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Beached Firefight - Halo 3: ODST

Fight for your life on the beach...

PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION!!!

A firefight map taking place on the start of Halo 3's mission: The Covenant. Enabling boons activates a set of scripts that sets up a war-like mode for the game. The main highlights of war mode is the featuring of pelicans flying around the map that reinforce you and can be boarded. (They'll drop you around the map) Also war mode features a scarab boss fight that only happens on boss rounds with multiple ways of killing it. (See spoilers for help)

For those that are firefight purists, simply boot up the mission with boons disabled to have a traditional firefight experience. Hope ya'll enjoy!

NOTE: WAR MODE features HEAVY RNG. It is NOT balanced but it's a lot of fun on legendary :) Also, while flood firefight "works" on this map it is highly recommended that you play against COVENANT.

FEATURES:
GLOBAL
- Brute Shock Trooper (uses red plasma rifle)
- Restored the plasma rifle in covenant squads (blue)
- Grunt ultras and spec ops now use both the red and blue plasma rifle
- H3 SMG is properly functioning
- H3 Magnum is properly functioning

WAR MODE
(Enable Boons to activate)
- Scarab Boss (only on boss rounds)
- Pelicans that drop off troops
- 2 Pelicans that can fly you around the map
- Mongeese squads to help with Scarab fight
- Ambient battles (hornets and banshees spawn during Scarab fight
- Warthog reinforcements

SCARAB SPOILERS:
A pelican spawns in after 3 minutes and has a nav point. You can board the pelican by simply running into the back passenger bay on foot (or with a mongoose). Once inside, the pelican will take off after about 10 seconds and fly you above the Scarab. Choose your jump point wisely as fall damage can easily kill you if you miss. If you don't get a good drop point the pelican will drop you off and repeat after about 5 minutes. If you're still having difficulty I've added 3 missile pods that spawn after about 7 minutes at spawn that should get you on the Scarab. Additionally, mongoose rocket squads will constantly spawn every 3 minutes after being wiped out.