Echo/419: Mad Skillz

Introduction

This section, too, is horribly incomplete, but I will work on it more as time goes on. Keep checking back.

Wanna sumbit a tip? Email me or send me a PM on the Forerunners forums; my name there, as here, is Silent Thunder.

Tip #01: Elites, Grenades and Steep Cliffs

Here's an amusing trick that I have used with impressive results. Keep an eye out for Elites standing by steep cliffs. Elites will dodge any grenade thrown at them; they will not jump back, but they dive off to the side. Maneuver around the Elite so that both he and you are standing next to the ledge, and make sure he is facing you before throwing a grenade. The Elite will dodge the grenade-- often jumping off the cliff to his death. This works especially well on the final bridge of AotCR, when an Elite is hiding behind a rock ready to ambush you; just chuck a grenade as he pops out.

Tip #02: Cap-a-Jackal (from afar!)
This one works especially well on Silent Cartographer after you come out from the room with the invisible Elites. Look over the cliff; you will see a number of Jackals who aren't paying attention. You should have a pistol and a plasma pistol. Zoom in on a Jackal with a pistol, but do not fire. Switch to your plasma pistol instead and without moving your aim, fire an overcharged bolt at the Jackal. As it is traveling, switch back to your pistol, zoom in, and fire a couple of times as the overcharged shot hits. Apply repeated doses until all Jackals are dead.