44.1.2|Oct 15, 2026
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The permanent Tau Prologue quests are available, Epoch Operation: Taubound launches, and a Dark Refractory crash is fixed.
Key Changes
- 1The permanent, replayable Tau Prologue Quest Series is available after completing The Hex and The Old Peace.
- 2The new Epoch Operation: Taubound community event launches at 11:00 AM ET.
- 3Crashes and severe performance issues when entering The Dark Refractory during the Lua quest have been fixed.
- 4The Bronco Prime Barrel's Ducat price has dropped from 45 to 25.
- 5A Riven Splicing shortcut has been added to the Riven Cycling screen.
- 6The Icebind fixes include a treasure-room issue affecting returning players after Host Migration.
All Changes
📖Tau Prologue(1)
- newTau Prologue Quest Series: The replayable Tau Prologue Quest Series is now a permanent part of the Main Story and appears in the Codex for players who have completed The Hex and The Old Peace.
🌌Epoch Operation(1)
- newEpoch Operation: Taubound: Epoch Operation: Taubound is a new community operation launching at 11:00 AM ET.
💠Rivens(2)
- newRiven Splicing: Added a shortcut to Riven Splicing from the Riven Cycling screen.
- changeLock Riven Trait: The Lock Riven Trait hover description now specifies that locking a trait also locks the number of positive and negative traits when cycling.
🪙Items(1)
- buffBronco Prime Barrel: Reduced the Bronco Prime Barrel's Ducat price from 45 to 25 following changes to its Void Relic rarity.
❄️The Icebind(5)
- changeThe Icebind: Added sound effects to elements of The Icebind, including connecting and reconnecting a Signal Bridge.
- fixThe Icebind: Fixed returning players not reaching the treasure room after a Host Migration when extraction was paused by an active Side Objective; the objective is now cancelled for those players.
- fixThe Icebind: Fixed returning hosts sometimes loading into a mission alone instead of the treasure room with their squad.
- fixCryothermia: Fixed certain Mars Excavation Cryobells preventing teleportation to the treasure room when Cryothermia was the final Side Objective.
- fixCryobell: Fixed issues with the “Take Cryobell” context action.
🐛Bug Fixes(18)
- fixThe Dark Refractory: Fixed crashes and severe performance issues when entering The Dark Refractory during the Lua quest in the Prologue to Tau.
- fixAsh: Fixed Ash's Bladestorm marks remaining without the attack being performed after using Transference.
- fixChroma: Fixed a client Chroma's Elemental Ward always using Heat regardless of emissive tint.
- fixNova: Fixed Nova's Wormhole spawning far away when aimed directly upward.
- fixSecondary Enervate: Fixed Secondary Enervate proccing infinitely off Zephyr's Tornados.
- fixInfernum: Fixed incorrect explosion sounds for Uriel's Infernum Augment.
- fixRiven Splicing: Fixed a placeholder appearing next to Slam Damage in the Riven Splicing menu.
- fixSaryn Velenosa Skin: Made fixes toward desaturated areas of the Saryn Velenosa Skin becoming vibrant after metal shader changes.
- fixCitrine Prime: Fixed asymmetrical shoulder attachment offsets on Citrine Prime.
- fixHarrow Profitas Helmet: Fixed material issues on the Harrow Profitas Helmet.
- fixFixed players being able to own multiple copies of the Kyzen and Karotic Signas.
- fixPersonal Quarters: Fixed Personal Quarters glass appearing almost white on lower-spec devices.
- fixCommandeered Volt Prime: Fixed Commandeered Volt Prime's electrical beam visual effect persisting after the ability ends.
- fixInaros: Fixed an additional rare case of Inaros being revived with function loss after dying at the start of casting Sandstorm while holding an item.
- fixYuvan Peak Captura Scene: Fixed a map hole in the Yuvan Peak Captura Scene.
- fixThe War Within Choice Captura scene: Fixed blocking volumes appearing in The War Within Choice Captura scene.
- fixCircuit: Fixed the Circuit's “Choose Your Path” screen overlapping the friends menu when joining a friend's ongoing session before choosing a weekly path.
- fixCryobell: Fixed opening a Chatlinked item from the “Ring a Cryobell” screen causing menus to overlap.
⚙️Script Error Fixes(9)
- fixMirage: Fixed a script error caused by resource containers exploding from Mirage's Sleight of Hand while she is dead.
- fixJade: Fixed a script error when Jade's Symphony of Mercy goes on cooldown.
- fixFixed a script error when hovering over pop-ups.
- fixSurge Eximus: Fixed a script crash at the end of the Surge Eximus' speed ability.
- fixFixed a script error in the Operator/Drifter loadout menu.
- fixTeshin's Cave: Fixed a script error in a Warframe's Configuration screen in Teshin's Cave in Duviri.
- fixFixed a script error when backing out of a menu.
- fixFixed a script error related to buff notifications.
- fixRailjack: Fixed a script error when hovering over categories in the Railjack menu.
Summary
The replayable Prologue chapters appear in the Codex after completing The Hex and The Old Peace. The Taubound community operation begins at 11:00 AM ET.
Riven Cycling gains a Splicing shortcut, and the Bronco Prime Barrel costs fewer Ducats. Fixes also address Icebind treasure-room extraction, Warframe abilities, crashes and script errors.