Talk:Meteoid/Underground

Got a bomb power upgrade from a treasure, also, bombs seem to only blow holes in floors for hidden doors, haven't had a sideways passage yet. Also got gun extension. --Boozeogre 23:57, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

I fired a missile at the Cerebral Matriarch, dealing 100 damage.

The entire complex began to rumble as the Cerebral Matriarch exploded. I rushed past her smoldering remains, looking for a way out.

In the chamber behind her resting place, I found both a surface teleporter and a fission cell compatible with my ship's engine! I was saved!

I teleported back to my ship, installed the module, and took off just as the planetoid exploded.--JohnAnon 17:27, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Not sure if this is necessary to mention, but using a missile in a room with an enemy and a missile door will destroy the enemy without affecting the door. Likewise, using a bomb in a room with a secret door and an enemy will deal damage to the enemy rather than revealing the hidden passage.--Jimmy da elf 00:43, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Needs Spading

• How much damage does the gun upgrade do without the ice beam. --ManaUser 01:42, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
• What is the range for credcrystal cache size? (I've seen as few as 82 and as many as 769). --ManaUser 01:42, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
• What are the odds of each monster dropping bombs/missiles? Is it affected at all by how you kill them? --Munkee79 04:55, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
• Do you always need to use missiles to get to the 'mother brain' as I was locked out, guessing that's why you get sapped 5 energy per move as well - worth noteing so others can learn from my fail :-) --—Preceding unsigned comment added by Sniddy (talk • contribs)
• Is the Ice Beam upgrade ever necessary to reach Mother Brain? --Raijinili 06:21, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
• Can upgraded bombs be used against Mother Brain? Or is the only possible strategy 200maxHP and at least three Missiles? --Raijinili 06:21, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

• New lower bound on the Crystalcred cache: 81. Looks like 80-800?

Just hit 80 myself. Probably the lower bound. --Tellahff2 19:13, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

• Upgraded bombs don't do anything to Mother Brain. Also, I've never needed the ice beam to reach her, and every time she was locked behind a door (a single door -- like, she was the only thing behind it). --Deus Ex Machina 05:52, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Just got the gun upgrade without the ice beam. Yeah, it does 20 damage. --Deus Ex Machina 05:22, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

• Do the treasures always come in the same order? I don't remember ever getting something other than the visor upgrade first. Does that mean you have to get all the upgrades to get the teleport? --Raijinili 05:18, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

No, not necessarily. I got the armor upgrade before the HUD upgrade a couple times. Also, you certainly don't need the other upgrades to get the teleport.

By the looks of things, the only upgrade you can get on level 1 is the HUD upgrade, which would explain why it's so common. --Deus Ex Machina 20:47, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

For some reason only get crystal caches and HUD; my meat drop was at 50% and item at 35%, I don't know if drop rates affect caches, can anyone try this by having over 100% item/weapon drop to see if they get more gun upgrades? --makuta2 22:18, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

New lower bound of 80 Credcrystals. --Deus Ex Machina (Talk) 19:17, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

New upper bound of 800 Credcrystals. --Deus Ex Machina (Talk) 06:03, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

References

I'm hesitant to edit it myself, since I haven't actually played the Meteoid subgame, but from the images I believe that, despite the name, the Shriekwings are based on the Waver (which flies around horizontally), not the Skree (which drops vertically and explodes). Additionally, the eyeslug is probably based on the Zeela, and the grab-bat is probably a Reo. --Australopithecus 00:50, 29 June 2010 (UTC)