Warframe
Developers | |
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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 |
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 support 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 |
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Official website | ||||
Epic Games Store | ||||
Steam | ||||
Discord (unavailable) |
- All versions require a Warframe account and a constant internet connection for all game modes.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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Free-to-play | Give players access to a significant portion of their content without paying. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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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
- Known tool : Warframe TennoGen
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Warframe |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/230410/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Discord | ||
Epic Games Launcher | ||
Steam Cloud | Hidden Steam Cloud. |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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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] |
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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
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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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 |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, Music, Speech, Transmissions, Sound Effects and Voice Receive. | |
Surround sound | Uses native Windows speaker configuration (set in mmsys.cpl ). |
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Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish | ||||
Ukrainian |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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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 |
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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) |
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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[4] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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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 |
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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 | |
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Physics | PhysX | 4.1.1.0 |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 2020.06.2 |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 AMD Athlon x64 4000+ |
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System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 35 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 11 compatible | |
Other | Internet connection |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.[5]
Notes
- ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/230410/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (230410) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Press Release: Warframe announced! - Warframe (Archived) - last accessed on June 23, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Update 33.5: The Seven Crimes of Kullervo - Warframe forum - last accessed on June 23, 2023
- ↑ Warframe Revised: Update 27.2.0 - PC Update Notes - Warframe Forums - last accessed on 2020-03-07
- ↑ Slow mouse cursor??? - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ warframe.com - last accessed on 9 June 2023