendering optimizations, including NVIDIA RTX Spark and AMD FSR 4 support on PC, alongside Snapdragon ANF support for mobile devices.
These additions expand the game’s supported rendering technologies, although the developers have not provided specific performance benchmarks in the patch notes.
Players also receive improved controller support across in-game menus, a free-roam option for vehicle auto-drive, one-click map pin deletion and easier furniture purchasing when importing blueprints.
Combat adjustments include an improvement to Shinku’s passive skill “Menacing Gaze,” which now begins at maximum stacks when entering or retrying certain Beyond the Rails stages.
Several fixes address combat interactions, multiplayer damage issues, character animations and crashes.
Update Compensation and Availability
Players who created a character before November 11 at 06:00 UTC+8 are eligible for 300 Annulith in maintenance compensation and another 300 Annulith for bug-fix compensation. Both rewards are distributed through in-game mail and must be claimed before expiration.
PC players can install Version 1.5 through the game’s launcher. Steam users can restart the client and update the game through their library, while Epic Games Store users can restart the Epic launcher to access the update.
The main character and Arc banners end December 2, while many of the update’s events continue through December 23. Players interested in Elyms or the limited-time rewards will therefore have different deadlines depending on the content they want to obtain.
