The Wuthering Waves 3.4 map introduces Night City, a brand new explorable zone added as part of the official Cyberpunk Edgerunners collaboration. Released on June 8, 2026, Night City is packed with puzzles, collectibles, new characters, and unique events. This guide covers everything you need to explore Night City fully in WuWa 3.4.

What Is Night City in Wuthering Waves Version 3.4?

Night City in the Wuthering Waves 3.4 map is not part of the main world. It is a Sonoro, which is a smaller alternate dimension similar to Honami City in the Black Shores. Access it through the Sonoro Gate inside Startorch Academy. The area is built around Lucy’s perception of the real Night City and has a distinct cyberpunk feel. Night City is split into two zones:

• Cherry Blossom Market: The main exploration zone with puzzles, vending machines, and chests
• Illusion’s End (the Moon): A smaller area with one special treasure chest

Night City Key Features in Wuthering Waves 3.4

Here is a quick overview of what the wuwa 3.4 update brings to Night City:

• A new Sonoro exploration zone with its own content separate from the main map
• Two new limited collab characters: Lucy and Rebecca
• A new episodic story quest called At Dream’s Edge
• An Adam Smasher boss fight with a Nightmare form
• Two new collab events with unique rewards
• 15 hackable vending machines for loot and pull tabs
• 13 Breach Protocol hacking puzzles
• 16 total treasure chests across both zones

Collab Events in Wuthering Waves 3.4 Night City

Two events are available inside Night City as part of the Wuthering Waves version 3.4 collab:

Night City Roaming

• Milestone and exploration event
• Complete tasks around Night City to earn in-game resources
• Rewards players for exploring the Sonoro zone

Matrix Reform

• Event centered around the Breach Protocol mini-game
• Solve hacking puzzles to earn Pull Tabs
• Exchange Pull Tabs at Wenz for rewards

At Dream’s Edge: Main Story Quest

At Dream’s Edge is the central story quest of the Cyberpunk Edgerunners collab. The Rover joins forces with the Edgerunners netrunners to defeat the Sonoro created from Lucy’s fears and free Startorch Academy. Progressing through this quest unlocks the second floor and upper sections of Cherry Blossom Market, so complete it early to open the full map.

Adam Smasher Boss Fight

Adam Smasher is the main antagonist of the Edgerunners collab and one of the standout fights in the Wuthering Waves 3.4 night city content. He takes on a Nightmare form equipped with the Sandevistan implant, allowing him to attack at extreme speed. This is one of the more challenging fights in the update.

All Vending Machine Locations in Night City (WuWa 3.4)

There are 15 hackable vending machines in Cherry Blossom Market. Here is how to find and hack them:

How to hack vending machines:

• Look for machines with a glowing yellow silhouette, those are the hackable ones
• Equip the Quickhack Module from the gadget menu
• Aim at the glowing machine and press the attack button to hack it
• Successful hacks drop random loot, pull tabs, and Night City lore items
• Hacked machines lose their glow so they are easy to track

Vending Machine Locations

Market Entrance (3 machines)

• To the right near the entrance beside an inactive machine
• Directly in front of the entrance on the right side
• Left corner of the entrance on an isolated side

Ground Floor Inside Market (2 machines)

• Near the restaurant and second floor gate on the left
• In front of the stalls across the restaurant

Second Floor Circular Park (9 machines)

• Left of the staircase near the Laid-Off Corpo
• Right of the staircase near a Spooked Punk
• Near a News Board across from the Spooked Punk
• Beside a treasure chest near a convenience store
• Under a large hackable camera near another store
• Between two inactive machines near an active camera
• Near the dark left corner of the circular park
• In front of the Digital Inner World portal
• Near an empty dark corner with no tables or chairs

Top Floor Circular Park (1 machine)

• Look right immediately after reaching the top floor, near an ad and across the Wenz AI Store

All Breach Protocol Locations in Wuthering Waves Version 3.4 Night City

Breach Protocol is a hacking puzzle from Cyberpunk Edgerunners added to the wuwa 3.4 update. There are 13 puzzles in Cherry Blossom Market, all rewarding Pull Tabs on completion.

First, learn how Breach Protocol works:

• Input a sequence of characters to match one or more target strings
• Alternate selections between rows and columns after each pick
• Complete the sequence to earn Pull Tabs for spending at Wenz

Puzzle Locations

Ground Floor (4 puzzles)

• Near the dump east of the market entrance
• Across the Biotechnica building on the west side
• At the garage to the right of the stairs heading up
• On the wall left of the stairs near the RCS store

Second Floor and Upper Floors (7 puzzles)

• West of the stairs near the Trauma Team building
• By a stall door on the inner wall close to the Trauma Team puzzle
• On the side of the bridge near the Kang Tao building
• Beside Wenz on the western side of the top floor courtyard
• Near the gateway at the highest point of the market
• Behind the gateway spawn on the wall (drop down or loop around)
• Under the Kang Tao connecting bridge near plants and furniture

Other Locations (2 puzzles)

• On a pillar of the pagoda structure on the west side of the second floor
• Beside a vending machine just outside the Cherry Blossom Market entrance

There is also a Hacking Practice terminal inside a locked room near the market. Hack into a nearby camera first, then use it to open the locked door. This practice area does not give Pull Tabs but lets players run Breach Protocol challenges as many times as needed.

All Treasure Chest Locations in Wuthering Waves 3.4 Night City

There are 16 treasure chests across both Night City zones.

Cherry Blossom Market (15 chests):

Market Entrance (2 chests)

• Behind the spawn point near a holo-ad and railing
• Left side near dumps and road barriers

Restaurant Area (3 chests)

• Second floor of the restaurant inside a quickhack-locked room
• Back of the restaurant counter on the second floor
• Back alley to the left of the restaurant near a vending machine

Market Right Side (3 chests)

• Near burning rubble in the dump area (use the sensor to spot it)
• Small room near the gate unlocking the second half of the map
• Inside a car shop (hack the camera to open the door from the outside)

Second Floor Circular Park (4 chests)

• Far right of the second floor staircase
• Near the rooftop of the market, look backward from the staircase
• Left trail near an active News Board
• Right side trail near the Digital Inner World portal

Top Floor Circular Park (3 chests)

• Left path near the Trauma Team symbol
• Facing the Globe and Kang Tao signs in the center
• Below a lamppost at the topmost section

Illusion’s End / The Moon (1 chest):

• A special chest called Untitled 18 by Brancesi, 2021 sits behind a truck near the lunar radome at the spawn point
• Collecting it gives a unique collectible and unlocks the Space Oddity trophy

Is Night City Permanent in Wuthering Waves Version 3.4?

Based on information from the official Wuthering Waves social media page, Night City will stay accessible after the At Dream’s Edge quest concludes. While nothing has been officially confirmed, the presence of the Adam Smasher boss fight strongly suggests the area will remain available after version 3.4 ends.

Players can enjoy playing Wuthering Waves on a bigger screen of their PC or Laptop via BlueStacks along with your keyboard and mouse.