How Do I Apply A Sentinel To My Character?

[SpartanDog514]

i just started playing this game and when i go to equip a sentinel it says i have none, but when i look thru my mods it says i have 3.  can any one help me?

[Omega_Philosopher]

It sounds like you have 3 sentinel "mods" but no sentinel. Sentinel's can be modded in many ways, and the mods will drop even if you don't actually own a sentinel. If you want a sentinel, save up 100 000 credits and head to the market =D

[Dtexas]

Those are mods for the sentinel, you equip them to the sentinel to make it better. You must buy a sentinel from the market using platinum, or build one by buying a bp for 100k cr.

[SpartanDog514]

thanks, i didnt realize that

 

[Reithur]

Sentinels are like battle pets; a Sentinel is different than a mod cards for use with Sentinels (like a weapon is different from a weapon mod).  If you had a Sentinel, it'd be visible by clicking the little Sentinel icon next to your Frame's colour pallet in the Arsenal screen (left side of the screen).

 

Mod cards will appear in your Mod inventory, but you can pick up mod cards for items you do not have; when just starting out, you likely won't have a sentinel or shotgun, but you can still pick up mods for them.

 

You can check the wiki for more info; http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/WARFRAME_Wiki

Some starter guides;

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/18773-tips-for-new-players/

https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/forum/38-players-helping-players/

 

Edit: ninja'd by other helpers.  This is what I get for being interrupted in the middle of a post :P

Edited May 27, 2013 by Reithur