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This area is lush, green, and very wet. It's not an overworld in the usual sense in that the other level connect to each other as much to this level. But it is where you start the main part of the game and your ship is here.

These transports are used to move between the areas of the game. Scan the control panel to activate it and step into the hologram ride as in the frigate elevators. These go much faster though and the distance is great enough that you get a little cut scene showing your trip.

This passage is guarded by Eyons which sweep painful green lasers up and down. You can either time your way past the lasers, or shoot the Eyons with the Power Beam to stun them for a moment. You don't have the firepower to do any permanent harm to them now.

A swarm of War Wasps attacks when you enter the room so defeat them as quickly as possible. You start on a ledge and much of the floor below is covered in poisonous water. (Watch your danger meter go up as you get near it. It's a good idea to keep an eye on it to warn you about hazards in the environment.) There are Blastcaps on a small island in the water, and at the edge is some new creatures, Tangle Weeds. It's not entirely clear whether these are animal for vegetable, but the only harm they do is to slow you down a bit. Shoot them to make them retract if they get annoying. Check the door under the ledge to the left if you missed the Missile Door Lock scan earlier. There is a platform to give you a boost back up to the ledges. Follow the ledges around to the right to get to the far side door.

The firefly-like creatures meandering around here are Plazmites. They're not aggressive and the light they produce can be helpful at times, but you do take damage it you touch one and they're hard to avoid here so it's better to take them out.  

Hop up to the central platform in the room and start across the bridge there. Before you get far more toxic water pours in from openings in the walls, covering the rest of the floor with it. The bridge lowers so you're stuck on the platform. A mechanical device at the far side of the room becomes active and a battle begins.

The Hive Mecha doesn't attack directly but sends out Ram War Wasps to do its fighting. This variety of wasp circles around you then attempts to ram you into the toxic water. You're actually in more danger of falling into the water that from damage the wasps do directly so recenter yourself on the platform after every hit. If you do get knocked into the water then circle around the platform until you see a ledge that low enough to give you a boost back up. Hopefully you won't take too much damage in the process.

When you've defeated the machine, the water level lowers and you can cross the bridge to claim what it was guarding, the Missile Launcher. When you get the upgrade some debris falls from the ceiling creating some steps to get back up to the ledge where you came in. (Very fortunate indeed since otherwise you would be trapped in this room forever.)

Look for the cracked wall behind the poison water on the lower level, and shoot it will a missile to reveal your first Missile Expansion. The small island in the water can be used as a stepping stone to reach it, but first you should clear the Blast Caps and wait for the toxic gas to disperse.  

This is a tall, round room and you start at mid-level. You can't go further up now, so just drop down the ledges clearing the creatures that might get your way. At the bottom a swarm of Beetles attacks; there are a large number of them but you can stand on a ledge to shoot them while they won't be able to reach you. Go through the door at the bottom level.