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Dark Sectors

Dark Sectors

Complete 5 Dark Sector missions.

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How to unlock the Dark Sectors achievement in Warframe - Definitive Guide

To earn this achievement you have to finish five missions for a clan that is currently stuck in a Dark Sector Conflict. A few notes about this achievement:

1. Your clan doesn't have to be in the Conflict, you can just pick a side and fight for them. Technically you don't even have to participate at all but I found that if I didn't kill at least a few NPC's then it didn't count for me.

2. At the moment, likely due to a bug as the achievements in Warframe are indeed very buggy, you don't have to choose the clan that wins. Any five wins will get this achievement to pop for you. You don't even have to choose the same side five times.

3. Because this achievement is buggy, you might end up with it not counting properly when you participate in one. If this happens to you be sure to kill at least one PC as well as a few of the NPC's. If this doesn't help try to hard shutdown your Xbox (hold the power button until the Xbox shuts down) and then try again but at a different Dark Sector Conflict on the off-chance that the fight itself is glitched.

To explain the game mode itself and provide some tips for those who actually wish to participate in the fighting:

Dark Sector Conflict
It is designed in a similar fashion to a MOBA - the players are battling each other and only they can take objectives, the NPC's are basically there to get in the way or help as well as providing "experience" for you. Your goal is based on which side you are part of.

Attacker: You must reach two terminals on the outside of the Solar Rail and hack them. Afterwards you must guard them for about 30 seconds until they stop flashing. Once both of those are hacked you must repeat this again in an interior area. Lastly you'll get into an innermost chamber where you must hack two consoles (no defending them this time) and then attack the orb that powers the Solar Rail. Damaging it enough leads to a win, destroying it only really helps the attacking clan / alliance more.

As an attacker you lose if all of your lives run out. The game says you have 20 but this doesn't seem to be accurate. In a few missions I've died a number of times and haven't seen it dwindle. It may only be that it only counts if you're finished off while downed and shooting but I'm unsure. It might just be glitchy.

Defender: You'll simply need to hunker down and defend these terminals. If some grunt manages to trigger a terminal then you'll want to quickly do so yourself so that you disable it. If they push their way into the innermost area you'll simply need to keep killing them as fast as you can before they damage the rail too much.

As a defender you only lose if the attackers manage to deal too much damage to the power orb. All you really need to do is to hold them off.

A Warning About Mods
When you enter a Conflict all of your mods are stripped from you except for a rank 0 version of your basic ability. You re-earn these by earning "experience" which is in turn gained by killing NPC's, gained in greater number by killing PC's and you can gain a bit by participating in hacking objectives or attacking the power orb as an attacker. These mods will reappear in bursts as you fight enough so it's in your best interest to kill the NPC's to earn some basic ones back and then go after the PC's. If you can pick off PC's quickly then it's all the better.

Warframe Choices
When choosing a Warframe it's a kind of tricky one - many Warframe abilities are made much less effective in this mode. Valkyr's Hysteria will only last about 1/10th the time so while you can murder the heck out of people is nice, it's a minor boost. Many other abilities have this same effect. As such you'll want to choose between one of three Warframes that still retain a great amount of utility:

Rhino: Iron Skin is still as useful as it ever was so you'll want to go for a Rhino with specs to take advantage of it. So go for Power Strength and Power Efficiency, increasing the HP of the skin and reducing the cost. This extra boost will allow you to get in close to stun lock people while preventing you from being stun locked as easily.

Mag: Yes, Mag of all Warframes. Pull works just fine on enemy Warframes unless they're using Iron Skin, Hysteria or some other knockdown resistant ability. As such a Mag specc'ed to take advantage of Power Range and Power Efficiency so you can do it from a greater distance and use it quite often.

Vauban: Both the Tesla grenades and Vortex are incredibly helpful against the enemy players. Sticking grenades to your target, like the consoles, will help to keep attackers off or ward off defenders who wish to stop you. Vortex is just amazing. Spec both for range for optimum results.

Weapon Choices
Considering you're dealing with PC's don't expect any decency or fair fighting. As such get ready to be as cheesy and unfair as they're going to be. The best thing you can do is pick up Dual Zoren or Dual Ichor, specc'ed for high critical hits chance and attack speed. Basic hits will stagger the enemies perpetually since you attack so fast and the critical hits will help you kill people faster. Guns work as well but they're not helpful when you first get them. However if you pick up something strong like a Dread and can aim it properly, a high critical Dread will murder the crap out of people.

EDIT: 10/24/2014 - As an addendum to the achievement not unlocking: I've been scouring a few forums for information on this topic and it seems to be a personal issue some people are having. As in the achievement can still unlock, someone in my clan just did it while idling in the spawn room while we fought, but for some people it absolutely refuses to progress. I'm not sure what's causing it. The only solution I can offer in this regard is to message DE on Twitter or visit their forums to ask about it. This might make it so that they issue a hotfix for the problem in the near future or at least address it in a patch.

EDIT: 10/26/2014 - Hunter XBA has pointed out the following details that allowed him to get the achievement recently: He put together a squad, meaning he was host, and started a Dark Sector as the attackers. He saw himself get dropped off by his ship and his squad proceeded to win the round. This is what got him the progress that allowed him to get the achievement. However another user has stated that he did this and didn't get any achievement progress so it may be that this works for some but not others. If you're stuck for progress it's worth a shot.
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21 Oct 2014 01:52

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yep same here, will hopefully get fixed next update
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By A B DONALDSON on 21 Oct 2014 16:46
I'm having the same problem as the 2 above, but I see a few people unlocked this recently . anybody have any more info since the update?
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By Lost Legends on 24 Oct 2014 19:58
I've been scouring a few forums for information on this topic and it seems to be a personal issue some people are having. As in the achievement can still unlock, someone in my clan just did it while idling in the spawn room while we fought, but for some people it absolutely refuses to progress. I'm not sure what's causing it but I'll post this in the solution itself as a warning.
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By misfit119 on 24 Oct 2014 22:44
I've contacted DE on Twitter and the forum. They refuse to answer.
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By hunterIV on 25 Oct 2014 00:24
I FINALLY GOT PROGRESS! THANK YOU SO MUCH TO "NO ONE WINS."

To get progress if you aren't getting progress via any other method, be the HOST of your group. You invite everyone to the game and launch it.
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By hunterIV on 25 Oct 2014 01:19
Yeah they've been kind of unhelpful. Which is odd since they're normally quite responsive to the community. This might sound silly but how do you mean host, like putting together a squad and going in? I'll add that to the solution if that's what you're referring to.
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By misfit119 on 25 Oct 2014 09:14
I have been host of a squad and attempted it and am still stuck at 0% so there must be something more. This is just bullshit.
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By Mister Buds on 25 Oct 2014 18:27
Yes, get a squad together and start a dark sector conflict mission. You need to see yourself dropped off by the ship (pretty sure about this) and then win the mission by destroying the core (definitely sure about this).
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By hunterIV on 26 Oct 2014 16:15
Is there any Dark Sector conflict going on now?
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By Igneus DarkSide on 27 Oct 2014 09:47
I THINK I know how this works, at least this is the way I got it. The time BEFORE a conflict, when it shows who controls the sector and who trying to take it over, I did at least 5 missions. When the conflict actually started I joined on the attacking side and won (I don't know if winning matters). I got progress toward the achievement this way, but only once per conflict.
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By Jarheadwayne on 27 Oct 2014 19:13
Similar to what Hunter and a few others have said, for progress to register I had to be the host and on the attacking team. Saw the starting animation where you get dropped off by your ship. Could be you just have to be in the game from the very beginning of the match so might be possible to put together a squad before and then host a match and everybody in the squad should get progress. I played in multiple conflicts for different clans to gain progress. Bit of a grind but I was also able to do this solo by rushing the objectives, occasionally a random would join but usually they were on my team
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By Mr Heathcliff on 10 Dec 2014 00:41
I had to host all 5 to unlock the ach.
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By AirNath on 09 Jan 2015 07:18
I think the recent patches have smoothed this out. I joined all 5 games with squads already in progress and got the achievement at the end of the 5th one.
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By sirbradenwalker on 13 Feb 2015 22:35
Can confirm the above. Joined into a Dark Sector Conflict. Won all 5 games (weren't the host) and achievement popped at the end of the 5th win.
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By qG Lecca on 01 Mar 2015 18:03
Dark Sectors have been strange the last few weeks. Everything is set to 0% tax and I haven't seen a single conflict in weeks; used to be one or two conflicts a day. The achievement corroborates it - last unlock is April 22nd. This might be temporarily unobtainable.
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By Geoffistopheles on 08 May 2015 03:48
They are recallobrating the pvp right now. They will make it obtainable again once they have the pvp balanced.
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By BPN GAMING on 19 May 2015 12:19
Should be fixed today, all you need to do is play, from patch notes:
- The Dark Sector achievement has been changed to fix the achievement being unobtainable due to the Armistice. It is now obtainable by completing any 5 missions on an uncontested Dark Sector node. This change does not affect players who already had progress in the achievement.
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By Humpyrton on 06 Aug 2015 15:37
I suppose the game was different in 2014 but this guide is now completely outdated and really should be deleted. These days each location has two Dark Sector missions that count toward the achievement. They are the ones that have Bonus rewards like Coba and Tikal on Earth or Malva and Romula on Venus. Complete or repeat any combination of 5 missions.
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By Gilbert Prime on 29 Dec 2022 04:04
I think there is something wrong with this achievement right now. Win or just complete for attackers or defenders yields zero progress for my achievement and hasn't given many any progress since the latest update.

I've tried both sides of a conflict, I've tried winning or just completing, and I've tried different conflicts. None of them yield any progress.
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By hunterIV on 21 Oct 2014 02:44
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After waiting for months to get this final achievement, the latest update on August 5th finally updated this!
As of the latest update, the achievement description has been changed from "Complete 5 missions for a Clan that then wins a contested Dark Sector." TO "Complete 5 Dark Sector Missions."

Technically, this can be completed in less than 20 minutes if you quit each mission as soon as possible and you can steamroll lower level enemies!

Thanks to the commenters(Geoffistopheles, x CreaM v) on this solution that there were good missions on Earth, I finally got back to updating it. From what I just tested, I was able to complete a Dark Sector Excavation on Earth in about 4 minutes, from the start of the first loading screen, to mission completion. Also, I had to remember the controls so I was a bit clumsy too!

This appears to be by far the fastest method:
Mission: Dark Sector Excavation
Faction: Grineer
Level: 5-15
Sector: Tikal


If your gear isn't up to it for the Excavation, then this mission is a good alternative as you don't have to defend a specific point but can move around a lot more! Also, you only need to go 5 minutes before you can extract so quite fast also.
Mission: Dark Sector Defense
Faction: Infestation
Level: 5-15
Sector: Coba


If you're interested, here's a detailed listing of my warframe and mods:
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08 Aug 2015 17:32

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Earth defense mission seems quicker level 5-15 enemies
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By x CreaM v on 14 Aug 2015 11:31
No, Coba's been around since forever. It's a pretty popular low level XP and neurode farm. Every planet but Mercury has two Dark Sector missions.
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By Geoffistopheles on 16 Aug 2015 14:06
Updated! I found that the Dark Sector Extraction was blazing fast.... toast
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By Shadow 00 Fox on 26 Aug 2015 22:37
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As of Update 16.3, this achievement is unobtainable!

Since Conclave 2.0 (PvP), there is a "temporary" armistice on Dark Sectors nodes and no conflict until the new Conclave system is approved, tweaked and spread everywhere.

Edit : U16.5.9 out. Dark Sector Conflicts still inactive
Edit : U16.7.2 : Still inactive (Thanks to "Chris Scarce" for pointing that out)

Edit : U16.11.4 : OBTAINABLE AGAIN!!
"- The Dark Sector achievement has been changed to fix the achievement being unobtainable due to the Armistice. It is now obtainable by completing any 5 missions on an uncontested Dark Sector node. This change does not affect players who already had progress in the achievement."
(Also pointed out by "LSK ArchAbyss" ;) )
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05 May 2015 13:27

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Thanks for the info definitely was wondering where the conflict nodes went after the sanctuary update.
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By LSK ArcAziel on 05 May 2015 18:29
Its not that it needs a fix its just that the missions types are currently not available, its planned and temporary.

According to posts on the forums it will probably be a couple of months before they're up and running again.

Unfortunate for people who want to do this quickly but better for the game in the long run as the old PvP was crap
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By Hybridchld on 12 May 2015 08:29
this was posted on the 8 of july a update by one of the staff on the forums at warframe.com

It's been some time since Conclave 2.0 was launched, and since then we've worked hard to further expand both weapons and Warframes usable in our rebalanced Tenno vs Tenno battlefield. But the launch of Teshin's Conclave also saw the temporary closure of Dark Sectors -- and while we continue to make progress in Conclave's expansion many Clans may be wondering where the future of Dark Sectors may be heading.

Although we originally approached Dark Sectors with the intention of re-opening the Clan vs Clan competition as quickly as possible, it became clear that doing so was not falling in line with our intent for Conclave-related gameplay. Simply put, it wasn't as balanced as we liked and capturing such a lucrative objective as a Solar Rail wasn't as fun as it should have been.

Since then we've set to working hard on delivering a new competitive experience. Dark Sector 2.0 is a total reinvention of the game mode, and we ask for your continued patience while working towards refining and improving this concept. These new Dark Sector Conflicts will be globally inclusive to all Tenno.

As we get closer to Dark Sectors re-launch notification will be given to all with a heads up on just what can be expected. Until then please keep an eye out for future PSA's concerning Dark Sector's ongoing development and eventual re-release.

Thank you for your patience, Tenno.

-DE_Adam
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By Chris Scarce on 14 Jul 2015 22:30
Seconded, I was thinking I haven't been able to, I hope they fix it soon.
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By Vr English on 07 May 2015 10:06
dark sector conflicts are still inactive as of 2 july from update 16.7.2
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By Chris Scarce on 03 Jul 2015 15:29
Has anyone tried to contact them about when they will be back on?
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By BPN GAMING on 09 Jul 2015 14:56
@BPN GAMING:There are different threads on their forum about that and they already stated that they are working on it. It will come back when the new Conclave system is ready. No date for now.
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By JestersShade on 10 Jul 2015 08:16
here is the link https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/486875-an-updat... for all those wondering where to find the information regarding the subject.
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By Chris Scarce on 14 Jul 2015 22:33
The achievement is obtainable again!
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By LSK ArcAziel on 10 Aug 2015 15:08
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What misfit119 said is spot on. I had a slightly different experience though. When I tried defending on a dark sector, it wouldn't let me. It kept saying that it couldn't find other players, so I only attacked.

I won five times I attacked, and the achievement didn't pop, but my progress bar went up after every win. After the dark sector conflict was over, the clan that was defending was the victor, but my progress bar stayed up.

The next time that clan had a conflict on the same planet, I fought again for the attacking clan again, it was a different clan that was contesting the sector than before. I fought and won only one battle for this clan and the achievement popped after the win.
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30 Oct 2014 05:47

You must complete 5 Dark Sector Missions. These missions give increased credits, XP and resources. There are two on each planet and the node has a different symbol on it than the others once it has been completed. You can either complete the same mission 5 times or do 5 different Dark Sector missions. List of Dark Sector missions:
  • Ceres Gabii
  • Ceres Seimeni
  • Earth Coba
  • Earth Tikal
  • Eris Akkad
  • Eris Zabala
  • Europa Cholistan
  • Europa Larzac
  • Jupiter Cameria
  • Jupiter Sinai
  • Mars Kadesh
  • Mars Wahiba
  • Neptune Kelashin
  • Neptune Yursa
  • Phobos Memphis
  • Phobos Zeugma
  • Pluto Hieracon
  • Pluto Sechura
  • Saturn Caracol
  • Saturn Piscinas
  • Sedna Amarna
  • Sedna Sangeru
  • Uranus Assur
  • Uranus Ur
  • Venus Malva
  • Venus Romula
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It doesn't seem necessary to be a member of a clan. Special zones called “Dark Sector” will be marked on the map. Play 5 missions and the trophy is yours.
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12 Nov 2015 22:20

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I played without a clan, I was just randomly invited to different missions, I agreed and the trophy dropped...
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By Freenteza on 17 Oct 2017 09:01