TENNO ARCHIVES — UPDATE 1999
Warframe 1999 Update: Proto-Frames, Höllvania & Infested Liches Guide
Tenno, the Origin System is no longer your only battlefield. Update 1999 transports you to an alternate-reality Höllvania on the eve of Y2K—a world where Warframes are human, the Infestation is just beginning, and a boyband leads the resistance. This archive documents everything.
Guide Content — Warframe
1999 Bounty Map: All mission nodes, optimal farming routes, and resource drop locations.
Source: Official Game Wiki / Strategy Guide | © Game Publisher
New Warframe Builds: Complete ability breakdowns, mod configurations, and Helminth synergies.
Source: Official Game Wiki / Strategy Guide | © Game Publisher
Arcanes Tier List: Best arcanes ranked for Eidolons, Steel Path, and Archon Hunts.
Source: Official Game Wiki / Strategy Guide | © Game Publisher
I. The Höllvania Setting
Set in an alternate 1999, Höllvania is a city under siege by the Techrot—a precursor to the Infestation we know. The aesthetic is grunge, CRT monitors, and dial-up internet. You play as Arthur, a proto-Excalibur, alongside a crew of human-form Warframes known as The Hex.
The Hex (Proto-Frames)
- Arthur (Proto-Excalibur): Balanced all-rounder with Exalted Blade.
- Aoi (Proto-Mag): Magnetic control specialist, shield-based defense.
- Lettie (Proto-Trinity): Combat medic, team sustain.
- Amir (Proto-Volt): Speed-focused, electric attacks.
- Quincy (Proto-Cyte-09): Sniper, long-range precision.
- Eleanor (Proto-Nyx): Mind control, psychic disruption.
II. Infested Liches (Technocyte Coda)
The 1999 update introduces a new adversary system. Infested Liches—called Technocyte Coda—are personalized nemeses that hunt you across Höllvania.
- Creation: Use a Technocyte Injector on specific mission nodes to spawn a larval Lich.
- Progression: The Lich grows stronger as you defeat its thralls. It steals resources from your missions until you confront it.
- Requiem System: Same as Kuva Liches—discover the correct Requiem sequence through thrall murmurs.
- Vanquish or Convert: Vanquish for the Technocyte weapon, or convert to have it fight alongside you.
III. Key Rewards & Farm Priority
| Priority | Item | Source | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AX-52 | Quest reward | New assault rifle with highest crit chance in class (38%) |
| 2 | Technocyte Weapons | Lich vanquish | Infested variants with innate toxin/viral procs |
| 3 | Proto-Skins | Market/Platinum | Human-form skins for base frames |
| 4 | Vesper 77 | Bounty rewards | Pocket sniper sidearm with infinite punch-through |
"We are the Hex. We are the resistance. And we're not going down without a fight."