Editing Alert carry

{{Merge from|Lowering weapon glitch}}

{{Status|RealWorld}}

The '''alert carry''', sometimes mistakenly called '''"ceasing fire"''', '''"standing down"''', or '''"gun down"''', is a feature introduced in ''[[Halo 2]]'' for machinima purposes, and has since appeared in ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', ''[[Halo 4]]'', ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' and ''[[Halo Infinite]]''. The feature allows gamers to holster or lower their in-game weapons; it is commonly used when making [[machinima]]. The exact execution of the alert carry has changed between games and requires different button combinations for different game [[Halo Xbox controls|controller layouts]].

After holding the combination together for three seconds, a player will find that their weapon has disappeared off of their screen; the weapon is lowered and visible to other players. Some weapons, however, are barely or not at all affected by this trick; such weapons include the Energy Sword, Brute Shot, [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|Gravity Hammer]], [[Sentinel Beam]], [[Pek-pattern plasma cannon|Plasma Cannon]], [[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun|Machine Gun Turret]], and [[M7057/Defoliant Projector|Flamethrower]]. The trick looks odd when performed with the M41 Rocket Launcher, [[Pez'tk-pattern fuel rod gun|Fuel Rod Gun]], [[M6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle|Spartan Laser]], and dual-wielded weapons.

Unlike previous games, when the player alert carries while holding a detached turret, the camera angle will shift a bit and the Spartan will also appear to be slightly more relaxed. It is also possible to use alert carry in the campaign.

As in ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo: Reach'', alert carry doesn't work in Xbox Live games. Unlike the other games, alert carry only works when the player is standing still; any other movement will cancel the alert carry for as long as the player is moving. Like with ''Halo: Reach'', alert carry is usable in the ''Halo 4'' campaign.

== ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' ==

The alert carry returns in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'', fixing ''Halo 4''{{'}}s problem;<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGfwEOAYoYY '''Youtube''' - ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection - "Cliff" '']</ref> in addition, the function can now be performed on Xbox Live. The particular combination of buttons used to enter alert carry varies depending on the selected control scheme, but corresponds to the following actions:

 

#Action/Reload (Default RB)

#Jump (Default A)

#Zoom (Default right thumbstick)

*A tip to ''Halo 3'' machinima makers; when you want to view someone lowering their weapon, the most commonly known, and probably the easiest way to do this, is to simply reverse the footage of them raising it. However, the button combination can be performed in any order. If you're talented enough, you can "crouch" while running, which negates its effect, and hold down (A) after you have jumped. If you hold these down while puppeteering your character, and complete the combo, your character will lower their weapon while neither crouching nor jumping, giving it a smoother look. It is tricky to master though, and some find the reverse-footage method more convenient. This trick is not very effective for Elites in general, and is only really visible when the player does not move. Running will cause the weapon to appear (to other players) to lift back up again, although to the player it will appear as if the weapon is still lowered. Another, simpler method is simply to turn off the ability to crouch in a custom game.

File:HCE_AlertCarry.jpg|Alert carry in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.

File:RvBSister.png|Alert carry, used in the machinima series ''Red vs. Blue'' in ''Halo 2''.

File:H3ODST - Alert Carry.png|Alert carry in ''Halo 3: ODST''.

File:HR_AlertCarry_Turret_Anim.gif|A Spartan with a [[M247H Heavy Machine Gun|Heavy Machine Gun Turret]], normally and in alert carry. Note the slight difference in right arm position.

File:Alert carry.png|Alert carry in ''Halo 4''.

File:H2A Alert Carry.jpg|Two [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] with their weapons lowered in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.  

File:H5 - Alert Carry.png|Alert carry in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.

File:Infinite Alert Carry.png|Forge script enabled alert carry in ''Halo Infinite''.

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