Empyrean: Update 27

EMPYREAN: TAKE FLIGHT  Update 27 has arrived.  Empyrean has arrived - your journey with your Railjack has just begun. We’re here to answer one simple question for you: “How do I play Empyrean?” If you have completed the ‘RISING TIDE’ Quest, you are ready. If not - squad up with a Railjack-ready Tenno, or begin the Quest yourself. Earth Proxima, Saturn Proxima, and Veil Proxima are destinations your Railjack can access with this Update. Things get harder the further from Earth you stray - prepare yourself and your squad. It will take time to master your Railjack. Empyrean brings the foundations of a new progression system - INTRINSICS, as well as completely new Avionics, Gear, and Resources for you to earn and find. You and your crew will need to stay together to stay alive. This is the beginning of Empyrean. War is coming. Is your Crew ready? The Warframe Team ==== Hello, and thank you for flying with Warframe Empyrean! The following notes are your go-to manual and guide towards the success of your own Railjack experience. We’ve split the Empyrean category of the notes into 2 main sections: PRE-FLIGHT, everything you need to know to arm your vessel for grofit, and IN-FLIGHT OPERATIONS, what you will experience whilst aboard your Railjack. 1. PRE-FLIGHT: If you’ve been following along with the development of Empyrean you’ll know that this ambitious content is highly geared towards the Co-op experience. It is entirely possible Solo, but the difficulty may be overwhelming. Greater Solo support will be coming in 2020 with the Command Intrinsic (explained below under INTRINSICS). Finished “RISING TIDE”? The time has come to breathe life into your dormant Railjack. Enter your Railjack and proceed to the Reliquary located in the aft. From there you’ll initiate a mission to seek the missing piece before you can Take Flight… good luck, Tenno.   RESEARCH The RESEARCH console in your Dry Dock allows access to different ARMAMENTS and COMPONENTS towards your Railjack in your Clan. The Research will be Clan-wide, and players will be able to Fabricate the completed Research for their respective Railjack. *Further clarification: Fabrication requirements are per player, Research requirements are per Clan. The base MK of each COMPONENT, (Shield Array, Engine, Reactor) and ARMAMENT (Nose Turret, Wing Turrets, and Ordnance) are available to Research. Once you have fully Researched the base MK, the next MK is unlocked for Research (with MK 3 being the max). WRECKAGE COMPONENTS and ARMAMENTS can also be found in missions as WRECKAGE items from long-destroyed Railjacks from The Old War. These WRECKAGE parts require Repairs to bring them back to their former glory, which you can either Fund (similar to Foundry) or with the use of a Rush Repair Drone in the CONFIGURE panel to instantly turn it from WRECKAGE to usable gear  (find it in the Market!). Each WRECKAGE part has its own unique set of stats that can be applied, such as Status Effects, increased Fire Rate, etc. If you decide this WRECKAGE part is not needed in your Inventory you can choose to SCRAP it in 2 different ways:

1. SCRAPPING a WRECKAGE item before Repairs grants Dirac, the currency used to upgrade your AVIONICS GRID, or your Avionic themselves (similar to Endo).
2. SCRAPPING a WRECKAGE item after Repairing gives you back your crafting materials you spent to Repair it (Titanium, Carbides, etc).

WRECKAGE parts belong to their respective House -- Lavan, Vidar, and Zetki -- which you will see also referred to in the AVIONICS section. You can have a capacity max of 30 WRECKAGE in your Inventory. Any new WRECKAGE obtained will be automatically scrapped for Dirac, so managing your Inventory and Repairing when able is important! CONFIGURE RAILJACK The CONFIGURE RAILJACK console in your Dry Dock is the home for the guts of your Railjack and for your own personal set of skills as a Tenno. COMPONENTS: Equip your desired Shield Array, Engines, and Reactor to your Railjack! Here is where you can also Repair or SCRAP your WRECKAGE COMPONENTS. Shield Array: Determine your Railjack’s Shield capacity and regeneration rate/decay. Engines: Determine your Railjack’s top speed, acceleration, and handling (turning rate). Reactor: Determine your Railjack’s Avionics Capacity for Avionics, as well as Flux Energy Capacity for Tactical Abilities and Battle Avionics. ARMAMENTS: Equip your desired Nose Turret, Wing Turrets, and Ordnance for your Railjack! Here is where you can also Repair or SCRAP your WRECKAGE ARMAMENTS. Nose Turret: The Railjack Turret solely used by the Pilot. Wing Turrets: The Railjack Turrets that are located on both the port and starboard side of the Railjack, and can be used by non-pilot crew members. Ordnance: Ordnance weapons are more powerful than your Turrets, but are limited by Munitions, to get you out of some hairy situations. AVIONICS: This is where you can really boost your Railjack's core functionality - AVIONICS attribute to your Railjack's overall performance and destructive capabilities! All Players will be provided 3 complimentary Avionics to give them a head start on outfitting their Railjacks: Bulkhead - Increases your Railjack’s Hull! Hyperstrike - Increases all Turret Damage! Hull Weave - Increases your Railjack’s Armor! The AVIONICS screen is split into numerous sections: STATISTICS: Shows the accumulated stats for the Railjack after all the Avionics, Components, and Armaments are installed. BATTLE: Onboard systems, unique to the Railjack. These work like Warframe Abilities, but are Railjack specific. INTEGRATED: Passive stat increased for the Railjacks weapons, shields, and more. TACTICAL: Real time utility Avionics for heated battle decisions. UPGRADING Just like Modding anything in Warframe, Railjack has an Avionics Capacity, which represents the space available to add Avionics. By using Dirac, the currency gained from SCRAPPING or completing Railjack missions, you can Upgrade in AVIONICS for 2 purposes:

1. GRID: The slots which Avionics are placed. Each GRID can be Upgraded with Dirac to a max of 3 times, thus being able to hold stronger Avionics.
2. AVIONICS: Avionics themselves can also be Upgraded by using Dirac. Similar to the Mods you know now: the higher the upgrade, the higher cost to equip it in your GRID.

HOUSES Meet House Lavan, makers of Railjack technology from the Old War. Specializing in engines and shields, House Lavan focused on delivering rock-solid technology at a lower resource cost.  Their components were the backbone of the Orokin fleet but lacked the customization required by elite units. Meet House Vidar, makers of Railjack technology from the Old War. House Vidar were material specialists that made a name for themselves with the shrewd balancing of performance and cost.  The ability of their hull and armor components to withstand extreme elements earned them the loyalty of specialized units. Meet House Zetki, makers of Railjack technology from the Old War. House Zetki's components were considered the best of the best. However, their exorbitant resource and energy requirements meant that only the fleet's most important vessels could be outfitted with Zetki technology. There are different Houses of Railjack COMPONENTS, ARMAMENTS, and AVIONICS (Lavan, Vidar, and Zetki) that offer different strengths and weaknesses, allowing you to further customize your Railjack upgrading experience. Many of the same Avionics exist across the Houses. For example, you will find 3 different versions of the Avionic ‘ANODE CELL’ - a Lavan version, a Vidar version, and a Zetki version. SCRAPPING can also be done to your Avionics for more Dirac. New Railjack Damage & Status Effect Types: Throughout the COMPONENTS, ARMAMENTS, and AVIONICS options you’ll notice new Damage & Status Effect types. These new Damage & Status Effect types are unique to Railjack’s escalated combat space - things get crazy out in space!

• Particle Damage results in a Tear Status Effect:
  • Tears holes into the hull of the enemy ship. Allowing players to deal increased damage.
• Ballistic Damage results in a Concuss Status Effect:
  • Concuss the crew aboard the ship. Enemy has reduced aim and damage.
• Plasma Damage results in a Decompress Status Effect:
  • Puncture holes into the armor/shields of the enemy ship. Decreasing the overall shield/armour value.

• Incendiary Damage results in a Sear Status Effect:
  • Rounds burn through the hull of the ship dealing Damage Over Time.
• Ionic Damage results in a Scramble Status Effect:
  • Temporary disable the enemies flight controls.
• Chem Damage results in a Intoxicate Status Effect:
  • Confuses Enemy pilot. Enemy will target anyone around them.
• Frost Damage results in an Immobilize Status Effect:
  • Ship controls freeze causing the enemy ship to fly forward to a stop.

PAYLOAD: Prepare for your mission at hand by stocking up in the Dry Dock! By consuming specific Resources you can craft the following in advance: Revolite The Omni gear item requires Revolite to carry out repairs on your Railjack as you take damage in battle. Flux Energy Battle and Tactical Avionics use Flux Energy. Dome Charge Dome charges are consumed by Forward Artillery. Munitions Munitions are required to launch Ordnance. These items can also be crafted in your Railjack in the heat of battle as you collect Resources in realtime (explained below under RESOURCE FORGE), so don’t worry if your Resource wallet is a bit dry before you take flight INTRINSICS: This skill point based system is your personal home base for core progression aboard your Railjack! Intrinsics determine how efficient and effective your personal skills are when in flight, from the artillery you can equip, your Railjack maneuvering skills, and much more! Each Intrinsic has a max rank of 10, with each rank granting a better boost towards its respective Intrinsic. As the Intrinsic rank grows, so does the cost at which it requires to be ranked up! Each Intrinsic Point Spent earns you 1,500 Mastery. If you complete 10 ranks in a given Intrinsic, that will be 15,000 Mastery. Months from now, if you complete 10 ranks in every Intrinsic, that will be 60,000 Mastery! Earning: Intrinsics are earned by completing Railjack missions, and by performing actions to aid in the success of the mission: repairs, boarding party combat, etc. Spending: Intrinsics are a general skill currency that can be allocated to whichever Railjack skill you want. These can be boosted when you're back in your Dry Dock or in the Profile Menu screen back in your Orbiter. TACTICAL Increase your focus on the big picture of battle. Improved Tactical skills such as recalling back to the Railjack, powerful Tactical deployment abilities, and more. PILOTING Forge a bond with the vessel. Improved Pilot skills with Railjack maneuvers like Dodge and Drift, asteroid collision damage reduction, and more. GUNNERY Unlock the deadly power of your Arsenal. Improved Gunnery skills towards your Railjack’s weaponry, access to the Archwing Catapult, and more. ENGINEERING Mend the scars of battle and feed the war machine. Improved Engineering skills to bolster battle crafting yields, forge payload items in real time, and more. COMMAND* 2020. In an upcoming Empyrean expansion the Command Intrinsics will be available to increase the efficiency of your on-board Railjack crew. *When the COMMAND Intrinsic launches in 2020, we will also offer a chance to rebalance your Intrinsic skills, thus refunding you all your spent Intrinsics to edit your skills however you please with the addition of COMMAND.  CUSTOMIZATION: Truly the most important and crucial element to a Railjack are the customizations! Here you can choose your Railjacks exterior and interior colors, give it a personalized name fit for battle, slap on a Glyph of your choice, apply a Railjack Skin if you’re a Jar Jar Binks hater, and choose the ‘Wear & Tear’ level! Sticks and stones won’t break Tenno bones but the void of space will judge your fashionframe choices. RAILJACK MISSION REGIONS PROXIMA: EARTH, SATURN, DEEP SPACE.  A new selection of missions in the PROXIMA regions of planets and space have appeared. If you don’t have a Railjack or are wanting to join another crew, you can do so using the “Join a Crew” toggle in the Star Chart. If you want to use your own Railjack, you can “Form a Crew” and host the mission by starting it from Navigation in your Railjack. You can enter your Railjack from the Dry Dock itself, via the Railjack express console at the back of your Orbiter (located just outside the Personal Quarters area), or by accessing the “Board Railjack” option in the Menu from your Orbiter (option to “Return to Orbiter” is also available while on the Railjack!). Change your Warframe's Loadout before taking flight by accessing the Arsenal located within your Railjack, across from the boarding port.  The Arsenal is disabled once you have taken off, so select the best gear for the mission before hand. EARTH PROXIMA: Earth Proxima is the beginning region for Empyrean. It is here where you will experience the tried-and-true Exterminate missions, with the added twist of taking down Points of Interest that offer you additional challenge. You will be able to earn important Avionics and Resources here to grow more powerful. All Affinity Earned will count toward INTRINSIC POINTS, which allow you to progress in your chosen Intrinsics - you can specialize, or be a jack of all trades! The choice is completely up to you. 1) FREE FLIGHT - We recommend starting here. A free-flight mode that allows you to practice flying / boarding / and more. No Affinity is earned here. SOVER STRAIT POSIT CLUSTER MINHAST STATION PHANGHOUL SATELLITES IOTA TEMPLE JEX LANES OGAL CLUSTER KORMS BELT RIAN BELT BENDAR CLUSTER SATURN PROXIMA: Requires RANK 3 INTRINSIC in any Category.  Once you have completed all Earth Proxima nodes, you or a crewmember may have enough Intrinsic Points to unlock SATURN PROXIMA. Here you will find better gear, and missions that have more complexity than just Exterminate. Good Luck! MORDO CLUSTER KASIO'S REST VILA GAP SPIRO GAP NODO GAP LUPAL PASS VAND CLUSTER VEIL PROXIMA: Requires RANK 7 INTRINSIC in any Category.  VEIL PROXIMA is a mysterious region. Only the best will survive it, and what they find will change things forever. RYA FLEXA GIAN POINT RUSE WAR FIELD NSU GRID GANALEN'S GRAVE H-2 CLOUD R-9 CLOUD 2. IN-FLIGHT OPERATIONS While the heat of battle rages on outside the glass of your Railjack, there will be plenty to do inside to maintain not only your Railjack’s survivability, but also your team’s survivability! There are 3 Turrets aboard this Railjack. One in the pilot seat, and two on the port and starboard sides. Each Turret is also equipped with Ordnance for your destruction pleasures. The Railjack has 6 emergency exits that will eject you into space via your Archwing. Towards the top aft of the Railjack holds your Archwing Catapult that Gunnery Intrinsic Rank 3 will be able to access! BOARDING PARTIES Sometimes the fight gets brought to you, Tenno! Incoming enemy Ramsleds will puncture your Railjack with enemies spilling out into your interior for combat. Their job is to inflict as much damage as possible to the Railjack, resulting in continued fires, while also seeking out your crew. Taking out these boarding parties will be crucial to the health of your Railjack! TACTICAL MENU: Prerequisite Tactical Intrinsic Rank 1 The higher your Tactical Intrinsic skill, the more enhanced your Tactical Menu will become! By pressing the default ‘L’ key, your view will shift to aid in you and your squadmates’ realtime actions. Railjack Tactical Abilities Located on the Tactical Menu screen, your chosen Railjack Tactical Avionics that you equipped back in the Dry Dock are accessed here. These Abilities affect the Railjack as a whole, such as Void Cloak, etc. Although these Tactical Abilities do have a cool down, they do not draw from the Railjack Flux Energy pool. Minimap, Squad Stats & Tasks The initial minimap shown represents your own. Pressing the default ‘TAB’ key will shift the view between your squadmates and their minimap location. Here you will also see their vitals, location name, and option to remote drop their respective Warframe Ability! If things are on fire (literally) or your Railjack Flux Energy pool is depleted, you can suggest tasks for squadmates to do, which Cy will graciously instruct them to do. Remote Warframe Abilities The Tactical Menu allows you to remote detonate Warframe Abilities respective to the Warframes in your squad! See your Wukong squadmate being overtaken while aboard an enemy Crewship? Remote drop a Celestial Twin right beside them for backup! These Warframe Ability drops require Flux Energy at the cost of your Railjacks Flux Energy pool - so use wisely! Those with a top tier Tactical Intrinsic rank will see reduced Flux Energy costs and reduced cooldown times. FIRES & HULL BREACHES Upon the Railjack taking Health damage, fires will start to litter the many levels and corners of the Railjack! By equipping the Omni item in your gear wheel that is automatically given to you when you board a Railjack, you can target these fires and extinguish them! If you fail to extinguish all the fires with haste, a Hull Breach will occur! Hull Breaches are represented in the minimap as red flame icons as opposed to normal fires which are orange. A Hull Breach is serious business, and Cy isn’t messing around when he says that critical failure is imminent. Once fires and Hull Breaches have been fully extinguished the Railjacks Health will be restored! If Hull Breaches are not extinguished within the given time on the UI, the mission will fail. The Omni is not infinite, and does require its own ammo, called Revolite. Revolite can be crafted in the PAYLOAD screen back in the Dry Dock, or onboard the Railjack in real time (see RESOURCE FORGE section). RESOURCE FORGE Located in the aft bunker of the Railjack is the Forging Bay! Similar to the PAYLOAD screen in the Dry Dock, you can Forge Revolite, Flux Energy, Dome Charges, and Munitions in real time as the mission progress! Copernics, Cubic Diodes, Carbides, and Pustrels collected throughout the mission are directly attributed to this screen and are eligible for Forging! All Resources earned in Railjack missions that are not spent Forging will be awarded upon a successful End of Mission! NEW RESOURCES Railjack Resources are littered out in that vast starry void of never ending stars! These will be crucial to collect to advance the technology of your Railjack: Isos Aucrux Capacitors Gallos Rods Komms Trachons Bracoid Kesslers Fresnels Titanium Nullstones Asterite NEW REWARDS: Alongside the Resources listed above, new and familiar rewards await you in Railjack missions: WRECKAGE (COMPONENTS AND ARMAMENTS)

• Components and Armaments from The Old War exist as WRECKAGE in the Proxima regions. Find these and Repair them to use them! You can Repair these by contributing Resources, like in the Foundry but done in the Dry Dock, or instantly with a Repair Rush Drone.

AVIONICS (BATTLE, INTEGRATED, TACTICAL)

• AVIONICS are your key to Upgrading your Railjack. Obtain these to increase your offensive, defense, and tactical prowess! These can be upgraded with DIRAC (below). Avionics drop from Railjack enemies in space - destroy them for your Avionics!
• Over 60 Avionics are out there - find them all, Tenno!

RIVEN SLIVER

• Introduced in Update 26: The Old Blood, bring 10 of these to Palladino for a Riven! Limited to 1 Riven per week.

FORMA BLUEPRINT

• Players have often requested an alternate path to obtain Forma Blueprints. Forma Blueprints can be found within the rewards of Railjack!

DIRAC 

• Dirac is a powerful Resource that makes your Avionics and Railjack stronger. Use it to Upgrade your Railjack’s Grid and Avionics!

KUVA CAPTURA SCENES & MORE MYSTERIES WITHIN VEIL PROXIMA The deeper you venture into the unknown, the greater the quality of the reward! And thus concludes our guide to Railjack! We hope you have a safe and pleasant flight! EXCALIBUR ZATO SKIN He who has nothing to lose is truly free. This skin for Excalibur embodies the nomadic, unbowed spirit of those who call every world home. OKU NIKANA SKIN This Nikana skin is an ode to a beautiful life cut short. A signature Nikana skin for Excalibur Zato. EXCALIBUR ZATO COLLECTION Wander the world, beholden to none. The Excalibur Zato bundle includes the Excalibur Zato Skin, Zato Sugatra and the Oku Nikana Skin. EXCALIBUR ZATO ANIMATIONS Both Excalibur Zato’s Agile and Noble Animations are available for purchase in the Market! These animations can be equipped on any Warframe of your choosing. OPERATOR ZATO COLLECTION The System is yours with this Excalibur Zato-inspired cosmetic collection for your Operator. Includes Zato Oculus, Zato Earpiece and Zato Facial Accessory for your Operator. NEW REINFORCEMENTS QUELLOR The Quellor was standard-issue to Dax Railjack crews of the Old War, dating back to the earliest, pre-Sigma craft. A rapid-fire assault rifle with a hefty magazine-size, the Quellor is an all-round workhorse. PENNANT The steel flag of Old War Railjack crews, the Pennant was invaluable in repelling boarders. NEW COSMETICS ZUNDI PISTOL SKIN As no Zundi weapons survive from the Old War, this formidable pistol skin was created to honor them. Stout, distinctive, and intimidating - it is a reminder of times past. SIGMA SERIES SUGATRA A Sugatra that was traditionally clipped to the weapons of Old War Railjack crews. SIGMA SERIES ARMOR BUNDLE The hardened Sigma Series Armor was recognized battle dress for Old War Railjack Warframes. SIGMA SERIES PARAZON SKIN This Parazon model was gifted to the first Warframe Railjack crews. SIGMA SERIES SYANDANA This Syandana was a mark of honor, and part of the battle dress of Warframe Railjack crews. SIGMA SERIES KAVAT ARMOR Old-War-era battle-shell for shipboard mascots, service animals, and attack beasts. EMPYREAN GRAND BUNDLE This massive bundle includes the full Sigma Series cosmetic range: Armor Set, Kavat Armor Set, Syandana, Sugatra and Parazon Skin. Also contains the Zundi Pistol Skin, Quellor Rifle, and Pennant Great Katana. Also includes 3-Day Affinity and Credit Boosters. CABALLERO RAILJACK SKIN Conquer the skies with this noble Railjack Skin. SUNGEM RAILJACK SKIN Swoop in and attack with this streamlined Railjack Skin. NEW MARKET ITEMS DIRAC Consumed to upgrade the Railjack Grid and Avionics. RUSH REPAIR DRONE This single-use item instantly repairs Wreckage in the Dry Dock. LAVAN AVIONICS BUNDLE This Avionics Bundle showcases the House Lavan range of Avionics. ZETKI AVIONICS BUNDLE This Avionics Bundle showcases the House Zetki range of Avionics. VIDAR AVIONICS BUNDLE This Avionics Bundle showcases the House Vidar range of Avionics. ARCH-GUN CHANGES: We have re-balanced Arch-guns in Archwing mode only, held Arch-guns in atmospheric (ground) combat is unaffected. Submersible Archwing now uses your weapons like open world Archwing does.  Arch-Guns in Archwing mode:

• All hitscan Archwing weapons converted to projectile when in space
• Increased fall off range from 200-400 to 300-600
• Increased min fall off damage from 10% to 50%
• Increased projectile speed of the Kuva Ayanga while in space.

Riven Disposition Changes: Christmas has come early! Initially these changes were planned for the release of Ivara Prime, but it has snuck into Empyrean so we’re rolling with it! For those that missed our previous Riven Workshop, this is our first time balancing Dispositions per weapon instead of per weapon family, as this functionality was added with The Old Blood update. PRIMARIES