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How can I get through the decon chamber?
1 of 9: The easiest way is to purge it first.
2 of 9: However, in order to be able to do that, your Electronics talent will have to be fairly high. Try using the large console next to the window to see if it's high enough.
3 of 9: If so, and if you win the Decryption Minigame or spend omni-gel to override it, you'll get lots of XP.
4 of 9: You won't have to fight the rachni soldiers in the decon chamber, but you will have to fight one who appears in the side room as you try to leave.
5 of 9: If you can't fix the purge machinery, you might could pick the lock on the decon chamber's entry door by playing an average-difficulty decryption minigame.
6 of 9: If you succeed at that, you'll have to kill the two rachni soldiers in the decon chamber, plus one that appears in the side room.
7 of 9: TIP: The ones in the decon chamber don't seem able to leave it, so strafe-shoot them to avoid their toxic spit.
8 of 9: If all else fails, you can talk to Mira on the console in the side room and tell her to just open the doors. (You'll then have to fight the same three rachni soldiers mentioned above.)
9 of 9: After that's done, you can easily move through the decon chamber.
