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Big Al's Scooter

Big Al's Scooter

Won a Heroic Skirmish Game against the AI in under 10 minutes

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How to unlock the Big Al's Scooter achievement in Halo Wars - Definitive Guide

Here's a guide how to do "Penny Pincher" and "Big Al's Scooter" at once.
Although it's a german guide it's pretty easy to follow up.
I hope you enjoy.

Start a 1v1 Deathmatch on Chasms.
Take Cutter as your hero and Forge as your enemy.
Set the difficulty to heroic, of course.
Now build 9 warthogs and try to rush your enemy's base before he can build even one building.

Greets, Roughneck
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12 Feb 2011 10:52

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I got unlucky as the enemy had mostly built a barracks by the time I got there, and then built a second while I was still destroying the first, so I had some resistance but still managed to take out the base with the mac cannon just before my last unit got killed! Waited a minute to see of the enemy was gonna rebuild their base, but they didn't so I got this and penny pincher :) thumbs up!
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By UKGN Luke on 14 Mar 2012 17:16
Worked like a charm! Poor Forge never stood a chance...
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By Firefly Omega on 07 Feb 2013 22:54
I made it :) but only after I activate all the buff Skulls....
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By Hitomis Freund on 23 Aug 2013 17:16
I can't make this work, the enemy seems to summon a tank which wipes through all my warthogs fairly quickly :-/
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By DigestedGolem on 27 Jul 2014 20:43
Confirmed working in 2021
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By F1R3 PH03N1X6 on 21 Feb 2021 16:18
Confirmed working in 2021.
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By IKSU on 06 Mar 2021 18:51
Confirmed working in 2021
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By PoshVevo on 03 Jul 2021 03:45
This absolutely does not work in 2021. The enemy builds units way too fast. Even with all the debuff skulls on, they wipe out my warthogs no problem.
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By Hengeste on 04 Jul 2021 15:19
This does work in 2021.
- As soon as it loads in, order the 8 extra hogs.
- Then send your first hog immediately over to the base and start destroying the first building they're attempting to build.
- Every time a new hog is complete, select all units and have them join your first one in the attack
- Then just cycle between destroying any buildings before they're complete, killing Cyclops' as they come out, destroying turrets before they're made and attacking the main base.

Your destructive power grows as each new hog drives up, the AI can't get anything out the door and is ultimately defeated within like like 3 minutes.

I did this on a Series X
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By GigaFluxx on 23 Jul 2021 21:46
No this strategy doesn’t work, tried waiting for 9 hogs & rushed the enemy base with them only to find the enemy had a vulture & turrets which tore my hogs apart. Tried rushing them with one hog while the others were being built & the enemy still killed them even with me ordering them to target what’s being built. The enemy just builds to fast for this to work right.
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By Scorpionxx0 on 23 Aug 2021 18:23
It sounds like you’re waiting too long, order the hogs and then send them immediately as they spawn in and attack their base. If you wait for them to all spawn then attack they’ve had a chance to build units and it will be more difficult to break down their defence
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By Jables1992 on 05 Sep 2021 08:40
Doesn't work.
Got raped by all types of units before I could even do any significant damage to the base.
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By simo949 on 16 Sep 2021 11:26
Doesn't work!
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By TheMasterRev on 09 Jan 2022 19:42
It worked for me, but for some reason it didn’t unlock “Penny Pincher” as well.
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By Not Exactlyy on 03 Sep 2022 00:21
It worked for me, but for some reason it didn’t unlock “Penny Pincher” as well.
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By Not Exactlyy on 03 Sep 2022 01:50
Use odst drops and attack when you get 7-8 warthogs while they keep spawning attack the base and make sure they didn’t capture the third base available.
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By SYst3M0FAd0Wnzz on 19 Nov 2022 00:53
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Just start up a game 2vs2 with a friend on your team and two AI players on the other team. Right when the match starts out, have your friend turn his/her Xbox off. It will say that they resigned along with the other two AI players. This of course means you win since everyone but you resigned and you will get the achievement.

Also, I would just like everyone to know that I DID NOT GLITCH TO GET THIS ACHIEVEMENT!!! All that happened was my friend got upset and left the game, I had no idea that I would've gotten the achievement.
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28 Mar 2009 21:27

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does this work
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By Spilner on 04 Apr 2009 21:48
Yes this works, its the exact same way I got it. And no I didn't cheat, I actually got it by accident. I was playing it with my friend and he got pissed off and left...Achievement Unlocked :)
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By BlackArrow420 on 04 Apr 2009 23:18
ok, so he was in the game for abit right so does you score count as you could have the high score too?
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By Spilner on 05 Apr 2009 17:45
He was in the game for a bit yes so I suppose that would work.
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By BlackArrow420 on 05 Apr 2009 18:23
cool now i just need to find someone who can actually connect to me, bloody Strict N.A.T
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By Spilner on 05 Apr 2009 20:10
lol you should go into your router on your computer and open up a port. I did that and it worked for a while but then I started getting disconnected from xbox live randomly so I had to close the port back up. It works for my friend though so I guess its up to you
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By BlackArrow420 on 05 Apr 2009 21:17
I was the friend that got pissed and left!!! LAWLZ!!! After i left i really got it without doing your dumb dumb, fart faced way. :p
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By R4Z0R713 on 09 Apr 2009 02:24
Lol not my fault you left, it's not like I knew I was gonna get the achievement
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By BlackArrow420 on 09 Apr 2009 03:59
It worked for me. Thanks for this!
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By Tara Wrist on 11 May 2011 20:06
Still worked as of 11/2/11, thanks again.
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By Im Anto on 03 Nov 2011 02:51
This still works to get Big Al's Scooter and Penny Pincher. Note that you do not need to be playing skirmish (as indicated by the achievement) to pop these. I popped mine in normal 2v2 on XBL with human player on my side and two AIs on the opposing side
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By Dan Solo 88 on 20 Apr 2017 08:49
08/02/2021 Fonctionne.

ATTENTION! Votre ami, doit éteindre la console . Si il quitte, la partie via le bouton start=>abandonné la partie ne s'arrête pas et vous vous retrouvez, seule contre les deux IA.

Merci à BlackArrow420.
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By LeloPark on 08 Feb 2021 10:08
Working as of 11/08/2021
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By selyMx on 11 Aug 2021 21:36
Still works 3/9/2022
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By MadMikeForever on 09 Mar 2022 13:03
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I got this achieve in 3 minutes flat using the following strategy:

Map: Chasm 1v1
Player Hero: Cutter
AI Hero: SGT Forge
Difficulty: Heroic

Preliminary strategy:
Straight out the gate pause the game and turn on all buff skulls (negative multiplier i.e. sugar cookie etc. you would need to have unlocked these by finding them in SP campaign) Then build one elephant and three supply pads. When your elephant is finished and while the pads are finishing move the elephant just outside the enemy base (not close enough to encounter troops or reveal the base buildings, but not way out in the promised land either) and lock down. Right away set your elephant's rally point personally to ensure the marines aren't walking off close to the enemy base and build as many marine squads as you can atm. When all 3 pads are complete build a barracks then finish up the rest of your open build spots with more supply pads. While waiting for your barracks to complete, queue up several more marines at your elephant.

Preparing the onslaught:
As soon as the barracks is complete purchase the marine upgrade and then, if you can afford it, upgrade them again(it will be VERY helpful if you can get 2 upgrades in). You may also want to upgrade your elephant at this time also. Hopefully you should have 8-10 squads at your elephant by now and if so this is the time to attack. If not, as soon as you do have that many units swoop down on the enemy base. The whole point of a "rush" is to catch the enemy off guard. Taking too long will greatly decrease your chances of success.

Tactics for taking the base:
When you move in, it is ideal to move your elephant into range of the base so its (possibly upgraded if you opted to do so)machine guns can help out. Micro manage the battle as soon at this point making sure to constantly use the grenade ability (or rpg if u happen to get to that upgrade). Also, prioritize buildings. If the enemy has 3 supply pads and a barracks, kill the barracks THEN attack the main base. Doing this will ensure the enemy cannot retaliate (except maybe with a warthog or two which will be taken out easily by upgraded marines). It will also be a great idea to build 2-3 flame troops and keep them right by the elephant in case the enemy tries to build a spartan to jack it. Just keep churning out those marines and you'll be surprised how quick the base dies with 15 marine squads tossing 'nades at it all at once!

This strategy is called an elephant rush and can even be quite effective against a human opponent if you are looking for a quick win against a player who builds up before attacking. If you feel that I need to add anything to the guide then please let me know what i can do to fix it before u thumb down! thanx and good luck!
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25 Jan 2011 04:13

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Elephant Rush FTW! I got this cheevo in about six minutes. Don't take reactors, don't do anything but build, move, make marines, and rush. Thanks!
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By zoilus68 on 26 Jun 2012 17:00
I played as the Prophet against Captain Cutter on Beasleys Plateu deathmatch.. I also got penny pincher at the same as this. What you should do is build a templa and the rest warehouses. While the warehouses are building send the prophet to the base to left and have him destroy it then send your ghost there and wait for the base to be available, while thats happening have the prophet go to the base in front of your first one and destroy it. By then your 2nd base should be available. After your second base is built send your ghost to the base you just destroyed, start building a scarab, and send the prophet to the base to the right. After that base is destroyed you can leave your prophet there. When your 4th base is built build a second scarab and when both scarabs are built attack Cutters base (make sure to use your cleansing beam with the prophet) if your unlucky he will have build a base to the far right of yours and make more time go by. He did that to me and i finished in 9:57 but got both achievements. Mines not the best way but it seems to have worked for me =)
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04 Apr 2009 04:34

Did this as Cutter Vs Forge on Chasm, deathmatch, auto(99). Right out the gate build 3 airpads. Train 5 hogs and a vulture, and take your local rebel base out, and build over it for 25 pop cap. Send hogs and vulture to Forges base while you build 3 more vultures (one per airpad to speed things up). Barrage his base then MAC blast. Retreat and heal at a safe rondayvoo (yeah thats how we spell it in Ozstraylia) point as you're reinforced by the other 3 vultures. Return to Forge's side of the map and finish him off with barrage and MAC blast. Also works for Penny Pincher.
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25 May 2009 16:56

very cheap but when i got this (my internet is absolutly horid and drops so much) i was playing with my friend and in the very beginning i dropped both me and my friend got big al's scooter and penny pincher. Friend is Kesen44.so yeah what you could is unplug your internet.
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02 Mar 2011 00:00

I was having problems with the warthog rush method, so instead I used the brute cheiftan on chasms 1v1 against anders. Immediately build a temple followed by two supply pads, then search for supplies with your chopper, with a supply pack you will be able to build a brute and immediately when your brute cheiftan comes out, send him to the enemy base. continue mass producing brutes and once your chieftan has reached the enemy base, send all your brutes through the teleporter in front of your base and place your rally point in the teleporter. destroy buildings coming up on the enemy base, and if the AI is building a barracks, destroy it first. if you have enough supplies after sending a good amount of brutes at the enemies, i suggest buying the inheritence upgrade at the temple.
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11 Aug 2011 13:59

Well people, I must admit that I tried all you methods and it wasn't working for me... You all above have helped mw before on other tight spots... But I came up with a pretty simple one...

I played one o one on chasms with the prophet and simple rushed. Built temple, and all else resources. Rush your alto-prophet to the enemy base and Y the crap out of them.

You basically glass the map... Just be sure to beam one turret and aim right between his base and his most dangerous buildings... In my case first his air pad them barracks (vultures and Spartans) and chase the rest of his units, possibly an elephant - he can build them out of his base.

And this is why chasms is the ideal map: you can rush real fast - the time you take getting there makes all the difference - and he has nowhere to run to - his other units can't just take an empty base and restart, they will provably just run to the rebel base next to him, where you can finish'im.

Hope you guys enjoy it.

2 achievements in a few minutes minutes.
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09 Nov 2012 02:22

See the "Penny Pincher" achievement.

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