TL;DR
Warframe Hotfix 12.1.2 adjusts Earth enemy behavior, makes Skana Prime tintable, restores Jat Kittag’s old holster position, and includes performance and crash fixes.
What Changed
- Earth enemy balancing and tweaks were updated, including removing Eviscerators from regular Earth missions.
- Eviscerators now only appear after 5 minutes in Survival or 5 Waves in Defense.
- Skana Prime is now tintable.
- Jat Kittag was reverted to its old holster position.
- Enemy strategies in invasions were tweaked for factions that are on the ropes in the Star Chart.
- Performance improvements removed hitches when enemy leader units spawned.
- Performance improvements also removed hitches caused by resources being inadvertently unloaded after Lotus transmissions.
- Fixes addressed enemies spawning behind locked exit doors in Survival missions.
- Various crash fixes were included.
Player Impact
Players running Earth missions should see fewer Eviscerators in standard runs, since they are now limited to later Survival and Defense thresholds. That changes the enemy mix on Earth and may affect how those missions feel moment to moment.
Cosmetic and presentation changes are also part of the hotfix: Skana Prime can now be tinted, and Jat Kittag uses its old holster position again.
The performance fixes should reduce hitching in the situations described by the patch notes, and the mission fix should prevent enemies from appearing behind locked exit doors in Survival. The crash fixes are intended to improve stability, though no further details are provided in the evidence.
Sources
- https://www.warframe.com/en/patch-notes/pc/12-1-2