Nightwave




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"Greed. Brutality. Oppression. True stories, all, and the System is full of them. Dreamers? You listening? The System needs you performing your good deeds for the day. Nora needs it. Needs you to act. To change things. Hear the news, Dreamers. Hear it, or be it. Your call. Because in Nora's System, no good act goes unrewarded. This is Nora Night. You're listening to Nightwave."

- Nora Night

Nightwave is a pirate radio station hosted by the enigmatic Nora Night. In-game, Nightwave serves as a unique Syndicate system that offers various player rewards such as Mods, Resources, Cosmetic items and more through the completion of various mission challenges.

Apart from the reward system, Nightwave will also feature various stories that further expand upon WARFRAME's lore through their broadcasts.

Mechanics
Nightwave can be accessed from either the Orbiter's Navigation console, or on the Main Menu, through a banner on the lower right corner of the screen. Alternatively, players can interact with the Orbiter's Radio Scanner to the right of the ramp to access Nightwave.

The Nightwave system consists of daily and weekly challenges that players can complete to earn Nightwave Standing, which is used to rank up through Nightwave's 30 levels (15 in the Intermission), with each level requiring to level up. Every level attained grants unique rewards, with much rarer rewards being available at much higher levels. Unlike with traditional Syndicate standing, Nightwave Standing is only used to increase Nightwave ranking, and any leftover Standing upon leveling up is carried over to the next level.

Upon reaching the maximum rank, players can prestige and reset their rank to 0. Each subsequent rank-up will then only unlock 15 of a special currency called Cred to be spent in Cred Offerings. However, it is not possible doing so in Intermission.

Series
Nightwave's reward system is presented in limited-duration seasons called Series, with each Series featuring its own story and set of level-up rewards themed after its accompanying lore. Each Series lasts for 10 - 11 weeks, and upon completion, all player progress with Nightwave will reset.

A storyless Intermission with reduced duration and ranks and inability to prestige is introduced during long downtime between Series.

Acts
Acts are challenges that players can complete to earn Standing to increase their rank in Nightwave. They fall under three categories of difficulty: Daily, Weekly, and Elite Weekly.

Daily Challenges are introduced daily, with each lasting 3 days, while 5 Weekly and 2 Elite Weekly Challenges are introduced on a weekly basis, and last for 7 days. Apart from the duration, the different Challenge tiers also offer different levels of difficulty, with Daily having the easiest tasks, and the Elite Weekly having the most difficult ones. All Daily Challenges reward, Weeklys reward and Elite Weeklys reward.

Standing award during Intermission gives Weeklys and Elite Weeklys.

Any Weekly and Elite Weekly Acts that have not been completed before the next week's rotation will be put on reserve. After all of the current week's Acts are completed, any missed Acts from previous weeks will be available and marked as Recovered, three at a time. Once all missed Acts have been completed, they will no longer appear, only to be refreshed in future week rotations.

Possible known challenges for an Act are:


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Cred Offerings Store
Apart from the ranking rewards, Nightwave also features a Cred Offering store, where players can purchase various items such as Aura Mods and Cosmetics.

During each series of Nightwave, players can earn an exclusive special Cred currency by ranking up, which are then used to purchase the aforementioned Nightwave offerings. Note that after the end of the particular series, this currency will expire and the next Nightwave series will introduce a new currency to spend. Any unspent Cred after a particular series can be sold from your inventory for each.

Cred Offerings
These items can be purchased using Nightwave's current. Note that these items are on 7-day rotation, so not all of them will be offered at any given point.

Series 2 — The Emissary
Series 2 began on July 6, 2019.

Story
Series 2 introduced Arlo, an Infested survivor with a mysterious power to revive others.

{{NightwaveSeries
 * seriesname = Series 2: THE EMISSARY
 * teasers =

Nightwave: Series 2 Trailer

 * "Dreamers, you know 'bout the Infestation, right? Spreads like a month-old salad with genocidal intent. But maybe there's something more to this 'Infestation', something we all missed."
 * NoraSeries2Trailer.ogg


 * episodes =

The Emissary Introduction

 * "Dreamers, you know 'bout the Infestation, right? Spreads like a month-old salad with genocidal intent. Swallows everything it touches... makin' monsters from meat, or metal, or both. Well, these days it's mostly contained. Spores as old as stone. Derelicts drifting in forgotten orbits. So it was with old Kenga. Somehow exposed and promptly cast out. Woke up on a blessed cage-drop down to Eris. But, should some sad soul catch the gray-vein, well... every culture has its plague dogma. But maybe there's something more to this 'Infestation', something we all missed. Turns out... Kenga didn't find Void in that hell-nest, no. He found a survivor! Little boy. Arlo. Died three years ago, yet there he was. Lost his voice but gained his life... and somehow... saved old Kenga with the slightest touch of his slender hand."
 * NoraEmissaryIntro.ogg

}}

Mechanics

 * Devotees can randomly spawn in missions after a Tenno is downed. Functioning as allies, they will appear next to the downed player and revive them. They will remain until they die, providing firing support and continue to revive any downed player and even their Companions.
 * Bleedout will always trigger should the Devotee spawn.

Ranking Rewards
In the order of ranking and total cumulative standing respectively:
 * Rank 1 - : Emissary Cred x150
 * Rank 2 - : Emissary Sigil
 * Rank 3 - : Robotic Slots x2
 * Rank 4 - : Nora Stencil
 * Rank 5 - : Keratose Sugatra
 * Rank 6 - :​ Emissary Cred x50
 * Rank 7 - :, augment mod
 * Rank 8 - : Forma Bundle (3x Forma)
 * Rank 9 - : Emissary Emblem
 * Rank 10 - ​: Arlo Statue – Noggle Statue
 * Rank 11 - :​ Orokin Reactor
 * Rank 12 - :​ Emissary Cred x50
 * Rank 13 - : Kuva x20,000
 * Rank 14 - : Warframe Slot
 * Rank 15 - : Devotee Noggle Bungle
 * Rank 16 - : Emissary Cred x50
 * Rank 17 - : Exilus Adapter
 * Rank 18 - : Ancient – Scrawl (K-Drive cosmetic)
 * Rank 19 - : Spore Ephem﻿era
 * Rank 20 - :, augment mod
 * Rank 21 - : Emissary Cred x50
 * Rank 22 - : Maligna - Two-Handed Nikana Skin
 * Rank 23 - :, augment mod
 * Rank 24 - : Emissary Cred x50
 * Rank 25 - : Forma Bundle (3x Forma)
 * Rank 26 - : Umbra Forma (built)
 * Rank 27 - : Arcane Grace (unranked)
 * Rank 28 - : Protosomid Shoulder Guard
 * Rank 29 - : Chitoid Sentinel Bundle
 * Rank 30 - : Emissary Operator Collection
 * Rank 31-60 - +: Emissary Cred x15 every rank

Series 1 — The Wolf of Saturn Six
Series 1 began on February 27, 2019 and lasted until May 19, 2019.

Story
Series 1 introduced the Wolf of Saturn Six, a Grineer fugitive that escaped from the previously undisclosed Saturn Six Max-Pen with his Saturn Six Fugitive pack, and are actively hunting the Tenno.

{{NightwaveSeries
 * seriesname = Series 1: WOLF OF SATURN SIX
 * teasers   =

Nightwave: Series 1 Trailer

 * "Hey there, Dreamers. You hearing me? Looks like things are kicking off. Mark the frequency. The time has come to act together. Acts of defiance. Acts of generosity. Acts of sacrifice. This is how we turn the system round. Nora sleeps better knowing her dreamers are out there, workin' to lift us up."
 * Nora_Trailer_transmission.ogg

Nightwave: Series 1 Episode 2 Teaser

 * "You still with me, Dreamers? What's keeping you up? For me, it's the gap-waves. Let's check what's next."
 * NoraEP2_Teaser.ogg

Nightwave: Series 1 Episode 3 Teaser

 * "Hey there, Dreamers. I'm Nora Night, saying... you live with wolves you better act like one."
 * NoraNight_S1E3Tease.ogg

Nightwave: Series 1 Episode 4 Teaser

 * "It's a bad moon, Dreamers. Can you feel it? We both know what happens next... when a Wolf finds its pack... they hunt."
 * NoraNight_S1E4Tease.ogg

Nightwave: Series 1 Episode 5 Teaser

 * "Is this the end? I hope so... but if I were you, I'd keep a ear out. Stay deadly, Dreamers."
 * NoraNight_S1E5Tease.ogg


 * episodes  =

Introduction to The Wolf of Saturn Six

 * "It's a bad moon, Dreamers. Can you feel it? Hm. From my perch, at Nightwave, I listen at the windows of the wealthy and well-to-do. Ever heard of Saturn Six? News to me too. Turns out the Grineer have a Max-Pen floating some six leagues deep in the gas. No one knew about it... 'cause no one ever busted out. Until now, right? Some Grineer meathead they started calling 'The Wolf'. On account of him taking up howlin' at night. Decrypts say he was a model prisoner, doing the time. Fabbin' bombs with the rest of his con brothers. Apple of the Warden's eye even. But something cracked, and now he's out there on the loose... the so called Wolf of Saturn Six."
 * NoraNightwaveIntroA.ogg


 * "Greed. Brutality. Opression. True stories, all, and the System is full of them. Dreamers? You listening? The System needs you performing your good deeds for the day. Nora needs it. Needs you to act. To change things. Hear the news, Dreamers. Hear it, or be it. Your call. Because in Nora's System, no good act goes unrewarded. This is Nora Night. You're listening to Nightwave."
 * NoraNightwaveIntroB.ogg

Nightwave Second Diorama

 * "It's late. You still with me, Dreamers? Soon we'll see the sun curve over the Venusian sky. A hot blue taste. What's keeping you up? For me, it's the gap-waves, all abuzz with the doings of a certain big, bad, Wolf. Why didn't he run? Why didn't he hit that Solar Rail as far as it would take him? Instead, he's stalking those soul-bare, money-huggers 'round Jupiter. My birds are sayin' the Corpus net got flipped. A system-wide message from the Wolf. DELIVER GHARN. Where'd a meathead learn a trick like that? And who's Gharn? Baby, you can guess... he's the Warden of Saturn Six! A big man, too well dressed for his station, too well fed for his rank. And he's in the solar wind too... think he knows how the Wolf came to howlin'?"
 * NoraNightwaveSecondDiorama.ogg

Nightwave Third Diorama

 * "An ice-night in Neptune, Dreamers. Hmm. Hold yours close and true, and hey... if you're between stops... Nora knows that mood. But our Wolf... he's not alone tonight. Add this with me: the howler breaks out of Saturn Six. But get this... the howling doesn't stop... someone else takes to singing that cruel song. The Wolf knows why, and it called him back to the scene of the crime. Warden Gharn's little side business. Mmm. Sellin' Grineer lemons for a Corpus squeeze. So freedom's got no hold on the Wolf, does it? No. It's the sisters and brothers from the joint that matter to him.. The pack. We both know what happens next... when a Wolf finds its pack... they hunt. "
 * NoraNightwaveThirdDiorama.ogg

Nightwave Fourth Diorama

 * "The message read: GHARN IS YOURS. An anonymous gift. I know what this looks like. But the Wolf's too cold for revenge. The Grineer appoint Wardens for life. The Wolf had no choice but to shorten the term. Not payback, just 'never again'. But it was too easy. Days like these, an easy meal means you're taking someone's bait. Alad V's. The devil in a Corpus cloak. Got the Wolf in an all-new prison, baby. Only this one's not made of bars, it's made of chemicals... hmmm...guess we all know someone like that. The whole lot has been transformed into these 'Amalgam Dogs'... his words. Hybridized, juiced on some Sentient strain. No nice way to put it. I think the pack is coming after you, Dreamers."
 * NoraNightwaveFourthDiorama.ogg

Nightwave Fifth Diorama

 * "Passing by that Mercury Junction... shimmering hot, tonight. Word on the grid is the devil's got his due... hmm. Should have known. We saw the signs, didn't we? Sure. The Wolf got tough... tougher. But more than that, the Wolf got smart. Got a pack together. Worked the Corpus crypto. He's his own man now. Leavin' no more tracks. Is this the end? Dreamers, I hope so... but if I were you, I'd keep an ear out... 'cause one of these days you just might hear that howl come round your shoulder. This is Nora Night, signing off. Stay deadly, Dreamers."
 * NoraNightwaveFifthDiorama.ogg

}}

Mechanics

 * In addition to Acts, reputation can also be earned by finding and capturing three Saturn Six Fugitives that spawn randomly in missions, granting per Capture. If the player waits too long before capturing them, they will die and no reputation will be given but it will still count as them being eliminated. A secondary objective labeled "Fugitives Eliminated" will appear when they spawn in a mission. Fugitive groups can spawn multiple times in a single mission. These enemies appear in the "unaffiliated" category in the codex, as despite being Grineer biologically, they are fugitives.
 * The Wolf of Saturn Six can randomly spawn in most missions similar to Assassins, acting as a field boss. He has a 4% chance to spawn in missions below level 20, and 6% for missions level 20 and above. Defeating him has a chance to reward a component for his signature hammer, the.
 * Following Episode 4, the Wolf became Sentient-turned, and has a chance to drop the Saturn Six Mask.

Ranking Rewards
In the order of ranking and total cumulative standing respectively:
 * Rank 1 - : Saturn Six – Sigil
 * Rank 2 - : Wolf of Saturn Six – Glyph (Light) and Wolf of Saturn Six – Glyph (Dark)
 * Rank 3 - : Wolf Cred x50
 * Rank 4 - : Weapon Slot x2
 * Rank 5 - : The Wolf – Noggle Statue
 * Rank 6 - :​ Wolf Cred x50
 * Rank 7 - : Forma Bundle (3x Forma)
 * Rank 8 - : Warframe Slot
 * Rank 9 - : Saturn Six – Emblem
 * Rank 10 - ​: Wolf Salute – Emote
 * Rank 11 - :​ Orokin Catalyst (built)
 * Rank 12 - :​ Wolf Cred x50
 * Rank 13 - : Nightwave – Sigil
 * Rank 14 - :, augment mod
 * Rank 15 - : Kuva x20,000
 * Rank 16 - : Wolf Cred x50
 * Rank 17 - : Wolf – Scrawl (K-Drive cosmetic)
 * Rank 18 - :, augment mod
 * Rank 19 - : Kuva x20,000
 * Rank 20 - : Wolf Cred x50
 * Rank 21 - : Nightwave – Emblem
 * Rank 22 - :, augment mod
 * Rank 23 - : Saturn Six – Captura Scene
 * Rank 24 - : Wolf Cred x50
 * Rank 25 - : Arcane Energize (unranked)
 * Rank 26 - : Wolf Howl – Emote
 * Rank 27 - : Forma Bundle (3x Forma)
 * Rank 28 - : Saturn Six Syandana
 * Rank 29 - : Umbra Forma (built)
 * Rank 30 - : Saturn Six Armor set
 * Rank 31-60 - +: Wolf Cred x15 every rank

Intermission
Intermission began on June 12, 2019 and lasted until July 5, 2019.

This mini-series lacks an involved story, serving as an interim gap between Series 1 and 2 for rank rewards. It has 15 Ranks using Nora Cred as currency, and cannot prestige after max rank for additional Creds.

During the Intermission, Weekly Acts are worth and Elite Weekly Acts.

Ranking Rewards
In the order of ranking and total cumulative standing respectively:
 * Rank 1 - : Nora Cred x100
 * Rank 2 - : Endo x2,000
 * Rank 3 - : Robotic Slots x2
 * Rank 4 - : Orokin Cells x3
 * Rank 5 - : Gamma Color Picker
 * Rank 6 - :​ Nora Cred x50
 * Rank 7 - : Kuva x10,000
 * Rank 8 - : Rift Sigil
 * Rank 9 - : Forma Bundle (3x Forma)
 * Rank 10 - ​: Orokin Reactor (built)
 * Rank 11 - :​ Nora Cred x50
 * Rank 12 - :​ Kuva x10,000
 * Rank 13 - : Orokin Catalyst (built)
 * Rank 14 - : Aura Forma (built)
 * Rank 15 - : Eidolon Ephemera

Trivia

 * Nightwave was launched on February 27, 2019 for all platforms, regardless of what version of WARFRAME they were on.
 * This is the first time in WARFRAME history that the developers coordinated the release of new major gameplay content on all platforms.

Patch History
Nightwave