Following suit with the success of the Warframe Nexus app (available on Android and iOS), Digital Extremes unveiled this week that they are planning on releasing a new mobile app in the 3rd quarter of 2016 in North America: Warframe GO. The app promises to deliver new content which will sync with both Warframe and Warframe Nexus to expand the Codex system in new and exciting ways.

The app, heavily inspired by the success of Pokémon Go, will be Digital Extreme’s first venture in augmented reality entertainment. Users can now find all of their favorite Warframe characters hidden across the world! Utilizing tools such as location tracking, step counting, and various publicly sourced data about climates and places of interest, Warframe Go creates a way for fans to experience Warframe as a part of their living and breathing world. Players will be given the choice of a starting warframe to begin playing with as well as a supply of Codex Scanners which are used to capture information about various units in the Warframe universe.

The starting warframe options are the same as in Warframe itself: Excalibur, Mag, or Volt. Your starting warframe won’t impact your game and is more of a cosmetic choice. You can purchase alternate warframes from the Codex Market in the app with Codex Coins or unlock them by syncing the app with your Warframe account. There are several other advantages to linking your Warframe Go and Warframe accounts which include:

Bonus Codex Scanners based on Mastery Rank level

Affinity Boosters purchased in Warframe will carry over to Warframe Go

Unlocking the Synthesis Scanner in Warframe will allow you to work toward your daily Cephalon Simaris standing cap by playing Warframe Go

Scans in Warframe Go will work towards completing your Warframe Codex

Redeem Sanctuary Dust for rewards in Warframe such as Kubrow Eggs, Kubrow Imprints, Kavat Genetic Codes, Kavat Imprints, and unique noggles

Clan and Alliance decorations and unlockable features

Codex Coins, the Warframe Go premium currency, can be purchased at any time and offer boosts to gameplay features. Following the path Warframe has set, none of the items available with Codex Coins are necessary to play or progress in the game. For example, the Codex Scanners are granted to the player in a limited quantity when you first start playing, but they can be replenished for free at any time by visiting a “Sanctuary” location on your map (typically no more than 1 mile apart). A Sanctuary can only be used once every 5-10 minutes but generally provides enough Codex Scanners, as well as a few other randomized bonus items, to last substantially longer than this cooldown period. The Codex Coins are available for purchase at values of $1, $5, $10, $20, $40, or $100. You can use Codex Coins to buy the following:

Codex Scanners: The main resource used in gameplay.

The main resource used in gameplay. Data Beacons: Used to attract targets in your area for up to 30 minutes.

Used to attract targets in your area for up to 30 minutes. Sanctuary Beacons: Used to attract targets to the area surrounding the nearest Sanctuary for up to 30 minutes. Benefits other users in the area.

Used to attract targets to the area surrounding the nearest Sanctuary for up to 30 minutes. Benefits other users in the area. Affinity Booster: Increases the rate at which you earn Affinity in Warframe Go to rank up and earn more for your scans faster.

Increases the rate at which you earn Affinity in Warframe Go to rank up and earn more for your scans faster. Inventory Slots: Increase the number of items you can carry at any time.

Increase the number of items you can carry at any time. Codex Upgrade: Allows you to store more Codex information in between visits to Sanctuary centers.

The game will track the amount you walk per session and use that to generate more units for you to scan as you play. Scanned units will be unlocked as simulations which players can level up and battle against one another in local Dojos and Dark Sectors. The stronger your simulation data, the more powerful you become. Players can choose to represent one of three Cephalon factions regardless of Syndicate or Clan affiliation in Warframe. Different geographical locations will serve as hubs for different types of enemies based on time of day and geographical climate. Parks will have a higher chance of spawning wildlife such as Kubrows and Kavats whereas designated industrial waste zones will have a higher chance of spawning Infested faction creatures. Players can also find unique faction variants such as Arid Grineer in deserts or Drekar Grineer in secret underwater research facilities.