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Virmire: Base Entry and Labs
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (ME1)

Virmire: Base Entry and Labs

A complete walkthrough of the Virmire: Base Entry and Labs mission in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (ME1), including enemy encounters, loot locations, and Paragon/Renegade choices.

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A complete walkthrough of the Virmire: Base Entry and Labs mission in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (ME1), including enemy encounters, loot locations, and Paragon/Renegade choices.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Warehouse: Fight indoctrinated salarians, a Geth Shock Trooper, Geth Destroyer, and Geth Juggernaut. Loot an Aid Station if needed. Proceed southwest through a door to the Maintenance area and down a hallway to the Security Office.
  2. 2
    Security Office: Eliminate two indoctrinated salarians. Note the elevator (for later), and doors to the northwest (Cell Block A) and southwest (Cell Block B). Find a Crate and a Hardened Weapon Locker.
  3. 3
    Cell Block A (Northwest from Security Office): Interact with a door control to speak with a Salarian Commando. You can choose to free him (Paragon +2) or refuse (Renegade +9). You can refuse and then free him later for maximum points. Examine an adjacent cell to find less fortunate salarians. You can free them (Paragon +2) or kill them (Renegade +2). These choices have no long-term consequences.
  4. 4
    Cell Block B (Southwest from Security Office): Examine the middle cell to find Private Menos Avot. If you free him, he and two other salarians will attack (Paragon +8). If you refuse to free him, he will take care of himself (Renegade +2).
  5. 5
    Storage Room: Accessed via the southern entrance from the base approach area or southwest from Cell Block B. Upstairs: two indoctrinated salarians and an Aid Station. Downstairs: four Crates. If you entered via the northern entrance, go south to the Maintenance Bay for more indoctrinated and a Technician Kit.
  6. 6
    Genophage Labs: Return to the Security Office and take the elevator up. You will enter a laboratory with Geth Husks in stasis. Proceed north to confront Doctor Droyas and a Scientist. Interact with the Stasis Console to release a Geth Husk, then focus on defeating it. This will provoke Droyas, the Scientist, and two more Husks. Use Damping on the Scientist to neutralize her abilities. Droyas uses Damping and then melee attacks. After clearing the lab, loot a Wetware Kit and an Upgrade Kit from a table near the elevator, and a Medical Station [Easy] on the northern wall.
  7. 7
    Rana Thanoptis: Exit the lab through the northwest door to the exterior. Follow the walkway southwest to a door guarded by two Geth Troopers. Defeat them and enter the room to find Rana Thanoptis. After speaking with her, she will open the way forward, and you will have a choice to make.
Tips
  • When dealing with the Salarian Commando in Cell Block A, you can refuse to free him initially (Renegade +9) and then talk to him again to free him (Paragon +2) for maximum points.
  • The choices regarding the salarians in Cell Block A and B do not have long-term consequences, so prioritize the Paragon/Renegade points you wish to gain.
  • In the Genophage Labs, use Damping on the asari Scientist to counter her Immunity ability.
  • Be prepared for Droyas's aggressive melee attacks after his initial Damping ability.
  • Paragon/Renegade points from choices regarding salarian captives.
  • Loot: Aid Station, Crate, Hardened Weapon Locker, Technician Kit, Wetware Kit, Upgrade Kit, Medical Station.

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