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Subject: Obtaining The Scarb Gun in H2V
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Ok i tired ontaining the Scarb Gun on the motropolis level but everytime i get the banshee to the part where i need to board it, it exsplodes and I am not able to board it, it is so weak it blows up when I kick the guy out and try. Any one have a better way to get the banshee and fly it up?

  • 06.05.2007 7:52 PM PDT

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Posted by: Iggwilv

*hands Kim a crowbar*
Here you will need this to help you get your foot out of the back of your throat, looks llike its in there pretty deep. And what is that on your face? Egg?! *hands Kim a washcloth*

As far as I know that is the only way to do it and that is the way I did it. Make sure you only shoot the wingtips off, not the whole banshee.

  • 06.05.2007 7:54 PM PDT
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I almost did it I got it to the part wherne you board it but then it got stuck in a another hole. Then i just said forget it and wanted to board it, then I noticed i couldnt becasue it would blow up everytime becasue it was so weak.

  • 06.05.2007 8:13 PM PDT

Are you sure your not boarding it too early and the game slams you into someting and it explods? or maybe its not exploding. Just disappearing?

  • 06.05.2007 8:30 PM PDT
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F-f-f-f-fling yourself.

I'm pretty sure the banshee is supposed to explode if you try and board it: you're not SUPPOSED to be able to ride in one on that level, that's why you have to wait to board it until you're loading the next area, because then that special "banshee explode" condition goes away.

  • 06.05.2007 8:36 PM PDT
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I just donget it though why would they purposely make an achievment out of a glich the purposely know about lol?

  • 06.05.2007 11:31 PM PDT

Let there be CHAOS!

Making an achievement out of this was idiotic.

  • 06.06.2007 1:54 AM PDT
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Posted by: Chaosenemy
Making an achievement out of this was idiotic.
Thank you!

  • 06.06.2007 12:25 PM PDT

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Posted by: Iggwilv

*hands Kim a crowbar*
Here you will need this to help you get your foot out of the back of your throat, looks llike its in there pretty deep. And what is that on your face? Egg?! *hands Kim a washcloth*

Why is it idiotic? It is easy to get and it's a little treat for someone who feels like doing something new.

  • 06.06.2007 12:29 PM PDT
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I think it explodes because when you board it during that section of the level, there is a force that pushes you back to the beginning of the tunnel. The further you go into the tunnel, the faster it pushes you back. Once that force becomes so great, the banshee just decides to explode. This is not a joke, I experimented with this on H2X a long time ago.

  • 06.06.2007 12:34 PM PDT
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The banshee health (and all vehicles in H2) is linked to the driver's health not the condition of the banshee. When you get into the banshee, you should have full health and it should survive. If it's blowing up you are probably not far enough into the level to get into the banshee. Check out highimpacthalo.com (.org maybe) for videos on how to do this.

  • 06.06.2007 12:51 PM PDT

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Posted by: Ix 2kz Lcd xI
I just donget it though why would they purposely make an achievment out of a glich the purposely know about lol?

Because it's meant to be a challenge, besides they put it there on purpose so there are other ways to get it.

  • 06.06.2007 1:13 PM PDT
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Posted by: Desert Fox RWTF
Posted by: Ix 2kz Lcd xI
I just donget it though why would they purposely make an achievment out of a glich the purposely know about lol?

Because it's meant to be a challenge, besides they put it there on purpose so there are other ways to get it.
It's an Easter Egg, something that shouldn't have been found in the first place--not something I would consider making an achievement to get.

  • 06.06.2007 1:27 PM PDT

Slaying noobs since 2007.

It would be oh so easy to get with a mod though........ The same way it was found........

[Edited on 06.06.2007 1:28 PM PDT]

  • 06.06.2007 1:28 PM PDT
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Posted by: Master Kim
Posted by: Chaosenemy
Making an achievement out of this was idiotic.
Thank you!


I couldn't agree more.

I could do this easily on the xbox Halo 2, but no matter what I've tried on H2V, the stupid banshee disappears as soon as it comes up with "Loading..." - I've tried running the game at lower CPU priority, I've tried running a bunch of memory intense applications in the background to try to artificially slow down the game.. and nothing.

Making an achievement out of an easter egg was a really dumb idea.

If they had to make an achievement for hidden items, I'd rather there have been an achievement for collecting the skulls.

[Edited on 06.06.2007 3:22 PM PDT]

  • 06.06.2007 3:22 PM PDT
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Posted by: Captiosus
If they had to make an achievement for hidden items, I'd rather there have been an achievement for collecting the skulls.
Hellz yeah it would have been, but instead they went for the Scarab Gun. I want to meet the idiot who came up with these achievements.

  • 06.06.2007 3:41 PM PDT

If you don't got it, you want it. If you got it, you want more of it. Of course if you don't know what it is, it's hard to get any in the first place.

But the Skulls are easy as hell to collect. At least the Scarab Gun is hard.

  • 06.06.2007 3:50 PM PDT
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Posted by: RoboChocobo
But the Skulls are easy as hell to collect. At least the Scarab Gun is hard.
They should have made it so that you had to complete the level with the skull activated. :D

  • 06.06.2007 3:51 PM PDT

You are suppose to board it right when "Loading..." appears on the screen. For this to happen, you have to guide the banshee into the sewer (which is used as an exit out of the tunnel).

http://files.mythica.org/halo/highimpacthalo/scarabgun.mov

http://highimpacthalo.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2348

You might also want to get the Sputnik Skull. The extra melee strength will help you move the banshee when it gets stuck.

Good luck, you are going to need it. Hardest 20 gamer points that I ever earned.

[Edited on 06.06.2007 11:26 PM PDT]

  • 06.06.2007 11:23 PM PDT

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Posted by: Iggwilv

*hands Kim a crowbar*
Here you will need this to help you get your foot out of the back of your throat, looks llike its in there pretty deep. And what is that on your face? Egg?! *hands Kim a washcloth*

I got it first try in about 10 minutes with most of the time spent getting it unstuck which simply meant running behind it to coax it to go that way then go forward again it it was all good.

  • 06.07.2007 1:40 AM PDT

Let there be CHAOS!

Yeah, I just got it... wasn't as hard as I remembered (when I tried on Xbox so long ago it seemed impossible). Took me about 20 minutes or so.

  • 06.07.2007 1:37 PM PDT
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Posted by: staticx576
As far as I know that is the only way to do it and that is the way I did it. Make sure you only shoot the wingtips off, not the whole banshee.

I don't know if the PC is different, but I can do it on Xbox without doing that.

  • 06.07.2007 6:08 PM PDT