Hey Nintenno! We’ve found the source of the freeze/crash issues on the Nintendo Switch that’s been occurring since Warframe: 1999 launched, but unfortunately fixing it requires Code and our next Cert opportunity is in the early new year. Our sincerest apologies! We have a full explanation and potential solutions around the issue for the time being here: https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1428480-psa-post-1999-update-freezecrash-on-switch/

Changes: 

• Removed Höllars Cache as a reward from all of the Hell-Scrub and Legacyte Harvest mission rotations based on player feedback. 
  • In light of this, we’ve redistributed the drop chances to the Endo and Neo/Meso Relics. For the new drop chance percentages, visit the official Warframe Drop Tables.
• Reduced the requirements of the following Höllvania Bounty challenges based on player feedback that they were tedious to complete: 
  • Kill X enemies with abilities
  • Destroy X Scaldra Barbican Shields
  • Destroy X Vehicles 
    • Also fixed this challenge appearing in Legacyte Harvest instead of Scaldra Hell-Scrub. There is underground parking in Höllvania, but not as many spots as above ground which made this challenge rather difficult to complete in Legacyte Harvest Bounties. 
• Improved the Biocode spawn distances to make them easier to find in relation to the Techrot Safe. 
  • Also increased the VFX on Biocodes to make them easier to see in Höllvania.  
  • Also fixed issues with being unable to interact with the Techrot Safe’s context action. 
• Re-enabled Garuda’s Seeking Talons animation being affected by Casting Speed. 
  • We originally removed this interaction in Warframe: 1999 to fix an issue that caused Garuda to hit a Heavy Landing mid air due to increased Casting Speed. Player feedback requested this be returned, so we have re-enabled it and were able to implement another fix to prevent the Heavy Landing issue from occurring. 
• Techrot enemy “beep” sounds can now be adjusted via the “Sound Effects Volume” slider. 
• Added new custom icons to the “Continue” and “Back” buttons in a selection screen during a certain stage of The Hex Quest. 
• Added a new SFX when picking up Hex Treasures in Höllvania missions.
  • Also increased the volume of the hum to help you locate them. 
• Made dialogue pacing adjustments in the Legacyte Harvest missions.  
• Made several adjustments to the audio in Faceoff missions (including reducing Transmission frequency). 

Fixes:

• Fixed Steel Path difficulty modifiers applying twice on the Faceoff Assassination targets (notably the Techrot Babau). 
  • As a refresher, yesterday’s Hotfix reduced the overall tankiness of both the Techrot Babau and Scaldra Dedicant. Now with this fix, hopefully Babau feel like a more reasonable fight now across the board!
• Fixed Nyx’s Psychic Bolts Max Armor cap not scaling with Ability Strength. 
• Fixed being unable to do anything after successfully completing the Mastery Rank 1 Test. 
• Fixed being able to increase your Chemistry rank with a Protoframe before interacting with The Hex Syndicate, which then caused players to rank back down.
• This was particularly noticeable with Lettie, since her Birthday allowed players to get extra Chemistry with her. 
  • We unfortunately forgot to call out a very important detail about the KIM: Romance & Relationship System in the Update 38 Patchnotes (which have now been updated), that explains that Chemistry Ranks are locked behind Hex Syndicate Ranks. More information on that here: https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1428487-psa-kim-chemistry-ranks-hex-syndicate-rank-clarification/
• Fixed Eleanor, Lettie and Arthur being dateable at the “Trusted” Chemistry Rank instead of the intended “Close”. 
  • For those of you who rizzed your way up to dating them before the required rank, don’t worry, we aren’t breaking you up. You earned their heart, and you get to keep it!
• Fixed case where the gold sparkling text indicating Chemistry gain with a Protoframe could appear on your own text. Self love is a great thing, but not in this instance. 
• Fixed a case returning to the Höllvania Central Mall after a Star Chart mission instead of to a spoiler location. 
• Fixed the pause menu while playing as Drifter in the final stages of The Hex Quest having the “Abilities” option and a broken diorama. 
• Fixed a clicking sound occurring when Aim Gliding. 
• Fixed Kalymos vanishing after interacting with something in The Hex Quest. 
• Fixed the map in the Chrysalith no longer indicating which enemy Faction is occupying the Zariman. 
• Fixed a certain location in the Höllvania Central Mall having blown out lighting on Nintendo Switch. 
• Fixed changing Amp appearance causing Drifter’s head to snap backwards (horrifying). 
• Fixed “Bounty Board” having a PH tag in the Höllvania Central Mall map Legend. 
• Fixed black square appearing as the "More the Merrier" Hex Override HUD buff icon. 
• Fixed enemies not spawning in Legacyte Harvest missions after Host migration.
  • This was fixed in Hotfix 38.0.1, it just got missed in the patch notes. 
• Fixed DE Credits context action in Höllvania Central Mall not working in seasons other than Summer. 
• Fixed some weapons having misaligned bullet decals.
• Fixed script error with the Summoner’s Wrath Aura Mod.  
• Fixed rare script error caused by exploding propane tanks in Höllvania. 
• Fixed script error caused by Tandem Bond. 
• Fixed several script errors in the Legacyte Harvest mission. 
• Fixed script error in the Faceoff lobby UI. 

For list of known issues for Warframe: 1999 that require future code changes and cannot be addressed in a Hotfix, visit our dedicated thread: https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1425572-known-issues-warframe-1999/