There's tons of content in Waframe's 1999 update, but its biggest new mode is undoubtedly the PvPvE Faceoff mode. However, this mode has had a mixed reception in the Warframe community.

Before we dive into what's going on, take a look at all the new modes added in, whether Faceoff is worth running for Conclave standing, and how to start dating. Now, keep reading to learn everything you'll need to know about what folks think of the new Faceoff mode in Warframe.

What's going on with Faceoff in Warframe

In general, Warframe players really appreciate a new way to earn Conclave standing, and the PvPvE approach with Faceoff feels, to many, like a better fit for Warframe than did the game's now-dead suite o??f PvP modes??, but that doesn't mean Faceoff's current state is perfect.

Gamers have a variety of issues with Faceoff, but some are likely bugs or simply unintentional, not design that ne??eds to be tweaked. This includes the biggest problem with Faceoff right now: the health and general tankin??ess of Assassination mobs. In short, they're too spongy.

Another similar issue is matchmaking. Currently, queuing into t?he mode can take a while, and every match begins with up to a few minutes of waiting around for it to start. Plus, the mode is currently plagued by disconnections, host migrations, and other problems of that nature.

That said, there are a number of other issues players are having with Faceoff that aren't obvious glitches or unintended interactions. Here are some of the top complaint?s:

• Too much RNG for a competitive mode: some objectives require you to randomly drop items from enemies or get enough enemies to spawn nearby, and this makes for a very unfair feeling experience when those things don't go your way but do for the other team.
• Conclave standing rewards for playing Faceoff are way too low. Missions for other syndicates can award you 9,000 standing or more in a single match when Faceoff is capped at 3,000. Plus, you only get 1,500 standing if you don't manage to win, which isn't always guaranteed.
• The other team disconnecting means you'll get worse rewards for completing the mission â€?the same rewards you get for playing the squad vs AI version of Faceoff. If you're playing Faceoff for standing, that means you won't get any standing at all for finishing the mission.

This isn't a comprehensive list of every problem people h?ave with Faceoff, but these are some of the biggest ones right now. While there are many complaints out there, many are also giving their take on ways Digital Extremes? can improve the overall Faceoff experience.

How Faceoff in Warframe could get a lot better

Once the defenses of Assassination mobs gets adjusted?? and a few m?atchmaking upgrades are implemented, players still have a ton of ideas on how to make Faceoff itself better:

• Mirror spawns, modifiers on enemies, and objective locations for both teams. Then, matches won't feel one-sided when a particular team gets blessed with good RNG and the other doesn't, forcing one a loss and guaranteeing one a win â€?assuming the losers don't quit.
• Increase standing rewards by at least 50-100% to keep pace with standing rewards from other syndicate missions. Even 3,000 standing for a loss and 6,000 standing for a win wouldn't be an especially large amount to earn in a single match when it comes to Warframe missions.
• If a team disconnects or quits, allow the remaining team to earn the same rewards they would have initially. This means that instead of a team getting punished for staying in a match, they'll get rewarded with a free win, instead of getting their time wasted.

Others suggest making the buffs and debuffs you can find more relevant, making objective indicators clearer, and better explaining how all the various mechanics of the mode work in-game. But it's still early days for the 1999 updat?e, so many are still getting their thoughts together.

It seems inevitable Digital Extremes will make changes to the mode, ??once the developers ge??t back from Christmas vacation, but it remains to be seen exactly what's going to change. For that, we'll all have to wait and find out. For now, though, you may want to hold off grinding Faceoff.

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One of the most surprising additions to Warframe: 1999 is the Backroom, ??a brand-new take on player housing that gives players their own apartment to decorate. However, you're going to need quite a few differe??nt decorations to furnish the Backroom fully, so where can you get those?

Before we even get into decorations, make sure you learn everything you need to know about the Backroom and other important 1999 additions like the calendar system and all the new modes added. If you're ready to decorate, read on to learn where ?you can g??et the best decorations.

What to know about decorations in Warframe

Firstly, the Backroom has its own unique 1999 style, and since new decorations haven't been added with the 1999 update, there isn't a series of decorat??ions that perfectly match the Backroom. Also, even if you remove the built-in furnishings of the Backroom, a few will still be left behind.

For decorations in general, it's worth keeping in mind that you'll need as many of a certain decoration as you want to place, so you can't place multiple copies of something if you only own one. You also can't place the same decoration in the Back??room and elsewhere if you only own one.

If you plan on stuffing your Backroom absolutely full of decorations, don't expect this to be done in an afternoon, either. Acquiring decorations mostly means spending syndicate standing, and thanks to daily standing caps, the Backroom will lik?ely be something you decorate over time.

Zariman decorations in Warframe

The vendor Hombask, located in the Chysalith on the Zariman Ten Zero, is arguably the single most important place to find decorations for the backroom. Hombask sells a ton of different decorations, but ?y??ou can find a lot of normal-living-space-type furnishings there.

So, expect to find benches, rugs, tables, lamps, and the like. Beyond that, though, what's particularly relevant to the backroom are the walls you can buy from Hombask. There are a few different varieti??es, but these will be essential to setting up different rooms in your new ?place.

As you might expect, you purchase these decorations with The Holdfasts standing. Playing Chrysalith bounties, particularly on Steel Path, is an effective way of acquiring standing. Make sure to search out as many Voidplumes as you can in each mission for extra standing.

Sanctum decorations in Warframe

The vendor Bird 3, located in Sanctum Anatomica on Deimos, is another important place to find decorations for the Backroom, albeit less so than the Zariman. Bird 3 sells a rotating select?ion of items, most of which are luxurious, golden furniture pieces and lighting fixtures.

Five items are offered each week, out of a total of 13, so it takes three weeks to fully cycle. Unfortunately, you can only purchase one of each decoration each week.?? We'??d recommend checking in with Bird 3 each week to see if anything catches your eye, so you don't miss out.

Like the Zariman, you purchase these decorations with Cavia standing. Playing Sanctum Anatomica bounties, once again on Steel Path, is a great way of getting standing. While doing so, you can pick up various Voca that can be exch??anged for more standing with Loid.

Duviri decorations in Warframe

The vendor Acrithis, located in the Dormizone on the Zariman Ten Zero, also sells a variety of interesting decorations that can fit well in the Backroom. Acrithis has a static selecti?on of decorations, and they're mostly furniture with a Duvuri aesthetic, so think elegant ?earth tones.

While these decorations don't rotate, you can only purchase them with Enigma Gyrums, a resource unique to Duviri. You can earn Enigma Gyrums by completing Duviri Enigmas, which are puzzles found in Duvi??ri's 'The Duviri Experience' mo??de. That's the only way to get them.

Since you can't buy these with standing, they do require more effort to unlock, so we'd recomm??end taking a look at Acrithis' wares to decide if the decorations he offers are worth buying. The Duviri Experience is a good way to get resources for Incarnons, however—so two birds, one stone.

Market decorations in Warframe

The last major place to get decorations is Warframe's in-game shop. Of course, that means they'll co??st you Platinum. As always, one of the best ways to earn Platinum quickly is by cracking open relics and selling the various Prime parts you get via trading, but there are other ways, too.

There isn't a specific theme to the decorations available on the market, and there are a lot of them. However, most of the decorations on the market are trinkets. Think little tchotchkes or posters. So, you won't find much in the way of walls or f??urniture lik?e you can at the above spots.

Decorations on the market are cheap, but they'll add up quickly, and considering how preciou?s Platinum is as a resource, you might want to focus your energies on decorations from the Zariman first and foremost, since there's a wide variety available.

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One of Warframe: 1999's biggest additions to the game is its romance system. Like real life, though, starting up a relationship in Warframe isn't necessarily easy, ?and it can take some time.

Before you even think about romance, you'll need to play the 1999 quest, decide who you want to date, and understand the new seasonal system. Beyond that, here's how to start dating ASAP.

How Chemistry works in Warframe

Chemistry is your 'relationship XP' in Warframe, and it's represented by your Chemistry Rank. There are s?ix ranks in the? game, and they are as follows:

• Neutral
• Friendly
• Liked
• Trusted
• Close
• Best Friends / Loved

You need to hit certain Chemistry Ranks with each Hex syndicate member to have the option to date them. Although, the rank required varies from Hex member to Hex member. Plus, depending on your interactions with the members, they?? might not want to date you.

Chemistry Rank is gated by your rank in the Hex syndicate. So, you'll need to be a cert??ain rank in the syndicate to level up to certain Chemistry Ranks. However??, any Chemistry you earn will be 'banked' for use later on whenever you hit the appropriate syndicate level.

This means that even if you're at the maxim?um Chemistry Rank with your current syndicate level, once you level up the syndicate, any additional earned Chemistry will then be applied to your Chemistry Rank. No need to worry about wasting any Chemistry you manage to earn.

Here are?? what ranks in the Hex syndicate you'll need to hit which Chemistry Ranks:

• Friendly: Fresh Slice (Rank 2)
• Liked: 2-for-1 (Rank 3)
• Trusted: Hot & Fresh (Rank 4)
• Close: Pizza Party (Rank 5)

How to earn Chemistry quickly in Warframe: 1999

There are three ways to earn Chemistry in Warframe: sending gifts, messaging, and completing side objectives on 1999 bounties. Luckily, you can??'t lose?? Chemistry, only gain it.

As you get to know a Hex syndicate member, their messaging profile will give you information on what sort of gifts they'll like, or you can check out our guide on the best gifts to give every member. You can only send a gift once per day, though, and the wrong gift won't incre??ase Chemistry.

You can also acquire Chemistry by chatting with a Hex syndicate member. You can have one chat per day, although, like with gifts, Chemistry gains are not a??lways guaranteed, depending on how your conversation goes. Saying too many wrong things might even make you undateable.

The only guaranteed way to earn Chemistry is via 1999 bounties. Each of the six available 1999 bounties is tied to a specific Hex syndicate member, and ?if you complete the optional side objective during a bounty, you'll earn Chemistry with the respective member. This can be done once each day.

Lastly, as you progress through 1999's seasonal calendar, the?? birthday of each member will come up, and you can choose to have a special birthday conversation when those arrive. This will give you another chance at earning Chemistry ?outside of your normal daily chatting.

So, if you want to earn Chemistry as fast as possible, you'll need to do the following:

• Chat every day
• Send a gift every day
• Complete bounty side objectives every day
• Send a birthday message when you can

How to rank up the Hex syndicate quickly in Warframe

Earning Chemistry is only one part of the puzzle. To hit the higher Chemistry? Ranks, you'll need to be leveling up your Hex syndicate, too. Like with the other syndicates in the game, ranking up the Hex is a pretty straightforward process, gated only by your daily standing cap.

The best way to level up the Hex syndicate is by playing bounties, particularly the Steel Path variant of bounties. It's even better if, during bounties, you search for and pick up Hex Treasures. Six types of Hex Treasures c?an all be traded in for Hex standing:

• Big Bytes Pizza â€?2,500 standing
• Argon Burger Meal â€?1,500 standing
• 35mm Film â€?750 standing
• Cheddar Crowns Cereal â€?750 standing
• Mood Crystal â€?750 standing
• Chuggin' Along Sixpack â€?750 standing
• On-Lyne CD â€?750 standing
• The Countessa Comic â€?750 standing

You can memorize where treasures appear just by playing missions, but using the Parallax Landing Craft with its Orokin Eye air support is easier. Simply use this ability in a mis?sion, a??nd all Hex Treasures within a 150m radius will get highlighted for you to grab.

How to start dating someone in Warframe: 1999

Once you hit the required Chemistry Rank with a Hex syndicate member (and the corresponding Hex syndicate rank), you'll be presented with a new dialogue option when you visit that character in the Höllvania Central Mall. You can choose to start up a?? relati??onship from there.

You can also start (or end) relationships over messaging, but messaging can be unpredictable, so you're probably better off just visiting the person in question directly once your Chemistry is ranked up. Similarly, once you start a relationship, you can break up the s?ame way.

Once you've begun a relationship, you'll get to have a New Year's Eve kiss with your partner when the 1999 seasonal cycle is over. A season takes place over the course of a month in real-time, so your first opportunity will be on January 12th, 2025.

Remember that there's only this one chance for the kiss in a given cycle, and you can only get a kiss with a Hex syndicate? member you're currently dating. After the cycle resets, you can reset your relationship pro??gress, start over, and date someone new in the next cycle.

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Feeling lonely? Well, if you're a Warframe player, you won't have to anymore, thanks to a new romance system in the 1999 update?. But just how many? partners can you rack up?

Before we get into how high your virtual, shall we say, body count can go, you should take a look at who your options are, how the new calendar system works, and make sure to complete the 1999 quest. Once that's all done, read on to learn exactly how many people you can romance in Warframe: 1999.

You can romance one person at a time in Warframe: 1999, but...

The romance system works in Warframe by leveling up your relations?hip with people to a certain level, and you'll have the option to start a relationship with them. Once the in-game 1999 calendar cycles through a year or a real-time mont?h, you'll get a New Yea?r's Eve kiss with them.

You can only romance one person at a time, but you can break up with somebody if your heart has fo??cused on somebody else. However, since?? you'll only have one chance throughout a monthly cycle to have a New Year's Kiss, you can only 'fully' romance one person in a month.

At the time of writing, the first Warframe: 1999 cycle will end on January 12th, 2025. Once a cycle is complete, you can reset your progress, wiping all your conversation history and sett??ing your relationship levels with all the people you can romance back to zero.

As a note, the group chat you have with all the Hex syndicate members will not be reset after a monthly cycle ends, and your standing with the Hex syndicate will also be independent of the romance system and seasonal cycle of Warframe: 1999 content. Resetting is just for relationships.

So, while you can only see one romance through to the end in a month, you can date every member of the Hex squad over time if you so choose.

How breaking up works in Warframe: 1999

Once y??ou're in a relationship with someone, you can initiate a breakup by visiting the person in question at the Höllvania Central Mall and selecting the 'Break Up' dialogue. Depending on the personality of the person in question, you may or may not be able to get back together.

We'd suggest only breaking up with somebody if you're tot??ally sure they aren't the right one for you. Make sure you're careful when messaging your partner, as breakups can also be initiated through the messaging system, just as relationships can be started over a message, too.

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There's a ton of new content in Warframe: 1999, including two new rifles and a new pistol: the Reconifex, the AX-52, and the Vesper 77. But how do you get your h?ands on them?

Keep reading to find out exactly what you'll need to do, and once you get your weapons, check out our builds for the Reconifex, Vesper 77, and AX-52 to get you to slaying ASAP.

How to get the Reconifex in Warframe

Firstly, you can buy the Reconifex from the in-game shop directly for 240p. However, that's not the only way to acquire its weapon. You can also buy its blueprints from Amir of the Hex syndicate once you reach rank four. Here are the standing costs and crafting materials requi??red:

• Reconfiex Blueprint: 15,000 standing to buy. 30,000 credits, a Reconifex Barrel, a Reconifex Reciever, and a Reconifex Stock to craft.
• Reconifex Barrel Blueprint: 5,000 standing to buy. 20,000 credits, 40 Techrot Chitin, 10 Techrot Motherboards, 2 Neural Sensors, and 1 Argon Crystal to craft.
• Reconifex Reciever Blueprint: 5,000 standing to buy. 20,000 credits, 60 Efervon Samples, 60 Höllvanian Pitchweave Fragments, 15 Experimental Arc-Relays, and 500 Ferrite to craft.
• Reconifex Stock Blueprint: 5,000 standing to buy. 20,000 credits, 60 Höllvanian Pitchweave Fragments, 30 Techrot Chitin, 8 Techrot Motherboards, and 1 Orokin Cell to craft.

You can also drop all of the above blueprints by playing 1999 missions. You can check out exactly what missions drop, which blueprint, and the drop?? rates on the Wiki. However, chances are quite low, so you're better off pl??aying missions for standing and hoping to get lucky.

How to get the Vesper 77 in Warframe

Like the Reconifex, you can buy the Vesper 77 from the in-game shop for 200p. Once again, that's not the only way to get it, though. You can buy its blueprints from Amir of the Hex syndicate once you reach rank three. Here are the standing costs a?nd crafti??ng materials required:

• Vesper 77 Blueprint: 15,000 standing to buy. 20,000 credits, a Vesper 77 Barrel, a Vesper 77 Reciever, and a Vesper 77 Handle to craft.
• Vesper 77 Barrel Blueprint: 5,000 standing to buy. 20,000 credits, 40 Höllvanian Pitchweave Fragments, 16 Techrot Chitin, 20 Experimental Arc-Relays, and 1 Argon Crystal to craft.
• Vesper 77 Reciever Blueprint: 5,000 standing to buy. 20,000 credits, 80 Efervon Samples, 16 Techrot Chitin, 12 Techrot Motherboards, and 300 Salvage to craft.
• Vesper 77 Handle Blueprint: 5,000 standing to buy. 20,000 credits, 80 Efervon Samples, 40 Techrot Chitin, 6 Techrot Motherboards, and 200 Polymer Bundles to craft.

You can drop Vesper 77 blueprints from 1999 missions, too. Check out the Wiki for the list of?? which missions reward which parts, as well as drop rates. However, dropping the parts is rare, so you're better off playing the missions for standing and lucking into maybe dropping a blueprint.

How to get the AX-52 in Warframe

Unlike the weapons above, you can't buy the AX-52 from the in-game shop. And while you can buy its blueprint from Amir of the Hex syndicate once you reach rank four for 30,000 standing, you can craft it directly without needing to craft other parts for it. The materials required are as fo??l??lows:

• 20,000 credits
• 80 Efervon Samples
• 40 Techrot Chitin
• 6 Techrot Motherboards
• 200 Polymer Bundles

There isn't a chance to drop the blueprint for the AX-52 by playing 1999 content, so you'll have t?o focus on grinding up the Hex syndicate to rank four and then acquiring the 30,000 standing necessary to purchase the blueprint. As mentioned above, though, ther??e are no compone??nt parts to buy.

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More than a few new guns were added in Warframe: 1999, incl??uding the Vesper 77. This silenced pistol certainly looks like a good fit for a game about space ninjas, bu??t how should you build it?

If you're hungry for new weapons, make sure to check out the Reconifex and Cyte-09's Neutralizer, as well as all the new mods in?? the game. But if you're ready to build? a pistol, keep reading.

How to build the Vesper 77 in Warframe

The unique tra??it on the Vesp??er 77 is increased critical chance when aiming and weak point highlighting. However, the weak point build for this gun isn't nearly as versatile as a more standard Galvanized Shot setup, so that's what we've gone with to make this accessible to any frame.

Of course, you'll get to use the increased critical chance, and you can shoot at highlight??ed weak points to your heart's content. The premise of this build is to build viral and heat to multiply the damage you deal and scale off of Galvanized Shot while pumping up critical damage.

Our arcane, Cascadia Flare, scales nicely with the infliction of the heat status, which won't be hard to do thanks to a healthy dose of multishot and a solid increase in fire rate. Altogether, you can take down level 200 enemies in just a few shots??, no matter what frame you've got.

The best mods for the Vesper 77 in Warframe

Simply shoot at your enemies to start inflicting statuses and getting heat procs, and once the first few guys are defeated, your damage will quickly skyrocket, allowing you to easily take down groups. You will have to reload regularly, though, since your maga?zine only has eight rounds.

Arcane: Cascadia Flare

Exilus: Steady Hands

Mods:

• Pistol Pestilence
• Frostbite
• Primed Heated Charge
• Primed Pistol Gambit
• Primed Target Cracked
• Lethal Torrent
• Galvanized Diffusion
• Galvanized Shot

You can opt for corrosive instead of viral if you'd like. The im?portant thing here is just to make sure you don't dwarf your heat damage with other types of damage, as inflicting the heat status is essential to scaling your overall damage with the Cascadia Flare arcane this ??build uses.

If you'd like to play around with a weak point build, you can remove the multishot mods here in favor of Pistol Acuity for a massive increase to weak point damag??e, while Frostbite and Pistol Pestilence can be replaced with Galvanized Crosshairs and Primed Convulsion.

You won't need Primed Pistol Gambit with Galvanized Crosshairs, so with the spaces left, you can slot in your favorite base damage mods. Lastly, a weak point ??build will want to run the Secondary Deadhead arcane to truly maximize headshot damage. Just make sure to hit your shots.

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Warframe: 1999 is packed to the gills with new content, includin??g three all-new game modes, as well as a twist on a familiar one. B??ut the game doesn't necessarily explain how to play them all.

Before you dive into the new game modes, though, check out the new frame, Cyte-09, how to build him, and how his sniper rifle works. Then, it's time to sink your teeth into the 1999 game modes.

How to play Hell-Scrub in Warframe

Hell-Scrub is, essentially, a new version of Survival in Warframe. It comes in two flavors: Scaldra and Techrot. These play the same, ju??st with enemies of each respective faction.

This mode plays like traditional Survival, but instead of life support capsules, there a?re Hell-Scrubbers. These still provide life support when you interact with the??m, but they can be infected by Techrot spores, which can be removed by destroying them with your weapons or abilities.

If a Hell-Scrubber is taken over by the Techrot, it will spawn a Techrot Babau. When killed, the Babau will drop life support, but it'll be less than what you'd get from a Hell-Scrubber. However, there are a few new mods added in the 1999 update dropped from Techrot Babaus.

Simply activate Hell-Scrubbers as necessary, and you?? can extract after five minutes.

How to play Legacyte Harvest in Warframe

Legacyte Harvest is a unique mode in Warframe, but it plays somewhat like Disruption. In Legacyte Harvest, you follow Kalymos underground and guard ?her as a gauge fills up. Once filled, a Legacyte will spawn in, which is a particularly chunky enemy with a lot of health.

Kalymos is invulnerable, but the gauge will not fill up if she's taking damage. Normally, the gaug?e will fill up by 1% p??er second, but Pheroglands may drop from nearby enemies that can be picked up to increase the gauge by 15% at once. Either way, filling up the gauge doesn't take long

Once you damage a Legacyte down to half health, it will begin running away towards a Techrot Umbilix. The Umbi??lix can? be destroyed, but if left alone, the Legacyte will use the Umbilix to escape, failing the mission if a Legacyte hasn't already been defeated at least once.

After you fully deplete its health, the Legacyte is downed and can be captured. You can extract after capturing a Legacyte, or y?ou can continue on an??d capture more Legacytes.

How to play Faceoff in Warframe

Faceoff is a PvPvE mode, the first mode of this kind in Warframe, and by playing it you can earn Conclave standing as opposed to Hex syndicate standing?. This mode plays with two squads of four people, and the goal is to complete a series of three objectives faster than the other squad.

There are two Faceoff missions: one is the squad vs squad version mentioned and shown above, and the other is Faceoff: Single Squad, where your squad competes with an AI squad. The modes play the same, ?bu?t if you play against the AI, you get fewer rewards than in squad vs squad.

Vosfor and the new arcanes added in 1999 are the primary rewards for this mode, although you can earn Steel Essence? by playing Faceoff on Steel Path. As you'd expect, winning again??st another squad (not against the AI) will earn you more rewards than you'll get by losing.

The three objectives you complete during the mission are randomized, but they can be familiar tasks like Exterminate or Assassination as well as a number of tasks unique to Faceoff:

• Data Burn: Transfer the data. This plays like Excavation. A server will begin transferring data, and you need to keep the server powered with gas cans carried by enemies. Once an enemy with a gas can is defeated, it will drop, and you can pick it up to bring it over to the server.
• Techrot Scan: Keep your scanner alive. This plays like Defense, except you're protecting a scanner. Jammers spawn that you can destroy to reduce the time you have to protect your scanner. If your scanner is destroyed, the timer stops until the scanner revives itself.
• Pirate Radio: Maintain your broadcast. Like Techrot Scan, you'll protect your radio as it floats around on a balloon. Jammers spawn that you can destroy to reduce the protection time required. If your radio fails, the timer stops until the balloon revives itself.
• Lockbox: Unlock the box. Marked areas on the map can be searched to find keys. Deliver the keys to your lockbox, and once five keys have been delivered, the objective is complete. Fail to deliver all five keys before the timer expires, and your lockbox will explode instead.

While you complete these objectives, you can find various boosts for your team as well as penalties for the other team. Check out the patch notes to find the full list of boosts and penalties.

How to play Exterminate in Warframe: 1999

Exterminate in Warframe: 1999 plays like, well, Exterminate. But there is a new optional objective in 1999 Exterminate missions: opening Scaldra Supply Caches. Opening these caches awards you with one of the new arcanes added in the 1999 update but also sends in stronger enemies.

To open a Scaldra Supply Cache, you'l?l need to find Efervon Charges. You need as many Efervon Charges as you have squad members plus one. So, with a full squad, you'll need to find five Efervon Ch??arges. Efervon Charges are located near the cache, but you will have to search for them.

Pillars of green light mark Efervon Charges, and if you're c?lose enough to one, a yellow indicator will appear directly on top of it. Efervon Charge locations are static, but they're ti??ed to where the cache spawns, and the cache can spawn in different places on the map.

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Warframe: 1999 is here, but with i?t has come a bunch of systems, including a full-blown romance mechanic. A big part of that, though, is the calendar and its accompanying seasons.

Before you worry about new systems, make sure to get the new frame, Cyte-09, and try out a build for him. But keep reading to learn everything you need to know about Warframe: 1999's calendar, its seasons, Hex Overrides, and all ?the weekly tasks you'll want to make sure you do.

Warframe: 1999's calendar and seasons explained

The calendar in Warframe: 1999 is basically a to-do list of tasks you can complete over the course of a month. Each real-time week is its own 'season' that's divided into three in-game calendar mon??ths. A real-time month, then, comes out to a year on the calendar.

Each week, you have a season's worth of objectives to complete. These can only be ?done in Höllvania, but the specific mission doesn't matter.?? These objectives run the gamut, so sometimes you might be getting ability kills, other times you might be defeating Scaldra.

As you complete objectives, you'll unlock various rewards. These also run the g??amut, but you can get some pretty valuable drops, like Archon Shards. Beyond just loot, though, as you go through the seasons, you'll come to each Hex syndicate member's birthday on the calendar.

If you choose to, you can have special little birthday interactions with each member, which will in turn work ?towards leveling up your relationship with that member. Aside from rewards and birthdays, there's one last thing to unlock in the calendar: Hex Overrides.

Hex Overrides in Warframe explained

Hex Overrides are basically buffs that apply to your Warframes when playing 1999 content. These aren't Warframe-specific like infusions in the Helminth, though, and they'll ap??ply to whatever Warframe you choose to load into Höllvania with â€?but only in Höllvania missions.

Whatever Hex Overrides you select will remain in effect until the end of a calendar year, so that's a month in real-ti?me. The season resets every week, but your Hex Overrides will carry over until the end of a monthly cycle when you'll have the chance to pick new Hex Overrides all over again.

Hex Overrides are broken down into ??two types: Hex Boosts and Hex Factors.

Hex Boosts are passive stat buffs, so you might find a Hex Boost that increases your melee attack speed. Some Hex Boosts are stackable, so you can choose the same one multiple times, if given the option. Although, you might not be guaranteed ?the chance to stack the one you w?ant.

Hex Factors are active buffs, so you might find a Hex Factor that gives you electricity damage when bullet jumping??. These effects aren't stackable, so whatever Hex Factor you pick is the Hex Factor you'll get, and you won't get a chance to upgrade or reselect it later.

As a note, Hex Overrides are, on the calendar, associ?ated wi?th specific Hex Syndicate members, but this is just for flavor. You won't be leveling up your relationship with the Hex members by selecting a Hex Override tied to a certain member. They also won't only affect that member's frame.

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Warframe: 1999 is here, but its flagship 'The Hex' quest ends with quite an unsatisfying conclusion. Not to worry, though, because there's actually a second 1999 quest, The Hex Finale.

Beyond questing, make sure to check out Warframe's latest frame, Cyte-09, how to build him, and how to build his sniper rifle, but keep read?ing t??o learn how you can unlock The Hex Finale.

Spoilers will follow for 'The Hex' quest, but there will be no spoilers for part two.

Warframe's 'The Hex' quest's second part

When you complete The Hex, things are? looking pretty dreary. All your new friends are dead courtesy of a nuke destroying the beautiful city of Höll??vania, and the Drifter is ready to loop again. The good news is that you won't have to wait for a future update to try out that second loop.

The Hex Finale lets you attempt that fateful New Year'??s Eve once more, but you'll have to play the second part for yourself to see how things turn out. However, the game doesn't explicitly tell you there is a second part, nor does it tell you how to unlock it until you've actually done so.

Plus, you nee??d to complete The Hex Finale to rank up the Hex syndicate to the fourth rank, ?and once you hit that rank, the Hex group chat, as well as your DMs with Hex members, are all updated to reflect the events of The Hex Finale, essentially moving up the timeline of your relationships.

Luckily, it doesn't take too mu??ch work to get to The Hex Finale.

How to unlock 'The Hex Finale' quest in Warframe

Put simply, you need to level up your relationsh?ips with the Hex syndicate members, Eleanor, Aoi, Lettie, Arthur, Quincy, and Amir, to 'liked' status before the quest will be available to you. Once you have your relationships in order, you can start The?? Hex Finale from the Backroom in Höllvania.

The quest itself is ?short, and the game tells you beforehand to expect around a 15-minute adventure. Nonetheless, it's an essential quest to play once you finish The Hex. To that end, there are a few different ways you can level up your relationships with the Hex syndicate members.

Completing the Höllvania bounty side objectives will award you with chemistry that levels up your relationships. Simply messaging the Hex members from your Backroom PC each day will also level up your relationships. Lastly, sending the Hex members gifts can do the same thing.

As long as you do some (or all) of the above, getting to 'liked' status won't take mor??e than a few days. You'll likely unlock The Hex Finale by?? the time you're around the third rank in the Hex syndicate if you're doing your bounties for the chemistry bonus. So, it's not all that much of a grind.

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Warframe: 1999 is here, and with it has come tons of content. Part of all that new stuff is new mods, 15 to be ??exact. These mods run the gamut from adding magnetic damage? to increasing weak point critical chance and more. But what exactly do these mods do, and how do you get them?

Mods aren't the only addition in 1999, there are new arcanes to look at, a new Warframe, and some interesting reworks of Nyx and Trinity, too. But if you're ready to jump into the building scene and take some new mods out for a spin, here are all the new 1999 mods and where to get them.

Every mod added in Warframe's 1999 update

In total, there are 15 new mods added with Warframe: 1999. There are aura mods, pistol mods, rifle mods, shotgun mods, a melee mod, an archgun mod, an archmelee mod, and even beast claw mods. They do a variety of things, but a lot of these mods ??work similarly to each other.

There's a focus on mods that add magnetic damage (much like the radiation mods already in the game) as well as mods that affect weak points and mesh well with Warframe's new frame, Cyte-09, that was added in the 1999 u?pdate. Check out the full list of added mods with descriptions:

• Magnetic Might (Pistol): +60% Magnetic Damage, +40% Critical Damage
• Worthy Comradery (Aura): Squad receives +75%, Weak Point Critical Chance.
• Summoner’s Wrath (Aura): Squad receives +75%, Companion and Summon Damage.
• Spectral Serration (Rifle): +330% Damage while Invisible.
• Primary Acuity (Rifle): +350% Weak Point Damage, +350% Weak Point Citrical Chance, Multishot cannot be modified
• Pistol Acuity (Pistol): +350% Weak Point Damage, +350% Weak Point Critical Chance, Multishot cannot be modified
• Merciless Gunfight (Pistol): +45% Critical Damage, +1.2 Punch Through
• Magnetic Capacity (Rifle): +60% Magnetic Damage, +40% Magazine Capacity
• Magnetic Welt (Shotgun): Impact Status Effects have 35% chance to apply a Magnetic Status Effect (x2 when Fire Rate is below 2.5)
• Magnetic Strafe (Shotgun): +60% Magnetic Damage, +40% Fire Rate
• Magnetic Rush (Melee): +60% Magnetic Damage, +20% Attack Speed
• Magnetized Cycle (Archgun): +60% Magnetic Damage, +30% Fire Rate
• Magnetized Core (Archmelee): +60% Magnetic Damage, +40% Critical Damage
• Magnetic Claws (Beast Claws): +60% Magnetic Damage, +40% Status Duration
• Radon Claws (Beast Claws): +60% Radiation Damage, +80% Critical Damage

Where to get every Warframe: 1999 mod

Of course, you can trade for these mods, and even though they're new, ??most of them aren't particularly expensive, bu??t you can also get them as drops by playing the new update and defeating certain enemies. Here's that full list of new mods, alongside exactly how you can acquire them:

• Magnetic Might: Completing The Hex quest (send to your inbox)
• Worthy Comradery: Defeating Scaldra Flayer, Scaldra Jaegar
• Summoner’s Wrath: Defeating Scaldra Eradicator, Scaldra Barbican
• Spectral Serration: Defeating Scaldra Dedicant, Scaldra Eradicator
• Primary Acuity: Defeating Scaldra Dedicant, Scaldra Jaegar
• Pistol Acuity: Defeating Techrot Skuzzi, Scaldra Eradicator, Scaldra Barbican
• Merciless Gunfight: Defeating Scaldra Dedicant, Scaldra Barbican
• Magnetic Capacity: Defeating Techrot Obsolyte, Techrot Galliflex
• Magnetic Welt: Defeating Techrot Obsolyte, Techrot Skuzzi
• Magnetic Strafe: Defeating Techrot Babau, Techrot Matmas, Techrot Scaart
• Magnetic Rush: Defeating Techrot Galliflex, Techrot Volatile Galliflex
• Magnetized Cycle: Defeating Techrot Obsolyte, Techrot Babau, Techrot Scaart
• Magnetized Core: Defeating Techrot Babau, Techrot Matmas, Techrot Scaart
• Magnetic Claws: Techrot Galliflex, Techrot Volatile Galliflex
• Radon Claws: Defeating Scaldra Flayer, Scaldra Jaegar

All of the above enemies are found in 1999 missio?ns in Höllvania. Scaldra enemies can be found in the following missions, which can be accessed directly or by running bounties from the mall:

• Lower Vehrvod: Faceoff
• Vehrvod District: Faceoff
• Victory Plaza: Assassination
• Mischta Ramparts: Hell-Scrub
• Mausoleum East: Exterminate

Much like the Scaldra, Techrot enemies are exclusive to 1999 content. Techrot enemies can be found in the fol?lowing missions, which can be accessed directly or by running bounties from the mall:

• Köbinn West: Legacyte Harvest
• Old Konderuk: Hell-Scrub
• Rhu Manor: Exterminate

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One of the biggest additions to Warframe: 1999 is a new frame, Cyte-09. A hallmark of his kit is his Neutralizer sniper rifle ability, but building it can be tricky, especially with 1999's new mods.

To even use the Neutralizer, though, you'll need to unlock Cyte-09, get your Cyte-09 build in order, and maybe even consider using a new arcane. After that, you're ready to build your Ne???utralizer.

How to build Cyte-09's Neutralizer in Warframe

The Neutralizer has a couple of unique f??eatures. For one, its alternate fire lobs a cold grenade that freezes enemies and leaves a lingering cold field on the ground. When you hit a hit weak point with the Neutralizer, the bullet ricochets up to four times within ten meters of the original target.

This means the Neutralizer has a fair bit of AoE potential, even though it's a sniper. Plus, Cyte-09's Seek and Resupply abilities massively expand the Neutralizer's damage potential, as well as do some of the new arcanes and mods this build uses that were added with the 1999 update.

The core idea of this build is to build as much raw damage as possible. With a miniscule status chance and low fire rate, mods that scale their damage, like Galvanized Aptitude, j???ust aren't particularly effective. So, we're building for base damage, critical chance, and critical damage.

The best mods for Cyte-09's Neutralizer in Warframe

This build uses new mods added with the 1999 update, like Spectral Serration and Primary Acuity. Spectral Serration increases base damage by 330% when invisible, while Primary Acuity increases weak point damage and weak point critical ch?ance by 350% each, locking multishot in exchange.

Mods:

• Semi-Rifle Cannonade
• Spectral Serration
• Primary Acuity
• Piercing Caliber
• Vital Sense
• Critical Delay
• Hammer Shot
• Primed Cryo Rounds

Semi-Rifle Cannonade pairs well with Critical Delay, since the fire rate penalty won't take effect, and adding fire rate to a sniper isn't the most effective use of your mod capacity. Cold dama??ge from Primed Cryo Rounds isn't about the element as much as it's about a boatload o??f raw damage.

You can swap out Spectral Se??rration, Primed Cryo Rounds, or Hammer Shot for a faction mod, if that's more your playst?yle, but this build is designed to work against any enemy. Galvanized Chamber isn't a bad mod to use by any means, but if you can get Primary Acuity, that seems best.

At the time of writing, if you've got the Endo for leveling, neither Spectral Serration nor Primary Acuity are particularly expensive to get via trading. You?? will have to pay around 150p if you want to trade for them at their max ranks, though. You can also drop these by playing 1999 content.

Outside of what goes on in the Neutralizer itself, another?? new Warframe arcane to keep in mind is Arcane Crepuscular. Currently, it's very expensive to trade for, and you can't get it yourself until you hit the fourth rank in the 1999 syndicate, but it will give the Neutralizer a 3x critical multiplier.

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Warframe: 1999 is here, but the update didn't just add new content, it also changed how some older frames in the game worked, like Trinity who got some major buffs to her kit. Plus, you won't even have to bui??ld her as a support character, and you can instead use her for serious damage.

Beyond Trinity, make sure to check out the Nyx rework, how to get the newest frame, and how to build him, but if you're ready to crush Netracells complet??ely solo, keep reading for our Trinity?? build.

The top Trinity rework build in Warframe right now

You can read the patch notes to find the specifics on how Trinity's been reworked, but suffice it to say she's been buffed. Traditionally, Trinity excelle?d at supporting her team, but the pre??mise of this build is turning her into a weapons platform that can live forever and take down all her foes.

With an augment mod, her Blessing skill can generate up to a massive 350% critical chance; her Link skill can shred the armor of nearby enemies; and her Energy Vampire skill will let you use as many skills as of?ten as you want. Subsuming Roar also pairs nicely with the added critical chance.

Also, keep in mind that Trinity's Energy Vampire and Blessing skills still support your team, providing them with energy and restoring shields/health, so this build isn't selfish by any means. Roar, too, will bo??ost everyone's damage, making this build an easy favorite of any party.

Arcanes: Molt Augmented and Arcane Avenger

Aura: Combat Discipline

Exilus: Power Drift

Mods:

• Primed Redirection
• Primed Continuity
• Primed Flow
• Archon Intensify
• Blind Rage
• Abating Link
• Champion's Blessing
• Vampire Leech

Of course, if you don't have Primed mods, normal variants will?? work, just not as well. Vampire Leech and Primed Redirection can also be swapped out if you prefer to play a health tank version of Trinity, but considering how often you'll use Energy Vampire, Vampire Leech works quite well.

Combat Discipline can be swapped out if you don't use Archon? Intensify, but it's a clever pairing of mods that guarantees you a small portion of health damage that can be healed away, giving you extra ability strength. Though, there are other ways to build strength, such as using Umbral Intensify.

Best Archon Shards for Trinity

Trinity doesn't live and die by Archon Shards, so feel free to run ?this build without any, but if you've got them to spare, they can certainly make a difference. As always, Tauf?orged Shards are best; although, normal Shards will work just fine, especially when trying to avoid a certain breakpoint.

More ability strength means more Link targets, so you can't go wrong with Crimson Shards, bu?t depending on how quickly you take down enemies, you may not need many more Link targets to be active at once. So, this build primarily uses Shards to make playing Trinity more comfortable.

• 2 Amber Archon Shards: + Parkour Velocity
• 1 Amber Archon Shard: + Casting Speed
• 2 Crimson Archon Shards: + Ability Strength

Parkour velocity makes an otherwise slower frame nice and nimble while casting speed makes using abilities like Roar very responsive. Lastly, as mentioned above, ability strength makes Roar deal more damag??e and Link more effective, so you can't go wrong with Crimson Shards.

How to play reworked Trinity in Warframe

The most important thing to do with Trinity is keep her Blessing skill active, as the Champion's Blessing mod will increase your critical chance each time ??you heal. The Champion's Blessing effect has a longer duration than Blessin?g, however, so it's okay if Blessing lapses for a few seconds.

Otherwise, simply use Energy Vampire as needed for energy, as well as pop Link whenever you're in combat and need to strip nearby foes of their defenses. Blessing and Link also provide a pretty significant portion of Trinity's defenses by way of damage reduction and redirection.

We subsume Roar over Trinity's first ability, Well of Life, in this build, and you can use Roar ?as you feel it's necessary. It's fine to keep it active 24/7 or to merely use it when a particularly chunky enemy appears. Naturally, Roar's damage buff will also?? apply to nearby teammates.

To that end, Energy Vampire will also pr??ovide energy to teammates, and Blessing will restore the health/shields of nearby teammates. Altogether, this build can buff a squad's damage, provide squadmates with energy, and keep everyone alive, maintaining Trinity's support role.

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Warframe: 1999 added tons of new stuff to the game, including Cyte-09's signature gun, the Reconifex. Cyte-09 may be a?? stealthy sniper-focused frame, but his signature gun is an assault rifle.

Make sure to check out how to unlock Cyte-09, what new arcanes were added, and how to best take advantage of the Nyx rework, but read on to see ho??w you can turn the Reconifex into a mons?ter.

How to build the Reconifex in Warframe

The good news is that the Reconifex isn't a particularly difficult weapon to build, and it won't require an uber-expensive Riven mod to ??wo?rk well, either. So, what we have here is a fairly straightforward gun. Although, that doesn't mean you can get creative or take it to the next level with a Riven.

The basic idea here is to stack up a ??variety of different elements to scale Galvanized Aptitude off of and do some seriously intense damage. This is a?? great weapon, particularly for Cyte-09, because of its massive magazine size, which is 200 rounds large and even bigger with mods.

Cyte-09's Resupply ability reloads your weapon with rounds that do elemental damage of your choosing, so a high-mag-capacity weapon means you won't have to be re??casting Resupply nonstop. On its own, though, the Reconifex ?sports heat rounds if you can time a perfect reload.

Keep in mind that you can't actually take advantage of the weapon's innate heat rounds when using Cyte-09's Resupply? ability, as the Resupply rounds will override the weapon's heat rounds. Nonetheless, its magaz??ine capacity is certainly a great fit for Cyte-09.

The best mods for the Reconifex in Warframe

We're trying to build as many different elements as we can onto the Reconifex for Galvanized Aptitude while boosting our critical potential with Cr??itical Delay and Vital Sense, which are also important for maximizing DPS. Lastly, Vile Acceleration and Galvanized Chamber make sure we're firing as quickly as possible, hitting for as many shots as possible, a?nd rounding out the build.

Arcane: Primary Merciless

Exilus: Vigilante Supplies

Mods:

• Critical Delay
• Vital Sense
• Primed Cryo Rounds (or Cryo Rounds)
• Malignant Force
• Magnetic Capacity
• Vile Acceleration
• Galvanized Aptitude
• Galvanized Chamber

Magnetic Capacity is a new mod added with the 1999 update. You can opt for a different element, but if you're playing with ?Cyte-09, magnetic damage is a great type of elemental damage to have alongside corrosive and viral to quickly annihilate shields. Plu?s, it expands your mag capacity.

Primary Merciless is a good choice, but a new arcane, Primary Crux, could be worth trying out when playing with Cyte-09. Primary Crux adds 30% status chance and 6% ammo efficiency for 10 seconds o??n weak point hit, stacking up ??to 10x. This will make Resupply rounds last longer.

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Warframe: 1999 is finally here, and with it has co??me some surprises, like an all-new player housing system. The Backroom is a fully-functional home base, every bit as equipped as the Orbiter.

1999 has also added new arcanes, reworked older Warframes, and added new frames, among other changes. But if you're ready to move int??o a swanky ap??artment, keep reading.

What is the Backroom in Warframe?

Put simply, the Backroom is an apartment you can use as your base of operations. It features everything you already have in your Orbiter, like you??r navigation console, Foundry, Arsenal, Helminth, Code??x, and the like. Plus, you get luxuries like extra display stands, too.

You ca??n decorate your Backroom to your heart's content just like your Orbiter, and you can even set the Backroom as your permanent base,?? replacing the Orbiter. So, that means whenever you return from a mission or even log into the game, you'll be sent to the Backroom, not the Orbiter.

The Backroom is also directly connected to the Höllvania Central Mall, which is Warframe: 1999's hub area, so it's an efficient way to access 1999 content. Of course, you can also do so through the PC in the Backroom like? you would in your Orbiter if that's your preference.

How to change your base of operations in Warframe

Once you've completed Warframe: 1999's quest, The Hex, you'll have access to the Backroom. To change your base of operations from your Orbite??r or Drifter's Camp, si?mply access the PC in your Orbiter and select the Backroom icon next to the Höllvania Central Mall.

You'll be prompted with whether you want to make the change, and after confirming, the deed will be done. You can return your base of operations to your Orbiter or Drifter's C??amp by navigating to Earth on the Star Chart and selecting them. The whole process just takes a few seconds.

Keep in mind that to actually play The Hex quest, you'll need to complete not only The Duviri Paradox but also Warframe's main quest line through The Lotus Eaters. If you're a?? new player, this will definitely take some time, but the Backroom will be waiting for you.

Tips and tricks for decorating the Backroom in Warframe

As you'll notice, the Backroom comes furnished. However, if you're looking for a fresh start, open up your menu when in your Backroom and navigate to: Equipment > Backroom > Backroom Appearance. From here, uncheck Default Decorations Visible. This will remove the furnishings.

Do keep in mind, though, that the Backroom won't be left completely blank. Not only will all your impo??rtant intractable elements remain, but a few furnishings will be left as well. That said, most ?of the stuff will get deleted. And no, you can't move the furnishings around; just turn them on or off.

The Backroom is surprisingly flexible in where you can place things, but fair warni??ng, you m??ight have more trouble with glitching decorations into walls and other similar tricks than you did in your Orbiter. Luckily, the Backroom is quite large, so you'll have lots of space to work with.

As of now, you can't move around your intractable elements, like the naviga??tion console, but it's possible? Digital Extremes will add that functionality in the future, considering how popular the Backroom is quickly becoming as an Orbiter replacement. Nothing is set in stone just yet, though.

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A new frame is coming to Warframe with the game's upcoming 1999 expansion: Cyte-09. Cyte-09 will be Warframe's 59th frame and the latest after Koumei, but until rece??ntly, not much has been known about him?. But that's changing as developer Digital Extremes releases more information.

We don't know exactly when Warframe: 1999 is coming, although it's set for December, but there is a lot to look forward to, like Cyte-09, the Technocyte Coda, new weapons, new modes, new areas, and more. Keep reading to learn everything we know about Warframe's next frame, Cyte-09.

What are Cyte-09's abilities in Warframe?

The concept for Cyte-09 is a?? stealthy sniper Warframe, and that's been known for a while, but we've only learned r?ecently what his abilities actually do, which is as follows:

• Sneak: Plant an antenna that projects a forward wave scan. Detected enemies take increased weak point damage and become visible through walls. Weapons gain punchthrough.
• Resupply: Throw two elemental ammo packs that instantly refill the active weapon’s magazine and grant the weapon an additional instance of a selected elemental damage type and status effect. Reload clears the effect. Sniper rifles gain extra damage.
• Evade: Jump backwards and become invisible for a short duration. Weak point kills extend the duration and heal Cyte-09.
• Neutralize: Summon the Neutralizer, Cyte-09’s exalted sniper rifle. Bullets ricochet off weak points to seek out other nearby weak points. Alt fire lobs a cold grenade that completely freezes enemies.

The big question when it comes to Cyte-09 is how his exalted sniper rifle will work. It's unclear not only how powerful it will be but also exactly what its mechanics are and how they might synergize with Cyte-09's other abilities. We don't have these answers yet, but Warframe: 1999 isn't too far off.

What does the Warframe community think about Cyte-09?

In general, spirits are high. Many community members are excited to see another stealth frame get added to the game, the prospect of an exalted sniper rifle many find fresh and interesting, and Cyte-09's kit seems to appeal to many Warframe fans. However, some do have concerns.

Considering the Warframe meta is so strongly focused on AoE damage potential, particularly when it comes to weapons, some worry that a sniper rifle might not be able to keep up in higher-level content. Some already anticipate replacing Cyte-09's sniper rifle a?bility with somet??hing else.

Others wonder how 'bullets ricocheting off weak poi??nts to seek out other weak points' will work in the context of Cyte-09's overall kit and if that ricochet power will be enough to take down tough enemies with ease or not. Of course, this is all speculation in the here and now.

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Xaku ??Prime is the latest Prime Warframe to come to the game, but alongside Xaku, we also got Trumna Prime and Quassus Prime. The Trumna is a particularly powerful weapon, capable of clearing entire rooms of enemies with the press of a single button. If you build it right, that is.

You'll need to get your Xaku relics, your Quassus relics, and your Trumna relics sorted out before you can start playing around with these new ??additions, but if you're ready for some explosively serious ??DPS, keep reading for our take on a low-cost Trumna Prime build.

How to build Trumna Prime in Warframe

Trumna Prime comes with solid critical chance and critical damage stats as well as an excellent status chance, so we'll be building it around scaling status damage with Galvanized Ap??titude and getting critical hits. A weapons plat?form frame like Gauss is a perfect pairing with the Trumna.

The playstyle here is simple, s??ure, but satisfying. Simply charge up your Trumna's alternate fire by getting five kills, then activate your alternate fire for a room-clearing explosion courtesy of a bouncing grenade. If you've got a solid Riven, this weapon can get mind-bogglingly powerful.

The best Trumna Prime mods in Warframe

The name of the game ?with mods is mitigating the Trumna's intense recoil with Stabilizer, boosting critical chance and damage with Vital Sense and Critical Delay, adding in viral damage, and then scaling that with Galvanized Aptitude. The last mod here is flexible, so feel free to add in a Riven.

Arcane: Primary Merciless

Exilus: Stabilizer

Mods:

• Primed Cryo Rounds (Can swap with Rime Rounds)
• Malignant Force
• Galvanized Aptitude
• Galvanized Chamber
• Critical Delay
• Vital Sense
• Vile Acceleration
• Radiated Reload (Can swap with Hammer Shot, Primed Firestorm, or a Riven)

On its own, the Trumna deals heat and impact damage, while we're modding for viral and radiation damage. T??ogether, this gives you quite a few elements to scale Galvanized Aptitude's damage off. If you'd prefer a higher status chance over extra viral damage, Rime Rounds works fine, too.

The flex mod slot here is Radiated Reload. The Trumna??'s reload speed is rather slow, so this mod is nice to have, but Hammer Shot is a reliab?le pick, increasing status chance and critical damage. With Hammer Shot, you won't need to swap Primed Cryo Rounds for Rime Rounds, either.

Primed Firestorm is another option, but keep in mind that it'll only work with the Trumna's alternate fire. And the alternate fire grenade bounces around, already dealing?? damage in a fairly large range. Ideally, if you've got the currency for it, a good Riven is perfect for this particular build.

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Kuva Lich and Sisters of Parvos weapons are some of the strongest weapons in Warframe, but with Warframe: 1999, a new class of weapon is being added: Infe?sted weapons. These come to us by way of a new adversary system: the Tech??nocyte Coda.

There's a ton of content in Waframe: 1999, and a new Prime is on the way, but keep reading to learn what the Technocyte Coda are, how the system will work, and what Infested weaponry you can look forward to playing with when Warframe: 1999 releases later this year.

What are the Technocyte Coda in Warframe?

The Technocyte Coda are Warframe's latest adversary system that are Infested versions of Kuva Liches or Sisters of Parvos. Technocyte Coda are based on On-lyne, a 1999-era boyband in the Warfarme universe. On-lyne is made up of Zeke, Drillbit, Harddrive, DJ RoM, and Packet.

Instead of fighting Liches or Sisters, you'll be chasing Technocyte Coda 'band members' across your star map. However, the Technocyte Coda adversary system doesn't just have a new aesthetic and new weapons to unlock and upgrade, the system itself has s??ome major upgrades.

How do Technocyte Coda work in Warframe?

Like always, you can't be targeted by a Sister or Lich to chase after a Technocyte Coda. To find a Technocyte Coda, you'll have to defeat Infested enemies in Warframe: 1999 content, which have ?a cha?nce to drop a unique item on death.

Then, you'll bring ?the item to a nearby computer terminal, where you'll complete a hacking puzzle. Once the puzzle is completed, the process will continue after you extract from your mission, much like how it works once you capture a Kuva Lich or Sister of Parvos.

Once extracted, you'll be able to see your particular Technocyte Coda and any relevant customization in a splash screen, while your Technocyte Coda will rob you of certain resources at the end? of missions until you defeat them, like a Sister of?? Parvos or Kuva Lich does.

You can face off with your Technocyte Coda in any Warframe: 1999 mission, and once you damage it enoug?h, it'll become vulnerable to a Parazon attack.? However, you will need a new set of Antivirus Parazon mods to use when fighting Technocyte Coda.

Antivirus mods are acquired in a 'specialized bounty mission' and are themed around 1999-era antivirus companies. After you damage your Technocyte Coda enough an??d figure out the correct order of Parazon Antivirus mods, you'll finish off the process with a Railjack mission.

Like with Sisters or Liches, you can either vanquish a Technocyte Coda, or you can convert it for trading. The big change with this system comes down to how you acquire certain weapons. Unlike Li?ches and Sisters, Technocyte Coda aren't attached to specific weapons.

How Technocyte Coda are different from Liches and Sisters in Warframe

Instead of being able to see an attached weapon before you start your Technocyte Coda process, vanquishing Technocyte Coda will award you with currency that ??you can then spend on an Infested weapon of your choice at a vendor with a rotating selection of weapons.

It's currently unclear how much currency vanquishing a Technocyte Coda will award you as well as what the prices of Infested weapons will be. Digital Extremes notes that the rotation will be similar to Ergo Glast's Tenet Weapons, and ??that system works as follows:

• Five weapons are available
• Rotation changes every four days
• Only one purchase of a weapon is allowed per rotation
• Weapons have random progenitor bonuses and increases

If the new vendor works exactly like Ergo Glast, you can expect fully upgrading Infested weaponry to take a lot longer than it would with Kuva or Tenet weapons. However, Digital Extremes has said the Technocyte Coda Vendor will be "similar" to Ergo Glast, so there may be changes.

What Infested weapons will be available in Warframe: 1999?

When Warframe: 1999 launches, 10 Infested weapons will be available. These are upgraded versions of pre-existing Warframe weaponry, though we?? don't have their stats just yet:

Primaries:

• Hema
• Sporothrix
• Synapse

Secondaries:

• Catabolyst
• Pox
• Tysis

Melees:

• Caustacyst
• Hirudo
• Mire
• Pathocyst

Digital Extremes also promises that three all-new Infested ?weapons will be added, but we currently don't have any details on what those weapons will be or how they'll perform.

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In Warframe, the Drifter is the Operator's counterpart, and while the Drifter can be used anywhere your Operator can, the Drifter has a ton of extra functionality in Duviri. Much like the Operator's Focus Schools, the Drifter has its own upgrade system in Duviri, Drifter I?ntrinsics.

Keep reading for a breakdown of ?what the Drifter Intrinsics actually ??are, how you go about unlocking them, and which ones are the most important.

What are Drifter Intrinsics in Warframe?

Drifter Intrinsics are skill points for the Drifter. You can spend Drifter Intrinsics on four different categories of upgrades to make the Drifter more powerful in Duviri: Combat, Riding, Opportunity, and Endurance. Although, some upgrades will work outs?ide of Duviri.

In general, though, the four categories of upgrades do the fo??llowing:

• Combat: Upgrades for the Drifter in combat
• Riding: Upgrades for riding Kaithe
• Opportunity: More options of weapons and Warframes in the Circuit
• Endurance: Upgrades for the Drifter's survivability and Warframes in the Circuit

The vast majority of Intrinsics will o?nly work in Duviri, and many Intrinsics will only apply in open-world Duviri content, not in the Circuit. However, this is not a hard-an?d-fast rule.

How to unlock Drifter Intrinsics in Warframe

Unlike Railjack Intrinsics that are more like XP, Drifter Intrinsics are earned through decrees and completing various activities in Duviri, both in the Circuit and in the open-world.

When you complete a side objective in open-world Duviri, finish a wave in the Circuit, or do one of the main objectives in open-world Duviri, you'll be rewarded with three Intrinsics each time. When you fi??nish the Undercroft in open-world Duviri, you'll earn yourself s??ix Intrinsics.

Finding a Lost Islands of Duviri Fragment will net you five Intrinsics, while d??efeating the final boss of open-world Duviri, the Orowyrm, will net you 15 Intrinsics on normal and 22 Intrinsics in Steel Path. Simply killing enemies or playing content outside of Duviri will not earn Intrinsics.

You need 255 Intrinsics to max out a category, so with four categories, you'll need a total of 1020 Intrinsics to fully upgrade the Dr?ifter, Kaithe, and your frames in the Circuit.

What Drifter Intrinsics are the best in Warframe?

In general, the most useful category is Opportunity. On the other hand, the least useful category is Riding. However, all categorie?s are worth leveling if you play Duviri.

Opportunity focuses on giving you more choice in the Circuit, and with better weapons and Warframes, you can last longer in the Circuit and more quickly unlock Incarnon weapons. Ridin?g makes traversing open-world Duviri easier,? but you can also earn decrees that do the same thing.

There are also Intrin?sics that apply outside of Duviri, which are definite?ly worth getting:

• Combat, Rank 9, Muscle Mass: Drifter and Operator deal 25% more damage
• Endurance, Rank 9, Tough As Old Boots: Regenerate +5 health/s as Drifter and Operator

Rank 9 in Riding will unlo??????????????????????????ck Kaithe for use in other open-worlds, but the Archwing is just a lo??t quicker. Endurance and Combat can definitely be a big help when playing The Lone Story, where you don't earn many decrees, but otherwise, decrees can make you plenty overpowered.

How to farm Drifter Intrinsics quickly in Warframe

As discussed above, playing any of Duviri's three modes can earn you Drifter Intrinsics, but not all three modes are equal when it comes to farming u?p Drifter Intrinsics.

The Circuit is just about the worst place to go for Intrinsics. Not only is it quicker to earn Int??rinsics in The Lone Story and The Duviri Experience, but the Circuit is unreliable. Most co-op partners quit after just a few waves, and you have to get lucky on your loadout to g??o far anyway.

The Lone Story is decent for farming Intrinsics, because with a competent team it can be done fairly quickly and earn you around ~50 Intrinsics per run, but it's not the best. If your teammates aren't pulling their weight, The Lone Story can ??take a while and not earn you much.

This all adds up to why The Duviri Experience is the absolute best place to farm Intrinsics. Yes, games can last for over an hour, but you can earn 100s of Intrinsics in a single game. All you have ??to is complete as many side objectives as you? can before eventually finishing the main stages.

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In Warframe, the Helminth is an infested being that lives in your Orbiter. You can use the Helminth to transfer the ability of a Warframe to a different Warframe, add new abilities unlocked? at the Helminth to Warframes, Invigorate Warframes to make them stronger for a limited time, insert Archon Shards into Warframes, and combine Archon Shards to make more powerful Shards.

The Helminth is an incredibly powerful mechanic every Warframe player should use, but it isn't explained well and can be confusing. Read on for a breakdown of all the various Helminth systems as well as how to u??nlock your Helminth, how to upgrade it, and how to level it up efficientl?y.

How to unlock the Helminth in Warframe

The Helminth is located in the room in your Orbiter opposite to your personal quarters. The room itself becomes accessible when using Nidus, Nidus Prime, or a Warframe with a Helminth Cyst.

When using Nidus, you can enter the Helminth room and interact with the Helminth to receive a Helminth Cyst. Afterward, you can infect other Warframes you come into co??ntact with during missions. A day after being infected, a Helminth Cyst will appear on a Warframe.

However, you can't actually use the Helminth, even if you can access its room, until you purchase a Helminth Segment for your Orbiter. You can purchase the segment from Son at the Necralisk on Deimos. You will need to be Mastery Rank 8 and Rank 3 with the Entrati.

The Helminth Segment costs 15,000 standing, and its crafting requirements are:

• 5 Purple Velocipod Tags
• 20 Adramal Alloy
• 5 Saturated Muscle Mass
• 15 Ganglion

After a 24-hour crafting time, you'll be directed to the Helminth room, and you'll be given a chance to name your Helminth. Then, you can start using it. However, to access Invigorations, Archon Shards, or to be able to? upgrade Archon Shards?, you'll need to upgrade your Helminth.

How to upgrade the Helminth in Warframe

There are three different upgrades, by way of Orbiter segments, fo?r the Helminth.

The Helminth Invigoration Segment allows you to Invigorate Warframes, which gives a Warframe temporary buffs that last for a week. You can purchase the segment from Son at the Necralisk on Deimos. You need to be Mastery Rank 8 and Rank 5 with the Entrati.

A Helminth Invigoration Segment costs 30,000 standing, and its crafting requirements are:

• 5 Vizier Predasite Tags
• 20 Tempered Bapholite
• 10 Pustulent Cognitive Nodules
• 15 Pustulite

The Helminth Archon Shard Segment allows you to socket Archon Shards into Warframes, which give Warframes powerful, permanent buffs. The Helminth Archon Shard Segment Blueprint is a reward for completing the Veilbreaker quest, and its crafting requirements are:

• 2 Entrati Lanthorn
• 10 Devolved Namalon
• 5 Sporulate Sacs
• 50 Thrax Prisms

The Helminth Coalescent Segment allows you to combine Archon Shards to create either more powerful versions of Shards or new types of Shards with different sets of buffs. You can purchase the segment from Bird 3 at Sanctum Anatomica on Deimos. You need to be Rank 2 with the Cavia.

A Helminth Coalesecent Segment costs 30,000 standing, and its crafting requirements are:

• 50 Stela
• 5 Echo Voca
• 5 Entrati Lanthorn
• 25 Necracoil

How to use the Helminth in Warframe

The Helminth's core mechanic is subsuming. Basically, you sacrifice a ??Warfra??me (a base variant, not a prime) to add one of its four abilities to the Helminth. Then, you can add that ability to other Warframes, overwriting one of their four abilities of your own choosing.

Once you subsume a frame to unlock an ability in the Helminth, that ability will be forever addable to other Warframes. However, only a specific ability on each Warframe is subsumable. This is done for balance reasons, and you can check the Wiki for the full list of subsumable abilities.

Keep in mind that a subsumed ability may work differently than the ability does normally on its original frame. For example, Rhino's Roar is a subsumable ability and a very popular one at that??, but Roar boosts damage less when subsumed onto another Warframe versus on Rhino himself.

It's also worth noting that Augment Mods can be used on Warframes with the corresponding subsumed ability. So, Rhino's Piercing Roar mod can be in??stalled on any frame that has Roar. However, some Augment Mods will have functionality s??pecific to their original Warframe.

Aside from subsumed abilities, the Helminth has its own set of abilities you can add to frames, too. Some of the Helminth abilities are quite powerful, like Energized Munitions that makes your weapons only consume ammo eve??ry four shots instead of every shot while it's active.

However, you can't do any of the above without ??the necessary resources.

How to feed the Helminth in Warframe

Regardless of whether you're Invigorating a Warframe, socketing in Archon Shards, or subsuming abilities, every Helminth action has a price. And you pay in Secretions.

There are seven different categories of Secretions made up of various resources from across the game. For example, the Oxides Secretion is made up of metal resources, like Alloy Plates. ??By feeding the Helminth these resources, your Oxide Secretion fills up.

A Secretion can be filled up to a maximum of 100%. How much a particular resource fills up a Secretion depends on your Helminth's appetite. The more you feed your Helminth a particular resource, the less it will f?ill up its Sec?retion. So, you'll need to vary what you feed your Helminth.

However, if you give your Helminth some time after feeding it, feeding it that resource again will fill up your Secretion as normal. What your H?elminth is hungry for is represented by arrows on that resource in the feeding menu. The Helminth can be hungry, not hungry, or neutral.

A?? green arrow means the Helminth is hungry for that resource, so you'll fill up your Secretion the maximum amount, while a red arrow means it's tired of something, and you'l??l fill up your Secretion a lot less. No arrow means your Helminth is neutral on the resource in question.

Lastly, the Sentient Secretion works differently from the rest. You can feed your Helminth Sentient resources to restore its appetite for a part??icular resource. So, if you have a lot of one resource the Helminth is tired of, you can change its arrow from red to green by feeding it.

How to level the Helminth in Warframe

How many Warframes you can subsume, as well as what Helminth abilities you have access to, is determined by your Helminth's Metamorphosis rank. Essentially, this is the level of your Helminth. To even?? begin subsuming frames, you need to be at Metamorphosis Rank 1.

Leveling your Helminth is simple. By feeding it resources, subsuming Warframes, socketing in Archon Shards, or Invigorating frames, you'll get Metamorphosis XP. However, leveling your Helminth quickly is a more difficult task, e??specially considering the resource costs of feeding it.

Invigorations give you tons of Metamorphosis XP, so even if you don't plan on using a particular frame, Invigorating is a great way to level up fast. You should also take care when feeding your Helminth not to waste your resources, which means wasting precious Metamorphosis X?P.

A resource with a green arrow can fill up a Secretion by up to 30%, so feeding your Helminth a resourc?e it's hungry for when the corresponding Secretion is already at 90% isn't very efficient. So, don't feel the need to keep your Secretion levels at 100%, just fill them up as you need to.

You also can remove a subsumed ability from a Warframe and then add a new one, which can be an effective way of spending your Secretions that in turn can be filled up again �both of which will give you Metamorphosis XP. Just be careful not to feed your Helminth resources? you need.

As a word of caution, even when you're being efficient, the Helminth isn't something that most players can just reach the maximum level with in a few days. D??epending on how m??any frames you have to subsume as well as what resources you have, it can take a month or longer.

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Warframe's last prime frame, Sevagoth, was released in late August, so it's likely we'll see another one before the year's out. (Probably somewhere around when Warframe: 1999 drops.) But who's coming next? Sevagoth marked a major change in the release cadence of prime frames, which has led many to speculate that Xaku Prime will be the next addition to Warframe.

People are still digesting the Koumei & the Five Fates update like the new frame or the tons of QOL added, but others are looking toward the future. Xaku would be the first non-binary prime Warframe, which would explain why Sevagoth changed how prime frames release. So, here's everything you need to know about Warframe's next prime frame.

Sevagoth changed how prime frames are added to Warframe

Since 2012, developer Digital Extremes has stuck to a Male-Male-Female-Female release cadence for prime Warframes. This, in part, explains why precisely when new frames get added to t??he game doesn't? exactly predict the date their prime counterpart will come out.

However, Sev??agoth, the last prime Warframe released, changed this cadence, making the sequence go Male-Male-Female-Male for the first time since the game's launch. It may not sound like a big deal, but changing a pattern that's been kept up for over a decade is worth some thought.

Here are all the Warframes released since 2023:

• Sevagoth Prime, Male, August 2024
• Protea Prime, Female, May 2024
• Gauss Prime, Male, January 2024
• Grendel Prime, Male, October 2023
• Wisp Prime, Female, July 2023
• Hildryn Prime, Female, March 2023

Digital Extremes hasn't elaborated on why this has changed, nor have they announced what's coming next, but that's nothing unusual. While there may not be an official explanation, there is an unofficial one: Digital Extremes is setting up Xaku to be Warframe's next prime frame.

Why Xaku could be Warframe's next prime frame

Canonically, Xaku is a non-binary Warframe, the first in Warframe history. ??????????????????????????What's more is that Xaku was the next Warframe introduced after Protea, making 2024 about when you'd expect to see Xaku Prime released. However, a Male-Male-Female-Female release schedule complicates things.

It makes sense that Digital Extremes wouldn't want to release Xaku in a traditionally ma??le or female slot. But with the release of Sevagoth Prime, the next Warframe could be either male or female, considering that the pattern's been broken, and this makes i??t the perfect time to drop a Xaku Prime.

Although, since there aren't more non-binary frames just yet, as well as the fact that if Xaku is next there will only have been one female frame released from late 2023 through early 2025, the pattern?? would likely? be reestablished after Xaku Prime, meaning the following release schedule:

• Caliban Prime, Male, Early 2026
• Lavos Prime, Male, Late 2025
• Gyre Prime, Female, Mid 2025
• Yareli Prime, Female, Early 2025
• Xaku Prime, Non-Binary, Late 2024

Some members of the community point out that a release schedule like the above wou?ld mean Lavos getting the short end of the stick, since he released right after Xaku (and before Sevagoth), but if Digital Extremes does plan to return things to normal after Xaku, this is the most likely order.

Why Xaku might not be Warframe's next prime frame

On the other side of things, some argue that Xaku's lore makes it?? impossible for them to get a prime version. Though?? this would be the first Warframe that didn't get a prime counterpart, Xaku's position in the lore is undoubtedly unique, particularly in terms of how they were created.

Instead of being created by the Orokin, Xaku was created after three Warframes lost in the Void fused to?gether. So, Xaku isn't a traditional Warframe, if they're even a 'Wa?rframe' in the traditional sense of the word when it comes to the lore, meaning a Xaku Prime might not make sense.

However, others have pointed out that another Warframe, Revenant, wasn't created by the Orokin either, but there's a Revenant Prime in the game. It would cert?ainly be unusual if Xaku didn't get a prime counterpart, but the release of Sevagoth Prime is already a departure from the norm.

Ultimately, we'll have to wait and see what Digital Extremes does at the end of the year when we can reasonably expect the release of ano?ther prime frame, so keep ??your eyes peeled.

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Warframe's 1999 demo is now live in the game, and Digital Extremes has also revealed a new single from the 1999 soundtrack, The Call, for your listening enjoyment. No, an official 1999 release date has not been announced just yet, but ?everything points to sometime in December 2024.

If you haven't been keeping up-to-date with what's going on in Warframe, the Koumei & the Five Fates update has a new frame to check out, a Caliban rework, and tons of QOL, among other changes. ?But keep on reading to find out everything you need to know about the new demo.

Warframe's newest official song: The Call

To start off, Digital Extremes has unveiled a new single from the 1999 soundtrack: The Call. You can listen directly on YouTube above, but you can also find the song on Spotify and Apple Music. The Call was originally heard during TennoCon 2024 where the community was? quickly taken w??ith it.

As you'll be able to hear, The Call is a very punky, very 90s track that takes a lot of inspiration from groups like Sonic Youth. This makes a lot of sense coming after On-lyne?, another 1999 track from TennoCon 2024, that feels similarly 90s, taking inspiration from boy bands like NSYNC.

Give it a listen, and get yourself excited for Warframe: 1999 if you aren't already.

Warframe's 1999 demo is now live in the game

Warframe's next big expansion, 1999, is set to radically expand the game in major ways with a new open-world environment, the cit??y of Höllvania, a rideable motorcycle, Protoframe skins, infested liches, and so, so much more. And now, you can get a taste of that thanks to this demo.

According ?to Digital Extremes' announcement, the following is available to check out now:

• A section of Höllvania
• The rideable Atomicycle motorcycle vehicle
• A look at the new Scaldra faction of combatants
• A fresh take on the classic ‘Exterminationâ€?mission
• The Protokol Longsword Skin

If you want to? unlock the Protokol Longsword Skin, you will have to complete the demo mission, but remember, the demo is just a taste of what's to come, so don't expect a big grind or tons of content. To access the demo, interact with the new console at the front of your Orbiter.

You a??lso will need to have completed the Awakening and Vor's Prize quests first. Although, these are very early quests, so chances are you've already completed them. If you're new to the game, though, and want to see what 1999 is all about, you won't have to get through much to try it out.

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New Incarnon weapons have been added to Warframe, and as some of the most powerful arms in the game, it's always worth trying them out. Of the new Incarnons, the Okina is o?ne of the most interesting, with a unique way of spreading cold status around.

The Koumei & the Five Fates update has brought a lot more than just new weapons to the game: There's a whole new Warframe, Koumei, a major rework to Caliban, a companion rework, lots of QOL, and more. But if you're looking to do som??e ser??ious melee DPS, keep on reading.

How to build the Okina Incarnon in Warframe

Like any good weapon, you can build your Okina in various ways. This particular dual sai performs beautifully with a good Riven?? or some Smite mods, but this build is aimed at anybody who doesn't have the Platinum for all that. Rest assured, anyone can use the Okina.

The core concept here is using Melee Influence to spread status effects around, particularly electricity, which dovetails well with the Okina's ability ??to freeze nearby enemies and inflict cold status. Add some viral damage into the mix, as well as a to??n of crit, and that's all you'll need.

Best Okina Incarnon evolutions

The third and fourth perks are easy choices for th??is build, while you can opt for Synergist Surety as your second perk, which increases status damage, but this build runs Galvanized Elementalist for a status damage boost. Quickly racking up combos is important to activate your Incarnon, too.

Evolution II: ?Seeing Red (5 additional combos on targets afflicted by slash)

Evolution III: Orokin Reach (+1 range)

Evolution IV: Alchem??y of War (increase status chance and duratio??n)

However, if you want to run an Okina with Riven or Bane mods, you'l??l likely prefer Synergist Surety for the extra damage. Nonetheless, expensive mods aren't necessary.

Best mods for Okina Incarnon

We're tryin?g to maximize status chance and status damage with this build so we can spread status effects and status damage with Mel??ee Influence when we proc electricity on enemies. Then, we scale our damage off of Condition Overload to take advantage of the statuses we inflict while we use our combo Incarnon perk to maximize our critical power with Blood Rush.

Arcane: Melee Influence

Aura: Spinning Needle

Exilus: Discipline's Merit

Mods:

• Condition Overload
• Blood Rush
• Berserker Fury (can swap with Quickening)
• Galvanized Elementalist (can swap with Weeping Wounds)
• Vicious Frost (can replace with a Smite mod)
• Virulent Scourge (can replace with Primed Reach)
• Shocking Touch
• Galvanized Steel

This is a great general-purpose build that won't have trouble even in Netracells. However, if you want to push it further with Smite mods or a Riven, switch Galvanized Elementalist to Weeping Wounds, add in Primed Reach, and swap Berserker Fury to Quickening for easier combos. Naturally, you'll be better off changing your? second Incarnon perk to Synergist Surety if you go this route.

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Caliban isn't new to Warframe, but since his introduction, he was widel??y considered one of the (if not the) worst characters in the game. That's all changed now, thanks to a massive rework that's turned Caliban into an extremely powerful, top-tier Warframe in his own right.

The Koumei & the Five Fates update has brought with it tons of changes, not just to Caliban, but companions have been reworked on top of introducing a new Wa?rframe, Koumei. If you want one of the strongest builds to come out of this update, though?, keep reading.

The top Caliban build in Warframe post-rework

Caliban's kit can be confusing, but we're targeting a simple playstyle packed with power. All you'll have to do is call in your summons, and then you're ready to start armor-stripping. Everything will quickly start dying arou??nd you, and you can dash into enemies whenever you need shields.

We're focusing primarily on strength here alongside range and a little extra duration at the cost of efficiency, which won't be much of a problem with A?rcane Energize, Streamline, and Caliban's Razor Gyre ability that can generate energy as yo?u dash into enemies.

Arcanes: Energize and Molt Augmented

Aura: Growing Power

Exilus: Cunning Drift

Mods:

• Primed Flow
• Primed Continuity
• Primed Redirection
• Umbral Intensify
• Blind Rage
• Transient Fortitude
• Streamline
• Stretch

You can swap out Primed Continuity fo??r Continuity, but you'll struggle with energy eco??nomy without Primed Flow and end up rather squishy without Primed Redirection. Umbral Intensify can be swapped out with Intensify to save on mod capacity if you're low on Forma.

Nourish is quickly becoming a popular subsume on Caliban, but his kit already synergizes well, so this build wo??n't rely on Helminth. Although, feel free to experiment. Either? his first or second abilities are going to be the prime candidates for replacement if you do want to use a subsume.

Best Archon Shards for Caliban

Archon Shards aren't strictly necessary here, but they do make a big difference. As always, Tauforged Shards are preferable. Stacking even more strength?? just makes Caliban's summons more powerful, while casting speed massively improves the usability of his armor strip ability:

3 Crimson Archon Shards: + Ability Strength
2 Amber Archon Shards: + Casting Speed

How to play Caliban in Warframe

Caliban has three different summons, including his Summulysts that have their own summons, but this build primarily uses the ranged Ortholyst summon for both damage and inflicting Tau status effects. Tau is a new status effect that ??makes? enemies more vulnerable to further status effects.

There's no strict weapon requirement here, but you just need something capable of inflicting a bunch of stat??us effects. Considering the Tau effect will make statuses easier to inflict, you can even build your weapons with less status chance and more statuses, since ??Tau will help you proc them.

To start, summon your Ortholysts, and resummon them as they expire. Then, use your Razor Gyre ability to dash into a group of enemies and max out your shields. Use your Sentient Wrath ground slam whenever you're in a pinch and need a breather. Last, use your Fusion Strike to armor-strip enemies before you quickly annihilate them, especially if they have the Tau status.

Most of the time, you'll be alternating between resummoning your minions and armor-stripping with the occasional dash to top up shields and ground slam to stun nearby enemies. Caliban's a tanky frame, especially with his passive, and thanks to Primed Redirection, you'll have tons of shields.

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Warframe's latest update, Koumei & the Five Fates, is here, and its centerpiece is the titular Koumei, the latest character added to the game. In the first days post-launch, though, the community isn't? quite sure wha?t to make of Koumei. Some argue she's too inconsistent, while others disagree.

Outside of the new character, though, Koumei & the Five Fates has brought tons of changes to the game, including a major rework to companions. If you don't know what to make of t?he chatter around Koumei, the best thing you can do is try a build of her out yourself.

Why is Koumei getting mixed reactions from the Warframe community?

Posts like this are emblematic of the Warframe community's thoughts on Koumei: Many are criticizing her kit and how s?he performs, but like the post? above, if you dive into the comments you'll find many defending the character and arguing she isn't a bad Warframe by any means.

So, w??hat are the complaints? In large part, they boil down to a couple of key points?:

• Her dice rolls hit the triple sixes necessary for an ability bonus too rarely
• The defensive Omamori ability is too inconsistent to depend on
• The cooldown for her decree-stacking Omikuji ability is too long
• Some challenges for earning decrees are too cumbersome, like getting wall-latch kills

Although, these issues? are by no means universal. Other players argue in the opposite direction:

• A gambling-themed Warframe should only roll perfectly rarely
• Her Omamori ability doesn't need to be stronger with a proper shield-gating setup
• Decrees can be incredibly powerful, so awkward challenges and long cooldowns are necessary
• Koumei is an easy-to-acquire frame for new players, so it's important her power has limits

Ultimately, there's no clear answer to who's right here. While some gamers argue Koumei is outclassed by many other Warframes, particularly in Steel Path, others have successfully taken her to level??-cap missions ?where she can hold her own against the strongest enemies in the game.

Possible buffs or changes for Koumei

Even th??ose who don't have problems with Koumei are happy to speculat??e on possible buffs or changes to her kit, and as a result, tons of ideas are being thrown out there. Here are some of the most interesting proposals we saw popping up online.

• Adding in a damage buff to her weapons or abilities dependent on her dice rolls
• Introducing a 'pity system' for her dice rolls that guarantees a perfect roll after X rolls
• Rebalancing abilities, like her Omamori, to more effectively scale off her stats
• Simply reducing the duration of her cooldowns, particularly for her Omikuji ability

Keep in mind, though, that Ko??umei is a brand-new Warframe that only launched, at the time of writing, a few days ago, so the community is still testing different builds. It's also entirely possible that in the coming weeks, Digital Extremes?? will make adjustments to Koumei's kit. Stay tuned.

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Developer Digital Extremes revealed what changes are coming to Warframe’s companions as part of the Koumei & the Five Fates update, which is slated to arrive?? on October 2. Notably, big changes are coming to the Smeeta Kavat and its Charm mod, a combination that makes the Smeeta one of the game’s most popular choices of companion.

The Koumei & the Five Fates update for Warframe has a major overhaul for companions in general, not just to the Smeeta. You can check out Digital Extremes�blog post to see the full list of changes, but a major focus of the rework is making ??companions more?? useful in combat.

Koumei & the Five Fates changes the Smeeta Kavat’s Charm mod

Before Koumei & the Five Fates, the Charm mod for the Smeeta K??avat had a 28% chance to give the player a random buff every 27 seconds. Of six possible buffs, the 'Doubled Pickups and Affinity' buff was by far the most popular, because not only would you double the XP you received, but you could also double the resources you acquired.

In Koumei & the Five Fates, the pickup buff is being removed from the Charm mod and being promoted to its own dedicated mod called Loyal Retriever, which is u??sable on beast companions and not just the Smeeta Kavat. Loyal Retriever will give you a passive 13% chance to double each resource or credit pickup, but it won't impact affinity or rare resources?.

According to Digital Extremes, that 13% number is the statistical average of time the pickup buff on Charm would be active. With Loyal Ret?riever, though, its buff will always be active, so you won’t need to luck into it being chosen from a list of buffs.

The Charm mod, going forward, will have a 40% cha?nce (up from 28%) to give players a buff every 27 seconds, and the new list o??f buffs is as follows:

• 25% chance of Reinforced Shield
• 25% chance of Instant Reload (re-rolled if your current weapon doesn't need to reload)
• 20% chance of Free Ability Casts
• 10% chance of Bonus Critical Chance buff
• 10% chance of Bonus Affinity. (Affinity bonus has been increased to 3x)
• 10% chance of gaining a rare resource

If you’re looking to maximize your loot acquisition or get some extra XP, you’ll still want to run Charm on your Smeeta, thanks to the rare resource and bonus affinity buffs, but if you just care about credits ??and more common resources, Loyal Retriever on any beast companion will work just fine. Kee??p in mind, though, that those Charm buffs only happen at a 10% chance every 27 seconds.

How to get the Loyal Retriever mod in Warframe

If you own a Smeeta Kavat when the Koumei & the Five Fates update goes live, you’ll get a copy of the Loyal R??etriever mod for free. Otherwise, Dig?ital Extremes notes that you can trade for one with Conservation tags from Earth’s Conservation vendor.

As a remin?der, even ?though you’ll get a copy of the mod for free if you own a Smeeta already, the Loyal Retriever mod is usable on all beast companions, not just the Smeeta.

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Like many other loot-based games, The First Descendant has already experienced its fair share of infinite loot farming ?locations. I??ntentional or not, the developer is now taking steps to fix one such location, but it is choosing to do it in the best way possible.

A hotfix will buff all other farms, not nerf the infinite one

A recently discovered loot farming location in The First Descendant is capable of an unlimited output of loot. Called 'The Valby Run' by the community, the Strategic Outpost location within the Fortress can respawn enemy mobs infinitely. As a result, it's capable of offering item drops at around a 2-3 times higher rate than other locations, according to the developer.

Since this was completely unintentional and because we're so used to it with other loot-based? games, everyone expected this to get patched out sooner than later. Instead, the Director, Minseok Joo has announced Patch 1.0.4. Instead of removing the incredibly high efficiency of loot within this mission, all other Strategic Outpost locations will now match the efficiency.

The First Descendant Patch 1.0.4 notes

Although the developer originally stated no additional patch ??will be necessary next week, it will instead deploy a hotfix, titled Patch 1.0.4. It will do the following:

• Reduce cooldown time for Vulgus Strategic Outpost
• Rebalance locations for collecting Void Fragments
• Update other farming locations to match efficiency equivalent to The Fortress Outpost

Far too often we see developers nerf everything fun and efficient into the ground to prevent players from progressing more quickly than intended. As a result, the rare buff-everything-else method the developers of The First Descendant are taking is much appreciated.

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Even though The Division 2 isn't nearly as popular as, say, Destiny 2, it still enjoys a fair bit of attention. Recently, Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment announced that Division 2 would essentially adopt the Diablo 4 seasonal model, switching over to time-limited seasonal characters for progression. Not a popular move.

Since the announcement was made, Division 2 players were understandably unhappy with the fact that they'd no longer be able to take their Agents through seasonal content. Instead, they'd have to rely on seasonal characters to make progress, while legacy Agents would be left to languish in old, out-of-date content. Thankfully, Massive Entertainment appears to have taken the players' feedback to heart, to some extent, and the studio has now announced that i?t's going to "re-evaluate Seasons 2.0 with particular attention to Seasonal Characters with the goal of progressing without them."

The Division 2 developer is reconsidering the introduction of limited-time seasonal characters

This is obviously great and all, but I feel it's worth taking Massive Entertainment's specific verbiage into account. The studio's announcement hasn't outright stated that it would do away with seasonal characters or make them optional: the feat?ure is merely being re-evaluated, and it very well could happen that it doesn't actually go anywhere in the end.

It's a shame, too, because the new Seasons 2.0 rework does seem genuinely exciting, even if there is a dearth of fresh content available in The Division 2 at this point in time, and the new seasonal character approach took the wind out of its sails. "This change will not impact the previously announced Year 6 pl??ans," says the announcement, "but it will require us to assess the changes necessary to the new Seasonal Experience, which will be integrated with Year 6 Season 2 this fall."

More information should be coming in as the developer figures out what's what and what's not with the new model, so fans ought to stay tuned for sure. Masssive has promised that this information will be published with a livestream and subsequently tested in a Public Test Server, which i??s obviously g??ood news.

In the end, it's hard to say what's going to happen next with The Division 2. The game has been slowly trucking along in the background, persevering way longer than some of its most prominent competitors, but Ubisoft appears to be confused on what to do with it next. A proper sequel isn't even on the docket yet, and the Brooklyn DLC is still shrouded in myster??y. Time will te?ll, I suppose.

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Recover lost memories in Relic Hunters Legend

There are many looter shooters on the market, but the upcoming game Relic Hunters Legend manages to stand out thanks to ???its adorably cartoonish visuals. A closed beta will be made available soon, giving the public a taste of what Rogue Snail is cooking up. Here's everything you need to know.

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Relic Hunters Legend's Closed Beta

Relic Hunters Legend is an upcoming online top-down looter-shooter set to release on Steam. It features action RPG elements along with fast-pa?ced gameplay. There will also be plenty of customizable weap??ons and powerful equipment to have fun with.

A single-player campaign will be available. You'll also be able to enjoy the online co-op with your friends or meet new players in missions designed for four players. Players worldwide can sign up for Relic Hunters Legend's closed beta on Steam.

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Relic Hunters Legend's closed beta begins on July 20 at 9:00 AM CST, and it will run until July 24 at 9:00 AM CST. It's free, and it will feature a variety of co-op and single-player missions. Feedback from t?he closed beta will be used by developers.

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What is Relic Hunters Legend About?

The story takes place in a world where a villain named Duke Ducan has convinced everyone that he is responsible for everything good that has ever happened. It is up to Pinkyy and the rest of the Hunters to find relics and restore the memories of the past. If you want to delve deeper into the story, a Relic Hunters Legend comic is available.

You can play as one of the Hunters, and they each have a unique set of abilities. Hunters include Ace the pilot, who is a member of the Physical ??Support class, and Pinkyy the leader, who belong??s to the Physical Tank class.

Though the game has? yet to receive a release date, interested players can add the t??itle to their wishlist on Steam.

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The Borderlands DLC gets a Wonderlands standalone

Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep is one of, if not the most, well-remembered DLC additions in the Borderlands series. It was popular enough that Gearbox is currently working on a full game spiritual successor, and today, Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep is also getting a standalone version.

2K and Gearbox announced today that a standalone called Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-Shot Adventure is ?coming to PlayStation 4, PS?5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic. And it's available today, too.

As part of the launch, Assault on Dragon Keep is free on the Epic Games Store until Nov. 16, so roughly the next week. Otherwise, it's going for $9.99 on th?e other storefronts.

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Even as someone with a hot-and-cold relationship with the Borderlands franchise, Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep is a standout to me. It was impressive back in 2013, when it arrived as DLC for Borderlands 2. Not just for its Dungeons & Dragons referencing, mind you, but for how it tackled one of the big story developments in Borderlands 2, and how that affected its characters. Borderlands 2 in particular hit a high note for me with how it tackled some tougher material, and I liked Dragon Keep for how it kept that through-line going.

That said, it's also an entire DLC featuring Tiny Tina. For some folks, that's a deal-breaker. But hey, if you wanted to give it a shot and see if Borderlands meets D&D works for you, this is probably the best opportunity to do it. Plus, it ends up now acting as a predecessor to the upcoming Tiny Tina's Wonderlands. If you want to know how it all ties together, and learn a little Borderlands history in the process, seems like a good ?opportunity to do so.

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Several other Division projects are in the works too

It seems like there's a fair bit in store for the universe of Tom Clancy's The Division. Today, Ubisoft announced a free-to-play game set in The Division universe, and p??rovided a few other updates on other projects?? as well.

In today's blog post, Ubisoft announced that its Red Storm studio is working on a free-to-play game called The Division Heartland. Red Storm has worked on various Tom Clancy video games stretching back to 1997, and Heartland will be a stand??alone game that will "provide an all new perspective on the universe in a new setting." It's currently set for a 2021-2022 window for PC, consoles, and the c??loud.

Ubisoft also confirmed that The Division will be coming to mobile as well, with more details to come later. There's also more The Division 2 content on the way from Ubisoft Massive, including a new game mode, set for a late 2021 release and a Division Netflix film on the way as well.

That's a lot on the way if you're a fan of Tom Clancy's The Division. Even if not, a free-to-play version certainly sounds fairly interesting. And given the sheer flood video game adaptations coming to Netflix as of late, sure, I'll ??watch a movie starring Jessica Chastain and Jake Gyllen??haal. I hope there's a montage of them grinding a raid for loot.

Ubisoft will have more news this summer, as its next Forward is currently planned for the all-digital E3 2021. 

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