Warframe

Warframe

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The Pitch Hiker's Guide to Warframe Basics
By Dr. Pitch Flake Icaso
Warframe is a 4 player PVE game that involves a whole lot of guns and jumping. It can be summed up as max payne combined with spelunky. All the controls of max payne and all the DAMN GOOD RANDOM GENERATION OF SPELUNKY. CONSUMING LIVES OF MILLIONS AND SOMETIMES NOT MILLIONS, THIS IS WARFRAME.

If you're still reading this beginning part here, you may need to know a few things.

One: This is a guide made for new players to warframe. If you know the basics because you actually read what the heck ordis/lotus says in the tutorial, then CONGRATULATION YOU'RE A WINNER.

Two: If you're looking for SICK VOID BUILDS MATEY ARRR, then you're likely better off looking somewhere else.

Three: I have created a picture disclaimer below for anyone who ignores this.
   
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Step One: Basic Gameplay

Well, maybe only 80%.

Now, assuming you've completed the tutorial of the game, or are in the middle of completing the tutorial of the game, you've likely chosen your weapons. Also assuming you are anyone who plays this game, you'll likely have chosen the bow, the kunai and any of the three starter melee weapons.
As to make myself look HIP WITH THE KIDS, I have created a very similar loadout as to what most people starting warframe have. If you'd forgive my sudden flashy camo, that is completely not needed to pay any attention to.


To recap the beginning tutorial for those of you who have not done it:

W A S D moves you in directions
Mouse movement will look your camera around


Mouse 1 will do a plethora of things, dependant on your currently equipped weapon.



F changes your currently equipped weapon, holding F draws your melee weapon.

E attacks with melee, and when drawn, melee weapon attacks can be chained together for more damage via a multiplier.


Now that we've got the basic controls on how to control your arms and legs, (how violent that may be is up to your real dexterity multiplier) it is time to learn how to hack the game and open every single door or turn off every single alarm that comes your way.

For this to work, you need to find a terminal with a very large point icon leading you to it. Upon finding it, press X to interact with it.


Space ninjas meet space bar. I can see you'll be good friends.

Now that the alarms from our brutal murder spree have been squelched, it is time for us to move into phase two.

Stealing everything that is not bolted down. I will prepare a multitude of pictures that will show you what you can steal/steal from/destroy and then steal.

After all, ninjas are stealthy, and you can't spell stealth without steal.



SPEAKING OF NINJAS, HOW ABOUT WE LEARN PARKOUR WHILE WE'RE AT IT

Thanks to "Parkour 2.0" we now have access to a big list of simple-to-do space flips and tricks.

Tony hawk style.






HOW'S ABOUT USING THEM POWERS, BUDDY?

Pressing 1 through 4 will use your powers as you have them unlocked. I will assume you have a life and haven't ground up to level 30 in the short time of having this game.


That should pretty much cover it. If you have any more questions, feel free to wikipedia, google, or ignore everything and post a comment below. I might probably answer it. I have no life.



WHY DID DE MAKE ME UNFINISHED

NEXT SECTION
Step Two: MODS, POLARITIES AND YOU
I am going to assume that you know enough of your ship on how to get into the arsenal and press the "UPGRADE" button to get into this new screen. This next part is very important. Modding is one of the only ways to get your warframe/weapons to break stock limits and reach full potential. Therefore:



You'll notice little numbers next to your bullet devices and or whacking sticks. That is how much capacity you have for mods, and the level it has. By default, a warframe/weapon/whateveritisthathasalevel is on a 1-1 basis for mod slot capability for a max of 30. HOWEVER If you upgrade with an Orokin Catalyst (OR POTATO AS WE CALL THEM) the mod capacity doubles per level for a 1 level per 2 CAPACITY SLOT ratio.

DAMN, THAT'S GOOD.

LETS START WITH POLARITIES



Polarities are those little symbols on the corner of all the mod cards you've been picking up until now. Little does it explain unless you press the corner TUTORIAL BUTTON. Polarities mean that the mod fits in a slot with that kind of polarity in the corner of the slot WITH EXTRA EFFICIENCY.

BASICALLY, PLAY A MATCHING GAME WITH YOUR MODS IN ORDER TO GET HALF THE COST OF YOUR MODS.

To help with this process, you can sort your mods by POLARITY.



Auras can only be slot into an aura slot, and if that doesn't influence how you click-drag, they also have polarities.

FURTHER-MORE

THEY ADD MORE MODDING CAPACITY TO YOUR WARFRAME.

BASICALLY:

AURA = MORE POWER FOR YOUR MODS
MORE POWER FOR YOUR MODS = STRONGER MODS CAN BE EQUIPPED
STRONGER MODS = BETTER YOU

YOU CLOSER TO WIN GAME NOW

IF YOU CONTINUE ON AND BECOME A REAL GOOD DADDY SLAYER, YOU CAN DO THE NATAH QUEST.

IF YOU BEAT NATAH QUEST, YOU GET ANOTHER MOD SLOT NEXT TO YOUR AURA SLOT.

THAT SLOT TAKES STUFF SIMILARLY TO AURA SLOTS, EXCEPT DRAINS.

CONGRATS.



Fusing is the process of combining mods or fusion cores in order to increase the potency of your mods. All mods can be fused to be stronger, and all mods can be useful in certain circumstances.


In order to fuse, PRESS THE MOD BUTTON WHILE IN UPGRADE MENU


From here, pick the mod you have equipped, or not equipped that you'd like to fuse.


Press the BIG-ASS FUSE BUTTON


Now this is where things get a little bit explainy.


Looking at 1, we have auto contribute. Press the lined up cards to instantly combine all of your duplicate mods for fusion polarity.

2, automatically uses your fusion cores (Which are DESIGNED FOR JUST THIS AND SHOULD BE USED AFTER YOU USE DUPLICATES) to upgrade as many as possible or until max level.

3, you can be old school and just click on the mods you want to fuse into the mods.

4, SAY NO, AND GETTT OUT OF THERE


That's modding in a nutshell. Try out new combinations, and GOOD STUFF LIKE THAT. Or ask for advice from somebody who knows modding inside out with every possible outcome for every possible weapon AKA NOT ME.

LETS GET BACK TO TALKING ABOUT MURDER

Step Three: ENEMY FACTIONS AND STUFF I GUESS
Have you ever entered warframe and wondered "WHAT THE HECK IS THIS WHAT IS THAT WHERE AM I?"

If so, then you should consult a doctor. A P.H.D, to explain everything that you are asking. I will be that doctor and this is not my P.H.D.

WELCOME TO GRINEER STUDIES, STARRING THE GRINEER.

THEY LOOK LIKE THIS



THE GRINEER ARE BASICALLY GROSS INBRED CLONES OF THEMSELVES. YOU CAN CONSIDER THEM TO BE [INSERT FANDOM HERE] COMBINED WITH [INSERT RACIAL STEREOTYPE HERE]. FOR THE MOST PART, THEY TAKE DAMAGE LIKE I TAKE MY MORNING COFFEE. HARD AND UNFORGIVING. ONE CREAM, FIVE SUGAR. As the common soldiers go for damage, they are a nice little bit of walrus tears combined with high fire rate and slash procs.


The Corpus are to Tenno what the Quarians are to the Geth. They hate us, they think we are smelly, and we're controlled by an overlord who's intentions are somewhat undecided as of right now. We also have no eyes and they wear boxes for hats. Ultimately, it looks like a future robot tech-master from D20 future got high on meth and decided to create a species all about THEM SWEET SWEET $$$$$$$.

They have shields. That's pretty much all they really have. Robots too, I guess.

I will not name the corpus that looks like a dirty toilet.



The infested are like the flood, except they are not.

No seriously, they're pretty much the same except for a few major differences. Infested make grown men (me) cry, and they smell better than the flood. They also kinda take over more than just organic matter but y'know who cares about that am I right?

Learn to hate ancients. Burn an effigy in your backyard to further my point. You'll understand one day, young tadpole. One day.

Should we talk about procs*?

* PROCS ARE THE DEVIL'S WAY OF SAYING YOU NEED TO BLEED, TAKE 50% MORE DAMAGE, GET STUNNED, BE ON FIRE/COLD/POISONED/ZAPPED/ANYTHING AT ALL THAT WILL DESTROY YOU IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. PROC OR BE PROC'D.

Nah, we're probably good.
Step Four: Events and alerts. and credits.
During the time I was writing this, there were no events up. However, I will explain one small thing.




Man, I want that printed out on a T-Shirt or something.


Alerts however, are always around. Kind of like that bleeding headache you get after playing too many video games

or blunt force trama from bashing your head against the wall because all you do is video games.

HOLLA BACK AT CHA BOYYYYYY



Alerts can give all sorts of fun stuff, like credits

and credits
annnnndd credits

sometimes credits

other times it has credits

I think I saw credits once

Did I mention it has credits?

Oh! Sometimes you can get Vauban parts, void keys, cosmetic helmet blueprints and sometimes events like to use alerts.

Also they give credits.
INFO CRAM: Warframe as, I, see it.
Warframe is the tragic story of a lone ninja warrior who seeks to LITERALLY SLEEP FOREVER. WHO WOULD EVEN WANT TO WAKE UP SOMEBODY LIKE THIS. Upon being pulled from the lovely eternal sleep, our brave ninja warrior decides their fate and battle the stars themselves.

Just kidding, they get told what to do.

AND WHAM THEY KILL PEOPLE NOW.

That's right, I said they. Remember the lone part? That's not a thing anymore. Now we are a large group of practically a few hundred at the least. Per planet. At the same time.

Now, as I did not cover anything in the enemy factions about the tenno or the lotus or the ANYTHING OTHER THAN SHOOTABLES; I will now say what the tenno are.

The Tenno are our ninja friends who are to the world what spike spiegel is to anything in cowboy bebop the movie the show.


We seriously just want money in 90% of the things we do. If you don't believe me, just try to remember those credit-less first few hours of playing the game.

DARK DAYS, MY FRIEND. DARK, DAYS.

As time goes on, Tenno do all sorts of things, earn ship parts, work for our enemies because reasons I guess.

And then, event day comes around.

THEN WE WORK FOR OUR ENEMIES SOME MORE, OR STEAL SOMETHING FROM/FOR THEM, OR WE BLOW SOMETHING UP.

I LOVE WHEN WE BLOW SOMETHING UP.

The moral of the story, is the Tenno ultimately want to return to their RAD SPACE BEDS, SIT DOWN FOR LIKE TWO MINUTES ON A CHAIR

AND FLY TO THE GREAT SEWER LEVEL IN SPACE TO BEAT THE ULTIMATE FINAL BOSS.

Oh, and I guess save the universe from the multiple destructive forces I guess. That's kind of on the back burner though.
Finale
Basically, Warframe is all about having fun with or without friends. Sometimes when we get clouded judgements about whether or not we're going to get that next prime item, everything becomes more of a chore instead of a game.

That's sometimes where I come in. We at the Pitch Hiker's Guide Co. like to attempt to make people laugh and all that stuff that losers say to make themselves feel good.

Have fun with the game, and try new things. Variety is the spice of life.

Oh, I forgot to mention.


Look for these.


If you haven't noticed until now, this is a beginner's guide with the classically emotionalized "Pitch Hiker's Guide" satire twist. If you want to see more stuff like what I have done here, visit the group page. Maybe slobscrub or join it or something.

http://steamproxy.net/groups/HIKENING

OR DON'T.


If you see me around Warframe, feel free to say Hi. If you also share with your friends, you can have a cookie.


WARNING COOKIE SUPPLIES LIMITED ONLY 1 COOKIE.

EDIT: NEVER MIND I ATE IT

MAYBE PRINT OUT A COUPON FOR STARBUCKS OR SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF INSTEAD.


HERE'S ONE

P.S: How to play conclave
don't
36 Comments
GeneralPanther 29 Aug, 2015 @ 10:07pm 
the bus is comeing....and it has alot of killing*or dieing* for you
Emmb 26 Aug, 2015 @ 8:50am 
Godamn. I was really looking forward to that.
Dr. Pitch Flake Icaso  [author] 25 Aug, 2015 @ 10:44pm 
I'm not really sure I am authorized to answer that.
Emmb 25 Aug, 2015 @ 5:17pm 
June 18 for what year?
SloudHazard 25 Aug, 2015 @ 1:01pm 
This is art. :')
s e p 25 Aug, 2015 @ 10:15am 
Man, you forgot to say that you can get Credits on Alerts. Duh!
A Box Helmet you know :p :Corpus:
Plot 24 Aug, 2015 @ 11:54am 
I can bing one,i can even bring a toaster:shaaard:
Dr. Pitch Flake Icaso  [author] 24 Aug, 2015 @ 11:34am 
I cannot supply it, but if you'd like to bring one from home and share it with the class that would be accepted.
Plot 24 Aug, 2015 @ 11:34am 
If there is only a 1 cookie limit,what about cake?:3
Dr. Pitch Flake Icaso  [author] 24 Aug, 2015 @ 11:32am 
It was very delicious.