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Mercenary

Mercenary

Earn Battle Pay from 5 unique Invasions.

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How to unlock the Mercenary achievement in Warframe - Definitive Guide

MOD EDIT: - From the comments and is confirmed 'Looks like they changed the description to now read "Earn battle pay from 5 unique invasions." Should be obtainable now.'

Battle pay is a specific type of currency (it is still credits) that you can get during limited activities.

I know of two specifically, but if there are more let me know and I will update this solution.

METHODS OF OBTAINING BATTLE PAY

1.) Dark Sector Conflicts

Dark Sectors are nodes on a planet that are typically controlled by a clan. You can find them everywhere, and are marked with the clan's icon.

When that dark sector is in the process of being overthrown by a rival clan, it becomes what is known as a Dark Sector Conflict, and you will be asked to choose a side (either defend the current clan, or assist the rival clan). Many times, either clan may give you a monetary incentive to join their side of the fight. Whatever you earn from this conflict is considered Battle Pay.

Personally, I got 90% of my battle pay done with 3 rounds in a Dark Sector conflict (the pay was 30k wink). Also note that you can kill two birds with this method and get this achievement as well (unless it glitches on you, which it is infamous in doing):
WarframeDark SectorsThe Dark Sectors achievement in Warframe worth 63 pointsComplete 5 Dark Sector missions.


2.) Infested Invasion Nodes

Randomly on any planet, nodes will be come "infested". When this happens they will turn green, and give you a reward for completing them 3 times. Sometimes the reward will be some unique material, but other times it will be in the form of Battle Pay (typically ~25k). Do those missions 3 times (they have a counter on them, starting at 0/3, so you can keep track of how many you have done. Once you hit 3/3 you are golden), and then patiently wait a few hours for a message in your inbox.

Once you receive the message, then the Battle Pay is delivered into your cyborg-ninja hands. Do not freak out if you complete the missions and you did not get the Battle Pay. I repeat: Do not freak out if you complete the missions and you did not get the Battle Pay. This is not a glitch, it is the reward mechanism for the infested nodes. You just need to wait for the message in your inbox and then the credits will be transferred to you.

And for those of you that do not know, when I say inbox, I mean your Warframe inbox (cn_start --> Communication --> Inbox).

If anyone knows of another method of receiving Battle Pay, please let me know in the comments and I will update this solution.
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05 Feb 2015 14:37

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can this been done solo?
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By O6 FresH on 04 Mar 2015 02:51
^ Yes - it can be done solo.

However, the game will also match you up with people online if squads are in the nodes you are attemtping to join. If a node has 1 or more squads registered, and you have matchmaking set up to "Public", then you will join teams (if space is available in the squad).
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By a Fi1thy Casual on 04 Mar 2015 14:27
This achievement get stucked for me... Doesn't get the progress up anymore, I don't know if this need to be earned on some especific mode, if so, please tell me :D
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By Gu Mancha on 21 Mar 2015 14:07
@ ForgottenWolf x: Which method were you doing? Infested or Conflicts?
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By a Fi1thy Casual on 23 Mar 2015 13:03
Normal matches, void... etc
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By Gu Mancha on 23 Mar 2015 18:54
Is anyone working on this by chance?
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By DarkVirgil89 on 03 Dec 2015 03:57
i'm going to soon
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By N3m3si5 on 30 Dec 2015 01:48
UNOBTAINABLE!
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By Grim Reaper X79 on 27 Aug 2016 06:42
Ignore that fellow headspin
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By planting42 on 30 Sep 2016 02:58
Has anyone unlocked this recently ? Im stuck at 25% ive done dark sectors and invasions consistently and made no progress hoping i am able to recieve this .. i sign in most days to see if there is a conflict on a rail and have not seen one in weeks... if anyone has a tip or input please id love to hear what you have to say
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By Xn3m0killsX on 06 Oct 2016 07:00
i checked every days this month and nothing. it's my last achievement to unlocked and it's probably not unlockable now :/
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By MrKetosky on 15 Oct 2016 10:06
Likewise ive done every dark sector every few days and nothing
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By Xn3m0killsX on 21 Oct 2016 10:58
Looks like they changed the description to now read "Earn battle pay from 5 unique invasions." Should be obtainable now.
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By AnthroMetal on 13 Nov 2016 08:25
I've got progress towards this. I started playing January 9th, so doubt I've been caught by a bug for it unless it was already there. I've no idea what I've don't to earn progress towards this achievement either. I could do with a visual guide to see what I'm looking for to get this achievement.
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By FullMoonBeaver on 06 Feb 2017 09:26
So since the Octavia update there is nowhere to choose invasion to earn battle pay. Did they get rid of it or it only happens every so often?
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By Distractor08 on 19 Apr 2017 23:53
Great write-up! Sometimes this game is a little confusing but the good people of TA are always around to help :) +1
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By KiRRAYNE on 11 Jun 2018 19:04
As of early 2023, Invasion is your only bet. Your progress counter will still go up only after receiving a Battle Pay message in your inbox but these days it seems to arrive whenever the mission option expires which could anything from a few minutes to over 24 hours.
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By Gilbert Prime on 17 Jan 2023 22:26
Then you are not going to obtain Battle Pay, as it is a seperate from the current in-game credit system.

Battle Pay can, I believe (unless they patched something I am not aware of) only be obtained from the methods I listed above. Normal missions, and void missions, will give you credits, but they only count as "Battle Pay" if you you see an infestation node (green limited time events) offering a Battle Pay out, OR of a Dark Sector conflict has appeared, and one of the sides in conflict incentivizes helping them with a reward of Battle Pay.

In short, you are getting credits, but it is not considered "Battle Pay", which is why you are not seeing any progress. Sorry Wolf.
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By a Fi1thy Casual on 23 Mar 2015 19:01
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Under the Fist Icon on the Star chart, shows the current Invasions. Complete each pint of these Mission 3 times to get the chance for Battle pay.

In the case of Infestation Outbreaks, It may be possible to get all 5 Missions right next to each other.

Payment is only given out when your side wins. The Achievement will pop upon opening the 5th payment message.

If you run the boss node, you will fight Phorid, which can drop the parts to Nyx warframe.
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12 May 2019 00:00

This trophy description may be a bit misleading, because you only need to receive Battle Pay 5 times for the trophy to unlock it. Invasions are a mission type that will randomly happen on planets. They can be Infested vs Corpus, Infested vs Grineer or Corpus vs Grineer. To receive battle pay you must side with the same side in that mission 3 times. You cannot side with the Infested and in the Corpus vs Grineer if you swap sides it will start taking from the other side so you cannot get battle pay from both sides in the same node.
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Rewards received in the Conclave are counted.
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09 Nov 2014 14:10

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You need to play Invasions. It takes a very long time to make a trophy.
Open the star map, see which invasions are current. Go fight for some side for a reward. At the end of the invasion (which can last several days) you will receive a reward. Do this several times.

The problem is that if you have few open planets, then getting the trophy will take a very long time. See your progress in My Profile-Achievements.
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By DimaBerg on 12 Nov 2015 22:31
On the map, click the Fist icon on the right you can select it and go into battle 3 times for those whose bars are shifted the most to the side (each has its own color) I got the achievement in 5 days
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By Freenteza on 01 Nov 2017 11:25
The fastest way to earn this trophy is to take part in the attack/defense of the Solar Monorail. Not always, but very often, attackers/defenders pay to attract Tenno to their side. 100,000 credits do not have to be received at a time, the amount accumulates. The trophy drop does not always coincide with the required amount, continue to earn credits and the trophy will drop.
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08 May 2015 11:04