I had a hard time with this level. The monster attached to the ship brought hull integrity down to %20.. but I did manage to blast it into space using the ships own blaster. Running out of ammo, had to sell one of the weapons to get the level 4 suite. Increasing the Line Gun a little bit at a time. I hope I can get some serious ammo in the next level..
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Alright! It was tough as I had a hunter alien on my heels the whole time, but I was able to reach Nicole, who was attached to the Marker. I defeated her (eventually) and made my escape with Ellie. What a cool game. Final boss and game ending! Great stream!