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Warframe, Digital Extremes' free-to-play action-RPG game, is in for a brand-new Operation soon. Called Orphix Venom, the upcoming limited-time op will put a bit of a different twist on Warframe's previous offerings, dropping the, er, warframes in favour of a full-on battle between the shooter's chonky mechs.

As announced by Digital Extremes as part of a big dev update livestream, Operation Orphix Venom is "coming soon to PC", and is essentially an all-mech co-op event you can tackle either solo or in teams of two to four players. The eponymous Orphix are essentially sentient AI baddies that can disable your Tenno's warframes' power, making them useless. That means you're left to battle them by buckling into the hefty, undead, armoured war machines, Necramechs.

To obtain a Necramech, you'll need to complete various steps, such as completing the Heart of Deimos quest and War Within quests, as well as hit the Clearance: Modus rank with the Necraloids Syndicate and get crafting its component parts (there are various guides online if you're keen to find full how-tos). When you're at the helm of your own Necramech, you'll be tackling droves of Orphix foes.

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