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Subject: Free-falling with Grunts
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I was playing AotCR about 1 hour ago and I discovered something that made me ask many questions.

I was going underground to the large room in a Scorpion and decided to kill all the Covenant, ditch the tanks and make a run for the next load zone. For those who don't know, this effectively freezes the Marines (now following on foot) behind you. I killed the Covenant on the approach to the surface (2 elites and a handful of Grunts) and got any Needler ammo I could.

I WAS intending to do the 'fireworks' trick where you pack a Marine full of Needler clips and Plasma Grenades, then load the checkpoint; he flies for ages (my record is 25 Needler explosions). Anyway, I got bored and went in search of things to do.

I got a Ghost and started pushing a Shade turret (manned by a Grunt) off the edge. I got to the point where he was hanging over the edge, so much that he was almost vertical. I started moving around a little and although the Grunt had no idea where I was, his Shade gun still followed my movement. I think its just a slip up with the AI and physics of Halo.

I eventually jumped on top of the Shade (using a Ghost) and the Grunt opened fire on me. The recoil of the Shade dislodged us from the wall and we plummited to our death.

I loaded the zone up again (quite a recent checkpoint thankfully) and again, each time getting on top of the Shade and sending me and the Grunt to our deaths. I began to notice a pattern in the falls. The pattern was that I (Master Chief) fell much faster than the Grunt.

Anyway, it was fun. Try it if you have the time.

  • 08.09.2004 12:23 PM PDT
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how do you do this needle fire works

  • 08.12.2004 1:15 AM PDT
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Master chief wears heavy armor. Grunts are small, light and carry methane tanks. Duh.

  • 08.12.2004 8:36 AM PDT
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Posted by: Capricorn
how do you do this needle fire works


Freeze the marines by going through a loading point without them. Then get a needler and plasma grenades. Hopefully you also have frags, a Banshee, and a rocket launcher. Go back to the Marines. and shoot them with the fuel rod gun on the 'Shee, about 20 or so times. Then empty the rocket launcher at them, and throw all your frags. Commence with the needler, and throw plasma grenades on the Marine. Then back away and watch him fly.

Trust me. The rocket/fuel rod/frag/plasma/needler way does about 100 times better jumps than just needler and plasma grenades could ever do.

  • 08.12.2004 9:51 AM PDT