Ver. 1.4 「For Whom the Verses Mourn」 Patch Notes

Hey Appraiser,

NTE will undergo maintenance on September 30, 06:00 – 11:00 (UTC+8). Once it's done, the all-new Version 1.4 "For Whom the Verses Mourn" goes live. "Pink Paws Heist" will be temporarily unavailable starting September 30, 05:30 (UTC+8) and will reopen once maintenance wraps up.
Login will be unavailable during this period, so please plan accordingly. Since this is a large update, please keep your data plan in mind when choosing between Wi-Fi and mobile data. We apologize for any inconvenience.
※ The current Linko Limited Board "Surfing All Channels!" ends on September 30, 2026, 05:59 (UTC+8). Be sure to head to the Sync Perks event page and redeem the board's skin & outfit rewards before then.


[Maintenance & Compensation]
● Maintenance Window: September 30, 2026, 06:00 – 11:00 (UTC+8)
● Maintenance Compensation: Annulith x300
● Eligibility: Appraisers who created a character before September 30, 2026, 06:00 (UTC+8)
● Distribution: Sent via in-game mail after maintenance. Be sure to claim the items before they expire.
※ Maintenance may end earlier or later than scheduled depending on actual progress. Please keep an eye on our official announcements for updates.

● Bug Fix Compensation: Annulith x300
● Eligibility: Appraisers who created a character before September 30, 2026, 06:00 (UTC+8)
● Distribution: Sent via in-game mail after maintenance. Be sure to claim the items before they expire.

[How to Update]
PC: Close the game, reopen the launcher, and click Update.
Android: Launch the game and follow the in-game update prompt.
iOS: Download or update from the App Store.
Mac: Download or update from the App Store.
PlayStation®: Open the system menu, select NTE, press the OPTIONS button on your controller, then select Check for Update.
Steam: Close the game, exit and restart the Steam client, go to your Library, find NTE, and click Update to start the download.
Epic: Close the game, reopen the game launcher, and click Update.

[Pukaland Fest Special Gift Pack]
After the version update on September 30, 2026 (UTC+8), claim Solid Dice x10 and the "Like Clockwork" avatar frame from your mail.
After the second update on October 21, 2026 (UTC+8), claim Akane's "House Special" outfit and Fons x2,000,000 from your mail.
Eligibility: Appraisers who have created a character and unlocked the Mail feature before Version 1.4 ends.

[Update Details]
1. New Character & Arc
● New Limited S-Class Character: Blackbird
Available: September 30 (after update) – October 21, 05:59 (UTC+8)
Unlock Requirement: Complete the main story quest "Prologue - A New Destination - Head to Eibon Antique Shop"
Board Details: The "Foretold Finale" Limited Board features S-class character Blackbird, alongside A-class characters Mint, Edgar, and Adler.
During the event, the "Foretold Finale" Limited Board features "The Harbinger" glider livery, the "Nightplume" Yesteryear bike livery, and Blackbird's "Rouge et Noir" outfit. The Divination Perks event runs alongside the board, so you can claim these rewards directly from the event page once you reach 50/120/200 cumulative rolls, or obtain them randomly through rolls before reaching these milestones.
*For full details, head to Scarborough Fair in-game.

● New Limited S-Class Arc: "Crime and Punishment"
Available: September 30 (after update) – October 21, 05:59 (UTC+8)
Unlock Requirement: Complete the main story quest "Prologue - A New Destination - Head to Eibon Antique Shop"
Research Guide: Spend Tri-Keys or Roostfeather Keys to participate in the "Roostfeather Special" Arc Research Program and obtain the limited S-Class Arc "Crime and Punishment". This Arc is currently only available through this program.
*For full details, head to Arc Shop › Arc Research Program in-game.

● Limited S-Class Character Lacrimosa Returns
Available: September 30 (after update) – October 21, 05:59 (UTC+8)
Unlock Requirement: Complete the main story quest "Prologue - A New Destination - Head to Eibon Antique Shop"
Board Details: The "Fading Reverie" Limited Board features S-class character Lacrimosa, alongside A-class characters Mint, Edgar, and Adler.
During the event, the "Fading Reverie" Limited Board features the "Tomato Duo" glider livery, the "Tomato Cruise" Regalia Pendragon livery, and Lacrimosa's "Gilded Rhapsody" outfit. Claim them from the Daydream Perks page by accumulating 50/120/200 rolls, or obtain them randomly through rolls before reaching these milestones.
※ Only rolls on the "Fading Reverie" Limited Board count toward Daydream Perks progress. Each board is tracked independently, and progress carries over between boards with the same name.
*For full details, head to Scarborough Fair in-game.

● Limited S-Class Arc "The Last Rose" Returns
Available: September 30 (after update) – October 21, 05:59 (UTC+8)
Unlock Requirement: Complete the main story quest "Prologue - A New Destination - Head to Eibon Antique Shop"
Research Guide: Spend Tri-Keys or Nocturne Keys to participate in the "Nocturne Special" Arc Research Program and obtain the limited S-Class Arc "The Last Rose". This Arc is currently only available through this program.
*For full details, head to Arc Shop › Arc Research Program in-game.

2. New Story
● New Main Story Episode: "The Witch"
A mysterious letter. A sinister ritual. A town shrouded in secrets...
Fear clouds eyes that should see clearly, and no fire can burn away the shadow of the curse.
In the lull between endless trials, the bewildered townsfolk whisper:
"Witch, witch, where are you?"
Available: After the Version 1.4 update
Unlock Requirement: Complete the main story episode "Fogden Game"

● City Hangouts
A new City Hangouts story featuring Blackbird
Available: After the Version 1.4 update
Unlock Requirement: Obtain Blackbird and reach the required Bond Level

● Home Time
A new Invitation mode featuring Blackbird.
Available: After the Version 1.4 update
Unlock Requirement: Obtain Blackbird and reach the required Bond Level

3. New Locations
● New Location: Pukaland
Where joy gathers, anything can happen.
Welcome to Pukaland! Make the most of everything it has to offer. Adventures, chance encounters, even the occasional unbelievable fairy tale: embrace them all and write your own story!
Appraisers can exchange Puka Stars for the "Pukaland Gold Pass" at the Puka Exchange Shop. Pass holders receive a permanent 90% discount on all Pukaland attractions.

● New Location: St. Arbor
A town at the foot of the mountain, once a quiet place where people lived and worked in peace.

4. New Outfits & Accessories
● New Blackbird Outfit "Wandering Stars" Added to Shop
Discount Period: October 7, 06:30 – November 11, 05:59 (UTC+8)
Discount Price: Riftcrystal x2,680
Original Price: Riftcrystal x3,280 (18% off, limited time)
Available: October 7, 06:30 (UTC+8)
Shop Availability: Permanent

● New Blackbird Outfit "Rouge et Noir"
How to Get: While the "Foretold Finale" Limited Board is active, roll on the board and land on the matching tile to obtain the outfit, or claim it from the Divination Perks page once you've accumulated enough rolls.

● New Blackbird Outfit "Unfazed Denim"
How to Get: Unlocked after you obtain Blackbird and reach Bond Lvl 10 with her.

● New Outfits: Sakiri's "Gingerbear Biscuit", Baicang's "Master Slacker", and Haniel's "Classroom Hijinks"
How to Get: Unlock by reaching the required level in City Tycoon: "Puka Membership Program".

● New Accessories: "Tomorrow's Star", "Position Zero", and "Neon Nights"
Price: Fons x1,600,000
How to Get: Purchase in Mall › Fashion Shop.

● New Accessories: "Moonless Night" and "Grand Prize"
How to Get: Unlock by reaching the required level in City Tycoon: "Puka Membership Program".

● New Accessory: "Big Brains"
How to Get: Redeem at the Star Ticket Counter in Pukaland.

● New Accessory: "Knockingbird"
How to Get: Unlock by earning a specific achievement.

5. NTE × Porsche Collab Begins!
● New Mystery Box Event: "Born to Race"
Available: September 30 (after update) – November 11, 05:59 (UTC+8)
Details: Spend Fons or Annulith to open "Born to Race" Mystery Boxes. Your first box costs Fons x50,000 or Annulith x50, and the price climbs with each one after. There are 15 boxes in total, and opening all of them unlocks every reward in the pool.
Mystery Box Contents: "Born to Race" Mystery Boxes feature the brand-new Porsche collab vehicles "Porsche Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package" and "Porsche 911 Turbo (930)", Fabricated Dice, A Handwritten Letter, Fons, the limited avatar frame "Redline Rush", the exclusive namecard "Roar Recharged", and more.
※ Note: Vehicles obtained from Collab Mystery Boxes do not include a signature nameplate.

● "Everdriving" Mystery Boxes Return
Available: September 30 (after update) – November 11, 05:59 (UTC+8)
Details: Spend Fons or Annulith to open "Everdriving" Mystery Boxes. Your first box costs Fons x50,000 or Annulith x50, and the price climbs with each one after. There are 15 boxes in total, and opening all of them unlocks every reward in the pool.
Mystery Box Contents: "Everdriving" Mystery Boxes feature the Porsche collab vehicle "Porsche 918 Spyder", Esper Zero's limited collab outfit "Perfect Partners", Fabricated Dice x10, A Handwritten Letter x3, Fons x500,000, the limited avatar frame "Heartbeat Moment", the exclusive namecard "Trackside Shadow", and more.
※ Your previous "Everdriving" Mystery Box progress carries over, so you can pick up right where you left off.
※ Note: Vehicles obtained from Collab Mystery Boxes do not include a signature nameplate.

● "Porsche Club" Now Open
Appraisers, welcome to the "Porsche Club"!
After the update, owning any of the Porsche collab vehicles above unlocks the matching Club Perks:
"Porsche 918 Spyder": Unlocks "Power Boost", a modification for Porsche collab vehicles.
"Porsche 911 Turbo (930)": Unlocks "Salzburg", a classic livery for Porsche collab vehicles.
"Porsche Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package": Unlocks the Porsche collab furniture "Badge of Honor", the namecard "Horizon Spectre", the phone case "No Substitute", the phone wallpaper "Relentless Drive", and the title "Porsche Club".

6. New Events
● "Circle Gifts" Login Event
Duration: September 30 (after update) – November 11, 05:59 (UTC+8)
Details: Log in for a total of 7 days to earn Solid Dice x10.

● "Pukaland Travelogue" Limited-Time Event
Duration: September 30 (after update) – November 11, 05:59 (UTC+8)
Details: Welcome to Pukaland, where your magical journey begins! Collect Wonder Stamps and unlock your exclusive park memories. During the event, complete limited-time encounters to earn Annulith, Fabricated Dice, Floe Cinema Tickets, Elite Hunter Guides, Chaotic Dye, and more.

● "Terminal Depths" Limited-Time Event
Duration: September 30 (after update) – November 11, 05:59 (UTC+8)
Details: Dear passengers, we are now approaching ** Station. Clear stages during the event to earn the title "Off-Rail Operator", Annulith, Fons, Elite Hunter Guides, Chaotic Dye, and more.

● "Coal Lump's Treasure" Limited-Time Event
Duration: October 8, 10:00 – November 11, 05:59 (UTC+8)
Keep those grubby little paws off Coal Lump's treasures! Take part during the event to earn the event currency "Prism Drop", and reach the target high scores to unlock the titles "Sweet Benefactor" and "Bestie Supreme". You can also visit the event shop to exchange for Annulith, Floe Cinema Tickets, Fons, Elite Hunter Guides, Chaotic Dye, and more.

● "Stamina Recharge" Limited-Time Event
Duration: October 5, 05:00 – October 19, 04:59 (server time)
Details: During the event, spend City Stamina at 2x efficiency in "Hethereau Hobbies" activities.

● "Pixel Surge" Limited-Time Event
Duration: October 19, 05:00 – October 26, 04:59 (server time)
Details: During the event, spend Character Pixels in "Houdinii's Magic Stage", "Houdinii's Schemes", "Bubble Can Factory", and "Rabbit Hole" to receive double the rewards.
Each day, double rewards apply to up to 120 Character Pixels spent. Unused daily allowance carries over, up to a total cap of 840 Character Pixels for the whole event.

7. Other Content
● City Tycoon: "Puka Membership Program"
Available: After the Version 1.4 update
Details: Once the "Puka Membership Program" opens, complete its quest series and raise your Sweetdream Level to unlock "Puka Boot Camp", "Drone Follow-Cam", Sakiri's new outfit "Gingerbear Biscuit", Baicang's new outfit "Master Slacker", Haniel's new outfit "Classroom Hijinks", an S-Class Standard Character Selection Box, a "Puka Membership" S-Class Arc Selection Box, the accessories "Moonless Night" and "Grand Prize", the avatar frame "Cha-Ching!", the namecard "Fons Legend", the title "Puka Tycoon" and phone wallpaper "Making It Rain", the dice skins "Doooonut" and "Puka-Pukaboo", and more!
※ Open the "Puka Membership" S-Class Arc Selection Box to choose one of these Arcs: Reality Refuge, Youthful Fantasy, Good Boy's Grand Adventure, Camellia Society, Raging Flames, Blow up the Crowd, Tears Beneath the Mask, Eternal Waltz, or Song of the Whale.

● New Anomaly Commissions
Available after the version update on September 30 (UTC+8): "Night of the Last Bus", "Lilliput in the Looking Glass", and "Perfectly Ordinary Dreams"
Available after the second update on October 21 (UTC+8): "No Rest for the Cookies"

● Version 1.4 "Circle Bounty" Guide
Available: September 30 (after update) – November 10, 23:59 (UTC+8)
Requirement: Complete the Main Quest "Relax Time"
Details: During the event, complete Circle Quests to earn Experience Points and raise your Circle Bounty Rank, unlocking Fabricated Dice, Gold Carrota, De-noise Solution, A Handwritten Letter, Eternal Shell Song, Development EXP Selection Box I, Expansion Core, and more.
Purchase "Elite Hunter Supplies" to unlock additional rewards as you rank up, including Annulith x680, Solid Dice x4, Fabricated Dice x2, Arc-light Trove II x1, A Handwritten Letter x2, Fons x950,000, and more!
Purchase this season's "Honor Hunter Supplies" to get all the extra rewards listed above, plus instantly receive the "Pukaboo" avatar, the "Puka Adventure" avatar frame, the "Pukaland Journal" namecard, Fabricated Dice x5, A Handwritten Letter x1, and Fons x500,000!
※ Open Arc-light Trove II to choose one of the following: Fluff of Fearlessness, Fluff of Fleetness, Fluff of Finesse, Fluff of Ferocity, Fluff of Fortitude, or Fons x2,000,000.

● "Blackbird's Invitation" Web Event
Duration: September 30, 11:00 – November 11, 05:59 (UTC+8)
Details: During the event, share your personal invite link to bring new and returning Appraisers into the event. Each invite code can be linked to up to 20 new Appraiser accounts and 20 returning Appraiser accounts. Once linked, accounts cannot be unlinked.
Complete quests on the event page to earn Annulith or Divination Attempts. Spend Divination Attempts for a chance to win Solid Dice x10 and other rewards.
You can also enter the redeem code from the event page in-game to claim a limited avatar frame.
※ Rewards cannot be claimed after the event ends. Be sure to claim them in time.

[Optimizations & Bug Fixes]
◆ Add a new cosmetic system: Accessories
◆ Add multiplayer to "Volley Star"
◆ Add a follow-cam mode to "Photo Mode - Drone Mode"
◆ Add new collectible types to "Going, Going, Gone!", plus a new Auction Assistant: Blackbird
◆ Add "Sweetdream Charity Drive" to City Tycoon: donate specific items to directly boost your Fons progress
◆ Increase Fons accumulation speed in the original City Tycoon Program
◆ Increase Hunter Supplies level cap to Lvl 80 and boost rewards beyond Lvl 50
◆ Add a "Bulk Gift" button to the Bond interface, so you can quickly redeem or purchase gifts and max out Bond Levels
◆ Add "First Meeting Replay" to the Character interface: linger for a bit to play the character's unlock animation (enable it under Settings › Control › First Meeting Replay)
◆ Add friend recommendations to the Friends interface
◆ Move "Fighting with a Dragon" to Spinoffs
◆ Allow placing Figurines anywhere on your Property, or displaying them in a Figurine Cabinet.
◆ Add Bond quests for Blackbird
◆ Add Bond interactions for Blackbird: reach the required Bond Level to unlock her passenger seat ride-along.
◆ Add a combat tutorial for Blackbird
◆ Improve controller support for Linko's Life Skill
◆ Fix an issue where Lacrimosa's Awakening Effect "Morning Spell" did not take effect when a Redirect Skill was used to cast Linko's "Ultimate: Oversync"
◆ Fix an issue where switching to Zankou after Linko cast "Ultimate: Oversync" displayed Zankou's Ultimate cooldown incorrectly when "Ultimate: Inferno Flamenco" had full Ultimate Energy but was still on cooldown
◆ Fix an issue where Linko's "Basic Attack: Spectral Rush" could sometimes lose its target
◆ Fix incorrect damage calculation when Linko triggers a Synced Strike
◆ Fix an issue where Linko could sometimes clip through models during the Hug interaction
◆ Fix missing sound effects for Iroi's jump and landing roll
◆ Fix an issue where some character outfits were missing their Awakening Lvl 6 visual effects
◆ Fix an issue where the achievement "Pinky Promise" could not be completed
◆ Fix crashes that could occur in certain situations.
◆ Improve localization for several languages.
◆ Fix other known issues.