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Immediately upon landing on the Martian surface, upgrade your abilities. You’ve acquired the first-level upgrade and now have the ability to beef up with five points for your powers.

The choice of upgrades should reflect your ultimate preference in play style (see our recommendations in the Squad section).

However, regardless of what your initial class choice was, we recommend using the first-level upgrade on your class’s specialty power, such as the Vanguard’s Biotic Charge, the Infiltrator’s Tactical Cloak, and so on.

The Martian surface is volatile, and a storm is rolling in from the distance as you land. Your time on this base will be limited.

Once you’ve upgraded your skills, turn right as you exit the shuttle and walk toward the oncoming storm.

Near the far end of the landing area, you’ll find a ladder. Climb down to find the first few signs of what happened at the facility...