Halo 3 ODST (Mission 4) Uplift Reserve Walkthrough
Video Walkthrough: Halo 3 ODST (Mission 4) Uplift Reserve
Uplift Reserve is the next mission for us in ODST and it puts us in control of Dutch, another member of the ODST squad. Killing any Covenant during this mission is 100% optional, in fact the only thing you need to do for this mission is to drive through the entire level.
This mission begins with Dutch near a crashed Warthog in a large battle arena. Defeat the attacking Brutes, flip the Warthog and get inside. Explaining to you where to go is a bit difficult because there will be many twists and turns throughout this mission. I personally recommend you watch my Mission 4: Uplift Reserve Youtube Video Walkthrough for the exact path through this mission.
First thing's first you'll want to drive the Warthog down the northwestern path out of this battle arena. You'll drive past a few Wraiths and a Brute Chopper (all of which you'll want to avoid). This path will lead you to a building which will have a Ghost parked outside (pictured below). If you're playing single player I strongly recommend you swap to the Ghost because it offers you more mobility and speed.
Ghost sitting near the start of the level
After you pass through the building the path will split but both routes lead you to the same area. Drive across the water and continue until you reach a dirt path that leads up to a road overhead. The road in question will have dozens of Covenant on it including turrets - all of which I normally drive right past.
Follow the road until it ends into a dirt path and forks. Both of the forks will take you to the same location up ahead but the one on the right that goes through the canyons is a bit faster. This path will lead you into a gigantic battle arena which you may recognize if you've played ODST's Firefight because it's the Lost Platoon Firefight Map.
This battle arena is going to be the hardest one for you to make it through because there are a lot of enemies near the exit we need. In the far eastern side of this battle arena you'll find a pair of Wraiths and Brute Choppers along with a couple of Covenant turrets all of which will be shooting at you as you drive through (pictured below). To make matters a little bit worse, the ground in this area is uneven and it's easy to lose control and drive into the wall.
If you're struggling with this area my advice to you is to get out of your vehicle and take out the enemy Choppers/Turrets. The Wraiths are pretty easy to avoid so I consider dealing with them as optional. After passing this area you'll drive across a long bridge during which there will be a scene in the background. On the bridge you'll find a flipped Warthog (if you're interested) and there will be a Ghost sitting in the room on the opposite side of the bridge.
You can also find a Health Pack (if needed) in the large circular room that the Ghost sits in. Switch vehicles if yours is heavily damaged and continue into the next battle arena. There will be a bunch of Covenant Turrets placed along the path we need to go up and it can be a bit risky going up this path depending on your difficulty. If needed you can hop out and take out a few of the Turrets before proceeding.
The next area you come across will have a large circular Covenant platform in the middle and a bunch of enemies to keep you distracted. Skip this entire area and take the south/southeastern path that the Wraith is guarding to proceed to the final battle arena of the mission.
Much like the rest of this mission, there will be a bunch of Covenant in this next battle arena but you don't have to actually kill any of them. Our destination is a small exit in the northeastern portion of this area; all you need to do is drive the vehicle you're in over the cliff's edge and the mission will be complete. Normally my advice here is to make a mad dash to the cliff's edge so that you can finish the mission. A screenshot of the area I am talking about is below so you know exactly where to drive.
Drive your vehicle over this edge to complete the mission
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