Jump to content

 

Ultimate Guide To Halo Wars


FaW II HaVoK
 Share

Recommended Posts

Can anyone say Troll?

 

a) Wtf does BOTD mean?

b) Who cares what you think because you obvs dont know nothing about LEAKED games.

c) This is a working project and atm, its covers the basics. Why would i need to have a full on Q/A with Ensembles as it is considering theres a demo...

 

Seriously... Go troll on someone elses forum.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 78
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

In Tinboys defense I also got my promo disc from MS in Sweden last thursday (day before him). They did though put an embargo on web publications to the 20th. For once they got the game in time, and this is a game you need some time with to give a fair review, so I don't really see any problem with them sending it out 2-3 weeks in advance.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Updated with the information I learned.

 

Adjudicate the Arbiter 30G

Complete the Campaign on Heroic Difficulty

See Detour the Great Journey

 

Detour the Great Journey 50G

Complete the Campaign on Legendary Difficulty

You can choose Legendary right from the beginning, the best thing to do here is to play co-op through Legendary and you will unlock all difficulty achievements, all co-op achievements, and the playthrough achievements as well.

 

Momma's Boy 5G

Get a Gold Medal on any mission

Do this on Easy, it's all about kill to death ratio. Keep your kill to death ratio at zero if possible. Time isn't that important if you kill 100's of units without loosing a single one.

 

Crushed Colors 10G

Improve your Score in any Campaign Mission

Simple, complete any mission and do fairly well - Try not to complete side missions and keep score minimal. After mission is complete, revisit and complete all the side tasks and you should easily have beaten your last score. Job done.

 

Mr. Punctual 15G

Finish all missions under Par Time on Heroic difficulty

There is a par time for every mission. Just do them on Easy first, find the par time and do it again on Heroic.

 

Own Worst Enemy 20G

Get a Gold Medal with all Debuff Skulls Active

There are 5 debuff skulls, you need to find and unlock them before attempting this achievement. Just do the first mission with all of these active on Easy and you will get it no problem.

 

Wall of Recognition 30G

Get a Gold Medal on every Campaign Mission

Do this on Easy, just keep your kill to death ratio low and complete all side quests.

 

 

Epic Grinder 40G

Obtain a Lifetime Campaign Score over 1,000,000

You will get this by getting alll of the Golds on Easy, and Par Times on Heroic. Everytime you play a mission it counts towards this.

 

Everything's Better with Bacon 5G

Mission 1: Ram 50 Grunts with Warthogs

This is easier on Normal or Heroic. The key is to make sure you use individual warthogs instead of groups, and use thier Y power on individual groups of grunts. There is also a fight at the end of the mission right before de-activating the shield that you need to make sure you hit the pack of grunts that everyone is shooting at, before they die.

 

Endless Fun 5G

Mission 2: Destroy every Methane Tank

There are Methane Tanks over by where you have to save the missing Warthogs and the Reactor base you need to destroy. Take out every single one and the achievement will unlock while you are still playing the mission. If it doesn't unlock, you haven't found them all.

 

Covenant "Hot Drop" 5G

Mission 3: Kill at least 5 Covenant Units with the Bridge

During the mission you will come across a broken bridge. After you fix it covenant troops will rush over to attack you. Quickly deactive the bridge and the achivements is yours.

 

He's Got The Jack 5G

Mission 5: Jack 6 Covenant Vehicles

If you select one of you're Spartans and press Y on a Covenant vehicles he will run over and take control of it. Do it 6 times and the achievement is yours.

 

Rhino Hugger 5G

Mission 6: Successfully protect every Rhino

Not a single Rhino can be attacked, you have to protect them all. The ones that are attacked are the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Rhino, so make sure to protect them with Wolverines and Scorpions. Best to do this one on Easy.

 

Micro Manager 5G

Mission 7: Do not destroy any Power Node

There is a stone to Northwest of the map, focus on building scorpions and move them to the northwest, the key is to move them 1 at a time, or they will destroy a node on the way. This is a pain, but once you have 4 or 5 of them down there they should take out the scarab. MAC Blasts are also helpful. Best to do this on Easy difficulty.

 

Ramblin' Man 5G

Mission 8: Use Elephants to train 100 Infantry

You will get an Elephant right at the beginning of the mission, and you have to save 2 more over the course of this mission. Just build a lot of troops and use troops to do the mission, Keep fighting and loosing troops until this unlocks, then finish the mission. (Don't go for the last elphant until this unlocks and you will be fine.)

 

Sweet Naptime 5G

Mission 9: Put every Colony in Hibernation Mode at the same time

There are 5 Flood Colonies that are spread throughout the map, they all need to be dormant when you take down the main hive. Finish all the secondary objectives and then take two groups of scorpions and take out all the bases. There is really only one hive outside of the other 4, and if you send two or three to take it out, while your other group takes out the others you should have time to take out the last hive while they are all down. (This isn't that hard, and will make more sense when you play the mission) Easy on Easy mode.

 

The Procrastinator 5G

Mission 10: Disrupt all Tractor Beams

There are four tractor beams that you have to use a Cyclopse to disable, they are at the four corners of the map. This is a timed mission so it is best to do this on Easy! Everytime you take out a tractor beam it adds time to the clock. The best order is (deactivating one is a scripted event) northwest, northeast, southeast. Use hornets to locate them and then clear the way with scorpions. The southeast one you should do while escorting the last group of people you have to save, back to your base. (Need to do this before they reach the base)

 

Battened Down the Hatches 5G

Mission 11: Save all the Airlocks

There are airlocks all along the top of the spirit of fire, you cannot loose any of them over the course of the mission. I just built a lot of hawks and was fine, just do this on easy.

 

Handy with Tools 5G

Mission 12: Repair the Power Core in less than 4 minutes

This is very tricky, there are two airlocks that allow you to build (forgot the unit name) that let you repair the core. Move everyone you start with at the beginning of the mission (minus the hawk) to the area with all the airlocks. (Most of your units will start there). Then split up building the repair units between those two airlocks and immediately as they are coming out order them to repair the core. Timing is key, and this is really only possible on Easy.

 

Beaming with Pride 5G

Mission 13: Destroy 25 units with the Scarab

There is a scarab just north of the second covenant base you encounter, if you do this on easy you should grab it after taking control of the second covenant base and fight units until this achievement unlocks. Once it unlocks you can finish the mission.

 

Didn't Get To Second Base 5G

Mission 14: Don't claim an extra base

Another obvious one. You'll see grey squares on the map - They are bases you can claim. Just dont claim these and build up your first base.

 

Thinkin' about My Doorbell 5G

Mission 15: Open the Doors in order

There are airlocks around a large circle in the middle of the map. If you look at the symbols on the circles you will see that they each have a pair. You have to open them in pair order, so the first airlock in a pair followed by the second airlock in a pair. This will be easy to understand when you start the mission.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Backscratcher 10G

Complete any Campaign Mission in Co-op Mode

See OMG BFF FTW

 

OMG BFF FTW 40G

Complete entire Campaign in Co-op Mode

Play the whole campaign co-op. It is best to just play Legendary with a buddy all the way through the campaign.

 

Playin' the Field 15G

Win a Skirmish Game with every Leader

There are 6 leader's total. Play against easy bots in skirmish once with each leader and grab yourself this one.

 

Gallivant around the Galaxy 25G

Win a game on every Skirmish Map

There are 14 skirmish maps. Beat an easy bot on each map and this one is yours.

 

Empire Builder 5G

Win a game in every Skirmish Game Mode

Pretty silly achievement. There are only 2 game modes in skirmish - Standard and deathmatch. This WILL be the same in the full game.

 

Titan 15G

Get 20,000 points in any Skirmish Game

Do this on normal or heroic on a 1v1. Take them down to 1 base and just keep picking off units until you base score is around 6000 points. Then finish the game, and with the multiplier you should have 20000 points.

 

Big Al's Scooter 10G

Win a Heroic Skirmish Game against the AI in under 10 minutes

Use Forge and rush to Max Warthogs, I did that and beat the Heroic AI with under 10 units in the same achievement.

 

Build Strategy (This will take a couple of tries)

1. You use Forge, let the covenant use the Arbiter.

2. Build all Supply Pads

3. Upgrade your Base

4. Build another supply pad and then two reactors

5. Upgrade both reactors

6. Upgrade Warthogs to full

7. Build 9 Warthogs

 

I did this on the Bloodgulch Map and used my 1 warthog to also collect supplies which is VERY KEY. Look all around your area, there are supply boxes everywhere.

 

My Virtual Friends Love Me 10G

Win a 3v3 Skirmish game with 2 AI Allies

Start up a match in local skirmish and set yourself 2 AI allies against 3 EASY bots. This should be quite simple aslong as you know what your doing.

 

Walk-Off Winner 30G

Use one of the 6 Major Leader Powers to destroy an enemy's last unit

Total humiliation. Play the Arbiter and let them be UNSC, choose easy difficulty. Build a couple of Hunters while you scout thier base with the Arbiter, then when you have two hunters warp them to that arbiter (using the teleport pad). Attack the base and try to save any units they have. Once the base is down hit Y with the arbiter and use his special power to take out all the units (Tell the Hunters to return to base).

 

2 Bugs are Better Than 1 10G

Win a Skirmish Game with Dual Scarabs

Play on Easy and choose deathmatch. Take base sites right away with only a couple of hunters and your arbiter. Then once you have a PopCap of 50 build two scarabs and tear it up.

 

Penny Pincher 10G

Get a winning High Score with 10 or less Squads against the Heroic AI

See Big AI's Scooter

 

N00b n0 M0r3 10G

Win a Matchmade Skirmish Game on Xbox LIVE

Load up Xbox Live and get connected with some n00bs. Just simply win an Xbox Live match.

 

So Lonely at the Top 20G

Win and have the Highest Score in a Matchmade Skirmish Game on Xbox LIVE

Easy won on live with the highest score.

 

Basically Naive 10G

Obtain the Recruit Rank on Xbox LIVE

Win 1 game and it's yours

 

Officer on Deck 30G

Obtain the Lieutenant Rank on Xbox LIVE

You need to play a lot of games.

 

Running the Show 50G

Obtain the General Rank on Xbox LIVE

You need to play A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT of games. This will take you months.

 

Alas, Poor Andrew Thomas 5

Collect your first Skull

See below

 

Graverobber 30G

Collect all Skulls

Sorry guys still gotta keep these a secret.

 

Halo Academic 15G

Unlock 20 Timeline Events

See Halo Historian

 

Halo Historian 40G

Unlock All Timeline Events

You need to get all the black boxes (sorry gotta keep locations a secret), play on all maps, play all the heroes, get all the sub mission objectives, and play both deathmatch and normal.

 

Ready for the Sequel 75G

100% Completion

Unlock all the achievements minus general, and punctual.

 

24 Hours of Quality 20G

Play Halo Wars for at least 24 Total Hours

You will get this while unlocking your achievements. If not leave it overnight for a while on a skirmish match on easy and all upgraded units sitting just outside of the front of a single covenant base.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hate to be a nitpicker, but Ensemble has confirmed that the UNSC and the Covenant are the only available factions. The different leaders just offer you different bonuses/powers/specialty units. THE FLOOD ARE NOT PLAYABLE!

 

Also, I think a month in advance is a bit early for writing a guide... Good effort though.

 

FLOOD DLC maybe??? what ya guys think???

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Robeyone: Where did you learn that the mission score is calculated based on your kill/death ratio? It's part of the truth, but you also score points for completing objectives and completing the level as fast as possible. Just think that your description of "Momma's boy" is a bit misleading.

 

Same goes for "Epic grinder". I don't think you can replay the first level over and over again for this one. The highest score for each level is counted towards your life time score. And the scores for each level are individual for each difficuly. So all in all you can spread you points out on diffrent levels, but it's not true that every time you play a level iit counts towards your life time score (only if you beat your original score, and then only the diffrence)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Robeyone: Where did you learn that the mission score is calculated based on your kill/death ratio? It's part of the truth, but you also score points for completing objectives and completing the level as fast as possible. Just think that your description of "Momma's boy" is a bit misleading.

 

Same goes for "Epic grinder". I don't think you can replay the first level over and over again for this one. The highest score for each level is counted towards your life time score. And the scores for each level are individual for each difficuly. So all in all you can spread you points out on diffrent levels, but it's not true that every time you play a level iit counts towards your life time score (only if you beat your original score, and then only the diffrence)

 

You just made my day. Take THAT, achievement grinders!!!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Robeyone: Where did you learn that the mission score is calculated based on your kill/death ratio? It's part of the truth, but you also score points for completing objectives and completing the level as fast as possible. Just think that your description of "Momma's boy" is a bit misleading.

 

Same goes for "Epic grinder". I don't think you can replay the first level over and over again for this one. The highest score for each level is counted towards your life time score. And the scores for each level are individual for each difficuly. So all in all you can spread you points out on diffrent levels, but it's not true that every time you play a level iit counts towards your life time score (only if you beat your original score, and then only the diffrence)

 

Look at where I work ;)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Robeyone: Where did you learn that the mission score is calculated based on your kill/death ratio? It's part of the truth, but you also score points for completing objectives and completing the level as fast as possible. Just think that your description of "Momma's boy" is a bit misleading.

 

Same goes for "Epic grinder". I don't think you can replay the first level over and over again for this one. The highest score for each level is counted towards your life time score. And the scores for each level are individual for each difficuly. So all in all you can spread you points out on diffrent levels, but it's not true that every time you play a level iit counts towards your life time score (only if you beat your original score, and then only the diffrence)

 

I saw something in here I wanted to answer as well.

 

I would say doing the bonus objective is always good, but don't worry about the Par time. I got about 80,000 points per level just killing things and doing bonus objectives.

 

Not to be a prude but I do HAVE all the achievements don't I :p

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I saw something in here I wanted to answer as well.

 

I would say doing the bonus objective is always good, but don't worry about the Par time. I got about 80,000 points per level just killing things and doing bonus objectives.

 

Not to be a prude but I do HAVE all the achievements don't I :p

 

Valid point. You should've started this guide then, lol. Even still, it's looking like a good guide, so I must give credit where credit is due. Kudos!

Edited by NFaMuS one
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I saw something in here I wanted to answer as well.

 

I would say doing the bonus objective is always good, but don't worry about the Par time. I got about 80,000 points per level just killing things and doing bonus objectives.

 

Not to be a prude but I do HAVE all the achievements don't I :p

 

I checked your profile AFTER I posted. But it really wasn't the matter.

 

The thing is that I just think you should make a proper description. You surely can get the points by doing what you say, I just thought that your description was misleading in the way that one might get the idea that the system for awarding points in the game is "all about kill/death ratio". This might very well be the easiest way to obtain gold, but then that should be declared properly so that as few misunderstandings as possible can occur.

 

Since many people have very diffrent experienses of gamerscore boosting some might be confused if you don't mind your wording. Cause in many games you can do the same level over and over again for grinding purposes, and as I read your post I got the impression that this would apply for this game as well.

 

Anyways. I just wanted to point out the importance of being clear when writing a guide. Especially now when there's not that many people that can question your word because they don't have the game yet. Otherwise I myself am very thankful for your guide, so thank you for the good work.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I checked your profile AFTER I posted. But it really wasn't the matter.

 

The thing is that I just think you should make a proper description. You surely can get the points by doing what you say, I just thought that your description was misleading in the way that one might get the idea that the system for awarding points in the game is "all about kill/death ratio". This might very well be the easiest way to obtain gold, but then that should be declared properly so that as few misunderstandings as possible can occur.

 

Since many people have very diffrent experienses of gamerscore boosting some might be confused if you don't mind your wording. Cause in many games you can do the same level over and over again for grinding purposes, and as I read your post I got the impression that this would apply for this game as well.

 

Anyways. I just wanted to point out the importance of being clear when writing a guide. Especially now when there's not that many people that can question your word because they don't have the game yet. Otherwise I myself am very thankful for your guide, so thank you for the good work.

 

Of course, and I am sorry if I came across as arrogant. I was just appending information to the original posters guide, I wasn't trying to write one myself. I was honestly just trying to help :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

@Robeyone

 

I'm interested in how Xbox Live works in Halo Wars. Can you play matchmaking with friends or can you only play player made matches with friends and with matchmaking, you are randomly paired up with other players?

 

There is both, ranked is always randomly paired. You can make your own non-ranked games of course and play with friends, but it doesn't not go towards you overall rank.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

If I downloaded the game why on earth would I play it with a Xbox live account? That would just be stupid.

 

No I recieved a promocopy of the game on friday to review for xboxlife.com.

http://www.minhembio.com/forum/uploads/monthly_02_2009/post-20522-1233946480.jpg

 

It just seems that FaW II HaVoK doesn't like people helping him with his guide, but no problemo. If you don't want me to write about I won't.

 

i have no problem with u contributing :)

im totally psyched for this game and wanna kno bout it

 

 

p.s. (i believed u)

its not cool to make false accusations.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share


×
  • Create New...