Halo 3 cheats for weapons, skulls and armor tips

Did you know there are Halo 3 cheats for weapons and other effects? Also listed are skulls and armor tips in both videos and text.

CHEATS AND TIPS:
Halo 3 for Xbox 360The following cheats can be performed during a local match or replay only. You must simultaneously press and hold the following buttons for three seconds to toggle the effect on or off.

Keys description:
LB = Left Bumper
RB = Right Bumper
LS = Click in on Left Analog Stick
RS = Click in on Right Alalog Stick

Code effect:
* LB + RB + LS + A + Down [D-Pad] enables: Toggle “Hide Weapon”.
* LB + RB + LS + A + Up [D-Pad] enables: Toggle “Show Coordinates”.
* [Hold LS + RS] Press Left on D-Pad enables: Toggle Pan-Cam / Normal while Show Coordinates is on for different “Camera Modes”.

Getting extra grenades:
* In multiplayer or system link mode, when you kill someone make sure you slash their dead body with the Energy Sword to get more grenades.

How to get infinite Spartan Laser ammo in mission “Halo”:
* Once you meet up with Sergeant Johnson shoot him until he falls down and drops the Spartan Laser. Quickly pick it up, and shoot it at him. Keep shooting him until he kills you. When you respawn, knock him down again, and pick up his laser. He should get back up with another laser on his back. When he does, shoot him down again, and pick up the new gun he drops. This laser should now have unlimited Spartan ammunition, making it easier to destroy the Guilty Spark 343.

Skull collecting to unlock new armor parts:
Before you start collecting skulls, remember that you have to start the stage from the beginning (not from a checkpoint), but once you acquire the skull you’re seeking, you can save and quit at any time without finishing the stage. This will make collecting skulls quicker if you already finished the game before.

SILVER SKULL LOCATIONS:

1. Blind (location Sierra 117): The arms of the player and the motion tracker disappear.
2. Cowbell (location The Ark): Your explosives increase in strength.
3. Grunt Birthday Party (location Crow’s Nest): If you manage to get a headshot on a Grunt, the Grunt will explode.


4. I Would Have Been Your Daddy (location The Covenant): Unlocks new dialogue for the campaign.

GOLD SKULL LOCATIONS:

5. Black Eye (location Crow’s Nest): When activated, you will have to battle enemies with melee tactics to regain shield energy.
6. Catch (location The Storm): When activated, enemies will throw more grenades.
7. Famine (location The Ark): When activated, dropped weapons will hold less ammunition.
8. Fog (location Floodgate): When activated, the motion tracker disappears.
9. Iron (location Sierra 117): When activated, you will be sent back to the beginning of the stage you’re on when you die instead of to the last checkpoint.
10. Mythic (location Halo): When activated, all enemies will have twice as much health.
11. Thunderstorm (location The Covenant): When activated, enemies will be of a higher rank.
12. Tilt (location Cortana): When activated, enemies will become more resilient to your attacks.
13. Tough Luck (location Tsavo Highway): When activated, enemies are skilled at getting away from projectiles such as grenades.

HAYABUSA ARMOR:
Collect Skulls to obtain the first three pieces of the Hayabusa Armor. To get the Chest piece, collect six Skulls. To get the Shoulders piece, collect nine Skulls. To get the Helmet piece, collect all thirteen Skulls.

KATANA ARMOR:
To unlock the Katana, which is a non-usable item that is essentially the fourth piece of Hayabusa Armor, get all thirteen Skulls in the game, and achieve a gamerscore of 1,000. Meaning you’ll have to complete all achievements to get it.

COMPLETE ALL ACHIEVEMENTS:
There are 49 achievements with a total of 1,000 Gamerscore points. 36 achievements for campaign and 13 achievements for multiplayer.

Achievement (Gamerscore points) — How to unlock it.

1. Askar (10) — Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the fourth mission.
2. Assault (30) — Finish the fourth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
3. Black Eye (10) — Find and claim this skull when playing on Normal, Heroic or Legendary difficulty.
4. Campaign Complete: Heroic (125) — Finish the Campaign on Heroic (normal is unlocked as well).
5. Campaign Complete: Legendary (125) — Finish the Campaign on Legendary (normal and heroic are unlocked as well).
6. Campaign Complete: Normal (125) — Finish the Campaign on Normal.
7. Catch (10) — Find and claim this skull when playing on Normal, Heroic or Legendary difficulty.
8. Cavalier (10) — Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the third mission.
9. Cleansing (30) — Finish the fifth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
10. Demon (10) — Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the second mission.
11. Exterminator (10) — Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the fifth mission.
12. Famine (10) — Find and claim this skull when playing on Normal, Heroic or Legendary difficulty.
13. Fear the Pink Mist (5) — Kill 5 enemies with the needler in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign.
14. Fog (10) — Find and claim this skull when playing on Normal, Heroic or Legendary difficulty.
15. Graduate (10) — Earn 5 EXP or finish 10 games to complete the requirements for basic training (Online).
16. Guerilla (10) — Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the first mission.
17. Headshot Honcho (5) — Kill 10 enemies with headshots in a ranked free for all playlist or in campaign.
18. Holdout (20) — Finish the second mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
19. Iron (10) — Find and claim this skull when playing on Normal, Heroic or Legendary difficulty.
20. Killing Frenzy (5) — Kill 10 enemies without dying in any ranked free for all playlist (Online).
21. Landfall (20) — Finish the first mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
22. Last Stand (40) — Finish the seventh mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
23. Lee R Wilson Memorial (5) — Score 5 grenade sticks in any ranked free for all playlist (Online).
24. Marathon Man (40) — Locate and access all Terminals in the Campaign.
25. Maybe Next Time Buddy (5) — Board the same vehicle within 10 seconds after being boarded in any free for all playlist (Online).
26. Mongoose Mowdown (5) — Splatter an enemy with the mongoose in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).
27. MVP (5) — Earn the MVP in any ranked playlist (Online).
28. Mythic (10) — Find and claim this skull when playing on Normal, Heroic or Legendary difficulty.
29. Orpheus (10) — Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the eigth mission.
30. Overkill (5) — Kill 4 enemies within 4 seconds of one another in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).
31. Ranger (10) — Score over 50,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the sixth mission.
32. Reclaimer (10) — Score over 15,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the final mission.
33. Refuge (30) — Finish the sixth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
34. Return (50) — Finish the final mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
35. Spartan Officer (25) — Advance to the Spartan Officer ranks (Online).
36. Steppin’ Razor (5) — Score a Triple Kill with the sword in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).
37. The Key (40) — Finish the eigth mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
38. The Road (20) — Finish the third mission of the Campaign on Normal, Heroic, or Legendary.
39. Thunderstorm (10) — Find and claim this skull when playing on Normal, Heroic or Legendary difficulty.
40. Tilt (10) — Find and claim this skull when playing on Normal, Heroic or Legendary difficulty.
41. Too Close to the Sun (5) — Destroy an enemy banshee with the spartan laser or missile pod in a ranked playlist or in campaign.
42. Tough Luck (10) — Find and claim this skull when playing on Normal, Heroic or Legendary difficulty.
43. Triple Kill (5) — Kill 3 enemies within 4 seconds of one another in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).
44. Two for One (5) — Score a Double Kill with a single spartan laser shot in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).
45. UNSC Spartan (15) — Earn your Sergeant rating to be recognized as a true Spartan (Online).
46. Up Close and Personal (5) — Kill 5 enemies by melee or assassination in a ranked free for all playlist (Online).
47. Used Car Salesman (5) — Destroy a vehicle that has three enemies in it in a ranked playlist or in campaign.
48. Vanguard (10) — Score over 50,000 points in the Campaign meta-game on the seventh mission.
49. We’re in for Some Chop (5) — Destroy an enemy vehicle with equipment in a ranked playlist or in campaign.

If you want to know what achievement specifically unlocks what armor piece, lookup “Armor Permutations” at Gamefaqs.