Spring is within the air in Warframe, and so are a bunch of bouncing Grineer tanks. A serious overhaul replace has revitalised the Plains Of Eidolon, the free-to-play shooter’s authentic open-world zone. Digital Extremes have returned to Earth to shine up the atmosphere, bringing it extra consistent with the scenic Venusian landscapes of Fortuna. That means extra greenery, some new boss fights, extra animals to rescue, and a few new grinding alternatives for many who have introduced their hoverboard again dwelling. The devs even reckon it’ll run smoother, too. Below, an replace trailer.
With the launch of Fortuna, curiosity within the Plains dried up a bit. Understandable, as the brand new atmosphere put the outdated one to disgrace, so it’s good to see them attempting to determine parity once more. On high of wanting properly autumnal, they’ve reworked the lighting on the plains; no extra yellow haze over every thing. Populating the brand new atmosphere are three tiers of Tusk Thumper tanks of accelerating measurement, which transfer by leaping utilizing an enormous hydraulic ram. There’s additionally a trio of animal sorts to rescue, together with the impressively ugly Mergoo, a lizard-bird with its wings on its arse. Better nonetheless, there’s collectable plush tanks and earth-critters to embellish your ship with.
There’s much more to this replace than the brand new tank fights and enhanced graphics. You can see the full patch notes here. One new function that streamers specifically could recognize is Creator Mode, which lets you conceal a number of the greater late-game plot spoilers. Fortuna’s grand secret will stay hidden, the Lotus can have her outdated look again, and login particulars are hidden so no person goes and spams your inadvertently revealed e-mail deal with. Digital Extremes have additionally reworked many Warframe skills to allow them to be utilized in midair, as a result of area ninjas.
There’s nonetheless loads due this yr for Warframe, with one other outdated atmosphere – Corpus Gas Cities – due for an much more dramatic remaster quickly. Judging by clips Digital Extremes have shared on dev-streams, they’re wanting like a moodier model of Bespin Cloud City from Star Wars, with perilous tightrope walks and slim walkways on their outer edges. Between that and the second section of the melee overhaul, there’s so much to stay up for earlier than the Empyrian (previously Railjack) growth provides correct multiplayer area journey and fight.
The remaster replace is reside now. Warframe is free-to-play, and obtainable on its official site or on Steam. Despite renewed curiosity within the plains, Fortuna 69 remains to be the place the social gathering is at.
