NTE Lacrimosa Gameplay Revealed — Everything You Need to Know Before Version 1.1

Yeah, you read that right. The next big character dropping into Neverness to Everness fights with a frying pan. And somehow it looks absolutely unhinged in the best possible way. Hotta Studio officially dropped Lacrimosa’s gameplay reveal trailer on May 29, and if you’ve been keeping up with NTE since its April 29 launch, you already know this character has been teased throughout the base game. Now she’s getting her own playable banner, and the full picture of what she can actually do is finally here.

Version 1.1, titled “Dreamwalk Corridor,” goes live on June 3, 2026, and Lacrimosa is headlining Phase 1. Here’s a proper breakdown of everything revealed so far.

Who Is Lacrimosa and Why Is She Already Fan Favorite?

If you played through NTE’s launch content, you’ve already met Lacrimosa — sort of. She starred in the Tomato Jelly Rampage: Live Report side quest, where players helped Mint investigate an Anomaly while posing as her. The quest even let you briefly play as Lacrimosa during some combat segments, which basically just made everyone want her playable even more.

On top of that, her coffin has been scattered around Hethereau for players to stumble across while exploring — a little environmental storytelling detail that the community absolutely ate up. She’s been lurking in the game’s world since day one, so her arrival as a full playable character in Version 1.1 feels earned rather than forced.

Personality-wise, Lacrimosa is a Bureau of Anomaly Control (BAC) agent who, based on in-game lore flavor text, holds the record for the most maintenance requests submitted by BAC staff and genuinely just wants to clock out and go to sleep. She fights in her sleep, wakes up looking annoyed about it, and somehow still demolishes everything in her path. Very relatable energy.

What Does the Gameplay Reveal Actually Show?

The official trailer opens with Lacrimosa asleep under a tree in Hethereau’s Miguel District. She gets woken up by a group of enemies approaching and proceeds to absolutely ruin their day. The whole vibe is chaotic and colorful, exactly what you’d expect from a Chaos-type character.

Her basic attacks are built around two weapon modes: the frying pan and her Red Jelly manipulation. Both perform up to five consecutive hits, each dealing Chaos damage and applying Nightmare stacks to whatever she’s hitting. The second hit in the frying pan chain generates a projectile that can be shattered by follow-up attacks for bonus AoE Chaos damage, which rewards staying on top of your combo timing.

Her Ultimate is the standout moment of the trailer — Lacrimosa uses her Esper magic to summon a full barrage of vehicles that come crashing down on enemies. It’s big, it’s flashy, and it hits in waves depending on which attack mode she’s currently running. Using Tomato Metal sends a truck barreling through the area for ten instances of Chaos damage; switch to Tomato Percussion and she dismantles a car for five hits that also stack Nightmare across everyone caught in the blast zone.

Lacrimosa’s Kit Explained — The Nightmare Mechanic Is Her Whole Identity

Mechanically, Lacrimosa is a dedicated on-field main DPS who lives and dies by the Nightmare debuff. Every attack she lands inflicts Nightmare stacks on enemies, capping out at ten. Each stack deals 10.1% of her ATK as Chaos damage over time and lasts three seconds, refreshing as she continues to hit. When you start thinking about ten stacks all ticking simultaneously across a boss fight, the damage potential gets genuinely ridiculous — especially in prolonged engagements against high-HP enemies.

There’s also a unique ability where she can copy enemy combat techniques. Land a hit on a target with her specific scan attack, and she temporarily learns and uses whatever technique that enemy was running. It’s an unusual mechanic that adds a layer of adaptability to her kit that most characters in the game don’t have.

Outside of combat, she can transform into a bat and fly freely around Hethereau by holding dodge. It burns stamina, but for exploration purposes that’s a genuinely fun and practical mobility option that sets her apart from the rest of the current roster.

Quick Kit Summary

• Element: Chaos (Liquid Arc compatibility)
• Role: Main DPS — on-field damage dealer focused on DoT
• Core Mechanic: Nightmare stacks — up to 10, each dealing 10.1% ATK as Chaos DoT
• Basic Attack Modes: Tomato Metal (frying pan) and Tomato Percussion (Red Jelly), switchable during combat
• Ultimate: Summons crashing vehicles for massive multi-hit Chaos AoE damage
• Mobility: Bat transformation for free-flight exploration out of combat
• Special Passive: Can copy and use enemy combat techniques

When Is Lacrimosa’s Banner and How Long Do You Have?

Lacrimosa’s banner runs from June 3 through June 24 — that’s 21 days to pull. One important thing to note: pity carries over from Hotori’s banner directly into Lacrimosa’s, so if you’ve been building soft pity while pulling on Hotori’s current rate-up, that progress doesn’t disappear when 1.1 launches. Plan your pulls accordingly.

Her signature weapon, the Nocturne Special arc, runs alongside her banner for the same Phase 1 window. For players who want to maximize her Nightmare DoT output, it’s her best-in-slot option — but she’s still very functional on four-star alternatives if you’re conserving resources.

Who Else Is Coming in Version 1.1?

Lacrimosa isn’t the only new face joining the roster this update. Phase 2 brings in Chaos, the first playable member of the Bureau of Anomaly Control’s ETD-6 team. He’s confirmed as an S-Class Lakshana-type character built around heavy damage output — the big hitter of his squad. His banner runs from June 24 to July 8, with his signature arc, Pursuit Special, running alongside it.

Chaos is also notable for being the first male character available for City Hangouts and Move-In features in the game, which means players can now have him as a roommate in their in-game housing. Worth noting: you can’t have male and female companions sharing the same house as roommates, so if you were planning on a full household situation, keep that restriction in mind.

What Else Is New in NTE Version 1.1?

The “Dreamwalk Corridor” update is packing a lot beyond the two new characters.

Sunward Island — NTE’s First New Location

The update adds Sunward Island, a tropical destination away from Hethereau’s urban streets. The island also introduces a new Anomaly zone called the Corridor of Echoes, which ties into the Version 1.1 story content. After the grind of the city, the contrast of a rural island setting looks like a genuinely refreshing change of pace.

New City Tycoon Modes

Two new activities are joining the City Tycoon lineup:

• Fight Club — PvP-focused combat mode for players who want to test their builds against each other
• Underground Circuit — a more dangerous take on the existing street racing system, turning up the stakes on the game’s already popular racing activities

Porsche 918 Spyder Collaboration

Yes, really. NTE is getting a Porsche collaboration in Version 1.1, bringing in the Porsche 918 Spyder as an obtainable vehicle alongside a themed outfit and a new property. It’s the kind of real-world brand integration that fits oddly well in a game that already has you managing a cafe and running bank heists in a stylized open-world city.

Ghost Train Event

One of the Version 1.1 events sends players onto Hethereau’s Anomaly Metro “Ghost Train” — passengers are given a passenger manual and told to follow it strictly for their safety. It sounds delightfully unhinged and very on-brand for a game that thrives on making side content feel like its own little adventure.

Should You Pull for Lacrimosa?

If you’ve been running a Chaos damage-focused team or you just want a main DPS who can sustain serious damage output across long fights, Lacrimosa looks like a strong pick. Her Nightmare stacking is consistent, her kit has good versatility between the two attack modes, and the bat exploration flight is just genuinely fun to have. First-time players or anyone still building their roster would be well-served adding her.

If you’re a more casual player saving for Chaos in Phase 2, that’s also a perfectly valid call — he’s shaping up to be an equally powerful option from what’s been shown so far, and you’ve got until July 8 on his banner.

Either way, Version 1.1 looks like a strong first post-launch update for NTE. The game had a huge debut window, and keeping that momentum going with two compelling new characters, a new map, new modes, and a Porsche collab is a solid play.

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