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Subject: The truth about the Sword in ODST

Where there is smoke, there is fire. Or a smoke machine.

Posted by: spartan4191
After i finished shooting one of the engineers made a weird "gruugh" sound.

Were you shooting the engineers?
Or the pillars?


The pillars, they seemed to make a sad noise and slowly wandered off into corners of the small room. When i stepped outside some weird music began playing. I'm not sure if it's coincidence or hints now, either way im getting excited over it (i know i sound sad :P)

I've also noticed that the stickys respawn but not the carbine even if all the ammo is used, so the carbine could be there for a special reason.

[Edited on 10.03.2009 6:33 PM PDT]

  • 10.03.2009 6:28 PM PDT

Space, zoom, fade!

The pillars, they seemed to make a sad noise and slowly wandered off into corners of the small room. When i stepped outside some weird music began playing. I'm not sure if it's coincidence or hints now, either way im getting excited over it (i know i sound sad :P)

I've also noticed that the stickys respawn but not the carbine even if all the ammo is used, so the carbine could be there for a special reason.


You don't sound sad at all lol.

I'm starting to think that the carbine is the key to all of this.
Considering it doesn't respawn or anything.
Have you tried shooting in the order i mentioned earlier?
I'm not sure if its of any importance, but you never know with Bungie ;)

  • 10.03.2009 6:36 PM PDT

Where there is smoke, there is fire. Or a smoke machine.

Posted by: spartan4191
The pillars, they seemed to make a sad noise and slowly wandered off into corners of the small room. When i stepped outside some weird music began playing. I'm not sure if it's coincidence or hints now, either way im getting excited over it (i know i sound sad :P)

I've also noticed that the stickys respawn but not the carbine even if all the ammo is used, so the carbine could be there for a special reason.


You don't sound sad at all lol.

I'm starting to think that the carbine is the key to all of this.
Considering it doesn't respawn or anything.
Have you tried shooting in the order i mentioned earlier?
I'm not sure if its of any importance, but you never know with Bungie ;)



Could you say the order you said before please?

  • 10.03.2009 6:47 PM PDT

Space, zoom, fade!

The beeps went: 4-3-3 then a pause, 6-3-3 then a pause, 6-3-3 and it repeated 6-3-3 for as long as i listened.

[Edited on 10.03.2009 6:51 PM PDT]

  • 10.03.2009 6:50 PM PDT

Where there is smoke, there is fire. Or a smoke machine.

The engineers have some part in the sword if it is around that area, they started circling me and started to speed up when i shot it in that order.

  • 10.03.2009 7:11 PM PDT

Space, zoom, fade!

The engineers have some part in the sword if it is around that area, they started circling me and started to speed up when i shot it in that order.

Wow really?
Might have to go try this now.
Has anyone ever seen them 'speed up' before?

I think were onto something here.

Edit: can you upload the video to your file share?

[Edited on 10.03.2009 7:15 PM PDT]

  • 10.03.2009 7:13 PM PDT

Where there is smoke, there is fire. Or a smoke machine.

I want to keep the 20 odd screenshots on my file share but i'd happily show you in game? My GT is Mount corpse.

I have to sleep now, i'll go back over this for most of tomorrow as i'm free. I'd love to wake up too see what people have found.

[Edited on 10.03.2009 7:22 PM PDT]

  • 10.03.2009 7:18 PM PDT

Space, zoom, fade!

Can't atm :[.

Keep us posted tho.

  • 10.03.2009 7:20 PM PDT

There's a light that flickers when you shoot the one with the SI face on it, but it goes off when you shoot any other one...

  • 10.03.2009 7:43 PM PDT

Don't confuse me with anyone normal.

I was on earlier about the door trick... I have the pics in my fileshare. as you can see, the door is red. so im not bs'ing.

Those pics were taken from the door directly across the green door to the clearing on the way to dares helmet. just outside the weapons locker with th 2 mongoose(mongooses? mongeese?).

I also went to dares crash site and got into the spawn points from the FF map crater. there is another area that is similar to dares crash site and I got into the door there also. you know those elevators youstart in? ya.

I didnt get too much further 'cuz my mongoose got destroyed...

on a side note how to get into the doors is visually described in the pics.

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hey guys, just found this thread, i would like to help, so if theres anything i could do, lemme know..

  • 10.03.2009 8:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: SV Garlic
Here's a great find by Gamesagers

Posted by: Gamesagers
I just checked and the sword picture is also in the images for the weapons in odst just click view image on one of the weapons and replace the name with sword. http://www.bungie.net/images/halo3stats/odst/weapons/gif_med/ sword.gif I think you're right. okay i also checked and it is a new image heres the halo 3 image url here notice how the image is different too.


I just found the Skyjacker medal. Haven't been able to Skyjack a Banshee though.

  • 10.03.2009 8:54 PM PDT

a.k.a. Daishi_NRE back in the day when b.net stood for Battle.net.

The secret area from Buck's mission can be opened by shooting ANY dead elites. Sorry I can't render the film, but what I found is in my file share. Also in one of the security areas with engineers, there is, what looks like a different gyph. It's just a giant circle. I haven't seen another one like it yet...

  • 10.03.2009 8:55 PM PDT

I applaud all of your efforts in trying to find the a sword in ODST,but I'm not sure it would be a sword you'd find(if there is an easter egg).
I've read a few pages of this thread,and I saw someone talking about the blind skull in Halo 3 giving you a spartan laser.

Maybe you should go through the next mission while holding the carbine with the Rookie?

  • 10.03.2009 9:10 PM PDT

Space, zoom, fade!

The secret area from Buck's mission can be opened by shooting ANY dead elites. Sorry I can't render the film, but what I found is in my file share. Also in one of the security areas with engineers, there is, what looks like a different gyph. It's just a giant circle. I haven't seen another one like it yet...


Can you take a photo the glyph and post it on your file share?
It could help if we could all see it.

  • 10.03.2009 9:32 PM PDT

a.k.a. Daishi_NRE back in the day when b.net stood for Battle.net.

O.K. I got the picture on file share. Got me thinking though (ouch). Maybe it's just a larger version of the VRGL glyph? The eyes might become visible after you do something. Just a thought.

  • 10.03.2009 9:47 PM PDT

Space, zoom, fade!

Thanks, does look similar to the s.i.

Take a look at this site.
This guy is onto something.
http://subculturelifestyle.com/2009/09/29/secretglyphs/

  • 10.03.2009 9:50 PM PDT

Posted by: spartan4191
Thanks, does look similar to the s.i.

Take a look at this site.
This guy is onto something.
http://subculturelifestyle.com/2009/09/29/secretglyphs/

I just read that article. It seems INSANE to think that bungie could create such a complex easter egg as the one with the glyphs and such

  • 10.03.2009 10:28 PM PDT

http://www.bungie.net/fanclub/kotor/Group/GroupHome.aspx

Posted by: spartan4191
Thanks, does look similar to the s.i.

Take a look at this site.
This guy is onto something.
http://subculturelifestyle.com/2009/09/29/secretglyphs/

That just shows that the glyphs and the stonehenge structures must be related! ad that magic wall is really interesting. man I can't wait till we unravel this mystery.

  • 10.03.2009 10:35 PM PDT

http://www.bungie.net/fanclub/kotor/Group/GroupHome.aspx

Posted by: spartan4191
The beeps went: 4-3-3 then a pause, 6-3-3 then a pause, 6-3-3 and it repeated 6-3-3 for as long as i listened.
between that guys article and everything else it's clear the # 3 is very important. 3 stonehenge areas 3 sections in the glyphs and the 3 in the beeps you heard. Keep that in mind

  • 10.03.2009 10:40 PM PDT

http://www.bungie.net/fanclub/kotor/Group/GroupHome.aspx

There are also these wierd spikes I found on one of the pillars in the room

EDIT: there are also spikes on the outside of the pillar across from this one

[Edited on 10.03.2009 11:01 PM PDT]

  • 10.03.2009 10:42 PM PDT

a.k.a. Daishi_NRE back in the day when b.net stood for Battle.net.

Since the Elites seem to have some purpose, starting with the energy sword thing and them actually being involved in accessing one hidden area so far. Has anyone noticed that during Buck's first mission, the Elites position in the mission change when going through wandering the streets? Looks to be the same number of bodies, but how did they move? Also, the afore mentioned secret area is not accessible during that same mission. And as for the energy sword hilts. they no longer appear with the "moved" bodies while in "wandering" mode.

  • 10.03.2009 11:05 PM PDT

Posted by: Matu Flp Krawfe
You could try to spin this as proof of the existance of a non-existant weapon or DLC project, but what's probably a more rational conclusion is that at some point in developement the sword was nixed from ODST and all pertaining materials on it (Ex. medals) were removed in the easiest way possible.

Namely, simply hiding the associated medals rather than reworking the stat system to remove the sword from all mention.


is laziness bungie's style ?

Answer here:

  • 10.03.2009 11:08 PM PDT

I miss the days of Halo 2.

Why would you guys start a huge thread about a weapon that's not in the game? If this one is specifically for the Energy Sword, why not make one for the BR, Regular Plasma Rifle, Sentinel Beam, or Regular SMG? So far those are the only weapons that are not in the game that I know of. But why none of those?

  • 10.03.2009 11:21 PM PDT

I miss the days of Halo 2.

Posted by: xXDr00dXx
From Left to right, top to bottem:

Plasma Rifle?

Fuel Rod Cannon

Caribine

Phantom Main Gun?

Plasma Pistol

Plasma Tureet

Spiker

Brute Shot


Perhaps human drawings produced by a rebel force in the city trying to fight back?


Those look more like Covenant Air ships and carriers and what not.

  • 10.03.2009 11:33 PM PDT