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Close Quarters Combat achievement in Halo MCC

Close Quarters Combat

Halo CE: Complete The Truth and Reconciliation with at least four rounds left in your Sniper Rifle.

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How to unlock the Close Quarters Combat achievement

  • TheviusRacoonusTheviusRacoonus
    12 Nov 2014 12 Nov 2014 15 Nov 2014
    EDIT: xTGE mentioned that this can be easily achieved with the bandana skull activated, which gives you infinite ammo.

    This achievement is quite easy to get. I just got it on Heroic with little difficulty and 47 shots left, so it should be a cake walk on Easy. As far as I saw, I didn't see any Marines carrying any snipers, so your best bet is to stick with the one you start with.

    The sniper rifle is most useful at the beginning of the mission, when working your way toward the Covenant ship. Once on the ship, the sniper becomes basically useless. I would recommend replacing your AR with the Plasma Pistol as soon as possible since it is very effective at taking out Grunts and Jackals quickly, and for taking out Elite's shields.

    When fighting the Hunters (there are at least 6-8 in the level), if you constantly run around them, you can melee them in the back without them being able to shoot or hit you. This method can potentially save you health and ammo and is very easy to learn.

    Make sure you constantly have the sniper on hand and don't waste too much ammo, otherwise, restart the checkpoint. Using the Plasma Pistol and being on a lower difficulty is more than enough to get through the mission with well over 4 shots left.

    If you vote negative, please tell me why in the comments so I can try to make this solution as straightforward and helpful as possible.
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    xTGEYou should proberbly add that if you have the infinite ammo skull (I got for preordering) you never have to worry about ammo
    Posted by xTGE on 13 Nov 14 at 00:50
    TheviusRacoonusThat's a very good point. I'll be sure to add it in. Thanks for the input.
    Posted by TheviusRacoonus on 13 Nov 14 at 01:59
    L0RDXFLACK0more than easy to do on easy difficulty!
    Posted by L0RDXFLACK0 on 13 Nov 14 at 12:37
    SashamorningD'oh!! I did a speed run through the level, but I swapped out the sniper at the beginning. Nice guide. +1
    Posted by Sashamorning on 15 Nov 14 at 09:34
    CHERRY CHEERIOSGave me the one piece of info I was curious about (bandana skull). +1 from me!
    Posted by CHERRY CHEERIOS on 08 Dec 14 at 15:25
    dale smeegleThere's normally a sniper near the end. The part where your locked in a room with waves of enemies, big rectangular room with a couple of floors above, possibly beneath the end part of the level. There is a sniper on the floor with an overshield about 50m in front of a door that contains a skull but only opens for enemies to spawn.
    Posted by dale smeegle on 05 Apr 15 at 08:32
    Bernman 117This didn't pop for me until after I finished the mission then went back into the mission selection screen.
    Posted by Bernman 117 on 15 May 16 at 19:30
    TheviusRacoonusI'm pretty sure that was the achievement popping late. That's a common problem still with the Xbox One. Mine popped on the loading screen for Silent Cartographer immediately after completing the mission.
    Posted by TheviusRacoonus on 15 May 16 at 19:55
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