How to Start The Second Dream in Warframe

Finish Natah, complete the Neptune Junction on Uranus, and open The Second Dream from the Codex or Quests menu. If it is missing, check both prerequisites in your own quest log and Star Chart. Unlocking access to Uranus does not by itself unlock this quest. This guide stops at the setup and gives a few pointers for the opening missions without explaining the story reveals.

1. Check Natah before heading to the Junction

Open the Codex or Quests menu and look for Natah. If the quest is underway, make it active and follow the remaining objectives until it is marked complete. If you have not begun it, follow the prerequisite shown in the menu and the official Natah guide. The Sentient activity that introduces Natah occurs during progression around Uranus. If you need to scan a target, check that you have a scanner available before entering a mission.

A completed mission node and a completed story quest are different checks. If you remember visiting Uranus but do not remember the end of Natah, use the status in the quest list rather than assuming that the visit counted. This is especially helpful when returning after a break or when you had several quests active at different times.

2. Complete the Neptune Junction

1. Open Navigation and select Uranus on the Star Chart.
2. Select the Neptune Junction and read the requirements displayed for it.
3. Finish the tasks still marked incomplete, including Natah where required.
4. Enter and complete the Junction when it becomes available.
5. Return to Navigation and confirm that Neptune has unlocked.

Read the Junction's current checklist before redoing unrelated missions. If you cannot enter, check which requirement remains. Completing the relevant task and seeing it marked off is a better signal than relying on a video that may show a slightly different Junction checklist.

3. Start The Second Dream from your quest list

Return to your Orbiter and open the Codex or Quests menu. Select The Second Dream and use the start option. After it is active, follow its marked objective from Navigation. If you still see another story quest tracked instead, reopen the list and check which quest is active before launching a mission.

If both requirements appear complete but the quest is still unavailable, recheck that Neptune is open rather than only visible on the Star Chart. Check that Natah is marked complete rather than waiting for another action. Return to the Orbiter and open the quest menu again after resolving either missing step.

4. Prepare for the opening missions

Bring equipment you already know how to use. Check your weapon and Warframe mods before starting so you can focus on mission objectives during the quest. A familiar loadout helps if you run into a fight or a hacking sequence that takes a few tries. Set aside time if you want to play through the quest without interrupting its story.

Follow the objective markers where the quest provides them. One mission includes an object search without an immediate exact marker. Explore the area and keep an eye on the objective prompts. Digital Extremes notes that the location is revealed if you have not found the object within the allotted time, so you can continue without a walkthrough if you prefer to avoid spoilers.

5. Find the next story step when you finish

Check that The Second Dream is complete before looking for the next main quest. Finishing it opens the Focus system and access to Orokin Moon nodes, among other rewards. The next main story quest is Rising Tide. Digital Extremes points players to an Inbox message containing the Railjack Cephalon blueprint as the starting point for that quest.

If you only wanted to get The Second Dream started, your stopping point is the first active quest marker in Navigation. If you are preparing for later content, finish the whole quest and check your new unlocks first. You do not need to guess whether a particular cutscene counted as completion when the quest menu can confirm it.

Keep this progression in mind if you help another player catch up. Ask them which quest is active and whether they can select Neptune in Navigation. Those two checks usually tell you whether to focus on Natah, the Junction, or the start button in the Codex.