Halo: Campaign Evolved skulls
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Skulls are a collectible in the campaign mode of Halo: Campaign Evolved.[1][2][3]
Overview[edit]
The skulls are hidden throughout campaign missions; once picked up, the skulls unlock gameplay-modifiers in the menu that either increases difficulty or grants additional perks/upgrades.[2] Halo: Campaign Evolved has more skulls than any prior Halo game,[4] with 42 available for unlock and use.[5][6] The skulls broadly fall under two categories: 26 Legacy skulls—skulls from the original Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary as well as other ones introduced in Halo: The Master Chief Collection—and 16 new skulls with unique effects, some of which modify gameplay elements to resemble the original Halo: Combat Evolved.[2]
There are 39 collectible skulls to be retrieved across 13 missions; three skulls are hidden in each of the ten original campaign missions,[1] while nine can be found in the three missions depicting Operation: METEORITE.[2] The skulls are in different locations to their equivalents in Anniversary due to the increased number of skulls and altered level layouts.[7] As a hint, each skull emits a ghostly hissing sound as an audio cue, growing louder in volume as players approach the skull.
After players have found two skulls, they will unlock three additional skulls (Adaptation, Reload, and Armistice) as well as the Campaign Remix feature,[2] which allows players to randomise weapon behaviours, enemy placements, player attributes, environmental effects, and more.[5]
A specifically-curated selection of 17 skulls must be found in order to unlock the game's official LASO difficulty. Despite the name, Campaign Evolved's iteration of LASO does not require all 42 skulls to be enabled as unlike prior games many skulls now make the game easier. Details on LASO in Campaign Evolved can be found here.[7]
List of new skulls[edit]
Adaptation[edit]
- "Randomizes the enemy factions present in the mission."
Unlock requirement: Unlock any two skulls.[2]
Effects: Randomises the spawns for enemy AI during campaign levels. Automatically enabled in Campaign Remix mode.
Armistice[edit]
- "Enemy factions never fight one another."
Unlock requirement: Unlock any two skulls.[2]
Effects: Aligns all enemy AI on the same team, so that Covenant, Flood, and Sentinels do not fight each other (particularly if spawned together via Adaptation skull). Automatically enabled in Campaign Remix mode.
Efficient[edit]
- "Enemies killed while the player is at full health drop more ammo."
Unlock location: On the level Heavy Burden, during "Tunnel Vision" chapter, after reactivating the gondola's power; the skull is located in back corner on the left platform in the second room.
Effects: Enemies drop more spare ammunition if killed when the player has full health.
