Nick, Chip, and Kurabara are back to continue talking about their experiences playing Mass Effect Andromeda! This week, they continue their journey in the badlands of Kadara.

First, they talk about spawn rates and Nick complains the Eirochs spawn too rapidly. They talk about the number of outlaws that are dropped out of shuttles, and this leads to a discussion of how many exiles fled the Nexus, and how many people were brought as part of the Initiative to begin with. Then they try to account for all the ways people can die (including death by Pathfinder) to determine if they brough enough people.

Finally, they get into Kadara proper, with a look at Dr. Nakamoto, renegade outlaw physician. He sends them to recover a drug from his lab, where players meet Dr. Farenth, and players must choose which story to believe.

Next, they talk about the power station where several scientists who found themselves caught up with the exiles are running a power station to support the port. They talk about recovering parts and getting wrapped up with a shifty vendor.

Then they discuss the mission from Kaetus to root out any remaining Kett. They talk about the caves in Draullir, including the one where they find the Kett. Sloane shows up and they talk about her again.

They also talk about the secret Collective base in the main Draullir cave. They talk about the imposter posing as the Charlatan, and point out that it would not be so easy to impersonate the Charlatan if they let people know who they were. Nick again complains about Eirochs.

They talk about the mission from Reyes about the dead Angaran. That leads to a confrontation with the Roekarr. They talk about the settlement with naturally filtered water. They also talk about the broken questline that has Ryder trading UV lights for a plant to save a Turian, although the quest turn in is bugged.

Next, they head out of the Badlands and wrap things up with Dr. Nakamoto, and also deal with a delusional prisoner who wants us to relay a message to his not-quite-girlfriend.

Thank you for listening to Squad Goals – A Mass Effect Andromeda Podcast! Please send any comments or questions to [email protected] or @squadgoalsN7.mash.gg on Bluesky.

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Hosts:

Nick Zielenkievicz
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Chip Locke

Cory Treadway
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