Neverness to Everness Version 1.5 Is Live With New Character Elyms and a New Story Chapter

OFFICIAL Written by GPN · Nov 11, 2026, 6:40 AM ET · Neverness to Everness · Gaming

Neverness to Everness Version 1.5, "Once Upon a Glitched Call," is live today, November 11, publisher Perfect World Games and developer Hotta Studio announced. The update brings a new playable character, a new main story episode, a weekly boss, new vehicles and modes, and a run of events that continues through December 23. A second half of the version, headlined by Captain Exe, follows on December 2. The game is available on PC through its standalone client, Steam and the Epic Games Store, on PlayStation 5, and on iOS, macOS, iPadOS and Android.

New Character: Elyms

Lieutenant Elyms of ETD-6, a unit that investigates anomaly-related crimes, joins the roster as a limited S-class character. She is available through the Android Dreams board from today until December 2, alongside a rerun board for Shinku, with her signature Arc, Echoes on Hold, on its own research program over the same period. Elyms also gets three new outfits: YSK Mystique in the Mall, Drifting Petals through Skin Perks rolls, and Windflower at Bond Level 10. Her ETD-6 partner, Captain Exe, arrives with the version's second half on December 2.

Story: Meet Me in the Data Stream

The version opens a new main story episode, "Meet Me in the Data Stream." The investigation starts with an old post titled "Invalid Number" on the Hethereau Urban Legend Bot account, where several people describe strikingly similar experiences: meeting an old friend in a dream, remembering a phone number on waking, and finding the number cannot be reached. Following the trail leads into a vast cyberspace, a flooded city floating in a digital ocean, and a new anomalous realm, the "Invalid Number" System.

New Boss: Amber Broodmother

The update adds a new Anomaly Pilgrimage weekly boss, the Amber Broodmother, which drops the Hollowflower Seeds that Elyms and Exe need for progression.

Vehicles and Modes

Hethereau's vehicle lineup grows with some unusual arrivals, including the Iron Ogre, a tank players can drive through the city and use against anomalies, and the lion-shaped Prototype Land Overlord 001, plus ambulances and armored cash trucks for the city's businesses. The Iron Ogre sets up Full Tank Ahead, a new four-player, free-for-all vehicle battle where players compete for points and collect airdrops. City Logistics turns delivery work into a business players run themselves: complete three delivery orders to open a logistics branch, then recruit drivers, pick commissions and upgrade the hub. Tycoon's Deck, a single-player board game at DSD POP, has players placing buildings on a compact grid to attract foot traffic and build score multipliers.

Events and Rewards

The version's events run through December 23, including City Logistics, Full Tank Ahead and Hunter's Crucible from today, Fishing Frenzy from November 23 and Magic Lucky Flip from December 10. The Circle Gifts login event offers up to 10 Solid Dice over seven days, and Fortune's Bounty hands out milestone rewards including the Tiny Friend accessory. Players who created a character before November 11 at 06:00 UTC+8 get 300 Annulith in maintenance compensation and another 300 for bug fixes.

Rendering and Quality of Life

On the technical side, the update adds NVIDIA RTX Spark and AMD FSR 4 support on PC and Snapdragon ANF support on mobile. Quality-of-life changes include upgrade targets for stocking up on materials for the next limited-board character, overflow storage for City Stamina and Character Pixels, a Resource Overview panel, an option to clear all custom map pins at once, and a new enemy camp that puts several types of upgrade material drops in one place. Players running a logistics business can also dispatch drivers on delivery orders to spend City Stamina.

Neverness to Everness Version 1.5 Is Live With New Character Elyms and a New Story Chapter

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