Waypoint · The Frontier
Warframe: a first evening on Earth
Two hours: the opening quest, three missions on Earth, and one thing built in the foundry. Ignore everything the game shows you that isn't on this list.
Choose Excalibur, Mag or Volt
The game offers three warframes at the start. Excalibur is the simplest. You will get the others later.
Play the opening quest to the end
It teaches movement and shooting. Practise the bullet jump: crouch, then jump, from a run. Everything else in Warframe is built on it.
Run three missions on Earth with matchmaking on
Other players will join and probably sprint ahead. Follow them and collect everything that glows.
Open the Mods screen once
Mods are cards that make your gear strong. Put the ones you found into your primary weapon. That is enough for tonight.
Start one thing building in the foundry
You will have a blueprint by now. Start it; it takes hours, which is the game telling you to come back tomorrow.
Do not open the market
Not yet. Read the chart entry's toll section first.
Before you go
- Turn cross-play on; it is the difference between a full squad and an empty one.
- The Warframe Wiki is the manual the game forgot to include.
- Ask in the Recruiting chat for a mentor; veterans genuinely like helping.
- Crafting timers are long on purpose. Waiting costs nothing, and linking platforms for cross-save is permanent, so read the page first.
Read the full Warframe chart entry for the bearings, the toll and who it suits.