MOB Warframe: 1999: Hotfix #3

Happy Monday, Tenno! Back at it with another Hotfix to address your weekend reports and more. 
 

Changes: 

• Made the following changes to the Techrot Babau and Scaldra Dedicant to address player feedback on how difficult they were to defeat (especially on the Steel Path):
  • Reduced the Health of the Scaldra Dedicant by half. 
    • In light of the reduction, we’ve also given the unit some resistances to staggers/stuns so that in its new weaker state it can still fight back. 
  • Reduced the Health and Shields of the Techrot Babau by 25%. 
    • Known issue: Steel Path difficulty modifiers are applying twice on the Techrot Babau in Faceoff missions. We’ll have this fixed in the next Hotfix! 
• In addition to Höllvania and Open Landscape missions, we’ve made the decision to allow Atomicycles to be summoned and used in ALL missions (with the exception of Archwing missions). 
  • As mentioned in our PSA from earlier today, this was a bug that we decided not to fix and instead make a feature. There are a few things to note though: 
    • We have fixed the significant spotloading that would occur when summoning the Atomicycle in regular missions. Please note that the normal mission Atomicycle will be the default bike. 1999 missions will retain any customizations you have equipped.  
    • This leniency does not apply to other traversal vehicles —  Atomicycle only!
    • We have removed the Atomicycle summon from Archwing missions —  they can’t fly, sorry!
    • Any gamebreaking issues that we come across will be addressed as well.
• Added 1 more eligible gift option per Protoframe that’ll increase your Chemistry with them! 
  • If you missed the detail in the Update 38 patch notes, only certain gifts will increase Chemistry for each Protoframe. After being bombarded with a variety of gifts since Warframe: 1999’s release, it appears they’ve all grown fond of an additional item in DIRECTGIFTZ’ offerings. 
  • Previous gifts of these newly-liked items will not increase your Chem retroactively!
• Improved the enemy spawning logic during Exterminate objectives in Faceoff missions.
• Improved Open Landscape public matchmaking, giving players a better chance to find and join other squads. 
• Gemini Skin voice lines can now be adjusted via the “Transmissions Volume” slider in the Audio settings. 
  • We are still looking to add an independent slider for Gemini Skins in a future Cert update, but for now we wanted to give you at least some control over the volume of your own and others Gemini Skins. 
• Turned down the volume on the Techrot enemy death vocals. 
• Made some improvements to Operator/Drifter eye, eyelid, and face animations while customizing them. 
• Also fixed the camera aggressively zooming into the Operator/Drifter’s face when customizing their head. 
• Made a certain truck animation in The Hex Quest (you know the one wink) more obvious to make it clear that you need to interact with it. 
  • Also made fixes towards being auto-vaulted onto the truck upon approaching it. 
• Made updates to the Efervon Tank death VFX. 

Fixes: 

• Fixed Cyte-09’s Resupply Extra Damage bonuses not scaling with Ability Strength. 
  • Also fixed some unexpected issues with certain weapons occurring when spamming the ability. We’ve added a very small (0.35 second) cooldown to help prevent these oddities. 
  • Also fixed its ability preview video showing binding callouts. 
• Fixed Nyx’s Mind Control lasting half the Duration shown in the Arsenal UI. 
  • The UI showed the modded values, but they were not properly applying in-game. 
• Fixed case where the H-09 Efervon Tank fight could not be progressed after dealing damage to its vents. 
• Fixed the Scaldra TI-92 being able to be marked/highlighted by Ash’s Blade Storm while it is moving.
  • This allowed all enemies riding the vehicle to be auto-targeted and damaged. Worth noting that the enemy manning the turret on the top is intended to be immune to abilities (as it causes issues with the AI ceasing to function) and will not be eligible to be marked. 
• Fixed issue where Look-Link could allow you to equip Gemini Skin features (tactical gear and Protoframe voices) onto non-Gemini Skin Warframes. 
  • While we understand this bug resulted in Fashionframe opportunities, it contradicts what the Gemini Skins represent with their unique Voice lines. Additionally, the cascade of work needed to align the tactical gear on every skin variant is not feasible for this feature. Sorry Tenno!
• Fixed Nova dealing self-damage when attempting to extract from Open Landscape while riding Atomicycle while Null Star is active with the Neuron Star Augment. 
• Fixed issue in the first stage of the Duviri Paradox Quest that enabled the Melee attack binding on Drifter, which prevented the Sirocco from being able to shoot (ultimately halting Quest progress). 
• Fixed Rivens that give weapons negative Puncture Damage causing Melee Doughty’s Critical Multiplier to increase beyond intended amounts. 
• Fixed case where Eximus Moas could spawn in a state where they could only be damaged by radial effects. Legends of Invulnerable Moas have spread far and wide, but now they’ve finally been vanquished —  we hope!
• Fixed Emergency Transponders and Thermian RPGs from Phase 1 of the H-09 Efervon Tank Assassination mission lingering after entering the arena. 
• Fixed the Scaldra Eradicators leaving behind permanent Gas Status Effects/clouds in the level, leading to potential performance issues. 
• Fixed being able to complete more than one conversation a day per Protoframe. 
  • We hotdropped this fix yesterday after realizing that the fix that went out in Hotfix 38.0.2 to correct erroneous reset dates/times ended up allowing for more than one conversation after the daily reset on Dec 15th. Moving forward conversations will properly reset at 0:00 UTC. 
• Fixed the Rank 2 to 3 transmission playing after each conversation / Gift sent to Protoframe. 
• Fixed Arthur and Lettie’s profiles incorrectly indicating that you’ve been flirty with them, when you are in fact, not.
• Fixed being able to send a Birthday message to Lettie from the 1999 Calendar more than once, allowing you to earn more than the intended Chemistry per Birthday interaction. 
• Fixed instances where Hex Treasures could spawn inside of the Höllvania tile, making them impossible to collect. 
• Fixed Hex Treasures not counting towards “The Hunt is On” Nightwave Act. 
• Fixed getting stuck on a white screen during The Hex Quest intro if playing on a low spec machine. 
• Fixed Hound Weapons missing their stats in the Arsenal UI. 
• Fixed players who have not completed The Hex Quest being able to enter Squad vs. Squad lobbies from invite. 
• Fixed case where baby Beast Companions could get scaled up to the size of an adult. 
• Fixed the Operator/Drifter Ceno and Zauba Skirts ballooning out awkwardly. 
• Fixed the Liset Landing Craft being angled weirdly in the Junction levels, causing it to clip through the extraction area.
• Fixed collision missing on a map element in the final sequence of The Hex Quest. 
• Fixed the "Change Loadout" screen opening when jumping around certain spots in the Höllvania Central Mall. 
• Fixed squad icon in the Faceoff lobby overlapping with the players platform icon.
• Fixed Scaldra Barbican’s weapon fire VFX being misaligned. 
• Fixed filepath showing up for the Höllvania Bounty Board in the map legend. 
• Fixed a typo in the Neon Nights Livery’s description. 
• Fixed PH tag appearing in Ergo Glast’s Tenet Weapon Merchandise screen. 
• Fixed PH tag appearing in the Broadened Horizons Hex Override description in the HUD buff list.  
• More fixes towards a PH tag in the “Reset Decorations” confirmation pop-up.
• Fixed several holes in the map that players could fall out of during The Hex Quest. 
• Fixed notification/squad overlay UI elements appearing in moments of The Hex Quest where it shouldn’t be.
• Fixed gaps and floating mesh issues in the Höllvania tileset. 
• Fixed broken lighting in the Drifter Camp Captura Scene. 
• Fixed a crash with the Summoner’s Wrath Aura Mod. 
• Fixed crash in certain stages of The Hex Quest related to Protoframe abilities. 
• Fixed script error in Höllvania Exterminate missions. 
• Fixed several script errors with Vulpaphyla’s Viral Quills Precept. 
• Fixed script error with the Techrot Babau. 
• Fixed script error with Nyx’s Mind Control ability. 
• Fixed script error with Excalibur’s Slash Dash and Exalted Blade abilities.
• Fixed multiple script errors in the KIM system.
• Fixed script error when Void Angel impales player while using Transference. 
• Fixed multiple script errors in Faceoff missions. 
• Fixed script error in the Höllvania streaming tunnel. 
• Fixed script error caused by attempting to start the Angels of the Zariman Quest from the Höllvania Central Mall. 
  • Known Issue: A variety of Quests are not able to be started from the Mall due to function loss. The Angels of the Zariman is part of that list. We're investigating to see if we can add support for these Quests from this area in the future, but on a case-by-case basis. 

For list of known issues for Warframe: 1999 that require future code changes and cannot be addressed in a Hotfix, visit our dedicated thread: https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1425572-known-issues-warframe-1999/