- Mission objective
- Transmissions will appear on the left and right sides of the screen.
- Lotus will contact you periodically throughout the mission to give you mission objectives or updates.
- Transmissions can be used by other characters to provide guidance, exposition, or threats.
- Minimap can be found in the top-left corner of the screen.
- The minimap will help you navigate the level by marking Objectives and Targets.
- Enemies are displayed as red triangles, Allies are displayed as blue dots, and other Tenno will be displayed as the Warframe they are using.
- Fullscreen map can be opened by pressing the M key (default).
- Fullscreen map can be set as the default setting in Options > Interface > Prefer Overlay Map
- Free-roam locations like Plains of Eidolon, Orb Vallis, and Cambion Drift introduce another map mode accessible by holding the map key. This map can be moved around, zoomed in and out, and for waypoints to be placed on it.
- Opacity of this map mode can be adjusted in Options > Interface > Landscape Overlay Map Fade
- Current objective and mission progress are displayed below the minimap.
- Transmissions will appear on the left and right sides of the screen.
- Player Status
- Warframe and Companion status can be found in the top-right corner of the screen.
- Shields are displayed in blue, while Health is shown in red
- Health will be greyed out while invulnerable
- Warframe and Companion names and Ranks can be found below shield and health readouts.
- Active Buffs, Debuffs, and Status Effects can be found to the left of Warframe shields and health.
- Weapon and Ability status can be found in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
- Ammo left in the magazine and in the reserve is shown above the name of currently equipped weapon.
- If a melee weapon is used, ammo counter will be replaced with Combo status.
- Available Abilities and current Energy are visible below, Ability Dots representing current status of abilities (selected ability, availability) is visible below the crosshair in the centre of the screen.
- Some weapons will display additional UI widget or replace the crosshair completely to contain additional information:
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Charge indicator is shown to the right (three dashes) Charge indicator is shown below (blue arch)
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- Squad Status can be toggled by pressing Z by default. There you can see the status of your squadmates, including Railjack crew (as shown below).
- Main article: Railjack
- Warframe and Companion status can be found in the top-right corner of the screen.
- Additional Information
- Riven and Nightwave challenge progress is displayed in the middle half of the screen. Finishing challenges will award Affinity, Nightwave Standing, unlock equipped Riven Mod, and more!
- Item pickup log is visible at the bottom of the screen, showing items gathered recently.
- Mods are shown on the right side of the screen when picked up.
- Mission rewards and important items are displayed in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
- Chat can be freely resized and moved around the screen.
- Available Tabs are displayed at the top of the chat window and can be configured in Options > Social along with many other chat settings.
- Emoji menu can be accessed by pressing the emoji button under 1 on the picture above
- The list of current chat participants can be shown or hidden by pressing the button under 2 on the picture above
- The chat can be minimized by pressing the Minimize button in the top right corner of the chat window, to the right of 3 on the picture above
- The chat window can be rescaled by selecting and dragging the 3-dot icons indicated by white arrows on the picture above
- Chat messages can be filtered through the menu available by clicking the Magnifying Glass icon in the top-left corner of the chat window.
- Additional information can be found in the How can I chat in Warframe? article.
Mission Progress Screen
Mission progress screen can be brought up during missions by pressing its assigned keys (default: P for toggled and Tab for held), or by navigating to the Pause menu > View Mission Progress
Quick Mission Progress (default: Tab) allows for control of the game while active.
Full Mission Progress (default: P) frees the mouse cursor, offers the ability to view Stats (bottom right corner of the screen), and will pause the game while playing in Solo mode.
Enemy status
Similar information can be seen when aiming at an enemy:
- Enemy Name and current Status Effects
- Enemy Health and Shields, Yellow health bar indicates the presence of Armor
- Enemy Level
Eximus Units
Eximus Units possess an additional layer of protection named Overguard. Overguard status is shown in the form of two bars covering the Health bar.
Full Eximus Reborn: Dev Workshop can be found here.
Customisation
Interface colours can be customised via Options > Interface > Customize UI Theme and Options > Accessibility > Customize HUD Colors. These settings can also be found using the Search Bar above the category tabs.