Its been awhile since I made a video but I assure you more will be coming very very soon. I would like to thank PikachuMaster1 for his help on this one.
This is how to counter an infantry rush with UNSC while fighting Covenant. Halo Wars has a rock paper scissors approach so the opvious choice if your enemy is doing an infantry rush are vehicles and anti-infantry guns.
Step 1: Build warehouse and get supplies
Step 2: Build Supply Depot and Reactor
Step 3: Recon – Loop around the base and see what you can see – always wait a min or two before doing this so you don’t waste a guy
Now we notice that he already has a prophet AND he built a hall.
Prophet + Hall = Infantry Rush
Step 4: Build 2x Turrets
Step 5: Build field armory and supply depot and reactor
Step 6: Upgrade Turrets to Level 2
Step 7: Produce Warthogs with Chaingun
Step 8: Make ANTI INFANTRY Turrets
The attack usually starts around 5mins or so.
Target the LEADER first because they will go after your turrets. After Leader is dead kill anything else.
Once you have defeated the rush send your forces to the enemy base to attack tactical buildings.
Remember VEHICLES beat INFANTRY so know your paper rock scissor rules with this game!
-Ethan
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April 20th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Any tips on how to pump out scorpions quick aswell and still have defenses to stop a quick rush or cripple
April 25th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
hey i was woundering if you would teach me how to do that little trick were you had a hog getting supplys and after he was done with one supply group and then went to another one with out you doing it please tell me how thenks. if you want you can just send it to my gammer tag xF L E M I S Hx thanks.
May 18th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Hi, I am subscribed to your videos on youtube my name on there is greenymeany or greeemeany. I really love all of your strategies, but when my pc crashed I had to get an old one that has Linux on it and it won’t let me install the flash player needed to play the youtube videos anymore and was wondering if you could upload download links so I cooould put them on another device that doesn’t have internet? Also for your strategies what is the easiest most effective and least counterable one that you know of? I tried your halo wars cheiften rush you said it was very cheap yet very effective, but when I tried it in 1v1 I would build my temple build 3 warehouses once my brute cheiften was there I sent him and the chopper over to the other base, but he already had units and took my guys out easily he already had a barracks and everything so I kept makeing brutes but he captured another base and they are so lsow so they crossover one by one and died one by one. So next I am going to try the chopper rush because you said you liked it more then the cheiften rush. Thankyou for the awesome videos
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June 17th, 2009 at 6:57 am
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August 6th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
To Everyone,
This message is for Josh and the guy who writes this blog and updates the videos. I have a scorpion rush critique:
Regular Scorpion Rush:
1. Supply
2. Supply
3. Supply
4. Reactor
5. Upgrade your base
6. Reactor
7. Factory
a. Begin making scorpion when factory is complete
8. Supply
9. Pump out Scorpions
There is a faster way to Scorpion rush. It gets your tanks out 30-40 secs earlier than the above strategy.
1. Supply
2. Supply
3. Supply
4. Reactor
5. Upgrade base
6. Reactor
7. Factory
a. Begin making scorpion when the factory is complete
8. Factory
a. Begin making scorpion when the factor is complete
b. after your first scorpion on this factory is complete, depending on
amount of supplies you have you might be able to queue up another
scorpion before your 3rd is done in your first factory. If you can,
go ahead and queue it up. If your third scorpion is already done in your
first factory, go ahead and destroy your second factory and build a
supply pad.
9. Attack with 3 Scorpions and pelican in the 4th, 5th, and 6th.
This strategy, like I said, is a bit faster than only building one factory. But, if your are very good at collecting your own supplies and stealing the enemies than you can actually afford to queue up a 4th Scorpion on your second factory before your actual 3rd Scorpion on your first factory is done. I have not seen a faster solid, 5min rush with Scorpions.
Breaking the Rush with Scorpions
You can implement the above Scorpion rush strategy, but instead of step 8 being a 2nd factory, you build a barracks and put Spartans in your first 3 tanks. These will allow your tanks to be stronger, but also take over rushing enemy vehicles when your tanks are destroyed.
1. Supply
2. Supply
3. Supply
4. Reactor
5. Upgrade base
6. Reactor
7. Factory
a. Begin making scorpion when the factory is complete
8. Barracks
a. After you have queued up 3 tanks on your first factory, make 3
Spartans.
9. After your 3 Spartans are in your tanks make 2 turrets.
This is pretty effective against any 5min or more rush.
I hope this information helps anyone looking to increase Halo Wars knowledge relative to Forge. Enjoy it!
Tyler
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October 14th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
Dude like i hope ur not tryna say that ur nice. because playing against computers dosnt show anything. i would like 2 see how u would do against sum1 real on xbox live or me (IBRiiCKz=gamertag) because u will never know what the other person is making …….. but nice website : )
November 9th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Hi just saying excellent website and i was wondering if anyone will try and counter my rush? if anyone is up for it my XBL gamertag is
xoo moody xxoo
i welcome all challengers. also im not saying that im excellent im just saying that i have quite a strong rush. good luck =D
January 13th, 2010 at 6:58 pm
your videos r really helpful thankz a lot also at the legendary ending of halo wars when serena says captain wake up something has happened, wat does she mean? in my opinion i think that they should make a second halo wars or a halo 4 about how they find master chief and they make it into an amazing strategy game if you think this idea is crazy or if you just dont care please respond and tell me wat u think thankz
August 18th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Hi! I was thinking if you could maybe do overall map strategies. Perhaps give a few pointers on how to use the advantages in the maps, such as Sniper Towers and Reactors, Energy Walls, Terrain, and other junk like that.
And then is there such thing as a Spartan Shutdown rush? It’s not a rush to end the game, you just charge 3 Spartans over and cause general havoc over there. They can really only counter with infantry which then makes your job easier by making you only have to use Flame-throwers to counter. In other words, it forces your enemy to go down a particular path. Plus, if you were Anders, you could easily upgrade them with enough effort.
Again, not sure of how effective it is but perhaps you could give it a shot?