Halo Wars: Preface and Mission 1 Guide

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Halo Wars takes place exactly 21 years before the events of Halo 3. The sequenced events begin on Harvest, a human colony planet far from controlled territory, which is attacked by the Jirahharde, known to humans as Brutes. What was expected to be a short conflict turned into 5 years of hell, as per Captain Cutter of the Spirit of Fire.

Murphy's Law: Everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. And it did.

This is the story and mission of the Spirit of Fire. Originally a cargo and civilian ship, it was converted into a battle carrier outfitted with bays for infantry bunkers, ammo, hangers, and deployable bases, instead of civilian communities. It was also retrofitted with a large Magnetic Accelerator Cannon (MAC gun) and a UNSC AI system named Serina. Captain Cutter and his crew were valued members of the UNSC, and this was how they lived.

ii. MISSION 1

Forces Available for Use:

Sgt. Forge
Warthogs
Marines

Forces Available to Construct:

None

Upgrades Available to Research:

None

Black Box Location:

Near the end of the level, as you approach the energy shield erected to keep you out of the base, you will pass over a small bridge. You should be able to see the box under the bridge and can direct your forces to retrieve it.

Skull Requirement:

Kill 100 Grunts

Skull Location:

Just outside the base entrance on the opposite side of the frozen pond.

Awards:

Par Time: 05:00-12:00
Score for Gold Medal: 27000+
Score for Silver Medal: 18000-26999
Score for Bronze Medal: 12000-17999
Score for Tin Medal: 0-11999

Objectives:

Fight your way to Alpha Base (Required): Follow your arrow and fight your way to Alpha, collecting forces with you to retake the base. Completion Score: 250.
Destroy the barrier power source (Required): Use marines to pass through the barrier and throw grenades at the power nacelle to destroy it and let your forces in to retake Alpha Base site. Completion Score: 250.
Eliminate Covenant in Alpha base (Required): Alpha base is the key UNSC installation on Harvest. Eliminate all enemy forces and retake the base to finish the mission. Completion Score: 500.
Find and Rescue pinned down Marines [44] (Optional): These marines are located along your path of travel. Liberate them to enhance your own unit. Completion Score: 500.
Kill 100 Grunts [100100] (Optional): Kill all the grunts to activate the skull's location on the map. Recommend placing a Warthog outside the base to quickly retrieve the skull after killing 100 grunts. May take more than one try. Completion Score: 500.

Mission 1 Walkthrough:

Welcome to Harvest. You will be controlling Sgt. Forge as your leader unit. You are instructed by Serina and Capt. Cutter to retake Alpha Base, which has been overrun by Covenant forces. Start by following the blue arrow North to find a platoon of marines pinned down by Elites. Liberate them and add them to your forces. Continue following the arrow, freeing more squads along your path. After freeing the 3rd platoon, you will be close to the base, and Serina will inform you that the Covenant have erected a force shield. Pass over the bridge housing the Black Box for this level and turn left to find it.

Several squads of marines will come from the left; defend them, then have them walk through the barrier and destroy the power source using grenades (Y button while selected). This will detonate the power source, allowing Warthogs to enter. A UNSC Shortsword will then carpet bomb the enemy forces in the base. Quickly eliminate the remaining enemy forces to complete the mission.