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Dust and Echoes
Completed the 8th mission on Normal or harder.
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How to unlock the Dust and Echoes achievement in Halo: Reach - Definitive Guide
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Complete mission 8, "New Alexandria" on any difficulty except Easy. It's one of the easier missions in the game. See videos below if you get stuck.
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Im PyRo pretty much sums it up in his guide. But just to add, if you are attempting at Legendary solo...
1. Avoid fights if possible. Both the hunters at the club and the buggers in the other building can be avoided by either sprinting to the jammer, activating, and sprinting back OR picking up active camo and slowly sneaking your way to the jammer and back to the entry. Fight them if you want but realize how annoying 4 Hunters and a horde of buggers are with limited ammo and weak guns.
2. Hospital fight can be easy or hard depending on strategy. Picking off enemies with the DMR and needle rifle is probably better than rushing in with a shotgun. Just keep an eye on the ammo used because it is limited and the enemies weapons usually are not good for medium to long range.
3. When flying from location to location, make sure to watch out for random Banshees and AA turrets. Take them out before they can actually cause some real damage because the mission can take forever if you keep getting shot out of the sky. Additionally destroying enough of these AA turrets across the level and during the final obejctive can net you the achievement "I Didn't Train to Be a Pilot"
Otherwise this can be one of the simpler/shorter levels, especially on Legendary solo.
1. Avoid fights if possible. Both the hunters at the club and the buggers in the other building can be avoided by either sprinting to the jammer, activating, and sprinting back OR picking up active camo and slowly sneaking your way to the jammer and back to the entry. Fight them if you want but realize how annoying 4 Hunters and a horde of buggers are with limited ammo and weak guns.
2. Hospital fight can be easy or hard depending on strategy. Picking off enemies with the DMR and needle rifle is probably better than rushing in with a shotgun. Just keep an eye on the ammo used because it is limited and the enemies weapons usually are not good for medium to long range.
3. When flying from location to location, make sure to watch out for random Banshees and AA turrets. Take them out before they can actually cause some real damage because the mission can take forever if you keep getting shot out of the sky. Additionally destroying enough of these AA turrets across the level and during the final obejctive can net you the achievement "I Didn't Train to Be a Pilot"
Otherwise this can be one of the simpler/shorter levels, especially on Legendary solo.
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Just wanted to point out some spelling errors. In the 1st paragraph who should be changed to *how*. In the 2nd paragraph the weapon you listed is actually DMR(Designated Marksmen Rifle). Also in paragraph 3 you might want to add that, there are Covenant Anti-Aircraft stations on many rooftops and these can be troublesome, and that if you destroy atleast 3 of them you can get
The I Didn't Train to Be a Pilot achievement in Halo: Reach worth 12 pointsKill 3 of the anti-aircraft batteries during the 8th mission.
Good solution in my opinion, just be sure to make some of these changes. +1 vote from me.
The I Didn't Train to Be a Pilot achievement in Halo: Reach worth 12 pointsKill 3 of the anti-aircraft batteries during the 8th mission.
By Reborn Insanity on 25 Jul 2011 17:53
Thanks for the advice. I'm new to the site as a member but have been using wonderful guides and such to help myself out, so I just wanted to pass on the knowledge that I have to help others as they have helped me. Thanks again!
By CareerTENNISPRO on 25 Jul 2011 18:16
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Mission 8 – New Alexandria
Mission starts at 1:26:10 in the walkthrough video below.
An all aerial mission, this one requires you to fly between buildings in a Hornet, disabling beacons within a couple, and protecting an ally evac ship toward the end. You’ll have Banshees attacking you and AA guns on the rooftops shooting at you, as well as all the usual Covenant suspects inside the buildings. Just follow along with your waypoints. If you want, you can take out three AA guns with your hornet early-on as I do in the video, but during the escort portion, you will have to take out several anyway so that achievement is essentially unmissable. Destroying three of them with your hornet will unlock "I Didn’t Train to Be a Pilot".
The I Didn't Train to Be a Pilot achievement in Halo: Reach worth 12 pointsKill 3 of the anti-aircraft batteries during the 8th mission.
Completing the mission will earn you your next story-related achievement, "Dust and Echoes".
The Dust and Echoes achievement in Halo: Reach worth 12 pointsComplete the 8th mission on Normal or harder.
Mission starts at 1:26:10 in the walkthrough video below.
An all aerial mission, this one requires you to fly between buildings in a Hornet, disabling beacons within a couple, and protecting an ally evac ship toward the end. You’ll have Banshees attacking you and AA guns on the rooftops shooting at you, as well as all the usual Covenant suspects inside the buildings. Just follow along with your waypoints. If you want, you can take out three AA guns with your hornet early-on as I do in the video, but during the escort portion, you will have to take out several anyway so that achievement is essentially unmissable. Destroying three of them with your hornet will unlock "I Didn’t Train to Be a Pilot".
The I Didn't Train to Be a Pilot achievement in Halo: Reach worth 12 pointsKill 3 of the anti-aircraft batteries during the 8th mission.
Completing the mission will earn you your next story-related achievement, "Dust and Echoes".
The Dust and Echoes achievement in Halo: Reach worth 12 pointsComplete the 8th mission on Normal or harder.
SideDish120, jd070993, BiggD
Complete "New Alexandria" on Normal or harder to unlock this.
*This will unlock through natural story progression*
