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Breaking the Covenant

Grunts: Almost anything will take out these wusses quick, but the pistol is especially effective. Or if you can attach a plasma grenade to one of a group of Grunts, there�s a good chance it will panic and share the eventual explosion with its neighbors.

Elites: Concentrate on killing these guys first: Sometimes when they die the accompanying troop of grunts will run away in a panic. And don�t forget Elites have shields just like yours. Try an overcharged plasma pistol blast to take out their shields, then follow up with a few quick shots from your secondary weapon.

Jackals: Aim for the small notch on the sides of their shields to knock them off-balance, then follow up with a few body shots until they go down. (The pistol works perfectly for this.) Otherwise use the same strategy we talked about for the Elite�s shields.

Hunters: These guys seem tough, but one well-placed pistol shot in the back will take them down. (Aim for the brownish patch of skin). If you can�t get behind them, try this: �circle strafe� close to them, moving around them but always looking at the Hunter. It will circle also, in some strange sort of polka dance or mating ritual. Spoil the mood by shooting the Hunter in the head until it falls or charges at you.

Maggots (Flood): In small numbers, they�re no problem�save your ammo and just let your shields absorb them three or four at a time. In groups, though, you�ll want to fire bursts with the assault rifle or either of the plasma weapons. Try to hit �em when they�re close together in groups to cause a chain reaction.

Bomb guys (Flood): A mid-range shotgun blast will set these guys off almost immediately; try to hit them when they�re around other Flood to use their explosive tendencies to your advantage. But do not grenade them. It will just throw them through the air (often toward you).

Main guys (Flood): Two words: the shotgun. Dodge these freaks when they charge or jump and then force-feed them buckshot. Don�t bother with the melee attack or sniper rifle against them.

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