Warframe's last few updates have been a narrative tour de force through time and space, weaving together disparate threads from the far-flung past of the year 1999 and the fairytale void-dimension of Duviri.
Core to these expansions is the conflict with the Eldritch threat known only as the Indifference. As it comes closer to piercing the veil of our reality and escaping the void, it's up to the Tenno to navigate lost memories -- rediscovering forgotten allies, a peace that was doomed to fail and a path to a star system beyond our own.
Warframe's The Old Peace expansion gives us our first real look at Tau, introduces a frame that follows closely on Oraxia's heels and expands players' arsenals with a familiar Prime Warframe and new Operator abilities.
At this year's TennoCon convention, studio Digital Extremes outlined what's coming in the next year of Warframe, including its next expansion landing in the coming months and the big plans for next year.
Here's everything you need to know about the next chapter of Warframe -- as we once more delve into the past to prepare for future battles.
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Relive past battles in the Tau system as you dive deep to uncover crucial lost knowledge. Digital Extremes
What is Tau? Traveling to Warframe's promised land
For Warframe lore junkies, the upcoming opportunity to actually see the long-teased Tau for the first time is a mind-boggling prospect. This is the star system that the Orokin Empire created the Sentients to colonize. It's the very place that the Zariman Ten Zero was en route to before its accident created the Tenno, the void-powered player characters.
The turbulent rise and fall of the current major factions can be attributed to a greedy superpower wanting to get its paws on the resources in this star system, making it arguably one of the most important set pieces in the Warframe universe. And now we're getting our eyes on it for the first time in the game's 10-year history.
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