question about Sacred Icon

OK, so you've turned the Library shield off and are heading to the next
level, Quarantine Zone, through the Flood, Sentinels and those other huge
things. You go through a few rooms (like the ones you came through at the
start of the level), each with a piston you activate to get to the next one.
Following so far? lol OK, so the very first room you have to get through is
where I have little problems, the one where you hear Marine chatter over the
radio. Basically, what's the best strategy for getting through this room?
More often than not I die before I get to the exit piston, even on Easy (but
then I'm a crap gamer!) My main problem is dealing with those "spawn"
Flood - the big fat wobbly things that explode (why didn't they find better
names for these things?Describing them is tricky!). As you get to the end of
that room you are confronted by at least 5 of these things, and given that
in Halo2 the Flood seem more lethal this time - it only takes 3 or 4 pops on
your shield to kill you - it makes dealing with them even harder! The
stealth camo is fine but doesn't last long and can easily be brought down by
any Flood contact. Don't get me wrong, when dealing with the other Flood -
human and Covenant infested versions - I'm fine. It's just dealing with
these specific Flood at this specific spot on this specific level that's
driving me nuts. I've managed to get through 3 times without dying on that
spot! Mostly by luck, me thinks.

Cheers
Tim

First of all, there are names for the different types of Flood, it's just
that they're only stated in the Halo books. The ones you're having trouble
with are called Carrier Forms, or just Carriers for short. Carriers are
easily dealt with by popping them from afar with a shot or two from pretty
much any weapon. Just don't get close to them.

On 12/4/04 1:30 PM, in article #qINBej2EHA.1400@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
"Tim.T" <jblack 2001 at btopenworld dot com> wrote:

> OK, so you've turned the Library shield off and are heading to the next
> level, Quarantine Zone, through the Flood, Sentinels and those other huge
> things. You go through a few rooms (like the ones you came through at the
> start of the level), each with a piston you activate to get to the next one.
> Following so far? lol OK, so the very first room you have to get through is
> where I have little problems, the one where you hear Marine chatter over the
> radio. Basically, what's the best strategy for getting through this room?
> More often than not I die before I get to the exit piston, even on Easy (but
> then I'm a crap gamer!) My main problem is dealing with those "spawn"
> Flood - the big fat wobbly things that explode (why didn't they find better
> names for these things?Describing them is tricky!). As you get to the end of
> that room you are confronted by at least 5 of these things, and given that
> in Halo2 the Flood seem more lethal this time - it only takes 3 or 4 pops on
> your shield to kill you - it makes dealing with them even harder! The
> stealth camo is fine but doesn't last long and can easily be brought down by
> any Flood contact. Don't get me wrong, when dealing with the other Flood -
> human and Covenant infested versions - I'm fine. It's just dealing with
> these specific Flood at this specific spot on this specific level that's
> driving me nuts. I've managed to get through 3 times without dying on that
> spot! Mostly by luck, me thinks.
>
> Cheers
> Tim
>
>

Devala Rees wrote:
> First of all, there are names for the different types of Flood, it's just
> that they're only stated in the Halo books. The ones you're having trouble
> with are called Carrier Forms, or just Carriers for short. Carriers are
> easily dealt with by popping them from afar with a shot or two from pretty
> much any weapon. Just don't get close to them.
>
I think he meant the little ones that are more like bugs are killing him
and not the carrier forms.

To deal with them the best is to just run ahead of them or step back and
try to melee them as they come. If you are going to use a weapon on them
try the shot gun. It'll take at least 3 out if you're standing close
enough and they're bunched together.

-stu

Just run thru the level and jump over them and everything else.





"Tim.T" <jblack 2001 at btopenworld dot com> wrote in message
news:%23qINBej2EHA.1400@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> OK, so you've turned the Library shield off and are heading to the next
> level, Quarantine Zone, through the Flood, Sentinels and those other huge
> things. You go through a few rooms (like the ones you came through at the
> start of the level), each with a piston you activate to get to the next
one.
> Following so far? lol OK, so the very first room you have to get through
is
> where I have little problems, the one where you hear Marine chatter over
the
> radio. Basically, what's the best strategy for getting through this room?
> More often than not I die before I get to the exit piston, even on Easy
(but
> then I'm a crap gamer!) My main problem is dealing with those "spawn"
> Flood - the big fat wobbly things that explode (why didn't they find
better
> names for these things?Describing them is tricky!). As you get to the end
of
> that room you are confronted by at least 5 of these things, and given that
> in Halo2 the Flood seem more lethal this time - it only takes 3 or 4 pops
on
> your shield to kill you - it makes dealing with them even harder! The
> stealth camo is fine but doesn't last long and can easily be brought down
by
> any Flood contact. Don't get me wrong, when dealing with the other Flood -
> human and Covenant infested versions - I'm fine. It's just dealing with
> these specific Flood at this specific spot on this specific level that's
> driving me nuts. I've managed to get through 3 times without dying on that
> spot! Mostly by luck, me thinks.
>
> Cheers
> Tim
>
>

"Tim.T" <jblack 2001 at btopenworld dot com> wrote in message
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> My main problem is dealing with those "spawn"
> Flood - the big fat wobbly things that explode (why didn't they find
better
> names for these things?Describing them is tricky!). As you get to the end
of
> that room you are confronted by at least 5 of these things, and given that
> in Halo2 the Flood seem more lethal this time - it only takes 3 or 4 pops
on
> your shield to kill you - it makes dealing with them even harder!

In general if you keep moving they have a harder time getting to you. If
there aren't a lot of them, I'll generally let them pop on my shield to save
ammo, then back up if there are more coming.

The other advice about shooting them is good as well. If you're having
trouble hitting them, the shotgun and SMG have a wide angle to their shots
and may make them easier to hit.