Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

75 Achievements

35-40h

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Mr. Punctual

Finish all missions under Par Time on Heroic difficulty.

1.4%

How to unlock the Mr. Punctual achievement in Halo Wars: Definitive Edition - Definitive Guide

T00 Exhausted

TrueAchievements

27 Dec 2016 17:11

It has been confirmed that it only tracks progress on Heroic -_- but you can get the achievement "Racing the clock" on legendary but that doesn't track for "Hardly Tardy" or "Mr. Punctual"
**There has been an update for it to no longer be in "Early Access" but that still hasn't fixed tracking for this achievement...**

Activate the helpful skulls:
-Catch
-Sugar Cookies
-Pain Train
-Bountiful Harvest
-Emperor

The par time for each mission in minutes are:
Mission 01: 5 - 12
Mission 02: 15 - 30
Mission 03: 8 - 18
Mission 04: 21 - 35
Mission 05: 21 - 35
Mission 06: 15 - 30
Mission 07: 12 - 24
Mission 08: 18 - 30
Mission 09: 18 - 30
Mission 10: 20 - 32
Mission 11: 20 - 30
Mission 12: 8 - 18
Mission 13: 20 - 60
Mission 14: 15 - 30
Mission 15: 20 - 33

Also for mission 6 make sure to put 1-2 Wolverines next to each Rhino and try not to use

for all units by accident and move them from their locations and get into the habbit of using Local units or Holding

to manage units.

Let me know if I need to add anything else, Thank You and Good Luck

27 Dec 2016 17:11

24 Comments

I cannot get this achievement to unlock! I checked the achievement progress each time I completed a mission. Along the way I noticed that mission 5 didn't register so I tried again with no luck and so carried on with the rest (which all registered progress) went back to complete mission 5 and it just will not unlock! This is the very last part of the very last achievement I need to max it out too!

By Shadow 197666 on 01 Jun 2018 19:43

Well all I can say is way to go 343...

By T00 Exhausted on 28 Dec 2016 04:07

I can confirm it only tracks if on Heroic. I have completed 3 on heroic and 9 on Legendary and i have 60% for completing 5 under par on heroic

By GrmRpr69 on 27 Dec 2016 17:43

I had it where it didn't show the progress for Mission 3, but after I did Mission 4, it gave me credit for both in the tracking. Best advice is to check the % completion on the Achievement after each Mission.

By WhoIsJohn117 on 03 Jan 2017 02:59

I did so many missions in Par Time on Legendary. Sucks that they don't count, but whatever. Just gonna play this again on Heroic with all the good skulls and this should be no issue.

By AkaiERA on 11 Jan 2017 11:49

Some heroic par times aren't counting for me and others so you might have to redo some if you don't get any progress tracked after the mission.

By T00 Exhausted on 11 Jan 2017 12:11

Yep, can confirm. I had 6% on "All Missions in Par Time" and 20% on "5 Missions in Par Time" -> Completed the 2nd Mission -> No added progress, eventhough the Par Time Symbol is showing in Mission List on Heroic.

I will play this Mission until I get progress. lol

By AkaiERA on 11 Jan 2017 13:06

Done. Had to play Mission 2, 6, 9, 13 and 14 two times in order to get progress towards the achievement. Got very unlucky on this bugged out achievement.

By AkaiERA on 13 Jan 2017 23:03

So should 'Mr. Punctual' be showing progress in the Xbox app? I got par time on four heroic missions, and 'Hardly Tardy' shows 80% progress, but 'Mr. Punctual' shows no progress.

By olanmills on 23 Jan 2017 08:52

Long story short, it SHOULD BE tracking but the achievements are broke as hell... Either wait for it to not be in Early Access and fixed or just keep retrying the missions and seeing if track then.

By T00 Exhausted on 24 Jan 2017 04:57

Actually, it look like it is tracking correctly in the achievements app on the Xbox One console. It's the iPhone Xbox app that's not showing progress for 'Mr. Punctual', even though for other achievements, it shows the progress correctly. Weird

By olanmills on 24 Jan 2017 06:48

Has 343 acknowledged all of the bugged achievements in this game? This achievement and the gold medal for each mission achievement are glitched for me

By Babyblue#1319 on 21 Mar 2017 02:51

Still broke. :(

By NEON VEL0CITY on 08 Dec 2017 18:16

Par on every mission, on heroic. Stuck at 33%.

By We Be Paulin on 23 Feb 2018 20:07

I've found the tracking to be a little off if you turn off the Xbox and the game is still running in the background. It could just be me but when i resumed the game nothing for me tracked (Par times, skirmish wins, mission specific achievements)

By MrYoshi UK on 07 May 2018 20:23

I'm stuck at 86%. My biggest problem is that I didn't know about this glitch so I wasn't paying very close attention to which levels it was counting. I'm running through the whole thing again but no luck so far.... ugh. Come on Microsoft, what gives?

By Armstrong x360a on 27 Dec 2018 05:47

In level 6: Place 2 or 3 tanks on the spot where the 2nd rhino needs to be placed before you place the 1st rhino.
Also place tanks at spot 4 and 5 before you place rhino 3.
That way, your tanks will be able to take out the bases that spawn after placing these rhinos as soon as they appear, which would otherwise unleash quite a stream of enemies.
Made this mission, which I previously found to be the hardest to meet the par time to become quite easy. I managed to finish it in 19minutes this way.

By on 24 Feb 2019 01:04

so if I have par/under par on all missions on heroic and the chevo glitched should I just replay them all (and get within the par limit)?

By x jjaldana 2 x on 14 Feb 2021 17:46

Will the par time still count if you are below the minimum on that level for example 4:30 in stead of 5-12 min?

By HungryNic42 on 05 Sep 2021 08:29

Achievement is definitely bugged couldn’t get it to unlock on legendary. I had to redo it again on heroic to pop!

By HungryNic42 on 15 Sep 2021 23:35

Sigh redid the entire game on heroic just for this to be stuck on 93%…

By TheCOMEBACKxKID on 21 Sep 2022 04:19

My achievement tracker still isn't working right. And it's quite frustrating.

By Shortygaming100 on 03 Nov 2022 22:21

Same problem. I got the achievement, my coop-partner not.
We played every mission together and checked the mission list for the par time-clock. Now we replay every mission.

Best idea is to check the tracker after every single mission if there is progress. If not- replay the mission or note it for later.

By StrohKamm459 on 25 Jan 2023 13:49

Anyone else having problems getting this to unlock? I completed all the levels on Heroic under par time, which you can tell because it shows a little stopwatch on each mission on the mission select screen. But the Achievement app says it is only 66% complete.

By RedWingCody on 28 Dec 2016 17:27

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BG cartortroy

TrueAchievements

03 Jan 2017 01:58

The description for the achievement is actually misleading, rather than having to beat all the levels below the minimum par time, the achievement will be rewarded as long as the level is completed under the maximum par value for that mission.

The easiest way to get this achievement is to complete all levels under Par Time on Heroic with all helpful skulls active. (Catch, Sugar Cookies, Pain Train, Bountiful Harvest and Emperor)

The par time for each mission in minutes are:
Mission 01: 5 - 12
Mission 02: 15 - 30
Mission 03: 8 - 18
Mission 04: 21 - 35
Mission 05: 21 - 35
Mission 06: 15 - 30
Mission 07: 12 - 24
Mission 08: 18 - 30
Mission 09: 18 - 30
Mission 10: 20 - 32
Mission 11: 20 - 30
Mission 12: 8 - 18
Mission 13: 20 - 60
Mission 14: 15 - 30
Mission 15: 20 - 33

03 Jan 2017 01:58

4 Comments

I've beaten every mission almost well below the par time have the symbol showing I got par time but my achievement progress is stuck at 73%. Know a way around this? I've been replaying missions

By NekoNekoNep on 20 Jan 2017 19:55

This happend to me but after replaying the first couple of missions it finally unlocked. not really sure what else to suggest. Maybe trying a console reset by holding in the power button on the console

By BG cartortroy on 20 Jan 2017 23:34

Can I just ask, what did you think this solution adds that the one above didn't already say?

By darthmarticus on 15 Feb 2017 19:42

@darthmarticus.... it adds exactly what it says in the opening line, try reading it before getting snarky. I tried three times to beat 21:00 on Mission 4 before reading the above, since the top guide neglects to mention that you don't need to 'beat' the par time, you just need to complete it below the upper time limit.

By IVIr IVIeNsA on 16 Feb 2021 06:27

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Pirate Llama224

TrueAchievements

09 Jan 2017 03:37

Also, just to point out that you should try doing this all COOP or all single player. I got all them under Par (started the game on COOP and then finished up Single) and the achievement didn't pop.

09 Jan 2017 03:37

DEG23

XboxAchievements

Several people have reported this to be glitched and not that it's tracking properly. It's a good idea to check your achievement progress after each mission as you may need to replay some missions to have the time count. On the Xbox 360 version, it stacked with your Legendary playthrough but on the Xbox One, it seems you need to play through the campaign on Heroic difficulty.

If you leave this for your last playthrough, you should have a good idea on how to complete each mission quickly. Turning on the positive skulls will also help. The Par Times are quite generous so you don’t need to have a perfect run.

It's also worth noting that despite the description saying 'under' Par Time you only have to beat the max time. For instance, on Mission 1, if you complete it in 10 minutes, it'll still count as being under Par Time.

The par times needed are as follows:

Mission 01: 5 - 12
Mission 02: 15 - 30
Mission 03: 8 - 18
Mission 04: 21 - 35
Mission 05: 21 - 35
Mission 06: 15 - 30
Mission 07: 12 - 24
Mission 08: 18 - 30
Mission 09: 18 - 30
Mission 10: 20 - 32
Mission 11: 20 - 30
Mission 12: 8 - 18
Mission 13: 20 - 60
Mission 14: 15 - 30
Mission 15: 20 - 33