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Halo 3: ODST—Field Operations Guide Classified Transmission...... 2

IN CASE OF FIRE USE STAIRS Orbital Drop Shock Troopers...... 4 ODST HUD...... 5 ODST HUD and VISR...... 6 VISR Database...... 8 Firefight...... 10

Halo 3—The Complete Multiplayer Experience Multiplayer Basics...... 13 Multiplayer Games...... 15

Visiting the Theater...... 20 YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK The Forge...... 21 Multiplayer HUD...... 22

ODST and Multiplayer Game Controls...... 24 Bungie.net...... 26 The Xbox 360 Hard Drive...... 27 Warranty ...... 28 Xbox Customer Support...... 29

1 <\\ UNSC OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

<\\ CLASSIFIED TRANSMISSION [ONI.SEC.PRTCL-1A]

>> SENT: [DARE.V.500341(S1)] CLICK IT OR TICKET << RECEIVED: [ONI.DIRECTORATE.FLEETCOMM-HQ]

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<< Make it quick, Captain. You’re not the only bee buzzing in my hive today.

>> Of course, sir. There’s a priority asset inside the city. We need to pull it out.

<< Can you be more specific?

>> Sending you my report with relevant imagery now…

<< I’ll be damned… Either the Covenant’s getting sloppy or we’re getting lucky. KEEP IT CLEAN

>> Let’s hope a little of both.

<< This intel didn’t come from your shop?

>> No, sir. From the city’s public security cameras.

<< Verification?

>> HUMINT. Single source.

<< And?

>> He checks out. Endesha, zero-zero-six-one-eight-two.

<< Municipal engineer… New Mombasa public works department… What’s he doing in the basement of an S2 alpha-site?

>> Damage control, apparently. He manages the Superintendent.

<< The same machine that registered this… seismic anomaly?

>> Yes, sir.

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MUNICIPAL ALERT! and respect the ONI security perimiter! inside the New Mombasa city limits. Be a good neighbor, inside the New Mombasa city limits. Be a good neighbor, The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) maintains a facility The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) maintains a facility the line. the and ready. racked are troopers And those data. high-value A.I. with packed restraint? more… little unit.

~ TRANSCRIPT COMPLETE \> COMPLETE ~ TRANSCRIPT << So what Captain? do you need, at— If you look >> An extraction team. off boots pulling I was if he knew my ass have would Admiral Negative. << ODSTs? an at-risk, Superintendent-class have We is ticking. clock The respect. with >> Sir, a extraction requires particular this you think Don’t Really? << But Helljumpers? and his gunnery sergeant of the capabilities the vouch for personally >> I can Dare. Buzz-buzz, Captain << Personally? securedby sundown. asset the all I need. And I’ll have That’s squad. >> One thing… one more Just done. Get it well, Captain. << Very >> Sir? better. the after knows about what they’re your team less << The sir—restraint. >> Like you said, BE A HERO! REPORT VIOLATORS REPORT HERO! A BE ORBITAL DROP SHOCK TROOPERS

Congratulations, trooper. As an ODST recruit, you are part of an elite, voluntary branch of the United Nations Space Command (UNSC) Marine Corps. Classified as special forces, ODSTs have earned the nickname “Helljumpers” because of YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS our preferred deployment system: single-occupant, exoatmospheric insertion vehicles (SOEIVs)—drop pods fired from Navy ships unable to maintain safe orbit above Covenant-occupied worlds.

SOEIVs are fully automated, but most ODSTs prefer to fly them manually, performing evasive maneuvers to evade hostile fire. Be advised: A typical drop terminates in a rapid deceleration 50 meters or less from the ground. And while SOEIVs are rugged systems, their thrusters and air-brakes have been known to fail, killing the occupant on impact. We call this “digging your own grave.”

Because of the SOEIV’s cramped quarters, you will almost always deploy with lean gear. But there are two weapons no ODST would ever jump without: LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING M7S SUBMACHINE GUN

A sound-suppressed variant of the M7 rifle. Compact size, 48-round magazine, and 2x zoom reflex sight, make the M7S invaluable in stealthy urban operations.

M6S MAGNUM

A sound-suppressed variant of the M6 sidearm. With 4x zoom, 12-round magazine, and minimal recoil, the M6S excels at quick, precision kills.

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HEALTH CARE ON DEMAND: New Mombasa’s OPTICAN kiosks Tired of waiting for your doctor? ST hud Your ODST uniform and body armor are similar to those of a standard UNSC UNSC a standard of those to are similar armor body and uniform ODST Your in addition that, helmet a full-head with equipped are also you except Marine a carries projectiles, energy and ballistic from protection improved offering to (HUD). display heads-up tactical sophisticated, and weapons, grenades, of loadout current your shows only HUD not The important most two your of monitoring real-time provides also it ammunition, . health body base and stamina biometrics: makes HUD your is classified, metrics these calculating of method the While your HUD means the of edges the around reddening understand: to easy them your HUD means the of top the near bar a narrow of reduction is low; stamina is depleted. health base but fire; hostile taking are not you as long as automatically recovers Stamina or kits, aid combat via intervention medical with improves only health base civilian of use in the trained been have you Fortunately, short. for “medkits” medical expeditionary from far terrain in urban knowledge medkits—essential corpsmen. Navy and facilities ODST new observation, peripheral efficient, for HUD is designed your While their adjust and biometrics their monitor actively to are encouraged recruits accordingly. style fighting offer immediate medical assistance! D

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In addition to the HUD, an ODST’s helmet is equipped

PARDON OUR DUST with the sophisticated Visual Intelligence System Reconnaissance Class—or VISR. 2 The VISR is two useful technologies in one: a low-light, target-acquisition vision mode and a HUD-space database (see pages 8–9).

Please study the following key elements of your HUD 3 and VISR before your first battlefield deployment.

1. Compass Displays your current heading, navigation makers, and beacons (see callout 1 on page 8 for additional details). 2. Friendlies 4 VISR highlights friendly contacts green. Check your fire! 3. HOSTILES VISR outlines all hostile units and vehicles red. 4. Grenade Inventory Press y to cycle through grenades. Pull ] to throw the selected grenade. 5. Medkits, Weapons, Vehicles OPTICAN medkits and abandoned weapons and vehicles are highlighted blue. To use a medkit, simply walk over or touch it. Hold z to pick up a weapon or to drive a vehicle when you are standing near the driver seat.

6 odst DOOR AJAR DOOR ODST 7 odst odst SPEED ZONE AHEAD 6 to access a terminal and and terminal a access to z SEE A DOT? TAKE THE SHOT! 7 on i t i 5 nals see a red dot in your aiming reticle, pull the trigger! one-shot kills. Target a hostile unit’s head, and if you one-shot kills. Target a hostile unit’s head, and if you Weapons such as your M6S magnum pistol can deliver Weapons such as your M6S magnum pistol can deliver 1 to swap weapons. swap to Data Termi Data ons and Ammun Weapons download all audio and visual data to your VISR database. VISR your to data visual and audio all download Data terminals appear yellow in VISR. Press Press VISR. in yellow appear terminals Data Displays available weapons (active weapon on top) and ammunition. Press Press ammunition. and top) on weapon (active weapons available Displays Y 7. 6. VISR DATABASE

Your VISR database holds three kinds of data:

NAV Mission map and navigational tools INTEL Mission objectives 2 GOOD CITIZENS CONSERVE FUEL COMM Communications collected from data terminals Access your VISR database by pressing <.

1. Compass 3 When you select a preplaced beacon on the map, a blue diamond appears on the compass to help guide you to the beacon. When you place a dynamic waypoint, two green triangles mark the waypoint’s location. 4 2. key Locations Lists locations relevant to current mission objectives. Press l up or down to select a location’s beacon. 3. Map Legend Lists map identification symbols.

4. Grenade Inventory WHITE ZONE FOR LOADING ONLY See callout 4 on page 6. 5. VISR Database Tabs Press y or z to cycle through NAV, INTEL, and COMM data. 6. Weapons and Ammunition See callout 6 on page 7. 7. controller Legend Lists controller buttons for placing waypoints and closing the VISR.

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BEACH OPEN FOR WATER CONTACT one team member survives a Wave. member team one Dead players respawn for free after each Bonus Round. Bonus each after free for respawn players Dead least but at lives remaining no have you when free for respawn players Dead

New supplies of OPTICAN medkits and UNSC weapons are provided at the the at are provided weapons UNSC and medkits OPTICAN of supplies New Round. each of completion successful During each Firefight, your ODST team shares a pool of limited lives. Team Team lives. of limited pool a shares team ODST your Firefight, each During the from life one loses team the but area, in a safe respawn die who members Set. and Round each of end the at are awarded lives Additional pool. rules: respawning these to exceptions are two There • • Respawn and Resupply and Respawn VEHICLE MAKES FREQUENT STOPS FREQUENT MAKES VEHICLE Skulls As each Firefight progresses, various difficulty-multiplying skulls come into play. Tough Luck, Catch, and Black Eye activate at the start of Rounds; Tilt, EXPECT DELAYS Famine, and Mythic activate at the start of Sets. The longer a Firefight lasts, the more skulls remain active simultaneously, so by the start of Round One of Set Five, all Round and Set skulls are active. The Iron skull is only active during Bonus Rounds.

Tough Luck Round skull Covenant forces have extra dodging ability when evading grenades, rockets, and needler fire. Catch Round skull Covenant troops are armed with extra grenades. Black Eye

Round skull Stamina only recharges when you NO PARKING AT ANY TIME successfully melee attack an enemy. Tilt Set skull Armored units take less damage from bullets, and unarmored units take less damage from plasma. Famine Set skull Dropped weapons lose half their normal ammunition/charge.

Mythic Set skull Enemy health is doubled.

Iron Bonus Round skull No respawns until the end of a Wave.

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lt Mu VEHICLE MAKES FREQUENT STOPS FREQUENT MAKES VEHICLE Your Settings To access your in-game identity, player settings, and file sharing options from any game lobby or even during gameplay, press > to open Your Settings.

Media WALKWAY ENDING, PLEASE LOOK DOWN Get hot new maps, game types, films, and Bungie Favorites screenshots… straight from Bungie to you.

Manage the film clips, screenshots, maps, and File Share game variants you want to share through Xbox LIVE (requires an Xbox LIVE Gold Membership).

Flip through your scrapbook of pain, including shots Screenshots from your own game films and shots downloaded from friends.

Active Transfers Review current and pending file transfers. END DIVIDED HIGHWAY Visit the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Halo-related Marketplace downloads, game demos, and more.

Join Bungie Pro to upgrade your file-share capacity Bungie Pro on Xbox LIVE.

Settings Game Controls Set controller preferences. Appearance Pick your Service Tag, gender, and armor details.

voice Control how and when you hear friendly and enemy Communication voices during matchmaking games. screen settings Set subtitle and screen brightness options.

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lt mu YIELD TO UPHILL TRAFFIC UPHILL TO YIELD Finding a Game Use the Matchmaking Lobby to automatically find opponents of your skill level. After you pick a playlist, the matchmaking service will compare your rating and skill level (or the average rating and skill for your party) against other players REST AREA ONE KILOMETER in that playlist. Playlists are divided into ranked and social lists of the most popular solo- and team-game types. Ranked playlists have some restrictions to keep the playing field level (no guests and no parties larger than team size for that playlist), but it is only by playing in ranked matches that you can raise your skill level and reach the highest ratings of the UNSC. YELLOW MEANS YIELD

Creating a Custom Game Customize your game by selecting game and map options in the Custom Game Lobby. When creating a game on Xbox LIVE, you can set privacy options from the Network menu (see “Xbox LIVE Privacy” on page 15). Play custom games with people on your friends and recent players lists.

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Open Chat the voice channel is always open in smaller games.

BEACH CLOSED NO WATER CONTACT Just speak and you’ll transmit your voice to other players. Push to Chat If this icon appears, you need to press a button to broadcast your voice to other players. This is necessary in larger games.

Your microphone is transmitting.

Voice communication is not allowed.

Visit game control settings to change the controller configuration for push to chat. The default setting is press l. Spartan Ratings

Play in Matchmaking games to earn a Spartan Rating. You start as a recruit in KEEP OUT, RESTRICTED AREA the enlisted ranks, and if you persevere, you can rise to the officer ranks. Enlisted ratings require Experience (EXP), which you earn by doing well in ranked and social playlists. For officer ratings, you must reach a Highest Skill milestone in addition to earning the required EXP. Playing (and winning) in ranked playlists is the only way to raise your skill level. Also, your EXP earned in each playlist is displayed as a white rating while in that playlist. These playlist ratings do not require any Highest Skill level, just EXP earned in that playlist.

Recruit Sergeant Lieutenant For more information on the Spartan rating system and its use in matchmaking, visit www.bungie.net.

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The Theater allows you to watch, edit, rename, take screenshots from, and share your saved films. Every time you play a game you can save a copy to

QUARANTINE ZONE watch later in the Theater. Films are categorized by type (such as multiplayer and Forge).

Once you start a saved film, prepare to experience Halo like never before. You’re no longer playing the game, instead you’re driving the camera to watch each encounter in any way you want (with up to three friends viewing with you). Follow the person who saved the film in first person, tag along with anyone in third-person view, or enter flying camera mode and move around freely to get a close-up of a particularly humiliating assassination—total camera control is yours.

Want the world to see your Spartan Laser triple kill, but not the grenade suicide you suffered during your victory celebration? No problem, just cue your film to the right moment and with a few button presses you can record and save a new film clip. Use film clips to study the strategies of your online opponents.

When viewing a film, pressX to show or hide the Theater Control Pad and > WATER IS PRECIOUS. CONSERVE! for an overview of the camera controls (for more information on saving, viewing, and editing films, visit www.bungie.net).

Record Play/Pause End Film Film Clip Film

Take Screenshot Skip Backward Skip Forward

20 multiplayer EMERGENCY LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED BEEN HAVE LIGHTS EMERGENCY MULTIPLAYER 21 a Forge during multiplayer multiplayer > where you can manipulate manipulate can you where Mode Edit . Test drive drive . Test Map Save select then and > to test your changes. changes. your test to Mode layer up to enter enter to up l e when you have an object highlighted to learn more about the object object the about more learn to highlighted object an have you when rg . Press Press . Mode Edit up again to return to P to return to again up o X l and its available properties. available its and You are assigned a set budget for adding items to each map. If you run out of of run out you If map. each to items adding for budget a set are assigned You credit. more for in exchange objects map default delete can you credit, all maps. on use for are available in particular) (vehicles, all objects Not Press orging Ahead orging to to Share File your to it upload or Lobby Game Custom in the map new your friends. your with it share pressing by options other and controls Forge review can You game session (see also page 25). page also (see session game . www.bungie.net , visit Forge the using on information more For To save your new map variant, press press variant, map new your save To F other of aid the enlist to want may you so work, of lot a be can map a Reshaping or LIVE Xbox on game a Forge join may players eight to . Up Forge in the players with Cooperate console. a local on join can players four to up link, and system at coil a fusion throw to forget don’t but faster, go work the make to friends your time… to time from them started: you get to tips are a few Here • • • , you can tweak, create, or even destroy the objects present on any any on present objects the destroy even or create, tweak, can , you Forge In the domination! world to map—welcome multiplayer work real , the Forge the in player as a freely fight and move may you Although in done is virtually any map object, such as weapons, vehicles, map objectives, and more. more. and objectives, map vehicles, weapons, as such object, map any virtually Press

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Graphically projected onto your visor, the heads-up display (HUD) shows vital information for successful warfare. 2 PROCEED WITH CAUTION

1. Shield 3 At full strength, your shield indicator appears solid blue; when fully depleted, the indicator flashes red. 2. Grenade Inventory Press y to cycle through grenades. Pull ] to throw the selected grenade. You cannot use grenades in dual- wield mode. 3. Equipment You can only carry one piece of equipment at a time. Hold z to swap your current equipment with newly 4 found equipment. To deploy equipment, press X. 4. Motion Tracker MJOLNIR Mark VI armor and Shangheili combat harness ROAD CLOSED have limited motion-detecting capability. Friendlies appear in yellow, enemies in red, and waypoints in white. Teammates speaking nearby are marked with a voice indicator. Be advised: The motion tracker does not indicate elevation, so your enemy could be above or below you in a given structure. Slow-moving or stationary opponents are not detected by your motion tracker—a limitation that also applies to your enemies’ motion trackers, leaving them and you vulnerable to an ambush.

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7. 6. 5. CURB YOUR TRASH YOUR CURB ODST and Multiplayer Game controls MIND THE GAP

Use Secondary Weapon Throw Grenade ] Dual Wield / Reload or Swap Secondary Weapon Select Grenade Type y

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Film Controls

] Thrust (Flying Cam) Y flying Cam / Player Cam ^ Slow Motion / Fast Forward X Hide or Show Control Pad y Move Down (Flying Cam) B Hide or Show HUD ` Move Up (Flying Cam) A Play / Pause

L Move Camera / C look/Rotate l REW 10 Secs. (Left) / Hold to Pan Camera ff 10 Secs. (Right) (Flying Cam) (Flying Cam) /  Press to Switch Players Click for 1st Person (Player Cam)

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Xbox Guide / Friends List  Use Primary Weapon BE A HERO! REPORT VIOLATORS ^ Action / Reload Primary Weapon ` Pause / Settings >

A Jump

B Melee CONTACT

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] Thrust Y Delete Item ^ Hold to Rotate Selected Item X Inventory / Item Options y Move Down B Drop Selected Item ` Move Up A Pick Up or Drop Item

L Move / Rotate C Look / Rotate l Play / Edit Mode Selected Item Selected Item

25 Bungie.net

Bungie.net is a community, a constantly updated source of Halo information, and a centralized resource for your online Halo 3 history.

YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS Features and functionality available on the site include extended postgame carnage reports, providing detailed information about who killed whom with what, and where. Bungie.net also lets you view and share high-resolution, in-game screenshots from your File Share so you can build and edit a gallery of your favorite in-game moments and share it with the world.

You can also view, rate, and recommend other items from friends or your own File Share. You can queue downloads of cool movies or game variants to your Xbox 360 console, automatically receiving them next time you log into Halo 3 or Halo 3: ODST. But that’s just scratching the surface—Bungie.net will also let you view your lifetime aggregate multiplayer stats, meta-game data, or show you and the world which achievements you’ve unlocked.

And building on the social aspects of the multiplayer game, we’ll also let you view your stats relative to the folks on your friends list, fueling competition among peers and friends instead of simply losing your identity and stats in a

sea of millions of gamers. This friends-only Halo 3 leaderboard is a great way to LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING create contests and rivalries between friends. Bungie.net can even track your rating promotion history so you can remember wistfully your days as a freshly scrubbed Private.

Bungie.net is more than an extension of your Halo experience–it’s a clean, well-lighted place to meet folks with similar interests and a shared enjoyment of gaming. Meet new players and share moments, content, and games. We’ll present you with a pile of strategy guides, interviews, podcasts, news, features, and constant community interaction. And there’s even a Bungie.net store, featuring exclusive merchandise and apparel. Bungie.net is built to make your gaming experience deeper and better than ever before.

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