Main quests - QUEST 2: Among The Stars: Secondary locations - part 1 | Main quests F3: MZ Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

MAP OF THE ENGINEERING CORE:

Map legend: 1 - passageway to: Engine Room; 2 - teleportation matrix to: Maintenance Level; 3 - passageway to: Cargo Hold

Before you'll proceed with your main assignment it would be a good idea to visit three locations mentioned in this section of the guide - the Engine Room, the Maintenance Level and the Cargo Hold. Doing so will allow you to find new guns, new recording and ammunition. Keep reading to find out more about these places.

MAP OF THE ENGINE ROOM:

Map legend: 1 - passageway to: Engineering Core; 2 - healing archways; 3 - control panels; 4 - passageway to the western section of the engine room; 5 - stairs and a control pane; 6 - control panel and a healing archway; 7 - main storage space

[#29]

Engine Room is a large area and you should consider visiting it only if you've developed a strong character. The main reason is that you'll encounter a lot of heavily equipped enemies and you're going to need big guns to kill them. Eliminating the aliens won't be that bad. It's the security bots you should be worried about [#29]. Keep destroying these machines from a larger distance, because they're deadly in short range combat. Don't forget to inspect the wrecks, because you'll find a powerful Drone Cannon. This weapons fires large spheres which can bounce off nearby walls. It's best to use this gun against slow targets, so don't forget to switch to something better each time you encounter aliens instead of bots.

[#30]

Keep heading forward and make sure to secure each room before moving on to the next one. Don't forget to inspect all the bodies and wrecks, as well as keep opening containers. Once you've entered a larger room you'll be allowed to sabotage one of the nearby control panels [#30]. I would recommend overloading the system, so that a turret found in the next room will explode on its own. If you can't see this option on the list you'll have to increase your Science skill. A second panel found inside the southern room will open a passageway leading to the west section of this deck. Go there now.

[#31]

Expect heavy resistance near one of the staircases [#31]. If you have some mines you can place them nearby and wait for enemies to show up. Don't forget to use your most powerful guns against the drones, however you'll also have to defeat a couple of aliens protected by force fields. The best way to get rid of them is to aim for their heads in hopes for a critical hit. Once it's safe head down and expect to find more enemies inside a narrow passageway.

[#32]

A storage area with the most valuable treasures can be found in the northern section of this deck [#32]. You'll probably encounter additional aliens along the way, however you will also be allowed to hack into several security terminals. Check the last room to find ammunition among other interesting objects. Thankfully you won't have to go through all the rooms again, because you can open the southern door to get to the exit quickly.

MAP OF THE MAINTENANCE LEVEL:

Map legend: 1 - teleportation matrix to: Engineering Core; 2 - elevator; 3 - passageway to: Waste Disposal

[#33]

Don't be fooled by how small this area looks on your personal map, because the Maintenance Level is merely an introduction to a much larger deck which you'll be allowed to travel to in the near future. After you've used the matrix to get here inspect nearby containers and proceed to the north-west. You'll soon reach an elevator with Sally standing inside [#33].

[#34]

You can talk to Sally, however this conversation is not that important to what you're doing here. Instead focus on the fact that the elevator has begun falling. Each time you'll make a stop near a window and you'll have to be careful, because you'll see aliens on the other side twice. Ignore the first group, however attack the next one [#34]. Once it's safe Sally will leave the elevator. You'll be less lucky than her, because you'll end up on a lower level and next to a destroyed elevator. Wait until you can control the main character again and heal his injuries (legs) if necessary. Talk to Sally again and agree to split up for a few minutes. Once the conversation has ended choose a nearby passageway leading to the Waste Disposal.

MAP OF THE WASTE DISPOSAL:

Map legend: 1 - passageway to: Maintenance Level; 2 - healing archways; 3 - series of force fields and control panels; 4 - recordings; 5 - ambush (alien units); 6 - storage space; 7 - teleportation matrix to: Engineering Core

[#35]

Ignore the fact that there's a lot of machinery nearby, because you won't have to go under any one of these machines unless you really want to. The only exception will be when you'll plan on reaching locked safes located to the south of the entrance [#35]. Thankfully if you aren't careful enough you won't be crushed to death right away, but instead you'll only lose a few health points.

[#36]

Keep using the narrow passageways. You'll be heading north-west and you should make a stop once you've reached a longer corridor. Attack enemy drones from a safe distance and once it's safe head forward, using a healing archway found along the way. Watch out, because there are aliens in the next room and they'll be using an upper balcony to surprise you [#36]. In addition to them a second group may also attack you from the back.