Halo 2 - Strategy Guide (Page 07)
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LEVEL: Armory
"After the tutorial tests are performed, wait for Sgt. Johnson to keep
saying quotes telling you to get in. When he says "Would it help if I say
please?", then run against the wall and huge the window facing Earth. Hold
down X the entire way, and you'll pick up the Skull which is on a stack
crates as the elevator passes by. The skull causes the Covenant to know
your position, regardless of crouching or walking."
EFFECT: Your Location always revealed
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/Sword/Rocket Flying/
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* THIS TECHNIQUE HAS BEEN REMOVED IN AUTOUPDATE *
^ Can still be performed if you remove the Autoupdate, and play some of the
levels with friends.
One of the most well-known tricks in all of Halo 2 is Sword/Rocket Flying.
Basically, it's a quick way of glitching into maps to explore the hidden
secrets that the Bungie mapmakers placed into each map. In your spare time,
make a custom game variant mode to test these items out. Here are the settings
you need in order to do this:
MODE: FFA Slayer
STARTING WEAPON: Energy Sword
SECONDARY WEAPON: Rocket Launcher
OVERSHIELDS: ON
DAMAGE RESISTANCE: ON
VEHICLES: Wraiths/Ghosts/Spectres/Banshees (depends on map)
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()*) SWORD FLYING (*()
- Now, in order to sword fly, it's VERY simple. As you normally know, your
target reticle turns RED whenever you are in range to do a homing sword slash.
A neat little trick to do is to run up to somebody, press R when you're in
range for the slash, then QUICKLY tap X to cancel the sword slash. You must do
it before you slash the person. This basically cancels the homing attack, and
your character shall do a short fake-stab. Now, try doing it with your
opponent jumping straight up in the air. Time the slash, and cancel it. You
should fly upward. Now, try doing it with someone standing on a ledge. You can
actually boost upwards onto special roofs and areas of the sort. This is
useful for making close-ranged long jumps, without using your rocket launcher.
^^ WARNING: Make sure the person is facing you when jumping. Many people are
not quick enough with the buttons, and will often assassinate a
friendly in the meantime process.
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()*) ROCKET FLYING (*()
- Rocket Flying is tougher to do, and actually took me a couple of days to
figure out. As you know, when you aim someone with a rocket launcher, the
reticle turns red. It's actually possible to use the long-range redness of the
Rocket Launcher reticle, and make it act like a "sword-homing" attack, and
actually fly towards somebody. Please note that rocket flying is reserved for
longer jumps, especially at far distances. You MUST aim at someone with your
Rocket Launcher, and the reticle MUST turn red. If it doesn't turn red, you
don't have it centered on them, or they are too far away. Tell your opponent
to stand still. Now, steady the aim on the person, and quickly press the
following sequence of buttons (Y + X + R). Do Y, then X, then R. Now don't tap
them like a combo on Street Fighter 2, you must do them VERY quickly and
consecutively. I found it easiest to hold my right thumb over the upper part
of the controller, invert is diagonally, and have the tip of the thumb on X,
the midsection on Y, and your index finger on the R trigger.
- So aim somebody with the reticle, hold your fingers into position as stated
above, then press down Y, press right into X (with your one thumb), then
quickly tap R with your right index finger. Keep repeating the sequence until
you suddenly "fly" up towards the target. Rocket Flying basically locks you on
to the opposing person, and you will fly straight up towards them. You can get
straight up vertical cliffs, hills, and ledges normally unaccessible.
^^ WARNING: It is best to empty out all of your rockets before attempting this
trick. Sometimes you'll accidentally kill the aimed target if you
fire 2-3 rockets at them.
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/Getting to Top of Maps/
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By using the above two glitch techniques, you can actually surpass
the "invisible" barriers on the edges of maps, and see the top secrets of
each. The great thing about getting to the top of maps is that you can impress
fellow Live friends, show them neat little tricks, and explore the realms of
scripted maps. You MUST know how to do the above two tricks, otherwise you'll
run into some trouble. Some of these tricks require vehicles on the map. Go to
Quick Options, and set them accordingly to fix the problem.
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___________________________/Ascension\___________________________
--=> Only a few things to be done on this map. Someone can ploop out of a
Banshee on one of the two large pillars, then have others Rocket Glitch up.
There are TWO hidden spots on this map great for Dawn of the Dead.
- ONE: Go near the center radar dome, and head over between the cut-off
bridge and Banshee Path. Jump on one of the small stones. Now, crouch
and jump diagonally to the left. You should see a support pillar
under the Banshee path. You can land on the diagonal trim near the
bottom, and crouch their in secracy.
- TWO: Go back to the same spot above, except position yourself on a larger
rock to the right, that is more Overshield-aimed, and towards the
large Sniper tower. Now, look down the at the support base which
holds up the large sniper tower. You should see the pillar fade away.
Jump down, and stay against the wall. Hold down the crouch button.
You'll land on a small cut-in ledge that is right before the "dead"
zone where you receive a suicide penalty. Crawl up, and you can
actually hide here. Note that sometimes people will die attempting
to fall there.
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___________________________/Beaver Creek\___________________________
--=> Probably one of the least-glitched maps of Halo 2. You can get onto the
roofs of each building by either jumping from the RPG hill/mound, one of the
large side rocks, or one of the rocks by the Needlers. You can also block the
portals by warping through them, and crouching right where you land.
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___________________________/Burial Mounds\___________________________
--=> This one takes some practice to do, and a good Wraith driver. Everyone
can get to the top of the map, but it takes TIME to do. You will need at least
one WRAITH on the map, Energy Swords, Rockets, and your typical Overshields.
Now, head over to the base of the bridge where you normally get the RPG
rocket. Move past it till you see 3-4 large headstones sticking out of the
ground. Turn right, and you should see a small wall hill. Have someone bring
the Wraith over. Now, hijack the Wraith, but don't take it over. Just hold X
to "catch a ride" up. The Wraith should boost up the hill, turn sideways to
let you off, then go back down. Now, the person up top should turn around and
notice there's a hill behind the invisible barrier. Have themselves stand
right where the pointed ledge on the rock mound is. Make sure they're facing
the Wraith, against the invisible barrier, and not moving. The Wraith should
move slightly up the hill, full-boost speed, then blast the person through the
barrier. Don't worry; it takes some tries, but the person will eventually go
through the wall.
- NOW: Try to boost everyone through the wall. The Wraith Driver should be
the person most experienced with the rocket glitch. Now, the people
on the other side can explore the lower portion of the map. There are
bright "sun" spots that look like gold, and are truly sizzling. Have
the people go left, and you should see a higher ledge. Move against
the end of the map, run, crouch-jump on the declining hill. You
should land on the next ledge. The others can Sword Fly up. Keep on
running over until you start to see some cracks to your left.
Find the one crack which OVERLOOKS the turret base straight-on. Have
one person stand at the BASE of the crack, but not in it. Now, tell
the Wraith Driver to get out, and come to the turret base. Tell him
to line himself up to the person in the crack. The former Wraith
Driver must rocket fly straight up to the person in the crack, then
Sword Fly to make it over the ledge of the crack. From there, all
people should be up.
- NOW: Run over to the giant saucer. Go underneath, and a cut a left. Go
near the edge where it looks like you'll fall off. Start to run up.
There's actually an invisible path that looks reminiscent of the
HOLY bridge in the last Indiana Jones movie. The path splits into
two directions. One leads straight up to the top of the map, which
looks like you're floating into heaven. The other curls upwards
around the saucer edge into a trouble end. You will need a second
person to get to the top of the saucer. To get there, have the
first person who curled around the edge crouch-jump three times
till they reach the corner of another wall. Have them turn around
and start to jump. You should do the same, and try to Sword Fly off
of their jump. If performed correctly, you'll go flying up onto a
solid cliff ledge. Go near the ledge, have the person Sword Fly up.
- NOW: Here comes the tricky part. Go back where you helped the person
Sword Fly up. At the ledge, crouch jump agianst the wall. Each time,
you'll notice you gradually slide back. There's an invisible stump
against the wall. Try to land on it and crouch. Have the other
person jump back down off the ledge so they're on the invisible path.
Now, they should Sword Fly off of your elevated position on the
invisi-ledge, and fly up to ANOTHER cliff ledge. They should be
slightly below the tip of the saucer. Rocket Fly up yourself. This
final part sometimes requires a third person. Have the one person
move against the saucer wall and start to jump. You'll have to try
and Sword Fly off of their jump, up to the top of the Saucer, and
land on the flat ledge. If it doesn't work, have a third person come
up, and jump off of the other person's head for an even higher jump
boost. There is NOTHING at the top of the saucer except pure dignity
of knowing you have conquered Burial Mounds.
- HOLOGRAMS: A neat little trick to do on Burial Mounds is to get flying
holograms. Place a Scorpion on Burial Mounds. Go over to the
pillar which looks like it's burning in the ground. Have one
person stand straight against it, right at the lowest point
where the ground touches the pillar. Now, bring the Scorpion
over, and the tank should push straight on into the person
against the pillar. They'll eventually get pushed into the
pillar, and die. However, their dead body will suddenly
appear straight up in the sky over the ruins. Random holograms
are displayed, such as Giant Energy Swords, Giant Master
Chiefs, and even Rocket Launchers. They only appear for about
10 seconds.
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___________________________/Coagulation\___________________________
--=> Another map with nothing interesting up top. To start off, you'll need
the typical glitch settings on, with a Wraith enabled, a Spectre, Ghosts if
you wish, and a Banshee for quick transport. Head over to the base with the
slanted hill which people can Ghost up to, and hide on. It's opposite of the
one with the canyon pillar that certain snipers Banshee up to. Now, to get the
Wraith up there, go right of the slanted pillar spot, and boost up. Keep going
straight up till you're halfway, then cut a diagonal left with the Wraith, and
boost up. You'll eventually get the Wraith on top of the slanted hill. Make
sure some people get up there via Banshee, Spectre, or the Ghost. Now, go near
the right edge, and have them move a little to the left. Try to boost into
them slightly head on with the Wraith, and they should go through the barrier
(another hole like Burial Mounds). When they're on the other side, they can
run to their left up an invisible path which leads to the top of Coagulation.
Up top is basically more barren landscape. Some spots are shiny, but not as
bright as Burial Mounds. On the other side of the map is a small ledge that is
the highest point in Halo 2 on the map. Other than that, there's nothing else
to explore.
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___________________________/Colossus\___________________________
--=> There's only one minute trick I've seen performed on Colossus, and it
isn't much. Have two people go near the base of the jumping pad, on the
conveyor belt in the front. Have them run in, both spaced out by small
variables. The second person should Sword Fly off of the first person, and you
can actually land on one of the upper portions of the white lift that doesn't
work.
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___________________________/Foundation\___________________________
--=> Turn on the usual glitch settings as usual. Go to the room where there is
a ventilation fan that spins, with a ceiling to reach the outside world. It
also has a tall flap to the top of a large box. Have one person stand against
the flap-edge of the box, while another pushes it against the wall. Push it
over to where the ventilation fan is. Now, have one person jump on top of the
flap box, with another one Sword Flying over them. They should land on the
diagonal ledge under the fan. The second person should Sword Fly up from the
diagonal ledge through the ceiling. Once above, you can explore the four
realms surrounding the place.
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___________________________/Headlong\___________________________
--=> The most useful glitch on this map involves traditional
overshields/damage resistance. You will also need a Wraith somewhere on the
map. Now, go near the building where you normally plant the bomb. Head over to
the odd side, where there are pillars lined up along another road. It's the
road next to the portal building, but not where the bridge is. Now, have a
person line up in the middle, between two of the pillars. The Wraith should
boost-speed directly into them. If done correctly, and at the perfect angle,
the person should go flying straight up in the air. The person flying in the
air should hold forward. If performed correctly, they should fly up to a giant
crane above the building, and time their landing so they're directly on it.
You'll be visible to patrons below, and you can walk up the balance beam to
the top where the beacon is flashing.
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___________________________/Ivory Tower\___________________________
--=> This is by far one of the toughest glitches to perform in my
Glitchtacular career. To start off, you'll need typical glitch settings. Go
over to where the Overshield normally spawns. Have a second person go up to
the top of the stairs, right where the corner is and crouch. Now, you should
go on the other side of the transparent window, either on the ledge, or on the
platform. Just make sure you're opposite of the person across the window. Pull
out your Sword, and Sword Fly into the person. Cancel your sword slash right
before, or when you hit the transparent window. I got lucky on my first try,
although others seem to do it with ease. You'll actually glitch through the
window, and make it to the outside world. Sometimes you'll land on an outside
building ledge, or on a canopy of a platform on Ivory Tower. I actually fell
through the floor all the way to the bottom of the map, where it gave me a
Matrix-reminiscent feeling. If you keep dying and it says "Killed by the
Guardians", then try moving somewhere else. You're going right into a solid
pillar when attempting the trick.
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___________________________/Lockout\___________________________
--=> Lockout has really nothing up top except a nice view. Basically, have one
person go into the center arena. One should attempt to get onto a pillar and
jump, while the other Sword Flies off of them upwards. The other can Rocket
Fly up, and there's just an unpleasant view of a wintry storm. There's nothing
up top.
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___________________________/Midship\___________________________
--=> Two simple words - nothing here.
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___________________________/Waterworks\___________________________
--=> Again, not much here. There are pillars on the top of each spawn which
can be shot down by the Banshee. You can actually crush/betray people with the
falling debris.
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___________________________/Zanzibar\___________________________
--=> There are really 2-3 interesting items which can be performed on
Zanzibar. First of all, you'll need glitch settings on, although vehicles are
not a necessity.
- ONE: To get on top of the rotating wheel, go up to where the RPG normally
spawns. Now, turn around, and there should be a brown wall sticking
out. Have a second person jump up to it, and continually jump facing
you. Make sure they're backed away from the ledge. The second person
should Sword Fly straight up. If done correctly, they'll land on top
of the Rotating Wheel. Now, have the previous person run over to the
platform where the Sniper Rifle normally spawns (along with explosive
barrels). You should lean over the edge of the top of the wheel, and
they can Rocket Fly up top.
- TWO: The second spot is fairly easy as well. Go to the Zanzibar Base, and
move to the top of the stairs. Jump on the wall at the top of the
stairs. A second person should sword fly off of the ledge person up
to the roof of the base. Now, have the person Sword Fly as well. One
person should go to the right part of the Zanzibar base, farthest
away from the invisible barrier opposite of it. Have them position
themselves down a declined ramp, but slightly down. The other person
should go against the gray cliff, into the farthest corner against
the brown wall. Make sure they stand still. The person on the ramp
should Rocket Fly over to the other person, and they should fly
over the invisible barrier because of the declined ramp. They'll be
on the other side of Zanzibar. From here, you can doodle around
through the map even further.
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- 9) Common Questions -
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)) Gameplay ((
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<< What is Halo 2, and why is it so popular? >>
- I'll keep this one brief. Halo was originally released as an X-BOX starter
title, and was a huge success. Halo 2 is the sequel to the futuristic shooter,
and fills the shoes with seismic proportions. It's extremely popular due to
the overwhelming amount of players who play online via Live play, stats, and
community that follows Bungie. Not to mention, the game originated from a
literary trilogy, and follows quite well. I've never read any of the books, but
just search for Halo on amazon.com for more info. The storylines' are different
from the game-to-story translation, so don't expect more of the same.
<< What is Halo 2: Collector's Edition? >>
- It's a special edition of the game which features a "Making of Halo 2" DVD,
along with some extra inserts, and a special cover. It had a slightly higher
cover price than the normal game itself, and was released in a somewhat
smaller quantity. DO NOT be excited though. MANY copies of the game were made
because of excessive preorders, and you can find sealed copies in certain
stores. While they're uncommon, you'd be better off holding onto a sealed CE,
and waiting a few years before selling it.
<< Who exactly is Master Chief? >>
- In a sense, he's almost like a cybernetic warrior. Master Chief was part of
the SPARTAN program which was designed to create futuristic soldiers capable
of fighting with extreme tactics and power. Not only that, but the SPARTANs
are equipped with top of the line armor suiting, the best Marine technology,
and were designed only for combat. We never see Master Chief's face, so we
don't "actually" know who he is. All we know is that he is a man, because
quite often you'll hear him referred to as "he."
<< Who is the Arbiter? >>
- The Arbiter is the one who is selected by the Prophets to guide the Covenant
to an "enlightened" state. He's sort of like the Elite, of the Elites,
literally. Equipped with an ancient armor which is passed down as tradition,
it is his duty to protect the Covenant empire from outside threats, and any
conflicts that rise within.
<< I never heard of Bungie. How did they rise to a top gaming company? >>
- Bungie actually originated back in the early 90s, making small time first
person shooters via BBS boards. Their first game turned out to be the
first "actual" 3D shooter. They've never been behind, technology wise. Slowly
but surely, they grew, and took on greater challenges, one of which was Halo.
Their entire staff is dedicated to one game at a time, and the Halo series is
one of their greatest accomplishments.
<< What do you rate the game? >>
- I try not to be a fanboy, but what can I say. This game deserves an
outstanding [9/10], not for the single player, but for the multiplayer. The X-
BOX Live experience is quite possibly some of the most entertaining and
challenging online play I've ever experienced. Now I know for sure that I'm
not one of the top gamers in the world, when I'm only ranked a level 13. If
you do not have X-BOX Live, it still makes a great addition to your collection
[8/10]. But I'm not sure if you'd get as much replayability out of it, as the
traditional online player.
<< Are you good at this game? >>
- I use to be. Peaked myself to an 18 with the help of a few friends, but
declined to a 16 recently. I retired from playing the game, and have gotten rid
of it for personal reasons.
)) X-BOX Live Play ((
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<< How do you get better? >>
- Practice, practice, practice. For most new players, they're going to have a
disadvantage. Most of the Halo 2 community has been playing since the release
of the game. However, not everyone progresses the way they'd like. You're
going to hit a "phasing" point where you simply cannot advance your level.
This is basically the skill breaking point where you need better friends when
playing other opponents. I personally play for fun, and stick with some of my
friends who are of a lower skill level. Others play only with their best
friends, to attempt to raise their own rank in the meantime. A good tip is to
always do 1-2 team training games before doing matchmaking. Get in the groove;
get a solid pack of friends. Too many single players quit matches and are
unorganized.
<< How do I view my stats? >>
- Go to and click on Halo 2. You need to link your X-BOX Live
gamertag to a microsoft.net passport. Don't worry, it's all free. They just
want critical information to know what games you're playing. You can still
search random players by clicking find player (or a clan). After you log in
with your new Passport, click My Stats, and be in a viewer's galore.
<< What are the rankings in a clan? >>
- There are four rankings - Overlord (master, highest), Staff (like a
sergeant), Member (typical mojo), and Peon (lowling). You can have up to 4
Overlords (I believe), and multiple Staff members. Everyone except Peons can
invite new members to the clan. A good rule of thumb is to make people new to
the clan (or you don't know) Peons, Members should be traditional good
players, with Staff members being the most active/influential. Overlords are
obviously the leader. You can get promoted by people of a higher ranking.
<< How do I link my Bungie.net logo to my gamertag? >>
- First of all, sign up for an account on Bungie.net, then make sure you have a
Microsoft.net Passport that is completed and linked to your X-BOX Live
Gamertag. You usually have to give them your account # & password to verify.
Anyhow, after logging in, go to My Profile. There should be a My Settings
button. Check a small box that says something about linking your gamertag to
Bungie.net. Afterwards, a small delay (5-10 minutes), and it should appear
live behind your name transparently. This is the ONLY way to get the logo to
appear.
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- 10) Copyright/Distribution/Reproduction Guidelines -
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This FAQ/Strategy Guide/Walkthrough is my own published work, and copyrighted
by Christopher Zawada. Whatever you do, DO NOT edit this FAQ in any way. DO
NOT steal anything from this FAQ. If you want to use some information in your
own guide, simply ask me. If you want to place this guide on your website,
either link to the CheatCC game page, or download the file and place it on
your own web server. Basically, you can post this on your website as long as
its in ORIGINAL form, and not linking directly to CheatCC. Aside from that,
all proper credit is due when necessary. Also, don't even think about selling
FAQs. Trying to prosper off of other people's work will get you in big time
trouble (coming from an eBay seller myself).
Any site out there has permission to host my FAQs (following the above terms),
however, these are a list of current sites that host my FAQs officially:
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- 11) Proper Credit -
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I'd like to thank the following people for their help in making this FAQ
possible:
)) Rootsecure.net (( for providing an ASCII generator to help make the HALO 2
title. You guys are great for having that free one, which fits perfect to the
entire theme of my FAQs.
)) Glassgiant.com (( for providing a useful Image-to-text ASCII generator.
Absolutely lovely, although I did have to do several editing features myself
to get it to match correctly, and with the right font. Thanks nonetheless.
)) Gamewinners.com (( for providing everything about the skull locations. Very
useful info, and great if players want to add a certain "challenge" to their
gameplan.
)) Bungie (( for producing an excellent sequel in Halo 2. Single player was
great, nothing exceptional, but multiplayer is some of the best I've ever
played. This is coming from a player who tuned into online Half-Life games for
nearly 6 years.
)) Bungie.net (( for providing bandwidth, money, and resources to host our
statistics, clan results, and message boards. Quite an awesome work of art,
and amazing community you've established in only a few years.
)) THE BEAR CLAN (( for sticking with me during the early parts when I first
got the game. While I was a veteran of X-BOX Live, and known as "the guy who
wrote the Ninja Gaiden guide", I'm still having fun to this day on Halo 2
multiplayer.
)) Poomeister (( for teaching me some basic sword/rocket glitching moves. This
eventually motivated me to search the top of each map in Halo 2.
)) Dutch Hayabusa (( for e-mailing me some ADDITIONAL sniping spots that are
useful. Also like to thank him for suggesting the idea for the CTF section,
which seems to be a popular matchmaking trends. Gotta catch em' all!
)) Dutch Sephiroth (( for also helping Hayabusa in performing some of his keen
tricks.
)) Andrewdude1812 (( for recognizing a minor mistake I made in my Profiles
section. I actually wrote Covenant/Elite; what was I smoking! Thanks for fixing
this though.
)) StarAdder007 (( for recognizing a Fuel Rod Gun mistake in my gun. You can't
use the gun during multiplayer games, and I thank him for correcting me on
this.
)) Masked_Moogle (( for inspiring me to create a Weapon Combos section, under
the Weapons Chapter. While it wasn't exactly the idea you mentioned, it was
close enough, and you definitely deserve praise!
)) TimeOfRogues (( for inspiring me to create a Weapon Combos section, under
the Weapons Chapter. While it wasn't exactly the idea you mentioned, it was
close enough, and you definitely deserve praise!
)) puppy (( for creating the Metal Gear Solid game variant. Very creative,
although a tad tedious at times. Great inspiring ideas.
"Some people make sacrifices to make other people happy." - Chris Zawada
"Freeeeeeddooommmmmmmmm!" - William Wallace (Braveheart)
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