Sword flying
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Sword Flying is a glitch present in Halo 2. It allows players to use the Energy Sword to bypass invisible walls. The glitch can also be performed in Halo 3, though not with the same results.
The player can leave the ordinary map boundaries by performing a Sword Fly trick or Sword Cancel. Also a form of Sword flying is Butterflying and is done by standing below a partner and sword cancel continuously while the partner continuously jumps. The player will charge at but not slash the other player, allowing the sword user to fly over the other person and get over a boundary. Players could also use the "sword fly trick" to get past the boundaries in older versions, although this glitch has been removed from the game by an update from the game publisher, Bungie.
There are four ways to glitch involving the Energy Sword. In this article, 'R' is short and for the right trigger on your controller. 'X', 'Y', 'B' are the blue, yellow, and red buttons respectively.
Sword canceling
Sword canceling is the act of sword-lunging at a person without hitting them. The method works by pressing R+X; this minor button combo performs, and then quickly cancels, a sword swing. B+X may also be used; it works especially well for #Wall climbing.
Sword canceling can be used to sword fly by positioning one player (Person A) in the position the other player (Person B) wishes to reach. Person B should have an empty Rocket Launcher and an Energy Sword. Person A should jump repeatedly; Person B should repeatedly sword cancel at Person A; they will eventually pass through the invisible wall and reach A's location.
Partner bouncing
Another use for sword canceling is partner bouncing: the usage of sword canceling to propel two players upward.
One player (Person A) should jump on top of another player (Person B). Person B should have an Energy Sword out, and should look at and aim at Person A. Person A should jump into the air, and Person B should sword cancel (using B+X) at them; when Person B reaches Person A, A should then jump off of their head, at which point B should sword cancel again...
The process may be repeated to reach higher and higher locations; provided that both players' lateral positions remain unchanged (such that Person A remains exactly above Person B), the trick may be repeated almost endlessly. It cannot be used to bypass invisible ceilings, however.
Pressing B+X requires that a player use their index and middle fingers. Some players prefer to use Y+A, which is easier but more dangerous to Person A if a mistake is used -- it may result in Person A being hit in the back and killed.
Rocket canceling
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The Energy Sword and Rocket Launcher can be used in combination to rocket cancel, allowing players to fly through the air.
- One "rocket canceling" method is to have an empty Rocket Launcher as a primary weapon. he player should tap Y to switch weapons, and in the middle of switching weapons, press R. The player should then "fly" to wherever their reticule was pointned.
- The other form, sometimes called "rocket jumping", is when a player uses a full Rocket Launcher to aim at a target, so that their reticule turns red. The player then quickly presses X+Y+R repeatedly until they "fly" at the target. This is useful for getting to otherwise unreachably-high places on maps, like Zanzibar and Headlong.
To get to really high places, you can use a combination of Sword Flying and at the top of the flight, using the Sword Cancel on an opponent to get to where they are
In recent auto updates, Sword Flying has been changed drastically on Xbox Live. Instead of pressing Y, press Y, X, and B at the same time in place. It is much more difficult and will only lunge at other with certain angles. Sword lunging still works. Sword Cancels have not been disabled due to the auto-update
Rocket canceling does not work in Halo 3.
Sword Climbing
The third form of sword glitching is the sword climb, also known as butterflying. To sword climb, you need two people willing to work together. They should stand right next to each other and look at each other. Then, at the same time, they should both hit X+A+B repeatedly. The method can allow them to climb through the air.
Warthog Variation
- Main article: Flyboy
A now-patched method once allowed players to sword fly out of a Warthog's passenger seat.
