Halo Wars Mission 1 Alpha Base

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  • This is Part 2 of our complete Halo Wars Walkthrough, featuring Halo Wars Mission 1 Alpha Base.

  • Mission 1: Alpha Base

    1. Watch the opening cutscene.
    2. Black Box Location: There is a bridge just before Alpha base. Take Forge down the nearby ramp and you'll find the box under the bridge.
    3. TIP: You can skip cutscenes by pressing X while they are playing.
    4. You start the mission with only one unit, Sergeant Forge. He is a special unit with increased stats.
    5. New Objective: Fight your way to Alpha Base
    6. Put your cursor over Forge and press A to add him to your group.
    7. Move Forge West to find a small battle. Press X over the enemy units to attack them.
    8. When the enemies are defeated, some nearby soldiers join your army in a warthog.
    9. New Unit: Warthog
    10. The warthog is a scout unit with some combat skills. Their special skill is Ram. Press Y over a hostile infantry unit and your warthog will run them over.
    11. Optional Objective: Find and Rescue Pinned Marines
    12. You do not need to complete optional objectives, but they sometimes give good rewards. This particular optional objective can be completed by simply playing the mission normally.
    13. TIP:' Press RB to highlight all local units. This is a fast way to gather together your immediate army for new objectives.
    14. Move your army North-East. At the bridge you'll encounter several enemy grunts.
    15. Grunts are the basic infantry of the covenant. These guys are very weak. Any vehicle will easily kill them.
    16. Optional Objective: Kill 100 Grunts
    17. For this optional objective you just need to kill all the grunts. You'll do this playing normally.
    18. Continue along the path. It's completely linear so you won't get lost. Along the way you'll encounter several more grunts.
    19. Eventually you'll find a large battle between some marines and the local covenant. Help them kill the covenant grunts.
    20. TIP: Some of the covenant forces are by exploding barrels. If you attack these barrels they will explode and kill all nearby units. This is a good way to easily kill all nearby enemies in a single blow!
    21. Once all of the enemies are down, the surviving marines will join you in warthogs.
    22. TIP: Press the Back Button to view your current and past mission objectives.
    23. If you're following the optional objectives, you should now have 2/4 marines rescued and 16/100 grunts killed.
    24. Press RB to add the new units into your group.
    25. Continue moving your units along the linear path. You'll fight several more grunts. Easily kill them by ramming them with your warthogs.
    26. You'll also encounter an enemy ghost. Ghosts are the covenant equivalent of warthogs. This lone ghost won't be much of a match to your 4 warthogs though.
    27. Just keep following the path to reach another battle. There are several grunts and a covenant turret attacking nearby marines.
    1. Destroy the turret first and then kill the grunts. Some infantry join your group.
    2. New Unit: Marines
    3. Marines are you basic ground fighters. They don't pack much punch, but can add some extra firepower in crucial battles. Their special attack is Grenades, which are very helpful for destroying buildings and vehicles. Marines are considered infantry units. You'll get access to other types of infantry as the game progresses.
    4. Just West is another battle. Here are a lot of marines fighting a small platoon of covenant. They don't really need your help, but attack the enemies anyways. Once the covenant are defeated the marines will join you. This also completes the optional objective for rescuing 4 marine groups.
    5. It seems that the covenant have taken over Alpha Base. Time to take it back.
    6. The base is protected by an energy shield. Your vehicles can't go through, but infantry can.
    7. Press B to un-highlight your army. You don't need your warthogs for this part.
    8. Now double-click A over any infantry unit. Pressing A twice automatically highlights any similar unit. So instead of highlighting just the 1 infantry unit, you'll gain control of all of them.
    9. Move your infantry through the shield and fight the nearby jackals.
    10. Jackals are anti-infantry units. They can snipe off your infantry from far away as they approach. Luckily, you have enough brute force to break through.
    11. TIP: Use grenades to more quickly kill the jackals. Press Y instead of X when you attack them.
    12. Now have your infantry attack the power source. It explodes and lowers the shield.
    13. You'll need the rest of your army for the next part. So add them back into your group.
    14. TIP: Press LB to highlight all of your units across the map. This is a useful tool if your units are spread far apart.
    15. Don't attack just yet! You'll get some air support if you wait. Your planes (you don't control them) drop bombs over the map and destroy much of the covenant.
    16. Now it's time to clean up what's left of the enemy forces.
    17. This isn't too tough. Move around the base clockwise killing the remaining grunts. Your army is big and can easily take the leftover covenant out.
    18. Once you've killed all of the grunts the base is yours. This completes your main mission objective.

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