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Digging up the Past

Digging up the Past

Found and accessed Chief's record in mission 1.

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How to unlock the Digging up the Past achievement in Halo 4 - Definitive Guide

In Mission 1 "Dawn", once you gain control of Master Chief, walk out into the next room and instead of going straight on, look to the left of the walkway to see a flight of stairs. Go down these stairs and turn right to the control panel underneath a spotlight containing the Chief's records. Simply hold cn_X on the panel and the 20g is all yours.

Here's a quick video on where exactly the records are held.

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04 Nov 2012 00:00

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Video private?
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By Jotas Azuras on 05 Nov 2012 11:53
Until Nov 6th 8:30am...
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By LAFTA on 05 Nov 2012 12:25
Thumbs up
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By TreysForDayys on 05 Nov 2012 13:36
Yeah sorry Jotas, nobody is officially allowed to release any strategy or video guides until Nov 6th 8.01am. I can only schedule the video to go public at 8 or 8.30.
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By Dat Boi Treezy on 05 Nov 2012 13:39
Treezy, I found the control panel last night and pressed 'X' but it hasnt popped. Do you have any idea why?
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By Dobo1912KNIGHT on 06 Nov 2012 08:21
That's wierd!? Was you playing solo?
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By Dat Boi Treezy on 06 Nov 2012 09:25
I was playing solo and it did not pop for me either. I went thru the control panel twice
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By Bears Scare Me on 06 Nov 2012 15:12
Ok guys, I'm going to try this with a couple of other profiles and see if I get the same result.
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By Dat Boi Treezy on 06 Nov 2012 15:36
I've tried the records on easy and it worked again. What difficulty were you guys on?
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By Dat Boi Treezy on 06 Nov 2012 15:38
Ahh, did you guys 'hold' X?
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By Dat Boi Treezy on 06 Nov 2012 16:13
I tried it on Legendary.
Should I just press X instead of holding it? I will try that. Thanks
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By Dobo1912KNIGHT on 06 Nov 2012 16:57
No, you need to hold X. I originally typed in the article to press X when it's actually hold. It tells you when you approach the terminal itself.
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By Dat Boi Treezy on 06 Nov 2012 16:59
I was on normal. I held X and it cycled thru Master Chief's service record, basically a synopsis of Halo 1 to 3
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By Bears Scare Me on 06 Nov 2012 17:51
Not sure what the issue is here. Clear the cache and try again. Or if you're not too far into the campaign, delete your save and then try again. I did a quick search around the Halo 4 forums but found nothing. One search led me to some asking a 'Yahoo' question regarding first impressions which he mentioned he also didn't get his achievement for this either. Nobody had a good answer for him though unfortunately.
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By Dat Boi Treezy on 06 Nov 2012 18:25
I tried it again last night, held down 'X' but this time it popped for some reason, I didn't do anything differently. Oh well, thanks for your help!
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By Dobo1912KNIGHT on 07 Nov 2012 08:26
Happy you got it eventually! Hate it when stuff like that happens, it's so hard to try and help.
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By Dat Boi Treezy on 07 Nov 2012 15:50
I found the terminal in my first okay through and was sure it would e an achievement, but when I held x and cycled through nothing happend. I'm gonna give it another go tonight. FYI, I was playing solo on easy.
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By Evil Darth Sion on 07 Nov 2012 15:56
i was able to get it as well. not sure what the problem was
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By Bears Scare Me on 07 Nov 2012 20:31
It didn't unlock for me the first time either on easy. I then restarted the mission but waited for Cortana to stop talking before i activated it and it popped. Not sure if that helped but it worked.
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By JamP0und on 07 Nov 2012 21:00
Won't pop for me either. Did this on Heroic last night when I picked up the game. Nothing.
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By xDz Omega DE on 08 Nov 2012 01:07
Cool
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By whitedreams2 on 08 Nov 2012 12:23
Same for me, didn't unlock I guess the achievement's glitched. Well I guess eventually I'll get it so no worries. Just thought I'd add that the achievement might possibly be glitched.
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By Niterace on 08 Nov 2012 23:59
Didn't unlock for me the first time, so I restarted checkpoint and then the achievement unlocked. :)
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By Adny on 09 Nov 2012 16:22
Glitched. I watched the whole series of files and it never unlocked. Will try again later today...
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By CM Trance on 09 Nov 2012 18:47
You don't need to watch any of it. It pops instantly, well, when it does pop I mean. It should work for you the next time you try for it.
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By Dat Boi Treezy on 09 Nov 2012 18:51
ok tried it twice and it never popped - third time i waited for Cortana to stop talking like JamP0und32 suggested and it worked a charm, cheers.
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By Ragey Dave on 12 Nov 2012 18:48
Can you walk away from her when she's talking? Or is this after you 'pull' her from the system?
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By Dat Boi Treezy on 12 Nov 2012 18:49
I had the same problem of it not popping the first time, but tried it again and it popped. Don't know why it didn't work the first time.
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By TheBruce11 on 28 Dec 2012 00:16
Treezy! First you helped me on MGSHD and now on Halo. Thanks for all your awesome guides!
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By ArdentShaar on 03 Nov 2013 13:03
Seems Cortana is the cause, wait for her to stop talking and you should unlock it just fine.
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By Leo Ascendent on 21 Jan 2014 13:45
Hey thanks for the comment ArdentShaar. smile
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By Dat Boi Treezy on 21 Jan 2014 14:58
Thanks! Might help to say that the mission is "Dawn"
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By FreshAspek on 01 Jun 2017 20:20
Done, FreshAspek. Cheers!
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By Dat Boi Treezy on 02 Jun 2017 04:56
How did somebody down vote this?
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By LITIG8R on 13 Dec 2017 05:16
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Tip for those having trouble getting this achievement.
There's like 8 solutions already so read them to find where it's located...
BUT to those who the achievement will not pop for...

If it does not pop when you first hold X on the terminal, simple restart the mission from the start menu, walk past the set of stairs that leads to the "Records Terminal", hold X on the terminal that reads "Review Weapon System." Now turn around and go to the "Records Terminal" and try it.

This worked for me and I can only hope that it will work for everyone else.

If you add this to your guide please give credit.
I hope this helps.
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This is exactly what I needed. Thanks!
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By iamtfc on 10 Nov 2012 16:53
Thanks for the confirm that it works.
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By Mr Mp5 on 11 Nov 2012 00:52
Worked for me too. Thanks!
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By CobbFC09 on 08 Dec 2012 06:08
Yep, that's what I needed, too. Thank!
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By Danny Dubs 86 on 06 Jan 2013 15:34
Thanks, man. I couldn't believe that the first achievement was glitching on me! This got it to unlock.
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By Mister Buds on 29 Aug 2014 22:27
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In the first mission, dawn, theres a terminal like screen beneath you, by holding x. please coment, rate, and subscribe to my Chanel for more videos.
enjoy
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A very simple achievement. This video literally tells it step by step.

Step 1: Go to Mission 1. Then after you get out of your pod, and Cortana is finished speaking with you, go to the room directly in front of you. On your left hand side will be a flight of stairs. Go down them. Turn around about 180 degrees and go down the corridor. Go up to the little computer and hold X.
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06 Nov 2012 07:39

For this achievement, all you have to do is play the first mission, open the capsule at the beginning of the level , walk straight and when you see a stairway go downwards toward your left, go down there. Then there is a computer where you press X to view your career records and the achievement pops up
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26 Nov 2012 20:42

Here is my guide from my channel, Toslow Gaming. On the mission 'Dawn', you start out in a chamber. Go forward until your in a room that has sides for you to jump down. Go down and you'll see a computer. Hold 'X' on it and you will see John's records.
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07 Nov 2012 02:28

Welcome this is the first level specific achievement - This is found during Mission 1 - Right at the start of the mission!

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06 Nov 2012 08:32

follow this a easy video that will help you go on watch it it works(: Halo 4: Digging Up The Past 20G - Achievement Guide
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11 Nov 2012 00:28

This terminal is found at the very beginning of the first mission, Forward Unto Dawn as you come out of the Cryo chamber. Here's a nice video I found.
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12 Nov 2012 21:26

Simply put, when you start the mission on Dawn and get Cortana, you head towards where the orange glow of Infinity is located, take the stairs to the left and head down them, turn, and there is a terminal at the very end of the hall, hold X to activate, and bam, achievement.
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09 Nov 2012 05:44

This achievement takes place in the 1st level of the game and is really simple to miss if your not paying attention. Shortly after exiting the first room you should see a stair case on your left. head down the stair case and you should find the terminal. When you hit the terminal by pressing X the achievement will unlock. The terminal pretty much gives you a background about what Master Chief has been doing throughout the series of the Halo games. So its good to listen to the whole service record to get a nice recap, especially if your new to the Halo series.
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23 Nov 2012 17:38

Here's my short little video on how to get this achievement. The achievement can be found right at the beginning of the campaign in mission 1.
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15 Nov 2012 13:23

This is probably one of the easiest achievements in any game. Exiting the cryo chamber, grab Cortana and immediately head down the stairs when walking out of the room, turn around, and hold x on the console for the achievement.
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Campaign Mission 1 'Dawn' specific. Online not required. Can be obtained on Easy+.
Use 'Mission Select' after initial Campaign playthrough if missed.

The Chief's record can be found down a ramp on your left after Cortana uploads herself into the chip that you insert into your helmet.  Press  to access it.

Glitchy: Do NOT head into the next room to touch the control panel before finding the record. It glitches the achievement for some reason.
The Fix: Restart the level. Next time don't touch the control panel and it should unlock.

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