Lost City of Tinnos - Room with Shallow Pools and Second Uli Key (part 1)

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As you move out into the middle of the room, more giant wasps begin to emerge. In the PC/Mac game, there are 35 wasps in all.

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Fifteen from a hole in the ceiling in the middle of the room.

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Ten more from a crack in the wall in the back right corner. They stop spawning once you've killed them all. As far as I know, the swarm is infinite in the PlayStation game, though it should cease once you collect the Uli Key and leave the area.

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There are also 2 more giant mutants lurking in the side alcoves. You can draw them out one at a time or avoid them. One is in the alcove to the right of the entrance when facing it.

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If you approach the doorway with weapons drawn, you can get a lock on the mutant when it appears...

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...then back- and side-flip away shooing until it explodes.

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The second mutant is in the alcove on the left side of the room when facing the entrance.

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I suggest facing that wall and approaching the middle left door on that wall, rather than the middle right, so you don't accidentally back into the deep pool while fighting the mutant.

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Again, approach the doorway with weapons drawn, target the mutant as soon as it appears...

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...and flip away while firing to destroy it.

[Part 2 | Return to the Lost City of Tinnos Walkthrough]