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	Message: : The "real" start to the second part of RED brings us to a sort of : complex on the surface of PX-39. There are a few things to see here before : beginning the level proper. The area you're in has a few extra places to : jump around in, and 2 new creatures: The human Scout Drone and the : massive Spider Tank . Ian apparently made a lot of changes to the plot : after designing that page, since he says that he recently changed the tank : from the human side to the Pfhor side but in the game the tank is on the : human side, and the nearby terminal even claims the humans invented it. : Don't piss it off, because it's very hard to kill and armed with dual : machine guns. There are some stairs to climb that don't lead anywhere, and : a terminal up on a balcony that I don't believe is accessible in-game. : The ground-level terminal gives a short history of PX-39 and explains your : new mission: You've been "signed up with the local law : enforcement" asked to check out a disturbance at the local power : plant. The idea that the player is some sort of high-tech mercenary is a : popular one in FPSes in general, since it lets the player be thrust into : all sorts of situations without having to weave an extensive backstory to : justify his involvement. Head on in... : Immediately upon entering the power station, you're attacked by a set of : small floating spheres, a thing that resembled a flying light bulb, and a : tall, gangly black creature that spit a stream of green energy blasts. The : Mercury is the primary weapon on this level, since it fires fast enough to : lock the enemies in "flinch" and prevent them from shooting : back, and you'll probably have a ton of ammo for it since you were using : the flamethrower on the Organics. Forget about that now; metals are : completely immune to both triggers. : This power station has been overrun by the Metaloids[sic], identified on the : RED site as "Armies of Michael". Let's see what we have: : Sphere Bot . The weakest of the Metalloids (I'm going to spell it properly : even if Ian doesn't), these guys fire essentially drone bolts. Watch them : fall to the ground leaving trails of smoke. Ian calls them his most : pathetic monster. : Head Bot . These are a real problem. Ian says they shoot drone bolts, but : they actually shoot the same shot as the minor floaters, and they also : move very quickly and can be extremely hard to hit. You have to aim very : slightly above them to hit their real body, and unless you're very good : with the mouse this is best done at close range. There are actually an : infinite supply of these bastards here, so try not to backtrack if you can : help it. : Minor Floater . The primary Metalloid enemy. These guys move pretty slowly, : but they hit hard with Compiler bolts. You can usually hear them coming : since they are constantly emitting garbled radio transmissions. The pulse : rifle works best on them, but the Mercury can be used in a pinch. : : The Metalloids, it turns out, form themselves by collecting random bits of : metal and machinery and connecting them together; any Metalloid that ends : up with a gun sticking out of it is sent to the front lines. This : information is on the web page, but won't be revealed in the game for a : while. : After surviving the first ambush (be careful: Sometimes not all of the : enemies will activate at once), head into the building, then immediately : turn around and shoot the Metal who has just come out of the floor, then : turn back and kill the yellow Metalloid to the right. Run past him and : into the bathroom, then use it as a home base to kill all the other nearby : Metalloids (2 in the small room nearby, possibly more coming down the : corridor or popping out of the floor. Pick up the uranium ammo near the : blocked-off hallway, then find the tiny switch in the room nearby. Don't : hit it yet. : The yellow guys you've been shooting are Major Floaters , and they fire : seeking yellow bolts even faster than the minor ones do. It takes a second : or two of Mercury fire to bring one down, fortunately this level is : composed mostly of narrow passageways that prevent their friends from : shooting you while you hold them in place. : Head along the corridor to the left turn. If you're lucky, you can Mercury : the major floaters without the minors down the corridor waking up. You may : get charged by another head bot at this point, try to fight him in the : corridor so you don't get hung up on the furniture in the nearby room. Hit : the small button in that room, then go back and hit the small button in : the first room. This has opened a connection passage in the major floater : room which has let in more enemies, go through it and kill everyone. There : are a few rooms here containing the remains of the power station's human : crew. There's also a set of stairs going up, which the second small button : opened (the one in the blue room- I hit them out of order to keep the : enemies manageable). Step into these stairs, fire a single shot, then : retreat and kill the head bot when he comes down at you (much better than : fighting him on the stairs). Then head up. It's actually really hard to : get back down these stairs, since you keep banging your head on the : ceiling- fortunately you don't ever need to. : Kill the 3 major floaters (one by the terminal, 2 in the next room) while : being careful not to get hung up on rubble, then read the terminal. : Rampant droids? Seems like the polar opposite of the mutated monsters you : fought in space. The building is entirely shut down, but there's a new : power source that looks strangely like a generator. Well, Joshua enjoyed : large amounts of power... hmm. : The next room is just tedious. There's a switch on the wall that will open : the door for about two seconds. In the room beyond are at least 3 major : floaters. If you enter the room to fight them, the door will close behind : you and you will die. If you try to play the usual door games, you can : only get off one or two poorly aimed pulse shots before the door slams : shut again. When all the enemies are finally dead (watch out for head bots : that are fast enough to make it through the door before it closes), you : can FINALLY save with the pattern buffer at the rear of the room. : Jump into the labyrinth underneath the power plant, and prepare to get : startled by major floaters dropping out of the ceiling. If you head left : at the first branch and then down to the right end of the corridor, a 1x : health canister will appear. Jump down to the level below this one. This : area is full of spooky pieces of scenery that resemble Metalloid enemies; : try not to waste ammo on them. Find the switch at the bottom of the : catacombs. : When you hit this switch, it opens to reveal a new room. Strafe-run through : this room- it's about to fill with Metalloids. Hit the door and keep : strafe-running until you hit the end of the room, then look left and head : into the safe area, charge up with the 1x panel, and save again. If you : want, you can try killing the Metalloids in the room to gain access to the : 2x health charger, but this is especially hard because the monsters in : there are a third class of Metalloid, the Gunner . They float faster than : the others and tend to fire in bursts, and there are an infinite number of : them. It's actually possible to get a full 2x charge by stealing a little : bit of it at a time and dodging back before the Metalloids get into firing : position and smack you down. Read the terminal to get teleported to a : different tunnel section. : When you jump down into the arena, a few Metalloids teleport in- ignore them : and run into the small alcove with the terminal. The wall closes up behind : you, and you can read its important message without being disturbed. This : one is written in a randomly capitalized form similar to l33tspek, which : you'll come to recognize as the sign of Michael , the "Builder of the : Metalic legions"[sic again]. He tells you that you have already been : "tainted" by Joshua and that he has no interest in meeting you, : but neither of you have a choice when you hit the small switch to your : right. : Fighting Michael is like the boss fights common in other games- he's : invincible, so all you have to do is survive and find a way out. As soon : as you're released from the starting point, run around the column and hit : the switch in the wall. Then, make another circuit around the column while : waiting for the door to open. Don't even bother shooting Michael, you : won't hurt him and you should be trying to dodge his energy blasts. Run : into the opened area and the wall slams shut behind you (again). Ian tells : you that Michael has retreated for some reason and gone through a : now-silent city park. Step into the teleporter to follow. : This level was indeed extremely difficult, and I could see how vidding it : would be nearly impossible. Having several levels' worth of ammo for the : Mercury was the key to my defeating it.
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