The Oracle/Walkthrough: Difference between revisions

Its time for you to be reintroduced to the Flood who have somehow been released on this station. They generally behave pretty much the same as in'' [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', though their arsenal has been expanded accordingly and their melee attack is now often a one-hit kill. The exploding Carrier Forms seem to do less damage than in the previous game, while the Infection Forms seem to do considerably more. The Combat Forms have acquired a few more tricks, like driving vehicles and using shields, but that's a problem for a later day. Although it won't affect you on this level, eventually you'll find that the Shotgun does not seem quite as effective as it used to be; in its place, though, the Energy Sword has stepped up as the ultimate Flood-killing device.  

When the platform stops at the bottom, continue onward through the doorway and down the hall. Eventually, you'll find yourself on the second floor of an open, two-level room lined with breakable windows. Below you, a battle between the Heretics and the Flood already rages; the Flood will always be victorious, and it's up to you to choose at what point you want to join in. In generally, it's probably safer to wait until the battle is over before you move in (even through a few annoying Combat Forms will drop in to pester you). Unfortunately, though, you have no control over your Elites, and they may or may not jump down into the fray at their own whim. If they do this, its a good idea to follow their lead, and then try to keep them alive as long as possible.  

Indeed, you're simply retracing the same path that you walked in the previous level back to the hangar with the docked Heretic Seraph. Opposition here is pretty thin, and you can cruise right through the majority of the route with little trouble. The only seriously tricky spot is in the final room before you reach the Heretic Leader, as you have quite a bit of open ground to cover and several enemies in your way. Depending upon their initial position, it's not always easy to make it through the door before your cloak runs out. You should receive a checkpoint close by, though, so just reload and try again if you run into serious trouble. It may be tempting to expend a few Fuel Rod rounds here to clear the path, but its best to save them all for the finale, just in case. However, you may want to be careful of where your shots go, because if they hit the gas canister, the canister(s) will explode.  

As the cutscene with the Heretic Leader ends, you'll receive a checkpoint, its very strongly recommend that you save and quit here. As with some of the earlier battles, you'll receive additional checkpoints throughout the upcoming fight, and some of them may turn out to be inconvenient (though, with the Fuel Rod Gun, this is less of a problem than it normally might be). After all the work it took to get to this point, you don't want to wind up stuck at the end.