NTE: Neverness to Everness Ver.1.2 Adds Shinku and Irohi, Hack-and-Slash Mode
The Ver.1.2 update expands the game's roster and introduces a substantial new gameplay mode that departs from the core urban exploration loop.
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Perfect World Games streamed a preview for NTE: Neverness to Everness Ver.1.2 "Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Nights," introducing new characters Shinku (voiced by Azusa Tadokoro) and Irohi (voiced by Rina Hidaka). The update also adds a large-scale hack-and-slash mode set in a fantasy world where players defeat a red dragon.
Shinku, a clumsy dragon girl voiced by Azusa Tadokoro, joins Mint's Containment Division 2 with a Light ability system. She has two forms: a normal state that builds attacks and a berserk state triggered by an EX Rail finisher that boosts movement speed and climbing. Irohi, voiced by Rina Hidaka, uses a Spirit ability system and fights alongside three lambs, putting allies into a Trance state that makes them invincible and inherits part of her attack stats. She can also revive fallen allies.
The Ver.1.2 story is an epilogue where players run a TRPG produced by DSD Hall, set in the Warren Continent. The hack-and-slash mode sends players through areas like volcanoes and ice fields toward a dragon's castle to defeat an evil red dragon. Each of the four characters gets a unique job, and defeating monsters grants experience points and stat upgrades. Equipment drops randomly with rarity and job-specific categories, and some gear affects appearance. Repeating playthroughs unlocks new areas, quests, and higher-rank equipment. The update also includes dyeable costumes and plans for many more.
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