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Halo: Reach is the first game in the series to add sprint. As a speedrun, it has many tricks, but it is less popular than the main trilogy.

Halo Runs record page: http://www.haloruns.com/records?lb=500 (click the timestamps for video links)

==Basic Techniques==

===Sprint and jumping===
Unlike other games with sprint such as Call of Duty, in Reach your sprint meter continues to be used up if you jump while sprinting. This means that bunny-hopping is not useful as a sprint preservation technique. However, since jumping preserves some of your momentum, you can gain a little extra distance out of your sprint by jumping at near the end of a sprint. Testing shows this can save over a second for every 4 full sprints. http://pastebin.com/V5VruCH6

===Noob Combo===
Well known trick that consists in using an EMP for taking out the shields of any Elite and then switching to a Magnum or DMR to kill it with a headshot.

===Cutscene Skips===
Most of the cutscenes can be skiped by holding (Y) and (A) at the same time before they even start, that can save up to 2 secs per level in a Full Game Run.

===Slide Jumping===
This consists on keeping your vertical momentum (from jumping from a cliff or a normal jump) to gain more speed by jumping as soon as  you land on a slope.

===Grenade Jumping===
As in some other shooters you can use a grenade explosion to gain extra height on a jump, something very useful when we talk about speedruns, can be used for skipping some triggers and also reaching some objectives. You can do this with almost any explosion in the game (Concussion Rifle, Vehicle Explosion, etc) you can try doing it with a Rocket or a Plasma nade but you will mostly die.

===Box Launching===
Similar to Halo 3, using an ammo crate (UNSC), a Gravity Hammer and a Grenade for launching, is a common trick used for jumptages and barely used in this game's speedrun. There are very few places where you can boxlaunch and save some seconds (this trick is more common in ILs).

==Level Strategies==

*[[Winter Contingency]]
*[[ONI: Sword Base]]
*[[Nightfall]]
*[[Tip of the Spear]]
*[[Long Night of Solace]]
*[[Exodus]]
*[[New Alexandria]]
*[[The Package]]
*[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach)]]
*[[Lone Wolf]]

==Enemies==
The enemies in Reach underwent a major change from the main trilogy. Elite ranks were reorganized. In addition, AI of other enemies behaves somewhat differently.

===Elites===
'''Minor''' Elites are blue color, they have weak shields (a melee is enought to take them out on legendary difficulty) and not much health.

'''Major''' Elites are a red-orange color, not to be confused with the gold armor of Generals. Have more shields and health than minors, when unshielded, they can withstand a melee on easy difficulty.

'''Spec Ops''' Elites are black color they are the weakest elites in the game, less shields and health than the minors and always have active camo on.

'''Ranger''' Elites in Reach are white color with jetpacks. They were changed so they can no longer continuously fly. Instead, they perform extended jumps, much like Jump Pack Brutes. They have been seen using plasma repeaters, needle rifles, concussion rifles, and focus rifles.

'''Ultra''' Elites are white color. They will occasionally use Armor Lock to tank explosions, such as grenades or needler supercombines. Unlike in Halo 2, they possess no sword pull ability, their shields can tank a plasma grenade on legendary difficulty.

'''Zealot''' Elites are maroon/purple color, have more health and shields. They appear on the levels [[Winter Contingency]], [[Tip of the Spear]], and [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach)]].

'''General''' Elites are gold color and have the strongest shields of all the Elites (besides BOB), even stronger than Zealots. They are also fairly common. They are usually found wielding swords or heavy weapons (FRG/Plasma Launcher).

'''Field Marshal''' Elites are basically Generals but with a shield than can handle an emp, one of them is encountered at the end of The Pillar of Autumn. He's noticeably faster and more responsive, and carries two weapons, fuel rod gun and energy swordd.

'''BOB''' Elites are golden rangers and can take a full EMP without losing their shields. They can be seen in every level carrying concussion rifles or fuel rods.

===Other Enemies===
In Halo: Reach, killing one Brute after another often triggers a chain reaction of berserking. Imagine the Brutes as operating in pairs, like the Hunters in Halo 2 and 3. Berserking Brutes will rush you in an unconvincing manner, compared to the fast moving ones in Halo 2 and 3.