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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.

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 ReputationLarge Standing, which is used to rank up through Nightwave's 30 ranks (15 during Intermission I), with each level requiring ReputationLarge 10,000 to level up. Every rank attained grants unique rewards, with rarer rewards being available at higher ranks, which include so-called Nora'sMixVol5Cred Creds (not to be confused with Credits Credits), a special Series-specific currency that can be spent in Nightwave's Cred Offerings. Note that any duplicate Nightwave-exclusive rewards will be converted to Nora'sMixVol5Cred 50. Each series introduces a different issue of Nora'sMixVol5Cred Creds that can only be spent on merchandise during its own series. Note that unlike other Syndicate ReputationLarge Standing, Nightwave Standing is only used to increase Nightwave ranking but cannot be used to buy any Syndicate-specific merchandise (which instead is done for Nora'sMixVol5Cred Creds), with any leftover Standing upon ranking up carried over towards the next ranking up.

After reaching rank 30, players can continue obtaining prestige ranks, with each prestige rank-up awarding Nora'sMixVol5Cred 15. The amount of prestige ranks varies between Series. If the prestige rank cap is reached, any additional Standing earned will be stockpiled until the cap is raised, which will then be distributed to new ranks.

NightwavePrestige

Upon reaching Rank 30, players start gaining standing in "prestige" ranks.

Seasons[]

Nightwave's reward system is presented in limited-duration Seasons. There are two types of seasons: Series and Intermissions.

Nightwave seasons containing its own story are called Series, featuring a set of level-up rewards themed after its accompanying lore. Each Series contains five Episodes narrated by Nora Night which gradually unlock over time. All players start a new Series at rank 0, regardless of the ranks achieved in previous Series. Ranks achieved during previous Series can be seen in the Tune In screen of the Nightwave console.

Storyless Intermissions, Choice, and Mix are introduced during long downtime between Series, with variable maximum ranking and duration, and featuring both unique and from previous series rewards, allowing players who couldn't get them when they first appeared to have another chance of doing so.

Each season has varying lengths that can last up to several months. A countdown timer will appear when the current season has two weeks remaining.

Acts[]

Acts are challenges that players can complete to earn ReputationLarge 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 2 Weekly, 3 Permanent 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 ReputationLarge 1,000, Weeklies reward ReputationLarge 4,500 and Elite Weeklies reward ReputationLarge 7,000.

Weekly and Elite Weekly challenges refresh every Sunday 00:00 UTC.

Any Weekly and Elite Weekly Acts that have not been completed before the next week's rotation will be put on reserve. Once the player has fewer than 3 current weekly Acts left to complete, 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, and any further Acts can be recovered in the future week rotations.

Possible known challenges for an Act are:

View Known Acts List
Main article: Nightwave/Acts


Icon Description Reward Tips and Notes
KillEnemiesWhileSliding
Accelerator
Kill 10 Enemies while Sliding
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Different from the similar Riven challenge: Counts total kills not consecutive, so you do not have to kill all enemies in one single slide, but can over multiple ones.
CompleteAnyMission
Agent
Complete a Mission
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Certain missions do not count towards this challenge:
DeployAirSupport
Air It Out
Deploy an Air Support Charge in a Mission
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • The Air Support Charge blueprint will be automatically added to the Foundry after acquiring the Landing Craft Segment (blueprint acquirable from a Clan Dojo's Tenno Lab or directly bought built from the Market).

Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
KillEnemiesDamageTypeFire
Arsonist
Kill 150 Enemies with Heat Damage
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts.
  • Sources of Heat Damage
KillEnemiesDamageTypeMagnetic
Attractive
Kill 150 Enemies with Magnetic Damage
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts.
  • Sources of Magnetic Damage
KillEnemiesDamageTypeGas
Biohazard
Kill 150 Enemies with Gas Damage
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts.
  • Sources of Gas Damage
BuildersTouch
Builder's Touch
Claim an item from your Foundry.
ReputationLarge 1,000 Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 1
PlaceWaypoint
Communicator
Mark 5 Mods or Resources
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Marking a resource/mod is accomplished by targeting it and pressing the map marker (default G ) key.
  • Markers can still be placed on ones already picked up by the player (as long as not all of the squad have as well) by marking the residual light pillar (green for rare resources, bronze/silver/gold for mods of respective rarity, purple for blueprint drops).
  • Reactant is considered a valid resource (despite it being already system marked by default).
HijackCrewshipFromEnemy
Confiscated
Hijack a Crewship from the enemy
ReputationLarge 1,500
  • Requires completion of The Archwing Quest.
  • This Challenge rewarded ReputationLarge 4,500 despite being a Daily challenge, but was corrected after Update 27.5.6. Players who completed the challenge before the update kept the extra Standing.

Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
KillEnemiesDamageTypeCold
Deep Freeze
Kill 150 Enemies with Cold Damage
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts.
  • Environmental kills (through nitrogen barrels) count as well.
  • Sources of Cold Damage
DeepImpact
Deep Impact
Suspend 5 or more enemies in the air at once with a Heavy Slam Melee Attack
ReputationLarge 1,000 Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
KillEnemiesDamageTypeBlast
Detonator
Kill 150 Enemies with Blast Damage
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts.
  • Environmental kills (through exploding barrels) count as well.
  • Destroying fighters and enemy turrets with Railjack Mod TT 20px Seeker Volleys and Mod TT 20px Shatter Burst shrapnels count for this challenge.
  • Sources of Blast Damage
DeploySpecter
Doppelganger
Deploy a Specter
ReputationLarge 1,000 Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
EnergyOrbs
Energizing
Pick up 20 Energy Orbs
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • As energy orbs will not be picked up on full energy status, a repeated use of abilities is suggested to quickly complete the challenge.
  • Void Slinging into enemies in Operator mode will count towards this challenge.
  • ProteaIcon272 Protea's Dispensary130xWhite Dispensary generates Energy orbs, allowing for faster completion of this challenge.
TransmuteMods
Everything Old is New Again
Complete 1 Transmutations
ReputationLarge 1,000 Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
KillEnemiesFinishingMoves
Executioner
Kill 10 Enemies with Finishers
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Stealth and Front/Back Finishers can be used to complete this act (but not Ground Finishers).
  • Easiest type of finisher are stealth finishers, so either employ a stealth frame or simply sneak up on enemies.
  • Alternatively, use a frame with blinding abilities for frontal/backstab finishers.
PerformEmote
Expressive
Play 1 Emote
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Hold the radial gear menu key (default Q ), then while holding switch to the Emote section (press Right Mouse ) and select an emote to perform.
  • The Emote must be performed outside the Orbiter (however it may be performed in a social zone, such as a Relay or Clan Dojo).
FeedMeMore
Feed Me More
Feed the Maw 10 fish in Duviri
ReputationLarge 1,000

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 5
AimGlide
Glider
Kill 15 Enemies while Aim Gliding
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Different from the similar Riven challenge: Counts total kills not consecutive, so you do not have to kill all enemies in one single glide but can over multiple ones.
KillEnemiesDamageTypeViral
Go Viral
Kill 150 Enemies with Viral Damage
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts.
  • Was originally called Sharing is Caring until Update 31.2 (2022-03-16).
  • Sources of Viral Damage
PlaceGlyph
Grafitti
Deploy a Glyph while on a mission
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • The Glyph gear item has to be equipped in the Arsenal before it can be deployed in a mission.
  • Hold the radial gear menu key (default Q ), then select the Glyph item.
CompleteMissionPrimaryWeapon
Hands Full
Complete a Mission with only a Primary Weapon equipped
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Doing this challenge as GarudaIcon272 Garuda makes it easier, as her GarudaTalons Talons do not count as an equipped melee weapon and thus allows her to fight in melee.

Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
HelpingHand
Helping Hand
Rescue an animal in Duviri
ReputationLarge 1,000

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 5
VisitFeaturedDojo
Just Visiting
Visit a Featured Dojo
ReputationLarge 1,000 Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
Liquidation
Liquidation
Sell any item in your Inventory for Credits.
ReputationLarge 1,000 Can be done from the Mods Station and selling any single Mod for Credits, rather than opening one's entire inventory. Note that selling it for Endo will not fulfill this challenge.


Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 1

PetKubrowKavat
Loyalty
Interact with your Kubrow or Kavat
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Approach your matured pet and press E  (no context prompt will be visible) to interact with it outside the Incubator.

Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
GetHeadshots
Marksman
Kill 40 Enemies with Headshots
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Projectile abilities (like AshIcon272 Ash's Shuriken130xWhite Shuriken) or attacks from melee weapons can also perform "headshots" if they strike a target's head as killing blow.
  • SevagothIcon272 Sevagoth can significantly slow his enemies down with Gloom130xWhite Gloom, allowing for far easier headshot aims.
  • Bringing Scourge Scourge can trivialize this challenge, with the speargun's radial debuffs making landing headshots easier. Having a headshot-specializing secondary (Knell Knell, DualToxocyst Dual Toxocyst, TenetSpirex Tenet Spirex) can further help.
KillEnemiesDamageTypeCorrosive
Meltdown
Kill 150 Enemies with Corrosive Damage
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts.
  • Sources of Corrosive Damage
KillEnemiesWithPrimary
Mow Them Down
Kill 150 Enemies with a Primary Weapon
ReputationLarge 1,000
Patron
Patron
Donate to the Leverian
ReputationLarge 1,000 Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
KillEnemiesDamageTypePoison
Poisoner
Kill 150 Enemies with Toxin Damage
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts.
  • Sources of Toxin Damage
KillEnemiesWithAbilities
Power Trip
Kill 150 Enemies with Abilities
ReputationLarge 1,000
KillEnemiesDamageTypeRadiation
Reactor
Kill 150 Enemies with Radiation Damage
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts.
  • Sources of Radiation Damage
CodexScan
Researcher
Scan 15 Objects or Enemies
ReputationLarge 1,000
Salutations
Salutations
Visit Acrithis in Duviri
ReputationLarge 1,000

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 5
CollectCredits
Saver
Pick up 15,000 Credits
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Credits awarded from mission completion are counted towards the challenge.
  • The first mission after the daily log-in reset has an innate Credit Double boost applied.
  • SecuraLecta Secura Lecta has an innate chance for increased credit drops from its victims.
FindMod
Shiny
Pick up 8 Mods
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Mods must be picked up during a mission. Mods as a mission reward (i.e. from Nightmare Mode missions) do not count.
KillEnemiesDamageTypeElectricty
Short Circuit
Kill 150 Enemies with Electricity Damage
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Does not require the pure damage type, any killing blow with a weapon that includes some of that damage in combination counts.
  • Sources of Electricity Damage
CompleteMissionSecondaryWeapon
Sidearm
Complete a Mission with only a Secondary Weapon equipped
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Doing this challenge as GarudaIcon272 Garuda makes it easier, as her GarudaTalons Talons do not count as an equipped melee weapon and thus allows her to fight in melee.

Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
KillEnemiesWithSecondary
Smaller is Bigger
Kill 150 Enemies with a Secondary Weapon
ReputationLarge 1,000
Swatter
Swatter
Kill 3 Drones or Ospreys with your Melee Weapon.
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Kills obtained at range via Gunblades or through hurling thrown melee weapons such as the Orvius Orvius count for this challenge.

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 1
KillEnemiesWithMelee
Sword Dance
Kill 150 Enemies with a Melee Weapon
ReputationLarge 1,000
CompleteMissionMeleeWeapon
Swordsman
Complete a Mission with only a Melee Weapon equipped
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • GarudaIcon272 Garuda's GarudaTalons Talons do not count as an equipped melee weapon, so she must bring another.

Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
FindSyndicateMedallions
The Hunt is On
Find 5 Syndicate Medallions. You can search by yourself or with a squad.
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Other players picking up medallions will count.

Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
ThePersonalTouch
The Personal Touch
Place 1 decoration in your Orbiter or Dormizone
ReputationLarge 1,000

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 1
KillEnemiesKDrive
Thrill Rider
Kill 20 Enemies while riding a K-Drive, Kaithe, Velocipod, Merulina
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Requires completion of the Vox Solaris Quest.
  • YareliIcon272 Yareli's Merulina130xWhite Merulina only counts secondary weapon kills, but not kills from her other abilities.

Was added during Intermission III
ToppingOfftheTank
Topping Off the Tank
Successfully defend an Excavator without allowing it to run out of power.
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Taking out Power Carriers and taking their batteries first before calling for an Excavator to land will help in completing this challenge.
Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 1
BulletJump
Trampoline
Bullet Jump 150 times
ReputationLarge 1,000
  • Only Bullet Jumps while in a mission will be counted for this challenge.
TwoForOne
Two For One
Pierce and kill 2 or more enemies in a single Bow shot.
ReputationLarge 1,000

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 1
KillEnemies
Warning Shot
Kill 200 Enemies
ReputationLarge 1,000
YourMove
Your Move
Complete a game of Komi in Duviri
ReputationLarge 1,000

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 5
Note: Each challenge saves/updates its objective automatically with each step, so no progress is lost if a mission fails or is abandoned.

Icon Description Reward Tips and Notes
ActivateDeimosRequiemTotem
Ancient Obelisks
Activate 3 Requiem Obelisk on Deimos
ReputationLarge 4,500

Was added during Intermission III
AyatanSculptures
Animator
Retrieve the Ayatan Statue for Maroo in Maroo's Bazaar
ReputationLarge 4,500
CompleteMissionTypesAssassination
Assassin
Complete 3 Assassination missions
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Only counts per mission, so multi-target assassinations (Ceres or Neptune) will not count extra.
BeastSlayer
Beast Slayer
Defeat the Orowyrm
ReputationLarge 4,500

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 5
Bloodthirsty
Bloodthirsty
Kill 20 enemies in 5 seconds.
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Recommended strategies for completing this challenge:

''Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 1
SabotageCaches
Cache Hunter
Find 6 caches across any Sabotage missions
ReputationLarge 4,500
Collector
Collector
Collect 100 resources from Duviri
ReputationLarge 4,500

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 5
PerfectConservations
Conservationist
Complete 3 different Perfect Animal Captures in Orb Vallis
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Perfect captures depend on not scaring away or hurting the animal, as well as tranquilizing them quickly.
  • Only counts up to 1 animal per attempt/lure, so even if multiple animals spawn at once and are captured perfectly it will increase just by one.
  • Different subspecies of the same animal will count as different animal captures.
  • IvaraIcon272 Ivara excels in this challenge, as she can use Prowl130xWhite Prowl to remain hidden and not alert the animal, even as she shoots it with the Tranq Rifle.
    • LokiIcon272 Loki can also do well in this challenge as he can move fast while using Invisibility130xWhite Invisibility, but take note that it is an activated activity and not a channeled ability like Prowl, the latter able to sustain continuous stealth better.
CompleteConduits
Don't Blow It
Complete 12 Conduits in Disruption
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Requires completion of the Natah Quest.
  • Conduits do not have to be completed in succession, only total.

Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
CompleteKuvaSiphonMissions
Don't Fear The Reaper
Complete 3 Kuva Siphon Missions
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Requires completion of The War Within Quest.
  • Kuva Flood missions are a variation of Kuva Siphon, so they also count towards this challenge.
  • Destroying the Siphon is not required. Only completing the mission itself will contribute toward the challenge.

Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
BountiesPoE
Earth Bounty Hunter
Complete 3 different Bounties in the Plains of Eidolon
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Requires presence at completion of all stages of a Bounty to count, so if one loads in after the first stage has already been completed the challenge will not count it.
  • All bounties must be different. Repeating a bounty, even after completing a different one in-between, will not count.
  • The same tier of bounty in a different rotation will count.
  • Eidolon, Ghoul Purge, and Operation: Plague Star bounties also count towards this challenge.
RareFishPoE
Earth Fisher
Catch 3 Rare Fish in the Plains of Eidolon
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Rare species are:
  • Only counts per successful catch, so resource boosters do not double the counter.
MineGemsPoE
Earth Miner
Mine 3 Rare Gems or Ore in the Plains of Eidolon
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Rare Gems or Ore are:
  • Only counts per successful mine, thus:
    • Resource boosters do not double the counter.
    • Acquiring two valid gems/ores from one vein by "critical" mining will double the counter.
    • Skipping the popup reward animation before the rare item is shown will not count, even though the ore/gem was obtained.
MissionsOfXType
Eliminator
Complete 3 Exterminate missions
ReputationLarge 4,500
EternalGuardian
Eternal Guardian
Complete 2 Void Armageddon missions.
ReputationLarge 4,500

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 2
Complete3RailjackMissions
Explorer
Complete 3 Railjack Missions
ReputationLarge 4,500

Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
FeedHelminthResource
Feed the Beast
Feed the Helminth any Resource
ReputationLarge 4,500

Was added during Intermission III
FinelyTuned
Finely Tuned
Play 2 different Shawzin songs in Duviri
ReputationLarge 4,500

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 5
RailjackBoardingPartyWithoutWarframeTakingDamage
Flawless
Clear a Railjack Boarding Party without your Warframe taking damage
ReputationLarge 4,500

Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
DestroyCrewshipForwardArtillery
Forward Thinking
Destroy a Crewship with Forward Artillery
ReputationLarge 4,500 Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
FriendlyFire
Friendly Fire
While piloting a hijacked Crewship, destroy 3 enemy Fighters
ReputationLarge 4,500

Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
Resources
Gatherer
Collect 4,000 Resources
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Collected resources are counted upon mission completion.

Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
HelpClem
Good Friend
Help Clem with his weekly mission
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Requires completion of the A Man of Few Words Quest.
  • Speak to Darvo at any relay to start the mission.
  • If you have already done the mission recently, it only becomes available again after 7 days, potentially locking you out of completing the weekly Act solo due to the overlapping reset windows. However, other players can still take you to their mission if you are in a squad.
SolveCipher
Hacker
Hack 10 Consoles
ReputationLarge 4,500
HeavyOrdnance
Heavy Ordnance
Kill 500 enemies with an Arch Gun
ReputationLarge 4,500

Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
HighGround
High Ground
Complete 3 Void Flood Missions.
ReputationLarge 4,500

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 2
HorsingAround
Horsing Around
Fly your Kaithe for 1000 meters
ReputationLarge 4,500 Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 5
IDecree
I Decree
Collect 10 Decrees in Duviri
ReputationLarge 4,500

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 5
InvasionMissions
Invader
Complete 6 Invasion missions of any type
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Completing invasion missions beyond 3/3 completion for battle pay counts.
CompleteMissionTypesCapture
Jailer
Complete 3 Capture missions
ReputationLarge 4,500
OpenLootLocker
Kleptomaniac
Open 30 Lockers
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • A Kubrow or Kavat companion equipped with the Mod TT 20px Scavenge mod will allow for faster completion of the act.
  • A Warframe equipped with Mod TT 20px Master Thief is also a good option.
  • The Corpus Gas City tileset on Jupiter is recommended for the act, as it contains the largest number of lockers in the game.
Loyalty
Loyalty
Gain 5,000 Standing with any one Syndicate faction.
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Non-faction Syndicates are counted toward this challenge.

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 1
KillEnemiesWithMech
Necralizer
Kill 100 enemies with a Necramech
ReputationLarge 4,500

Was added during Intermission III
NightandDay
Night and Day
Collect 10 Vome or Fass Residue in the Cambion Drift.
ReputationLarge 4,500

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 1
CompleteDifferentKDriveRacesInOrbVallis
Now Boarding
Complete 3 different K-Drive races in Orb Vallis on Venus or in Cambion Drift on Deimos
ReputationLarge 4,500

Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
CompleteMissionTypesSpy
Operative
Complete 3 Spy missions
ReputationLarge 4,500
FormaWeapons
Polarized
Polarize with Forma 1 time (not in Simulacrum)
ReputationLarge 4,500
CompleteMissionTypeDefense
Protector
Complete 3 Mobile Defense missions
ReputationLarge 4,500
CompleteMissionTypesRescue
Rescuer
Complete 3 Rescue missions
ReputationLarge 4,500
CompleteMissionTypesSabotage
Saboteur
Complete 3 Sabotage missions
ReputationLarge 4,500
SynthesizeSimarisTargets
Sanctuary Researcher
Complete 3 Scans for Cephalon Simaris
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Simaris' daily Synthesis targets provide 2-4 scans. To get new daily scans, completed ones must be turned in before daily reset (00:00 UTC)
  • Scans by other players and of other players' targets do count as well, but the player must be in range of the scan if it is not their target.
  • Aborting a mission after scanning the target keeps Nightwave progress but not Simaris progress.
  • Personal Research from the console behind Simaris can be used to get more scans, but each one can only be completed once.[verification needed]
SkeletonsintheCloset
Skeletons in the Closet
Kill 50 Dax enemies in Duviri
ReputationLarge 4,500

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 5
SortieWarframe
Sortie Specialist
Complete 1 Sortie
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Requires completion of The War Within Quest.
  • A Sortie is deemed complete once all three missions are completed.
  • Completion will not trigger if the Sortie had been completed earlier the same day (Sortie and Nightwave reset windows do not overlap).
NightmareMissions
Sound Sleeper
Complete 3 Nightmare missions of any type
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Nightmare missions are unlocked for a planet once all nodes (except Dark Sectors) of that planet are completed.
SyndicateDailies
Supporter
Complete 5 Syndicate missions
ReputationLarge 4,500
Weekly EliteSanctuaryOnslaught
Test Subject
Complete 8 waves of Sanctuary Onslaught
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Requires completion of The New Strange Quest.
  • Waves do not have to be completed in succession, only total.
  • Elite Sanctuary Onslaught waves count toward this challenge.
TheOldWays
The Old Ways
Complete 1 mission with only a single pistol and a glaive equipped.
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Warframes with an Exalted Weapon are unable to complete this act because these can't be unequipped.
  • All pistols fulfill this requirement, even if they are dual pistols.
  • Any glaive (weapon type) fulfills this requirement, not just the Glaive Glaive.

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 1
KillTuskThumper
Tusk Thumpin'
Kill a Tusk Thumper in the Plains of Eidolon
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Requires being within 200 meters of the Thumper when it dies.
  • Any variant of Tusk Thumper will count.

Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
UnlockRelics
Unlock Relics
Unlock 3 Relics
ReputationLarge 4,500
UnlockDragonVaults
Vault Looter
Unlock 4 Dragon Key vaults on Deimos
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Dragon Key Vaults are located in any mission on Deimos (except Orokin Derelict Defense and Cambion Drift).
  • Deimos Capture is the easiest mission to farm vaults on, as players can quickly kill the capture target and then search for the vault in peace.
  • Players can equip all 4 Dragon Keys in their gear simultaneously to open these vaults solo. Ensure you have a Warframe that can withstand the lowered health and shields (InarosIcon272 Inaros is recommended) and a weapon with high damage to compensate for lowered damage output.
IsolationBounty
Vault Raider
Complete an Isolation Vault Bounty Mission in the Cambion Drift on Deimos
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Requires completion of the Heart of Deimos Quest.
  • Arcana Bounties do not count.

Was added during Intermission III
BountiesOrbVallis
Venus Bounty Hunter
Complete 3 different bounties in the Orb Vallis
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Requires presence at completion of all stages of a Bounty to count, so if one loads in after the first stage has already been completed the challenge will not count it.
  • All bounties must be different. Repeating a bounty, even after completing a different one in-between, will not count.
  • The same tier of bounty in a different rotation will count.
  • Profit-Taker Orb and Exploiter Orb bounties from the Vox Solaris Syndicate also count towards this challenge. The second mission of the Profit Taker bounties are especially the fastest.
RareFishOrbVallis
Venus Fisher
Catch 3 Rare Servofish in the Orb Vallis
ReputationLarge 4,500
MineGemsOrbVallis
Venus Miner
Mine 3 Rare Gems or Ore in the Orb Vallis
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Rare Gems or Ore are:
  • Only counts per successful mine, thus:
    • Resource boosters do not double the counter.
    • Acquiring two valid gems/ores from one vein by "critical" mining will double the counter.
    • Skipping the popup reward animation before the rare item is shown will not count, even though the ore/gem was obtained.
  • Rare Gems and Ores acquired within Deck 12 do not count.
ZarimanBountyHunter
Zariman Bounty Hunter
Complete 4 different Bounties in the Zariman.
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Requires completion of the Angels of the Zariman Quest.
  • The Bounties must differ in their mission type (Exterminate, Void Cascade, etc.), not in their difficulty tier.
  • Unlike other Bounty-related Acts, waiting 2.5 hours for the new Bounty rotation does not allow the player to repeatedly complete the same mission type to progress.

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 2
Note: Each challenge saves/updates its objective automatically with each step, so no progress is lost if a mission fails or is abandoned.

Icon Description Reward Tips and Notes
KillEnemiesWeekly
Eximus Eliminator
Kill 30 Eximus
ReputationLarge 4,500
MissionComplete
Mission Complete
Complete any 15 missions
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Certain missions do not count towards this challenge:

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 5
KillEnemiesWeekly
Not a Warning Shot
Kill 500 Enemies
ReputationLarge 4,500
Note: Each challenge saves/updates its objective automatically with each step, so no progress is lost if a mission fails or is abandoned.

Icon Description Reward Tips and Notes
Antiquarian
Antiquarian
Open one of each era/tier of Relic (Lith, Meso, Neo, Axi).
ReputationLarge 7,000 Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 1
ArchonHunter
Archon Hunter
Complete an Archon Hunt.
ReputationLarge 7,000

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 3
HallsOfAscension
Ascendant
Complete 4 Halls of Ascension on Lua
ReputationLarge 7,000
  • Requires completion of The Second Dream Quest.
  • Solutions to each puzzle can be found on the Orokin Moon page, along with their appearances.
  • Apollo, Lua (Disruption) may generate conduits within a Hall of Ascension.
CeremonialEvolution
Ceremonial Evolution
Evolve any Incarnon weapon in-mission 5 times
ReputationLarge 7,000

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 5
KillEnemiesonTheSteelPath
Cold Steel
Kill 1000 Enemies on The Steel Path
ReputationLarge 7,000

Was added during Intermission III
CrystalClear
Crystal Clear
Complete 3 waves of Mirror Defense.
ReputationLarge 7,000

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 4
IndexRounds
Day Trader
Win 3 wagers in a row without letting the enemy score in one match of The Index
ReputationLarge 7,000
DefenseMissionWaveXWithFriendsClan
Defense
Complete a Defense mission reaching at least wave 20
ReputationLarge 7,000
EliteBeastSlayer
Elite Beast Slayer
Defeat the Orowyrm in Steel Path
ReputationLarge 7,000

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 5
Complete8RailjackMissions
Elite Explorer
Complete 8 Railjack Missions
ReputationLarge 7,000

Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
EliteSanctuaryOnslaught
Elite Test Subject
Complete 8 Zones of Elite Sanctuary Onslaught
ReputationLarge 7,000
  • Requires completion of The New Strange Quest.
  • Waves do not have to be completed in succession, only total.
KillEnemiesHardcore
Eximus Executioner
Kill 100 Eximus
ReputationLarge 7,000
FallenAngel
Fallen Angel
Defeat 5 Void Angels in the Zariman.
ReputationLarge 7,000

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 2
DefeatRopalolyst
Flying High
Defeat the Ropalolyst
ReputationLarge 7,000

Was added during Series 2: The Emissary
KuvaSurvival
Hold Your Breath
Survive for over 30 minutes in Kuva Survival in the Kuva Fortress
ReputationLarge 7,000
Hydrolists
Hydrolyst Hunter
Kill or Capture an Eidolon Hydrolyst
ReputationLarge 7,000
  • Requires completion of The War Within Quest.
  • A bounty for the Hydrolyst is available from Konzu at night to easily find a group.
  • See Eidolon Hydrolyst for more details on how to fight this boss.
KillEnemiesHardcore
Kill Shot
Kill 1,500 Enemies
ReputationLarge 7,000
NightmareMissionsHardcore
Night Terror
Complete 5 Nightmare missions of any type
ReputationLarge 7,000
  • Nightmare missions are unlocked for a planet once all nodes (except Dark Sectors) of that planet are completed.
KillExploiterOrb
Nothing but Profit
Kill The Exploiter Orb
ReputationLarge 7,000

Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker

Perplexed
Perplexed
Complete 3 puzzles in Duviri
ReputationLarge 7,000

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 5
OrbHeistFullParty
Profit-Taker
Kill the Profit-Taker
ReputationLarge 7,000
CollectResources
Resource Scavenger
Collect 20 different type of Resources
ReputationLarge 7,000

Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker

RiseoftheMachine
Rise of the Machine
Kill 300 enemies using a Necramech without getting destroyed.
ReputationLarge 7,000
Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 1
Hardcore Sortie
Sortie Expert
Complete 3 Sorties
ReputationLarge 7,000
  • Requires completion of The War Within Quest.
  • A Sortie is deemed complete once all three missions are completed.
  • Completion will not trigger if the Sortie had been completed earlier the same day (Sortie and Nightwave reset windows do not overlap).
Speedster
Speedster
Finish a Capture mission in less than 90 seconds
ReputationLarge 7,000
  • Running a low level Capture mission with high-speed Warframes such as VoltIcon272 Volt, GaussIcon272 Gauss or WispIcon272 Wisp is the best method to complete this challenge.

Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker

HighLevelSurvivalWithFriendsClan
Survival
Complete a Survival mission reaching at least 20 minutes
ReputationLarge 7,000
Terminated
Terminated
Destroy 3 Necramech Isolation Vault guardians.
ReputationLarge 7,000
  • Requires completion of the Heart of Deimos Quest.
  • The Tier 3 Isolation Vault Bounty from Mother spawns three hostile Necramechs, allowing to complete this challenge in a single vault run.
  • SevagothIcon272 Sevagoth's Gloom130xWhite Gloom will make this challenge easier, as he can significantly slow the hostile Necramechs within his aura and thus allowing easier aiming of their weakpoints.
Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 1
TheManyMadeWhole
The Many Made Whole
Exchange 10 Riven Slivers for a Riven Mod
ReputationLarge 7,000

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 1
CompleteSteelPathMissions
The Path Less Travelled
Complete 5 Steel Path Missions
ReputationLarge 7,000
  • Requires completion of all Star Chart nodes.
  • See The Steel Path for more details.
  • At least 90 seconds must pass within the mission to count.

Was added during Intermission III
ThePriceofFreedom
The Price of Freedom
Free one Captured Solaris using a Granum Crown.
ReputationLarge 7,000

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 1
UnlockRelicsHardcore
Unlock Relics
Unlock 10 Relics
ReputationLarge 7,000
  • Only counts the player's relics being unlocked, so a full squad in a Fissure mission will not count for 4 relics.
VitalArbiter
Vital Arbiter
Complete an Arbitration Mission
ReputationLarge 7,000

Was added during Nora's Mix Volume 5
KillTuskThumperDoma
Walk Without Rhythm
Kill a Tusk Thumper Doma in the Plains of Eidolon
ReputationLarge 7,000
  • Higher chance of spawning while playing a high level Bounty.
  • Requires being within 200 meters of the Thumper when it dies.
  • See Tusk Thumper Doma for more details on how to fight this enemy.

Was added during Series 2: The Emissary

Note: Each challenge saves/updates its objective automatically with each step, so no progress is lost if a mission fails or is abandoned.

Icon Description Reward Tips and Notes
HighLevelSurvivalWithFriendsClan
Survival with Friends
Complete a Survival mission reaching at least 60 minutes while playing with a friend or clanmate
ReputationLarge 5,000
  • Timer begins after the Alarm is triggered.
  • Using NekrosIcon272 Nekros' Desecrate130xWhite Desecrate to roll for additional Life Support Packs off enemies comes in handy.
    • This is more effective with dismembering weapons, as Nekros has more corpses to Desecrate.
    • Since Desecration is client-side, multiple Nekros can sometimes Desecrate the same corpse for even more drops.

Was only available during Series 1: The Wolf of Saturn Six
KuvaSurvival
Hold Your Breath
Survive over 60 minutes without using Life Support Modules in Kuva Survival
ReputationLarge 5,000
  • Requires completion of The War Within Quest.
  • Timer begins after the Alarm is triggered.
  • Using NekrosIcon272 Nekros' Desecrate130xWhite Desecrate to roll for additional Life Support Packs off enemies comes in handy.
    • This is more effective with dismembering weapons, as Nekros has more corpses to Desecrate.
    • Since Desecration is client-side, multiple Nekros can sometimes Desecrate the same corpse for even more drops.
  • Life Support Modules can be turned into Kuva Harvesters without breaking the challenge.

Was only available during Series 1: The Wolf of Saturn Six
SortieFriendsClanHardcore
Sortie with Friends
Complete a Sortie while playing with a friend or clanmate
ReputationLarge 5,000
  • Requires completion of The War Within Quest.
  • Completion is triggered at the end of the third mission, so mission 1 and 2 can be completed solo or random beforehand.
  • Challenge will not trigger if the Sortie had already been completed earlier the same day, only on the first successful completion.

Was only available during Series 1: The Wolf of Saturn Six
OrbHeistFullParty
Kill Profit-Taker with Friends
Kill Profit-Taker while playing with a friend or clanmate
ReputationLarge 5,000

Was only available during Series 1: The Wolf of Saturn Six
DefenseMissionWaveXWithFriendsClan
Defense with Friends
Complete a Defense mission reaching at least wave 40 while playing with a friend or clanmate
ReputationLarge 5,000 Was only available during Series 1: The Wolf of Saturn Six
ExterminationWithoutAlarms
Silent Eliminator
Complete an Extermination mission with only level 30 or higher enemies without triggering alarms
ReputationLarge 7,000
  • Warframes who can turn invisible such as LokiIcon272 Loki's Invisibility130xWhite Invisibility and IvaraIcon272 Ivara's Prowl130xWhite Prowl, equipped with a strong melee weapon can trivialize this challenge.
  • The following Exterminate missions fall within the level range and have no alarms for enemies to trigger;

Was removed following Nora's Mix Volume 1
ChildAtHeart
Child at Heart
Play a game of Frame Fighter, Happy Zephyr, or Wyrmius
ReputationLarge 1,000 Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
GildKitgunZaw
Gilded
Gild 1 Modular Items
ReputationLarge 4,500
KillConvertKuvaLich
Choose Wisely
Kill or Convert a Kuva Lich
ReputationLarge 7,000

Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker
MachineInterface
Machine Interference
Complete a Spy mission with 3 manual console hacks and no alarms
ReputationLarge 7,000

Was added during Series 3: The Glassmaker

AFirmShake
A Firm Shake
Shake the hand of a fellow Tenno using the Handshake Emote.
ReputationLarge 1,000

Was removed following Nora's Mix Volume 5
Augmentation
Augmentation
Install an Augment Mod on your Warframe.
ReputationLarge 1,000 Was removed following Nora's Mix Volume 5
DeathFromAbove
Death from Above
Kill 10 enemies with ground slams.
ReputationLarge 1,000 Was removed following Nora's Mix Volume 5
AcquireRareMods
Enhance!
Pick up 8 Rare Mods
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • Mods must be picked up. Acquiring rare mods as a mission reward (e.g. from Nightmare Mode missions) does not count.
  • The Index and Empyrean missions are a great source for enemies that have a high chance of dropping Rare Mods.
  • Ambushed Coildrives drop a guaranteed Rare Mod at the end of the defense phase during Fortuna Bounties.

Was removed following Nora's Mix Volume 5
KillEnemiesHardcore
Grove Guardian
Kill 1 Silver Grove Specter
ReputationLarge 7,000
  • Requires completion of The Silver Grove Quest.
    • Players who haven't completed the quest can still complete the challenge by having other players use their Apothics on the shrine (consider the Recruitment Chat channel to find a group). Players who haven't started the quest while below the MR requirement can't complete this nightwave.
  • An Apothic must be placed at the Silver Grove shrine, as in the Silver Grove quest. The shrine can be found in any mission (except Defense) that has the Grineer Forest tileset. Each player can use up to 2 Apothics of one type.
  • Lotus will tell players carrying an Apothic when the Silver Grove is nearby. The entrance is very small and narrow, so players must search carefully.
  • Player must be within the grove when the specter is killed for it to count towards completion of the challenge.

Was removed following Nora's Mix Volume 5
KillKuvaThrall
Hush
Kill a Kuva Thrall or Hound
ReputationLarge 1,000

Was removed following Nora's Mix Volume 5
MadLab
Mad Lab
Plunder one of Alad V's secret laboratories on Jupiter.
ReputationLarge 4,500
  • See the guide on the Corpus Gas City's secret laboratories.
  • Players are required to extract after opening and looting the two purple caches in the secret lab.

Was removed following Nora's Mix Volume 5
Medic
Medic
Revive a fellow Tenno or a Companion.
ReputationLarge 1,000 Was removed following Nora's Mix Volume 5
MercyKillEnemy
No Mercy
Mercy Kill an Enemy
ReputationLarge 1,000 Was removed following Nora's Mix Volume 5
PilotDownedMech
Reanimator
Find and pilot a Fallen Necramech
ReputationLarge 1,000

Was removed following Nora's Mix Volume 5
ClearLichInfluencedNode
Reclaimed
Clear a personal Kuva Lich Influenced Node
ReputationLarge 1,000

Was removed following Nora's Mix Volume 5
StayOnTop
Stay on top
Kill 20 enemies using a Necramech while hovering.
ReputationLarge 1,000

Was removed following Nora's Mix Volume 5

Cred Offerings[]

Apart from the ranking rewards, Nightwave also features a Cred Offering store, where players can purchase various items such as VaubanIcon272 Vauban components, Orokin Catalyst, Orokin Reactor, Nitain Extract, Aura and Conclave Mods, weapon blueprints and skins, Warframe Cosmetics, and Orbiter Decorations.

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 the inventory for Credits64 5000 each.

During the downtime between Nightwave series (including Intermissions), the store will be inaccessible until the next series begins.

Note that the shop's items are on 7-day rotation, so not all of them will be offered at any given point.

Main article: Nightwave/Offerings


Weapon Blueprints (Nora'sMixVol5Cred 50 each)

Alternate Helmets Blueprints (Nora'sMixVol5Cred 35 each)

Decorations

Gear Items

Resources (always available)

Others (always available)


Current Series[]

Nora's Mix Volume 5[]

Nora's Mix Volume 5 began on November 29th, 2023.

This mini-series lacked an involved story, serving as an interim gap between Nora's Mix Volume 4 and Series 4 for rank rewards. It had 30 Ranks using Nora'sMixVol5Cred Nora's Mix Volume 5 Cred as currency, and could be continued for 60 more ranks after max for additional Creds.

Ranking Rewards[]

In the order of ranking and total cumulative standing respectively:


Previous Series[]

Series 1 — The Wolf of Saturn Six[]

Main article: Nightwave/Series 1


Series 1 began on February 27th, 2019 and lasted until May 19th, 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.

Series 1: WOLF OF SATURN SIX
Teasers
Nightwave: Series 1 Trailer
Nightwave: Series 1 Episode 2 Teaser
Nightwave: Series 1 Episode 3 Teaser
Nightwave: Series 1 Episode 4 Teaser
Nightwave: Series 1 Episode 5 Teaser
Episodes
Introduction to The Wolf of Saturn Six
With SFX

 (download, history)

  • "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."  (download, history)
With SFX

 (download, history)

Nightwave Second Diorama
With SFX

 (download, history)

Nightwave Third Diorama
With SFX

 (download, history)

Nightwave Fourth Diorama
With SFX

 (download, history)

Nightwave Fifth Diorama
With SFX

 (download, history)

Mechanics[]

  • In addition to Acts, reputation can also be earned by finding and capturing three Saturn Six Fugitives that spawn randomly in missions, granting ReputationLarge 50 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.[2] Defeating him has a chance to reward a component for his signature hammer, the WolfSledge Wolf Sledge.
  • Toward the end of this series, a Tactical Alert was issued which features an Assassination mission for the Wolf.

Ranking Rewards[]

In the order of ranking and total cumulative standing respectively:

Intermission I[]

Main article: Nightwave/Intermission


Intermission began on June 12th, 2019 and lasted until July 5th, 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 NoraCred64 Nora Cred as currency, and cannot prestige after max rank for additional Creds. Due to the reduced ranks in this Intermission, Weekly Acts are worth ReputationLarge 6000 and Elite Weekly Acts ReputationLarge 9000.

Ranking Rewards[]

In the order of ranking and total cumulative standing respectively:

Series 2 — The Emissary[]

Main article: Nightwave/Series 2


Series 2 began on July 6th, 2019 and ended on October 13th, 2019.

Story[]

Within our darkest recesses, there lives a beacon of hope.

Some call him a gift. Others a miracle. He emerged from that vile plague of horrors not just unsullied, but immaculate. In his blood, he bears the power to heal the sick, to revive the fallen, to cure the Grineer of their rot and disease.

This is his story.
Series 2 introduced Arlo, an Infested survivor with a mysterious power to heal others of various sicknesses.
Series 2: THE EMISSARY
Teasers
Nightwave: Series 2 Trailer
Nightwave: Series 2 Episode 4 Teaser
Nightwave: Series 2 Episode 5 Teaser
Episodes
The Emissary Introduction
With SFX

 (download, history)

The Emissary Second Diorama
With SFX

 (download, history)

The Emissary Third Diorama
With SFX

 (download, history)

The Emissary Fourth Diorama
With SFX

 (download, history)

The Emissary Fifth Diorama
With SFX

 (download, history)

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.
  • Following Episode 3, enemy units called Zealot Heralds and Zealot Proselytizer can spawn randomly in missions or Landscapes. They appear in pairs, and can revive each other when downed. Once both zealots are downed, they disappear and award ReputationLarge 50 standing.
  • Following Episode 4, Infestation Outbreaks are accompanied by Emissary Derelicts. Completing three outbreak missions on a planet rewards one Zealot Derelict Code, which is needed to enter the Derelict. These missions house two new Infested enemies, the Undying Flyer and Leaping Thrasher, and completing the mission awards ReputationLarge 1,500 standing.
    • The code can only be obtained once per planet. There are always two Infestation Outbreaks active per day, meaning the two codes can be obtained per day.
  • Following Episode 5, Assassination missions can appear as potential Emissary Derelict missions. The boss of the assassination missions is the Zealoid Prelate, which can drop components for the Pathocyst Pathocyst glaive.


Ranking Rewards[]

In the order of ranking and total cumulative standing respectively:

Intermission II[]

Main article: Nightwave/Intermission II

Intermission II began on October 21st, 2019 and ended on May 3rd, 2020.

This mini-series lacks an involved story, serving as an interim gap between Series 2 and 3 for rank rewards. It has 30 Ranks using Nora2Cred64 Intermission II Cred as currency, and can be continued for 60 more ranks after max for additional Creds.

Ranking Rewards[]

In the order of ranking and total cumulative standing respectively:

Series 3 — Glassmaker[]

Main article: Nightwave/Series 3

Nightwave Series 3: Glassmaker began on May 12, 2020 at 2 p.m ET and ended on January 24, 2021 at 8 p.m ET.

Story[]

Series 3 introduced a mysterious Cephalon known as the "Glassmaker", named for crystallizing its victims into glass, a form of punishment used in the old Orokin era.

This series introduced a new interactive mechanic where players must perform detective work on the Glassmaker's victims to uncover the mystery behind the murderer.

Series 3: GLASSMAKER
Teasers

Teaser trailer of the series.

Nightwave: Series 3 Teaser Trailer
Episodes

Released on all platforms on May 12, 2020.

Glassmaker Introduction
  • Nora Night: "Heard of those cubes? You know - "Cephalons" right? Probably got one a bit-cracked kissin' up to you all the time? See, in the old days, crime and punishment was all in the hands of those Orokin judges, the Seven. Mercy was a quick flash of the Jade light... But - if they wanted to make an example, they'd suck up your soul and make you a prisoner of the glass, forever. Seems like magic to us nowadays, but dreamers... someone's got it puzzled out again. Waves are buzzing, new glass is showing up. Souls getting snapped up and trapped up. All we've got to go on is this crime-simula I pulled from the weave. No sign of our killer and not a soul to tell us where they went..."  (download, history)
  • "Well, take a look around. See if you can suss out any clues about whoever this... 'Glassmaker' might be."  (download, history)
Inspecting Dead Ostron Man
Inspecting 2nd Corpus Data Log

Decrypted Message

'By the Unum' nothing! I am connected, you understand? I am told your client can only be one person. How you found them I do not know but by the Void we will all pay for your ignorance. And now you've dragged me into this? That they even know my name is a gun to may head!

Now: either you get me an Orokin-era (Tiltshifter/Transducer/Tubular Array) or this broadcast unit is as good as dead. And so are we.
BV
Inspecting Ayatan Eye
The eye projects a flickering symbol from its faintingly glowing gem.
Inspecting 1st Corpus Data Log

Transaction Declined

You remind me of this Venusian kid I knew, pitched me a big score reselling K-charges on the low market. Look at all those munitions, he said, like a threshcone harvest!

Kid was talking about those lanes of unexploded Grineer field ordnance. Just drift up and pluck those detonators off, real gentle. Easy money! You heard of him? See?

Easy money packs hard truth.
Inspecting Ostron Weapon
No signs of significant wear.
Inspecting Burned Ostron Note

Shigg-

Have you dropped your mind? We've chipped on those scaffolds together since we were kids. Filled your empty bowl with half of mine. Every time. That is our way, our law.

I'm giving you until moonfall before Elder Konzu hears you've been skimming.
Havera/Kaleet/Prageshta
After Finding All Five Objects
In the Memory Weave

A demon, self-made

Lived too long in the shadow of the Tower, I had allowed myself the belief that all things Orokin were good, as the Unum is good. Not so. The past is no tree of plenty, not all of its fruits sweet.

Ah, that this should be the last thing I learn: 'not so.' 'Not so,' learned at the hand of a demon self-made...
Failing the Memory Weave
Completing the Memory Weave
  • "'Legem'? That's an Orokin word, means law. Ain't nobody usin' that word these days. He sounds friendly enough, but listen to that anger. Anger like that only builds. The soul he took held a clue. My gut says the only way you're trackin' the Glassmaker is from inside that maze. Bad news is the trail's gone cold. But the bad vibes snakin' up my spine says it won't be for long. Stay in touch, Dreamer. The Glassmaker's just gettin' started. I can feel it."  (download, history)

Released on all platforms on June 10, 2020.

Introduction
  • Nora Night: "Glass is still turning up, Dreamer. But you already knew that, didn't you? Probably ran into a few 'Cephalites' yourself? Partial glass, like a Cephalon interrupted. Well, it seems they're on the move now, changing course. Why? Here's the only lead we have. A new crime scene I managed to grab before the Taxmen moved in. Solo gig on a Corpus A-train. You know what to do. Work the evidence. Piece it together. See how it connects. It's the only way back to that twisted weave. It's the only way to find out who's behind this and put a stop to it."  (download, history)
Inspecting Dead Corpus Man
Inspecting Corpus ID Badge
A typical Corpus identification plague. Assignment details on reverse.
Inspecting Radiometrics Data
Transmit wave reading shows (3.6/6.3/36) Picos, not great, not terrible. Should link up fine to whatever interface this Ostron's got.
Inspecting Corpus Helmet
Variant of the standard-issue Corpus workforce gear. Serves protection and identity-masking requirements
Inspecting Journal

Some Corpus I turned out to be. Helping refugees, smuggling debt slaves. Mother would turn white if she could see me now.

Running this wheel... it is (pointless/futile/a joke).
Inspecting Upmarked Brochure (Defaced)
A datapad containing a catalog of luxury items - the kind affordable only to the highest echelons of Corpus society.
In the Memory Weave

An ancient doom

With one mistake, the spreadsheet of my life tallies to a net ill. I have loosed a whirlwind upon the System - all life exposed beneath its mad and furious gaze.

A dead thing furious at death. A lost thing that would steal meaning from all life. An ancient doom, and I have welcomed it in.
Completing the Memory Weave
  • Nora Night: "Been nagging at me. The word 'legem', that Orokin word for law. I put the feelers out. My network, Little Duck's, the Quills. Dreamer, I think I know who the Glassmaker is... or... who he was... Nihil. Every Ceph you ever met was once a person, before they met him. He made them all. For them. For the Orokin. As a punishment that would never end. Now that Vondu's built him that broadcaster? He's lookin' to graduate from murder to mass murder. Nihil's gonna go wide."  (download, history)

Released on all platforms on July 8, 2020.

Introduction
  • Nora Night: "Nihil. Worse than an executioner, worse even than an Excruciator. When my tired ol' grandma didn't have time for nonsense Nihil was the bogeyman she said was gonna come put naughty Nora in a bottle. But Nihil was real. He's still here, somehow, after all this time... and still passing judgment. We've got another victim, crystallized in exile. This one feels different. Can't put my finger on why. Get on up now. Determine his pattern. Gather the clues and get back into Nihil's Weave. We can't find him and there ain't no lockin' him back in whatever bottle he came from."  (download, history)
Inspecting Dead Grineer Man
Inspecting Weapon

Atomos

This particle cannon generates a condensed beam of super-heated plasma designed to melt rock to ore, and enemies to molten slag.

Kraken

The Kraken is a heavy pistol of Grineer design that fires two quick shots with a single pull of the trigger. Skilled marksmen will appreciate the value in this deadly accurate weapon.

Viper

A full-auto pistol known as the most compact and lightweight weapon of the Grineer arsenal. Though it has a small Magazine Capacity, the Viper has a very high Fire Rate and ultra-fast reload times thanks to a simplified magazine design.
Inspecting Syndicate Datapad

New Loka Philosophy

Learnings of the Motherworld, New Loka Essays.

"We were designed by the Earth to live as part of the Earth. We cannot truly belong anywhere else, not in the whole of the universe."

Perrin Sequence Philosophy

Opportunity and Acuity, Protocols of The Perrin Sequence.

"'Create a problem then sell the solution!' No. To embrace Fraudulence is to embrace Idleness. Idleness creates dull minds. Dull minds fail. No. Opportunity is our watchlord. Opportunity and actuality."

Steel Meridian Philosophy

On Strength, Cressa Tal.

"We think where once we obeyed. We bend where we once broke."
Inspecting Floof

Delicate Pobber Floof/Kubrodon Incarnadine Floof/Tusk Thumper Bull Floof

A plush toy, loved and well-worn... by a Grineer? Or does it hold some deeper, sadder significance?
Inspecting Communication Tech

Burned Out Communication Tech

Grineer comm-link circuits. Broad spectrum, ultra-long range. Weak cipher systems make remote compromise trivial.
Inspecting Datapad

Feelings

Gral born big. Big Gral follow. Small slugs hide. Big Gral find. Big kill small. Now Gral is small. No more find/follow/kill.
In the Memory Weave

After-action report

Colonial after-action report: Colonial Killsquad Trooper 67229 reported crossfire confusion. Is that true? Killsquad casualties were total with only Trooper 67229 returning. Trooper 67229 scheduled for recondition spiking at Saturn Five. Demotion to maintenance tier effective immediately.
Completing the Memory Weave
  • Nora Night: "That's the pattern. Nihil's a judge, working to a long dead playbook, without a shred of mercy. Almost like he's a precept, instead of a person. Every society has its misfits - you and me included - but a guilty Grineer with a moral compass. Next level. Some go their whole lives and never do nothin' like that. Respect. You're close. Each time Nihil glasses, he reveals. We just gotta get ahead of him."  (download, history)

Released on all platforms on August 12, 2020.

Introduction
Inspecting Dead Solaris Man
Inspecting Standard Data Tablet
A standard data tablet containing a personnel file for Gral/Shigg/Vondu and several other victims of the Glassmaker.
Inspecting Encrypted Data Tablet
A data tablet containing several encrypted dossiers.
Inspecting Transmitter Component
Part of an unknown communications device intended for transmissions in the 11/33/88 mGal range.
Inspecting Worn Data Tablet
Description: A data tablet that has seen heavy usage. Files are open on Granum/Parvos/'Old ways'.
Inspecting Digi-Drive

Low capacity data storage device.

"We had it good under the Corpus. Debt in check. A future. Then Solaris United got into Mum and Dad's heads. And then Deck 12. They're gone, and I'm here, with all their debt and mine as well. I hear Vox knew Deck 12 was a risk, and Vox sent them all down there anyway. To burn."
  • The Digi-Drive is colored red, blue, or yellow.
In the Memory Weave

Cutter's final note 'To whoever finds this'

I'm not proud. Never have been. Just angry. It's all I ever had, and now I can let it go, knowing I made this happen. The System took it all from me so the balance is squared. Let Nihil do what he will. His version of order can't be any worse than debt or war.

The traitors, the deceivers, will all get their time before him. Myself included - the Solaris turncoat.

I've played my part. Everything is in place. I know what awaits me. And I don't care. I was worth it.

Maybe the terror will keep people honest. Maybe that'll be a better life. Better than the one Vox took from me.
Completing the Memory Weave

Released on all platforms on October 27, 2020. The title "The Final Battle" is player-created, as the Episode does not have a name in-game.

Introduction
Inspecting Infested Mass
Inspecting Orokin Legem
A tablet containing codifications of the laws enforced by Nihil.
  • The metalic emblem in surrounded by Orokin text may differ from person to person.
Inspecting Ancient Shackles
Metal restraints etched with the number 7/13/21.
Inspecting Weave Conduit
A device for interfacing with the Weave. These markings indicate an unusual connection signature.
Inspecting Glass Shards
The shattered remnants of one who received Nihil's judgement.
Inspecting Ceremonial Weapon
Once carried by Nihil's jailers. This weapon was likely never needed, there was no escaping Nihil's judgement.
After Finding All Five Objects
Missed evidence
Inspecting Glassed Orokin Man
In the Memory Weave
Nihil Boss Fight
  • Nihil: "When the barbarians are at the gate, the truly noble may choose to find an honorable way out; and so the crude and lawless find they have arrived too late. And thus, the weave of history may disguise a cunning victory as a defeat. I am Nihil. Glassmaker. Order. Shall be. Restored."
  • Nora Night: "We're all here... Gral, Bak Vondu, Shigg... every last glassed soul... Find them, Dreamer... before we all join them..."

Hell of a day...

Here he is. The Terror of the Orokin: bottled up like a rich lady's bathwater. Or two-credit hooch. Do what you want with him. Prop a door open, bury him twenty feet deep. Either way, he's yours. It's up to you to make sure he never gets loose again. Hell of a day, Dreamer. Hell of a day.
(Attachment: Vitrica Vitrica Blueprint, Nihil's Oubliette)

Mechanics[]

  • Every 24 ± 2 minutes server time a glowing orb spawned while in missions and "glassed" an enemy near it, similar to Void Fissures. The glass fissure was not static: after glassing one enemy it might have disappeared and then reappeared near another group of enemies, seemingly following the movements of the player so that the glassification always happened near them. This process repeated until 5 enemies had been glassed, after which it disappeared until the next 24 ± 2 minutes.
    • Glassing could occur on any ground or Railjack mission that isn't a Void Fissure.
    • These glassed enemies were invulnerable until the spiky crystals protruding from it were destroyed. Each glassed enemy killed gave ReputationLarge 30 standing and had a chance to drop 1 Cephalite Resonance, up to a maximum of ReputationLarge 150 standing per appearance.
  • With each new episode of the Series being released, a new Crime-simula scene could be accessed from the Nightwave menu.
    • In this simulation, players could search and examine evidence pieces.
    • The text and symbols on these pieces as well as their locations were randomized per player, so the evidence one had differed from the evidence another player had. Each piece of evidence had three variations. It was helpful to collate a screenshot of all evidence frames for easy reference during the Memory Weave.
    • Once the key evidence pieces had been found, players were given the choice to enter a Memory Weave at the cost of 5 Cephalite Resonance.
      • In the Weave, the player was presented with a series of choices of three platforms, one of which corresponded to each piece of evidence. Choosing the correct platform/evidence unlocked the next choice until all evidence pieces were exhausted. Choosing the incorrect platform/evidence caused the platform to break and the player to fall out of bounds, ejecting them from the Weave. Falling off the edge or missing any platform teleported the player back onto the main platform.
      • The order of the questions given was always random.
      • The player had 60 seconds to choose and select all correct answers in sequence.
      • Abilities and aim gliding could not be used in the weave.
      • Failing the weave required the player to repay the "fee" of 5 Cephalite Resonance to retry again.
      • After reaching the final platform, the player was rewarded with a "conclusion" piece of evidence and ReputationLarge 7,000 standing for completing the Episode's Crime-simula.
        • Reattempting an already cleared Crime-simula did not yield additional awards, and still consumed Cephalite.
  • Completion of Episode 5's Crime-simula and memory weave transitioned the player into a boss fight with Nihil.
    • After completing the memory weave, a crystal appeared in the Crime-simula that lead directly to the Nihil fight. Reattempting the boss fight did not require Cephalite Resonance.
    • Completion of other episode's crime-simulas were not required to enter the Nihil fight.
    • Defeating Nihil awarded an inbox message containing the Vitrica Vitrica Blueprint and Nihil's Oubliette Orbiter Decoration.

Ranking Rewards[]

In the order of ranking and total cumulative standing respectively:

Intermission III[]

Main article: Nightwave/Intermission III

Intermission III began on February 1st, 2021 and ended on July 28th, 2021.

This mini-series lacks an involved story, serving as an interim gap between Series 3 and 4 for rank rewards. It has 30 Ranks using Nora3Cred64 Intermission III Cred as currency, and can be continued for 60 more ranks after max for additional Creds.

Ranking Rewards[]

In the order of ranking and total cumulative standing respectively:

Nora's Choice[]

Main article: Nightwave/Nora's Choice

Nora's Choice began on August 4th, 2021 and lasted until March 13th, 2022.

This mini-series lacks an involved story, serving as an interim gap between Intermission III and Series 4 for rank rewards. It has 30 Ranks using Nora'sMixVol5Cred Nora's Choice Cred as currency, and can be continued for 150 more ranks after max for additional Creds.

The maximum total standing that can be obtained is

2 × 1,000 (two extra dailies in first week)
+ (7 × 1,000 + 5 × 4,500 + 2 × 7,000) × 31 weeks
+ 1,000 × 5 days
+ 5 × 4,500 + 2 × 7,000 in the last week
= 1,392,000

which gives a maximum possible rank of 139.

Ranking Rewards[]

In the order of ranking and total cumulative standing respectively:

Nora's Mix Volume 1[]

Main article: Nightwave/Nora's Mix Volume 1

Nora's Mix Volume 1 began on March 17th, 2022 and ended on July 10th, 2022.

This mini-series lacks an involved story, serving as an interim gap between Nora's Choice and Series 4 for rank rewards. It has 30 Ranks using Nora'sMixVol5Cred Nora's Mix Volume 1 Cred as currency, and can be continued for 150 more ranks after max for additional Creds.

Ranking Rewards[]

In the order of ranking and total cumulative standing respectively:

Nora's Mix Volume 2[]

Main article: Nightwave/Nora's Mix Volume 2

Nora's Mix Volume 2 began on July 17th, 2022 and ended on November 23rd, 2022.

This mini-series lacks an involved story, serving as an interim gap between Nora's Mix Volume 1 and Series 4 for rank rewards. It has 30 Ranks using Nora'sMixVol5Cred Nora's Mix Volume 2 Cred as currency, and can be continued for 60 more ranks after max for additional Creds.

Ranking Rewards[]

In the order of ranking and total cumulative standing respectively:

Nora's Mix Volume 3[]

Main article: Nightwave/Nora's Mix Volume 3

Nora's Mix Volume 3 began on November 30th, 2022 and ended on May 18th, 2023.

This mini-series lacked an involved story, serving as an interim gap between Nora's Mix Volume 2 and Series 4 for rank rewards. It had 30 Ranks using Nora'sMixVol5Cred Nora's Mix Volume 3 Cred as currency, and could be continued for 60 more ranks after max for additional Creds.

Ranking Rewards[]

In the order of ranking and total cumulative standing respectively:

Nora's Mix Volume 4[]

Main article: Nightwave/Nora's Mix Volume 4

Nora's Mix Volume 4 began on May 24th, 2023 and ended on November 22nd, 2023.

This mini-series lacked an involved story, serving as an interim gap between Nora's Mix Volume 3 and Series 4 for rank rewards. It had 30 Ranks using Nora'sMixVol4Cred Nora's Mix Volume 4 Cred as currency, and could be continued for 60 more ranks after max for additional Creds.

Ranking Rewards[]

In the order of ranking and total cumulative standing respectively:

Trivia[]

  • Nightwave was launched on February 27th, 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.[3]
  • Nightwave's design is in reference to the cult film "The Warriors" and its D.J. character, confirmed during Devstream #124.
  • The Weekly Act "The Old Ways" references the main play style of Digital Extremes' previous successful video game Dark Sector, in which protagonist Hayden Tenno wielded a pistol and his glaive starting from Chapter 2: Exposure.

Media[]

External Links[]

References[]

  1. "Note that Mirror Defense will not apply to the 'Defense' Nightwave Act as its Waves are different from a typical defense mission, and would take far longer than a regular Defense mission to complete." - Update 32.3 (2023-02-15) patch notes
  2. https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1085206-nightwave-changes-wolf-spawns-feedback/
  3. Devstream #124 9:20

Patch History[]

Main article: Nightwave/Patch History

Hotfix 35.0.9 (2024-01-17)

  • Changed the Nightwave “Episode Status” button to “Nightwave Status” in the Navigation menu.
    • This button appears when players have toggled on to Resource Drones view in their Navigation.

Hotfix 35.0.7 (2024-01-09)

  • Removed mention of Syndicate Sigils in the “Loyalty” Nightwave Act’s tip description, as they are no longer required with the Pledge system to gain Standing.

Update 35.0 (2023-12-13)

Nightwave Changes:

Nightwave will now recover Permanent Weekly Acts that weren’t finished in previous weeks, allowing you to collect any missed Standing starting the next rotation. Read the official PSA for a full recap on the events that lead to this change.

Additionally, Permanent Weekly Acts are now numbered. Players can differentiate between new weeks and weeks you’ve missed.

For example, if you missed two weeks of “Not a Warning Shot” at the start of Nightwave, the third week will have “Not a Warning Shot III,” with “Not a Warning Shot I” and “Not a Warning Shot II” being recoverable. This change will occur next week, the current rotation will maintain the previous naming conventions until then.

General Nightwave Changes:
  • Updated “The Hunt Is On” Nightwave Act’s description for clarity on challenge requirements:
    • Was: Find X Syndicate Medallions as a squad.
    • Now: Find X Syndicate Medallions. You can search by yourself or with a squad.
GENERAL FIXES
  • Fixed Nightwave Screen displaying the incorrect background if a player accesses it via the new Episode pop-up menu.

Hotfix 34.0.8 (2023-11-09)

  • Updated the “Animator” Nightwave Act’s descriptions:
    • General:  “Look for Ayatan Treasures for Maroo in Maroo’s Bazaar.”
      • The previous description did not specify that the player needs to hunt for the treasure as well as turn it in at Maroo.
    • How To: "Visit Maroo in Maroo's Bazaar on Mars. Ask her about Ayatan Treasures and she will send you on a mission to retrieve one. You can socket Ayatan Stars into Sculptures by clicking the Ayatan Treasures button in the Mods workbench. Stars are uncommon items found in containers, while Sculptures are hidden items to search out during missions."
      • The previous description was still using the pre-Abyss of Dagath “Fully socket 3 Ayatan Sculptures” version.
  • Fixed the “Survival” Nightwave Act’s “How To” description stating 30 minutes need to be completed in a Survival mission instead of the intended 20.

Hotfix 34.0.1 (2023-10-18)

  • Fixed being able to chat link unreleased Weapon Augment Mods planned for the next Nora’s Mix Volume.

Update 34.0 (2023-10-18)

Nightwave Changes

Nora Night has been gracing our airwaves since 2019, and word is she felt it was time for a little refresh. While many of our changes are shipping in our next Nightwave Series (as outlined in our Dev Workshop), Abyss of Dagath has brought some changes to keep Nora’s Acts fun, accessible, and as always, incentivizin’.

Permanent Weekly Acts

Dreamers, we all like our little habits and rituals. To reward the little things you do every week, we’re adding 3 Permanent Weekly Acts intended to be unlocked with regular Warframe gameplay:

  • Eximus Eliminator: Kill 30 Eximus.
  • Mission Complete: Complete any 15 missions.
  • Marksmen: Kill 500 Enemies.

With these new Permanent Acts, you can earn an extra 13,500 Nightwave Standing each week!

Note: since these are in addition to your weekly Act rotation, they are exempt from the Catch-Up pool.

Nightwave Act Audit

In the 4 years of Nightwave history, many Acts have come and gone. For the next series, we have done a complete Act Audit with the goal of reworking, removing, and adding new challenges to this system. Nothing like some spring cleaning!

We’ll go over a list of what is changing, but please keep in mind that this is not comprehensive or final. Everything, like life, is subject to change. As a reminder, these will not ship until the next Nightwave Series launches (unless otherwise specified).

Removed Acts

Throughout the Audit, we looked to revise as many Acts as possible to keep them fun and to keep the overall time commitment requirement low -- however, we felt that certain challenges were best retired.

Here’s a list of what will be removed in our next Nightwave Series:

  • A Firm Shake: Shake the hand of a fellow Tenno using the Handshake Emote
  • Augmentation: Install an Augment Mod on your Warframe
  • Death from Above: Kill 10 enemies with ground slams
  • Enhance!: Pick up 8 Rare Mods
  • Grove Guardian: Kill 1 Silver Grove Specter
  • Hush: Kill a Kuva Thrall or Hound
  • Mad Lab: Plunder one of Alad V's secret laboratories on Jupiter
  • Medic: Revive a fellow Tenno or a Companion
  • No Mercy: Mercy Kill an Enemy
  • Reanimator: Find and pilot a Fallen Necramech
  • Reclaimed: Clear a personal Kuva Lich Influenced Node
  • Stay on Top: Kill 20 enemies using a Necramech while hovering.

Reworked Acts

These changes keep the core intent of the Act in place but make it easier for players to complete them! Since these are all being changed from Daily to Weekly, they must wait until the next Series before we can implement them:

  • Ancient Obelisk: Activate 3 Requiem Obelisk on Deimos (was: 1)
    • Changed from Daily to Weekly
  • Hacker: Hack 10 Consoles (was: 8)
    • Changed from Daily to Weekly
  • Kleptomaniac: Open 30 Lockers (was: 20)
    • Changed from Daily to Weekly
  • Gatherer: Collect 4000 Resources (was: 1500)
    • Changed from Daily to Weekly

New Acts

Look for these Duviri-inspired Acts in the next Nightwave series!

DAILY:

  • Your Move: Complete a game of Komi in Duviri
  • Helping Hand: Rescue an animal in Duviri
  • Feed Me More: Feed the Maw 10 fish in Duviri
  • Salutations: Visit Acrithis in Duviri

WEEKLY:

  • Horsing Around: Fly your Kaithe for 1000 meters
  • Finely Tuned: Play 2 different Shawzin songs in Duviri
  • Beast Slayer: Defeat the Orowyrm
  • I Decree: Collect 10 Decrees in Duviri
  • Collector: Collect 100 resources from Duviri
  • Skeletons in the Closet: Kill 50 Dax enemies in Duviri

ELITE WEEKLY:

  • Perplexed: Complete 3 puzzles in Duviri
  • Elite Beast Slayer: Defeat the Orowyrm in Steel Path
  • Ceremonial Evolution: Evolve any Incarnon weapon in-mission 5 times
  • Vital Arbiter: Complete an Arbitration Mission

Revised Nightwave Acts
In the 4 years of Nightwave history, many Acts have come and gone. This update brings revisions to existing Nightwave Acts that have been reworked with two approaches: a) to reduce the grind required to complete some Acts, and b) to expand the ways in which players can complete them!

Any existing progress on these Acts will remain intact! In the case where an Act has had its requirements reduced and you have already hit that new requirement, you may need to do a single instance of the task to trigger completion (e.g. if you had 10/20 enemies killed while sliding for the Accelerator Act prior to this update, you would have to kill one more enemy while sliding for it to be marked as complete).

  • Accelerator: Kill 10 Enemies while Sliding (was: 20)
  • Conservationist: Complete 3 different Perfect Animal Captures in Orb Vallis (was: 6)
  • Earth Bounty Hunter: Complete 3 different Bounties in the Plains of Eidolon (was: 5)
  • Earth Fisher: Catch 3 Rare Fish in the Plains of Eidolon (was: 6)
  • Earth Miner: Mine 3 Rare Gems or Ore in the Plains of Eidolon (was: 6)
  • Eternal Guardian: Complete 2 Void Armageddon missions (was: 3)
  • Everything Old is New Again: Complete 1 Transmutations (was: 3)
  • Glider: Kill 15 Enemies while Aim Gliding (was: 20)
  • Invader: Complete 6 Invasion missions of any type (was: 9)
  • Night and Day: Collect 10 Vome or Fass Residue in the Cambion Drift. (was: 15)
  • Night Terror: Complete 5 Nightmare missions of any type (was: 10)
  • Researcher: Scan 15 Objects or Enemies (was: 25)
  • Sanctuary Researcher: Complete 3 Scans for Cephalon Simaris (was: 5)
  • Supporter: Complete 5 Syndicate missions (was: 10)
  • Survival: Complete a Survival mission reaching at least 20 minutes (was: 30)
  • Venus Bounty Hunter: Complete 3 different bounties in the Orb Vallis (was: 5)
  • Venus Fisher: Catch 3 Rare Servofish in the Orb Vallis (was: 6)
  • Venus Miner: Mine 3 Rare Gems or Ore in the Orb Vallis (was: 6)
  • Animator: Retrieve the Ayatan Statue for Maroo in Maroo's Bazaar
    • Previously was: Fully Socket 3 Ayatan Sculptures
  • Now Boarding: Complete 3 different K-Drive races in Orb Vallis on Venus or in Cambion Drift on Deimos.
    • Previously was limited to only Orb Vallis races.
  • Thrill Rider: Kill 20 Enemies while riding a K-Drive, Kaithe, Velocipod, Merulina
    • Expanding the eligibility of this Act to all of your trusty steeds.
    • Previously named "Surfs Up!"
  • The Hunt is On: Find 5 Syndicate Medallions
    • Players will no longer have to be the one to pick up the Medallion for this to count.
  • The Personal Touch: Place 1 decoration in your Orbiter or Dormizone
    • Only Orbiter decorating used to count!
  • Cache Hunter: Find 6 caches across any Sabotage missions
    • Previously was: “Find all caches in 3 Sabotage missions”
  • Saver: Pick up 15,000 Credits
    • Mission credit rewards will now count towards this Act!
  • The Many Made Whole: Functionality remains, updated description to be more accurate.
    • Previously was: “Convert 10 Riven Slivers into a Riven Mod”
    • Now: “Exchange 10 Riven Slivers for a Riven Mod”

Introductory Nightwave Screen
The first time you log in with a Nightwave Series available (Awakening and Vor’s Prize Quests must be completed), a pop-up screen will appear highlighting various Series rewards, a brief description, and a button to visit the Nightwave menu!

We’re adding this to increase visibility of Nightwave for newer players who may be unfamiliar with Nora, and as a reminder when a new Nightwave has dropped!

Note: The 3 Permanent Weekly Acts that were mentioned in Devstream 173 will be coming with the next Nora’s Mix Volume.

Other UI / HUD Additions and Changes
  • Added a “Claim Rewards” indicator on the Nightwave Button accessed via the pause menu when you have a Nightwave reward pending.
General Fixes:
  • Fixed three Nightwave Acts planned for the next Nora’s Mix appearing in rotation without being properly hooked up. They will become available once the next Nora’s Mix has begun!
  • Fixed Dual-Wield Pistols counting for “The Old Ways” Nightwave Act.

Hotfix 33.0.11 (2023-05-24)

NIGHTWAVE: NORA’S MIX VOL.4 - COMING TODAY AT 2 PM ET!

It’s that time again, Dreamers!

Like previous editions of Nightwave, there is duplicate protection for rewards you have already unlocked. Identical to Nora’s Mix Vol. 3, Tenno will be compensated with Nora’s Mix Vol. 4 Creds instead of the previous unlocked reward.

New & Returning Acts!

Alongside our returning Acts from Nora’s Mix Vol. 3, we have a new challenge for our crystal-focused Tenno. The newest weekly Act is...

Crystal Clear

Complete 3 waves of Mirror Defense.


New Rewards!

For completing Nightwave Acts, you can earn these new items:


Orowyrm’s Rage Sigil

A sigil reminiscent of the elemental Orowyrm.

Ocucor Weapon Augment Mod - Sentient Surge (Stats listed at Max Rank)

Each target eliminated refills 20% of Ocucor’s magazine. Status Chance and Critical Chance are increased by 60% for each Tendril active.

Battacor Weapon Augment Mod - Sentient Barrage (Stats listed at Max Rank)

Discharge from Alt-Fire now has infinite Body Punch Through but no longer explodes on contact. Each enemy hit will refill one charge, and reaching a full charge will increase the Critical Chance and Critical Damage of the next discharge by 300%.

Eukar Claw Skin

A biotic look for Claw Melee Weapons.

Baruuk Doan Silhouette Glyph

A Glyph depicting Baruuk Doan.

Hero of Duviri Display

A hero on the back of a loyal Kaithe, as described in the storybook, Tales of Duviri.

Fabled Gene-Masking Kit

Euleria Entrati commissioned this unique Kubrow DNA segment to manifest a creature from the storybook, Tales of Duviri.

Drifter Keeler Suit Collection

Nora Night recovered this suit from Saturn’s Keeler Gap. The durable material lined with rebreather tubing shows it was designed with depressurization in mind. Includes Hood, Suit, Sleeves, and Pants. Fitted for the Drifter and the Operator.


Also included is a hand-picked selection of rewards from previous Nightwave Series!


Cred Offerings Additions!
Spend your hard-earned Nora’s Mix Vol.4 Cred in Nora’s store, which now offers:

  • Voruna’s Anukas Helmet Blueprint
  • Citrine’s Kalite Helmet Blueprint
  • A collection of Sigils & Emblems from previous Nightwave Series
Fixes:
  • Fixed Maw Feeding counting towards the “Cold Steel” Elite Weekly Nightwave Act.
  • Fixed the “Friendly Fire” Nightwave Act being a Daily instead of Weekly Act and vice versa for the “Confiscated” Act.
  • Fixed the Nightwave Rank-up SFX and VFX not playing when opening up the Nightwave screen after gaining enough reputation.

Update 33.0 (2023-04-26)

  • Updated “The Hunt is On” Nightwave Act description to say “Pick up Syndicate Medallions” instead of “Find” as it requires you to interact with them in order for it to count towards the Act.

Update 32.3 (2023-02-15)

  • Fixed duplicate Nightwave Weekly Acts appearing in the same rotation.
  • Fixed the “Ends In” Nightwave UI overlapping with the mission progress screen.
  • Fixed Nightwave Ending soon banner overlapping text with the in-game Menu in missions.

Hotfix 32.2.9 (2023-01-11)

  • Fixed Nightwave reward tiers 18-19 Neura Kavat & Kubrow Gene-Masking Kits not rewarding duplication protection if you already own them.
    • If you did not receive duplication protection for the kits, you can contact support.warframe.com to receive the missing Creds. Please use “Neura” in the title of your ticket so that the team can easily find your request.
  • Fixed Quest-locked Nightwave challenges appearing in the Navigation panel when you haven’t completed the respective Quests.
  • Fixed the base and Elite Explorer (Complete X Railjack Missions) Nightwave Challenge progressing by entering the Free Flight node on Earth. Only nodes with objectives should count towards the challenge.
  • Fixed “Ends In” Nightwave timer text being offset from the background.

Hotfix 32.2.1 (2022-11-30)

  • Fixed “Rise of the Machine” Nightwave Elite Weekly Act (Kill X enemies using a Necramech without getting destroyed) progress resetting to 0 after Nercramech timer expires in the Conjunction Survival missions.
  • Fixed several UI issues occurring when scrolling through the “Tune In” list of past Nightwaves.

Update 32.2 (2022-11-30)

NIGHTWAVE: NORA’S MIX VOL.3

Nora ain’t done mixing up the System just yet - Nora’s Mix Vol. 3 is here!

Similar to Vol. 2, Nora’s Mix Vol. 3 will continue to sustain our design goals for Nightwave! We feel that Nightwave is in a great place for new players and continuing players alike. You can read more about our Nightwave philosophy in our post from earlier this year!

Like previous editions of Nightwave, we will be including duplicate protection for rewards that you have already unlocked. to Nora’s Mix Vol. 2, Tenno can expect to be compensated with Nora’s Mix Vol. 3 Creds instead of the previous unlocked reward.

New Weekly Act:

  • Archon Hunter: Complete an Archon Hunt.

New Rewards:

  • Metamorphic Magazine: For the Gorgon family of weapons: Increases Magazine Capacity by 90% and Maximum Ammo by 90%. Hitting an enemy 20 times will petrify them for 5 seconds.
  • Eximus Advantage: For Zylok: Headshots on Eximus enemies will increase secondary weapon damage by 600% for 10 seconds.
  • Proto Excalibur In-Action Glyph
  • Zealoid Prelate Noggle
  • Protokol 95 Pistol Skin: A real beauty from a former age.
  • Protokol Spectre Pistol Skin: In the distant past, pistols of this kind packed a mean punch.
  • Protokol Vekesk Pistol Skin: Give your pistol some primeval kick.
  • Protokol Tekna Pistol Skin: An ancient look for a reliable pistol.
    • The Protokol Pistols Skins are designed and intended for single pistol Secondaries, to stay true to their historical origins.
  • Proto Voidrig Skin: The metallic substance that makes up this Voidrig casing is of ancient and mysterious origins. It seems to predate the Orokin empire itself.

New Cred Offerings:

  • Styanax Agogean Helmet Blueprint
  • Styanax Synmora Helmet Blueprint
  • Styanax Gerousic Helmet Blueprint

Sytanax’s Alt Helmets will appear periodically throughout Nora’s Mix Vol. 3 in the Cred Offerings.

Nightwave Changes & Fixes:

  • Changed the “The Hunt Is On” Daily Act description to indicate finding Syndicate Medallions while solo. Now reads “Find 0/5 Syndicate Medallions while solo.”
  • Due to an issue that occurred with the introduction of new Nightwave Series, the following Challenges fell out of rotation unintentionally. With Nora’s Mix Vol.3, they have returned!
    • Gatherer - Collect X Resources
    • Swordsman - Complete a Mission with only a Melee Weapon equipped
    • Hands Full - Complete a Mission with only a Primary Weapon equipped  
    • Sidearm - Complete a Mission with only a Secondary Weapon equipped
    • Air It Out - Deploy an Air Support Charge in a Mission  
    • Doppelganger -  Deploy a Specter
    • Patron - Donate to the Leverian
    • Loyalty - Interact with your Kubrow or Kavat
    • Hush - Kill a Kuva Thrall
    • Reclaimed - Clear a personal Lich Influenced Node  
    • No Mercy - Mercy Kill an Enemy
    • The Hunt is On - Find X Syndicate Medallions
    • Friendly Fire - While piloting a hijacked Crewship, destroy 3 enemy fighters      
    • Ancient Obelisk - Activate a Requiem Obelisk on Deimos.
    • Deep Impact - Suspend 5 or more enemies in the air at once with a Heavy Slam Melee Attack  
    • Everything Old is New Again - Complete X Mod Transmutations  
    • Just Visiting - Visit a Featured Dojo    
    • Confiscated - Hijack a Crewship from the enemy
    • Don’t Blow It - Complete X Conduits in Disruption
    • Don't Fear The Reaper - Complete X Kuva Siphon Missions
    • Explorer - Complete X Railjack Missions
    • Forward Thinking - Destroy a Crewship with Forward Artillery
    • Heavy Ordnance - Kill X enemies with an Archgun
    • Now Boarding - Complete X different K-Drive races in Orb Vallis
    • Elite Explorer - Complete X Railjack Missions
    • Nothing but Profit  - Kill the Exploiter Orb
    • Rise of the Machine - Kill X enemies using a Necramech without getting destroyed.
    • Speedster - Finish a Capture mission in less than 90 seconds
    • Walk Without Rhythm - Kill a Tusk Thumper Doma in the Plains of Eidolon
    • Tusk Thumpin - Kill a Tusk Thumper in the Plains of Eidolon
    • Flying High - Defeat the Ropalolyst
    • Confiscated - Hijack a Crewship from the enemy

Update 32.1 (2022-11-02)

  • Fixed Archon Hunts awarding progress towards Sortie Nightwave Acts that are intended only for the (Sortie Specialist and Sortie Expert).

Update 32.0 (2022-09-07)

  • Added a Countdown Timer to the current Nightwave season when 2 weeks are remaining.
  • The Nightwave Series banner now increases scale on hover.
  • Fixed spot loading hitch when ranking up in Nightwave.

Hotfix 31.7.2 (2022-08-17)

  • Fixed spot loading hitch when ranking up in Nightwave.

Hotfix 31.7.1 (2022-07-28)

  • Fixed Clients not receiving progress towards the Fallen Angel Nightwave challenge.

Hotfix 31.6.4 (2022-07-14)

NIGHTWAVE: NORA’S MIX VOL. 2:

Insert Disc 2.

"It's that time again, Dreamers."

While Nora may like change in the System, she’s not one to stop the party when things are going her way. Introducing Nora’s Mix Vol. 2 - Starting Sunday, July 17 @ 8pm ET!

Similar to Vol. 1, Nora’s Mix Vol. 2 will continue our design goals for Nightwave. We still want to add new weekly goals for Tenno to complete, while being able to focus on our 2022 development goals! You can read more about our Nightwave philosophy in our post earlier this year!

Like previous editions of Nightwave, we have included duplicate protection for rewards that you have already unlocked. Identical to Nora’s Mix Vol. 1, Tenno can expect to be compensated with Nora’s Mix Vol. 2 Creds instead of the previous unlocked reward.

New Acts!

We are including 3 new Weekly Acts and 1 new Elite Weekly Act for those returning home. If you know... you know.

New weekly Acts include...

Eternal Guardian
Complete 3 Void Armageddon missions.

High Ground
Complete 3 Void Flood Missions.

Zariman Bounty Hunter
Complete 4 different Bounties in the Zariman.

And for the skillful, an Elite Weekly Act...

Fallen Angel
Defeat 5 Void Angels in the Zariman. *This can be achieved either solo or while in a squad. If your squad defeats the Void Angel, every member will have the Act completed, regardless of if they dealt the final blow.

For any Tenno that have not yet completed Angels of the Zariman, these challenges are hidden to prevent any potential spoilers! We have also removed the Elite Weekly Act ‘Silent Eliminator’ which required you to complete a level 30 Exterminate without triggering alarms.

New Rewards!

A mix of new rewards are coming alongside a hand-picked selection of rewards from previous Nightwave series!

Nightwave Ship Decoration
A mini-decoration of the Nightwave Landing Craft.

Noggle Statue - Nora Night
A small statue of a person larger than life.

Nora Night Glyph Pack
Complete your profile with a pair of Nora Night Glyphs - “Style baby!”

Weapon Augments (stats below are shown at max rank)

  • Critical Precision (Tiberon): Burst Fire Only: Headshots increase Critical Chance by 10% up to 500%. Missing with all shots in a burst removes up to 100% of this bonus Critical Chance.
  • Vile Discharge (Embolist): Damage is accumulated up to 30,000. Use Alt-fire to launch an explosive vile sac dealing and resetting the accumulated damage.

Nightwave Operator Collection
Nora’s got the goods for you lucky Dreamers with this stylish collection of the Nightwave Suit, Sleeves, and Leggings.

Nightwave Earpieces
A fashionable accessory only a Tenno could adorn.

Necramech Statue
Adorn your Orbiter with this decoration representing a Necramech.

The following items have also been added to the Cred Offerings shop:

Nightwave Ornament
A decoration for all you Dreamers out there.

Gyre Automaton Helmet Blueprint
Electrifying style coming in hotter than lighting!

Hotfix 31.6.2 (2022-06-15)

  • Fixed big refreshing delays when opening the Nightwave Challenges screen.

Update 31.6 (2022-06-09)

  • Fixed the “Swatter” (Kill 3 Drones or Ospreys with your Melee Weapon) Nightwave Act not counting other Drones/Ospreys that aren’t Corpus.

Hotfix 31.5.4 (2022-05-02)

  • Fixed a single Mobile Defense Zariman Bounty mission counting as multiple for the Nightwave ‘Protector’ Act challenge.

Update 31.5 (2022-04-27)

  • Changed the ‘Mad Lab’ Nightwave challenge description to clarify how to complete it. As reported here: https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1305299-mad-lab-nightwave-challenge/comment-12484248
  • Fixed Nightwave Menu creating unintended endless mission in Rathuum.
  • Fixed melee ground slams for the ‘Death From Above’ Nightwave Act tracking inconsistently across weapons.
  • Fixed the ‘Rise of the Machine’ Nightwave Act not resetting when Necramech is destroyed.
  • Fixed the ‘Loyalty’ Nightwave Act not rewarding 4,500 Standing when completed.
  • Fixed Client not getting Nightwave Act complete popup after completing the ‘Topping off the Tank’ Act.
  • Fixed only 1 player being able to complete the ‘Mad Lab’ Nightwave Act in a squad.
    • Also fixed this for other Acts that require items to be collected.  
  • Fixed not being rewarded Nightwave Standing after completing an Act until you complete a mission afterwards.
  • Fixed progress not saving for the Nightwave ‘Antiquarian’ Act if you complete missions solo where there are no reward select screens (Capture, Rescue, etc.).
  • Fixed the Nightwave progress UI not disappearing for Clients after making progress or completing the ‘Night and Day’ Act.
  • Fixed Nightwave Challenge Standing appearing to incorrectly doubled in UI on End of Mission screen.
  • Fixed Nightwave Night and Day challenge from not counting residue that was collected and used mid-mission.
  • Fixed Nightwave challenges from not saving mid-mission, sometimes resulting in losing progress on Mission extraction.
  • Fixed standing not being rewarded on completion for the Venus Bounty Hunter Nightwave challenge.
  • Fixed not receiving Duplicate Protection after earning the Chitoid sentinel bundle in Nightwave if you already own it.

Update 31.3 (2022-03-28)

  • Fixed case where you could lose Act progress in Nightwave due to it clearing before getting uploaded to the server.
  • More fixes towards Nightwave Standing appearing doubled in the UI.
  • Fixed the Rise of the Machine Nightwave Act showing as incomplete even after completed when your Necramech is destroyed.

Hotfix 31.2.1 (2022-03-18)

  • Fixed Nightwave Standing not being rewarded when completing the ‘Venus Bounty Hunter’ Act.
    • We are investigating other Acts that may be affected and looking into ways we can track the lost Standing to be recouped via script.
  • Fixed a UI bug where double the amount of Nightwave Standing earned was shown if you ran a mission with a Syndicate Sigil equipped and completed a Nightwave Act. Upon relog the correct value would be properly shown.

Update 31.2 (2022-03-16)

NIGHTWAVE: NORA’S MIX VOL. 1

**NOTE: Nightwave: Nora’s Mix Vol.1 will officially begin later today, so that we can synchronize the start time across all platforms!

***Nightwave: Nora's Mix Vol. 1 will launch tomorrow on all platforms. Full info here: https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1302856-all-platforms-psa-nora%E2%80%99s-mix-volume-1-delay-next-steps-resolved/

We have entered the era of Nora's Mix. Aptly named, Nora has brought with her a mix of unique rewards spanning the old and new. With a fresh selection of Acts, both new and experienced Tenno can earn the new Nora’s Mix Vol. 1 Cred in style.

For this edition of Nora’s Mix, a total of 22 new Daily, Weekly, and Elite Weekly Acts have been added to give you new ways to earn Cred! Complete them to earn never-before-seen Customizations including the new Glacia Syandana, Liset Domestik Drone, and more listed below.

NEW ACTS

Daily Acts:

Liquidation
Sell any item in your Inventory for Credits.

Two for One
Pierce and kill 2 or more enemies in a single Bow shot.

Death from Above
Kill 10 enemies with ground slams.

Swatter
Kill 3 Drones or Ospreys with your Melee Weapon.

Topping Off the Tank
Successfully defend an Excavator without allowing it to run out of power.

The Personal Touch
Place 1 decoration in your Orbiter.

Augmentation
Install an Augment Mod on your Warframe.

A Firm Shake
Shake the hand of a fellow Tenno using the Handshake Emote.

Builder’s Touch
Claim an item from your Foundry.

Medic
Revive a fellow Tenno or a Companion.

Stay on top
Kill 20 enemies using a Necramech while hovering.

Weekly Acts:

Night and Day
Collect 15 Vome or Fass Residue in the Cambion Drift.

Loyalty
Gain 5,000 Standing with any one Syndicate faction.

Mad Lab
Plunder one of Alad V's secret laboratories on Jupiter.

The Old Ways
Complete 1 mission with only a single pistol and a glaive equipped.

Bloodthirsty
Kill 20 enemies in 5 seconds.

Elite Weekly Acts:

Antiquarian
Open one of each era/tier of Relic (Lith, Meso, Neo, Axi).

The Price of Freedom
Free one Captured Solaris using a Granum Crown.

The Many Made Whole
Convert 10 Riven Slivers into a Riven Mod.

Terminated
Destroy 3 Necramech Isolation Vault guardians.

  • Every member of the squad will get progress towards this Act for defeating a Necramech Vault Guardian.

Rise of the Machine
Kill 300 enemies using a Necramech without getting destroyed.

NEW REWARDS

Dual Swords Stavika Skin
One of the very first dual swords designed exclusively for Tenno use, thought to be commissioned by the House of Stavika.

Ivara In Action Glyph
Show off your stealth look with this Glyph for your profile!

Glacia Syandana
Jagged, crystalline spikes crown a shroud of snowy mist in this ice theme syandana.

‘Combat Reload’ Augment Mod for Tigris
On headshot kill, or if 5+ pellets hit the head, increase reload speed by +120% for 3s (at max).

‘Range Advantage’ Augment Mod for Akjagara
+300% damage if no enemies are within 10m (at max).

Liset Domestik Drone
A Tenno engineered cleaning drone designed in the elegant style of the Liset.

Plus a hand-picked selection of rewards from previous Nightwave acts!

  • Wolf Howl Emote
  • Nora Stencil
  • Naberus Ephemera
  • Wolf K-Drive Scrawl
  • Paracyst Zebra Skin
  • Orokin Tea Set
  • Chitoid Sentinel Bundle

And evergreen rewards you know and love:

  • Arcane Grace
  • Weapon + Warframe Slots
  • Kuva
  • Forma Bundles
  • Orokin Catalysts
  • Melee Riven Mod
  • Exilus Weapon Adapter
  • Exilus Warframe Adapter
  • Umbra Forma

Caliban’s Cranion Helmet Blueprint will also appear in the first Cred Offerings rotation once live.

For patrons of Nora’s previous Acts, duplicate protection will be maintained for rewards that you’ve already unlocked. Identical to Nora’s Choice, Tenno can expect to be compensated with Nora’s Mix Vol. 1 Creds instead of the previous unlocked reward!

Read the original Dev Workshop here!

General Nightwave Changes & Fixes:
  • Changed the ‘Sharing is Caring’ Act name to be more accurate to the challenge. It is now ‘Go Viral’.
  • More fixes towards Plains of Eidolon and Orb Vallis specific Acts not tracking properly in their post-New War form.
  • Fixes towards Act progress pop ups overlapping in the UI.

Hotfix 31.1.3 (2022-02-15)

  • Fixed Warframe lingering in the background of the Nightwave windows.

Hotfix 31.0.8 (2022-01-12)

  • Added additional Ranks (max Rank 180) to the current Nightwave Intermission.
  • Caliban’s Cranion Helmet has been added for future Nightwave Cred Offerings rotations - keep an eye out for it!
  • Fixed Nightwave screen no longer auto-scrolling the Ranks to your current Rank spot.

Hotfix 31.0.4 (2021-12-21)

  • Fixed a giant hitch when opening the "Nightwave Acts" screen due to spot-loading all the reward items.

Update 31.0 (2021-12-15)

  • Fixed locked Nightwave Acts showing how-to instructions for completing the Act. Only unlocked Acts will show how-to instructions to avoid spoilers.
  • Fixed Nightwave Act description for Day Trader claiming only 1 win is required when in fact it’s 3.

Hotfix 30.9.4 (2021-11-16)

  • Fixed Nightwave Act “Biohazard” description missing its Heat Damage icon.

Update 30.9 (2021-11-11)

  • Clarified the "Hold Your Breath" Nightwave Act to include “in the Kuva Fortress”, as to alleviate some confusion expressed here: https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1126851-de-please-make-the-kuva-survival-nightwave-explicit/
  • Changed Nightwave 'Cred Offerings' callout on controller to be the top face button (Y on Xbox) instead of clicking the right thumbstick, as it would conflict with the new Tenno Guide hover action.
  • Fixed “Executioner” Nightwave Act progressing from certain non-stealth kills.

Hotfix 30.8.3 (2021-10-18)

  • Fixed multiple Nightwave Acts not properly tracking in Railjack missions.
    • Please note we’re looking at similar issues with other Nightwave Acts.

Update 30.7 (2021-09-08)

  • Reworded the ‘Vault Looter’ Nightwave Act to clarify that it’s for the Dragon Key Vaults, not the Isolation Vaults.
  • Fixed the Transmission Color Pallette and Liset Athari Skin not rewarding Nora’s Choice Creds from Duplicate Protection.
  • Fixed Nightwave Acts being stuck on the screen forever if you change settings.

Hotfix 30.6.1 (2021-08-10)

  • Added the Sevagoth Lucifuge Helmet to the Nightwave Cred Offerings rotation.

Update 30.6 (2021-08-04)

Nightwave: Nora’s Choice

Greetings Dreamers,

It’s time to tune into Nora’s latest program, Nightwave: Nora’s Choice, is coming to all platforms today at 2pm ET!

Nora’s Choice brings back a slew of classic Nightwave Rewards while adding exclusive new items into the mix, like the Ride The Wave Glyph and the mesmerizing Waveform Ephemera.

Take on Daily and Weekly Acts to earn Nora’s Choice Cred that you can redeem for exciting Customizations! Or choose to spend it on an assortment of other items that will give your Arsenal a healthy edge.

General Nightwave Changes
  • Added Harrow Crucis and Yareli Physalia Helmet Blueprints to the Nightwave Store rotation.
  • Corrected the ‘Feed The Beast’ Nightwave Weekly Act to award the proper 4500 Standing.

Update 30.5 (2021-07-06)

  • Updated all of Nora Night’s visemes so it uses all the correct mouth shapes.

Update 30.3 (2021-05-25)

  • Updated Nora Night’s visemes so that it uses all the correct mouth shapes.
  • Fixed Challenges (Achievements, Nightwave) involving mission completion gaining progress when returning to town from an Open Zone mission, or when returning to the Dojo from a Railjack mission.
    • This was allowing certain Challenges (e.g. "Complete a mission with only a sword", "Complete a mission with a Kubrow", etc.) to gain progress just by going in and out of the town gates, or in and out of free flight.

Update 30.2 (2021-05-12)

  • Fixed Credits collected with a Necramech not counting towards Nightwave Daily Acts.
  • Fixed Credits picked up for the first time not counting towards the Saver Nightwave Act.

Hotfix 29.10.4 (2021-03-23)

  • Fixed cases of Duplicate Protection logic not working for some Nightwave Rank up rewards.
    • We’ve also made the tooltip on reward hover more clear that you’ll receive Nightwave Cred as compensation.

Hotfix 29.10.3 (2021-03-23)

  • Fixed some sounds continuing to play when closing Nightwave dioramas quickly after opening.

Update 29.10 (2021-03-19)

  • Fixed broken Nihil fight if the Client player visiting an Orbiter has a Key and initiates the fight. This also fixes being able to bring a squad to the fight.
  • Fixed the following Nightwave acts appearing for those who do not have The War Within completed:
    • Reanimator: Find and pilot a fallen Necramechs on Deimos
    • Ancient Obelisk: Activate a Requiem Obelisk on Deimos
    • Cold Steel: Kill 1000 Enemies on The Steel Path
    • The Path Less Traveled: Complete 5 Steel Path Missions
    • Necralizer: Kill 100 enemies with a Necramech
  • Fixed the Reanimator Nightwave Act not unlocking.
  • Fixed the Kill It With Fire and Bug Out Ride Nightwave Acts not tracking for Host or Clients.
  • Fixed the Ancient Obelisk Nightwave Act not completing for Clients.
  • Fixed a large square appearing around the Episode selection button in the ‘TUNE IN’ Nightwave screen.
  • Fixed cinematics not auto-playing when viewing the Nightwave Series 2: The Emissary recap.
  • Fixed the description for the Vault Looter Nightwave Act saying to unlock Vaults on ‘Derelict’ instead of the intended ‘Deimos’.
  • Fixed Steel Path missions not tracking for the Steel Path Nightwave Acts if the Steel Path is not toggled on in your Star Chart
  • Fixed completing the Feed the Beast Nightwave Act not increasing Nightwave Standing until the player reloads to the ship or relogs.
  • Fixed Nightwave challenges that require you to go back to Cetus, Fortuna, or Necralisk missing UI popups and transmissions while transitioning between open zone and hub.

Update 29.9 (2021-02-23)

  • Removed ability to initiate the Nihil fight from the Oubliette on another player’s Orbiter.
    • This resulted in a crash.

Hotfix 29.8.1 (2021-02-18)

Nightwave Arcane Helmet Clarification:

Nora Night’s latest Cred Offerings include the Arcane Scorpion Helmet Blueprint, a long retired item since Hotfix 13.2.3. This item was actually meant to be a brand new Operator cosmetic, Operator Wolf Hood, but the backend data got a little switched around. The Arcane Scorpion Helmet Blueprint will run it’s store life span, at which time the new Operator Wolf Hood will take its intended place in future rotations.

Nihil Boss Fight Rerun

Are you prepared to face Nihil once again, Tenno?

Nora Night’s Cred Offerings will provide both the Nihil Key and Oubliette required to face off against Nihil. Once you have acquired both, interact with the Oubliette Decoration to fight.

The Nihil Key grants you one fight against Nihil, at which you’ll need to acquire another Key to go again. Nora Night will offer the Nihil Key in her Cred Offerings periodically.

For those who did not originally fight Nihil during Glassmaker, using this Key route will grant you the Vitrica heavy blade. Tenno who have already acquired the Vitrica can enjoy an End of Mission Riven Mod reward!

Look for the Nihil Key in next week's Cred Offerings!

Update 29.8 (2021-02-11)

  • Updated "Death March" Nightwave Act title to "Cold Steel".
  • Fixed Nightwave diorama music not stopping when exiting a Glassmaker diorama before it completes.
  • Fixed dirt disappearing on Gral's Kubrodon Floof when viewed at specific angles in the diorama.
  • Fixed for wrong Nightwave voiceover playing when viewing Episode 4 & 5 Glassmaker dioramas.
  • Fixed missing scroll bar in the Nightwave ‘Tune In’ screen to view all the Acts.
  • Fixed Gral’s Thumper Floof having a [PH] name and description in the Nightwave Cred Offerings.

Update 29.7 (2021-02-01)

Nightwave: Intermission III

We interrupt your regularly scheduled program to bring you Nightwave: Intermission 3!

Intermission III brings new Acts, previous Nightwave rewards including 2 Umbra Forma, new “well-loved” Floofs in Cred Offerings!

Nihil’s Oubliette

Nihil may have been contained, but he is still a threatening presence… as well as the owner of a unique weapon. Players have asked how they may be able to repeat their fight with Nihil and acquire the Vitrica in the future - and the answer is it will all be making a return. Stay tuned for the final plans!

NEW NIGHTWAVE ACTS!


DAILY

Surf's Up!

Kill 20 Enemies while riding a K-Drive

Reanimator

Find and pilot a Fallen Necramech on Deimos

Ancient Obelisk

Activate a Requiem Obelisk on Deimos


WEEKLY

Vault Hunting

Do an Isolation Bounty

Feed the Beast

Feed the Helminth any Resource

Necralizer

Kill 100 enemies with a Necramech


ELITE WEEKLY

Cold Steel

Kill 1000 Enemies on The Steel Path

Resource Scavenger

Collect 20 different type of Resources

The Path Less Traveled

Complete 5 Steel Path Missions


DUPLICATE PROTECTION!

Intermission rewards are sometimes a repeat of the previous Nightwave series, and while newer players might delight in getting some of these new items, we wanted to add a way for it to still be rewarding for returning Dreamers! We accomplish this by giving a 50 Nightwave Intermission Credit reward instead of a previously owned item. This does not apply to items such as Warframe Slots, or consumable items (such as Forma), but rather for owned, unique items such as previous Nightwave Cosmetics.


General Changes:
  • Added Lavos Cordatus, Mag Gauss, Protea Mavv, Protea Telema, and Xaku Kintsu Helmet Blueprints to the Nightwave Store rotation.

It’s no secret that Nightwave: The Glassmaker lasted much longer than we had hoped. As mentioned on Devstream #151, the next Nightwave installment will be dramatically simpler to shift narrative focus to The New War and beyond.

Hotfix 29.6.7 (2021-01-13)

  • Fixed Necramechs not advancing the "Kill enemies with X Element" Nightwave Act.

Hotfix 29.5.7 (2020-12-10)

  • Fixed crash when interacting with the crystal to begin the Nihil boss fight.
  • Fixed losing full Chat functionality after defeating Nihil.

Update 29.5 (2020-11-19)

Changes:
Fixes:

Hotfix 29.3.1 (2020-11-04)

  • Added an additional 30 Nightwave Prestige Ranks (150 max).
    • Our last Nightwave Prestige Rank increase proved to not be enough for those whose retroactive amount put them at the new max. More Ranks for more Crystal Cred!

Hotfix 29.3.0.1 (2020-10-27)

  • Fixed a script error when being hit by a glass shard in the Nightwave boss fight.

Update 29.3 (2020-10-27)

Nightwave The Glassmaker: Episode 5 - The Finale is here!

The time has come, Tenno. After meticulously investigating crime scenes, poring over clues and shattering glass across the Origin System, you’ve tracked the Glassmaker to a pivotal location. A place where the Glassmaker killed thousands, if not millions in an age long past.

More questions await as the latest victim you discover is Orokin, possibly someone who stood against Nihil in the past? Find clues to reveal where the Glassmaker is hiding and shatter his schemes once and for all, Tenno.

Changes
  • Increased the Nightwave Prestige Rank cap by 30 Ranks! This will retroactively place you to the accurate Rank you’ve earned thus far! We know some Tenno have already reached the current Prestige Rank cap. Increasing it allows those Tenno to gain Crystal Cred for the remainder of Nightwave Series 3.

Update 29.1 (2020-09-17)

  • Optimized performance of several user interfaces including the Nightwave screens.

Hotfix 29.0.7 (2020-09-03)

  • Fixed Nora Night Transmission having too much visual noise.

Update 29.0 (2020-08-25)

  • Fixed certain rocks in the Nightwave Series 3: Episode 4 scene having lines on them.

Hotfix 28.3.3 (2020-08-13)

  • Fixed Nora’s transmissions not stopping when skipping the Episode intro cinematic.
  • Fixed more Nightwave Episode 4 text not being localized for some languages.

Update 28.3 (2020-08-12)

  • Fixed the "Venus Miner" Nightwave Act not tracking for Mining done in Deck 12.

Hotfix 28.1.1 (2020-07-09)

  • Fixed some small typos in the Nightwave Episode 3 crime scene.

Update 28.1 (2020-07-08)

  • Fixed not receiving progress for the ‘Ascendant’ Nightwave Act upon completing the Agility Test on Lua.
  • Fixed not being able to complete ‘Just Visiting’ Nightwave Act by visiting a Featured Dojo higher than Ghost.

Hotfix 28.0.7 (2020-06-25)

  • Fixes towards an ability to multiply Nightwave Standing gained by repeatedly going in and out of Fortuna.

Hotfix 28.0.6 (2020-06-24)

  • Fixed cases of Cephalite Fissures not spawning in numerous eligible missions.
    • This was most commonly seen in Plains/Vallis or key-required missions, but was possible elsewhere as well.
  • Fixed Cephalite Resonance not being shared between squadmates in Railjack if the player who collected the Resonance was at the 20 cap.
  • Fixed the Explorer Nightwave Act text not updating progress by always saying ‘Complete 3 Railjack Missions’.

Hotfix 28.0.5 (2020-06-17)

Hotfix 28.0.3 (2020-06-12)

  • We have added respective letter clues to the Episode 2 ID Badge. This is also reflected for the clue in the Weave.
    • Feedback showed that the ID Badge was hard to distinguish for many players, including our color-blind Tenno.
  • The Chat window will now be hidden during Nightwave Episode Crime Scene cinematics.
  • Fixed a functionality loss that could occur when falling off the final platform in the Weave.

Hotfix 28.0.2 (2020-06-11)

  • Fixed a script error when making a choice in the Weave.

Update 28.0 (2020-06-11)

  • Upon falling/jumping off a platform in the Weave, you’ll now be teleported back to the main platform instead of failing the Weave.
    • The non-existent aim-gliding in the Weave was the root of many Weave failures, which is why we have added the teleport. It’s still the Glassmakers game though, so use your time wisely!
  • The amount of Cephalite Resonance to enter the Weave has been cut in half. The requirement is now 5 instead of 10.
  • Your Cephalite Resonance count, as well as the amount required for the Weave, is now displayed upon hover on the Glassmaker crime scene episode selector.
  • Slightly reduced the volume of Cephalite Tears opening/closing.
  • Fixed the ‘Friendly Fire’ Weekly Nightwave Act only awarding 1,000 instead of 4,500 Glassmaker Standing.
  • Upon login, the outstanding 3,500 will be retroactively awarded to those who completed when it lacked the proper Standing reward.
  • Fixed Cephalite enemies having blown out FX if killed with a Fulmin.
  • Fixed parts of the Mod UI being cut in half if you loaded into a Relay/Town with the Nightwave screen open.
  • Fixed the “Elite Explorer” Nightwave Acts not showing progress in description.

Hotfix 27.5.6 (2020-05-26)

  • Fixed cases of Glass Fissures causing spot-loading during stream-in so severe that Clients lose connection.
  • Fixes towards Glass Fissures opening during the Extraction cinematic.
  • Fixed the Confiscated Act of ‘Hijack a Crewship from the enemy’ awarding the Weekly Act amount of Standing instead of the Daily Act Standing amount.
    • This change will be reflected the next time this Act appears. For now you can enjoy this bank error in your favor!

Hotfix 27.5.4 (2020-05-20)

  • Your move speed in Glassmaker Crime Scene #1 now matches the Leverian move speed. Inspect with more haste!
  • Cephalite Resonance is now linkable in Chat which can also reveal the amount in your Inventory.
  • Fixed a script error that could occur if an enemy was Glassed while on a mounted turret.

Hotfix 27.5.3 (2020-05-15)

  • Another potential fix towards Cephalite enemies remaining invulnerable after having their glass destroyed. This case specifically related to the Cephalite enemy being ragdolled.
  • Fixed Cephalite Resonance in Railjack not being shared between all squadmates.
  • Fixed Kuva Larvlings and Silver Grove Specters spawning as Cephalites.
  • Fixed a rare crash when exiting the Nightwave crime scene.
  • Fixed a script error that could occur when a Glassed enemy was ragdolled.

Hotfix 27.5.2 (2020-05-13)

  • Resized the glass FX on Cephalite enemies based on their scale. This also adjusts the Cephalite glass weak point hit box, which if you haven’t figured out already; shoot the glass first 😉
  • Potential fix towards Cephalite enemies remaining invulnerable even when their glass has been destroyed.
  • Swapped the ‘Friendly Fire’ Act to be a Weekly challenge and the ‘Explorer’ Act to be a Daily challenge, as the latter is the easier Railjack Act to complete thus making it a Daily.
  • Fixed the Heavy Ordnance Act not providing a kill count progress.
  • Fixed Titania’s Razorflies contributing toward the Heavy Ordnance Act Arch Gun kill count.
  • Fixed Somachord music playing in the background of Nightwave crime scenes.

Update 27.5.0 (2020-05-12)

Nightwave Act Additions:
  • Added the following Nightwave Acts:
DAILY
  • Gatherer: Collect 100 Resources
  • Deep Impact: Suspend 5 or more enemies in the air at once with a Heavy Slam Melee Attack
  • Friendly Fire: While piloting a hijacked Crewship, destroy 3 enemy Fighters
  • Child at Heart: Play a game of Frame Fighter, Happy Zephyr, or Wyrmius
  • Patron: Donate to the Leverian
  • Doppelganger: Deploy a Specter
  • Swordsman: Complete a Mission with only a Melee Weapon equipped
  • Hands Full: Complete a Mission with only a Primary Weapon equipped
  • Sidearm: Complete a Mission with only a Secondary Weapon equipped
  • No Mercy: Mercy Kill an Enemy
  • Hush: Kill a Kuva Thrall
  • Reclaimed: Clear a personal Kuva Lich Influenced Node
  • Just Visiting: Visit a Featured Dojo
WEEKLY
  • Explorer: Complete 3 Railjack Missions
  • Forward Thinking: Destroy a Crewship with Forward Artillery
  • Flawless: Clear a Railjack Boarding Party without your Warframe taking damage
  • Confiscated: Hijack a Crewship from the enemy
  • Heavy Ordnance: Kill 500 enemies with an Arch Gun
ELITE WEEKLY
  • Grand: Kill The Exploiter Orb
  • Choose Wisely: Kill or Convert a Kuva Lich
  • Elite Explorer: Complete 8 Railjack Missions
  • Machine Interface: Complete a Spy mission with 3 manual console hacks and no alarms
  • Speedster: Finish a Capture mission in less than 90 seconds

Update 27.4 (2020-05-01)

Conclave Mods Converted to PVE

The following Conclave Mods have been converted/balanced to PvE Mods! If you already own these Mods they will automatically be available in your Arsenal. You can still obtain these Mods via Conclave, but will also be added to Nightwave Series 3: Glassmaker Cred Offerings.

  • Warframe PVP to PVE Mods (listed at max Rank):
    • Rumbled (Atlas, Rumblers Augment): Atlas becomes a Rumbler with Rock Armor that can absorb up to 300% of max Health worth of Damage.
      • Please note that this Augment did not convert correctly and we will be fixing it in a near Hotfix!
    • Prism Guard (Mirage, Prism Augment): Prism follows above Mirage. Duration changed to 4s.
    • Purifying Flames (Ember, Fire Blast Augment): Allies hit by the expanding ring of fire will be granted 4s of Status immunity.
    • Power of Three (Ivara, Quiver Augment): Quiver fires three arrows and consumes 20 more Energy.
    • Deceptive Bond (Loki, Decoy Augment): 50% of damage Loki takes is transferred to Decoy, and vice versa.
    • Singularity (Nyx, Absorb Augment): Create a ring every 3s that drags in enemies at 15m/s.
    • Recharge Barrier (Volt, Electric Shield Augment): Allies that pass through have 35% Shields restored.
    • Purging Slash (Excalibur, Slash Dash Augment): Allies in the path of Slash Dash have 4 debuffs removed and 100% Shields restored.
  • Weapon PVP to PVE Mods (listed at max Rank):
    • Ambush Optics (Rubico): -50% Zoom.
    • Brain Storm (Grakata): On Headshot: +100% Ammo Efficiency for 1s.
    • Directed Convergence (Supra): +100% Accuracy when Aiming.
    • Focused Acceleration (Tetra): When Aiming: +80% Projectile Speed.
    • Shrapnel Rounds (Marelok): +200% Multishot, -66% Damage.
    • Skull Shots (Viper): On Headshots: +100% Ammo Efficiency for 2s.
    • Double Tap (Latron): On Hit: 20% Bonus Damage on next Hit for 2s.

Hotfix 27.3.11 (2020-04-09)

  • Fixed issues with localization strings appearing in Nightwave.

Hotfix 27.3.7 (2020-03-31)

  • Fixed a script error when opening the Nightwave screen.

Hotfix 27.1.1 (2020-02-11)

NIGHTWAVE INTERMISSION II TIER EXPANSION

The next Nightwave Series, Glassmaker, is in development! While Glassmaker work continues, Intermission II is reaching (or perhaps has already reached for some) its maximum Prestige Rank 60. In order for those who have prestiged to Rank 60 to have Intermission II Creds to spend in the Cred Offerings store, more Prestige Ranks must be given. Thus we have increased the maximum prestige Ranks to 90!

Update 27.1 (2020-02-04)

  • Fixed Nightwave multi-rank up past 30 displaying incorrect tier numbers and prestige status on the rank up popups.

Hotfix 27.0.11 (2020-01-16)

  • Fixed Kuva Thrall Mercies not counting towards the Executioner Nightwave Challenge.

Hotfix 25.8.2 (2019-10-18) The following Acts for future Nightwaves have been changed based on player feedback:

  • The ‘Polarized’ Act has changed from 3 Forma to 1 Forma.
  • The ‘Grove Guardian’ Act has changed from killing 3 Silver Grove Specters to 1.

Hotfix 25.7.7 (2019-09-26)

  • Change Nightwave Silent Eliminator Act description to clarify that the minimum enemy level must be 30+, not the maximum
    • Previous:
      • Complete an Extermination mission with level 30 or higher enemies without triggering alarms
    • New:
      • Complete an Extermination mission with only level 30 or higher enemies without triggering alarms

Hotfix 25.7.6 (2019-09-18)

  • Fixed Nightwave button appearing dark when accessing menus in Operator mode in the Orbiter.
  • Fixed "Complete X to unlock this Act" showing X as broken code for French.

Hotfix 25.7.4 (2019-09-05)

  • Removed Nightwave tips that were showing incorrectly for certain item previews.
  • Fixed Mirage’s Hall of Mirror clone kills not counting towards ‘kills’ for relevant Challenges/Acts.

Update 25.7 (2019-08-29)

  • In order to avoid spoilers, Nightwave Acts that require completing content tied to Quests will now be locked unless you have completed the related Quest. Locked Acts will point you to the Quest required to complete in order to unlock it. The following Acts will see this change:
    • “Don’t Fear The Reaper”, complete Kuva Siphon Missions, will now require The War Within Quest be completed.
    • “Ascendant”, complete Halls of Ascension on Lua, will now require The Second Dream Quest be completed.
    • “Grove Guardian”, kill Silver Grove Specters, will now require The Silver Grove Quest be completed.
  • Catch-up Acts will now appear once you have less than 3 current-weekly Acts left to complete, as opposed to only appearing once you’ve completed the whole current week.
  • Changed Nightwave Act progress / requirement number format (1500 to 1,500).
  • Fixed overlapping Nightwave UI after viewing an item diorama.
  • Fixed flickering issues with the orange screens in Episode 3 of Nightwave: The Emissary.
  • Fixed broken Nightwave UI when skipping through multiple Episode cinematics.
  • Fixed the Trinity Aura Helmet Blueprint appearing twice in the Nightwave Cred Offerings.
  • Fixed Nora Night’s Transmissions appearing when loading between Nightwave episodes.
  • Fixed the “Watch All” option in The Wolf of Saturn Six only playing the first three dioramas.

Hotfix 25.6.3 (2019-08-14)

  • Changed Zealots to be allied to the level's Faction to prevent them clearing objectives.
  • Fixed Zealots not being allied with Infested.
  • Fixed Zealots not storming players on spawn.
  • Fixed text overlap in some languages when viewing restored Nightwave Acts.

Hotfix 25.6.1 (2019-08-08)

  • Changed the Thumper Nightwave Challenge range being only 50 meters, made it a more generous 200 meters to prevent issues as seen here.

Update 25.5 (2019-07-31)

  • Fixed previous Acts being visually marked as ‘Complete’ if the same Act was complete in Series 1. These Acts were also counting towards the 3 Recovered Acts, which prevented other eligible Recovered Acts if you had 3 of these affected Recovered Acts.

Hotfix 25.4.2 (2019-07-25)

  • Changed the Nightwave ‘Silent Exterminator’ Act to clarify its requirement. It now reads:
    • Complete an Extermination mission with level 30 or higher enemies without triggering alarms.
  • Fixed script error in Sanctuary Researcher Nightwave Act script.

Hotfix 25.4.1 (2019-07-24)

  • Fixes towards Nightwave Act progress sometimes resetting / tracking incorrectly when completing a mission.

Update 25.4 (2019-07-18)

  • Eligibility for the Get Clem & Maroo Ayatan Treasure Hunt missions now resets at 00:00 Monday each week (same as Nightwave) instead of an arbitrary 7-day cooldown from whenever you last completed them. This ensures you have a chance to complete the missions within the weekly refresh of Nightwave.
    • Anyone who ran within the last 7 days will have their cooldown reset 7 days from when they ran it, and future resets will be Monday 00:00.
  • In Tuesday’s Hotfix we released a fix for a Nightwave bug that prevented proper tracking of Acts. This is Part 2 of that fix. Today’s fix retroactively provides missing Nightwave Standing to players affected by the issue we fixed Tuesday.

Hotfix 25.3.3 (2019-07-16)

  • A bug existed in the progress tracking and completion status of 'Recovered' Acts. If a repeat Act appeared, this would cause it to be already-completed immediately when they appear in the UI and prevent players from earning their associated standing reward. We have more fixes coming on this - stay tuned!

Hotfix 25.3.2.1 (2019-07-12)

  • Fixed UI lockup that could occur when viewing Nightwave Rewards and then an Act.

Hotfix 25.3.2 (2019-07-12)

  • Right clicking on Nightwave rewards will now display its preview diorama.
  • Fixed inability to mark Mods dropped from containers in the Void for the "Mark a Resource or Mod" Nightwave Act.
  • Fixed the Glaive Prime Blueprint help text saying it's obtainable from Nightwave Cred Offerings.

Hotfix 25.3.1 (2019-07-08)

  • Updated the Nightwave Act "Transmute 3/3 Mods" to read "Complete 3/3 Transmutations".
  • Fixed crash when returning to the Orbiter after earning Nightwave Affinity.

Update 25.3 (2019-07-06)

NIGHTWAVE SERIES 2: THE EMISSARY

Nora Night’s next broadcast follows the remarkable tale of Arlo. As the story unfolds, you’ll learn more about Arlo and his mission to soothe our deepest wounds.

Earn New Rewards -- An Infested Display of Power

Series 2 brings a brand-new set of Infested-themed rewards to earn! Rise through all 30 Tiers to unlock these limited-time rewards before the Series is over.

Earn unique rewards like:

  • Spore Ephemera (Tier 19): Leave a trail of filth with every footstep.
  • Umbra Forma (Tier 26): Apply the Umbra polarity to any Warframe or Weapon.
  • Protosomid Shoulder Guard (Tier 28): Loathsome tendrils squirm from these hefty
  • Chitoid Sentinel Bundle (Tier 29): Give any Sentinel a flair of Infestation with this pack.
  • Emissary Operator Collection (Tier 30): Become like Arlo's devoted with this Operator cosmetics collection.
  • And so much more!
Cred Offerings

Earn Emissary Creds throughout Series 2 to spend on Nora's Offerings. After you reach Tier 30, prestige back through the Series to earn even more Creds to spend at her shop!

Visit the Nightwave Cred Offerings to acquire the Rewards you want the most, including Nitain Extract, Weapon and Helmet Blueprints, Catalysts, Reactors and rare Aura Mods. Missed out on hunting the Wolf in Series 1? Purchase a Wolf Beacon from Nora with your Emissary Creds! Emissary Creds must be redeemed before the Series is over or sold for Credits, so use them before the frequency is lost.

Nightwave Series 2 Changes

Based on your feedback, Nightwave Series 2 introduces a suite of changes to reduce the time and tension of earning rewards. Some of these went live with Nightwave: Intermission, but let’s refresh our minds:

  • Playing Catch-Up! - We added a way for you to replay missed Acts from previous weeks, in case you have missed them!
  • De-grindification! - Less Weekly and Elite Weekly acts, but still giving the same amount of Standing as you would get from Series 1! In addition, we are looking to front-load Emissary Creds as an earlier reward for participating in the Series!
  • Act Changes! - We have lowered the Time and Wave requirements for some Endless Mission Acts, as well as lowering the cost of Ayatan Statues (this was implemented during Series 1). In addition, we have also removed the ‘with friends’ requirements from all of our Nightwave Acts!
  • New Acts! - Including the most important one... petting your Kubrow or Kavat! We also included some Acts for Kuva missions, Transmuting Mods, K-Drive Races and more!

If you haven't yet, check out our full Dev Workshop on Series 2 Changes: https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1092003-dev-workshop-nightwave-changes-for-series-2/

Fixes
  • Fixed Perfect animal Captures not always giving credit for Nightwave Acts when it should.
  • Fixed Nightwave Act progression in the Orbiter causing UI to additionally count all the previously completed Acts in the ship and adding it to the displayed Standing.

Update 25.2 (2019-06-19)

  • Fixed ‘Everything Old is New Again’ and ‘Loyalty’ Nightwave Acts not awarding Standing.
  • Fixed the ‘Silent Eliminator’ Nightwave Act not failing when an enemy detects you, regardless of alarms. Step your stealth game up!

Hotfix 25.1.2 (2019-06-12)
Nightwave: Intermission is now live on all platforms until July 5th at 11:59 PM ET.

What is Nightwave: Intermission?

Nightwave: Intermission is a 15 Rank evergreen reward Intermission! As we work towards content for Series 2, we wanted to release an interim gap to ensure rewards were accessible! Nora Cred can be acquired and used to purchase Nightwave Offerings during this mini-series. 

Nightwave: Intermission Rank Rewards:

  1. 100 Nora Creds
  2. 2000 Endo
  3. Robotic Slots
  4. 3 Orokin Cells
  5. Gamma Color Picker
  6. 50 Nora Creds
  7. 10K Kuva
  8. Rift Sigil
  9. 3 Forma Bundle
  10. Orokin Reactor
  11. 50 Nora Creds
  12. 10K Kuva
  13. Orokin Catalyst
  14. Aura Forma
  15. EIDOLON EPHEMERA (not exclusive to this rewards table)

Nightwave: Intermission also brings a chunk of our planned Nightwave changes based on great feedback that were posted in the Dev Workshop, with the exception of ‘New Acts’, as we’re saving those for Series 2! The changes going live include:

  1. Playing Catch-Up: Stored, Missed Acts!
    1. When both Weekly and Elite Weekly Acts are completed for a week, a ‘missed’ Act, 3 at a time, from a previous week will be available to play and complete. Once you have completed all ‘missed’ Acts, they will no longer appear, only to be refreshed in the next week’s rotation.
  2. Degrindification!
    1. Reduced to 5 Weekly Acts and 2 Elite Weekly Acts. While there will be less Acts overall, the rewards for these Acts will increase, so you will earn the same amount of Standing as you would in the previous Episode upon completion.
  3. Changes to Existing Acts!
    1. 'With Clanmates / Friends' Act requirements have been removed completely
    2. Increased Nightwave Standing from Weekly Acts from 3k to 4.5k and Elite Weekly Acts from 5k to 7k.
    3. Reduced required Defense Wave Acts from 40 to 20 Waves.
    4. "Kill Profit Taker with Friends" Act is now just "Kill Profit Taker".
    5. Changed 'Complete 5 Sorties' Elite Weekly to 'Complete 3 Sorties'.
    6. Complete any '60 minute Survival' Act reduced to 30 minutes.
    7. Ayatan Socket requirement for Acts lowered from 5 to 3.
    8. ‘10 perfect Conservations’ reduced to ‘6 different perfect Conservations’.
    9. ‘10 Bounties’ reduced to ‘5 different Bounties’.
    10. Increased the Sanctuary Onslaught Acts from 3 rounds to 8 rounds.
    11. Removed the ‘Sortie with Friends’ Act.
    12. The ‘Hold Your Breath’ Act has been changed to ‘Survive over 30 minutes in a Kuva Survival’.
  4. Changed Nightwave Standing for Weekly Acts from 4.5k to 6k and Elite Weekly Acts from 7k to 9k.
    1. This Standing increase is just for Intermission, in order to allow all 15 Ranks to be achievable in the given limited time duration. Nightwave: Season 2 will have the original change.

A note as to why:

As we count the days until TennoCon 2019, it’s evident that our ambitious goals for this year are needing all hands on deck, literally. Meaning that our plan to launch Nightwave Season 2 before TennoCon is going to be tight - and we don't want the downtime to be too long.

Thanks for your patience - Dreamers.

FAQ

Zahnny said:
Ah, so up until Tennocon. Nice. Do we get 15 creds when we perstiege like last time?

Very good question!

There is no Prestige past Rank 15 in Intermission. Intermission is short, sweet, and simply an interim gap.

Series 2 will have Rank Prestige back.

Hotfix 25.1.1 (2019-06-06)

  • Wolf Creds still in your inventory can now be sold for 5K Credits.

Hotfix 24.7.2 (2019-04-17)

  • Changed the Conservationist Nightwave Challenge description to clarify ‘Perfect Animal Captures in Orb Vallis’ instead of ‘Perfect Animal Captures’.

Update 24.7 (2019-04-10)

  • Capped multi purchases for Syndicate stores that use currency other than Standing (e.g. Nightwave) to what can be afforded with currently owned Resources.

Hotfix 24.6.2 (2019-04-05)

  • Fixed a script error when viewing Nightwave Episode dioramas.

Update 24.6 (2019-04-04)

  • All of The Wolf of Saturn Six Nightwave episodes can now be viewed by selecting ‘Tune In’ on the Nightwave screen!
  • Fixed the Hall of Ascension Agility test contributing to Nightwave progress multiple times.
  • (Unlisted) Changed Acts:
    • Animator: reduced requirement from 5 to 3 Ayatan Sculpture.
    • Sortie Expert: reduced requirement from 5 to 3 Sorties.

Hotfix 24.5.8.1 (2019-04-02)

  • Fixed Hive Sabotage missions not counting towards the ‘Cache Hunter’ Nightwave Act.

Hotfix 24.5.7 (2019-03-28)

  • Fixed ability to repeatable collect Convict Standing by Host migrating and re-joining the previous squad, of which we have found a handful of obvious exploiters and will be acting accordingly.
  • Fixed incorrect number of Convicts being displayed in the HUD after a Host migration (would show 1/4 killed when it should've been 0/3).
  • Fixed the Nightwave ‘Vault Looter’ description not specifying Orokin Derelict Vaults.

Hotfix 24.5.6 (2019-03-26)

  • Fixed the ‘Day Trader’ Nightwave Act not being marked complete after meeting the requirements. The appropriate Standing was delivered behind-the-scenes, but the UI neglected to accurately display that. Completing the Index requirements again post Hotfix will correct your UI, but note that the Standing has already been delivered.

Hotfix 24.5.5 (2019-03-25)

Hotdropped Changed

Hotfix 24.5.4 (2019-03-20)

  • Updated the text string of the Nightwave Act ‘Use Forma x/3 times’ to indicate that this cannot be done in the Simulacrum, as it will not count towards the Act.
  • Common Nora Night Transmissions can now be disabled with 'enable hint transmissions' in the Audio Options menu.

Update 24.5 (2019-03-14)

  • Nora Night is back on the airwaves with Series 1, Episode 2: The Wolf of Saturn Six. Tune in now to expand the story!
  • Fixed Nightwave Dailies appearing as progress for Weekly challenge completions.
  • Fixed overlapping UI in the Nightwave Tier Rank up screen.

Hotfix 24.3.1 (2019-02-27)

  • Fixed socketing an Ayatan Sculpture in your Dojo not contributing to its respective Wolf of Saturn Six Challenge.
  • Fixed a text filepath showing on the Nightwave Syndicate End of Mission screen.

Update 24.3 (2019-02-27)

Last updated: Hotfix 29.3.2 (2020-11-05)


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