Today saw the release of Halo Wars, Ensemble Studioslast hoorah as a game company.If you were one of those people willing to drop almost $90 on the Limited Edition (like me) then you also received a redeemable code to download Halo 3's latest trio of maps,the Mythic Map Pack.It consists of three brand new maps named Assembly,Orbital,and Sandbox.The interesting thing about these new maps is that they are the first multiplayer maps to have skulls hidden in them.
So I decided to put together a little guide showing exactly where you can find the skulls on each map.They are as follows:
Assembly
The skull on Assembly is located on one the two main "arms" coming off of the side of the main structure in the middle of the map.The area circled in the first pic is where you'll find the skull.You'll need to go into forge and fly up there as the monitor and then turn back into a spartan to pick up the skull.
Orbital
Orbital's skull is slightly trickier to find only because the map is not as wide open as Assembly.The area shown in the first screen shot is where you'll need to go to find the skull.The sniper rifle propped up in the hallway to the left is a good indicator that your in the right spot.There is also a pit directly behind where I took this pic.The wall where I've drawn the arrow (the one with the half-octagon shaped window) is housing the skull only you'll need to fly straight up.
As you fly up you'll see structures sticking off of the wall,each one with a blue light on the right side.The skull is located on the 4th structure with a blue light.Fly up over the right side and turn back into a spartan,from here you'll need to crouch walk over to the skull.You can see the skull on the ledge across from me in the 2nd pic.
Sandbox
*Note that the skull is located right up against the wall in the lowest point of the "v shape" that the sand makes in the area circled in the first pic*
The skull on Sandbox is by far the hardest to acquire.Sandbox has four giant towers that act as prison guard snipers,try to leave the map and watch as they destroy you with giant laser beams.Unfortunately Bungie thought it would be funny to put the skull up against the wall that surrounds the map at the base of the towers.So the trick is to make it all the way to the skull with out getting obliterated before you can pick it up.
So what I did was open up my forge item menu,scroll over to teleporters and select the two way node.With the two way node dangling in the air in front of you,head straight for where the skull is located while holding down the left trigger for maximum speed.You'll also want fly up and down with the left and right bumbers while moving left or right (or even a circular motion) with the left stick.Don't fly in one direction for too long as the towers are relentless and have an excellent aim.
If you manage to get close enough to the skull,drop the teleporter as near to the skull as possible.You'll probably die in the process,but as long as you get that teleporter close to the skull then it doesn't matter.Next,place another two way node anywhere in the safe part of the map (I put it right on the edge of the "safe zone") and pass through to try and grab the skull.It may take a few tries depending on how close you dropped the teleporter to the skull but you should be able to get it.
Once you've aquired all the skulls you'll have 3 shiny new achievements worth a total of 75 gamerpoints.
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