NTE 999 Nights (v1.2): New Units Shinku & Iroi, Limited Boards, Patch Rewards

999 Nights is Neverness to Everness's major update that went live on July 8, 2026. Like the game's earlier major patches, it follows a fixed content package: new S-rank units, a dedicated limited board per unit, a matching new Arc Research (weapon gacha) pool, a set of limited-time events, a new story Episode Quest, and a maintenance compensation payout for every player.

999 Nights introduces two units at once, Shinku and Iroi, both S-rank and each on their own gacha board rather than sharing one. This patch is the version anchor for every related page from here on — tier list, gacha odds, and the banner schedule all reference v1.2 as the current baseline.

Shinku is one of the two S-rank faces of 999 Nights, a Cosmos-element unit slotted into Arc compatibility Type V — meaning she only gets full buff value from Arcs sharing that same compatibility class.

• Element — Cosmos
• Arc compatibility — Type V
• Rarity — S
• Limited board — Before the Dawn
• Paired Arc Research pool — Resolve Special (featured Arc: Blushing Mirage)

If Shinku is your target, remember NTE's limited boards skip the 50/50 mechanic most other gacha games use — pulling an S on the Before the Dawn board is a guaranteed Shinku, no risk of losing to an older unit. Run GameVika's pity calculator if you're stockpiling Dice ahead of time.

Iroi is the patch's second S-rank face, an Anima-element unit (the game's internal data still labels this element "Nature", though the display name is Anima) slotted into Arc compatibility Type II.

• Element — Anima
• Arc compatibility — Type II
• Rarity — S
• Limited board — The Lifeline
• Paired Arc Research pool — Dreamgate Special (featured Arc: The Wrong Gate)

Same rule applies here: pulling an S on The Lifeline board is a guaranteed Iroi. Since both new boards share the same pity counter and Points Gift progress as every other limited board in the game, any pulls you've banked from earlier banners carry straight over when you switch to Shinku's or Iroi's board.

Beyond the two new gacha boards, NTE's major patches always ship with a handful of limited-time events — each with its own scoring mechanic, its own reward track, and its own closing date, separate from the main story. 999 Nights follows that same structure, but the individual event names and their open/close windows are being revealed gradually week by week rather than all at launch, so this page isn't listing per-event specifics yet to avoid publishing anything unconfirmed.

• The most reliable way to stay current: check GameVika's Banners page, which updates the schedule the moment the studio confirms it officially.
• Alongside these limited-time events, NTE's open city also runs close to a hundred randomized street-level CityEvents — ambient world content that exists regardless of patch, and is a completely different thing from 999 Nights' dated events.
• The patch's new Episode Quest also tends to unlock in stages tied to story progress, rather than all being available on day one.

If you need to confirm whether a specific event is live right now, the Banners page is the fastest source — this article will get filled in the moment each event's name and mechanics are officially confirmed.

NTE sends every player an Annulith compensation package through the in-game mailbox after each major patch's maintenance — the exact amount for 999 Nights will be added here as soon as the publisher confirms it officially.

• NTE doesn't have a web redemption system — every code is entered directly in-game, usually revealed alongside the patch's launch livestream.
• Check GameVika's Codes page for the currently active list so you don't waste time on expired ones.
• Beyond the maintenance Annulith, both new and returning players also get Shinku- and Iroi-related items through the patch's login-bonus tasks.

999 Nights isn't Neverness to Everness's first major patch. The table below tracks the version milestones so far, useful for checking which patch a given unit or mechanic actually belongs to.

• v1.0 — Release date: April 29, 2026 · Highlight: Global launch
• v1.0 Phase 2 — Release date: May 13, 2026 · Highlight: Unit Hotori, Limited Board "Misty Tipsy Style", 2 limited-time events
• v1.2 "999 Nights" — Release date: July 8, 2026 · Highlight: Units Shinku + Iroi, boards Before the Dawn + The Lifeline

The full banner history, including boards that predate 999 Nights, stays continuously updated on the Banners page.

If you're weighing a pull on Shinku's or Iroi's board, a sensible order is: check both units' tier list ranking against your current team, run the pity calculator to see exactly how far you are from hard pity, then decide where your Riftcrystal or Solid Dice actually goes.

• Check the tier list to see how Shinku and Iroi compare against your existing roster.
• Use the pity calculator to time your pulls before committing to a new limited board.
• Keep checking the Banners page over the coming weeks — that's where 999 Nights' limited-time event schedule gets added the moment it's officially announced.

Bottom line: the overall shape of 999 Nights is already clear — two new S-ranks, two dedicated limited boards, the usual maintenance compensation. What's still missing is the name-by-name schedule of limited-time events, which will be filled in as soon as there's an official source.