Opening route
This route follows the early Bio-Magnetism branch. It starts at the opening Archives sequence and ends at the Depot upgrade.
- Go left into the Neera Archives. Continue through the opening tutorial boss encounter and the scripted defeat.
- After waking at the Healing Pool, take the route up, across and down to obtain the Protopulse Orb, your bomb ability.
- Go deeper into the Archives and restore power to the doors and elevators.
- Meet Atiel and help him reach the Expedition Spacecraft.
- Return through the Archives toward the surface. Scan the fuses to reactivate the Surface Elevator.
- Use the elevator, find Nim Idal, and speak to him so he heads to the ship.
- Take the upper route through the Wastes back to the spacecraft and obtain the Archives Depot Key.
- Return to the Archives Depot Access Door. Use the key to enter the Depot and reach Bio-Magnetism.
What Bio-Magnetism does
Bio-Magnetism attracts nearby health, energy and Protoplasm pickups. Magnetic-lock puzzle balls are a separate interaction; move those balls by shooting them.
Progression checks when a path looks closed
In the Western Wastes, scan the far-left room when the route deeper appears blocked. For the permission gate near the Wastes and Glacial Summit, use the specific Wastes instructions.
When your next objective leads to the Undermoors, search the long branches of the Underground Depths rather than staying at the locked entrance. See the passkey hints.