With the quest “The War Within” in Warframe, not only a completely new environment but also a new mode will make its way into the game. We give you an overview of what to expect after a discussion with the developers.
Soon, PC players of the free-to-play space shooter Warframe will get their chance – the long-awaited quest “The War Within”, which reveals and advances further aspects of the story, will be released this November. PS4 and Xbox One Tenno will have to wait a little longer. However, according to studio manager Sheldon Carter, everything is being done to release the console build before Christmas.
The developers initially want to reveal little about the specific content of the story. Because in addition to narrative content, new systems and mechanics will also come. For example, a revision of the mission deployments and their rewards, which are directly connected to a yet unexplained system. Nonetheless, the developers introduced us the upcoming new mode “Assault” last Friday, which takes place in a completely new tileset of the Grineer Fortress.
Assault – Sabotage meets mobile defense
Access to this mode is only granted after you have completed a cinematic quest. The Grineer fortress itself is located in the live gameplay shown between Eris and Pluto. The spectacle was presented by community producer & live operations manager Rebecca Ford, better known to players as “Lotus” or “Space-Mom”. In addition to the well-known modes like Survival, Rescue, and Spy, there will also be a special form of sabotage, the already mentioned mode “Assault”.
The Grineer have a settlement in their sights with their long-range artillery near Jupiter. Our task is to sabotage this mini Death Star cannon and redirect it to a hostile target. At the start of the mission, however, our first task is to gain access to the fortress.
This leads to a brief struggle for survival on a bridge open to space on both sides. Ground troops will receive support from their flying colleagues, who are usually only found in Archwing missions.
Once we have survived this little intermezzo, our next task is to locate the deadly cannon. However, once it is found, we have less than 2 minutes to successfully hack three consoles and deactivate the turret.
But those who think: “Okay, goal achieved. Now it should be to the exit,” will be surprised. Because now the fun really begins! Next, we make our way to the command center. Here, we insert three keys from the nearby area into the console so that Lotus can access telemetry and aim the cannon at a Grineer galleon.
While she works in secret, we must protect the console from the approaching hordes of Grineer enemies. Once this part is completed, we move on to the next console to fire the cannon. However, to ensure that our enemies do not simply reactivate their long-range artillery, we make our way back to the command center and destroy the targeting mechanism.
Once this is done, we may fight our way through the remaining Grineer in search of the exit and the end of the mission. Or we can focus on the three sabotage-typical loot chests hidden in the level.
Conclusion
All in all, the “Assault” mode combines elements of both espionage, sabotage, and mobile defense, which create a small, self-contained, round story. This mode will thus represent the longest non-endless mission type in the Warframe universe so far.
With “The War Within”, several graphical improvements like volumetric lighting, fog, various other weather effects, and other optimizations will be introduced, which were clearly noticeable in the presented mission and made the environment appear significantly more threatening and overall atmospheric.
It will be exciting to see what the developers at Digital Extremes have in store for players with the next big story after “The Second Dream”. In at most four weeks, we will know more. What has been seen so far certainly leaves a good impression.
Already read? Warframe: Love at Second Kick.
