Freedom's Progress

Enemies: Encountered in Freedom's Progress – 5 shown

The in-game name of the enemy; there may be different versions of an enemy, for example of different races, that share the same name; advanced enemies have more than two different health levels; DLC enemies are only encountered if you have installed the relevant content Name	Some powers only affect organic or synthetic targets Type	The different health bars this enemy has, in order from outermost to innermost; enemies may have less health bars on lower difficulty levels; each health bar type is affected differently by weapons and powers Health Levels
Assault Drone	Synthetic	Shields
FENRIS Mech	Synthetic	Armor, Health
LOKI Mech	Synthetic	Armor, Health
Rocket Drone	Synthetic	Shields
YMIR Mech	Synthetic	Shields, Armor, Health

Weapons: Found in Freedom's Progress – 4 shown

The in-game name of the base weapon; weapon upgrades will change each weapon's code and number; heavy weapons are used regardless of class and only be Shepard; exclusive weapons may only be used by a given character, and possibly Shepard under certain circumstances; DLC weapons are only available if you have installed the relevant content Name	The class of this weapon; whether a character can use a particular weapon depends on whether they are able to use any weapons of that class; only Shepard can use heavy weapons Type	Some weapons may only be used by certain characters; heavy weapons are all exclusive to Shepard; Shepard may use any unique weapon by choosing it at a certain point in the game (including those normally unique to other characters); however, you may only choose a weapon if Shepard is already proficient with that class of weapon Exclusive To	The style of fire of this weapon; note that semiautomatic means the weapon will fire repeatedly until the clip runs out, while single shot means there is a significant delay between shots Shot Type	The default number of shots you can take with this weapon before reloading; upgrades may increase this value; heavy weapons do not use clips Clip Size	The default amount of reserve ammunition you can hold for this weapon; upgrades may increase this value Reserve Ammo
M-8 Avenger Assault Rifle	Assault Rifle	-	Automatic	40	400
M-23 Katana Shotgun	Shotgun	-	Single shot	5	10
M-92 Mantis Sniper Rifle	Sniper Rifle	-	Single shot	1	9
M-4 Shuriken Machine Pistol	Submachine Gun	-	Burst 3	24	240

Upgrades: Found in Freedom's Progress – 1 shown

The name of the upgrade; multiple upgrades of the same name are cumulative; exclusive upgrades affect a single party member other than Shepard; ship enhancements are special upgrades that are used during the end game sequence; DLC upgrades are only available if you have installed the relevant content Name	The type of upgrade this is, as shown on the research menu Type	Who or what this upgrade benefits; "Squad" benefits apply to all party members, including Shepard Benefits	The amount of credits or minerals required to buy or research this upgrade; for upgrades that can be repeated, the cost is multiplied by the number of the upgrade being researched; thus if an upgrade costs Level × 500 Element Zero, the second upgrade would cost 1,000 Element Zero, the third 1,500 Element Zero, and so on; purchased upgrades are not counted for this purpose, so the cost is the same whether purchased upgrades are purchased before or after other research; note that it is possible to get a 1/6 discount on the price of most purchased upgrades (see shop page for details) Cost	Indicates whether the upgrade is purchased with credits or researched with element zero or minerals; upgrades that are purchased with credits are applied immediately, while others must be found and later researched on the ship Currency
Heavy Weapon Ammo	Prototype	Shepard	Level × 2,500	Iridium

Missions: Which start or take place in Freedom's Progress – 1 shown

The category and name of this mission or assignment; Missions are more significant in nature than assignments; DLC missions are only available if you have installed the relevant content Name	Whether this is a plot mission or an optional assignment Type	The experience reward for completing this mission Experience	The standard credit reward for completing this mission; different amounts of credits may be earned depending on how the mission is completed Reward	The area or planet where this mission is initially started Started	What you have to do in the start area to trigger this mission Trigger Condition	The areas involved in the completion of this mission (not including the start area, unless the mission proper takes place there) Areas
Freedom's Progress	Mission	1,000	10,000 credits	Lazarus Research Station	Complete Awakening mission	Freedom's Progress

Found Items: In Freedom's Progress – 17 shown

The type of object to be examined Examine	If the object requires a hack or bypass minigame to open, that is indicated here Lock	The item found by examining this object; names in gray italics indicate items which are only available through downloadable content Found	Where within this area the object can be found; these are normally listed in general order of appearance Located
Automatic	-	M-23 Katana Shotgun	Start of mission
Automatic	-	M-8 Avenger Assault Rifle	Start of mission
Automatic	-	M-92 Mantis Sniper Rifle	Start of mission
Automatic	-	M-4 Shuriken Machine Pistol	Start of mission
Spare Parts	-	1,000 credits	Area with large door
Wall Safe	Bypass	2,000 credits	In room after first battle
Medical Station	-	Medi-gel	In room after first battle
Spare Parts	-	1,000 credits	Open area after previous room
Wall Safe	Bypass	2,000 credits	Room after Tali
Medical Station	-	Medi-gel	Room after Rocket Drones
Spare Parts	-	1,000 credits	In alley near second set of Rocket Drones
Medical Station	-	Medi-gel	In open area near second set of Rocket Drones
Power Cells	-	Heavy Weapon Ammo	In building left of YMIR Mech
Wall Safe	Bypass	3,000 credits	In building left of YMIR Mech
Med Kit	-	Medi-gel	In building right of YMIR Mech
Damaged YMIR Mech	-	Heavy Weapon Ammo	In open area with YMIR Mech
Refined Iridium	-	2,000 iridium	In open area with YMIR Mech

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