Mind Maze

**Mind Maze** is part of the Start Journey solo feature in *Shining Nikki*. In Mind Maze, stylists learn about the designers' stories to acquire or craft the Clothing Sets of the corresponding Designer’s Reflections.

## Gameplay

Mind Maze is broken into chapters, each with a collection of stages to complete. Before moving onto the next chapter, the stylist must pass all challenge stages and complete a specific objective (located at the bottom of the map). Each chapter has a corresponding Clothing Set to craft. On the map of each chapter, the button in the bottom left corner allows stylists to inspect the corresponding Clothing Set's crafting info. It is labelled with the Set's name and the number of pieces crafted. Each chapter also has a "Chapter Pack", which is a set of tasks for the stylist to complete for additional rewards.

There are two types of stages: story and challenge stages. Story stages do not cost stamina and have no styling component. Challenge stages consist of both story pieces and a styling challenge based on a specific style type. Three rewards are available per each challenge stage with a passing score, some available only on the 1st clearance of the stage.

Before attempting a Mind Maze stage, stylists can review Momo's Guide to check the required items and ways to increase Styling Power. It is located above the left corner of the stage information popup.

10 challenge attempts are added at 5:00 every day. Up to 30 attempts can be stored. Each attempt at a challenge stage costs 8  Stamina.

### Mirage Stages

Mirage stages are a variant of Mind Maze stages hidden within their chapters. They are unlocked after passing through certain number of Mind Maze stages. Mirage stages can be accessed through a transparent circular button found within a Mind Maze chapter.

Mirage stages offer their own different challenges, called **phases**. Phases may offer their own exclusive clothing pieces after completing the stage. Players that complete the phases with high scores will be eligible to obtain special rewards. Completing the phase with higher scores will allow players to collect more rewards than before, often being more valuable. Such rewards include:

* Gold
* Pink Gems
* Concept Shard: SR
* Concept Shard: SSR

Momo's Styling Guide is not available for Mirage stages. However, each phase allows the player to check what Target Score is needed to complete the phase and receive rewards, along with the Recommended Styling Power for those rewards.

Mirage stages offer their own **separate** challenge attempts from Mind Maze stages. 5 challenge attempts are added at 5:00 every day. Up to 15 attempts can be stored. Each attempt at a Mirage stage costs 4  Stamina.

Mirage stages offer a lower drop rate for items than regular Mind Maze stages do, often dropping **one** clothing piece per five attempts.

Each phase has its own individual rankings system that allows players to compare their own score on that phase to the server's entire playerbase as well as to any players on their friends list. Rankings refresh within 5 minutes.

Mirage stages also offer rankings for those that have crafted pieces of the set. The rankings system compares different players progression on completing the designated set of that Mirage stage, including the time it took to gain those items. The player can compare their progress to the server's entire playerbase as well as to any players on their friends list. Rankings refresh within 5 minutes.

## Chapters

### Chapter 1: Railway of Memory

* Unlock requirement: Unknown
* Chapter Set: Gleaming Vines
* Objective: Clear all stages

#### Chapter Pack

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### Chapter 2: Fog and Stars

* Unlock requirement: Pass V1: Stage 5-4
* Chapter Set: Telosma's Kiss
* Objective: Clear all stages

#### Chapter Pack

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### Chapter 3: Eternal Regret-Mirage

* Unlock requirement: Unknown
* Chapter Set: Out the Phoenix Palace
* Objective: Clear all stages

Upon clearing Mind Maze 3-10 the Mirage Stages will be unlocked.

#### Chapter Pack

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### Chapter 4: Before the Storm

#### Chapter Pack

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### Chapter 5: Still Wind

* Unlock requirement: Unknown
* Chapter Set: Spring Forest
* Objective: Clear all stages

#### Chapter Pack

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