Warframe 1999 Update Is Live

Warframes are cool, but they do not compare to the crazy stuff that was happening at the turn of the century.

While the real world was busy with Britney Spears, the Millenium Bug panic, and dreaming of a new century to usher in an era of world peace, Warframe: 1999 goes in more fun directions.

In the new expansion that was made available today, you play the role of the Hex: a group of six people who have turned into Protoframes.

Höllvania has succumbed to a wild infection that sometimes feels like a much-improved execution of Devil May Cry 2‘s concept, and your job is to beat back the infected.

For those with a big heart, the Warframe: 1999 expansion also lets you romance any of the Hex members, so pick your favorite.

To help accommodate the story-driven mechanics, The Hex quest line added in Warframe: 1999 is a solo-only affair.

Answer Me, 1999

The commitment to the vibe is one of the more endearing parts of Warframe: 1999.

To help you fit into the 1999 aura, the expansion adds some weapons that are a far cry from the futuristic vibes of Warframe.

Yes, the protoframes in Warframe: 1999 are rocking up to the fight with none other than the Kalashnikov assault rifle.

It is only fitting that a proto-futuristic setting incorporates it as a major weapon, as the odds are people will still be fighting wars with this thing in 100 years.

Besides that, the developers have also included a banging soundtrack from a fictional boy band called On-Lyne.

The songs Part of Your Lifetime and The Great Despair are so authentically Y2K trash (in the best way possible) that it prompted a search to make sure this was not a real band in disguise.

If you are in it primarily for the lore, it is highly recommended to put some minutes aside to read the Warframe: 1999 webcomic that is available on the game’s site.

The work by Cam Rogers and TBG Karu has a cool, endearing art style and a story that helps set the tone of the interactions between members of The Hex.

You can play without reading it, but the experience is just not the same, so go show the artists some love.