Collector Ship

Start Area Normandy SR-2
Mission Trigger Complete Horizon mission and five more missions/assignments
Experience Reward 1,000 experience points
Monetary Reward 37,500 credits
Credits Found 37,500 credits
Element Zero Found 500 element zero
As with the Horizon Mission, you will automatically begin the Collector Ship Mission when the time comes. As with Horizon, you'll find barriers and armor but no shields here. There are more Husks and the exploding Abomination variations here, so the ability to rip through armor and send them flying is extremely valuable.

You won't run into any Enemies at first, and soon after entering you'll reach a control terminal that gives Shepard some very nice options. If your Class has training in the Sniper Rifle, Assault Rifle, or Shotgun class of Weapons, Shepard can choose a powerful version of one of those classes as a new Weapon. (The Shotgun and Sniper Rifle are also available to Grunt and Legion, respectively, through Upgrades.) Alternately, Shepard may gain the ability to use one of these classes of Weapon if he can't already.

Once you find the platform where you can contact the Normandy, be ready to fight your way out. This is no cakewalk. The main threat in most fights is Harbinger, and it can of course respawn in other collectors, which can be rather frustrating.

Eventually you'll run into a Praetorian like on Horizon, but this one has plenty of support from Husks and Collectors. This fight is barely even fair. If you try to escape via the door EDI opens, it will close. (This seems to cut off reinforcements, though, and gives you a good angle for fighting the Praetorian.)
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Areas: Involved in Collector Ship – 1 shown
The planet or satellite where this area is located
Planet
The name of the area; most areas will be shown with their planet name, but some have no specific area name; DLC areas are only available if you have installed the relevant content
Name
- Disabled Collector Vessel
Enemies: Encountered during Collector Ship – 8 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
Abomination Organic Armor, Health
Collector Assassin Organic Barrier, Health
Collector Drone Organic Barrier, Health
Collector Guardian Organic Barrier, Health
Harbinger Organic Barrier, Armor
Husk Organic Armor, Health
Praetorian Organic Barrier, Armor
Scion Organic Armor
Weapons: Found during Collector Ship – 3 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-76 Revenant Machine Gun Assault Rifle Shepard Automatic 80 480
M-300 Claymore Heavy Shotgun Shotgun Grunt Single shot 1 10
M-98 Widow Anti-Material Rifle Sniper Rifle Legion Single shot 1 12
Upgrades: Found during Collector Ship – 2 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
Damage Protection Armor Upgrade Squad Level × 2,500 Palladium
Tech Damage Armor Upgrade Squad Level × 500 Element Zero
Found Items: During Collector Ship – 19 shown
The area where this object is found
Area
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
Disabled Collector Vessel Med Kit - Medi-gel Near control terminal
Disabled Collector Vessel Collector Technology - 7,500 credits Near control terminal
Disabled Collector Vessel Control Terminal - M-76 Revenant Machine Gun Possible choice if Shepard is a Soldier
Disabled Collector Vessel Control Terminal - M-300 Claymore Heavy Shotgun Possible choice if Shepard is a Soldier or Vanguard
Disabled Collector Vessel Control Terminal - M-98 Widow Anti-Material Rifle Possible choice if Shepard is a Soldier or Infiltrator
Disabled Collector Vessel Refined Element Zero - 250 element zero After control terminal
Disabled Collector Vessel Weapons Locker - Choose Loadout After control terminal
Disabled Collector Vessel Power Cells - Heavy Weapon Ammo After control terminal
Disabled Collector Vessel Collector technology - 15,000 credits After large pod area
Disabled Collector Vessel Control Terminal - Damage Protection Base of sloping path
Disabled Collector Vessel Power Cells - Heavy Weapon Ammo On moving platforms
Disabled Collector Vessel Med Kit - Medi-gel Bottom of first slope on way out
Disabled Collector Vessel Collector Technology - 7,500 credits Bottom of first slope on way out
Disabled Collector Vessel Power Cells - Heavy Weapon Ammo Large battle room on path out
Disabled Collector Vessel Med Kit - Medi-gel Large battle room on path out
Disabled Collector Vessel Refined Element Zero - 250 element zero Large battle room on path out
Disabled Collector Vessel Power Cells - Heavy Weapon Ammo In room with praetorian
Disabled Collector Vessel Collector Technology - 7,500 credits Hallway after praetorian
Disabled Collector Vessel Control Terminal - Tech Damage Hallway after praetorian
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