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Halo 5: Guardians Cheats and Tips

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Easy 'I Thought I'd Lost You' Achievement

The following video will show you how you can easily escape the Hunter in the lab and fought them in the hangar in Blue Team to get the 'I Thought I'd Lost You' Achievement.

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Motion Tracker

You will be able to react quicker to attacks if you keep an eye on the motion tracker that is located on the bottom left corner of the HUD as this feature shows the enemies in red.


Switch to Sidearm

Stopping to reload your weapon if it runs out of ammo during a firefight will more than likely get you killed, if you instead tap Y to switch to your sidearm you can use that until you reach a safe position where you can reload safely.


ALL Customization Options and Requisition Unlocks

The video below will aslo show you how Requisition Packs and Points work alongside microtransactions.

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Spartan Shoulder Charge

Players can activate Spartan Charge by sprinting and pressing the melee button, use this feature to break through mid-level walls and access hidden passages. It can also be used to break stalactites.


Easy 'On My Mark' Achievement

The video below shows you how to simultaneously assassinate two Elites in Blue Team. This Achievement must be done in Co-Op Campaign which requires an online connection.

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Power Weapon Drops

Make sure you pick up the power weapon drops in Slayer mode as they will help your team dominate the map.


Unlock Bonus Armour and Helmets

Complete the following tasks to unlock the corresponding armour and/or helmet.

Mark VI (Gen 1) Armour and Helmet:

Unlock the 'Your Journey Begins' Achievement in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Mark VI (Gen 1) Scarred Armour and Helmet:

Unlock the 'Cairo Stations' Achievement in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Helioskrill Armour and Helmet:

Unlock the 'Legend' Achievement in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Nightfall Armour:

Watch ALL 5 episodes of Halo: Nightfall.

Nightfall Helmet:

Watch Halo: Nightfall - Episode 1, 'Second Story'.


Headshots

When you are playing Multiplayer always go for headshots as enemies will have shields and thrusters which take time to eliminate. The best weapons to use for headshots with is the Battle Rifle, sniper rifles, and pistols.


ALL Skulls Locations

Check out the video below to see the location of ALL the Skulls. When you have collected them ALL you will be rewarded with the 'Gravelord' Achievement.

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Mission 1 - IWHBYD - 0.07

Mission 2 - Black Eye - 0.40

Mission 3 - Iron (Legendary) - 1.34

Mission 5 - Blind - 3.33

Mission 6 - Thunderstorm - 4-14

Mission 7 - Grunt Birthday Party - 6.37

Mission 7 - Fog - 7.46

Mission 8 - Mythic - 8.25

Mission 10 - Catch - 9.48

Mission 12 - Cowbell - 10.42

Mission 13 - Tilt - 11.25

Mission 14 - Famine - 12.04

Mission 15 - Tough Luck - 12.30


Selecting Characters

When selecting your character at the start of the game take into account that health regenerates faster for Master Chief than it does for Spartan Lock who has the advantage of being able to use Artemis to locate weapons and intel pads.


Reticle Red Arrows

When targeting the enemy keep an eye on the red arrows on the reticle as this shows their weak points.


Ground Pound Move

Take advantage of the Ground Pound melee move to inflict some serious damage. To perform the move you jump using A and then hit RB (default layout) to be presented with a circle that you can aim at enemies. Wherever you position that ring is where your Ground Pound will land, just make sure an enemy is positioned inside or at least nearby it. While performing the Ground Pound move gameplay will slow down giving you the opportunity to position yourself correctly.


Team

The best strategy is to stick together and work as a team using tactics that support or complement your team-mates.


REQ System Overview (REQ Points, REQ Cards, REQ Packs)

The followng tutorial video will give you a basic understanding of how the REQ points, REQ cards, and REQ packs function in the Multiplayer features.

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Easy 'No Knock Raid' Achievement

The following video will show you how to easily destroy 10 walls or floors in Swords of Sanghelios (Mission 8) so you get the 'No Knock Raid' Achievement.

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ALL Weapons, Reloads, Idle Animations and Sounds

The video below is a showcase of ALL the weapons from the Campaign and Multiplayer modes. This only includes the normal/default weapons and not the variants in Warzone mode.

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Human Weapons

Magnum: 0:00

SMG: 0:35

Assault Rifle: 1:13

Battle Rifle: 1:51

DMR: 2:28

Shotgun: 3:06

SAW: 3:46

Sniper Rifle: 4:31

Railgun: 5:05

Hydra: 5:47

Rocket Launcher: 6:27

Spartan Laser: 7:07

Fragmentation Grenade: 7:46

Chaingun Turret: 8:06

Gauss Turret: 8:43

Rocket Turret: 9:14


High Ledges

To make your character reach high a ledge you have to double tap the 'Jump' button, there is no double jump option in Halo 5.


Maps

Learn the maps as quickly as you can so you can avoid the killzones because if you spend too much time wandering around aimlessly in open areas you will be not survive very long.


Unlock Bonus Armour and Helmets

Complete the following tasks to unlock the corresponding armour and/or helmet.

Nightfall Helmet:

Watch Halo: Nightfall - Episode 1, 'Second Story'.

Nightfall Armour:

Watch ALL 5 episodes of Halo: Nightfall.

Mark VI (Gen 1) Armour and Helmet:

Unlock the 'Your Journey Begins' Achievement in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Mark VI (Gen 1) Scarred Armour and Helmet:

Unlock the 'Cairo Stations' Achievement in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Helioskrill Armour and Helmet:

Unlock the 'Legend' Achievement in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.


Smart Scope

Only use the Smart Scope for targeting enemies that are mid to long-range when you are not in immminent danger. The Smart Scope is useless up close as it limits your angle of vision and delays you when you are trying to aim and fire. The most effective way of eliminating enemies that are close is to shoot from the hip.


Prometheans

When targeting Prometheans you will need to obliterate their armour before the red arrows on your reticle appear highlighting their weak points.


Strategy

Your best strategy for being successful is to work as a team, whether it's trying to defend and dominate the pivotal areas of a map or looking for a way to outflank and blindside the enemies who have your comrades pinned down.


Special and Secret Weapons

The following video will show you ALL the special and secret weapons (weapon variants) locations in Campaign mode.

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Mission 1 - Open Hand - 0.07

Mission 1 - Loathsome Thing - 0.45

Mission 2 - Blaze of Glory - 1.12

Mission 5 - Nornfang - 1.37

Mission 7 - Talon of the Lost - 2.00

Mission 7 - Pool of Radiance - 2.22

Mission 7 - River of Light - 2.45

Mission 7 - Twin Jewels of Moethrillion - 3.17

Mission 13 - Lights of Urs - 4.43

Mission 13 - Spitfire - 4.13

Mission 13 - The Answer x 2 - 4.43

Mission 14 - Didact's Signet - 5-09


Easy 'Emergency Boarding Procedures' and 'Kraken Lackin' Achievements

Check out the following video to see how you escape the doomed Kraken by jumping onto a Phaeton piloted by a Spartan and complete 'Enemy Lines' without destroying a Kraken turret so that you get the 'Emergency Boarding Procedures' and 'Kraken Lackin' Achievements.

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Cutscenes

The following video will is a montage of ALL the cutscenes in the game.

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Easy 'Prison Break' Achievement

The following video will show you how to easily kill 2 wardens simultaneously so that you get the 'Prison Break' Achievement.

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REQ Card Categories

Listed below in their corresponding category are the REQ cards that can be used with the listed mode and whether they are permanent or can only be used once.

Loadout Weapons (Permanent):

Warzone

Power Weapons (Single-Use):

Warzone

Vehicles (Single-Use):

Warzone

Power-Ups (Single-Use):

Warzone

Armour Mods (Permanent):

Warzone

Certifications (Permanent):

Warzone

Weapons Skins (Permanent):

Arena and Warzone

Assassinations (Permanent):

Arena and Warzone

Stance (Permanent):

Arena and Warzone

Boosts (Single-Use):

Arena and Warzone

Armour (Perma..


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