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Contents

  • Multiplayer
    • Introduction
    • 1v1: Blood Gulch
    • 1v1: Chasm
    • 1v1: Pirth Outskirts
    • 1v1: Release
    • 1v1: Tundra
    • 2v2: Beasely’s Plateau
    • 2v2: Crevice
    • 2v2: The Docks
    • 2v2: Labyrinth
    • 2v2: Repository
    • 2v2: Terminal Moraine
    • 3v3: Exile
    • 3v3: Fort Deen
    • 3v3: Frozen Valley
  • Campaign Act 1
    • Introduction
    • 01: Alpha Base
    • 02: Relic Approach
    • 03: Relic Interior
  • Campaign Act 4
    • Introduction
    • 12: Repairs
    • 13: Beachhead
    • 14: Reactor
    • 15: Escape
  • Campaign Act 3
    • Introduction
    • 08: Anders’s Signal
    • 09: The Flood
    • 10: Shield World
    • 11: Cleansing
  • Appendices
    • Introduction
    • Appendix I: Achievements
    • Appendix II: Skull locations
    • Appendix III: Black Box Locations
    • Appendix IV: Complete Halo Wars Timeline and Unlock Condition
  • Art Gallery
    • Art Gallery
  • Factions
    • Introduction
    • UNSC Leaders
    • Spirit of Fire
    • The Command Base
    • Firebase Buildings
    • Firebase Units
    • Barracks Units
    • Vehicle Depot Units
    • Air Pad Units
    • Covenant Leaders
    • The Citadel
    • Citadel Buildings
    • Citadel Units
    • Hall Units
    • Factory Units
    • Summit Units
  • Campaign Act 2
    • Introduction
    • 04: Arcadia City
    • 05: Arcadia Outskirts
    • 06: Dome of Light
    • 07: Scarab
  • Basics
    • Introduction
    • Welcome to Halo Wars Advanced Training
    • Rock, Paper, Scissors: RPS in the RTS
    • Veterancy on the Battlefield
    • Upgrades on the Battlefield
    • Skills and Skulls
    • Base Construction Tactics
    • Main Methods of Play
    • Leader Powers
    • Dealing with an Artificial Intelligent Enemy
    • Tactical Tips

Halo Wars Guide › Appendices

Appendix I: Achievements

Icon Achievement Name Description Points Campaign-Related Skirmish-Related Live-Related Misc.
Meet Sergeant Forge Complete Mission 1 on any difficulty (Secret) 10 — — —
Ice Warriors Complete Act I on any difficulty (Secret) 40 — — —
Key to Pirth Complete Act II on any difficulty (Secret) 50 — — —
Ugly Is Only Skin Deep Complete Act III on any difficulty (Secret) 70 — — —
No Way Home? Complete Act IV on any difficulty (Secret) 70 — — —
Adjudicate the Arbiter Complete the Campaign on Heroic difficulty 30 — — —
Detour the Great Journey Complete the Campaign on Legendary difficulty 50 — — —
Momma’s Boy Get a Gold medal on any mission 5 — — —
Crushed Colors Improve your score in any Campaign mission 10 — — —
Mr. Punctual Finish all missions under Par Time on Heroic difficulty 15 — — —
Own Worst Enemy Get a Gold medal with all Debuff Skulls active 20 — — —
Wall of Recognition † Get Gold medals in entire campaign 30 — — —
Epic Grinder † Obtain a Lifetime Campaign Score over 1,000,000 40 — — —
Everything’s Better with Bacon † Mission 1: Ram 50 Grunts with Warthogs 5 — — —
Endless Fun † Mission 2: Destroy every Methane Tank 5 — — —
Covenant “Hot Drop” † Mission 3: Kill at least 5 Covenant units with the bridge 5 — — —
The Real Winner † Mission 4: Save Adam 5 — — —
He’s Got the Jack † Mission 5: Jack 6 Covenant vehicles 5 — — —
Rhino Hugger † Mission 6: Successfully protect every Rhino 5 — — —
Micro Manager † Mission 7: Do not destroy any Power Nodes 5 — — —
Ramblin’ Man † Mission 8: Use Elephants to train 100 infantry 5 — — —
Sweet Naptime † Mission 9: Put every colony in Hibernation mode at the same time 5 — — —
The Procrastinator † Mission 10: Disrupt all tractor beams 5 — — —
Battened Down the Hatches † Mission 11: Save all the Air Locks 5 — — —
Handy with Tools † Mission 12: Repair the Power Core in less than 4 minutes 5 — — —
Beaming with Pride † Mission 13: Destroy 25 units with the Scarab 5 — — —
Didn’t Get to Second Base † Mission 14: Don’t claim any extra bases 5 — — —
Thinkin’ about My Doorbell † Mission 15: Open the doors in order 5 — — —
Backscratcher Complete any Campaign mission in Co-op mode 10 — — —
OMG BFF FTW Complete entire Campaign in Co-op mode 40 — — —
Playin’ the Field † Win a Skirmish game with every leader 15 — — —
Gallivant around the Galaxy † Win a game on every Skirmish map 25 — — —
Empire Builder † Win a game in every Skirmish game mode 5 — — —
Titan † Get 100,000 points in any Skirmish game 15 — — —
Big Al’s Scooter Win a Heroic Skirmish game against the AI in under 10 minutes 10 — — —
My Virtual Friends Love Me Win a 3v3 Skirmish game with 2 AI allies 10 — — —
Walk-Off Winner Use one of the 6 major Leader Powers to destroy an enemy’s last unit 30 — — —
2 Bugs are Better Than 1 Win a Skirmish game with dual Scarabs 10 — — —
Penny Pincher Get a winning high score with 10 or less squads against the Heroic AI 10 — — —
N00b n0 M0r3 Win a Matchmade Skirmish game on Xbox LIVE 10 — — —
So Lonely at the Top Win and have the highest score in a Matchmade Skirmish game on Xbox LIVE 20 — — —
Basically Naïve Obtain the Recruit rank on Xbox LIVE 10 — — —
Officer on Deck Obtain the Lieutenant rank on Xbox LIVE 30 — — —
Running the Show Obtain the General rank on Xbox LIVE 50 — — —
Alas, Poor Andrew Thomas Collect your first Skull 5 — — —
Graverobber † Collect all Skulls 30 — — —
Halo Academic Unlocked 20 Timeline Events 15 — — —
Halo Historian † Unlock All Timeline Events 40 — — —
Ready for the Sequel 100% completion 75 — — —
24 Hours of Quality Played Halo Wars for at least 24 total hours 20 — — —

† Complete all Achievements marked with “ †” for “Ready for the Sequel” Achievement.

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