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Q. Will the cover system work like the garrison button? or will they be 2 seperate things?
A. I guess you could say so. There are places on the map where some units can be ordered to enter, when they do they are provided a bonus for being in cover.
Q. Do hunters come in pairs or not?
A. They come as hunters come. ;)
Q. Can Spartans Jack Scarabs? And if so do they jump on it, go inside, and kill the crew/lekegolo worms?
A. There are some units that you will have to defeat the old fashion way.
Q. In skirmish, what are some of the team colors available?
A. I believe the colors used for players are red, dark blue, light blue, green, pinkish purple, yellowish orange
Q. So when was the map editor confirmed again?
A. Never
Q. When you upgrade a unit, for any reason, is it retro-active, or take effect on units that have already been constructed.
A. When you upgrade a unit, all units in the field and those produced by you after the upgrade will be upgraded.
Q. Are the Flaming Warthog and Honor Guard Wraith any different from the regular Warthog and Wraith besides their appearance??
A. No.
Q. Do Firebases have 5 or 6 build pads?
A. There are 3, 5, and 7 slots depending on the size of the base.
Q. Which Leader unit is the Strongest?
A. Ideally none of them and all of them :)
Q. Will their be a formation selection for grouped masses? Such as line formation, shield formation. etc. and will they promote to specific strengths and weaknesses in the unit group?
A. No
Q. Is there any way/game mode/ or something that allows you to build all units and leader specific units one one team, so have elephants, cyclops's and grizzles on a single team?
A. Nope. Well technically if you play a 3 v 3 you could get all the units from one faction on the same "team", and all the units in the "game".
Q. Paragon is the Mongoose going to be in the game?
A. No.
Q. Ok, so we all know that O.D.S.T are in the game. Can you tell us anything else about them...
A. In skirmish and Multiplayer they are only available from one leader.
Q. Alright, I think I've got a good one, can you have the CPU set as an ally? Or will it just be you like it was in Starcraft and Starcraft 2?
A. You can have a CPAI ally.
Q. Is forge the only leader that can drive a vehicle? And if so, is he always stuck in it or can he get out?
A. During the campaign Forge will often start in a 'hog. When he is removed from the warthog, he can not return to one.
Q. What is the population of 1 marine squad, and are the lowest level covenant squad population costs similar?
A. The pop cost of marine squad and a grunt squad are similar.
Q. Are the flood playable.
A. No.
Q. Does the banshee upgrade into the Vampire, or are they both separate units?
A. They are separate units
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Q. Will players(allies) be able to exchange supplies?
A. There is a way for teammates to exhange supplies.
Q. Is the scout hog faster than the regular warthog or gause hog?
A. No.
Q. Will the skirmish and online mode feature 1-4 or 1-8 players?
A. 1v1, 2v2, 3v3s
Q. Will a Forge/Map Editor type mode be made for this game, so we can compete against each other on custom maps?
A. No.
Q. Will there be a theater also like on Halo 3, so we can record battles and pick favourites to keep?
A. No.
Q. Do units react to the weather at all?
A. Weather does not affect gameplay.
Q. Will the demo come out in the new year?
A. I don't know yet.
Q. Can you play the entire game co-op?
A. That depends on what you mean by entire game? You can play the the campaign Cooperatively and team up with a friend in skirmish and of course in MP.
Q. Also, when playing co-op are you and your partner controlling the same units and stuff or are you on differnt teams but allied?
A. In co-op you are on the same team and share resources, pop cap, and bases but you will have your own units to control. Also You can gift units you are controlling to your partner.
Q. when playing co-op, if a person leaves, does the game end like in halo 3?
A. The scenario ends.
Q. My question is are you able to play the campaign cooperatively using system link
A. yes.
Q. Is there splitscreen?
A. You can play with others via system link or Xbox live.
Q. Will the covenant have an equivalent to a type of anti air unit?
A. The Covenant have a "hard" counter to air units, yes.
Q. Is there a free for all (FFA) game mode?
A. No.
Q. Can you quite a game? or, will it be like gears where you are there till the end, unless you shut off your 360 or lag out?
A. Yes you can resign a match, and then quit out of the game.
Q. How will ammo be used in the game, if at all?
A, Ammo is unlimited and not a factor in the game.
Q. If I were to play a game of 2v2 or 3v3 would that lower the pop cap down in the multiplayer? Like most RTS ports on the xbox360? Or would it be able to handle the mass amounts of amrys?
A. Pop caps are not tied to the number of players in the game.
Q. Are all the maps able to handle a 3v3 match?
A. No. not all maps are set up to handle 3v3s, but you can play with less players on bigger maps. For example I could play a 1v1 on a map designed for 3v3.
Q. Oh also, can you have 2v2v2 battles?
A. No, two teams only.
Q. I forgot to ask graeme this, but can the button layout be changed?
A. It is a set control scheme.