Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide

The Halo Wars Official Guide is the official guide of Halo Wars. It was released alongside the game (27 February in Europe and the 3rd of March in North America), published by Prima Publishing.

Book Contents

 * Full-color maps of all the Campaign and Multiplayer locations.
 * Tactics for the Campaign mode, including battle-tested plans for Cooperative play, and for Legendary difficulty setting.
 * Shows methods to build your base in the quickest and best ways.
 * Every single UNSC and Covenant troop, unit, vehicle, and aircraft is showcased, along with any information about it such as upgrades, weaknesses, and advice on using them to tactical advantage.
 * Every hidden Skull and Black Box located and tested, including a complete Halo timeline.
 * Exclusive Halo art pages.
 * Exclusive detailed biographies of the six leader characters and AI Serina.

Short stories
The Strategy Guide features seven flash fiction short stories depicting the Spirit of Fire crew, as well as a number dialogues between the Prophet of Regret and Ripa 'Moramee.


 * Attacks - Depicts an attack by Jiralhanae troops.
 * The Day Before - Depicts the Prophet of Regret and Arbiter at the shield world, with Regret tasking the Arbiter to take forces to Harvest.
 * I have a bridge to look after here. - Depicts Cutter's reflection on his career and life prior to his station on Spirit of Fire.
 * I kissed a boy once. - Depicts a conversation between Spirit of Fire nurse Lulu Hershey and AI Serina.
 * Privilege - Depicts the Prophet of Regret anointing Ripa 'Moramee as Arbiter.
 * Sit down and strap in. - Depicts Anders' arrival on the Spirit of Fire.
 * Spirit of Bloody Fire. Cutter. Bloody hell. - Depicts Forge in prison where he is assigned to the Spirit of Fire by Admiral Preston Cole.

Mistakes

 * The tech level required for the Scorpion's 'Canister Shell' ability is 3, not 4 as the book states.
 * In the description of the Boomstick Skull, the Look Daddy Skull icon is displayed.
 * The skull section says that all skulls raise your score, while some lower it.
 * The Type-30 Locust is described as being unable to attack air units.
 * The book implies that General is a navy rank while it is not.
 * The Rhino is said to only appear on Dome of Light when it also appears in Scarab.
 * In Escape, it states you fight Covenant, Flood and UNSC, however, you actually fight Covenant, Sentinels and Flood.