{"rewrite":{"id":"r_be55287105902c94031e8a05","clusterId":"c_d7cda39a53faaf1ed7e03263","slug":"nte-player-identifies-mint-s-house-from-a-split-second-pv-shot","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"NTE Player Identifies Mint's House From Brief PV Shot, Finds It Open for Entry","summary":"A player of the urban open-world RPG \"Neverness to Everness\" (NTE) has identified a character's apartment from a brief shot in the official trailer for the upcoming version 1.2 update, then located and entered the same room in the live game. The trailer, released June 28, shows four characters-the protagonist, Mint, Shinku, and Irohi-gathered in a room playing a board game. The camera lingers on the scene for about 20 seconds of the 7-minute-41-second video, with the view outside the window as the main clue. Japanese X user Necko used the visible landmark Appare Tower to triangulate the building's position, finding the apartment in the northeastern New Holland district south of Rue Soleil. The room's balcony window was open, allowing entry. Necko's post received over 4,000 likes and 600 reposts. The developer Perfect World Games has not confirmed whose room it is; the apartment differs from Mint's home shown in her earlier character trailer. The version 1.2 update, titled \"Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Nights,\" is scheduled for July 8 and adds a permanent board-game mode set in a fantasy world.","whyItMatters":"The discovery shows that NTE's open world is built with enough internal consistency for players to use real-world detective methods on in-game footage, a level of detail that turns promotional material into a playable map.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eNecko told Automaton the search took about 10 minutes of actual in-game exploration. \u0026#34;I didn\u0026#39;t have high expectations,\u0026#34; Necko said. \u0026#34;I thought it would be interesting if I found the location.\u0026#34; The player noted that the NTE startup screen shows a character clinging to a building that does not exist in the live game, so Necko was half-skeptical the PV room might also be a non-playable set piece.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe apartment sits near an arcade shopping street called Gorgeous Alley, with restaurants and shops across the street. A police box is next door. A highway and elevated railway run just outside the balcony, and a park is within walking distance. Necko described it as \u0026#34;a decent property.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarlier character trailers have shown separate homes for Nanari, Requiem, and Shinku, establishing that NTE places multiple character residences in its city. The room found from the PV differs from Mint\u0026#39;s home shown in her own character trailer, leading some players to suggest the PV might depict a parallel-world version of the character or that Mint moved in version 1.2. Necko said they are cautious about concluding whose room it is. \u0026#34;I\u0026#39;ll look forward to v1.2 including that mystery,\u0026#34; they said.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe version 1.2 update, titled \u0026#34;Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Nights,\u0026#34; adds a permanent board-game mode set in a fantasy world. Necko said they are most curious about that mode: \u0026#34;NTE has a strong urban open-world impression, so the sudden addition of a high-fantasy world surprised me. It seems like almost a whole new game\u0026#39;s worth of content.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"An NTE player spotted a window view in a 20-second PV clip, triangulated the building using a landmark, and walked into the exact room in-game. The balcony was open.","twitterPost":"The room in the NTE v1.2 PV exists in the live game and is accessible. Player Necko found it in 10 minutes using only the view outside the window. Whose room is it?","threadsPost":"A player identified Mint's apartment in NTE from a single PV frame and entered it. That level of environmental consistency suggests the world is built with precision that rewards close observation. The discovery itself became a social event, with thousands engaging over a virtual apartment.","newsletterBlurb":"A player identified a character's apartment from a brief shot in the NTE version 1.2 trailer, then entered the same room in the live game. The discovery highlights the game's detailed cityscape. The update arrives July 8.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260701-452793/\",\"title\":\"A player identifies \\\"Mint's house\\\" from a brief shot in the \\\"NTE\\\" open-world PV, allowing free entry to the address-exposing heroine's room.\"},{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/07/01/183889.html\",\"title\":\"Urban Open-World 'NTE' Latest PV Reveals Character's 'Home' - Actually Visitable In-Game, Can Enter the House\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/02/168709.html\",\"title\":\"Urban Open-World 'NTE' Latest PV Identifies Character's 'Home' - Actually Visitable In-Game, Can Enter the House\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":11156,"outputTokens":1303,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782894773,"createdAt":"2026-07-01T08:20:54.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-01T08:24:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-01T08:24:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d7cda39a53faaf1ed7e03263","canonicalTitle":"「街」オープンワールド『NTE』PVに一瞬映った“ミントの家”を特定した猛者あらわる。住所即バレ系ヒロインの部屋、入室自由","representativeArticleId":"a_21761476a0710f205de7008d","sourceCount":3,"writtenSourceCount":3,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"NTE\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"written","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-01T07:44:27.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-03T05:50:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-03T05:57:33.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/columnjp/nte-20260702-453076/","title":"都市オープンワールド『NTE』は、UE専門家いわく、モバイル版のパフォーマンスがかなりすごい。多彩な反応、大量のパロディ、UE技術がもたらす“生きた街”"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/02/168709.html","title":"都市型オープンワールド『NTE』最新PVから登場キャラの「自宅」が特定される―実際にゲーム内で訪れ、家の中に入ることも可能"},{"source":"Inside","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/07/01/183889.html","title":"都市型オープンワールド『NTE』最新PVから登場キャラの「自宅」が特定される―実際にゲーム内で訪れ、家の中に入ることも可能"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["NTE"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Necko entered the apartment through an open balcony window in the live game, confirming the room exists as a playable location.","The search took about 10 minutes of in-game exploration, and Necko's post received over 4,000 likes and 600 reposts.","The version 1.2 update, titled 'Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Nights,' is scheduled for July 8 and adds a permanent board-game mode set in a fantasy world.","The apartment differs from Mint's home shown in her earlier character trailer, leading players to speculate about a parallel-world version or a move in version 1.2."]}