Overview

Welcome back, soldier! We hope you’ve enjoyed the years of relative calm that followed the sinking of Jacinto, but we have word that the Locust are rising once again. It’s time to grab your Lancer and report for duty. Now, we know many of you have kept yourselves in fighting condition, but we suspect a few rookies are among you as well. No matter, as Epic Games has done a tremendous job of customizing the gameplay experience to suit veterans and newcomers alike. The campaign’s early chapters detect whether or not you understand how the game is played, and in-game tips and tutorials provide onscreen assistance.

This chapter’s purpose is to supplement—not replace—the in-game tutorials and the user’s manual that comes with the game. Our goal is to expand on the information those sources already provide, and help you understand some of the game’s finer elements before you charge headlong into battle. In the following discussions, we assume that you have read the user’s manual and understand the game’s fundamentals. Some of the topics we cover include:

• Controls
• Health, Difficulty Settings, and Gameplay Modes
• Utilizing Cover and Movement
• Active Reloads, Executions, and Meat Shields