Bonds Guide - How to Increase Affinity and Unlock Romance

Learn all about the Bond system in NTE (Neverness to Everness). This guide covers how to increase character Bond Levels and Affinity Points, unlock Home Invitations, gifting, interactions, Dates, and more.

How to Increase Bond Levels

Gain Affection Points to Level Up

To raise a character's Bond Level in NTE, you need to gain Affection Points. Once you accumulate a certain amount, the character's Bond Level will increase, allowing you to obtain stat boosts and items.

How to Check Bond Level

You can check a character's Bond Level on their profile or by tapping "Bond" in the main menu to open the Bond screen.

Give Gifts

You can give gifts up to 10 times a day (3 times per character), so we recommend prioritizing the characters you want to level up and giving them gifts daily.

Give Preferred Gifts

To gain Affection Points efficiently, give characters their preferred gifts. Compared to non-preferred gifts, preferred gifts grant more Affection Points.

Increase Affection Gained with Life Skills

Enhancing your character's Life Skills will increase the Affection Points gained from gifts for characters with a Bond Level below a certain threshold. This is an efficient way to raise the Bond Levels of characters you've just started building a relationship with.

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Interact with Characters in the City

Clearing conversation events (Encounters) unlocks items in the Memory Theater under Bond Interactions and also grants you Affection Points.

Requires Clearing Various Quests

While some Memory Theater entries can be unlocked just by obtaining the character and completing Encounters, in other cases, clearing the Main Story, Bond Quests, or Spinoff Quests is also required.

Place and Interact in My Room

You can interact with characters by placing them in My Room. A character can be placed in My Room once their Bond Level reaches 4. Additionally, some interactions have their own requirements, such as reaching a certain number of Affection Points or owning specific furniture.

Bond Leveling Benefits

Increases Character Stats

Reaching Bond Level 10 grants a character a stat boost. Depending on the character, their ATK, Crit Rate, DEF, or HP will increase.

Obtain Currency and Upgrade Materials

As Bond rewards, you can obtain items like Annulith, Beetle Coins, Elite Hunter Guides, and Dreamless Seed. These are useful for enhancing your characters.

Unlock New Features

As Bond rewards, you can unlock a character's Passenger Seat Feature, basic actions, Home Invitation, and special interactions. Once Home Invitation is unlocked, you can gain more Affection Points through interactions in My Room.

Obtain Stickers and Icons

As Bond rewards, you can obtain character-specific stickers, icons, icon frames, and profile themes. These elements are not directly related to strength, but they are great for customizing your profile with items related to your favorite characters.

Unlocks City Hangouts

City Hangouts (Dates) are unlocked when a character's Bond Level meets the required conditions. Note that this feature is only available for certain characters.

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