NTE - Version 1.1 Preview Special Program

Storyline / New Narrative Setup (Version 1.1: Dream Walk Corridor)

• The preview continues the main story, following earlier encounters with the mysterious organization Scarlet Letter.
• New intel suggests that someone connected to past events has returned with a different personality, raising the possibility of a swap or something fundamentally altered.
• The story expands to new locations and threats, while Scarlet Letter threads remain active—implying their involvement isn’t finished.
• A special incident report references the “tomato devil incident” and related events as part of the preview’s world-building.

Gameplay Highlights / Major Additions

• New traversal area: Players pass through Sunward Island for coastal scenery outside Heatheroe.
• New anomaly combat zone: Corridor of Echoes, featuring battles against new enemies.
• New character roster additions (Espers):
  • Lacrimosa (Chaos attribute)
  • Chaos (Lakshana attribute)

Seasonal / Limited-Time Content

• Limited boards featuring S-class characters:
  • Fading Reverie (21 days) — limited Lacrimosa
  • Forsaken Path (14 days) — limited Chaos
• Matching skin perks events and outfit rewards through board drops / guarantees.

Arc Research Programs (Limited-Time)

• Runs on the same schedule as the limited boards:
  • Nocturne Special
  • Pursuit Special

Shop / Inventory Refresh

• Introduces spending via “lost pieces” currency:
  • Can be exchanged for dice and up to 20 Tri Keys (per the preview).

Character Details & Combat / Gameplay Strategies

1) Lacrimosa

Esper Ability (Chaos)

• Conjures objects from thin air.
• Can copy enemies and their combat techniques, creating exact duplicates that use the original moves.
• Some effects unlock after completing her spin-off quests.

Combat Behavior

• Uses Esper constructs to attack.
• Applies Nightmare:
  • 1 tick of chaos damage per second for 3 seconds
  • Stacks up to 10 times

Ultimate: Working Day Judgment

• Sweeps a wide area, applies Nightmare to all affected enemies, and instantly maxes stack count.

Key Takeaway

• Lacrimosa excels at fast, stack-based damage ramping—her ultimate is the quickest way to reach full Nightmare stacks.

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2) Chaos

Esper Ability (Lakshana)

• Creates thick fog that he can shape.
• Commonly forms a hound that fights alongside him.
• Fog quantity scales with the karma carried by nearby characters (more karma → more fog).

Open-World Utility

• Can leave the hound behind as a teleport anchor, then teleport back to it.
• This functions like a reusable waypoint system.

Combat Mechanics

• Builds crime charges through attacks.
• Skills/ultimate apply a warrant effect to targets.
• Spending crime charges triggers a heavy follow-up.
• While warrant is active, Chaos’s damage to that target is amplified for a duration.

Ultimate: Retribution

• Applies warrant on hit
• Further amplifies the heavy follow-up damage

Key Takeaway

• Chaos’s damage payoff depends on charging + timing the warrant window—align follow-ups with warrant for maximum amplification.

New Social / Progression Features

• Bond leveling with Lacrimosa and Chaos unlocks:
  • New interactions and move-in related features.
• Move-in constraint:
  • You can’t have a male and female companion living in the same house at the same time.
• City hangouts (new storyline content):
  • Lacrimosa and Chaos receive hangouts you can encounter while exploring the city.

Bagel App Integration (In-Game Social / Sharing)

• Bagel chat app enters testing in Version 1.1.
• Features include:
  • Share from an in-game photo album
  • Post “real moments” from Heatherao
  • A randomized content feed to avoid forced social behavior
  • Likes / follows / bookmarks
  • Engagement earns praise jam, redeemable in the Bagel shop
  • Bagel is positioned as inspiration for finding great photo locations via scrolling posts

New Activities / Modes

A) Fight Club (Post-Tornado Content)

• After a challenge involving the Tornado gang leader at Heather O’Detention facility:
  • Defeating Tornado unlocks Fight Club
• Modes:
  • Solo
  • Matchmaking supports up to four players
• Disclaimer: battles are “in good fun,” with a note that no fighters were harmed.

B) Underground Circuit (Racing Mini-Game with Combat)

• A bumper-brawl style racing mode for six players (matchmaking).
• Key rule differences:
  • No summoning your own vehicle
  • At the start, six vehicles spawn randomly; players must grab one
  • During the initial phase, players can’t attack each other

In-Car Combat / Tactics

• Choose to drive or ride:
  • Driver + passenger share the same vehicle
• Vehicles spawn with pre-loaded weapons usable by both driver and passenger.
• Reduce vehicle durability to zero → vehicle explodes → passengers are KO’d and eliminated from the race.
• Attacking other players damages the character currently using the target’s seat.
• Elimination occurs when a player’s four characters are down.

Weapons and Pickups

• Default: semi-auto fire
• Shotgun: area damage
• Gatling: continuous high-speed barrage
• Rocket launcher: periodic shots that trigger large AoE explosions
• Fire support (item):
  • Doesn’t replace your weapon
  • Calls a precision homing missile
    • If you’re in 1st, it targets 2nd
    • Otherwise it targets 1st

Track Items / Defenses

• Tire repairs restore vehicle durability (not player character HP)

Porsche Collaboration (Version 1.1)

• Includes:
  • New vehicle: Porsche 918 Spyder
  • Collab outfits (“round’s collab outfits” as described in the preview)
  • New property: Pegasus Residence
    • Includes a car elevator to drive vehicles directly to your floor
• Obtaining rewards:
  • Vehicle + outfits acquired via limited-time event pulls
  • Players can choose to spend Analith or Funds

Events, Rewards, and Quality-of-Life Notes

• Daily login:
  • Runs for 7 days, granting 10 solid dice total (per the preview)
• Post-update mail gift:
  • A “Hethro special gift pack” sent in-game mail when 1.1 launches
• Ongoing improvements:
  • Full details referenced as being in the patch notes
• Pre-registration & platform support:
  • Pre-registration live on Steam, Epic Games Store, and Samsung Galaxy Store
  • Partnership with Nvidia GeForce Now for cross-device cloud gaming

Redeem Codes

• The preview instructs viewers to redeem the first, second, and third redeem codes before they expire.
• Exact code text is not provided in the supplied subtitles.

Gamers / Sources Featured (as Mentioned at the End)

• No external “featured gamers” or sources are explicitly named in the provided subtitles (beyond roles/hosts such as “Light,” “Baggy,” and the “correspondent”).