Hey Tenno! We wanted you to get an early look at the upcoming hair shader and metal tint improvements we have planned for the upcoming Iceblade of Narin Update launching this week on September 23rd.

Before we jump into the details, we want to take a moment to recognize (as fellow fashionframe enjoyers ourselves) that customizing is a universally important element to the Warframe experience and while this is a major overall lift to these systems, you will likely notice changes that you may want to tweak once the update launches. That said, you may feel inspired to try out more color options and explore new looks now that these shaders have been improved.

HAIR SHADER IMPROVEMENTS

We’ve improved the quality of our hair shaders with the goal of having richer colors and better visuals. Here’s what the team’s efforts have resulted in and what you can expect:

• Black hair is a much “truer” black, and less a “mid grey”
• Colored hair is deeper and more accurate to selected color
• White hair looks more white without losing depth
• Sheen is stronger but balanced with underlying color
• Added a slight rimlight on hair for “scattering”

Rebb and Pablo previewed some of these changes on the Dev Build during the Devshort 115, but here are some comparative shots with the latest updates between the live and dev build to give you a better idea of what you can expect across a spectrum of colors and styles.

Note: All color channels are set to the “blackest” black from the Smoke palette!

These changes will also apply to Kubrow fur!

METAL TINT IMPROVEMENTS

Similar to hair, there’s been a longstanding issue with dark tinted metals appearing grey. We have fixed this for Iceblade of Narin by making changes to the encoding to achieve richer and more saturated metals. Where the current system has a difficult time honoring your chosen tint on metal channels, this new one should more accurately reflect the selected color.

You can see these changes reflected in the following comparative shots from the live and dev build:

And for those that are fans of the pitch black look, we are trying to maintain it! In the process of updating the metal tints, we’re taking careful consideration to keep the ability to achieve it with the Voidshell Ayatan Elegance Material. We will have full details in the official Iceblade of Narin patchnotes.

As mentioned in the intro, while in the pursuit of improving these systems we also want to respect the time and effort that is dedicated to customizing. So we’ll be watching for your thoughts on these changes when the update launches. Thank you for reading, Tenno!

Hello Tenno,

Instead of our usual twitch drops and raids, this week we will be running our directory wide drops campaign in celebration of the release of Iceblade of Narin!

We will still be running our usual streams with our Prime Time stream on the Warframe Twitch channel this Thursday at 6PM ET with a raid for YourLuckyClover. However, all of the directory drops will be provided throughout those streams rather than our usual format.



From Wednesday, September 23rd at 11:30am ET to Wednesday, September 30th at 11:30am ET, watch any Warframe Twitch directory stream here: https://www.twitch.tv/directory/category/warframe and obtain the following rewards:

Total watch time to claim all items: 3 hours

One Hour: Kuva Globule Decoration
Two Hours: Parallax Landing Craft
Three Hours: Niveus Sumdali

See the Iceblade of Narin Directory-Wide Twitch Drops Campaign forum post here for more information:

Each week’s schedule will be posted in our weekly Drops thread, so keep an eye out to see what campaign is coming next.

See you next week, Tenno!

At the summit of a familiar peak on Earth, our next dance begins! To celebrate the upcoming release of the Iceblade of Narin, we’re offering rewards for those who tune into the Warframe directory on Twitch!

From September 23rd at 11:30am ET to September 30th at 11:30am ET, watch any drops-enabled stream in the Warframe directory: https://www.twitch.tv/directory/category/warframe to receive update-themed rewards.

Campaign Info:
Start Date: Wednesday, September 23rd at 11:30am ET
End Date: Wednesday, September 30th at 11:30am ET

Claim Time: Watch 60 minutes to earn a drop!

Total watch time to claim all items: 3 hours

One Hour: Kuva Globule Decoration
Two Hours: Parallax Landing Craft
Three Hours: Niveus Sumdali

For players wishing to obtain the Niveus Sumdali after the campaign has ended, it will also be available from Cephalon Melica at Yuvan Peak.
If you're new to Twitch Drops, ensure your Warframe and Twitch accounts are properly linked at warframe.com/user! A properly linked account should display your Twitch username — if you see an error, please relink.

How to Participate:
If you're a Twitch Streamer looking to take part in this Directory-wide campaign, simply ensure you follow these steps:

• Stream to the Warframe Directory on Twitch
• Enable Drops in their Creator Dashboard on Twitch, found in the Viewer Rewards sub-category

Issues Claiming Drops:
If you’re having issues getting your Drops, make sure your accounts are properly linked at warframe.com/user. Should you not see your Twitch Account listed, or should you have multiple Warframe accounts linked to the same Twitch, issues in Drop distribution may occur. We suggest unlinking all accounts and relinking to your intended accounts to fix!

For users watching broadcasts using the Twitch iOS app, please refer to our PSA on how to redeem Drops on your device.

Hello Tenno,

Tune into twitch.tv/warframe on Thursday, September 17th for Prime Time #497! With more hijinks, community highlights, and showcases than we know what to do with, you do not want to miss this. The action begins at 6 p.m. ET and you can earn this week’s drop by watching for 30 minutes.

As a reminder, Emisión Tenno will be on break until September 30th!

Twitch Drop:

• Voidplume Grab Bag

Claim Time: 30 Minutes (Drop 1), 60 Minutes (Drop 2), and 90 Minutes (Drop 3)**

**This Twitch Drop Campaign has a Claim Limit of 3 should you wish to get the maximum limit.

Raid Drops:

Prime Time Raid (Thursday)

After Prime Time we’ll be raiding Dynoes to continue the fun and share with their community. Watch Dynoes for 30 minutes on Thursday from 8pm to 9:30pm ET to earn a Kuva Globule Decoration.

Weekend Drops!

Every Weekend, we run a short Twitch Drop campaign on two Creator channels to offer a fun way to cap off the week and shine a spotlight on the Creators themselves. The Drops will run for two hours on each channel, with a 30 minute claim time for an Orbiter Decoration that the Creator has picked themselves!

AdikDarkCero (Polish)
September 19th from 1pm to 3pm ET
Channel: twitch.tv/AdikDarkCero
Drop: Efervon Tank Domestik Drone

SiejoUmbra (English)
September 19th from 5pm to 7pm ET
Channel: twitch.tv/SiejoUmbra
Drop: Warframe Articula

Each week’s schedule will be posted in our weekly Drops thread, so keep an eye out to see what campaign is coming next.

OPERATION: PLAGUE STAR

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH @ 11 A.M. ET – WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD @ 10 A.M. ET.
Tenno!
Ostron scouts have returned with foreboding news: the Plague Star has struck the Plains of Eidolon once more. Vay Hek possesses a toxin that can destroy the boil at the meteorite crash site, but he refuses to help; steal his toxin and destroy the boil before the Infested make their way to Cetus.
And yes, your Operational Supply Standing/Rank is still intact from the last time you played Operation: Plague Star!

Event Changes
Additionally, Operation: Plague Star is receiving a few new items to its event store, from previous events and Nightwave rewards! For more details, please refer to the event rewards section.

What you’ll need to know
Operation: Plague Star features three bounties: Plague Star, Plague Star – Advanced, and Plague Star (The Steel Path). As expected, each increase in difficulty will reward more Operational Supply Standing per Bounty.
The Advanced and Steel Path variants will require an Eidolon Phylaxis and an Infested Catalyst. You can pick up the Eidolon Phylaxis Blueprint from Nakak in Cetus for 2,000 Standing, and the Infested Catalyst Blueprint from your Dojo’s Bio Lab Research Room.
Visit Nakak in Cetus to increase your rank in the Operational Supply Syndicate, or exchange your Operational Supply Standing for event rewards!

What you’ll need to do
Konzu has a Plague Star Bounty with your name on it. Select your chosen difficulty and complete a series of Bounty Missions to earn Operational Supply Standing!

Plague Star - Standard
Stage 1 - 50
Stage 2 - 300
Stage 3 - 100
Stage 4 - 575
Total Operational Supply Standing: 1,025

Plague Star - Advanced
Stage 1 - 200
Stage 2 - 1000
Stage 3 - 300
Stage 4 - 1700
Total Operational Supply Standing: 3,200

Plague Star - Steel Path
Stage 1 - 200
Stage 2 - 1100
Stage 3 - 400
Stage 4 - 2100
Total Operational Supply Standing: 3,800

Bonus Operational Supply Standing:
Standard: 25
Advanced: 75
Steel Path: 100

Event Rewards
Operation: Plague Star brings both new and returning rewards this re-run!

NEW REWARD:

• Umbra Forma (Built)
  • This Umbra Forma is a one-time purchase!

RETURNING REWARDS FROM PRIOR EVENTS:

• Teralyst Prominence Sigil
• Ostron Community Sigil
• Rift Sigil
• Two-Handed Nikana Maligna Skin
• Aspirus Ephemera
• Aspirus Emergent Ephemera
• Aspirus Apex Ephemera
• Cryptanaut Necramech Helmet
• Earth Console
• Murex Console
• Protosomid Shoulder Guard

RETURNING:

• Fosfor Blau Blueprint (x20)
• Fosfor Rahd Blueprint (x20)
• Plague Star Emblem
• Cetus Wisp
• Radian Sentirum
• Heart Nyth
• Murkray Liver
• Norg Brain
• Cuthol Tendrils
• Fulmination
• Sacrifice
• Forma (Built)
• Eidolon Phylaxis Blueprint (x5)
• Snipetron Blueprint
• Ether Daggers Blueprint
• Exodia Contagion
• Exodia Epidemic
• Ghoulsaw Blueprint
• Ghoulsaw Blade Blueprint
• Ghoulsaw Chassis Blueprint
• Ghoulsaw Engine Blueprint
• Ghoulsaw Grip Blueprint
• Butcher’s Revelry
• Plague Akwin Blueprint
• Plague Keewar Blueprint
• Plague Bokwin Blueprint
• Plague Kripath Blueprint
• Omni Forma (Built)
  • This Omni Forma is a one-time purchase!
• Hemocyte Floof
• Hemocyte Glyph
• Hemocyte Sigil

You can also earn Hunter Set Mods when defeating Hemocytes during the Operation! Upon eliminating a Hemocyte, you may earn one of the following:

• Hunter Adrenaline
• Hunter Command
• Hunter Munitions
• Hunter Recovery
• Hunter Synergy
• Hunter Track

Clan Scoring
Once more, utilize dropped Hemocyte Cystoliths to construct Operation Trophies for your Dojo. Depending on the size of your Clan, the Cystolith costs will vary.
You’ll receive 1x Hemocyte Cystolith on each eliminated Hemocyte, like prior runs.
Requirements are as such:

Pop some zits, Tenno! The Ostrons are relying on you!