H3:The Covenant/Walkthrough

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The Covenant
Level overview
Player(s):	John-117
Objective(s):	Stop and kill the Prophet of Truth
Location(s):	Installation 00
Gameplay overview
Default weapons:	M6 Spartan Laser BR55HB battle rifle
Available weapons:	Human MA5C assault rifle M90 shotgun M9 fragmentation grenade Covenant Plasma Pistol Spiker Mauler Needler Brute Shot Fuel Rod Gun Gravity Hammer Plasma Grenade Spike Grenade Flame Grenade
Enemies:	Covenant Jiralhanae Brute Captain Major Brute Captain Ultra Chieftain Jiralhanae Stalker Jiralhanae Jumper Kig-Yar Yanme'e Unggoy Mgalekgolo Scarab Wraith Anti-Aircraft Wraith Ghost Phantom Banshee Flood Flood combat form Flood carrier form Flood infection form Flood tank form
Skulls:	Thunderstorm IWHBYD

Recommended Skulls

The recommended active skulls for this mission are Tough Luck, Fog, Famine, Tilt, Thunderstorm, and Mythic. Those wishing to maximize points should activate the Tough Luck skull, which is only a slight inconvenience; and Famine, which makes the third tower much more difficult, but is worth the modifier. You should always go through this level at least twice before considering to activate the Fog skull—the opening battle and indoor firefights could be irritating, since it is fairly easy for enemies to flank you. Thunderstorm is a good choice for skilled players—it may slow your progress with the number of promoted opponents, but the additional points are a more-than-reasonable compensation. Tilt is normally an irritation during head-on battles, but if you use Plasma Pistols or Needlers against Brutes, and Type-50 particle beam rifles against the first two Brute Chieftains, you'll barely notice that the skull is active. For Mythic, you'll need more ammo to take out enemies like the Brutes, but the score is doubled to compensate. Remember this: when Mythic is activated, it doesn't protect them from headshot kills. In addition, Mythic will strengthen the Arbiter's health and shield. If you don't want it to be too hard, either activate Famine or Mythic, not both.

Another good choice for this level is the Grunt Birthday Skull. Even though you will not get points for it, it will make the mission much easier because there are many Grunts that are close together, thus making it easier to kill them. The Cowbell skull should be turned on, to supplement the effect of Grunt Birthday Party.

Statistics

Campaign Scoring

Points information

Vanguard Achievement Milestone:	50,000 points
Recommended Multiplier:	Tough Luck, Fog, Famine, Tilt, Thunderstorm, Mythic
Time Bonus
0-20 min	3×
20-30 min	2.5×
30-40 min	2×
40-50 min	1.5×

Starting Weapons

Player V Starting Point >	Mission Start	Rally Point Alpha	Rally Point Bravo	Mission Start Respawn	Rally Point Alpha Respawn	Rally Point Bravo Respawn
Master Chief Primary Weapon Solo	M6 Spartan Laser	MA5C Assault Rifle	MA5C Assault Rifle	N/A	N/A	N/A
Master Chief Secondary Weapon Solo	BR55HB SR Battle Rifle	M6G Magnum	M6G Magnum	N/A	N/A	N/A
Master Chief Grenades Solo	2 M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade	2 M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade	2 M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade	N/A	N/A	N/A
Master Chief Primary Weapon Co-op	M6 Spartan Laser	MA5C Assault Rifle	MA5C Assault Rifle	BR55HB SR Battle Rifle	BR55HB SR Battle Rifle	BR55HB SR Battle Rifle
Master Chief Secondary Weapon Co-op	BR55HB SR Battle Rifle	M6G Magnum	M6G Magnum	MA5C Assault Rifle	MA5C Assault Rifle	MA5C Assault Rifle
Master Chief Grenades Co-op	2 M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade	2 M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade	2 M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade	N/A	N/A	N/A
Thel 'Vadam Primary Weapon N'tho 'Sraom Primary Weapon Usze 'Taham Primary Weapon	Beam Rifle
Thel 'Vadam Secondary Weapon N'tho 'Sraom Secondary Weapon Usze 'Taham Secondary Weapon
Thel 'Vadam Grenades N'tho 'Sraom Grenades Usze 'Taham Grenades	2 Anskum-pattern plasma grenade	2 Anskum-pattern plasma grenade	2 Anskum-pattern plasma grenade	N/A	N/A	N/A

Trident (Mission Start)

The Master Chief and a few ODSTs are hastily dropped off by a Pelican, the former equipped with a Battle Rifle and a