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Mass Effect 1 (Legendary Edition) guide · After Noveria

Shepard and the Normandy crew are dispatched to Virmire to assist an undercover Salarian Special Tasks Group unit pinned down by Geth forces. You discover Saren's base of operations, which houses a cloning facility to breed an army of Krogan cured of the genophage. You must assault the base, destroy the breeding facility, and make critical choices regarding the fate of squadmates.

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Sold by Commander Rentola: Cinch (Armory License), Kassa Fabrication (Armory License), Sirta Foundation (Armory License)Sold by Commander Rentola at the Salarian base camp before launching the assault

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Assisting Captain Kirrahe's strike team during the base infiltration (disrupting communications, destroying satellite uplinks, shooting Geth flyers, and hacking base alarms to direct Geth to the far side) ensures Kirrahe survives the mission and appears in later games.

Enemies

Geth Colossus

Weak to Heavy weapons, Mako cannon

Heavily armored quadruped walker that fires a devastating charged energy blast and can deploy repair drones

Geth Prime

Weak to Tech powers (Overload/Sabotage)

Elite, heavily shielded heavy infantry unit armed with a pulse rifle and assault drones

Krogan Battlemaster

Weak to Biotics (Lift/Singularity/Warp) to counteract health regeneration

Extremely durable melee rusher that triggers Immunity and regenerates rapidly unless countered

Geth Hopper

Weak to Biotics to immobilize, Tech attacks

Agile sniper that clings to walls and scrambles Shepard's tactical radar

Saren Arterius

Weak to Biotics, continuous heavy fire

Fought on a hovering glider platform near the facility's AA tower or bomb site

Shops and people

Commander Rentola: Salarian quartermaster at the STG camp offering basic weapons, armors, mods, and three distinct manufacturer armory licenses

Tips

High Charm or Intimidate ranks, or completing Wrex's family armor assignment beforehand, are required to stand down Wrex during the confrontation on the beach without resorting to killing him.
You will be forced to choose between saving Ashley Williams or Kaidan Alenko during the final detonation phase; the squadmate you do not rescue dies permanently.
Disable the anti-aircraft guns as early as possible inside the facility to give the Normandy safe extraction clearance.

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