All 9 Hethereau Hobbies in NTE: How to Unlock, City Stamina Guide, and Best Fons Strategies (Neverness to Everness)

TL;DR

• There are 9 Hethereau Hobbies in NTE at launch, unlocking progressively through City Tycoon levels and Hunter levels.
• All hobbies pay the same rate – 1,000 Fons per City Stamina point spent – so play whatever you enjoy most.
• City Stamina resets every Monday at 05:00 server time. Never let it go to waste.
• City Stamina cap starts at 100 and grows to 350 (Level 10), 500 (Level 16), and 700 (Level 23).
• Pink Paws Heist (Level 10) is the single best weekly activity – up to 1 million Fons per week.
• Playing hobbies is how you rank up City Tycoon, which eventually gives you the free S-Rank character Chiz at Level 18.
• Characters have Life Skills that boost your performance and rewards in specific hobbies.

Hethereau Hobbies are one of the most important parts of Neverness to Everness. They are the mini-games that let you spend your City Stamina each week to earn Fons – the main currency behind your City Tycoon progression. A lot of new players treat them as optional side content. They are not. Spending your weekly City Stamina on hobbies is how you fund your café, rank up your Tycoon level, unlock new properties, and eventually earn the free S-Rank character Chiz. This guide covers every single hobby – what it is, how to unlock it, how it works, and what to watch out for.

If you are still working through the early quests in NTE, also check out our guide for the Transform! Huhehaha! Flipped Phone Booth Quest to pick up 60 free Annulith and 150,000 Fons from one of the best early side missions.

What Are Hethereau Hobbies?

Hethereau Hobbies are the nine mini-game activities available through the City Tycoon system in NTE. Each one earns you Fons – the city currency – by spending City Stamina. Fons are what you use to rank up your City Tycoon level, buy properties, restock your café, purchase vehicles, and trade at the Hunter Exchange for Annulith and upgrade materials.

The golden rule of hobbies is simple: every City Stamina point you spend equals exactly 1,000 Fons, regardless of which hobby you choose. The payout rate is identical across all activities. So pick the ones you enjoy, not the ones you think pay more – they all pay the same.

You access all hobbies through the City Tycoon app on your in-game phone. Open the phone menu, select City Tycoon, then Hethereau Hobbies. Each hobby shows its unlock status, stamina cost, and a button to track the location on your map.

City Stamina – The Fuel Behind Every Hobby

City Stamina is separate from your regular combat stamina. It works on a weekly cycle, not a daily one. Here is what you need to know:

• Resets every Monday at 05:00 server time. If you do not spend it before then, it is gone.
• Does not carry over. Unspent City Stamina disappears at the weekly reset. Wasted stamina is wasted Fons.
• Starting cap is 100. This grows as you level up City Tycoon: Level 10 raises it to 350, Level 16 to 500, and Level 23 to 700.
• Spending it earns 1,000 Fons per point regardless of the hobby. Performance in a hobby can let you spend more stamina per session, saving you time.
• If your City Stamina runs out mid-session, you can still play the mini-game for fun. You just will not earn Fons rewards until the next weekly reset.

Increasing your City Tycoon level should be a priority partly because of how much it expands your weekly stamina cap. More stamina cap means more Fons per week, which accelerates everything else.

Life Skills – Boosting Your Hobby Performance

Every playable character in NTE has a set of Life Skills that activate in certain hobbies. These skills can boost rewards, automate tasks, increase your rating, reduce stamina consumption, or make certain mini-games much easier to clear.

For example, Adler can automatically brew coffee in the Owner’s Selection café mini-game, drastically reducing how much manual work you need to do during a shift. Hathor increases customer satisfaction in City Delivery runs. Edgar boosts customer traffic in the café. When you are picking which character to bring to a hobby session, check their Life Skills first – the right character can meaningfully improve your Fons output per session.

All 9 Hethereau Hobbies in NTE

1. Racing – Unlocks at City Tycoon Level 2

Racing is one of the first hobbies available. You compete in high-speed races through the streets of Hethereau against AI opponents or up to three other real players online. There are six different race stages at launch, each with unique routes, obstacles, and difficulty. Each race also has optional side objectives – things like finishing within a time limit or maintaining a certain position – that boost your reward if you meet them.

Rewards include Fons and Annulith for the Scarborough Fair (the gacha shop). This makes Racing one of the few hobbies that directly pays out premium currency on top of Fons. Your final placement and how many side objectives you complete together determine how much you earn per run.

Racing unlocks alongside the Garage at City Tycoon Level 2, so you can own, customize, and upgrade vehicles from very early on. Bringing a faster, better-tuned car gives you a real advantage in race outcomes and reward totals.

2. Swift Travel (Taxi Mode) – Unlocks at City Tycoon Level 3

Swift Travel turns you into a taxi driver for the NPCs of Hethereau. You accept passenger pickup orders through the Hobbies menu, drive to the passenger’s location, pick them up, and transport them to their requested destination.

Fons earned per ride are based on the distance of the trip. Longer rides pay more. Your passenger rating also affects the payout – if you drive recklessly, get into collisions, or take too long, passengers lose patience and your rating drops, which reduces the bonus you earn on top of the base distance pay.

Swift driving without collisions keeps your rating high. If you want to maximize Fons per hour in Swift Travel, plan your routes before accepting trips and avoid dense traffic areas where bumping into things is hard to avoid.

3. Sea Angler (Fishing) – Unlocks at City Tycoon Level 3

Sea Angler is NTE’s fishing mini-game. You visit designated fishing spots across Hethereau City, cast your line using your chosen rod and bait, and reel in fish when something bites. Different spots hold different types of fish, so the location you choose affects what you can catch.

Caught fish can be exchanged for either Fons or Scale Points. City Stamina is consumed when you sell the fish, not when you catch them. This means you can fish freely without spending stamina and then choose to sell when you are ready.

Scale Points go to the Fishing Master, where you can buy better bait and upgraded equipment. Better gear makes fishing faster and lets you catch rarer, higher-value fish. The Fish Market inside the Fishing Master menu updates daily with a rotating list of in-demand fish worth 300% of their normal value – only two of each type can be sold at the boosted price per day, so checking it daily is worth the habit.

PC bug note: As of version 1.0.6.71490, the fishing mini-game has a known bug on PC where keyboard players cannot move the overhead reeling meter left or right. Controller players are unaffected. Hotta Studio is expected to patch this in a future update.

4. City Delivery – Unlocks at City Tycoon Level 8

City Delivery has you driving a cargo truck loaded with packages from a pickup point to a delivery destination across Hethereau. You have a time limit to complete each delivery, and the cargo has a condition rating that affects how much you earn.

Speed matters – but so does how carefully you drive. Crashing into objects, driving off-road, or hitting other vehicles damages the cargo and reduces your reward. Urgent delivery jobs pay a premium above the standard rate, so picking those when they appear is a good habit.

Some characters’ Life Skills directly affect City Delivery. Hathor, for example, increases customer satisfaction scores, which adds a bonus on top of your base delivery pay. Check your roster before each delivery session and bring the best Life Skill support you have available.

5. Owner’s Selection (Café Mini-Game) – Unlocks After Purchasing a Second Café

Owner’s Selection is the active café management mini-game. Unlike the passive café income that runs in the background, this one puts you directly behind the counter in real time. Customers arrive with orders, and you need to manually prepare and serve them before their timers run out.

Each stage has three objectives worth one star each. Every star earned costs one round of City Stamina and pays out 2,000 Fons. Earning all three stars in a stage earns 6,000 Fons total. You also earn Annulith from Owner’s Selection – specifically 20 Annulith for every 3 stars collected across all stages, making it one of the better passive Annulith sources in the game.

Characters assigned as Support Employees before a shift can activate their Life Skills during the session. Adler, for example, automatically brews coffee in the background so you do not need to manually do it. This frees you up to focus on other orders. Memorizing recipe combinations in advance saves a lot of time since looking them up during a busy shift causes critical delays. Prepare your four base ingredients – coffee, muffins, croissants, and toast – during any quiet moment so you are always ready for whatever order comes in.

You do not need to finish an entire stage if you have already earned all three stars. Use the exit button in the top-left corner to end the session early and avoid wasting time on extra rounds with no reward.

6. Pink Paws Heist – Unlocks at City Tycoon Level 10

Pink Paws Heist is the most valuable hobby in the entire game. Once a week, you can enter the Pink Paws Bank and loot it for up to 1 million Fons in 15 minutes. This is not a stamina activity – it does not consume City Stamina – but it is gated to a single weekly attempt.

You start the Heist by talking to Chiz at the Pink Paws Bank HQ. Once inside, you have 15 minutes to explore the bank floor by floor and collect as much loot as possible. Going deeper into the building finds rarer and more valuable items, but tougher enemies appear and extraction points become harder to reach in time.

The risk-reward calculation is the core of the Heist. Staying near the surface earns steady Fons safely. Pushing deeper floors for rarer loot is faster but risky – if you cannot make it to an extraction point in time, you lose some of what you collected. Bringing your strongest combat team and clearing enemies quickly gives you more time to loot. This is one of the most important reasons to invest in strong characters and builds.

Never miss your weekly Heist run. It is by far the fastest single source of Fons available in the entire game.

7. Little Sparrow (Mahjong) – Unlocks at Hunter Level 11

Little Sparrow is NTE’s take on Mahjong. Unlike most other hobbies, this one unlocks through Hunter Level progression rather than City Tycoon levels. You need to reach Hunter Level 11 to access it.

To play, head to the Little Sparrow Maid Café in the Miguel District. Select it from the Hethereau Hobbies menu and track the location on your map. Once inside, go upstairs to the Mahjong tables on the second floor.

The game variant is called Mahjong Inferno. It is faster-paced than traditional Mahjong and uses only three suits: Bamboo, Dots, and Characters. You are matched with three other players – either friends or random players. Fons rewards are based on your final ranking at the end of each round.

Little Sparrow is a good option for players who already enjoy Mahjong and want to earn Fons in a more social setting. It requires a full table of four players, so matchmaking can sometimes take a moment.

8. Tetrominoes – Unlocks at City Tycoon Level 8

Tetrominoes is NTE’s PvP Tetris-style mini-game, played at the Arcade in Hethereau. Look for the game cabinet with a purple screen labeled TETROMINOES inside the arcade venue (marked by a lever icon on the map). You can also track the location directly from the Hethereau Hobbies menu.

The rules are classic: blocks fall from the top of the screen and you stack them to clear rows. In multiplayer mode, every row you clear sends extra rows to your opponents. Up to four players can compete at once, and you can play against friends or random players. A single-player mode against CPU opponents is also available any time if you do not want to wait for a full lobby.

On a controller, use the D-pad to move blocks. On keyboard, use A, S, and D. Tetrominoes has its own achievement track – you earn Annulith rewards for reaching 1st place a certain number of times, with a total of 30 first-place finishes needed to unlock all achievements. Since single-player matches count toward this, you can grind it out against the CPU at your own pace.

9. Super Sound (Rhythm Drum Mini-Game) – Unlocks via Quest

Super Sound is NTE’s rhythm mini-game. You play the drums inside the music venue StarSign in Illusion Town. To unlock it, you need to complete the quest “The Whoots Forever!!!!” – which follows on from the quest “A Legendary(?) Band’s First Page.” The quest chain includes both some combat and Super Sound gameplay, so you get a taste of it before unlocking it properly.

Super Sound is only available during StarSign’s off-hours: between 03:00 and 15:00 in-game time. If you want to play outside those hours, you can manually adjust the in-game time system to shift to a valid window.

In the mini-game, colored icons fly across the screen and you hit one of four corresponding keys at the right moment to stay in rhythm. The scoring system has four judgment tiers from PERFECT to MISS. Your combo only breaks on a MISS, so hitting anything other than MISS keeps your streak alive. Maintaining your combo is the most important factor for a high score.

Like all stamina hobbies, Super Sound pays 1,000 Fons per City Stamina point consumed. If you fail a session with a D rank, you earn 0 Fons – but you also consume 0 City Stamina. There is no penalty for failing other than a wasted time investment.

All Hethereau Hobbies – At a Glance

• Racing – City Tycoon Level 2. Street races against AI or players. Earns Fons + Annulith.
• Swift Travel – City Tycoon Level 3. Taxi service for NPCs. Fons based on distance and rating.
• Sea Angler – City Tycoon Level 3. Fishing across city spots. Exchange fish for Fons or Scale Points.
• City Delivery – City Tycoon Level 8. Cargo truck deliveries under a time limit. Drive carefully to protect cargo value.
• Tetrominoes – City Tycoon Level 8. PvP or solo Tetris at the Arcade. Achievements reward Annulith.
• Pink Paws Heist – City Tycoon Level 10. Weekly bank heist. Up to 1 million Fons per run. No stamina cost.
• Owner’s Selection – Unlocks after buying a second café. Active café serving mini-game. 6,000 Fons per stage (3 stars) + Annulith.
• Little Sparrow – Hunter Level 11. Mahjong Inferno at the Maid Café in Miguel District. Multiplayer, 3 suits only.
• Super Sound – Unlocks via quest “The Whoots Forever!!!!”. Drum rhythm game at StarSign in Illusion Town. Available 03:00–15:00 only.

Tips To Maximize Hobby Rewards Every Week

• Spend every City Stamina point before Monday’s reset. Unspent stamina is permanently lost. Build a weekly habit around using it all up by Sunday night server time.
• Never skip the Pink Paws Heist. It is the only weekly activity that can earn you up to 1 million Fons in a single session with no stamina cost. Missing even one week is a significant Fons loss.
• Push City Tycoon levels to expand your stamina cap. Getting to Level 10, Level 16, and Level 23 each increase your cap significantly. More cap means more Fons per week from the same playtime.
• Check character Life Skills before each session. The right character at the right hobby can meaningfully increase your payout per stamina point. It takes 30 seconds to check and is often worth it.
• Pick hobbies you enjoy. Since all hobbies pay identical rates per stamina point, there is no mechanical reason to force yourself through ones you find boring. Play what keeps you engaged.
• In Owner’s Selection, exit immediately after earning all three stars. There are no extra rewards beyond the three-star clear. Ending early saves time for other activities.
• For Super Sound, adjust the time system if needed. The hobby is only available in a limited time window. If you log in outside those hours, use the in-game time adjustment rather than waiting.
• In City Delivery, take urgent jobs when available. Urgent deliveries pay a premium bonus on top of the base distance reward. They are always worth prioritizing when they appear.

Where To Download Neverness to Everness

NTE is free to play on PC, Android, iOS, and PS5:

• Official NTE Website – PC
• Google Play Store – Android
• PlayStation Store – PS5

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