Quick answer: When a Once Human scenario ends, your character resets to level 1 and your map, base placement and Memetics reset — but you keep almost everything that represents long-term progress. Your weapon and armor blueprints (with their star ratings), Mods, blueprint fragments, house blueprints, Battle Pass and story progress, and the key currencies (Starchrom, Crystgin, Mitsuko's Marks, Silver Keys) all carry over permanently. Crafted items, materials and captured Deviations move into Eternaland, your persistent personal hub, and your Energy Links convert into Astral Sand there. If you're on a permanent (no-wipe) server, nothing wipes at all. This is the single most misunderstood system in the game, and most guides ranking today were written before permanent servers existed. Here's the 2026-accurate version.
If you just arrived on PS5 or Xbox, this is the mechanic that decides whether the game feels like progress or punishment — so it's worth 10 minutes to understand it once.
Key takeaways
- You do not lose your account. A scenario "ending" is not a wipe of your profile — it's the end of one themed world run. Your blueprints, Mods, currencies and story progress are permanent.
- Level resets to 1; power does not. You re-level fast because your blueprints and Mods come back with you, and Resource Points let you carry in a capped amount of gear from Eternaland.
- Eternaland is your continuity hub. Crafted items, materials and captured Deviations live there between scenarios. Energy Links convert to Astral Sand — they do not return as Energy Links.
- Permanent servers never wipe. Four scenarios have no-wipe servers; if you're on one, the "what resets" question is moot as long as you log in every 30 days.
| - This applies to every platform. Cross-progression means the same rules hold whether you play on PS5, Xbox Series X | S, PC or mobile. |
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Applies to the live build as of version 3.0.5 (bug-fix update, shipped September 3, 2026); the last content drop was 3.0.4 on August 24, 2026. The next update, a Beastmaster/Beast-Riding class overhaul, is scheduled for September 16, 2026 (PT) per the official dev blog — none of it changes the carry-over rules below.
First, the vocabulary: scenarios are not seasons
Almost every mistake about "what resets" starts with the wrong word. In Once Human:
- A scenario is a named, themed world with its own map, rules, Memetics and goals — Manibus (the flagship PvE run), The Way of Winter, Endless Dream, Evolution's Call (PvP), Prismverse's Clash (PvP), the RaidZone spin-off, and the Deviation: Survive, Capture, Preserve mode.
- A server runs one scenario and advances through numbered phases on a fixed calendar. The final phase is the settlement phase, where the world stops advancing.
- There is no single global "season." Every server is on its own phase clock, and server-opening days differ by region (NA, EU, SEA, SA, HK-MO-TW, JP-KR). So "what season are we on?" has no universal answer.
The official dev blog "About Seasons and Scenarios" frames it plainly: a scenario is a self-contained run that ends in a 4-week settlement phase, with roughly four new scenarios released per year. When people ask "what carries over between seasons," what they really mean is: what survives when my current scenario run ends and I move to the next one?
That's the question this guide answers.
The short version: a carry-over vs reset table
Here is the whole system on one screen. Everything below is drawn from the official About Seasons and Scenarios dev blog and the permanent-server explainer.
| Category | What happens when a scenario ends |
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| Character level | Resets to level 1 |
| Memetics (skill/build tree) | Reset — you re-pick them for the new scenario's balance |
| Map discovery & landmarks | Reset |
| Territory / base placement in the world | Reset (blueprints kept — see below) |
| Scenario-specific items & Memetic-tied gear | Reset / lost |
| Character name & appearance | Kept permanently |
| Cosmetics | Kept permanently |
| Weapon & armor blueprints + star ratings | Kept permanently |
| Blueprint fragments, weapon accessories, Mods | Kept permanently |
| House blueprints & learned furniture formulas | Kept (except furniture unlocked via Memetics) |
| Battle Pass & task progress | Kept |
| Main Story & Side Story progress | Kept |
| Starchrom, Crystgin, Mitsuko's Marks, Silver Keys | Kept |
| Crafted items, materials, ammo, medicine | Moved into Eternaland |
| Captured Deviations | Moved into Eternaland |
| Energy Links | Converted into Astral Sand in Eternaland (do not return as Energy Links) |
The pattern is consistent: anything that represents "how far you've come as an account" is permanent; anything tied to the specific world you were living in resets. You lose the place, not the progress.
What resets — and why it isn't a punishment
When your server hits settlement and you roll into a new scenario, these reset:
- Your character level goes back to 1.
- Your Memetics (the skill/specialization tree) reset, so you re-select them tuned to the new scenario's balance and goals.
- Map discovery, landmarks, and your base's physical placement in the world reset — you're arriving in a fresh map.
- Scenario-specific items and any gear tied to Memetic specializations don't come with you.
This reads like a soft-launch of your account, and the first time it happens it can feel brutal. It isn't, for two reasons.
First, you re-level much faster than a new player. Your blueprints and their star ratings, your Mods, and your accessories all came back with you. You're re-leveling a body, not a knowledge base — the moment you can craft, you're re-equipping gear you already earned.
Second, Resource Points deliberately keep everyone close. When you enter a new scenario, the game grants Resource Points that cap how much you may bring in from Eternaland. This is the anti-snowball mechanic: it's exactly why a player starting Once Human for the first time today isn't hopelessly behind a two-year veteran in the same fresh scenario. If you're a new PS5 or Xbox player worried that arriving in 2026 puts you at a permanent disadvantage — it doesn't. Everyone entering a new scenario is throttled by the same cap.
Eternaland: the hub that makes continuity work
Eternaland is your persistent personal space, and it's the answer to "where does my stuff go?" When a scenario ends, these move into Eternaland rather than vanishing:
- Crafted items and materials (including regular resources like ammo and medicine)
- Captured Deviations — your anomaly creatures, managed via the Cradle
- Energy Links — converted into Astral Sand, the currency you use to build up Eternaland itself
Two precision points here save readers real grief:
Energy Links do not carry over as Energy Links. They convert to Astral Sand in Eternaland. Any guide that says "your Energy Links carry over" is technically wrong in a way that matters if you were hoarding them for trade — you can't stockpile Energy Links across a scenario boundary and expect the same balance on the other side. Spend or trade them before settlement if you want their value in Energy-Link form.
Deviations survive, but under the Resource Point cap. Your captured Deviations sit safely in Eternaland and can be brought into the next scenario — but they count against the Resource Points cap on entry, like the rest of your carried-in gear.
The permanent server exception: nothing wipes
Here's the part most 2024-era guides completely miss, because it didn't exist yet. Once Human has permanent (no-wipe) servers.
A permanent scenario server is a converted server that has only the settlement phase, and that phase never ends. It stays open indefinitely. There is no wipe, no reset cycle — you keep building on the same world for as long as you play. As the official permanent-servers post puts it, at settlement your character data — "level, scenario resources, cosmetics, achievements" — is automatically merged into the matching permanent server unless you choose to start fresh.
Permanent servers currently exist for Manibus, Evolution's Call, Prismverse's Clash and The Way of Winter. And here's the automatic part: at the end of a normal seasonal server's settlement phase (roughly 3–4 weeks), your character data — level, scenario resources, cosmetics, achievements — is automatically merged into the matching permanent server, unless you actively choose to start a fresh scenario instead.
So the honest 2026 answer to "does Once Human make me start over?" is: only if you want to. Pick a permanent server (or let your seasonal run merge into one) and the reset cycle never touches you.
Two caveats to write down:
- Log in at least once every 30 days to keep your character on a permanent server. Low-population permanent servers get merged with others running the same scenario.
- Permanent servers receive cosmetics, weapon balance changes, and bug fixes, but they do not receive new regions, new crisis events, new Memetics, changed season goals, map changes, or new seasonal game modes. You trade fresh content for permanence.
"Does everything reset every 6 weeks?" — no, and here's the real timing
The most common stale claim about this game is "servers wipe every six weeks." That framing comes from launch-era 2024 coverage and is wrong twice over.
First, a scenario run is not six weeks. Per the official Scenario Phase Adjustments notice, a full run is roughly 9–10 weeks, ending in a 4-week settlement phase. Approximate totals by scenario:
| Scenario | Approx. total run |
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| Manibus (Novice) | ~68 days |
| Manibus (non-Novice) | ~68 days |
| The Way of Winter | ~63 days |
| Evolution's Call | ~68 days |
Treat those as roughly 9–10 weeks, not exact figures — the phase tables have been adjusted at least once since that notice, so use the shape, not the day count, when planning.
Second — as covered above — permanent servers don't wipe at all. So "does Once Human wipe every 6 weeks?" is answered by: no; seasonal runs are ~9–10 weeks, and permanent servers never wipe.
What this means on console specifically
| If you came in at the **PS5 / PS5 Pro / Xbox Series X | S launch on August 25, 2026, the carry-over rules are identical to PC — Once Human has full cross-progression, so a linked account keeps the same blueprints, Mods and currencies no matter where you play. One console-specific thing to get right first, though: account linking is not merging. If both your console and your existing PC/mobile account already have characters, linking forces you to choose one set and lose the other** — so link before you build a console character. We cover that in the crossplay and cross-progression guide. |
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For a full walkthrough of your opening hours on console — which scenario to pick, servers, and the first-day setup — see the Once Human console beginner guide. If the deciding factor for you is the wipe question itself, the dedicated seasonal vs permanent servers explainer goes deeper on picking a server pool. And once you're settled and want to rebuild fast in a new scenario, the Starchrom and Energy Links farming guide covers the currencies that carry over.
A practical checklist before your scenario ends
If your server is heading into settlement and you want to land cleanly in the next scenario:
- Decide seasonal-vs-permanent now. If you never want to reset again, plan to merge into (or roll onto) a permanent server for your scenario.
- Spend or trade your Energy Links if you value them as Energy Links — they'll convert to Astral Sand otherwise.
- Bank your best blueprints and Mods mentally — they're safe, but knowing what you'll re-equip lets you re-gear immediately in the new run.
- Move what you can into Eternaland and remember the Resource Points cap limits what crosses over on entry — bring your highest-impact gear, not bulk.
- Check your region's server-opening schedule so you land on a fresh scenario when you want to, not whenever one happens to open.
FAQ
Do I lose everything when a Once Human scenario ends? No. You lose your character level (reset to 1), map progress, base placement and Memetics, but you keep all your blueprints and their star ratings, Mods, blueprint fragments, cosmetics, house blueprints, Battle Pass and story progress, and your main currencies (Starchrom, Crystgin, Mitsuko's Marks, Silver Keys). Crafted items, materials and captured Deviations move into Eternaland. It is not an account wipe.
Does Once Human wipe every 6 weeks? No — that's a stale 2024 claim. A seasonal scenario run is roughly 9–10 weeks (about 63–68 days) ending in a 4-week settlement phase, and since 2025 there are permanent no-wipe servers for four scenarios. On a permanent server, nothing wipes as long as you log in every 30 days.
Do my Energy Links carry over to the next scenario? Not as Energy Links. They convert into Astral Sand in Eternaland, which you use to build your Eternaland hub. If you want their value as tradeable Energy Links, spend or trade them before your scenario ends.
Does my character level carry over? No — your level resets to 1 each new scenario. But because your blueprints and Mods carry over and Resource Points cap what everyone brings in, you re-level quickly and stay competitive with veterans.
How do I never reset again? Play on a permanent (no-wipe) server — available for Manibus, Evolution's Call, Prismverse's Clash and The Way of Winter — or let your seasonal server automatically merge into the matching permanent server at settlement. Log in at least once every 30 days to keep your character there.
Is starting Once Human late in 2026 a disadvantage? No. Every player entering a new scenario is limited by the same Resource Points cap on gear carried in from Eternaland, which is deliberately designed to keep new players and veterans close in a fresh run.
| Do the carry-over rules differ on PS5, Xbox or mobile? No. Once Human has full cross-progression, so a linked account keeps the same blueprints, Mods and currencies across PS5, Xbox Series X | S, PC and mobile. Just remember that account linking is not merging — link before creating a second character or you'll be forced to choose one character set and lose the other. |
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The bottom line
Once Human's scenario system looks like it erases your progress, but it's the opposite of a roguelike wipe: you lose the world, not the account. Level and Memetics reset so every scenario starts as a genuine survival run; blueprints, Mods, cosmetics, story and currencies persist so you never grind them twice; Eternaland holds your things between runs; and permanent servers let you opt out of resetting entirely. Understand that once and the "do I have to start over?" anxiety that pushes new console players to bounce simply disappears — you're not starting over, you're starting a new chapter with everything you learned intact.
Looking for more Once Human guides for PS5, Xbox and PC?
- Once Human crossplay & cross-progression explained
- Do Once Human servers wipe? Seasonal vs permanent servers
- Once Human console beginner guide (PS5 & Xbox)
- Starchrom & Energy Links farming guide
Sources: Once Human official dev blog "About Seasons and Scenarios" (oncehuman.game); official permanent/no-wipe servers explainer (oncehuman.game, 2025-05-30); official Scenario Phase Adjustments notice (oncehuman.game, 2025-03-21); official console-launch post (2026-08-25); official news index (fetched 2026-09-11, current build 3.0.5). Facts verified against the game's official sources; no drop rates or unpublished figures are quoted.
