Ember/Patch History

Patch History

Line of Sight (LoS) Changes & Fixes

As mentioned in our last Hotfix 35.5.6, the team continues to address and assess player reports of further LoS issues. While the quality and consistency of LoS checks has improved significantly, we're still not 100% satisfied and sometimes the results are still unpredictable. The team is investigating LoS checks at large occasionally having odd interactions with terrain, enemies, etc. which is causing inconsistencies in the checks. We are looking to have this resolved in the next Cert update (more info on what that means here).

For today, we have made LoS improvements to the following Warframe abilities:

• Ember’s Inferno (Rendered Check)
  • In addition to rendered checking, it is also no longer FOV dependent, which was causing issues where enemies outside of FOV (low FOV settings) were not considered in the checks.

Update 35.0 (2023-12-13)

• Fixed Ember’s Inferno not earning Shields from Energy spent when used with Augur Set Mods or Brief Respite.

Update 34.0 (2023-10-18)

Base vs Final Stats in Modding - Health / Energy / Shield / Armor Stat Overhaul

If you’ve spent any time invested in the deeper nuances of Modding, you may be familiar with “Warframe Math” - math that upon first glance doesn’t really make sense, but once you learn the inner workings of the game, it all comes together. While we can appreciate the value that complex systems offer to a certain subsect of players, there are other aspects of the game that should have clear and understandable outcomes. Namely: Shield, Health, Energy, and Armor Modding.

Pop quiz: what is 300 + 440%? If you answered 740, you may just be an Excalibur player.

Vitality (+440% Heath), Redirection (+440% Shields), Flow (+150% Energy), and Steel Fiber (+110% Armor) come with large modifier values that don’t seem to match their outcome in-game. This is because these Mods apply their multiplier to the base stats of the Warframe - i.e., the stats you have at Rank 0. In the Excalibur example, a Rank 30 Excalibur’s Health stat of 300 earns an additional 440 Health from max rank Vitality (+440% Heath) since it applies to his base rank Health stat of 100, resulting in 740 total health.

In this update, we have removed this obfuscation by having Health, Shield, Energy, and Armor Mods apply to the stats of Warframes at their current rank. Continuing our Excalibur example, instead of Vitality always applying to Excalibur’s base rank 100 Health, it would apply to his Health stat based on his rank - namely, the stat you can actually see in your Arsenal. If your Excalibur were Rank 30, his Health stat would be 300, which means Vitality’s multiplier would be calculated off of 300.

With previous Health and Mod values, additional adjustments are needed to make this revision work while maintaining game balance. By only changing where the multiplier applies, a Rank 30 Excalibur would receive an extra 1,320 Health from max rank Vitality, resulting in a total health stat of 1,600. This outcome is a significant buff, which is not the intention of this system change.

To remedy this, we approached this problem in two ways:

1 - We reduced the overall multiplier for Health, Shield, Energy, and Armor Mods.
Since these now affect Max Rank Warframe stats, these Mods need to scale differently to maintain the status quo. Additionally, we wanted these new values to be as clear and understandable to all players as possible! Here are a few examples of these value changes:

• Vitality: Reduced from +440% to +100% Health
• Redirection: Reduced from +440% to +100% Shield Capacity
• Steel Fiber: Reduced from +110% to +100% Armor
• Flow: Reduced from +150% to +100% Energy Max

Note: These are not all of the Mods affected by this change. We share the comprehensive list further down in this section of the update notes.

Doing some quick math, this means that a Rank 30 Excalibur (300 Health) with a reworked Vitality Mod (+100% Health, applied to the final Health stat) would receive 300 extra Health, for a total of 600. That, in contrast, is a nerf, which we also don’t want to do.

So, our next step:

2 - We adjusted Warframe Health, Shield, Energy, and Armor values to keep the end result of the revised Mods as close to the original values as possible.

With this change, Excalibur’s Rank 30 Health stat is 370. With +100% Health from a max Vitality Mod, his resulting Health stat would be 740, which matches what it was originally.

While this path to the same result may seem a little complicated, the outcome matches our intention: we want players to be able to look at their Health, Shield, and Armor Mods, and be able to understand how they affect the stats they see in their Arsenal.

In addition to everything above, we also increased the base stat values for Warframes so that these revised Mods offer similar value for lower-ranked Frames. To do so, we reduced the amount of Health/Shield/Energy that Warframes earn per rank in half, and transferred the sum of that value to their base stats.

For Armor, this is the one stat that does not increase with your Warframe’s level (with some exceptions). Armor values across the board have been slightly increased to compensate for the Mod changes.

Not to beat a dead Kaithe, but Mods will now be applying to the Max Rank stat instead of the Base Rank. You may look at these numbers and think “nerf” or “buff” depending, but the outcome is that total Modded values are the same, if not a little higher in some cases. Here are a few outliers before we get into the nitty-gritty of it:

• Lavos, Nidus, Nidus Prime, and Kullervo all have buffs to their Armor values as a result of this change.
  • Ex: Nidus Prime’s Armor stat increased from 910 (previous) to 1,050 (new with this update) with max Steel Fiber Equipped. With all 3 Umbral Warframe Mods equipped, this buff results in a difference of 1198 Armor (previous) to 1470 Armor (new with this update).
• Garuda and Garuda Prime’s received buffs to their Modded Energy pool.
  • ie. Garuda Prime’s Energy stat has been increased from 800 (previous) to 912 (new with this update) with max Primed Flow equipped.

Warframe Stat Changes:

EMBER
Health: Base Rank - 270 (from 100) / Max Rank - 370 (from 300)
Shields: Base Rank - 270 (from 100) / Max Rank - 370 (from 300)
Armor: Base Rank - 135 (from 125)
Energy: Base Rank - 175 (from 150) / Max Rank - 225 (from 225)

EMBER PRIME
Health: Base Rank - 270 (from 100) / Max Rank - 370 (from 300)
Shields: Base Rank - 365 (from 125) / Max Rank - 465 (from 375)
Armor: Base Rank - 160 (from 150)
Energy: Base Rank - 175 (from 150) / Max Rank - 225 (from 225)

While there may be significant changes to Warframe Stats and Mod values as a part of this overhaul, the end result is that your Builds should mostly stay the same. The key difference is the added clarity of what your Health / Shield / Energy / Armor Mods do in your Upgrade screens!

Top Fixes:

• Fixed being able to gain Affinity from Ember's Inferno when no enemies are within range. Affinity on Ability cast is tied to Energy cost, and since Inferno has a free-cast trait this slipped by!

Hotfix 32.0.12 (2022-10-12)

• Fixed the Theorem Demulcent Arcane applying its weapon damage increase buff to Ember’s Fireball.
  • Theorem Demulcent is designed to only increase weapon damage and should not be able to affect any Warframe ability.

Hotfix 32.0.7 (2022-09-28)

• Fixed Ember’s Fire blast shockwave not proc’ing Archon Vitality’s double Heat damage bonus.

Update 31.5 (2022-04-27)

• Enemies that are not affected by CC can now be armor stripped by Ember’s Fire Blast.

Update 30.7 (2021-09-08)

• Fixed Ember’s Immolation HUD meter not functioning after dying/Reviving until you Operator Transference.

Hotfix 29.2.1 (2020-10-01)

• Fixed a script error when casting Ember’s Immolation ability.

Hotfix 28.0.5 (2020-06-17)

• Fixed enemies that catch on fire from Ember’s Inferno receiving a new flaming comet called down and starting a new instance of the ability which can cause a chain reaction of rapid fire comets in enemy groups.

Update 27.2 (2020-03-05)

• Armor Change:
  • Ember: 100 to 125
  • Ember Prime: 125 to 150
  • Why: The conversation surrounding Arcane Guardian led to a significant review of Armor stats on Warfarmes. The Majority of Warframes received an increase in the Armor stat to increase survivability. Compounded with Shield Gating and the numerous other changes covered, we expect a much more fair feeling playing field for all Warframes.

Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)

EMBER REVISITED

New Passive: Receive 5% Ability Strength for every enemy within a 50m engulfed in flame (up to a cap).

FIREBALL

Works fundamentally the same as it does now - tap for quick fire, hold to charge for greater impact. Enemies already inflicted by any Heat Status effect will now take additional damage.

Fireball has a casting combo, if you use it multiple times rapidly it gets stronger.

The damage output and charge speed also scale off of one of Ember’s newest abilities...

IMMOLATION (replacing Accelerant)

Time for a history lesson! Prior to Update 11.5, Ember’s second ability used to be “Overheat”, offering an aura of heat damage which also protected her from enemy fire. Almost SIX years later, it’s time for this ring of fire to come full circle.

When cast, Ember Immolates herself with protective fire armor. Her current level of self-Immolation is indicated by a unique UI indicator; the higher the heat, the more damage resistance, and the more effective Ember’s other abilities become.

The Immolation meter will build slowly at first - using Ember’s Fireball or Inferno causes the meter to build faster. But be warned! If the meter reaches maximum, Ember will “overheat” and Immolation will cost progressively more energy per second the longer you stay in an overheated state. To prevent this from happening, use Fire Blast to expel a portion of your heat meter, or toggle Immolation off to reset meter build.

FIRE BLAST

Casting time has been greatly reduced, and the ability now strips armor from nearby enemies. The amount of armor removed scales in effectiveness based on current Immolation levels. On cast, this immediately reduces your Immolation level by up to half.

INFERNO (replacing World On Fire)

Upon casting Inferno, all enemies currently within sight are struck by a fiery comet, lighting each target ablaze in a personal ring of fire. Inferno costs Energy per each target in sight, with the cost capped at 10 targets, at which other enemies are then free.

If an enemy ignited by Inferno comes in contact with another unit, the fire will spread, igniting them as well with a fresh ability duration. Damage of the heat AoE scales with current Immolation level.

With these changes, players will take a more active role in “bringing the heat” to all that stand in their way, with added protection that encapsulates Ember’s volatile nature.

Ember Augment Changes

• Fireball: Fireball Frenzy: This augment is unchanged.
• Immolation: Flash Accelerant is now Immolated Radiance: Allies within Affinity range will receive 50% of Immolation’s Damage Reduction.
• Fire Blast: Fire Fright is now Healing Flame: Each enemy hit heals Ember by 25 to 50 based on the level of the Immolation meter.
• Inferno: Firequake is now Exothermic: Enemies killed while under the effect of Inferno have a 15% chance to drop an Energy Orb.

Other

• Vauban and Ember have been removed from Conclave in the meantime for balancing.

Update 25.7 (2019-08-29)

• Fixed Flash Accelerant having incorrect stat text (Extra Damage not Armor Reduction).

Update 25.6 (2019-08-08)

Fireball Frenzy - Fireball Augment - Ember

• Holding the casting button will send out a wave (much like similar, expanding Warframe Abilities) giving the elemental buff to every player it touches, including the caster

Hotfix 22.17.1 (2018-04-05)

• Fixed Ember's Fireblast unintentionally melting Lephantis/Hemocyte heads like a popsicle in July when cast directly on top of them.

Hotfix 22.13.2 (2018-02-16)

• Fixed Ember's Fire Blast not providing additional Heat damage to Clients who shoot through the flame ring.

Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)

• Fireball
  • Can now be held and charged for additional damage. Upon impact, Fireball will leave behind a Napalm-like flame that damages enemies.
• Fire Blast
  • Will now add heat damage to weapons that fire through it (for allies).
• World On Fire
  • 5 seconds after casting, a percentage will begin counting up on the ability icon. As this percentage scales from 0% to 100% over 10 seconds, the ability's energy cost and damage dealt both grow to double, while the ability radius shrinks to half.

Update 19.7 (2017-01-18)

• Fixed Ember's Flash Accelerant Augment not adding Fire Damage to the caster.

Update: The Silver Grove 1.0 (2016-08-31)

• Augment: Accelerant - Flash Accelerant

Update: Specters of the Rail 0.0 (2016-07-08)

• Conclave: World on Fire can now only be activated at 100 energy.
• Conclave: Increased speed of Fireball projectile.
• Fireball will now be deflected when it encounters a Nullifier bubble.

Update 18.13 (2016-05-27)

• Passive: Receiving a Heat Status effect will regenerate 10 energy per second for the duration of the status effect and increase Power Strength by 35%.
• Fixed missing hit sounds on Fireball.
• Fixed Accelerant not applying a casting speed buff.

Update 18.8 (2016-04-06)

• Fixed missing impact sounds on World on Fire ability.

Hotfix 18.5.1 (2016-03-04)

• Reduced the lensflare visual FX on World on Fire.

Update 18.5 (2016-03-04)

• Accelerant will no longer be able to stun boss-type enemies.
• World on Fire will no longer be able to knockdown boss-type enemies.

Update 18.1 (2015-12-16)

• Ember can no longer gain energy while World on Fire is active.
• Fixed World on Fire explosive impacts not properly displaying.

Update 17.11 (2015-11-12)

• Adjusted the stats breakdown of Fire Blast ability to show the DPS and Explosion damage separately.

Hotfix 17.10.1 (2015-11-05)

• Fixed Fireblast being cancelled when you enter a Nullifier Bubble.

Update 17.9 (2015-10-28)

• Prime: Fixed Ember Prime's head flame being improperly colored in Codex dioramas.

Update 17.8 (2015-10-21)

• Conclave: Increased the channeling costs of World on Fire in PvP.
• Fixed Ember's shoulder Sigil sitting at an improper angle.

Update 17.7 (2015-10-14)

• Made some adjustments to World on Fire audio FX.

Hotfix 17.6.2 (2015-10-08)

• Made some improvements to Ember's Ability audio FX.

Hotfix 17.6.1 (2015-10-07)

• Fixed an error providing players with 0 energy drain when using World on Fire if they fell off the level into a pit, etc.

Hotfix 17.5.5 (2015-10-05)

• Fixed World on Fire not playing a sound FX on cast.

Update 17.5 (2015-10-01)

• World on Fire now drains 3 Energy and has had its maximum duration removed.
• Fixed Fire Blast damage FX not properly dissipating.

Update 17.2.4 (2015-08-26)

• Conclave: Increased damage and decreased speed Fireball in PvP

Update 17.0 (2015-07-31)

• Conclave: Fireball damage and speed has been reduced in PvP.
• Ember Prime base shield increased from 100 to 125.

Hotfix 16.11.5 (2015-07-15)

• Fixed Fire Blast killing other players after she's left the match as a Client.

Hotfix 16.11.4 (2015-07-10)

• Ember Prime Helmet Blueprint have been added to T3 Defense Rotation C.

Update 16.11 (2015-07-07)

• Fixed Accelerant HUD timer not showing the effect of duration Mods.
• Fixed Noble stance causing thrown weapons to appear to be floating in her hands.

Hotfix 16.10.2 (2015-07-02)

• Casting animations for World on Fire have been shortened to match Fire Blast's.
• The base duration of Accelerant is now 30 seconds regardless of rank.
• Accelerant now provides a buff to casting speed for the duration of the Ability (Equivalent to a max-rank Natural Talent).
• Accelerant will now display a duration timer in the player's HUD.

Hotfix 16.6.1 (2015-05-28)

• Conclave: Reduced the range and damage of World on Fire in PvP.

Update 16.6 (2015-05-27)

• Conclave: Fireball damage has been reduced in PvP.

Hotfix 16.5.3 (2015-05-13)

• Augment: Fixed Fireball Frenzy Augment causing Fireballs to bounce off of Mesa's Shatter Shield.

Update 16.5 (2015-05-12)

• Conclave: Ember is now available for use in Conclave.
• Conclave: Fire Blast - Purifying Flames

Update 16.3 (2015-04-09)

• Augment: World on Fire - Firequake
• Adjusted Accelerant effects to show its range more accurately.

Update 16.1 (2015-03-25)

• Fixed Fireball auto-targeting the enemy's torso when aiming manually at a target.

Update 15.13 (2015-02-05)

• Augment: Fireball Frenzy has its duration increased from 24 seconds to 40 seconds, and its damage reduced from 125% to 100%
• Removed the initial radial damage of Fire Blast, damage and the Heat proc now occur on the shockwave as it expands.
• Fixed Fire Blast shockwave damage numbers not properly appearing.
• Fixed Fire Blast applying a push velocity while player was blocking.

Hotfix 15.11.1 (2015-01-22)

• Ember is now able to gain energy from Team Energy Restore items while World on Fire is toggled on. Please note Energy Orbs should be working as well. Our tests confirm Energy Orb pickups give the expected energy to Ember while World-on-Fire is active, if you encounter an issue where this isn't the case please outline the repro specifics in the appropriate bug sub-forum.
• World on Fire will immediately hit up to five targets on initial cast.
• World on Fire will now drain energy after casting has been completed, and not during cast. Energy drain will deactivate the moment the Ability has been toggled off, regardless of animation state.
• World on Fire will now prioritize targets on activation. Higher priority will be given to targets that pose the most immediate threat to Ember, such as not under any Crowd Control or within close range.
• World on Fire will now have an increased chance to proc fire damage on enemies (chance increased by strength mods).
• Updated visual effects on Ember's casting animations. Ember should now be a little brighter when summoning fire. Please note we are still reviewing the changes overall!

Update 15.11 (2015-01-21)

• Base Stamina increased to 150.
• Base armor increased to 100 (125 for Ember Prime)

Update 15.10 (2015-01-15)

• Augment: Fixed the Fireball Frenzy Augment Mod remaining on a player when cast twice on a player before the first cast expired.
• Fixed an issue where enemies already affected by Accelerant Heat debuff would not become stunned when the ability is recast. Enemies will now be stunned and Heat debuff duration will be refreshed.

Update 15.6 (2014-12-11)

• Augment: Fire Blast - Fire Fright

Update 15.5 (2014-11-27)

• Fixed Fire Blast only damaging targets once, rather than causing damage over time.

Hotfix 15.0.5 (2014-10-27)

• Fixed ability screen not showing stats for Fireball.

Update 15.0 (2014-10-24)

• Augment: Fireball -  Fireball Frenzy
• Fixed Ember's Accelerant not applying extra fire damage for clients when they kill an affected enemy with fire. This fix also improves poor connections not showing accurate results on Accelerant affected enemies for clients.

Update 14.5 (2014-08-28)

• Prime: Fixed Ember Prime's flaming Mohawk armor colour not updating until you leave the attachments part of the Arsenal.

Hotfix 14.0.7 (2014-07-22)

• Prime: Fixed an issue where Ember Prime's Fire Mohawk having erroneous Melee Channeling effects applied to it.

Hotfix 14.0.6 (2014-07-22)

• Fixed an issue with the Illiac Chest piece clipping into Ember.

Hotfix 13.9.0.2 (2014-06-26)

• Prime: Fixed emblem offsets on Ember Prime.

Hotfix 13.6.0.1 (2014-06-04)

• Prime: Fixed issues with Ember Prime appearing headless.
• Fixed issues with armor being misplaced on Ember/Ember Prime.

Update 13.6 (2014-06-04)

• Tweaked a number of armor offsets.

Update 13.5 (2014-05-28)

• Adjusted the positioning of Chest Armor.

Update 13.4 (2014-05-21)

• Fixed Fireblast having a cool down discrepancy between host and client.

Update 13.3 (2014-05-14)

• Added in a number of HUD timers for Fire Blast

Update 13.1 (2014-04-23)

• Fixed an issue with Clients not properly seeing Accelerant visual effects.

Hotfix 13.0.6 (2014-04-17)

• Improved the performance of Ember's visual effects on lower end computers.
• Fixed Fireblast visuals ending prematurely if using multiple duration extending mods.

Update 13.0 (2014-04-09)

• Visual FX tweaks to Fireball.
• Fixed Accelerant VFX not properly replicating for Clients.

Hotfix 12.3.2 (2014-02-27)

• Skin: Fixed Immortal Skin unintentionally overriding Ember Prime's gold colours.

Update 12.3 (2014-02-27)

• Skin: Ember Immortal Skin.

Update 12.1 (2014-02-13)

• Prime: Fixed subtle tint colour mismatch with Ember Prime.

Update 12.0 (2014-02-05)

• Reduced audio radius for World on Fire.

Update 11.6 (2014-01-08)

• Fixed kills made with Fire Blast not always counting towards your stats.

Hotfix 11.5.2 (2013-12-20)

• Fixed Fireball level 4 not doing AoE damage on hit.
• Fixed Accelerant not increasing fire damage against shields.

Update 11.5 (2013-12-19)

• Fireball: Deals Direct damage with a 100% Fire proc, on impact deals radial damage with 50% Fire Proc, has a faster travel time.
• Accelerant (was Overheat): Accelerant affects all enemies in a radius to have knockback + it coats them in fire damage amplifier!
• Fire Blast: Initial radial damage now has 100% fire proc.
• Prime: Ember Prime Blueprint now found in Orokin Derelict Defense.

Hotfix 11.3.2 (2013-12-13)

• Tweaks to fog mesh from World on Fire.

Update 11.3 (2013-12-12)

• World on Fire effects overhaul.

Update 11.2 (2013-12-04)

• Armor buff from 10 to 15.

Hotfix 11.1.1 (2013-11-28)

• Fixed Ember Prime missing her "prime effect" in the Void.

Update 11.0 (2013-11-20)

• Introduced Ember Prime.

Update 10.3 (2013-10-09)

• Fixed missing damage number reports for clients during Overheat.
• Fixed Osprey's not being affected by Fireblast (even when flying right through the effects).
• Fixed Fireblast light FX being independent of its power duration.

Hotfix 10.1.3 (2013-09-25)

• Fixed Fireblast not affecting flying enemies.

Update 10.0 (2013-09-13)

• Fixed inconsistent damage on host and client for World on Fire.
• Fixed Fire Blast where FX would remain if caster respawned or left the game.

Hotfix 9.8.4 (2013-09-09)

• Fixed Fire Blast dealing damage to teammates and leaving permanent visual FX.
• Fixed World on Fire dealing inconsistent damage on host and client.

Update 9.8 (2013-09-03)

• Fireball: Fixed the damage-over-time (DOT) attaching to the target. Increased the damage amount and damage over time.
• Overheat: It's now an offensive power rather than a defensive power. Reduced damage resistance and increased the damage output. Warframe strength mods now modify the damage amount.
• Fire Blast: Fixed scaling problem, mesh scaled but the damage wall never did. Range mods no longer affect Fire blast, Duration and strength mods do.

Update 9.7 (2013-08-30)

• Fixed Overheat that was creating extra fire FX on clients.

Hotfix 8.3.1 (2013-07-05)

• Fix for Ember's FX on clients.

Update 8.3 (2013-07-04)

• Fixed World on Fire not showing effects on enemies.
• Fixed World on Fire from targeting inactive turrets.

Hotfix 8.1.3 (2013-06-19)

• Updated Visual FX on Overheat.

Hotfix 8.0.7 (2013-06-06)

• Fixed Overheat preventing all damage/healing when damaged when upgraded and mixed with upgraded Focus mod.

Update 7.11 (2013-05-17)

• Fixed World on Fire having inconsistent duration times.

Update 7.9 (2013-04-26)

• Fixed Fire Blast causing visibility issues for other players (not the caster).

Hotfix 7.7.3 (2013-04-12)

• Added damage reduction description to Overheat, boosted level increase damage reduction.
• Removed red overlay from World on Fire power.
• Increased the DoT for Fireball power.

Hotfix 5.4.2 (2013-01-23)

• Fixed Ember's head not appearing during cinematics as well as not retaining customized colors.

Update 5.3 (2013-01-10)

• Powers rework:
  • Overheat moved to second ability, acts as a shield and radial damage power.
  • Fireball is now properly attached to the target and doing damage over time.
  • World on Fire has been boosted: it now cycles through nearby targets to immolate!
• Ember model has had a revamp on its mesh and materials.

Vanilla (2012-10-25)

• Introduced.