How to romance Eleanor in Warframe 1999

Love is in the air in Warframe, and it’s not because of the Techrot. The 1999 Update lets you romance members of the Hex, including Eleanor Nightingale—Arthur’s sister, the Hex psychic, and the woman who has (and will) become Nyx.

Finding the key to Eleanor’s heart may not be easy, however. Choosing the right dialogue prompts helps, but if you can’t get a straight path to a New Year’s Eve kiss with Ms. Nightingale, you can continue to improve your Chemistry with her to advance your relationship. 

Don’t expect to get to the romance scene with Eleanor quickly, though. You need to be at max rank with her to date the telepath, Here’s how you can romance Eleanor in Warframe 1999.

How to romance Eleanor in Warframe

The first step to building a relationship with Eleanor, naturally, is getting to know her. You can’t just walk into Höllvania with a horror movie under your arms and ask her to Blockbuster and chill.

First, you need to increase your Chemistry with Eleanor by giving her gifts, answering with the right prompts on chat, and doing any of her bounties in Höllvania. She usually goes for gifts that hearken back to her past in journalism, and planters are also a good choice.

If you find the right prompt on KIM Messaging, her answer will have a golden glow, which is a good sign for your relationship. Eleanor “likes to be challenged a little bit, here and there, and pushed on topics in different ways,” according to her profile. The telepath also has a “playful side,” which led us to make a dad joke and get a golden response (though the conversation ended after that). Guess you can’t win them all.

If all else fails, completing one of her bounties each day is a guaranteed way to romance Eleanor, even if it may take longer than you’d like. Finishing any of the Hex bounties grants you a bump in Chemistry, so make sure to complete those missions.

As your relationship progresses and you learn more about her, Eleanor will start to trust the Drifter more and more, opening up with more intimate details (that may border on TMI territory, when a certain appendage is involved). You need to get to know Eleanor before you can romance her.

All Hex members have six levels of intimacy, but their thresholds vary from person to person. Aoi might be more receptive than Eleanor, for instance, or maybe you find Lettie easier to talk to.

While absent from the 1999 Patch Notes at first, Digital Extremes confirmed each Chemistry rank is locked behind progression with the Hex Syndicate. This means you need to max out your Standing with the Hex to romance Eleanor, given the studio also confirmed you need your Chemistry to be Close with her. Here are the Chemistry ranks and the associated Hex level requirement:

Since Chemistry and Hex ranks are tied to each other, romancing Eleanor is time-gated—twice, in fact. You need to gain enough Chemistry with her to advance your relationship, but you can only earn a certain amount of it in a day. Likewise, you must wait until you reach max rank with the Hex, though Syndicate progression is locked behind daily Standing caps according to your Mastery Rank.

If you don’t have the necessary rank to evolve your relationship, any Chemistry you earn still counts, but your conversations won’t reflect the change until your Hex Syndicate is high enough to get to the matching rank.

If you still want to romance Eleanor, keep chatting with her and doing her bounties, but don’t stop working on your Hex rank. Aim for that Pizza Party rank, hope you can sweep her off her feet, and cross your fingers for a New Year’s Eve kiss with Eleanor. Though you may want to brush your teeth before… and definitely after.