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The Modding System: Advanced Guide
Warframe

The Modding System: Advanced Guide

Discover Fragments in Warframe! Learn how to find and scan these hidden lore pieces across the Origin System to unlock artwork and audio transmissions that flesh out the game's rich setting.

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Discover Fragments in Warframe! Learn how to find and scan these hidden lore pieces across the Origin System to unlock artwork and audio transmissions that flesh out the game's rich setting.

Walkthrough
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    Mechanics: Most Fragments are scanned using a Codex or Synthesis Scanner. This unlocks artwork in the Codex's Universe tab and accompanying lore. A hidden point on the artwork, indicated by white noise, unlocks an audio transmission with more lore. Some Fragments require direct interaction (default X) instead of scanning.
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    Cephalon Fragments: These blue, hovering data blocks are found in most planets, moons, and locations (excluding Kuva Fortress, Defense, Interception, and Archwing missions). Each location has 2-3 fragments requiring 3-7 scans. They appear as a blue quadruple diamond on the minimap if loot radar mods are active. Scanning them unlocks artwork and lore about the Origin System, Factions, Characters, and Planets. Decrypting them reveals Ordis' Past, narrated by Ordis.
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    Example: Earth Cephalon Fragments:
    • Fragment 1: Requires 3 scans. Lore: Earth is abandoned due to its toxic atmosphere, overgrown with mutated jungle structures. Scavengers stripped anything of value long ago. Ordis Transmission: Hiding the truth of his existence from the Operator and himself.
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    Fragment 2: Requires 3 scans. Lore: Most wildlife today traces back to Earth, modified by the Orokin for war, agriculture, or as pets. Some survived and adapted after the Orokin perished. Ordis Transmission: Questioning his nature as a machine that can think, a forbidden concept by the Orokin.
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    Fragment 3: Requires 3 scans. Lore: Grineer outposts on Earth, built near water reserves, are now overgrown with vegetation. Ordis Transmission: Serving the Operator defines him, filling him with love, despite being an aware machine made by the Orokin.
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    Example: Venus Cephalon Fragment:
    • Fragment 4: Requires 3 scans. Lore: Corpus build superstructures in Venus's mountainous peaks, utilizing lingering Orokin technologies to moderate surface temperatures. Ordis Transmission: Questioning what a Cephalon is, feeling like an image, a ghost, or an abomination.
Tips
  • Use loot radar mods to easily spot Cephalon Fragments on your minimap.
  • Listen for white noise to find the hidden point on scanned artwork that unlocks audio transmissions.

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