How's this for awesome? Look up when standing next to the station hologram - you can see the node-locked door with the Contact Beam schematic, but you won't be able to anything until you get there. Power Node - Backhall where ANTI asks for voice verification. The workbench is a few rooms down (and in enemy infested territory) so plan ahead (and plan to come back, if you have the credits and inclination, for more upgrading). Power Node - The soda vending machine next to the store. Use this time to earn the Bouncing Betty accolade (if you haven't done so already) and take items. There are only cysts at the top of the pod ride some more cysts are in Watchman Phillips' quarters and no enemies will start attacking until you slip past the next save station.

Schematic - Force Gun in a locker at the top of the pod ride. Stand in the middle of the lift and expend 30 to 40 shots through the ride, and you will easily knock-out/kill all tripods. The ALT-fire blast kills the tripods and nets you items.

For round 2 and onwards, IGN found the easiest way is to upgrade the Contact Beam's ALT nodes, along with CAP and REL to make the process obscenely easy. The notification should appear at the end of the ride.ĭuring the long maintenance pod ride (it's approximately 100 seconds long) use any weapon to knock off the necromorph Tripods congregating on the solar array pod. Simply use the Contact Beam's alternate fire mode and your up-gunned weapon should knock them all out (naturally, use Normal or Casual difficulty). When riding the access pod to Watchman Phillips' quarters (and incidentally, to the mainframe), necromorphs attack the pod through the windows.

The elevator you're looking for is in Chapter 7: The Solar Array. For this, upgrade the Contact Beam's ALT nodes (all of them) and stock up on Contact Beam ammo (about 50 to 70 shots). Knock off every Tripod necromorph during the elevator sequence.

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