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You can do nothing to save your bases on the edges of the map. You should even leave the outlying Overlords in place, since they will not be attacked for a long time, but will instead provide reconnaissance data for your eventual attack. You begin with good resources, and you should use some of them to build a third Hatchery. Start gathering resources, and as you can afford to, place Spore Colonies along the edges of your territory.

An all-out Zerg on Zerg air war erupts on this mission, but if you manage your Devourers and Mutalisks well, you shall succeed.

You'll need Sunken Colonies as well. Upgrade your Overlords, morph a Greater Spire, and upgrade your flying units' weapons and armor as often as is practical. You'll want to work toward assembling a fleet of Mutalisks. Once you have a dozen, add to the combination a few Guardians and Devourers, as well as Overlords to spot burrowed units, and Queens. Use this force to retake the northern area. Build a Nydus Canal exit on the enemy creep before it disappears, so you can transfer your forces quickly to the newly liberated territory. Expand here, building up an even greater air force, and eventually sweep your way clockwise, killing all enemy Zerg until those regions attacked at the beginning of the mission can be reclaimed.

Your Guardians can crush the UED infantry, including their Medics, and more importantly, their scientists.

Expand to at least one more location. Since attacks will come from every angle, you'll find that Mutalisks and Hydralisks will be most appropriate for defense, with the consequence that you'll have to fend off enemy attacks personally. When you've assembled a large, fully upgraded fleet of all your various flying units, sweep it gradually west, past many enemy Missile Turrets, until you find the UED installation. Expect fierce resistance from equivalent Zerg forces, and be especially careful of Scourges than can make short work of your Guardians. Attack with everything you have, and use your Guardians to kill enemy Goliaths and Marines before you target the scientists. Once all 30 UED scientists have been killed, you will have succeeded.

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