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Warframe

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Warframe
Warframe cover
Developers
Digital Extremes
Engines
Evolution
Release dates
Windows March 25, 2013
Reception
Metacritic 69
OpenCritic 74
IGDB 73
Taxonomy
Monetization Free-to-play
Microtransactions Boost, Cosmetic, Currency, Infinite spend, Free-to-grind
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres ARPG, Shooter
Vehicles Flight, Robot, Space flight
Art styles Stylized
Themes Sci-fi, Space
Warframe on HowLongToBeat
Warframe on IGDB
Warframe on MobyGames
Warframe on Wikipedia

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Warframe is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person ARPG shooter game developed and published by Digital Extremes.

The game was announced in June 2012[1], before the perpetual open beta release on March 25, 2013. Since then, multiple updates to the game were made to add features, new warframes and weapons, bug fixes and more storyline. As of Update 33.5, Warframe supports DLSS 3.1 and FSR 2.2.[2]

General information

Official forum - General Bugs
Discord
Official manual
Steam Community Discussions
Linux users who wish to run this game on Proton should rely on Proton-GE which contains special patches made specifically for this game.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
Discord (unavailable)
Discord
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
All versions require a Warframe account and a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Monetization

Type Notes
Free-to-play Give players access to a significant portion of their content without paying.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
Boost Allows player to pay to accelerate progress in a game.
Currency A virtual currency that must be purchased using a real-world currency.
Free-to-grind The main gameplay unlocks/goals of the game can be achieved through grinding or naturally in gameplay without real money payments.
Infinite spend have microtransactions that can be purchased over and over again without any limit.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Battering Maneuver Pinnacle Pack
Windows
Speed Drift Pinnacle Pack
Windows
Rapid Resilience Pinnacle Pack
Windows
Sure Footed Pinnacle Pack
Windows
Starter Pack
Windows
TennoCon 2018 Digital Pack
Windows
Zephyr Prime Access: Accessories Pack
Windows
Zephyr Prime Access: Airburst Pack
Windows
Zephyr Prime Access: Turbulence Pack
Windows
Zephyr Prime Access: Tornado Pack
Windows
Zephyr Prime Access
Windows
Limbo Prime Access: Stasis Pack
Windows
Limbo Prime Access: Cataclysm Pack
Windows
Heavy Impact Pinnacle Pack
Windows
Reflex Guard Pinnacle Pack
Windows
Retribution Pinnacle Pack
Windows
Shock Absorbers Pinnacle Pack
Windows
Chroma Prime Access: Spectral Scream Pack
Windows
Chroma Prime Access: Elemental Ward Pack
Windows
Chroma Prime Access: Effigy Pack
Windows
Chroma Prime Access: Accessories Pack
Windows
Equilibrium Pinnacle Pack
Windows
Endurance Drift Pinnacle Pack
Windows
Master Thief Pinnacle Pack
Windows
Rage Pinnacle Pack
Windows
Mesa Prime Access: Ballistic Battery Pack
Windows
Mesa Prime Access: Shooting Gallery Pack
Windows
Mesa Prime Access: Peacemaker Pack
Windows
Mesa Prime Access: Accessories Pack
Windows
TennoCon 2019 Digital Pack
Windows
Equinox Prime Access: Metamorphosis Pack
Windows
Equinox Prime Access: Pacify & Provoke Pack
Windows
Equinox Prime Access: Mend & Maim Pack
Windows
Equinox Prime Access: Accessories Pack
Windows
Starter Bundle
Windows
Wukong Prime Access: Defy Pack
Windows
Wukong Prime Access: Cloud Walker Pack
Windows
Wukong Prime Access: Primal Fury Pack
Windows
Wukong Prime Access: Accessories Pack
Windows
Atlas Prime Access: Landslide Pack
Windows
Atlas Prime Access: Tectonics Pack
Windows
Atlas Prime Access: Rumblers Pack
Windows
Atlas Prime Access: Accessories Pack
Windows
Ivara Prime Access: Quiver Pack
Windows
Ivara Prime Access: Prowl Pack
Windows
Ivara Prime Access: Artemis Bow Pack
Windows
Ivara Prime Access: Accessories Pack
Windows
Titania Prime Access: Spellbind Pack
Windows
Titania Prime Access: Lantern Pack
Windows
Titania Prime Access: Razorwing Pack
Windows
Titania Prime Access: Accessories Pack
Windows
Inaros Prime Access: Devour Pack
Windows
Inaros Prime Access: Sandstorm Pack
Windows
Inaros Prime Access: Scarab Swarm Pack
Windows
Inaros Prime Access: Accessories Pack
Windows
Initiate Pack
Windows
Deimos Neophyte Supporter Pack
Windows
Deimos Hive Supporter Pack
Windows
Deimos Swarm Supporter Pack
Windows
Nezha Prime Access: Fire Walker Pack
Windows
Nezha Prime Access: Warding Halo Pack
Windows
Nezha Prime Access: Divine Spears Pack
Windows
Nezha Prime Access: Accessories Pack
Windows
Empyrean Supporter Pack
Windows
Octavia Prime Access: Mallet Pack
Windows
Octavia Prime Access: Resonator Pack
Windows
Octavia Prime Access: Accessories Pack
Windows
Railjack Instant Access Pack
Windows
Tempestarii Supporter Pack
Windows
TennoCon 2021 Digital Pack
Windows
Prime Vault – Zephyr & Chroma Dual Pack
Windows
Prime Vault – Zephyr Prime Pack
Windows
Prime Vault – Chroma Prime Pack
Windows
Prime Vault – Zephyr Prime Accessories
Windows
Prime Vault – Chroma Prime Accessories
Windows
Gara Prime Access: Splinter Storm Pack
Windows
Gara Prime Access: Spectrorage Pack
Windows
Gara Prime Access: Mass Vitrify Pack
Windows
Gara Prime Access: Accessories Pack
Windows
Sisters of Parvos Waverider Pack
Windows
Sisters of Parvos Riptide Pack
Windows
Prime Vault – Nyx Prime and Rhino Prime Dual Pack
Windows
Prime Vault - Nyx Prime Pack
Windows
Prime Vault - Rhino Prime Pack
Windows
Prime Vault – Nyx Prime Accessories
Windows
Prime Vault – Rhino Prime Accessories
Windows
Nidus Prime Access - Virulence Pack
Windows
Nidus Prime Access - Parasitic Link Pack
Windows
Nidus Prime Access - Ravenous Pack
Windows
Nidus Prime Access - Accessories Pack
Windows
Harrow Prime Access - Penance Pack
Windows
Harrow Prime Access - Thurible Pack
Windows
Harrow Prime Access - Covenant Pack
Windows
Harrow Prime Access - Accessories Pack
Windows
The New War Invasion Pack
Windows
The New War Resistance Pack
Windows
The New War Reckoning Pack
Windows
Prime Vault - Banshee & Mirage Dual Pack
Windows
Prime Vault - Banshee Individual Pack
Windows
Prime Vault - Mirage Individual Pack
Windows
Prime Vault - Banshee Accessories Pack
Windows
Prime Vault - Mirage Accessories Pack
Windows
Initiate Pack II
Windows
Garuda Prime Access - Dread Mirror Pack
Windows
Garuda Prime Access - Blood Altar Pack
Windows
Garuda Prime Access - Seeking Talons Pack
Windows
Garuda Prime Access - Accessories Pack
Windows
Angels of the Zariman Emergence Pack
Windows
Angels of the Zariman Chrysalith Pack
Windows
TennoCon 2022 Digital Pack
Windows
Khora Prime Access - Whipclaw Pack
Windows
Khora Prime Access - Venari Pack
Windows
Khora Prime Access - Strangledome Pack
Windows
Khora Prime Access - Accessories Pack
Windows
Known tool : Warframe TennoGen

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Warframe
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/230410/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Discord
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud
Hidden Steam Cloud.

Video

Video settings
Video settings
Launcher settings, found by clicking the gear icon in the top-right.
Launcher settings, found by clicking the gear icon in the top-right.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Numerical slider from 52 to 90°
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Off, 2x, 4x, 8x
Anti-aliasing (AA)
TAA 8X (High), SMAA (Medium), FXAA (Low), and Off.
High-fidelity upscaling
DLSS 3.1, FSR 2.2
Added in Update 33.5.[2]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Optional frame-caps available @ 30, 40, 50, 60, 72, 75, 120, 144, 165, 200, 240, 360
High dynamic range display (HDR)
HDR support is in preview since update 27.2.0.[3]
Color blind mode
Protanopia, Deuteranopia, Tritanopia
DirectX 11 or 12 can be enabled using the game's launcher.
Multi-threaded rendering can be enabled using the game's launcher.
Gore can be toggled on or off in the "Gameplay" settings menu.

Input

Input settings
Input settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Can bind two key combinations for each function.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Numerical slider
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Supports XInput controllers.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Numerical slider
Controller Y-axis inversion
X-axis inversion also supported.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
When set to 'Autodetect', it will automatically switch to Xbox prompts when any Xinput controllers are connected.[4]
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
DualShock 4, DualSense, DualSense Edge
Native support for PS controllers were added in Update 34.[5]
PlayStation button prompts
When set to 'Autodetect', it will automatically switch to DualShock 4 prompts when either DualShock 4, DualSense or DualSense Edge are connected.[4]
Light bar support
React the damage received.[5][4]
Adaptive trigger support
Works over Bluetooth connectivity.[4] Added in Update 34.[5]
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth)
Generic/other controllers
Support the Switch Pro Controller when using Steam Input.
Button prompts
When set to 'Autodetect', it will automatically switch to Nintendo prompts when the Switch Pro Controller is connected and have Steam Input enabled.
Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music, Speech, Transmissions, Sound Effects and Voice Receive.
Surround sound
Uses native Windows speaker configuration (set in mmsys.cpl).
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish
Ukrainian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
4 Co-op, Versus
Four player PvE co-op. Eight players only supported in PvP and specific PvE missions (trials/raids. NOTE: trials/raids have been removed from the game for an indefinite amount of time). An unknown large number of players can join region-based dedicated Relays (player hubs).

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Allows for solo play, as well as invite-only, friend-only, and open matchmaking based on mission selected. Always online.
Peer-to-peer
Most gameplay is hosted peer-to-peer.
Dedicated
Relays (player hubs) for PvE only, with no combat. Depending on region and availability, Conclave (PvP) can be hosted by a player-hosted dedicated server.
Self-hosting
Starting a session alone and with no other players (via matchmaking or otherwise) will cause you to be the host. Otherwise, hosts are automatically determined by who has the best connection. Leaving a game as a host will cause a host migration to the next player with the best connection in the party. Icons determining player order/who is host are shown on the HUD.
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP 4950,4955
This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
There's an in-game setting that allows you to change to 4950 & 4951 and so on, up to 4998 & 4999.

Issues fixed

Slow/floaty mouse control

Fix for slow or floaty mouse[6]
  1. Go to Options/Preferences
  2. Open Graphics tab
  3. Change from Fullscreen to Borderless Fullscreen

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11, 12 Choose in launcher. The game had DirectX 9 and 10 support until "February 27, 2019" and "January 25, 2021", respectively.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
32-bit end of support was announced on "June 5, 2018" with it taking place on "February 27, 2019" alongside Directx 9 and Windows XP end of support.

Middleware

Uses RAD's Oodle compression and NVIDIA Nsight Aftermath.
Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX 4.1.1.0
Cutscenes Bink Video 2020.06.2

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5 750
AMD FX-4100
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 11 compatible
Other Internet connection
A 64-bit operating system is required.[7]


Notes

  1. File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/230410/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (230410) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Press Release: Warframe announced! - Warframe (Archived) - last accessed on June 23, 2023
  2. 2.0 2.1 Update 33.5: The Seven Crimes of Kullervo - Warframe forum - last accessed on June 23, 2023
  3. Warframe Revised: Update 27.2.0 - PC Update Notes - Warframe Forums - last accessed on 2020-03-07
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Verified by User:Yuuyatails on October 30, 2023
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 ABYSS OF DAGATH: UPDATE 34 - Warframe - last accessed on October 30, 2023
  6. Slow mouse cursor??? - last accessed on May 2023
  7. warframe.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023