NTE 1.1 adds Lacrimosa, new story chapter and Porsche crossover

NTE’s 1.1 update, Dreamwalk Corridor, gave Hotta Studio’s open-world game a much clearer live-service pitch: chase a new S-rank character, push deeper into the story, and keep one eye on a premium crossover that is built to grab attention. For active players, the patch was less about housekeeping and more about where to spend time and resources right now.

The biggest pull incentive is Lacrimosa, the new S-rank character added in the main content drop. Hotta Studio says Lacrimosa can materialize objects from nothing, copy enemy tactics, and turn those creations against foes while applying Nightmare status. That makes her the obvious headline for anyone deciding whether to spend on the banner or hold for a later release, especially with version 1.1 clearly positioned as a momentum update rather than a minor tune-up.

The story side of Dreamwalk Corridor adds more weight to that decision. Nanally visits the Phenomenon Welfare Private Service after growing worried about her injured and missing master, Daffodill, and winds up trapped in a new scenario that continues NTE’s thread of betrayal and the mystery around Eibon. Finish that main story segment and Corridor of Echoes opens as a permanent anomaly location, giving the update a lasting gameplay footprint instead of a one-and-done cutscene chain.

Version 1.1 also opened up Sunward Island, a fresh area tied to the Sunward Travelogue event. That means more materials to farm, Annulith rewards to collect, and a new route to work through as the summer content cycle gets going. On top of that, Fading Reverie adds a limited-time board event with cumulative draw milestones that pay out glider skins, livery items, and Lacrimosa’s Gilded Rhapsody outfit. If you are mapping priorities for the week, the order is straightforward: story progress first for permanent unlocks, Sunward Island for resources, and Fading Reverie if you want the cosmetic rollout rewards.

The Porsche collaboration gives the patch a shinier outer layer, and Hotta Studio clearly wants that crossover to widen the audience beyond the usual RPG crowd. In practical terms, though, the collaboration reads more like prestige dressing than a systems change, with the real player-facing choices still centered on Lacrimosa, the new story chapter, and the event rewards. Dreamwalk Corridor is doing exactly what a live-service update needs to do: keep the game feeling active by making the next login look more tempting than the last.