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They've Always Been Faster

They've Always Been Faster

Cleared the 2nd mission without setting foot in a drivable vehicle.

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How to unlock the They've Always Been Faster achievement in Halo: Reach - Definitive Guide

Difficulty must be on Normal or above for all Reach Achievements.

This Achievement is extremely easy to obtain. During the second mission titled "Winter Contingency" there will only be one drivable vehicle that you can get into. The game indicates it with a waypoint, but ignore it if you want to get the achievement.
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Just to add, on my legendary game their were two vehicle spawns. As the OP said, don't get into either of them.

This only applies on the "Rebels Don't Leave Plasma Burns" chapter of Winter Contingecy. As soon as that chapter is over (and Skeleton Crew chapter starts) the achievement will pop.
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By Lavindathar on 14 Sep 2010 00:04
You can't get this on co-op, right?
Because my friend and I did this and didn't get it.
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By ChemicalSugar on 14 Sep 2010 20:11
Yes you can. Make sure the difficulty is on Normal or above.
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By on 14 Sep 2010 20:43
Write in the guide that you need to be on normal or above and i will change my thumbs down to a thumbs up. Cause i done this level 2 times over on easy and didn't get my achievement :(
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By Zavistic on 15 Sep 2010 23:39
Did you not see my comment above? I mention in a lot of my Reach videos that you have to be on Normal or above.
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By on 16 Sep 2010 02:09
Okay than I have done it coop twice on Heroic and once by myself on Legendary and still not pop any ideas? Thanks.
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By Unseen 5hadow on 16 Sep 2010 19:54
Did it on Legendary and Heroic. Three times in total. No achievement!
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By Epsilon Theta on 07 Jan 2011 15:34
You can end the mission in two different places depending on where you go first. Ending it at the river I never got the achievement. Rescuing the troopers at the hillside got me the achievement.
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By Epsilon Theta on 13 Jan 2011 12:43
The first sentance is EXTREMELY important. I did this on easy difficulty and wasted my time.
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By Ambo100 on 31 Jul 2011 16:46
@ambo yes it is. glad i saw that before i finish campaign and go back and try and get the ones i miss
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By PHARREAL87 on 14 Dec 2011 15:46
I believe there is more than one drivable vehicle.
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By Alex Isherwood on 29 Oct 2014 18:25
Can confirm. unlocks on Normal. Even if you JUMP on a vehicle. lol :P (single player)
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By paynexkiller666 on 16 Sep 2010 03:53
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By MaxCertOnzed on 26 Jul 2022 19:41
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On Winter Contingency there are a few vehicles you can ride in. There are various trucks and forklifts scattered throughout the level. Simply avoid all of these vehicles and run through the level.

Near the end of the level you will hear a distress signal and go defend a group of marines from a Covenant dropship. After you finish that fight a Falcon will land and take you somewhere else. If you have done it correctly then the achievement will pop as soon as the cutscene starts after you enter the Falcon.

Note that there is a forklift in the next area that is drivable and whether or not you drive it does NOT affect this achievement.
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17 Sep 2010 13:57

Play through mission 2 (Winter Contingency) without getting in a vehicle. it's as simple as it sounds, if your still confused here is a video by rabidkitty4.
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26 Sep 2010 19:28

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do I have to destroy the truck because I did run through the whole lvl and didn't get the achievement
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By ARC 180 on 27 Sep 2010 16:34
I tried that today, i used 2 controllers on the same xbox and only used 1 to drive. Nada, also it was on legendary so i think no one can get in the truck at all. To be safe id just blow it up with a sticky. RE: ARC 180, if you were on easy your not eligible for achievements, just put it on normal and it should pop.
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By ryanq8 on 28 Sep 2010 06:42
probably have to do it in normal or harder. did it in easy and got no chievo.
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By Phoenix C64 on 03 Oct 2010 20:04
@Alita360: Easy disables achievements. :/
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By QuestMoreLand on 06 Oct 2010 15:39
Doe it three times(Legendary and Heroic!), no achievement!
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By Epsilon Theta on 07 Jan 2011 15:35
Nope that wasn't it! You can end the mission in two different places depending on where you go first. Ending it at the river I never got the achievement. Rescuing the troopers at the hillside got me the achievement.
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By Epsilon Theta on 13 Jan 2011 12:43
no you just can't get in it at any point then you will get it at the end of the mission.
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By LGS I Hitman on 27 Sep 2010 20:07
Can you do this in co-op? I could potentially have my friends drive through the level, hit the next checkpoint and I spawn up to meet them. Would save some hassle...anyone try it?
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By Curtieson on 27 Sep 2010 20:55
try deleting your xbox cache that usally helps me unlock all those sort of achievement glitches
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By Chizzle e4 on 08 Jan 2011 12:35
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On the second mission 'Winter Contingency' literally ignore all the cool looking vehicles you can use and walk/sprint the gaps in-between firefights and checkpoints and this achievement will be yours in no time!

Hope this helps :)
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15 Sep 2010 12:18

This Achivement is really simple, Start up the mission Winter Contingency on Normal make sure you start from Mission Start or you will not get the achievement, here is a video showing wut to do
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09 Aug 2011 03:15

*Must be done on Normal or harder difficulty*
You first area you find a drivable vehicle during the 2nd mission(Winter Contingency) after the first firefight with the Covenant. Avoid all vehicles during the 2nd mission. First you must find a Covenant outpost, then it will tell you to go save the survivors. After you have found and fought off the Covenant drop ships that come, you will have completed this.

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