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part 15With the arks unable to refuel by traditional means in dark space, the journey to Andromeda is only made possible by the ODSY Drive System. The ODSY is a massive experimental drive core specifically designed for this trans-galactic voyage. It is capable of recycling static energy that would typically cause a starship to explode, instead storing it to power the ark's primary systems. Meanwhile, an electromagnetic ram-scoop will gather hydrogen from the ark's surroundings, converting it into fuel as needed.)Trying to Get Technological advancement from Leviathans is also an option but that's a gamble in Canon they almost turned Shepherd to ThrallAlso Alpha Centauri is right next door to the sol system in the interstellar distance scales after getting FTL it should be relatively easy to reconnect with the manswell expedition colony not decades later like in the gamesThis is yet another one of the story loopholes game creators made

part 14There are four other SAMs for arks Paarchero, Natanus, Leusinia and Keelah Si'yah, although the Hyperion SAM is the most advanced and has more powerful capabilities. This is a result of Alec modifying and upgrading him separately (without the Initiative's knowledge) until the Hyperion's departure.One such technology unique to the Hyperion SAM is the profiles feature. This allows SAM to enhance the Pathfinder's capabilities during combat, possible only by overriding his safety protocols and gaining unrestricted access to his host's physiology.)When it comes to Ftl Alcubierre Drive is cannon in mass effect universe kett had them so a massive amount of funding and research projects dedicated to that subject would be a good idea other than that protheans had managed to create a mini mass relay the conduit The Vi's protheans left Vigil should already have a immense amount of data about it and all the other prothean tech and scientific data in general if only shepard not leave it behind and go back to take it but that's the classic no sense plot holes for youOther than that trying to develop Tantalus drive core early might be a good idea same for the Arks ODYS Drive so again more research and funding to the precursors research teams that founded these improvements both of these drives increase mass effect ftl efficiency and durationOther than Wormhole gates are also theoretically possible but it was never shown in mass effect still the gravity and spacetime bending principles are valid in this universe seeing Alcubierre Drive was a thing here(The Normandy's IES (internal emission sink) stealth system is her most notable feature. For centuries, it was assumed that starship stealth was impossible. The heat generated by routine shipboard operations is easily detectable against the near absolute zero background temperature of space. The Normandy, however, is able to temporarily "store" this heat in lithium heat sinks deep within the hull.The IES stealth system has a few limitations: The system doesn't work during FTL flight because this blue-shifts the Normandy's emissions beyond the sinks' ability to store, and even while out of FTL, any visual scan (i.e. looking out of a window) will reveal her. However, this is rare since most ships rely on scanners rather than visual contact and spotting another ship in space is difficult. The Normandy can go to 'silent running' for around 2-3 hours, or drift passively through a system for days before having to vent and give away her position. The stored heat must eventually be radiated, or it will build up to levels capable of cooking the crew alive.The stealth system is powered by an experimental piece of equipment called the Tantalus Drive Core which is, proportionally, about twice the size of any other ship's core - Tali'Zorah nar Rayya is fascinated with how the Alliance managed to fit it into such a compact vessel. Joker mentions the oversized drive core affects the Normandy's balance, but it's nothing he can't handle. The Tantalus drive generates mass concentrations that the Normandy "falls into", allowing her to move without the use of heat-emitting thrusters. The core not only makes the Normandy quiet and fast, but also means she can run at FTL speed for much longer before having to discharge the drive.

part 13(“The nations of Earth are in suspense tonight as the Systems Alliance hears Ford v. Huerta, the first case of a human leader using reconstructive data storage to prolong his brain functions and stay physically capable to perform his duties. Speaker of the House Lisa Ford has led the charge against Huerta, saying that the last year of his term was illegitimate. A stroke left the President legally dead and in cryocool for an hour and a half before his brain functions were fully transferred to a computer. The amount of memory degradation was never fully revealed. According to the United North American States' line of succession, if Huerta was considered dead, then power would transfer to the Vice President and Speaker Ford would have held the position of Vice President for the last year.”)(The first Pathfinder neural implants were created by Dr. Ellen Ryder, a pioneer in human biotic implant design. While biotic implants bolster and focus electrical signals along the nervous system, Pathfinder implants go a step further by connecting to not only the nervous system, but also circulation, endocrine function, and exteroceptive senses. Generally however, the Andromeda Initiative has safety protocols installed on the Pathfinder's implant that restrict SAM's access to the Pathfinder's physiology.Synced with an artificial intelligence, the implants reveal their full potential. The implant is a two-way connection, giving full insight into the host's physical and mental state, while allowing it to generate and alter electrical signals along the host's neural pathways that the body processes as its own. This information exchange is managed through quantum entanglement communicators, ensuring real time syncing between host and AI no matter the distance.Alec Ryder created SAM with the belief that the quarians' mistake with the geth was not creating AI that integrated with organics and that SAM would ensure a symbiotic relationship. However, Ambassador Anita Goyle refused to defy the Citadel Council's edicts and the Systems Alliance dishonorably discharged Alec for his AI research. Nonetheless, Alec persisted in the development of SAM. The Initiative deemed the development of SAM vital to their mission and aided Alec in designing the AI in secret.SAM is synced to a Pathfinder's scanner and can produce multiple analyses and predictive models in seconds from the scanner's surveys. SAM's quantum computing power increases the efficiency of the scanner and drastically lessens the time needed to complete planetary surveying efforts. His awareness can be partitioned, allowing him to talk to people simultaneously in multiple locations. While in the field, however, SAM puts all other queries into the background as he focuses his complete attention on the Pathfinder.

part 12An additional way to try to catch up to the Citadel species tech level is directing a portion of Alliances intelligence efforts to obtain restricted advanced technology from Omegas Black market advanced classified tech that's not publicly available in citadel space and is used secretly and restricted facilities of member species governments could be more easily accessed this way and by reverse engineering process speed up alliances modernization and catching up efforts to rest of Citadel speciesThough we already see mc doing this in the last chps so thats also done I guessBrain Uploading is Canon in mass effect and giving digitized minds software augmentations from the research that developed SAM and EDi while in their creation process would basically create Smart AI equivalents to those in Halo like Cortana but without Rampancy and Alec and Elen Ryders Research basically creates not just an advanced AI but also implants that allows symbiosis with AI which is basically equivalent to the neural interface from halo he already got alec but he needs his wifes Elens help as well("Smart" AI is the colloquial term in the United Nations Space Command for artificial intelligence (AI) which have no limitations in their dynamic memory-processor matrix, meaning they can not only be taught a vast wealth of information, but can learn and comprehend from their surroundings. This is unlike "dumb" AIs who can only learn a limited set of topics and lack ingenuity.Instead of simply "programming" a smart AI, their matrix is created by scanning and replicating the neural pathways of a human brain. This process destroys the original brain tissue, and so the brain being used is typically obtained after the host is dead.Because of the nature of this process the smart AI often retains residual thoughts, memories and/or feelings from the brain residuals can be anything from the "feeling" of a hair brush being pulled through hair (in the case of Sif), to an effect on the mannerisms and characteristics that make up the personality of an AI, in the case of Cortana and her likeness to Dr. Catherine Halsey as well as her possessing many of Halsey's memories, which surfaced during her descent into rampancy. When the Weapon is created from another one of Dr. Halsey's cloned brains, she is described as an exact copy of Cortana with the same routines and systems, but without all of her knowledge and history. While talking to John-117 about the Weapon, Halsey refers to her as "a blank slate.")

part 11 (Also It might just be better the make sure to work together with the intelligence agencies of the alliance to get all of these individual species cell samples as soon as possible and in the cases that's not a option giving shepard the task to do so when times of relevant missions from the games startGetting The Geth and Quarians help in software and hacking departments and possibly any digital contingencies and firewalls they can try to come up with against the reapers it might not be enough but having them is better than nothing when it comes to prospects of digital warfare against reapers though making them both agree to join an alliance would be a nightmare since Quarians can't tolerate Geth at allHere is a list of Cerberus project but these were only the projects showed or mentioned in the games all of them containing valuable research data and technology there is no doubt there is a plethora of more in reality• Enhanced Defense Initiative - An initiative to create a "shackled" AI developed from a rogue Alliance VI and systems salvaged from Sovereign. The result was the Enhanced Defense Intelligence, or "EDI", which was installed onto the Normandy SR-2 as an analysis and cyber warfare system.• Lazarus Project - Established in 2183. Based out of Lazarus Research Station and led by Miranda Lawson, the Lazarus Project spent billions of credits in pursuit of one goal: bringing Commander Shepard back to life.• Project Doorway - Established in 2163. Produced forged Council-standard medicards and identitags to allow operatives unrestricted movement.• Project Eva - Commissioned by the Illusive Man after Cerberus lost contact with Commander Shepard, EDI and the Normandy SR-2 following the defeat of the Collectors. Project Eva developed Dr. Eva Coré, an infiltration mech.• Project Firewalker - Responsible for field-testing the prototype M-44 Hammerhead planet-side exploration rover.• Project Mia - Developed by Cerberus scientists studying indoctrination and Reaper-Husk communication who later fled the organization and took refuge on Gellix with their research. Due to the compartmentalization of the project's components, and at least one of the researchers is dead before the group's exodus, the surviving researchers could not piece together the true nature of the project.• Project Overlord - Based on Aite, Overlord was intended to develop a specialized hybrid-VI capable of controlling the geth to serve Cerberus.• Project Phoenix - Experimented on enhancing human physiology to develop stronger biotics. Many Phoenix Operatives defected from Cerberus after the Illusive Man began using indoctrination to ensure the loyalty of his troops. Dragoons may have been the end-result of Project Phoenix.• Project Trapdoor - Established in 2168. Using the front corporation New Dawn Pharmaceuticals, the drug omega-enkaphalin (O-E) was developed to disrupt the powers of biotics. Cerberus personnel were nanosurgically altered to resist O-E.• Unnamed Biotics Project - Based at Pragia's Teltin Facility, this project aimed to increase biotic potential in humans through experiments on child biotics kidnapped by Cerberus or bought from batarian slavers. Among the subjects were Jack and Aresh Aghdashloo. The project's highly unethical methods included the use of torture (both physical and psychological) and drugs on subjects as well as gladiatorial combat between subjects. Fatalities were not uncommon. The project ended following a riot by the child subjects, leading to the deaths of many guards and children.• Unnamed Genetics Project - An illegal operation that aimed to create an unstoppable army. Its main base of operations is on the planet Nepheron.• Unnamed Project - An operation to create a device that disrupts higher mental functions, allowing the victim to be controlled. Shut down sometime after Lazarus Project started. Finally used in the Andromeda Galaxy by a team of ex-Cerberus scientists.An additional way to try to catch up to the Citadel

part 9the Mass Effect technology, but their programming leaves much to be desired. An oversight that should have been spotted sooner.The tales mentioned them being a race of pride and arrogance. They may have believed their own tales and saw themselves akin to gods. If the Reapers are a mistake, they will not see it as such and may claim it to be apart of their design. For all their power, their personality is what left much to be desired.How sure are you of these tales?I am millions of years old. I know when tales are just that, tales. But I am old enough to see the glimmers of truth within them. Few of my thralls over my long life knew of them, but those that did slowly painted a picture of them as a species. They saw themselves as infallible, but in truth were the architects of their own downfall. If what I have learned is correct, then they may be too proud to admit this fundamental truth. For them mistakes are the things of the lesser races, but not themselves.)ProtheansTheir Quad strand dna structure is a good foundation for radiation resistance gene mods but the real gem they have in their biology is their psychometry this ability can further augment a individuals comprehension speed and cognitive abilities overall further more things like analysis work would he further enhanced(A unique attribute of Prothean physiology is an experiential exchange system based on physical touch. By touching something or someone, a Prothean could recall its experiences. This system can transfer complex ideas, with a Prothean being capable of learning a new skill or foreign language with a single touch. This sensory mechanism arose because the Protheans evolved as hunters and needed to be thoroughly aware of their environment. This is similar to the idea of psychometry.From the few specimens of Prothean genetic material that have been found, modern scientists have learned that Protheans have a unique "quad-strand" DNA structure. It has also been hypothesized that Protheans were resistant to low levels of radiation because of the discovery that Prothean comm towers produced small but significant amounts of ionizing radiation, enough to damage the DNA of Earth creatures such as fruit flies and bees.Though the Protheans did not create the mass relays or the Citadel, they were still very technologically capable and scientifically curious. As well as studying developing races like humans and the hanar, they built a galaxy-wide communications network using beacons that transmitted information directly from mind to mind, and created data storage devices that still worked fifty thousand years later. They also developed a form of VI technology and used cryogenic preservation techniques, which could help an occupant survive a neutron bombardment, as well as advanced architectural design and intricate holographic interfaces.Another significant technology the Protheans developed is the detection of indoctrinated individuals, as integrated in their VI systems. Despite this breakthrough and their natural ability to read others, however, the Protheans still fell prey to traitors within their ranks.The architecture on Feros and Ilos shows the Protheans were able to build and maintain enormous cities and arcologies. However, given the fact that the Protheans were victims of the Reapers' trap, using their technology without knowing they would eventually be harvested as a result, much of Prothean architecture seems to have been influenced by structures like the Citadel, blurring the line between what the Protheans built and what they found. In addition, at least some of their cities - those of Ilos in particular - were built upon the ruins of a previous civilization, the inusannon, which had been wiped out by the Reapers 50,000 years prior.The Protheans were also skilled at creating kinetic barriers. They built elaborate mass-effect defense grids using barrier curtains and a kind of personal defense shield that acted like an energy bubble, surrounding and l

Part 7(Thresher Maws on the other hand can be modified to turn into incredibly deadly Biological War beasts their Lithovore traits already allow them the possibility of extracting minerals, crystal structures and metal elements to composition of their outer armor, bones and muscle structure the resulting beast might be monstrous and addition of possible capability to strengthen bones of soldiers also creates the possibility of interesting biomods based on mineral and metal element infused strengthening and density increase of bones(Larger Blacklight Organisms almost universally push the limits of what could feasibly exist. The square-cube law meant that as size was increased, the volume of an object increased far more than the surface area. By all logic, large blacklight bio-morphs should collapse under their own weight. To get around this, Blacklight cheated, exoskeletons composed of thick bone-like plates, titanium bones, reinforced carbon graphite musculature, and a lot of effort went into making these creatures exist, let alone move far faster than should be possible for a creature that size. These adaptations enabled Anansi, Behemoths, Bioships, Bio-Drakes, and Elizabeth's favorite MOTHER form to move with grace and fluidity one would not expect from such titans.Yet as much as those creatures pushed the limits of size however, they held but a candle to the newest pet project of Blacklight.Deep beneath Eden Prime, near the molten core, something fed, something grew, and something breathed. A beast connected to world-spanning tendrils that undulated and bore through continental plates. These multi kilometer-long prehensile roots, as thick as buildings, were nourished by draining the rich nutrients near the molten core, minerals like zinc, chlorine, iron, cobalt, nitrogen, and boron. It fed on the mineral rich environment it was born in to collect and distribute necessary materials throughout its body. Following these tendrils lead to an undulating and animated mass of fungi, flesh, bone, vines, roots, muscle, and bark that crept beneath the continental plates. It moved little now as it connected to a massive mycelium network hybridized with nervous tissue that spanned the planet around it. Through this network, it was linked to the myriad of Brain Hives, Extractor Lungs, and Helix Towers above.It was a gigantic clawed and tentacled serpentine beast, one powerful enough to effortlessly chew through stone and earth with powerful metal teeth, crushing them with ease as its numerous eyes gazed at the molten core. These eyes were protected by folding bone plates that wrapped around its face and acted as secondary jaws. The primary maw under these plates was lined with a hundred rows of wide teeth that parted to reveal long tentacular tongues that began sifting through its subterranean lair, snatching up anything that could fuel its being. On either side of the primary mouth was a set of spider-like pedipalps that terminated in a rudimentary three-fingered hand. Strategically placed tumors and cancerous growths within it slowly developed over time into dozens upon dozens of redundant organs. Trailing behind it were the long, content spanning tentacles that were covered in stiff, toxic, and absurdly sharp petals and thorns.It had several dozen long triple-jointed limbs on either side of it. Arms that terminated in mouths and tunneled through the dirt, feeding on organic compounds in the soil with the many gnashing teeth in its palms. Truly a marvel of biology resembling less a massive creature and more something like a moving mountain. One that should it so desire, could cause devastating earthquakes, sinkholes, and rock slides. As it dug through solid rock and earth, swarming masses of microscopic carnivorous Indra mites living symbolically on its skin released bioelectric storms. This electricity distributed through the beast, making touching it unprotected a fatal mistake.Assimilated Thresher Maw genes made it partially a litho

Part 6(All across the cosmos, Blacklight changed, adding something a little bit new to itself. Any Evolved separate from the main mass froze and stood as new possibilities opened up to them. All existed everywhere. Those on Earth existed simultaneously on Mars, the asteroids, the moons, and planets they infected. They saw all that all could see.Shepard on Omega simultaneously watched the biomass forests of earth as massive Behemoths and Anansi roamed among the helix towers. Ashley saw this and watched as Hunters on Shanxi sunk their teeth into an older Varren and become absorbed into its mass. Elizabeth watched this and watched as tendrils crept deeper into the Charon relay. What they saw was seen by all, and what all saw was seen by them.Tactile sensations could be felt. When a hunter on Shanxi sank its feline like teeth into the Varren, Blacklight on the water world searching for the Leviathans tasted the blood. Massive sea beasts beneath the sea of earth could feel the wind on the wings of flyers on Shanxi. Behemoths absorbing nutrients from a Helix tower could hear the busy sounds of omega.The sensations were vast and for the first time, Blacklight was aware of its shape and spread across the galaxy. It was an orchestra of wonders that could not be put into words by any lexicon Blacklight was aware of. It was a symphony of stars and colors far greater than they had ever felt before. As they drowned within the sensations and splendors of existence, a voice spoke to them.'This is the song of the universe, the symphony of the stars. Gaze at its colors as we, The Rachni have since we first knew ourselves. Feel it as my mothers before I have felt it, listen to it and sing to its rhythm. The song of the soul plays and we are its maestro. We will sing in colors beyond sight. We sing as one.''It's Beautiful.''If I would have known this were your capabilities, mayhaps I would have sought you out as Thralls.''Do not sing the yellow notes of subjugation after what we have been through Thorian. We were slaves once, we never shall be again.''What a curious reaction. It was a compliment, though looking through your memories, and the memories of those before you. I suppose I can understand your reaction. The Reapers have cost you much.')

part 5(abilities and a certain level of biomancy what's there for alliance scientists to not find fascinating?Another Species Rachni themselves are also a interesting prospect with their organic quantum entanglement communication capabilities which is basically a weirder way of saying psionic hivemind without psionics it there is also the fact they seem to have synthesia which can massively boost a individual cognitive learning abilities and comprehension speed when in right combinations along with this they have a epigenetic memory akin to those allowed by animus machines in assassin's creed all of these traits can be turned into incredibly beneficial biomods if repurposed innate quantum entanglement communication capability between troops and any biological war beasts needs no mention synthesia can rapidly boost overall cognitive capability of humans and those epigenetic memory capabilities can allow rapid transfer of skills from individual to individual(The queens are the leaders of the rachni hive mind. Their ways of perception, thinking and communications seem to be different from that of other races, and based upon a synesthetic perception of sound as both sound and color. According to Dr. Ann Bryson, rachni communication is geared towards pheromones, and, as further proof of their intelligence, an organic quantum entanglement communicator - not, as so many believed, telepathy.Rachni regard speech and thought as forms of music, as shown by the strange metaphors used when attempting to communicate, for example, "songs the color of oily shadow". The speech patterns used by them in such occasions are also unusual; "When we speak, one moves all". They refer to their manner of communication as "singing", which soothes and nurtures their young, and this appears to colour their entire psychology. For example, the rachni speak of death as "the great silence", concern after putting something to death as singing in "grey and violet", and they refer to their homeworld as the "singing planet". The rachni ability to genetically share knowledge across generations makes queens a vast repository of information.)(Blacklight's Hive mind was never instantaneous. It could reach vast distances using Brain hives to send thoughts towards strategically placed masses of viral matter that functioned not unlike comm buoys that were seeded all throughout space. The application of Biotics ensured that the message was sent at FTL speeds, but even at such speeds, it would take a while to reach the destination.Normally this was not a problem, as Blacklight knew individual minds within themselves well enough that they could speak to each other simply by guessing how the other would act and what they would say. Even across vast distances one individual could guess with a startlingly high accuracy what another member would say even if they did not personally know that member. All viral matter had set instructions coded into its very DNA, and Alex Mercer ensured that every cell had at least a fraction of his own mind within it, one that could ensure the biomass would behave in ways he deemed appropriate. In this way, Alex could be said to be all of Blacklight, for every cell, even those used by an Evolved or Infected, had a bit of Alex within them.Normally this bit of Alex would remain dormant, unless a piece of Blacklight was separated from the main mass. Should that sample grow, it would become a copy of Alex's mind and seek out the main mass to deposit the memories and rejoin the collective. For this reason it is said that Alex knows where all of Blacklight is at any given time, because all Blacklight is Alex at some level, though usually minor.This was how they functioned when parts of themselves were kept away from vast distances. It was crude, but it worked. Now however that was all going to change.)