This guide will explain the process of setting up the Bootstrapper in a Warframe install, which will allow you to connect to custom servers.

Prerequisites

This guide assumes that you have a supported version of Warframe. Please see here for supported versions and download instructions.

Setup

1. Download Bootstrapper Setup (source code, Linux version)
2. Move Bootstrapper Setup into the game installation folder that you would like to patch (next to Warframe.x64.exe)
3. Run Bootstrapper Setup
4. You may remove Bootstrapper Setup from this folder after it has successfully finished

First Run (Optional)

In general, you can simply double-click Warframe.x64.exe to start the game now. However, for our first run:

1. Open a command prompt/terminal in the game installation folder
2. Run Warframe.x64.exe -owfServerHost:demo.openwf.io
3. Attempting to log in with any credentials will fail but you will see that the request was successfully redirected (what that looks like)

While on the login screen, you also have an opportunity to visit http://localhost:6155/, which is available while the game is running. You may not find any immediately-useful options, but it's good to keep in mind; maybe bookmark it.

Configuration

The OpenWF/Client Config.json file gives you many options, such as the fallback language and graphics driver. For the language, input the 2-letter code, so en for English, zh for Chinese (Simplifed), etc.

For more information, check out the Bootstrapper's comprehensive manual, which you can find online and in the OpenWF/Reference Manual.html file.