Warframe Hotfix 44.0.1 Clarifies Entropic Eximus and Archimedea Rules

The first four-group Archimedea modifier selection will apply after the September 28 reset, while Necramech Slot refunds are now being sent through Inbox messages.

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Entropic Eximus enemies surrounded by red energy in a Zariman mission

Warframe Hotfix 44.0.1 focuses on the parts of Iceblade of Narin that needed more explanation after the update launched. Digital Extremes published the hotfix through the official Warframe forums, adding clearer rules for Entropic Eximus enemies, explaining the new Archimedea modifier groups, and fixing several problems across Narin, Hydroid, Riven Mods, and Zariman missions.

Archimedea Personal Modifiers will be divided into four groups, with one modifier from each group selected at the weekly reset. The system is not active for the current week because Iceblade of Narin launched after the modifiers had already been chosen. The first new selection will apply after the reset on September 28, 2026, at Midnight UTC.

Entropic Eximus enemies also received a clearer explanation. Non-melee damage against them is reduced by 90%, while Operator damage is reduced by 75%, and Companions will not target them. Their bubbles block projectiles and prevent Warframe abilities from dealing damage, even when the player is inside the bubble. Melee attacks using the Iceblade of Narin buff from Neote on Yuvan’s Peak, along with Tauron strikes, can break the bubble.

The hotfix also confirms that the Necramech Slot refund script has completed. Players should receive any Platinum spent on those slots through an Inbox message. Other player-facing changes include a doubled Narin Blueprint weighting in Zariman Exterminate and Mobile Defense missions, corrected Hydroid and Hydroid Prime values, and fixes for broken Riven traits and related Kuva refunds.

Hotfix 44.0.1 follows Warframe Update 44, which introduced Yuvan’s Peak, Narin, Entropic Eximus enemies, and Riven Trait Locking.

Warframe Hotfix 44.0.1 Patch Notes

The notes below cover the new Archimedea modifier structure, Entropic Eximus behavior, reward scripts, Narin and Hydroid changes, equipment fixes, performance work, cosmetic corrections, and crash prevention.

Archimedea Personal Modifier Groups

This is a new system in Personal Modifier generation for Temporal and Deep Archimedea that was missed in our original patch notes. There are some weeks that can almost feel excessively punishing depending on which Personal Modifiers you receive. To avoid cases of this happening in the future, Personal Modifiers have been separated into four different Groups.

Each week on reset, one Modifier from each Group will be randomly selected to help avoid overly difficult combinations. Due to Archimedea Modifiers being selected at the beginning of the week and Iceblade of Narin launching on a Wednesday, this is not currently live. The first installment of this updated system will apply to Personal Modifiers after the upcoming weekly reset on September 28, 2026 at Midnight UTC.

Group One

Ability Overload
Dropped Guard
Dull Blades
Framecurse Syndrome
Hypersensitive
Knifestep Syndrome
Low Yield
Secondary Wounds
Undersupplied

Group Two

Abbreviated Abilities
Channeled Greed
Constricted
Energy Exhaustion
Powerless
Shortened Reach

Group Three

Ammo Deficit
Gear Embargo
No Pets Allowed
Transference Distortion

Group Four

Anemic Shields
Fractured Armor
Infected Wounds
Lethargic Shields
Permanent Injury
Untreatable

Entropic Eximus Clarifications

With the introduction of our new Entropic Eximus units, we kept our initial patch note description intentionally vague to encourage players to discover the best ways to take them down. An unintended result was player confusion about some of the mechanics and we apologize for any frustration this decision caused.

Entropic Eximus have a resistance to non-melee attacks, forcing you to get in close and use your melee weapon. Breaking the bubble will enable abilities to target the Eximus, but will not change the Eximus’s damage resistance.

Damage from non-melee sources is reduced by 90%.
- For Operators, damage is instead reduced by 75%.
Companions do not target Entropic Eximus

Entropic Eximus bubbles prevent projectiles from entering, and prevent Warframe abilities from dealing damage to the Entropic Eximus, from both inside and outside the bubble. The bubble can be broken two ways.

Dealing melee damage with the Iceblade of Narin buff from Neote on Yuvan Peak will break the bubble if either the bubble or the Entropic Eximus is struck.
Tauron strikes will break the bubble upon contact.

Necramech Slot Refund Script

As mentioned in the Iceblade of Narin update notes, we have removed the need for Necramech Slots. The script refunding purchases Necramech Slots has completed, and players should see any Platinum spent on these slots returned to them via inbox message.

Changes

Doubled the weighting of Narin’s Blueprint in Zariman Exterminate and Mobile Defense missions following community feedback.
- Exterminate and Mobile Defense missions are usually not the source of Warframe Blueprints, so we have increased the drop rate to be more forgiving.
Narin can now walk on water during Nurinarim!
Updated Hydroid and Hydroid Prime’s stats to properly swap Health and Shield values in order to help him make the most out of the armor gained from Plunder.
- Iceblade of Narin accidentally swapped his Armor and Shield values, instead of the Health and Shield values as suggested by the community.
- Hydroid Prime
  - Health: 650
  - Shields: 370
  - Armor: 290
- Hydroid
  - Health: 365
  - Shields: 270
  - Armor: 240
Citrine Prime’s shoulder details now dissolve when aiming down sights.
Removed the hit SFX on Entropic Eximus shields as it was being played squad-wide. This is a temporary change until we can fix the issue.

Top Fixes

Fixed an elevator exploit resulting in ever-increasing Eximus spawn counts in Zariman Ten Zero missions.
Fixed being unable to destroy Corrupted Nullifier bubbles by shooting the bubble itself.
Fixed longer transmission SFX being cut off early.
Fixed Citrine Prime’s shoulder armor offsets being upside down.
Fixed the Mausolon, Morgha, and Cortege’s Alt Fires not charging.
Fixed the Dorrclave’s unique trait not functioning properly.
Fixed certain metals appearing flat when tinted black following our Metal Shader changes, notably on the Frost Harka and Kullervo Apostate skins.
- This change also restored the ability to create pitch black materials on Voidshell skins.
- Also fixed some cases of golden Decorations being too yellow following our metal shader changes. Given the variety of decorations in the game, many still remain affected, so we’ll be keeping an eye out for reports as we continue to work to address this issue.
Fixed the Neo K10 Relic having the Gyre Systems instead of the Gyre Prime Systems.
- Replacement Script We’ll be replacing all claimed Gyre Systems with the correct Gyre Prime Systems via a script later this week. We’ll update this thread with more information once it is complete.
Fixed cases of players getting both positive and negative values of all rolled Traits when cycling an unlocked Riven.
- Also fixed rare cases of players being able to roll a positive and negative value of the same trait.
- Riven Mod Fixing This was patched live yesterday, September 23, at around 12pm ET, but some players may have chosen the Riven with the broken stats. For those Riven Mods with a) multiple negative traits or b) a trait that has both a positive and a negative, the incorrect negative traits will be removed in a future hotfix.
- Kuva Refund Script Players who cycled a Riven and were presented a broken Riven will have their Kuva refunded via a script, regardless if the broken Riven was chosen. We will update this thread with more information once it is run!
Fixed Narin being able to equip a Heavy Weapon while Nurinarim is active.

Performance Issues

Fixed Clients experiencing a large spotload after travelling from the Yuvan Peak to the Chrysalith.
Fixed performance issues related to Narin.
Fixed performance issues sometimes leading to a crash in Yuvan Peak when someone attempts to pull Narin’s Iceblade.
Fixed performance issues caused by Aksondol’s reload when using Mirage with Hall of Mirrors active.

Mission and Equipment Fixes

Fixed the Mobile Defense terminal having a misaligned interaction prompt if it spawned in the new Melica’s Laboratory tile in the Zariman Ten Zero.
Fixed Ivara being able to control her Primary Weapon like a Glaive due to an interaction between Navigator and Wrathful Advance.
Fixed missing vortex SFX in the Ryoku fight in Scoria’s Angel missions.
Fixed the cold mist from Aksonol’s reload incorrectly triggering Secondary Enervate.

Cosmetic Fixes

Fixes towards GI lighting over-emphasizing Operator/Drifter pores.
Fixed Citrine Prime losing her shoulder piece, skirt, and other prime attachments after equipping the Aphrodita Helmet or a TennoGen helmet.
- While we are fixing this bug, we will be turning these attachments into an Auxiliary attachment in a future update.
Fixed tint colors not applying to the crystal reflections on the Spinele Prime Operator/Drifter accessories.
Fixes towards cloth physics issues on Narin’s skirt.
Fixed the Gothica Signa’s cloth not being tattered.

Miscellaneous Fixes

Fixed attempting to pull out Narin’s Iceblade while in motion resulting in the animation being misaligned.
- Also fixed missing SFX when attempting to pull out Narin’s Iceblade.
- Also fixed cases of the VFX being misaligned.
Fixed a broken icon and filepath appearing in Cephalon Melica’s vendor screen on the Yuvan Peak.
Fixed cases of emoting next to Narin’s Iceblade causing players to fall through the map.
Fixed gifting multiple Relic Packs resulting in each pack containing the same Relics.
- If you were affected by this issue, as the gifter, we ask that you submit a support ticket for further assistance.
Fixed various map holes and texture seams in The War Within map.
Fixed minor skybox lighting issues in the remastered The War Within map.
Fixed missing SFX when unlocking a Riven Trait and made various minor polish changes to this screen.
Fixed a player dying after an attempted but failed revive causing their death message to incorrectly state that they were revived.
Fixed missing information in Narin’s market blueprint description.
Fixed minor polish issues in Narin’s diorama.
Fixed additional cases of Warframes that were released prior to Oraxia not using colorful status icons for their stats in menus.
Fixed a minor typo on the update screen that Gary was unfairly blamed for. Sorry Gary!
Fixed a minor grammatical error in the Iceblade Blessing description.
Fixed cases text not being localized or placeholder descriptions being used on non-English Clients, notably in Narin’s market blueprint description and in Melica’s Vendor screen.
Fixed various script errors related to Narin’s Neote, Hakchum, and Naraemagi.
Fixed a script error caused by Commandeered Ember’s Inferno ability in The Perita Rebellion missions.
Fixed a script error related to Banshee’s Sound Quake.
Fixed a script error related to Banshee’s Sonic Boom.
Fixed a script error related to Temporal Archimedea modifiers.
Fixed an audio crash happening during sound driver reset.
Fixed a crash that could occur when returning from alt tabbing after making a purchase on Steam.

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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