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Took a detour through Magmoor Caverns over to Phendrana Drifts to make use of my thermal beam on some of the ice walls seen last time I was there; collected a few artifacts along the away. One found by dumb luck while switching to the x-ray visor; and the rest through legitimate means.

Out of all the beams, thermal is definitely my favourite. It hits hard, fast and can even stunlock certain enemies. The other beam types have situational uses but thermal is my immediate choice for general usage.

After my long exploration session I returned to the Phazon Mines and arrived at the Omega Pirate which is proving to be a challenge. First encounter that's caused me this much trouble; dodging the boss' attacks is simple enough although they have a fair amount of range. However, what makes this fight truly agonising are the troopers; I complained on the previous log my annoyances with the enemy, but there even more infuriating here. I spent a considerable amount of effort trying to destroy the weapons on the pirates back but to no avail. Either they have unfathomably high health or can't be destroyed at all.

I'll take another swing at it next time.