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Gauss is the first Warframe whose component blueprints are acquired from Disruption. Gauss was planned to be released alongside GrendelIcon272.png Grendel, who ... 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ReportUsers! CurrentWikiProjects FANDOM Games Anime Movies TV Video Wikis ExploreWikis CommunityCentral StartaWiki Register Don'thaveanaccount? SignIn Advertisement in: Gauss,Warframes,Males,Update25 English Deutsch Español Français Magyar Italiano 日本語 한국어 Nederlands Polski PortuguêsdoBrasil Русский Türkçe Українська TiếngViệt 中文（台灣） Gauss Edit Editsource History Talk(0) Ash⭐Atlas⭐Banshee⭐BaruukCalibanChroma⭐Ember⭐Equinox⭐Excalibur⭐Frost⭐Gara⭐Garuda⭐GaussGrendelGyreHarrow⭐HildrynHydroid⭐Inaros⭐Ivara⭐KhoraLavosLimbo⭐Loki⭐Mag⭐Mesa⭐Mirage⭐Nekros⭐Nezha⭐Nidus⭐Nova⭐Nyx⭐Oberon⭐Octavia⭐ProteaRevenantRhino⭐Saryn⭐SevagothTitania⭐Trinity⭐Valkyr⭐Vauban⭐Volt⭐WispWukong⭐XakuYareliZephyr⭐ WarframesMainAbilitiesAlternateEquipmentPatchHistoryMediaEditTab Gauss Passive MovinggeneratesanelectricalcurrentthatfillsGauss'battery.Shieldsrechargeupto120%fasterwhiletheRechargeDelayisupto80%shorter,basedonthebatterylevel. GeneralInformation Sex Male MasteryRank 0 Health 100(300atRank30) Shields 150(450atRank30) Armor 175 Energy 150(225atRank30) InitialEnergy 100 SprintSpeed 1.4 AuraPolarity ExilusPolarity Polarities Introduced Update25.7(2019-08-29) Themes KineticEnergy,Runner ProgenitorElement  Impact SubsumedAbility  Thermal Sunder CODEX Neverstopmoving.Gauss'sbatteryischargedbymovement,poweringhisdevastatingkineticabilities.Theycan'tkillwhattheycan'thit. Charginghisabilitieswitheverystep,he'sstreamlinedforspeed.ThisisGauss,therunner,therapid. Ifthebattleseemsoutofcontrol,Tenno,you'renotgoingfastenough. —Lotus ReleaseDate:August29th,2019 Enginesreadyforignition.Coolantcirculationsystemsonline.Revvedintokineticoverdrive,thespeedsterGaussleaveshiscompetitionamidstthedust.Accelerateandraceacrossvastlandscapesorseas.Rechargepowerfromhostilestrikesandreducetheforceoftheirimpact.Flash-freezeenemiesdeadintheirtracks,thenspontaneouslycombusthisfoes,ashepavesthepathtoaswiftvictory.GausskickstartedinUpdate25.7(2019-08-29):SaintofAltra. Acquisition Gauss'smainblueprintcanbepurchasedfromtheMarket.Gauss'scomponentblueprintsdropfromTierCDisruptiononKappa,Sedna.Eachcomponenthasa7.84%dropchance. Item Source Chance Expected NearlyGuaranteed  ChassisBlueprint SednaDisruption/C 7.84% ~12CRotations 84±28CRotations  SystemsBlueprint SednaDisruption/C 7.84% ~12CRotations 84±28CRotations  NeuropticsBlueprint SednaDisruption/C 7.84% ~12CRotations 84±28CRotations AlldropratesdataisobtainedfromDE'sofficialdroptables. SeeMissionRewards#StandardMissionsfordefinitionsonrewardtablerotations. Dropchancesareroundedtotwodecimalplaces,followingtheofficialdroptablesrepository. ExpectedmeansaplayercanexpecttoobtainatleastoneofadropeveryNattemptsonaverage. NearlyGuaranteedreferstothetotalnumberofattemptsaplayerneedstoobtain a1in10^2,3,and4probabilitynottohaverecievedasingledrop(99%,99.9%,and99.99%probabilitytohavereceivedatleastonedrop). Thecombinedprobabilityofmultipledropsis1-((1-A%)*(1-B%)*...)(adddropsinsamerotation) Formoredetaileddefinitionsandinformation, visithere. ManufacturingRequirements 25,000 1 1 1 3 Time:72hrs Rush:50  MarketPrice:275  BlueprintsPrice:30,000 GaussNeuropticsBlueprint 15,000 1 1,600 6,200 2,950 Time:12hrs Rush:25 GaussChassisBlueprint 15,000 3 3 6 55 Time:12hrs Rush:25 GaussSystemsBlueprint 15,000 3 3 70 85 Time:12hrs Rush:25 Lore Mainarticle:Leverian#Gauss Ah,Gauss.Wheretobegin,wheretobegin...Well,theCeresexcavationofcourse.ThesiteoftheancienttowerofAltra. Blastcreteemplacements,airsentries...itsfieldssaturatedwithtremormines.AgreatfortressfortheGreatLordsofCeres...untiltheywerepitchedfromtheroof,immortalbodieseruptingonthedreadminesbelow. Aninsurgency,fromwithin.TheDaxsenttoreclaimAltrafarednobetter.Thosethatranthegauntletofbore-gunsweresooncinderedinthefieldbeyond...That'swhentheycalledinourfleet-footedfriendhere.—Drusus AltrawasanancienttowerfortressonCeresownedbytheOrokin.AninsurgencyoccurredthereandtheOrokindemandeditsrecapture.However,thetower'sdefensesprovedtobeimpenetrabletotheDaxbatallion. Gausswasthencalledintoquelltheinsurgency.Withhisimmensespeed,heblitzedthroughtheminefieldandintotowerandwasabletoreclaimit.Hisvictoryearnedhimthetitle:TheSaintofAltra. Drusus,theLeverian'shost,laterfoundGaussandhisequipmentinanexcavationofthearea. Gauss.Frontedge:smoothheat-resistantcomposites.Trailingedges:streamlined,foiled,thisparticularonevaguelywarpedbyextremeheatstress. TheSaintofAltra.Ifthemindwanders,whatdoyousee? IseeavividLord-likeFestival,thetremorminesburstinginablindingwave,risingtowardAltra.AndGauss-asmearoflight,justaheadofthethermalavalanche-fastasfire.No...faster.—Drusus Notes WhenGausswieldshisSignatureWeapons,the Acceltraandthe Akarius,theywillbothgainincreasedReloadSpeedwhileheisSprinting. GausspossessesthefastestSprintSpeedofallWarframesinthegamewithavalueof1.4.Thisreplaces Loki/ Loki PrimewhohasaSprintSpeedof1.25. Withamaxed Rush, Amalgam Serration, Armored Agility, Speed Drift, Sprint Boost,and Coaction Drifthissprintspeedcanbeboostedupto2.8257,andwithafullsquadsetupbringingitupto3.6589. Duetotheblueprints'ingredients,playersmustbeatboththeOstronRankofSurahandtheSolarisUnitedRankofCove,attheminimum,inordertoacquireraregemblueprintsfromthefactions. However,whileOperation:PlagueStarisactive,playerscandirectlypurchaseHeartNythandRadianSentirumfromOperationalSupplyandrequireonlytheOstronRankofTrustedfortheStarCrimzianblueprint. Alternatively,thecraftedgemscanbeacquiredfromTradingwithotherplayers,completelybypassingtherankrequirement. Gauss'sElectrokineticBatterypassiveistheonlywaytodecreaseshieldrechargedelayinPVEgameplay. Trivia GaussisnamedafterCarlFriedrichGauß,theGermanmathematicianandphysicistwhomadesignificantcontributionstomanyfieldsinmathematicsandsciences,mostnotablyinElectromagnetism,DifferentialGeometry,Algebra,andStatistics. ThetermRedlineisanautomotivetermthatreferstothemaximumrevolutions-per-minute(RPM)thatanengineisdesignedtowithstandwithoutdamagingitsowncomponents.ItcanalsobeusedasaverbtorefertorunninganengineatorbeyonditsmaximumsafeRPM(e.g."toredline"). ThenameoftheGaussMagHelmet,hisalternatehelmet,isadeliberatereversalofoneof Mag'salternatehelmets,theMagGaussHelmet. Gaussisthe41stuniqueWarframetobereleased. UnlikeseveralotherWarframesthatrequireexclusiveresourcesfromonlyoneoftheLandscapes,Gauss'sChassisandSystemsrequireresourcesfromPlainsofEidolonandOrbVallis,respectively. GaussisthefirstWarframewhosecomponentblueprintsareacquiredfromDisruption. Gausswasplannedtobereleasedalongside Grendel,whoissaidtobehisbestfriend,butDEmadethedecisiontoreleaseGrendellater.Asanodtothis,GrendelcanbeseeninGauss'sprofilevideo,ridingaK-DrivewhileGausssprintsbesidehim. PartofGaussisalsodisplayedinGrendel'sLeveriandisplay. GaussisthefirstWarframetobefeaturedintheLeverian. TheLeveriandisplaysGauss'sairfoilsystemasaseparatepart. GaussisthefourthWarframetouseanothertypeofabilityresourcebesidesEnergy,after Nidus, Baruuk,and Hildryn.InGauss'case,heuseshisElectrokineticBattery. However,unliketheotherWarframes,allofGauss'sAbilitiesstillrequireenergytoactivate. InGauss'sprofilevideo,Lotuspronounceshisnameas"goss"(/ɡɔs/,torhymewith"moss"),asopposedtotheusualpronunciationof"gouse"(/ɡaʊs/,torhymewith"house").Unlike TitaniathispronunciationchoiceisinconsistentasDrusususesthelatteroption.EditTab Passive Toachievesupersonicspeed, GaussdrawsuponbothhisEnergyreservesandhisstate-of-the-artelectrokineticbatterytofuelhisabilities.Gausshasaccessto80%ofthebatteryinhisdefaultstate;activating Redlinegrantsaccessto100%ofthebattery.Thebattery,displayedasagaugemeterabovehisabilityicons,actsasasecondaryresourcethatchargesordrainsdependingontheabilityheuses: Passive +~0.5%batterypermeterasGaussmoves. +?%batterypersecondwhilerevivinganallyinBleedout. -3%batteryifGaussfallsoutofbounds. -15%batterypersecond ifGaussstandsinaNullifierCrewmanbubble.  Mach Rush +10%batteryoncast. +1%batteryperenemyhit.  Kinetic Plating -1%batterypersecondwhileactive. -1%-5%batteryperhitreceived. +0.25%batterypermeleehittoenemies.  Thermal Sunder +10%batteryoncasting Cold. -10%batteryoncasting Heat.  Redline -2%batterypersecondwhilebelow100%onthecounter. AfterRedlineexpires,thebatterydrainstotheamountdisplayedonRedlinecounter(e.g.ifthecounterisat20%,thebatterywilldecreaseto20%). TheamountofbatterystoredamplifiesGauss'sabilities: GausspassivelygainsbonusShieldrechargerateandshieldrechargedelayreductionforeverypointofbatterystoredinhisgauge,uptoamaximumof120%forrechargerateand80%forrechargedelaywhenthebatteryisfull. Affectsthedamagereductionof Kinetic Plating. Affectsthedamageandstatusdurationof Thermal Sunder. Affectsthefirerate,attackspeed,reloadspeed,andholsterspeedbonuses,aswellastheRedlinecounterandprojectilesfiredwhenabove80%battery,of Redline. AdditionallyprocsspecialeffectsofThermalSunderwhenabove80%batteryandwhileRedlineisactive. Abilities  ViewMaximization▾▾ Inputtablenotloaded.Javascriptnotloaded Resulttablenotloaded.Javascriptnotloaded Mainarticle:MachRush(edit) ENERGY:15KEY1  MachRushBurstintoahyper-sprintbowlingoverenemiesandchargingthebattery.Crashingintosolidobjectsgeneratesapowerfulshockwave.Holdtorushcontinuously. EnergyDrain:12.5s-1 Strength:200/400/600/800(explosion Impactdamage) Duration:N/A Range:2/3/3/4m(knockdownradius)4/6/8/10m(shockwaveradius) Misc:10%(batterychargeoncast)1%(batterychargeperhit)6/8/10/12m(dashdistance)100%( SlashstatuschancefromKineticPlating)50%(energydiscountfromRedline) InfoAugmentTips&TricksInfo Gausssprintsintoaction,propellinghimselfforwardatsupersonicspeedtowardtheaimingreticleandinstantlycharginghisbatteryby10%.Taptheabilitykeytodashforward6/8/10/12meters.Holddowntheabilitykey(default1 )torushforwardcontinuously;whilerushing,GausscanalsosustainMachRushbyholdingdowntheforwardmovementkeyinstead(defaultW ).ReleasethehotkeysforMachRushtohaltGaussinhistracks. BatterychargeoncastanddashdistancearenotaffectedbyMods. RushingspeedisaffectedbySprintSpeed. Whilerushing,Gaussisabletorunacrosslargebodiesofwater,commonlyfoundonthePlainsofEidolonandOrbVallis. Whilerushing,Gauss'smaneuverabilityisgreatlyreduced. Whilerushing,Gausscanjumpfromtheground,butnotdoublejump. Rolling,meleeing,aimingorfiring/chargingaweaponwillalsocanceltherush. WhenGaussdashesorrushespastenemieswithin2/3/3/4metersfromhim,theysufferaknockdownandwillchargehisbatteryby1%perenemyhit.IfGausscrashesintoasolidobstacle,hestopsonimpactandgeneratesapowerfulkineticshockwavethatexpandstoa4/6/8/10meterradiusexplosion,inflicting200/400/600/800 Impactdamageandblastingawayallenemieswithinrange. KnockdownandexplosionradiiareaffectedbyAbilityRange. ExplosiondamageisaffectedbyAbilityStrength. Batterychargeperenemyhitisnotaffectedbymods. AbilitySynergy: Whileactive, Kinetic Platingadds100% SlashdamagetoMachRush'sshockwave,andmakesitinflicta Slashproconenemiescaughtinitsexplosionradius. MachRushthrougha Thermal Sunderareatoaddits Coldor HeatdamagetoMachRush'sknockdownandshockwaveexplosion. MachRushenergycostishalvedduring Redline. MachRushdrains12.5energypersecondwhileactiveandwillremainactiveuntilGauss'senergyisdepleted,ortheabilityisdeactivated. ActivationenergycostisaffectedbyAbilityEfficiency,andtheenergydrainisaffectedbyAbilityEfficiencyandAbilityDuration. Gausscannotreplenishenergyusing Energy Siphon, Energy Vampire,RiftPlane'senergyregeneration,EnergizingDashorSquadEnergyRestoreswhileMachRushisactivebutcanreplenishenergyusingEnergyOrbs,OrokinVoidDeathOrbenergyrestores, Arcane Energize, Rage,or Hunter Adrenaline. MachRush'senergydrainisnotconvertedintoshieldsbyAugurMods. MachRushisaone-handedaction.Assuch,itcanbeusedwhileperformingvariousmaneuversandactionswithoutinterruption.Augment Mainarticle:MachCrash MachCrashisanWarframeAugmentModfor Gauss' Mach Rushthatgrantsittheabilitytocreateavortexuponcollidingwithlevelgeometry,vacuumingnearbyenemiesin. Rank VortexRange Duration Cost 0 +5m 3s 6 1 +6m 3s 7 2 +7m 3s 8 3 +8m 3s 9 Tips&Tricks TapMachRushtodashasetdistanceforquickrepositioning. Incrowdedhallwaysfullofenemies,chainseveralMachRushdashesaimedatobjectsorwallstodamageandblastawayenemiesclearingapathforyourteam.Dashinazigzagpatterntocreatemultipleshockwavesandrepositionyourselfbehindthecrowd. PlayerscanreleasetheabilitykeywhenholdingdowntheforwardkeywhilerushingtokeepMachRushactive.Releasebothkeystostop. MachRushcanbeusedtodashthroughCorpusLaserBarrierswithoutgettingknockeddown. However,thiswillstilltriggeranalarminSpyvaults. UseCold Thermal SundertoslowenemiesknockeddownorragdolledbyMachRushfromrecovery. Astheenergycostishalvedduring Redline,MachRushisamoreeconomicaloptiontochargethebatterycomparedtoThermalSunder. UsingMachRushwhileaim-glidingandblockingwillwall-latchontothepointofimpact. Mainarticle:KineticPlating(edit) ENERGY:50KEY2  KineticPlatingGeneratearmorplatingthatconvertsaportionofabsorbedkineticdamage(Physical,Heat,Cold,andBlast)intoenergy.AlsoprotectsGaussfrombeingstaggeredorknockeddown.Damageresistanceisrelativetothebatterylevel. Batterydrainpersecond:1%s-1 Strength:14-70%/16-80%/18-90%/20-100%(damagereduction) Duration:15/20/25/30s(duration) Range:N/A Misc:1-5%(batterydrainperhit)0.25%(batterychargepermeleeattack)2/3/4/5 %(energyrestoreperhit)50%(damagereductioncapatemptybattery)100%(damagereductioncapatfullbattery)100%( SlashstatuschanceforMachRush)100%(basemeleedamagebonusandstaggerchancefromRedline) InfoTips&TricksInfo Gaussshieldshimselfinabarrierofkineticenergywithoneswiftmotion,protectinghimselfagainstincoming Impact, Puncture, Slash, Cold, Heat,and Blastdamagetypesaswellastheirrespectivestatuseffects,whilealsobecomingimmuneto Staggerand Knockdowneffectsfor15/20/25/30seconds.Whileactive,KineticPlatingdrains1%batterypowerpersecondand1.0%to6.5%batterypowerperhitreceived,toreduceaffecteddamagebyaminimumof14%/16%/18%/20%atemptybattery,uptoamaximumof70%/80%/90%/100%atfullbattery.2%/3%/4%/5%ofdamageabsorbedperhitisconvertedintoextraEnergyforGauss.MeleeattackswhileKineticPlatingisactivewillrestore0.25%battery.KineticPlatingdeactivatesondurationendorbymanuallypressingtheabilitykeyagain(default2 ). DurationisaffectedbyAbilityDuration. DamagereductionscaleswithbatterylevelandisaffectedbyAbilityStrength.Maximumdamagereductioncannotexceed100%.Minimumdamagereductioncannotexceed50%. Damagereductioniscalculatedas:MinDamageReduction+(MaxDamageReduction-MinDamageReduction)×CurrentBatteryLevel Forexample,withKineticPlatingatrank3,100%AbilityStrength,andbatterylevelat80%,thedamagereductionwillbe:20%+(100%-20%)×80%= 84% Batterydrainpersecond,batterydrainperhit,energyrestoreperhit,andbatterychargepermeleeattackarenotaffectedbyMods. Batterydrainperhitisdependentonthedamageoftheattackeruptoacapof5%. Bothdamagereductionandenergyrestorationstillfunctionevenwhenthebatteryisempty. Energyrestorationiscalculatedbeforealldamagemitigation. AbilitySynergy: WhileKineticPlatingisactive,itadds100% Slashdamageto Mach Rush'sshockwave,andmakesitinflicta Slashproconenemiescaughtintheexplosionradius. Whilethebatterylevelisboostedduring Redline,KineticPlatingalsograntsGaussa100%basemeleedamagebonusand100%chancetostaggerenemiesonhit.Tips&Tricks KineticPlatingstacksandsynergizeswellwith Adaptation. KineticPlatingprovidesinitialprotectionwhileAdaptationbuildsupdamageresistancefrom0%to90%. ThoughKineticPlating'sdamageresistancecanreach100%atfullbattery,itcannotcoveralldamagetypeandthebatterywould'tbefullformostofthetime. Ontheotherhand,Adaptationcanreduceonlyonedamagetypeforeachparticularattack. KineticPlatingstackswith Hunter Adrenalineand,whencombined,canquicklyrestoreenergywhileunderheavyfire. KineticPlatingsynergizeswellwith Quick Thinkingasitreducesenergydrainuponfatalhit,andalsocompensateswithitsenergyrestoration. KineticPlatingdoesnotrequirehighAbilityStrengthtobeviableasitsdamagereductionisprimarilyscaledwithbatterylevel. Damagereductionwillbe84%with100%AbilityStrengthat80%batterylevel. Thiscanbescaledupto90%,whichrequires250%AbilityStrength. However,atfullbattery,damagereductionwillreach100%ifAbilityStrengthis100%ormore. Mainarticle:ThermalSunder(edit) ENERGY:50KEY3  ThermalSunderSiphonKineticenergyfromthearea,chargingthebatteryandinflicting ColdStatusonnearbyenemies.Holdreversestheprocess,drainingthebatteryandinflicting HeatStatusonnearbyenemies. ColdHeat Strength:75-375/100-500/125-625/150-750( Colddamage) Duration:6/9/12/15s(areaduration)2.5-5/3-6/3.5-7/4-8s(statusduration) Range:6/8/10/12m(initialradius)3/4/5/6m(finalradius) Misc:10%(batterycharge)100%( ColdfreezechancefromRedline)≤100%( BlastenemyarmorreductionfromRedline)4(limitofareasperelement) Strength:150-750/200-1000/250-1250/300-1500 Heatdamage) Duration:6/9/12/15s(areaduration)2.5-5/3-6/3.5-7/4-8s(statusduration) Range:6/8/10/12m(initialradius)3/4/5/6m(finalradius) Misc:10%(batterydrain)100%( Heatignitedamagebonus)100% HeatignitechancefromRedline)≤100%( BlastenemyarmorreductionfromRedline)4(limitofareasperelement) SubsumabletoHelminth InfoAugmentInfo Gaussmanipulatesthekineticenergyaroundhimtocreateanareaofextremetemperatureswithaninitialradiusof6/8/10/12meters,whichquicklyshrinkstoafinalradiusof3/4/5/6metersandlastsfor6/9/12/15seconds. Taptheabilitykey(default3 )toabsorbkineticenergy,chargingbatterypowerby10%toinflicta Coldproconallenemieswithinrange,lastingforaminimumdurationof2.5/3/3.5/4secondsonemptybattery,uptoamaximumdurationof5/6/7/8secondsonfullbattery.Enemiescaughtintheareacreationreceiveaminimumof75/100/125/150 Colddamageonemptybattery,uptoamaximumof375/500/625/750 Colddamageonfullbattery;enemieslingeringinsidetheareaalsoreceivedamagepersecond,whichdiminishesinamountwiththesizeofthearea.Whencastonenemiesalreadyaffectedby Coldproc,theyareinstantlyfrozensolidforthefullstatusduration. Holddowntheabilitykeytoexpendkineticenergy,drainingbatterypowerby10%toinflicta Heatproconallenemiesinrange,lastingforaminimumdurationof2.5/3/3.5/4secondsonemptybattery,uptoamaximumdurationof5/6/7/8secondsonfullbattery.Enemiescaughtintheareacreationreceiveaminimumof150/200/250/300 Heatdamageonemptybattery,uptoamaximumof750/1000/1250/1500 Heatdamageonfullbattery;enemieslingeringinsidetheareaalsoreceivedamagepersecond,whichdiminishesinamountwiththesizeofthearea.Whencastonenemiesalreadyaffectedby Heatproc,ThermalSunderdealsitsnormaldamageplusthedamageofthecurrent Heatproc. InitialandfinalradiusareaffectedbyAbilityRange. AreadurationisaffectedbyAbilityDuration. InitialdamageanddamagepersecondareaffectedbybothAbilityStrengthandbatterypowerlevel. Damagepersecondhasamoderatechancetostaggerlightenemyunitswithinthearea. StatusdurationisaffectedbybothAbilityDurationandbatterypowerlevel. Batterychargeoncast,batterydrainoncast,andignitedamagebonusarenotaffectedbyMods. Enemiesalreadyafflictedwithastatuseffectofthesametypewillhaveitreapplied;itsstatusdurationusesthebatterypowerlevelatthetimeofthenewThermalSundercast. Both Heatand Coldcanonlyhave4distinctareasactiveatanygiventime.CastingThermalSunderinanewareaafterreachingthemaximumof Heator Coldareaswillremovetheoldestareaofcorrespondingelement. CastingThermalSunderoftheoppositedamagetypeonenemiesalreadyafflictedwith Coldor Heatprocs,combinesthedamagetypeinto Blast.Affectedenemiesfirsthavetheinitialstatuseffectremoved,receivethenewstatuseffect,theyalsoreceivea Blastprocanddealsdamagebasedonthemodebeingusedplusthedamageofthecanceledstatus.  Blastdamageisgivenby : RemainingProcDurationisbasedonthedurationoftheprocontheenemybeingcanceled,i.e.castinga HeatThermalSunderonanenemyaffectedbya Coldwillusetheremainingdurationofthe Coldproc. Forexample:Castinga HeatThermalSunderat80%batteryfollowedbya ColdThermalSunderat70%batterywith6secondsleftonthe Heatprocwilldeal:[300+0.8*(1500-300)]*6+[150+0.7*(750-150)]= 8,130damage.  BlastdamageisaffectedbybothAbilityStrengthandbatterypowerlevel. Theorderinwhichtheelementalprocsarecombinedchangesthedirectioninwhichenemieswithintheabilityareaareknockedbackbythe Blastproc.Casting Coldfirstthen Heatwillknockenemiesoutwards,whilecasting Heatfirstthen Coldwillpullenemiesintowardstheplayer. Whencastingbothelements,theelementalproccastsecondwilloverrideandreplacethefirstelementalreadypresent,e.g.ifenemieswereaffectedbythe Coldareafirst,casting Heatproconthemwillremovethe Coldprocandreplaceitwith Heat. AbilitySynergy:  Mach RushthroughaThermalSunderareatoaddits Coldor HeatdamagetoMachRush'sknockdownandshockwaveexplosion. ThermalSundergainsbonusestoitsstatuseffectswhen Redlineisactiveandabovetheredlinebatterycharge(>80%): The Coldprocfreezesenemiessolidinstantly. Consecutivecastsoftheheatmodeagainstenemieswitha Heatproceachdealtwicethedamageofthepreviouscast. The Blastprocpermanentlystripsawaytheenemy'scurrentamountofarmorbasedoffofbatterypowerlevel,uptoamaximumof100%withafullbatterycharge,beforeinflictingitsdamage. CanberecastwhileactivetocreatenewColdorHeatsunderareas.Gaussmaycreateupto4distinctareasofeitherelement,resultinginonly8totaldistinctareasactiveatonce. SubsumingGausstotheHelminthwillofferThermalSunderanditsaugmentstobeusedbyotherWarframes. ThedamagedealtbySubsumedThermalSunderisequivalentto50%ofGauss'sbattery:225/300/375/450 Colddamageand450/600/750/900 Heatdamage.Augment Mainarticle:ThermalTransfer ThermalTransferisaWarframeAugmentModfor Gauss's Thermal Sunder,increasingelementaldamageforhimselfandallieswithinrange. Rank ElementalDamage Duration Cost 0 +40% 18s 6 1 +50% 22s 7 2 +60% 26s 8 3 +75% 30s 9 Mainarticle:Redline(edit) ENERGY:100KEY4  RedlinePushGauss'batterybeyondtheredline,supercharginghisAbilitiesandsettingFireRate,AttackSpeed,ReloadSpeed,andHolsterSpeedintooverdrive.Whenpasttheredline,boltsofarcingelectricitydanceperiodicallyfromGauss,explodingenmassewhentheabilityisdeactivated. Batterydrainpersecond:2%s-1 Strength:100/200/300/400( Impactand Punctureareadamage) Duration:15/20/25/30s(duration)6-30%/9-45%/12-60%/15-75%(fireratebuff)5-25%/6-30%/7-35%/8-40%(attackspeedbuff)4-20%/6-30%/8-40%/10-50%(reloadspeedbuff)8-40%/12-60%/16-80%/20-100%(holsterspeedbuff) Range:N/A Misc:?m(activationknockbackradius)+20%(batterylimitrelease)50%(projectileaccuracy)50%(energydiscountforMachRush)100%(meleedamagebonusandstaggerchanceforKineticPlating)100%( Coldfreezechanceand HeatignitechanceforThermalSunder)≤100%( BlastenemyarmorreductionforThermalSunder) InfoInfo Gaussoverclockshisbattery,blastingawayenemieswithin?metersaroundhimandgainingaccessto100%ofhisbatteryfor15/20/25/30seconds.DuringRedline,Gaussgrantshimselfbonusweaponfireratebyaminimumof6%/9%/12%/15%atemptybatterytoamaximumof30%/45%/60%/75%atfullbattery,meleeattackspeedbyaminimumof5%/6%/7%/8%atemptybatterytoamaximumof25%/30%/35%/40%atfullbattery,reloadspeedbyaminimumof4%/6%/8%/10%atemptybatterytoamaximumof20%/30%/40%/50%atfullbattery,andholsterspeedbyaminimumof8%/12%/16%/20%atemptybatterytoamaximumof40%/60%/80%/100%atfullbattery.Whileactive,Redlinedrains2%batterypowerpersecond.Redlinedeactivatesondurationendorbymanuallypressingtheabilitykeyagain(default4 ). DurationisaffectedbyAbilityDuration. PassivebatterydrainisnotaffectedbyMods. Firerate,reloadspeed,holsterspeed,andmeleeattackspeedbuffsareaffectedbybothAbilityDurationandbatterypowerlevel. Redlineintroducesanewcounterontothebatterygauge,shownasapercentagevaluebetween0%and100%.Whilethebatterylevelisabove80%,theRedlinecountergraduallyincreases.Thespeedoftheincreaseisbasedonbatterylevel,withthecounterdecreasingifthebatteryleveldropsbelowtheRedlinelimit.WhentheRedlinecounterreaches100%,batterydrainfromabilitieswillbecompletelynegated. RedlinecountermaximumgrowthscalesinverselywithAbilityDuration(e.g.moredurationreducesgrowth),calculatedas:100%/(Duration×1/3).ThismeanstheRedlinecountercannotbemaxedearlierthan1/3rdsofitsduration. WhilebatterypowerlevelisabovetheRedlinelimitrelease,damagingprojectilesofarcingelectricitywillperiodicallyshootoutfromGaussandhomeinonnearbyenemieswith50%accuracy,dealing100/200/300/400damage,withadistributionof81.25% Impactand18.75% Puncturedamagewithamoderatestatuschanceandguaranteedstaggereffect.Ondeactivation,avariablenumberofprojectilesaresimultaneouslyreleasedfromGaussandexplodeonimpactwithenemies. DamageisaffectedbyAbilityStrength, Vigorous Swap, Arcane Arachne,and Theorem Demulcent. NumberofprojectilesreleasedduringRedlineandondeactivationareaffectedbybatterypowerlevelabovetheredlinebatterycharge(>80%). Projectileswillbecomemoreaccurateandstrikeenemiesmorefrequently,withthehigherthebatterypowerlevelbeyondtheredlinelimit. WhenRedlineexpires,batterydrainstoamountdisplayedonRedlinecounter(e.g.ifthecounterisat20%,thebatterywilldecreaseto20%). AbilitySynergy:  Mach RushenergycostishalvedwhencastduringRedline. WhilethebatterylevelisboostedduringRedline, Kinetic PlatingalsograntsGaussa100%basemeleedamagebonusand100%chancetostaggerenemiesonhit.  Thermal SundergainsbonusestoitsstatuseffectswhenRedlineisactiveandabovetheredlinebatterycharge(>80%): The Coldprocfreezesenemiessolidinstantly. The Heatprocdealsfulldamage-over-timeagainstenemies. The Blastprocpermanentlystripsawaythecurrentamountofarmorbasedoffofbatterypowerlevel,uptoamaximumof100%withafullbatterycharge,beforeinflictingitsdamage. StrengthMods DurationMods RangeMods EditTab  Gausscanbeequippedwiththefollowingitems: Cosmetics GaussMagHelmetAgitoSkinTennoGenGraxxSkinTennoGen Augments  Mach Crash Thermal Transfer Seealso WarframeCosmetics WarframeAugmentModsEditTab Update31.5(2022-04-27) FixedscripterrorrelatedtoGauss’ThermalSunderonExtraction. Update31.3(2022-03-28) FixedscripterrorwithGauss’ThermalSunder. Hotfix31.1.1(2022-02-09) FixedscripterrorrelatedtoGauss'ThermalSunder. Update31.1(2022-02-09) Augment:ThermalSunder-  Thermal Transfer Update31(2021-12-15) FixedGauss’sgaugeinRedlinehavingapuffysmokeeffectaroundit. Hotfix30.5.2(2021-07-07) FixedascripterrorwhencastingGauss’MachRushability. Hotfix30.0.6(2021-04-20) FixedGauss’Redlinemetersoundplaysrepeatedlyifyourdrain&fillratesarecloseenoughtokeepitcyclingbackandfortharoundtheredline. Hotfix30.0.3(2021-04-15) FixedissueswiththemixadjustmentofGauss’MachRushandRedlineabilitiestoreducespaminthecontextoftightquartersituations. Hotfix29.6.4(2021-01-06) ‘InvertTap/HoldAbilities’optionnowletsyoucontrolthesettingforeachvalidWarframe. NumerousWarframesAbilitiesnewandoldhavebeengiventhe‘Tap/Hold’functionalitytodovaryingactions.FeedbackshowedthathavingtheoptiontoInvertthe‘Tap/Hold’acrosstheboardtoallvalidWarframeswasnotideal,assomeAbilitydefaultfunctionalitiesarepreferred.Uponselectingthe‘InvertTap/HoldAbilities’intheOptionsmenu,you'llbemetwithanewscreenallowingyoutopickandchoosewhichvalidWarframesthisappliesto! Update29.5(2020-11-19) Augment:MachRush-  Mach Crash RelaxedontheGaussMachRushFOVattenuationsoitdoesn'tbecometooabsurdincasesofextremespeed Hotfix29.3.0.1(2020-10-27) FixedlosingabilitycastingandweaponfunctionalitywhencastingGauss’ThermalSunderability. Update29.0(2020-08-25) FixeduplightingpropssothatGauss'skirtdoesn'tappearcompletelyunlitinscenesthatdependonambientlight. Update27.4(2020-05-01) FixedArch-GunsbecominginvisiblewhenequippedwhilecastingGauss’Redlineability.Asreportedhere:https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1133653-gauss-archgun-redline-invisible-archgun/ FixedcolorissuewithGauss’SpeedGaugeUI. Update27.2(2020-03-05) ArmorChange: Gauss:150to175 Why:TheconversationsurroundingArcaneGuardianledtoasignificantreviewofArmorstatsonWarfarmes.TheMajorityofWarframesreceivedanincreaseintheArmorstattoincreasesurvivability.CompoundedwithShieldGatingandthenumerousotherchangescovered,weexpectamuchmorefairfeelingplayingfieldforallWarframes. FixedtexturetilingissuewithGauss’RedlineFX. Hotfix25.8.1(2019-10-09) Added2newtipsregardingGauss'Abilities. ImprovedvisibilityduringMachRushandreducedcamerashakesduringlongerjogs. Update25.8(2019-10-01) GaussChanges&Fixes: Passive: IncreasedShieldregenerationspeedbufffrom80%to120%max. IncreasedBatterychargeratefrommovingby25%.Goingfrom0%to100%atfull(unmodded)sprintnowtakes20svs25spreviously. BatterywillnolongerdrainduringtheSanctuaryOnslaughtZoneteleport. GaussSpectreswillstartwith80%battery. Fixedbatterygainnottakingverticalvelocityintoaccount. MachRush: Nowgrants1%Batterychargeperenemyhitduringthedash. IncreasedBatterychargerateduringcontinuousrunby33%. Cannowjumpfromgroundwhilerunning(cannotjumpinair)withoutcancellingthedash. AddedsmallsynergywithThermalSunder;runningthroughabubblewilladditsdamagetoyourdashandimpactburst. Fixedtheabilityscreenshowing"distanceperenergy"andunintentionallyapplyingbothEfficiencyandDurationunderthehood,resultinginEnergydrainnotmatchingtheUIwhenyouhadDurationMods.ChangedEnergypermeterstatintoEnergypersecond:unmoddedEnergydrainremainsthesame,andwhilespeedModspreviouslyincreasedEnergydrain(moredistancecovered),theynownolongerdo.Thus,Energydrainwillbeeitherthesameorbetterthanbefore,neverworse. KineticPlating: DecreasedBatterydrainfromdamageby33%. Whileactive,MeleeweaponhitswillgrantasmallamountofBatterycharge. ThermalSunder: IncreasedbubbleDurationfrom4/6/8/10to6/9/12/15. Increasedminimumradiusfrom33%maxto50%max. SplitdamageintotwostatsforColdvsHeat.IncreaseddamageforHeatmodeby2x. RemovedBlastdamagestat,theBlastwillusethedamageofthemodeyouareapplying(ColdorHeat)+theadditionaldamageforcancellingtheStatus. BlastArmorremovalincreasedfrom0-50%to0-100%. BlastArmorremovalwillnowapplybeforetheBlastdamageisdealt,causingittobemoreeffective. Redline: IncreasedRedline %gainrateby33%. Increasedprojectileseekchancefrom33%to50%. DecreasedpassiveBatterydrainby33%. General: AddednewsoundstoGausswhenhisRedlineisfilledandwhenithasbeenexceeded! FixedaimglideapplyingwhileholdingaimwithswordaloneduringGaussMachRush,allowingyoutobecomeZephyr. FixedjumpingwhileusingGaussMachRushacrosswatergivingyounoheight,resultinginyougettingwet. FixedSlashStatusEffectsdealingfulldamagetoGausswhileKineticPlatingisactive.StatusdamagewillbedeterminedbycurrentdamagereductionatthetimetheStatusoccurs. Hotfix25.7.5(2019-09-09) ToneddownthebrightnessofGauss’ThermalSunderAbility. Hotfix25.7.4(2019-09-05) Gauss’batterymeternowbuildswhenRevivingateammate! FixedfiringExergisattherighttimeasGauss’Redlineisactivatedcausingyoutobeabletofireitcontinuouslywithoutneedingtoreload. FixednotbeingabletoGaussMachRushacrossthecoolantinOrbVallisCapturaScene. Hotfix25.7.3.1(2019-09-03) FixedGaussKineticPlatingnotgivingtheminimumdamageprotectionwhenhismeteriscompletelyempty. Hotfix25.7.2(2019-08-30) FixedascripterrorwhencastingGauss’KineticPlatingability. FixedyourcameraflippingupsidedownwhenachievingludicrousGaussMachRushspeedwithmaxedFieldofView. Update25.7(2019-08-29) Introduced. 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