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Break the Sward
The basic concept of this level is same for several levels of Marathon, Marathon 2 and Marathon Infinity. Find out switches, get access to a computer core, smash it, find new switch to open some gates ... A lot of AMDDs -- Durandal's new puppets -- and S'phts are always aiming at you. The Hunters are on your side. The Troopers attack both you and AMDDs/S'phts. At first, you will transported in room (1). Go north. IMHO, there are two possible ways to complete early stage battle in this level. One is to go down at (a) and enter room (3) via room (2). There are a x2 recharger and a save terminal. This is a good base-camp for completing the rest level. Then ride on elevator (4) to go to room (5). There are x1 recharger, a save terminal and some AR ammo. Another way is to go to room (5) first, then invade the rest part of the level. Room (3) is guarded by S'phts more strongly than room (5), but x2 recharger is precious. By the way, the next battlefield is the southern part of the level. But you must activate two switches at (6) before go south. After activating them, return to (5) via (7) and save. Going down through the long corridor, secure room (8). Then go to rooms (10) and (12) through a transverse corridor (9). The elevator shown at (8) is in reality, two vertically stacked elevators, very confusing. When you come from (6), you will use the upper one, but you must ride the lower one to go to (9). The AMDDs in (12) can be shoot from (11) rather safely. There is a x3 recharger in (12). Charge up your shield and courage, smash (b) and goto (14) via (13). If you are a very prudent player, you can go back to save terminals at (3) or (5) from this point after the switch at (12) is activated. But room (13) has a save terminal too. At (14), there is the switch to open the entrance of the final goal, the computer cores of Rozinante at (c). After the destruction of the first core, door at (d) will shut but the door opens again by pressing the switch at the wall of the computer room. Destroy all four cores and log on the terminal (d), you will be transported to the Epilogue of the Tycho branch.
There are many terminals in this level. However, don't read through the terminal (d) before smashing all four cores or you will be transported into a plasma pool.
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Figure 1
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