Warframe Hotfix 43.5.3 Notes Cap Surge Eximus Range at 50m

The Amir's Shockwave hotfix also addresses Amp input problems, shader-cache crashes, and several Surge Eximus bugs.

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Digital Extremes published the notes for Warframe: Amir’s Shockwave Hotfix 43.5.3 on August 18, 2026. The small hotfix focuses on Surge Eximus behavior, Amp input problems, sound settings, and crash prevention. The complete changelog is available through the official Warframe forums.

The biggest combat adjustment gives the Surge Eximus electricity ability a maximum casting range of 50 meters. The ability also receives fixes for interactions with Banshee’s Silence, invisible players, and damage ticks. Its total electric-shock damage remains unchanged.

Players using the Tempera Amp Skin should also note that the fix currently applies to Drifter Amps. Operators can still encounter the Alt-Fire problem, and Digital Extremes recommends using another Amp skin until that issue is resolved.

Warframe: Amir’s Shockwave Hotfix 43.5.3 Patch Notes

This changelog covers audio behavior in the Backrooms, the Athodai Prime description, corrupt shader caches, Surge Eximus abilities, Amp input handling, and several smaller fixes across Warframe.

Changes

Nightwave Radio now plays from the Nightwave console in the Backrooms if the Nora Night Volume slider is not set to zero.
Updated the description of Athodai Prime’s unique trait Overdrive to specify it triggers on weakpoint kills (previously said headshot).
Ally Gemini Skin voice lines are now affected by the Enemy & Ally Combat Volume slider in the Advanced Sound Effects Mixer.
Improved handling of corrupt shader caches, which could result in crashing.

Surge Eximus Changes & Fixes

Surge Eximus’ electricity ability now has a maximum casting range of 50m.
Fixed additional cases of Surge Eximus units causing Clients to crash in Uranus Proxima and Deep Mines missions.
Fixed the Surge Eximus’ electricity ability not being affected by Banshee’s Silence.
Fixed the Surge Eximus’ electricity ability dealing damage across two ticks instead of one.
- The actual damage output from the electric shocks is unchanged.
Fixed Surge Eximus being able to target invisible players.

Top Fixes

Fixed Tempera Amp Skin causing Drifter Amps with an Alt-Fire to sometimes not respond to Alt-Fire inputs or the Fire Manual Trigger Weapons Continuously toggle.
- Also fixed misaligned VFX when firing.
- Known Issue: This issue persists for Operators with the Tempera Amp Skin equipped. We recommend using a different Amp skin for the time being if you are affected.
Fixed Hildryn being able to stack Void Relic opening Ability Strength buffs if it was triggered while she was in Aegis Storm.
Fixed the Vectis (Prime) not having a fully reloaded magazine after exiting Incarnon Form.

Fixes

Fixed being able to drag tints into a Signa’s X and Y axis setting in the Appearance menu.
Fixed metallic elements in the Backrooms appearing black for systems with low graphics settings.
Fixed various minor decoration issues in Höllvandeim, including a poster not displaying properly, and Lettie’s seat missing her lumbar support pillow.
Fixed being unable to place Dojo Decorations in the portal’s dissolve range of the Courtier’s Bliss and Harbinger’s Pass Dojo Rooms.
Fixed Kubrows and Kavats having a duplicate listing of their default fur pattern.
Fixed a crash when interacting with the KIM system.

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Warframe situates players as members of the Tenno race, newly awoken after years of cryo-sleep into a solar system at war. Reborn into a corrupt era, the Tenno are sought by the oppressive Grineer Empire for annihilation. Warframe armor is the key to overthrowing the Grineer by providing players with unique offensive and defensive powers to explore, upgrade and master during purpose-driven radical raids.

Genre Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Perspective Third person
Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Release March 25, 2013
Publisher Digital Extremes
Age Rating