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Armature Alternatives

  • 1 of 8: There is a way to shut down the armatures without fighting them.
  • 2 of 8: Go to the plaza's SW corner and find the narrow passageway that leads down to the lower ruins.
  • 3 of 8: Shoot down all the geth stalkers and sappers that are playing around in the large NW room, then check its NE corner for an item container.
  • 4 of 8: Go back to that room's entrance (SE corner) and head east to the trench area.
  • 5 of 8: Not far into the trench on its north side is a computer console labeled "Armature Control."
  • 6 of 8: However, it'll take a pretty high Decryption talent to use it, so you may not be able to.
  • 7 of 8: But you can continue on through the trench and end up re-entering the upper ruins in the area that's south of the armatures. If you're careful, they won't see you.
  • 8 of 8: TIP: If you can, kill both armatures, then go decrypt the armature control console. That'll get you the max possible XP from the situation.