Let’s Play of Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (v 0.E-2): Escaped Killer
Episode 54: Gangrenous Explosions
We continue trying to make our way into the collapsed building to try and finish our missions, but a lot of explodey enemies prove difficult…
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I hope you can get at the heart of whatever causes those sound issues.
I believe when your available volume changes, you drop the largest items first from what I remember, though I'm not 100% sure on that. Also, those tremors and roars make me rather nervous.
As for the laboratory, it probably is not in the reality bubble, and as such would be frozen in its burning state, though I guess the fungus did overgrow it while you were away.