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By Michael Bartok, February 17, 2013 0 Battleframes

One of the more unique features of Firefall is that there are no character classes or levels per se. Instead, each player has one character that can purchase any of the following battleframes provided the player has the required resources:… Read More »

By Michael Bartok, February 16, 2013 0 Firefall

The open world in Firefall, the area around Fortaleza, Brasil, is filled with dynamic events. These dynamic events spawn quite often and when your character is near them you will be notified by messages from the Accord, Aero, or Oilspill… Read More »

By Michael Bartok, February 12, 2013 1 Firefall

Meld thumping refers to thumping close to the meld or thumping in the areas normally covered by the meld, but which have been temporarily exposed by someone who has used a meld repulsor to push the edge of the meld… Read More »

By Michael Bartok, February 3, 2013 0 Firefall

What the #@&! is “thumping”?! I’m so glad you asked! Thumping is the primary means in Firefall of gathering crafting resouces, i.e., minerals. The basic process is to find a mineral deposit by using the scan hammer, calling down your… Read More »

By Michael Bartok, February 2, 2013 1 User Interface

The Versus Menu The Versus menu provides access to Firefall’s world and matched player versus player options. The Versus menu offers the following PvP menu options: Player versus Player Challenge Duel Observe Player versus Player This menu option opens the… Read More »

By Michael Bartok, January 31, 2013 1 User Interface

The Social Menu The Social menu provides access to the following menu options that center around non-combat player to player interaction. Here are all of the options found in the Social menu: Atlas Records Friends List Add Friend Remove Friend… Read More »

By Michael Bartok, January 30, 2013 1 User Interface

The Calldowns Menu The Calldowns menu provides access to most of the non-combat PvE items and actions. It can be accessed directly by pressing the C key on the keyboard. The Calldowns menu provides access to the following sub-menus: Mission… Read More »

By Michael Bartok, January 26, 2013 0 User Interface

Note: This article is not all inclusive! It does not contain every variant of every command available in Firefall. If you see something that I have missed, please leave a comment and I will add it. Thanks! Accessing the NavWheel… Read More »

By Michael Bartok, January 26, 2013 0 Minerals

Note: This article is not all inclusive and only contains information on minerals that I have actually mined! If you have screenshots of other mineral variants, please leave a comment and I will add them. Bismuth is a metallic Crystite hybrid…. Read More »

By Michael Bartok, January 6, 2013 1 User Interface

One of the most common questions heard in the Firefall beta is “How do I use the scan hammer?” If I had a nickel for every time that I have seen this question in Zone chat, I’d be buried in… Read More »