How do you get the 13 skull on halo3?

Answer 1

The skulls are hidden throughout the various stages in Halo 3 and are often on hidden ledges and require several tries, I recommend trying most of them with more than one player.

There are 13 hidden skulls in Halo 3 which forces game play restrictions when activated for a campaign match (not applied for solo mode). In cases of a scoring match, an activated skull will add more points for clearing a level (this is for the 15,000 point achievements). Players can unlock the hidden skulls by picking them up by holding the right weapon reload (default right bumper, alternate red button B) just any other weapon or item; however, there will be no prompt for players to do so, which may lead to some confusion when you first find a skull. Unlike Halo 2, you do not need to keep the skull to the end of the level to unlock it. Instead, you may drop the skull and continue playing, or even end the game (which saves rewards to the active game profiles). While skulls may appear in any difficulty level, they are only permanently unlocked when playing on Normal, Heroic, and Legendary difficulties. In cases of co-operative games, all active players will get the skull unlocked in their own profiles even if one player picks up the skull. A further note - while you can use the campaign stage select mode to quick access all the stages with the skulls, you must play that level from the beginning and not from a mid-level checkpoint.

In short, for successful skull hunting:

-- You must play on a difficulty level of normal or higher.

-- You must start at the beginning of the stage the skull is on.

-- You must successfully "save and quit" the game to save the skull. (In most cases the accievement window will, indicate the saved skull)

-- You save and quit after picking up the skull; not before.

-- Some skulls are not achievements; there is no indication of retrieval.

-- You may check your skull collection in meta-campaign by pressing BLUE.

Sierra 117 - Blind Skull

EffectHUD and weapon graphic are removed.Preparation None.Location At the first Convenant shuttle drop (Phantom), there is a cliff overlooking a bottomless water pit; check the cliff's edge for a rock outcrop with this skull. (ABOVE) Follow this river near the Covenant shuttle drop and go to the edge of the cliff. (ABOVE) Without falling off, you should be able to locate a rock outcropping with the skull easily.

Sierra 117 - Iron Skull

Effect Dying restarts players at start of the stage, not from checkpoint. PreparationNone.Location Near the train depot where Sgt. Johnson is held. The bridge where the hammer using Brute is, players can jump onto the sides and onto the side of the train depot. Follow the walkway around the big building to get to the skull (see image). (ABOVE) The skull is on the upper walkway of the big train shed building in the distance. (ABOVE) Get up there using the wall and boxes to the side of the bridge with the hammer Brute.

Crows' Nest - Blackeye Skull

EffectShields recover only from successful melee attack. PreparationNone.Location In the room where Master Chief starts off (where Cmdr. Keyes delivered her briefing). The large pipe suspended above the room has the skull. Jump to it using the various elements in the room. (ABOVE) The skull is on the large brown pipe above the command center. (ABOVE) Getting to the pipe's top is a simple exercise in jumping and using the red girder.

Crows' Nest - Grunt Birthday Skull

EffectHeadshots produce confetti.Preparation None, but ready to restart from last checkpoint.Location After defending the hangar, players are sent to the barracks. The skull is under a hallway with small sewer tunnels and the flying aliens flitting in and out. Before dropping off the maintenance tunnel, players can nudge themselves into the lower room with a well controlled fall. If players fail, immediately restart from the checkpoint, since there is another checkpoint at the bottom of the fall. (ABOVE) This is the maintenance hallway you need to go under for the skull. (ABOVE) Drop off the edge of the floor and redirect yourself into the underpassage with the joystick.

Tsavo Highway - Tough Luck Skull

EffectEnemies always Dodge your shots and grenades. PreparationNone.Location After disabling the anti-vehicle energy field in the tunnel, there will be a large oil pipeline to the left of the main road. Get onto the pipeline and look for one of its supports (it is almost all the way down the canyon drop). Follow the concrete support to the end and there will be a rock outcropping with the skull. Work back towards the road once you are done, and should go under the highway and get back on solid ground. (ABOVE) This is the only Alaskan oil pipeline (in Africa) in the game. Locate it and stop the car. (ABOVE) Jump on the pipeline, then over the security fence. Look down from the pipeline and you should find this suspicious looking concrete support a ways down the canyon. (ABOVE) The skull is on a rocky ledge near the concrete support. Jump for it.

The Storm - Catch Skull

EffectEnemy grenades are super-fast.PreparationTwo or more players are needed (or risk using a grenade jump on solo play). Location At the first beach, players need to destroy two anti-air Wraiths (enemy tanks). Ignore the tanks (you can destroy the enemy Ghosts) and alocate a small silo like structure. The skull is on top of this structure. Use the transport Warthog on the beach (or keep the ones you started with) as an extra step to reach the top of the silo. Another player (or deployable cover atop a vehicle) is the best method to add height to one's jump. Note that destroying both Wraiths (by you or by allies) will delete the skull (new map, new checkpoint). There have been rumors floated from Dennis Chang that some Halo 3 players have not been able to find this skull even if the anti-air Wraiths are left unmolested. IGN recommends checking back on the replay of the level (in theater mode) using the free floating camera to see when the skull appears and disappears on that building (you can see it spawn and vanish if it is not picked up). Ultimately, when Johnson radios in and urges Master Chief and party to move on, chances are likely that a new map is loaded (although a checkpoint is a better indication of a new map load). (ABOVE) The silo is on the first beach (not the beach with the Scarab). (ABOVE) You need a second player or some dedployable cover to get this skull. Note that if both anti-air Wraiths are blasted, the skull will vanish (check the replay).

Floodgate - Fog Skull

EffectPlayer motion radar is removed.PreparationNone, but be prepared to restart from checkpoint. Two or more players firing their weapons will easily nab this target.Location Within a minute or two from starting the stage, players will encounter the outskirts of a destroyed city. On the right, there is a flaming office building. Atop the roof, there will be a Flood soemthing that will jump across the street (roof to roof ala Predator). Shoot the enemy as he is jumping and the skull will generally be flung off the roof and onto the street (restart if you miss or if the enemy escapes). Multiple players firing on the enemy helps ease the pressure of any lone gunman. (ABOVE) Locate the Covenant comm array to get your bearings straight. Head into the city from that landmark. (ABOVE) The building you are looking for is pictured on the right side of the illustration. (ABOVE) The skull carrying alien appears (this is a replay shot). It will appear after the checkpoint and before you proceed onto the street (any player but not the A.I. Arbiter). (ABOVE) Normally, you aim near this spot and hose the guy before he makes his jump. Having more players around increases your chances of killing this guy as soon as he appears.

The Ark - Famine Skull

EffectWeapons hold less ammunition.PreparationSecure a deployable cover item. Kill the Brutes at the beginning and at the clearing near the Cartographer's Room and you may find one. Keep it with you! Location After Sgt. Johnson orders players to locate the Map Room "on the other side of this wall", follow his Pelican to another rib structure (similar to the Cartographer's Room). Stop there and use the rocks to get atop the structure. From atop the structure, locate the Covenant communications array on the ground; that array is near the rib where the skull is. To get on top of the rib, simply use the deployable cover as a stepping stone (place it on the slope) and jump up. (ABOVE) Follow Johnson's Pelican once you reach the locked entrance (you can see Johnson's Pelican disappearing around the rock). The skull is on one of those support butresses in the distance. (ABOVE) Go under the support arcade and locate a suitable piece of rock to reach the top. (ABOVE) Once on top, locate the support near the Covenant antennae. That'll be the spar where the skull will be. (ABOVE) Use the deployable cover item you've been saving up on the slope. (ABOVE) Hop onto the blue forcefield and again to reach the skull.

The Ark - Cowbell Skull

EffectExplosions are greatly enhanced.PreparationSecure a gravity lift item. On the beach where you fight the Scarab, there is a small brown structure with three portable gravity lifts. Take them after destroying the Scarab so you can reach this target.Location Head into the Map Room after defeating the Scarab. There will be a large two- level room with a purple energy column right before the room with the skull. The room with the skull has a long ramp (going down) and several cubbyholes stacked vertically at the bottom of the ramp; players need to use the gravity lift to boost their jumps to the top-most cubby where the skull is placed. (ABOVE) The small building where the Scarab lands near holds several gravity lifts you need to hold onto for this skull. Pay it a visit after killing the Scarab. (ABOVE) Once inside the Cartographer's facility, locate this two-level room with a purple energy column. The next room you go to will have the skull. (ABOVE) Just past the room above, you will find a long ramp and a series of vertical cubby holes. The top-most niche has the skull. (ABOVE) Placement of the gravity lift is crucial (restart from the checkpoint if you fail). The best spot is about a third down the ramp and centered. Note that Master Chief can jump and then hit the gravity lift for extra height.

Covenant - Thunderstorm Skull

Effect Enemies rank promoted (no known effect -- aggression enhancement perhaps). PreparationNone, since the Hornet is provided anyway. Location After destroying the first anti-air node, Hornets will be dropped so players can find and assist Sgt. Johnson's team on the third anti-air node. Take a brief detour to the second anti-air node (the one the Elites took out) -- it looks like an Egyptian Ibis head set into the cliff. Land on that structure and locate the skull on the tip of the building's "nose". (ABOVE) Grab a Hornet after shutting down the first energy node and fly to the second energy node. (ABOVE) Upon closer inspection, there is a skull in your Forerunner structure.

Covenant - IWHBYD Skull

Effect Purportedly displays commentary by the game designers while the game is running. Preparation None, except your patience. Having more players will speed up the process. Location After destroying both Scarabs, players will enter the Ark Citadel building. Inside, there are seven rings, separated by three rooms. The Prophet of Truth will be at one end, the Ark's entrance will be at the other. Mentally number the rings in order from the entrance (1, 2, room, 3, 4, 5, room, 6, 7, Prophet of Truth). Meet the Prophet of Truth first, then clear out the enemies back to the entrance (but don't leave just yet). Players must now jump through the following rings in this order: 4 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 5 - 3 - 4 Only one player needs to do this (other players can wait, or jump through one of the rings in the sequence, allowing the first player to skip that ring in the sequence). If a mistake is made during the sequence, it may be restarted from the first set of jumps without penalty. Once the last ring is jumped through, the skull will teleport onto the platform where the "extend bridge" switch was (thus why you need to meet the Prophet first before doing this sequence). On single screen mode, the rings will blink in sequence (as if fired) if the sequence was done correctly. On split screen, the rings will not blink at all. Note this sequence was shortened from the original Halo3Planet.com posting by 75% -- Nate Ahearn has tested the sequence printed in this file (any longer sequences have been long since discarded). (ABOVE) There are seven rings in the Ark's firing room. Meet the Prophet of Truth and then clear out the rest of the enemies before doing sequence. (ABOVE) The skull appears where the bridge switch was, so everything needs to be done "afterwards".

Cortana - Tilt Skull

EffectEnemies have higher pain thresholds and do not stun easily. PreparationNone.Location It is in the room where Cortana's voice will ask "Do you like playing games?" Look for a purple console (may appear different as the ship is infested) that allows you to jump onto the Flood made out-crops on the side of the room. The skull is atop a large Flood tentacle and the challenge is getting to the top without jumping and bouncing off the sides of the wall. If you cannot reach the Flood made ledges from the purple console, know that Master Chief and Arbiter can stand on the smaller (but higher) protrusion that makes up the console and use that as a platform. (ABOVE) To see how to do this is best done in replay (3rd person) mode. See how Master Chief can stand atop the structure for the added height. If you have deployable cover, you may be able to set it down and use that as well. (ABOVE) The first jump from the console to the Flood ledge is possible, despite how it would look in first-person. (ABOVE) From the first Flood ledge, jumping to the next ledge is simple (just don't jump with something above your head or you fall). From the second Flood ledge, jump to the third and fourth ledges from the edges so you encounter no obstructions. (ABOVE) Here's what the ledges look like from the ceiling. The skull is off the screen (where the vine ends).

Halo - Mythic Skull

Effect Game's difficulty is boosted by one from the current setting (hence Mythic difficulty).PreparationNone.Location Upon landing on Halo, follow the right wall to the cave. In the cave, follow the right wall to a dead-end with the skull. (ABOVE) Step 1, locate the cave. (ABOVE) Step 2, hug the right wall and locate the skull.

Acknowledgements

- www.bungie.net/Forums/- halo3planet.com- Tyson Green (ferrex - Bungie.net) - Hilary Goldstein (Hil-IGN - IGN.com)- Nate Ahearn (NateDog-IGN - IGN.com) - TeamXbox- XeroSyphon (IGN.com)- dgriffin4400 (IGN.com)