The new "EMP Shard" craftable item is a trap. It stuns Hollows for 30 seconds, but it permanently shuts down all automated doors in the North Tunnels. You will get soft-locked. Instead, use the Scrap Metal + Rubber Grip combo to create "Crowbar Prys" for doors.
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Do not try to fight the Spore Brute in the Mushroom Cavern (Seri’s Act 2). It is not a combat encounter; it is a puzzle. Lure it into the Ozone Generator by dropping the Blood Vial (found in Kaelen’s morgue section) on the eastern pressure plate. Failing this triggers the "Spore Bloom" scene, which is arguably the most graphic in the build. It is avoidable. The new "EMP Shard" craftable item is a trap