Vehicles and Traversal

Overview

Vehicles are a core traversal and gameplay system in Neverness to Everness. The city of Hethereau is built around drivable streets, highways, and urban circuits, and players can own, customize, and drive a variety of vehicle types. The driving experience supports both third-person and first-person cockpit view modes, and vehicle mechanics interact with the game's weather, damage, and crime systems.

Vehicle Types

Driving Modes

Players can switch between third-person view (external camera following the vehicle) and first-person cockpit view (interior camera showing the dashboard and steering). Both modes are available for all vehicle types. The first-person view provides a more immersive driving experience with detailed vehicle interiors.

Customization

Vehicles can be customized with a range of visual and performance modifications.

• Visual parts: bumpers, spoilers, tires, suspension adjustments, body color, and decals.

• Performance tuning: adjustments that affect handling characteristics and top speed. Tuning choices create trade-offs between acceleration, cornering, and stability.

• Color and decals: full color palette and decal application for personalizing the vehicle's appearance.

Damage System

Vehicles in NTE feature realistic damage systems. Collisions and impacts cause visible damage to the vehicle body. Tires are destructible and can be blown out, affecting handling. Glass windows and windshields can shatter from impacts. Vehicles can also experience knockback from high-speed collisions, affecting both the player's vehicle and NPC vehicles.

Weather-Affected Handling

The game's dynamic weather system directly affects vehicle handling. Rain changes road surface conditions, altering traction and drifting behavior. Wet roads make cornering more challenging and drifting easier to initiate but harder to control. Players need to adapt their driving style to current weather conditions, adding a layer of skill to vehicle traversal.

Traffic AI

Hethereau's streets are populated with NPC-driven vehicles that follow realistic traffic patterns. NPC drivers obey traffic signals, follow lane discipline, and react to the player's driving. Aggressive driving near NPC vehicles causes them to honk, swerve, or attempt evasive maneuvers. This reactive traffic system makes the city feel alive and creates emergent gameplay moments during high-speed chases.

Acquiring Vehicles

Players can obtain vehicles through multiple methods. Vehicle dealerships located throughout the city sell cars and motorcycles for in-game currency. Players can also steal vehicles directly from the streets by approaching a parked or stopped vehicle and commandeering it. However, vehicle theft is an illegal act that increases the player's wanted level, potentially triggering police pursuits.

Racing

Racing events are available as a side activity throughout the city. These events pit the player against AI opponents or other players on designated city circuits. Performance tuning choices directly affect racing competitiveness, encouraging players to optimize their vehicles for specific race types.

Related Pages

• Exploration and Traversal: all movement options including on-foot and public transit.

• Crime and Wanted System: consequences of vehicle theft and dangerous driving.

• Side Activities and Mini-Games: racing events and other activities.