Hint
Poofer gun: The Poofer is the most powerful gun in the game. Note: It has
a very short range.
First
the basics. I love the yellow electro gun, so all my strategy revolves
around this gun. The puffer gun does more damage. I usually crawl along
the ground and fire alot. I stand to kill festers and ceiling vines.
Jump to move quickly.
Festers
(the fellows who appear on the sides of the screen) Take these
guys out by being just over half a screen away from them. Fire like
crazy. You better make sure you are at least half a screen away
because these really hurt! You can advance on them once they retreat
and expose their hand, makes killing them easier if you do.
When they throw stuff, you better be facing them and firing...
Getting hit by this stuff stuns you, likely costing your life on
later levels. You can kill them with the puffer gun by laying low near
the edge of the screen, and standing up andfiring as soon as they
start to retreat. You can always ignore these guys buy crawling along
the floor... but it's good to take them out as soon as you can. They
produce other aliens, and create another hazard. You can often kill festers
on the adjacent screen by firing very close to the edge.
I
used this to my advantage alot on level 22, which is almost nothing but festers.
Ceiling
vines: As I mentioned earlier, make sure you don't move into them
while firing. Stop, then aim up and fire.
Rollerbies
(the armadillo like things that curl into a ball) Getting hit by these balled
up creatures can stun you for some time, like the festers can,
which means losing your life in later levels. Fire alot at them to make
them roll the other way of course. Don't fire too much if there is a
closed door in the way, as they'll bounce back at you at high speed.
They unravel once they stop moving. I often fire once or twice
at them to make them stop. They then unravel and I kill them.
Or, I throw a grenade, and fire just enough to make them be near
the grenade. These guys are what really threatens your life at the beginning
of later levels... Don't underestimate what a mob of these
can do to your game. :) One stuns you, then every alien
and their brother beat up on you while you can't do
anything. Then you lose your gun, and losing your gun on later levels
usually means the end of your life, if not your whole game! (you usually
get a laser with your new guy, which often is inadaquate). Point
blank shots often don't work on these guys for some reason, very
important to remember.
Laser
firing security drones: Of course you can make these stop firing at
you by getting the disk and putting it in the security machine. But did you
know that you can kill them? You have to fire alot, unless you have
a puffer gun. Stand and fire diagonally up, fire like crazy,
and don't change directions! They'll move right into your
fire. The laser gun does so little damage, it is questionable
if you should do this with that gun. I kill these drones on every
floor I encounter them until I find the disk.
Little
crawling aliens: crawl and fire alot, jump if you they stick to you.
On later levels, it often isn't wise to jump immediately... you might jump
into a festers xray beam, and get stunned, lose your gun, your life, your
game...
Snotterpillars
(big hopping spitting aliens): While heading towards a new
screen, if you hear that you are hitting something just before you enter
the new screen, stop and keep firing until the sound stops. Then fire
a lot as you enter the new screen. Firing at them usually
stops the nastyspittle they throw. You should have no problems
taking out mobs of these fellows by firing alot. Stop moving
as soon you are hitting one, you want to hit them as far away as you can.
I am pretty brave with these guys,I'll take on a big mob of them
at once. Just fire very very fast. If too many get
close, or are about to, move directly away and hit jump twice (or
more) in a row. This one tactic is the main reason why I survive so
long!Not only does it make you run away quickly, it also has the
effect of dodging their spittle. Practice turning around and hopping
away repeatly when there aren't aliens around. Make sure
you are moving away before jumping, otherwise you'll jump up instead
of away, and then you're really. If you have the puffer gun, have
no fear-- if you fire fast enough, you can kill a solid wall of
these guys with it.
Machine
that spits out bombs: Each bomb does 200 damage I think, so be careful.
Jump away or over bombs that get thrown near you. hit option two
to fix the machine, then hit option one until you have a full load of
grenades.
Self
destructing: often a good idea, unless you are about to finish the
level. You won't get 200 bonus health, but on later levels you'll probably
lose more than that. I usually self destruct 2 or maybe 3 levels.
Fire
levels: I am continually switching from the fire extinguisher to the
electro gun on this level. Put out the fire, run and grab your gun and
clear the rooms until you hit the next fire, etc. You can push along
both guns, but it's risky. Fires count as part of the alien
remaining count...so don't leave the fires for last! Otherwise
you'll get stuck with a fire extinguisher on your next level. If
I'm cautious, I often gain more health than I lose on these levels.
Level
21: This level is utter hell. Makes every other level look silly.
Be paranoid with every room you enter. I can't stress enough how hard
this level is. Fire as fast as you can. Good luck
keeping your gun... that's the main thing actually on the
later levels, keeping your gun. The beginning of 21 and other
later levels is hellish, this is one place where I wouldn't feel
guilty using alot of grenades. Those hordes of rollerbies
are a real problem at the beginning of levels.
Level
22: This level is as easy as 21 is hard. Almost nothing but festers.
This level might not be so easy if you don't have an electro-gun. I
always have one here.
Level
23, final level: Use my technique for killing snotterpillars,
especially hopping away repeatedly when mobs get close. Grenades here
can take a wall of snotterpillers, what a rush. :)
Keep up a wall of fire to stop their spittle. Be wary of
hidden ceiling vines on the edges of the screen. Fire as
fast as you can when you see the mother alien, crawl behind her
while firing when you've cleared the other aliens in the room.
Fire at her head once you're behind her. (diagonally up from ground)
It's
important to learn to survive with a laser gun until you can get
something better. Be very convervative, do most of your killing from
the adjacent screen. Hit things as far away as possible. Run
from snotterpillars when they get inside your max range (yup, hop twice
again..) Use grenades if you have to. God I hate losing your
gun on the later levels.
Free
free to mail me any questions and comments. Is the arcade game
exactly the same?
Michael Kaye
horny@ucscl.ucsc.edu
Guide
to abbreviations
BM
- Bomb Machine
E - Elevator
F
- Fire
FP - Fireball Pit
FS
- Fire in space station
IS - Infestation Screen
GD
- Green ooze Dripping from ceiling
O
- Outdoors
FO - Floor opening
MSU
- Moving stars Unit
PR - Pestering Robot
RN
- Research Notes
SC
- Security Central (needs ID card)
SD
- Self Destruct unit
SXU
- Sealed Xeno Unit (needs Key)
(Red
Background)
- Space station is on fire
(Yellow
background) - Space station has a Pestering Robot that shoots.
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
| Space Station 1 Lvl 1 |
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MSU |
RN |
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| Space Station 2 Lvl 1 |
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E |
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O |
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O |
| Space Station 2 Lvl 2 |
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E |
IS |
BM |
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| Space Station 3 Lvl 1 |
GD |
GD |
E |
SD |
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IS |
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O |
| Space Station 3 Lvl 2 |
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E |
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| Space Station 3 Lvl 3 |
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E |
FB |
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| Space Station 4 Lvl 1 |
IS |
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E |
FO |
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FO |
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| Space Station 4 Lvl 2 |
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E |
FO |
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FO |
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| Space Station 4 Lvl 3 |
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E |
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| Space Station 4 Lvl 4 |
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IS |
E |
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SD |
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| Space Station
5 Lvl 1 |
O |
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E |
IS |
O |
SC |
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| Space Station
5 Lvl 2 |
SXU |
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E |
IS |
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GD |
GD |
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| Space Station
5 Lvl 3 |
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E |
IS |
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FP |
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| Space Station
6 Lvl 1 |
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F |
E |
IS, F |
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| Space Station
6 Lvl 2 |
F |
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E |
IS, F |
SD, F |
F |
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| Space Station 7 Lvl 1 |
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E |
IS |
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| Space Station 7 Lvl 2 |
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E |
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BM |
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| Space Station 8 Lvl 1 |
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FO |
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FO |
| Space Station 8 Lvl 2 |
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FO |
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FO |
| Space Station 8 Lvl 3 |
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FO |
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FO |
| Space Station 8 Lvl 4 |
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| Space Station 8 Lvl 5 |
SD |
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IS |
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IS |
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| Space Station 9 Lvl 1 |
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E |
IS |
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| Space Station 9 Lvl 2 |
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E |
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BM |
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| Space Station 10 Lvl 1 |
GD |
GD |
E |
SD |
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IS |
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O |
| Space Station 10 Lvl 2 |
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E |
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| Space Station 10 Lvl 3 |
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E |
FP |
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| Space Station 11 Lvl 1 |
IS |
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E |
FO |
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FO |
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| Space Station 11 Lvl 2 |
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E |
FO |
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FO |
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| Space Station 11 Lvl 3 |
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E |
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| Space Station 11 Lvl 4 |
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IS |
E |
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SD |
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| Space Station
12 Lvl 1 |
O |
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E |
IS |
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SC |
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| Space Station
12 Lvl 2 |
SXU |
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E |
IS |
GD |
GD |
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| Space Station
12 Lvl 3 |
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E |
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FB |
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| Space Station
13 Lvl 1 |
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F |
E |
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F |
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F |
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| Space Station
13 Lvl 2 |
F |
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E |
F,IS |
F,SD |
F |
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| Space Station
13 Lvl 3 |
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| Space Station 14 Lvl 1 |
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E |
IS |
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O |
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| Space Station 14 Lvl 2 |
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E |
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BM |
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| Space Station 15 Lvl 1 |
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FO |
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FO |
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FO |
| Space Station 15 Lvl 2 |
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FO |
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FO |
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FO |
| Space Station 15 Lvl 3 |
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FO |
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FO |
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FO |
| Space Station 15 Lvl 4 |
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FO |
IS |
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| Space Station 15 Lvl 5 |
SD |
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IS |
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IS |
IS |
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| Space Station 16 Lvl 1 |
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E |
IS |
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O |
| Space Station 16 Lvl 2 |
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E |
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BM |
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| Space Station 17 Lvl 1 |
GD |
GD |
E |
SD |
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| Space Station 17 Lvl 2 |
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| Space Station 17 Lvl 3 |
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| Space Station 17 Lvl 4 |
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| Space Station 17 Lvl 5 |
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| Space Station 18 Lvl 1 |
IS |
E |
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| Space Station 18 Lvl 2 |
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E |
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| Space Station 18 Lvl 3 |
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E |
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| Space Station 18 Lvl 4 |
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E |
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| Space Station 18 Lvl 5 |
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SD |
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| Space Station 19 Lvl 1 |
O |
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E |
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SC |
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| Space Station 19 Lvl 2 |
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E |
IS |
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| Space Station 19 Lvl 3 |
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E |
IS |
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| Space Station
20 Lvl 1 |
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E |
IS |
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| Space Station
20 Lvl 2 |
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E |
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BM |
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| Space Station 21 Lvl 1 |
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E |
IS |
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O |
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O |
| Space Station 21 Lvl 2 |
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E |
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| Space Station 21 Lvl 3 |
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| Space Station 21 Lvl 4 |
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| Space Station 21 Lvl 5 |
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| Space Station 22 Lvl 1 |
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| Space Station 22 Lvl 2 |
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| Space Station 22 Lvl 3 |
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| Space Station 22 Lvl 4 |
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| Space Station 22 Lvl 5 |
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| Space Station 23 Lvl 1 |
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| Space Station 23 Lvl 2 |
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| Space Station 23 Lvl 3 |
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| Space Station 23 Lvl 4 |
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| Space Station 23 Lvl 5 |
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Amount of Xenos on Levels
| Space Station 1 |
63 |
Space Station 10 |
99 |
| Space Station 2 |
56 |
Space Station 11 |
122 |
| Space Station 5 |
127 |
Space Station 14 |
100 |
| Space Station 9 |
55 |
Space Station 16 |
57 |
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