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Zone Ranger achievement in Halo Infinite

Zone Ranger

Secure 5 zones in a Strongholds game in a matchmade game.

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How to unlock the Zone Ranger achievement

  • Novaan VerdianoNovaan Verdiano
    15 Nov 2021 15 Nov 2021 08 Dec 2021
    It appears all of these "in a matchmade game" achievements can be earned in Bot Bootcamp, though you might find this particular achievement easier to do in Quick Play or even Ranked. For this particular one, you need to defend five of your controlled zones in a single game. You will get a "zone secured" and some score if you clear out all enemies who are inside a zone you control. Personally, I had to contest it while doing so (let them get some progress on capping first) and it doesn't matter if you kill them or they leave the zone. What seems to matter is that every enemy is out of the zone, one way or another, while you're still in it.

    //Addition from Delta748: "It counted as a zone secure for me when the zone had been partially secured by the enemy team and I walked into it, so it's ok to kill them from a distance (I assume you have to be the first into the zone after that)."

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    EnceIaduXIf you have 4 controllers, join bot boot camp with 4 split screen accounts, capture 1 base and just let the AI take it a little bit, then kill. Really easy this way
    Posted by EnceIaduX on 23 Nov 22 at 18:40
    psportalI don't if I used the right settings or attempted it wrong, but this achievement did not unlock for me in custom.
    Posted by psportal on 02 Mar at 19:22
    Dr MartySince Bot Bootcamp has been removed, your best chances to get a Stronghold game (as of Mar 2024) will be in Ranked Arena. 3 out of 18 maps are Stronghold games (~17% chance). The only other playlist with Stronghold games is Halo 3 Refueled, but here Stronghold is only 2 out of 27 maps (7% chance).
    Also if you manage to get into a very low skill tier in Ranked games, it will make your competition that much weaker.
    Posted by Dr Marty on 10 Mar at 03:33
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  • count023count023
    22 Nov 2021 22 Nov 2021 22 Nov 2021
    An easy way to pull this off is with Bot Bootcamp. You have to basically cancel a capture of a control point by an enemy. (The Control point will have a partial ring around it of the opponant's team colour which goes away when you enter it).

    In Bot bootcamp, you don't even have to kill the enemies, pick and camp a control point somewhere in one of the levels, let the AI run in and start the cap. If you fire at him enough to pop shields, he'll backpedal out of the control area and retreat until his shields come back. That's your first secure. He'll run back in when his shields go back up, either pop them again or smoke the bot.

    you should be able to get your achievement before you hit the halfway mark of a match. The key is to not kill the bots every time they start capping, just chase them out of the control point long enough for you to turn it solid to your team's colour again.

    Out of all the maps, i found it easiest to pull this off on Control point C on Recharge. Hide behind the crates or the big cylindrical machine, the bots will tend to run in from the open are entry instead of the stairs, as long as they don't see you they'll run right to the control point.
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    Haseo ATCThe AI is pretty good at knowing when you're camping the control area and will frequently go after you instead of the zone. While camping is the best way to do this in bot bootcamp, it still takes a lot of luck and patience,
    Posted by Haseo ATC on 08 Feb 22 at 18:44
  • HashDKHashDK
    29 Nov 2021 27 Nov 2021 27 Nov 2021
    You can get a zone secured by resetting the enemy capture of a zone your team has captured.
    By doing that 5 times you'll get the achievement.

    Strongholds game mode can only be done in arena maps (quick play, bot bootcamp and ranked arena playlists) and is selected by chance among other game modes.

    Bot bootcamp would be the easiest since bots are easy but if your team is too good you might not be able to get all 5 in a match. Human players do tend to rush the zones more often so if you got a power weapon to clear them out of the zone you might also be able to get it that way.
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