TL;DR
Warframe hotfix 44.1.2 + 2.1 adds the Tau Prologue quest series to the Codex for eligible players, launches Epoch Operation: Taubound, and makes several gameplay, UI, and bug fixes. It also adjusts the Bronco Prime Barrel’s Ducat price and adds new audio work to The Icebind.
What Changed
- A new Tau Prologue Quest Series is available in the Codex for players who have completed both The Hex and The Old Peace. These Prologue Chapters are a permanent, replayable part of the Main Story.
- Epoch Operation: Taubound begins alongside the hotfix as a new once-in-a-Star-Chart operation.
- Riven Cycling now has a shortcut to the Riven Splicing menu.
- The on-hover Lock Riven Trait description now clarifies that locking a trait also locks the number of positive and negative traits when cycling.
- The Bronco Prime Barrel Ducat price was reduced from 45 to 25 because of changes in its rarity from Void Relics.
- The Icebind received added SFX for several elements, including connecting and reconnecting a Signal Bridge.
- Host migration and extraction flow in The Icebind was adjusted so returning players can properly extract when a Side Objective is active.
- Mars Excavation Cryobells and the Take Cryobell context action received fixes related to The Icebind treasure room.
- Multiple gameplay and UI bugs were fixed, including issues with Ash, Chroma, Nova, Secondary Enervate, menu overlap, and several script errors.
Player Impact
Players who have finished The Hex and The Old Peace can now access the Tau Prologue Series in the Codex and replay those chapters later. The new operation gives the community a fresh event tied to the road to Tau.
For gameplay, the most notable practical changes are the Riven menu shortcut, the clarified Riven trait-lock behavior, and the Bronco Prime Barrel Ducat reduction. The Icebind fixes should reduce extraction problems after host migration and improve reliability around Cryobells and treasure room transitions.
The bug fixes also address several specific issues that could affect abilities, visuals, menus, and script stability. No balance-wide meta shift is explicitly stated in the evidence, but the fixes remove several unintended behaviors and presentation problems.
Official Media
Sources
- https://www.warframe.com/en/patch-notes/pc/44-1-2