Biomare

Foreman's Office - also known as Biomare (Biological Materials Research) is a static Dungeon in The Longest Road designed for players from level 40 up to level 100. This dungeon has a level limit that does not allow characters over 100 to enter, even with Warp, and no lower limit. Biomare is well suited for leveling a little after leaving the Temple of the Three Winds; although players may well choose to obtain items from Steps of Madness first, it is designed to exclude XP gain by making all its enemies very tough and low level.

Players wanting to do the Missions can speak with their Side contact first. The Omni contact, Dr. Hercules Lincoln, is a couple of whompahs away, at Outpost 10-3. Clanners can find Investigator Ace Starr just up the road out of Biomare, on the north side of the T-junction with the Longest Road itself.

Outside is a base hidden in a curve of hills which can only be accessed from the northwest side, even from the air. The entrance, at 1930 775, is labeled "Foreman's Office". It is one of many such doorways, but the only one on the minimap that shows the symbol of an actual working door.

The Stern Guard and Male Lieutenant enemies on the outside do Energy damage; attacking them, or allowing one's pets to attack them (even putting the pets on Follow is not sufficient in some cases, although can help) flags the player for PvP combat for a few minutes.

The first section of the dungeon is a series of high ceiling corridors with rogue Omni guards mostly under level 50. As in all the static dungeons in AO all the mobs have much higher hit points then their counterpart in missions or in the wild.

One team member should 'Pull' the 'Reception Clerk' only halfway and then Kite or Tank for a bit; approach/attack and then retreat to the center of the room, either evading (Kite) or just soaking up damage and healing themselves with meds or nanos (Tank) rather than fight with the full team. They should only rejoin the team when the Mechdog and Guard spawn. The reason for this is the number of guards spawned is dependent on the number of players in the vicinity of the Reception Clerk around the time he is attacked.

The respawn on the mobs is around ten minutes so always bear that in mind when working through the dungeon, wait too long in one place and you could get in trouble.

About halfway through you will reach an underground cave with mutants and lab technicians, that is where the dungeon starts to get harder with mobs that will give those level 65+ experience.

The mobs in the dungeon drop far more loot than outside or in missions, this dungeon can be be profitable as well as enjoyable. Humanoids in AO tend to drop lucrative armor and weapons, and all mobs in Biomare are at least semi-humanoid, if only in terms of drops. If you want to maximize profits, then the usual loot rule applies: bring backpacks. Lots of backpacks.

The facility's staff have long been continuing the Omni-Tek tradition of genetic experimentation on unwilling subjects, but for whatever reason, either overzealousness or perhaps due to a release of toxic chemicals, driving them insane, they have gone too far for even OT to ignore. The facility is thus under investigation by OT as well as the Clans.

If proof of Omni-Tek genetic experiments was needed; after all, every Breed other than Solitus is living proof of that, then the little outpost of Drumdar, east of Biomare, has more. In September of 29479, Drumdar was attacked by mutants from the Biomare materials research facility. A mist rose up and filled the forest around the village before the mutants appeared, giving time for nearby Clansmen to make their way to the village and help rally a defense with the villagers and the ICC Peacekeepers. Later it was found that some of the mutants were horribly deformed members of Drumdar who had gone missing.

Every instance has its own Elite Mission given by the Senior Agency Handlers; in this case, the Foreman's Office Elite Assignment.

Travelling to Biomare[edit]

Biomare is hidden benath the Omni-Tek Mining Facility in the Middle of The Longest Road, at the Coordinates 2000,800 (/waypoint 2000 800 795). On the map it is marked in red as "Omni-Tek Bio Facility".

Biomare is an Omni-Tek installation, meaning it is very easy for Omnis and Neutrals to reach the facility via Whompah. There is a whompah right next to the entrance to the research complex. Both Outpost 10-3 and 4 Holes have whompahs leading to the 2HO whompah to the Longest Road whompah.

For Clanners it is a bit more difficult, of course you can try using the 2HO whompah. Grid to 2HO, then run a bit east to the nearby Whompah to The Longest Road. There are some Omni guards there, but they are not too tough, so you could probably make it.

Of course you can as well run from Bliss, where the nearest Clan-whompa is located. This way you will learn, where the zone The Longest Road got its name from.

In the Fixer Grid just use exit 6-L, sixth floor, exit on the left side.

Clanners can't walk freely in the outdoor portion of the Omni mining facility and have to cope with the Omni guards there (a Male Lieutenant and some Stern Guards).

If you complete the Recapture Beacon Mission you can directly warp yourself from neutral Borealis in front of the entrance of Biomare. Engineers cannot warp you inside, but they can warp you in front of the entrance.

The Security Card Mission makes fighting through many guards optional, rather than mandatory, and that mission shares many steps with one to get a useful item, the Collar of Amplification. It is therefore recommended that players make the minor preparations to start the Collar of Amplification Mission before entering Biomare. The Omni contact for the mission is near the whompahs in Outpost 10-3, and the Clan contact is amongst some buildings north of the Biomare complex, at the T-junction of the entrance road and the main road.

Higher levels in Subway, Temple of Three Winds and Biomare would be able to kill things so easily, there would be no challenge; banning teleportation into those instances has an obvious justification. But characters cannot be teleported out, either, which only makes the process more time-consuming. At least in Biomare one is never very far from an Emergency Exit teleporter.

Inside Biomare[edit]

Zones Alpha, Sewers, Beta, Gamma, and Delta:
Throughout Biomare, Omni Guards (that are hostile to players of any faction) and other enemies stand guard, patrol, and spawn in response to player actions. Many of these attacks can be prevented by carrying the mission reward Security Clearance ID Card.

Reception[edit]

The first room is a large hall with a row of pillars on either side, and a stepped dais at the end. Take care when approaching the Reception Clerk, for he will sound the alert, and guards and the more dangerous Mechdogs and Guards will be summoned. The number summoned equals the number of players that were in his vicinity when he was first alerted to the presence of intruders. Pulling the Clerk with a single team member works well in this situation, but there is a delay between the Clerk being attacked and the summoning of aid, so the puller needs to linger a little before returning to the team, or team members will be counted among the attackers.

Map[edit]

This map shows the exact locations of the Security Cams, Emergency Exits and the Securty Teleporters, who divide Biomare in separate Zones.

Missions[edit]

In Biomare there are now some missions to be undertaken. These guide you through the whole facility and give you some background about the things going on here. In addition you will get quite some nifty items and some decent experience.

	The Security Card Mission is a series of missions providing security clearance, getting all those grey mobs off your back. Gamma Card
	The Collar of Amplification Mission rewards a series of missions with the Collar of Amplification. Collar of Amplification
	The Kill T.I.M. Mission is a mission to dispose of the big robot T.I.M. for about 180.000 XP.
	The Recapture Beacon Mission is a mission involving some heavy fighting to get the das Recapture Beacon, that can warp you directly from Borealis to Biomare. Recapture Beacon

When starting, without Alpha clearance or better, any of the Sewers missions, Find Maintenance Supervisor, finding Theresa Cameron in the Hangar, or missions after that, it is perfectly safe to run directly to the sewers to avoid combat altogether (almost-remember the guards are mostly ranged attackers). The guards always turn back before entering the sewer, and when the heat is off, the player can resume fighting their way through further. The same thing goes for jumping off of high places to far-off lower locations, or jumping up to inacessible locations. There are multiple places where a character can jump up onto boxes and then ledges, or other ways to evade pursuit and make the enemies give up and run back.

Loot & Items[edit]

Biomare is especially rich on common drops. Almost every mob can drop up to ten different items in his level range including armor, weapons, jewelry, instruction discs and notum. Some things do not drop though, e.g. there are no nano crystals. Especially for new or broke players it is quite easy to get several backpacks full of shop food. Farming monster parts for Blood Plasma can be more lucrative, but requires processing time and Pharmacalogical Technology skill.

Besides the common loot, there is some special loot to be found, most of it being nodrop but some useful items also can be traded.

Weapons[edit]

	Salvaged Beetle Blaster (nodrop) Nice Rifle for low agents with some neat specials.	Gunbeetle
	Gamma Ejector (nodrop) Decent weapon for low fixers, dual wieldable; with no cap on attack skills adding to its effectiveness, it rewards extreme twinking at level 200 better than other RK weapons, but Froobs probably cannot get enough MG/SMG skill to make it outdamage Blinded Blackbirds from the Crypt of Home, let alone Turn Spirit weapons	Bodyguard
	Customized IMI Desert Reet 1000 (nodrop) Very strong pistol, dual wieldable; with no cap on attack skills adding to its effectiveness, it rewards extreme twinking at level 200 better than other RK weapons, but Froobs probably cannot get enough Pistol skill to make it outdamage Pain of Patricia (level 175) from Ace Camp, let alone Turn Spirit weapons	Lab Director

Armor[edit]

	Collar of Amplification (nodrop) An item for the NECK slot, that buffs treatment and one nano skill free of choice. Very useful for Nanotechnicians, whose damage nanos only use Matter Creations. Useful to ease difficulties with Implant cluster conflicts such as the PM - SI conflict, where the closest to equal bonuses that can be achieved ends up with PM or SI getting an extra Faded cluster worth of bonuses. Setting the Collar to the other one puts the skills 10 points closer to equal, increasing the potential of the QL of nanos usable.	Collar of Amplification Mission reward
	Combat Medic's Light Tank Armor (nodrop, Doctor) Only for doctors, but very useful, especially for the extra treatment.	Neutralizer
	Assault-class Tank Armor (nodrop, Enforcer) This tank armor is a must have for any enforcer. Though the Exarch Robe having better values, having the tank armor in your inventory allows for casting a 2000 point absorption shield, undoubtedly the difference between life and reclaim at some point.	Bodyguard Rik-Rak
	Corroded Ring (nodrop) One of the rare rings that can be worn with Grid Armor.	Tri Plumbo
	Storm Carbonum Armor - Clan Only The standard armor for all classes with some very useful buffs. Easiest for Atrox to equip at low to mid levels, easy enough for Solitus at any level, fairly easy for Opifex, but difficult for Nanomage. Boots do not appear to drop, or are extremely rare. This armor can also be made via tradeskilling, but here the finished armor drops in the range of ql60 to ql100.	Tri Plumbo
	Sealed Order FPGA-202 This form is needed in the tradeskill recipe to create the All-Match Augmented Bow Tie. All-Match Augmented Bow Tie This item buffs your tradeskills by 12.	Lab Director
	Sealed Order XITL-0127 This form is needed for the tradeskill recipe to create the OT Standard Executive Secretary Suit. OT Standard Executive Secretary Suit	Lab Director
	Sealed Order BLCG-7791 This form is needed for the tradeskill recipe to create the Standard Clans Administration Suit Clan. Standard Clans Administration Suit Clan	Lab Director

Misc[edit]

	Security Clearance ID Card - Gamma Clearance (nodrop) Equipped in HUD1 you won't be attacked by the guards in Biomare, up to the third golfball-teleport.	Security Card Mission reward
	Recapture Beacon (nodrop) This item warps you directly from Borealis to Biomare.	Recapture Beacon Mission reward
	Personal Safe This container can be opened without tools, but with some break & entry skill. Contains a random item, usually shop food. In very, very rare cases a Instruction Disc (Summon Grid Armor Mk I) or Instruction Disc (Summon Grid Armor Mk II) may be in the container. Instruction Disc (Summon Grid Armor Mk I) Instruction Disc (Summon Grid Armor Mk II)	Security Officer Research Technician
	HUD Upgrade: Enhanced Target (nodrop) A targeting scope with low requirements and buffing the crit chance.	T.I.M.
	HUD Upgrade: Personal S.T.M (nodrop, Engineer) This engineer-item buffs electrical engineering and quantum physics.	T.I.M.
	Enhanced NCU Chip with Recompiling Core A NCU-Memory with low requirements and nano-cost reducer. Compared with Dark Memories there are two main advantages: no level requirement not nodrop, so can be traded Very nice for little twinks in the fifteens. They drop off Executive Protectors who get spawned by the Lab Director.	Executive Protector
	Notum Chips, Notum Fragments und Enriched Notum Nuggets Used in some tradeskill recipes: CAS Symbiotic Armor Barter Armor Physicians Cap Solar-Powered Pistol Notum drops from ql30 to ql100.	all Biomare mobs
	Aged Brandy Can be consumed. Can be sold for a good price to the shops.	Chief Base Protector

Mobs in Biomare[edit]

Common Mobs[edit]

Guard Mechdog	Outpost Sentry	Base Protector	Chief Base Protector	Cargo Haul Bot	Security Droid
Toxic Floater	Toxic Bloater	Base Defender	Chief Base Defender	Heavy Cargo Haul Bot	Refuse Bot
Security Guard	Security Officer	Suppressor	Behavior Observer	Neutralizer	Alpha Bio Construct
Shadow Mutant	Chemical Vindicator	Beta Bio Construct	Bodyguard	Data Collector	Research Technician
Executive Protector	Transgenic Experiment	Adrenated Scorpiod

Unique Mobs[edit]

Investigator - Ace Starr 1855,1215 The Longest Road	Dr. Hercules Lincoln 1135,2375 Outpost 10-3	Maintenance Worker - Rodriguez 280,365	Efficiency Expert - Linda Osmos 150,365	Reception Clerk 210,330	Maintenance Supervisor Johnson 210,175
Gunbeetle Shuttle Hangar	Data Analyst - Theresa Cameron 255,35	Blind Eyemutant 370,175 on the bridge	Lab Assistant - Evelynn Shead 382,215	Captain Rik-Rak Jones 380,310	Containment Unit System Droid 410,260