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Mass Effect Hints

Sneaking In

  • 1 of 9: Open the container in the Ventilation Room if you can, then raid the two containers in the hall just south of the nearby elevator.
  • 2 of 9: Go through the door that's in the hallway between the elevator and the Ventilation Room.
  • 3 of 9: Move into the Secure Lab to start a conversation cinematic with Matriarch Benezia, followed by a tough battle.
  • 4 of 9: As soon as the last sniper goes down, you'll get drawn into another conversation cinematic with Benezia.
  • 5 of 9: She'll fight off Saren's influence long enough to give you an OSD with the coordinates of a special "lost" mass relay, then she'll succumb and attack you again.
  • 6 of 9: After those asari commandos go down, Benezia will finally give up and die.
  • 7 of 9: Move toward the nearby rachni queen tank to start a long cinematic.
  • 8 of 9: Toward the end of the cinematic, you'll need to decide whether the rachni queen will live or die.
  • 9 of 9: Whichever way you choose, this mission will be over.