Hack 13. Camouflage the Master Chief

Give the Master Chief access to the Arbiter's Active Camouflage.

In terms of actually going through Campaign mode, this is probably the most useful skull. It gives you the ability to play all of the levels with the Arbiter's Active Camouflage (AC) ability. AC is a huge advantage because it allows you to sneak up on enemies from behind. Instead of wasting ammo, you can simply melee your targets. In addition, getting the Envy skull is the first step toward Infinite AC [Hack #42].

To activate this skull, you must play the Delta Halo level on Legendary until you reach the mission objective entitled "Push through the Covenant-held ruins." When you pick up this skull, the notification text "Envy" will appear.

The skull is quite far into the Delta Halo level, but the good news is that you can get through most of the required area using the Scorpion main battle tank. In addition, if you use the Grunt Birthday Party skull [Hack #11] or the Getting Above Delta Halo hack [Hack #33], you will find the first section much easier to complete.

After you drive the Scorpion tank through a maze of caves, you will come to the last area accessible to this large tank you'll need to proceed on foot from there. That open area has a large central structure surrounded by columns (see Figures 2-21 and 2-23).

Figure 2-21. The Envy skull location is just to the left of the reticle

To get to the skull, go up the ramp on the left side of the area. Once you're on this ramp, continue up until you are on the landing where there are some plasma turrets. Follow this landing all the way to the far side and you'll see a large stone that is blocking a small opening in the wall (see Figure 2-22). Jump on top of the stone, and jump again to get onto a thin ledge. From this small ledge, turn left and crouch jump [Hack #1] up to the top of the wall. This jump will take you over a tree trunk and bring you to the side of the cliff.

Once you're on this platform, go to where the wall meets the hillside. Jump onto the dirt, and follow the stone wall all the way to the top. When you're on the top of this wall, you can look down toward the center and you might see two cloaked Elites facing one another the Envy skull is between them. Note that the skull and the Elites are often invisible until you jump down to the skull's resting place (see Figure 2-23). Activate this skull and prepare to fade into the woodwork.

Figure 2-22. Running to the jump spot

Figure 2-23. Looking down after collecting the Envy skull