Warp Guardian

The Warp Guardian is the final boss fight before reaching the Lost Colony. After collecting four Data Fragments, travel through the Grand Warp Gate to the lost colony is possible. However, this is a one way journey and the warp guardian intercepts ships before reaching the reflection. The fight partakes with a warp shell crumbling behind the ship.

Phases
The warp guardian appears in two phases. Both phases have a projectile attack of dark orbs. The first, and damaged, has about 72,758 health and the following components:


 * Face - fires a blue laser.
 * Energy Weapon - fires yellow energy projectiles.
 * Lower Armor - protective cover for the power conduit.
 * Power Conduit - if destroyed will cause damage to all other components and will stun the guardian for a few seconds.

The second phase has 288,000 health and the following components:


 * Face - fires a blue laser.
 * Energy Weapon - fires yellow energy projectiles.
 * Nuke Launcher - launches nukes periodically.
 * Targeting Module - makes the guardian fire the red railguns more often
 * Corruption Module - runs the corruption virus making the screens distorted.
 * Phase Transporter - teleports infected creatures onboard the ship to damage sub systems.
 * Lower Armor - protective cover for the power conduit.
 * Power Conduit - if destroyed will cause damage to all other components and will stun the guardian for a few seconds.

Tactics
Due to the difficult nature of the fight, there are several recommendations:


 * Most important, avoid incoming fire with good thrusters.
 * Create distance to allow time to maneuver between shots.
 * Turn off oxygen to prevent fires from appearing due to sub-system damage.
 * In the second phase, target the Phase Transporter to prevent boarders from destroying sub systems.
 * Then target the nuke system so that turrets don't focus fire on the nukes. The rest is similar to the first phase.
 * Coolant can be supplemented through the use of Digital Coolant and fuel capsules.
 * Give the crew or AI a decent firearm to kill boarders.
 * The Project Megaton nuclear device can be used to great effect against the Warp Guardian if the 'Second Wind' processor is equipped, allowing the player to survive the extreme damage the bomb provides.