Here is a compilation of Cheats for Halo Wars:

Quickest way to win in Skirmish

• Play as UNSC
• Build four supply pads and upgrade them
• Two reactors anda field armory
• Buy mac rounds
• Move a warthog behind the enemy base and pray they don’t have turrets yet.
• The warthog will give you the sight range to destroy the enemy base in one move.
• Do this as quickly as you can and you will catch the other player off guard and beat them swiftly and easily.

Halo Wars Must Know Tips

Covenant Strategy – Wraith Rush

• Build a temple
• Build 3 Warehouses
• Upgrade Warehouses
• Build Factory
• Produce One Wraith Then Heavy Shield Upgrade
• Keep Building Wraiths
• Once You Have 3 Attack
• Set Global Rally Point To Teleport
• Once You Have About 6-7 Wraiths Build Some Elite Honor Guards For Good Measure

Thats it. This is a very effective strategy against either Cov or UNSC

Covenant Strategy – Ghost Rush with Prophet

This is the Ghost Rush for Halo Wars. This is a decent rush. Used it 3 times against both UNSC and Covenant. The Covenant countered it more effectively putting up more of a fight.

• Build Temple
• (Optional) Step: DONT Build Turrets. They will slow you down and we will have a large army anyway
• Send Ghost Out For Supplies
• Build 3 Warehouses (Upgrade Them)
• Build Factory
• Send Prophet to destroy rebels on BOTH sides
• Build Elite and Send To Forerunner Supply Depot
• Build Base On Other side After Prophet Destroys Them
• Build Ghosts
• Once You Have 16 Ghosts and Prophet – CHARGE
• Set Rally Point To Enemy Base
• Target Unit Production Structures
• Keep Building Ghosts

This is a solid rush but is one of the easier ones to counter. Ghosts are very weak so you need alot of them. The prophet is a MUST because of his cleansing beam.

Covenant Strategy – Banshee Rush
NOTE: Upgraded ground units BEAT air units…that’s why this strategy must have speed.

• Build warehouses
• Send Ghost to get supplies
• Build 2x Turrets
• After 3 warehouses built – build TEMPLE
• Build Summit – Keep gathering supplies with Ghost and Prophet alike
• Upgrade ALL warehouses FIRST
• Start pumping out Banshee’s till you have about 5
• Send 5 Banshees + Ghost + Prophet to enemy base and attack
• Move Rally Point to enemy base
• Target barracks, airpads, anything that can produce units

Sit back and enjoy your victory!

Covenant Strategy – Hunter Jackal Rush
Note: A hornet rush can counter this one….but its still a good rush.

• Build warehouses (leave 2 spots)
• Send out ghost to get supplies (farthest first)
• Build turrets if you want to
• Build Temple
• Upgrade warehouses
• Build hall
• Start producing Jackals and Hunters in a 2:1 Ratio
• 2 Jackal Units for every Hunter Unit
• Charge once you have a decent size group
• Change Rally Point to enemy base
• Concentrate fire on key buildings

Enjoy your victory.

USNC Strategy – Hornet Rush
Note: This takes a few mins longer than the Warthog Rush but it is more powerful and prevents hunters from killing you fast.

• Build 4 supply depots
• Build Turrets to defend
• Send Warthog out gathering supplies
• Build Reactors
• Build Air Pad
• Start cranking out Hornets
• Upgrade ALL Supply Pads (Priority 1)
• Once Supply Pads are upgraded go heavy on the hornets
• Once You Have 12-15 of them CHARGE!

Sit back, enjoy a cold one, and relish your victory.

USNC Strategy – Warthog Rush
NOTE: Simple rush but speed is of the essence AS usual with any RUSH.

• Build 2x Supply Pads, 1x Reactor – IN THAT ORDER
• Build 2x Supply Pads and with the remaining 150 – buy another warthog
• Send your current warthog searching for supplies
• Once 2x Supply Depots and Reactor are built – RESEARCH Gunner
• Keep building warthogs – your base should ALWAYS be working on a warthog after this
• Build last 2 supply pads
• Once you have a sizable force – CHARGE ahead
• When you encounter the Prophet of Regret concentrate ALL fire power on him
• Build Turrets If You Want…
• Move Rally Point To Enemy Base
• Concentrate fire on center of base and MAC blast it for good measure

That is the warthog rush that has never failed yet. The Covenant have to be dealt with quickly or they will overpower you.

UNSC Strategy – Elephant Rush
NOTE: The Elephant Rush is one of the fastest if not the fastest rush for the UNSC in Halo Wars. This strategy works great against noobs and pros alike but can still be countered.

• Build Elephant
• Create Supply Depots with the rest of your money
• Send warthog out to gather supplies
• Build marines from the elephant while supply depots are coming up
• Maintain balance of Marines always being trained and Supply depots always being built at the same time.
• Once supply depots are all built charge towards the base
• Target center building and shoot enemies as they come out
• Lock Elephant in front of base and keep pumping out marines and flame guys

Optional
You should have a bunch of money by now – recycled a supply depot and create reactor to get the MAC cannon up and ready JUST in case.

Marine Rush – Kill Your Enemy In 5 mins!
Note: This is probably one of the most popular strategies. The rush can catch your opponent off guard and end the game very quickly.

• Build Barracks and 2 Supply Depots
• Send the warthog to gather supplies left laying around
• Put all of your money into producing marines
• Set The Rally Point
• Keep pumping out marines
• Rush Them When You Have About 12 Units
• Move Rally Point To The Enemy Base
• Concentrate Fire on Center Building
• Monitor Battle and Kill Torrents and Other Enemies

So, Halo Wars had a midnight release of which I attended at my local GameStop. Unlike the release for Halo 3 where there were about 300 people, last night only had about 20 people tops, and that included the 3 store employees.

As I walked in the store, it was mostly what I expected to see – one group of guys hanging out by the Rock Band display playing Weezer, and another group standing near the cash register – keep in mind it was a midnight release and we still had about 10 minutes to go.

When one of the clerks got my attention, he asked if I had my receipt so that he could verify it. I strolled up to his section of the counter and gave it to him. Like they always try to do at Gamestop he was trying to sell me the guide that goes with the game. “It’s 30% off the $20 price! Do you want it?” with a Joker like grin plastered across his face. I shook my head and told him that the only reason I was buying the Limited Edition version of the game was so that I could get the 3 maps for Halo.

He looked at me with shock as he slowly placed the guide down and simply said “Ok, then…” That’s when I knew that he was a RPG/PC gamer, and not a FPS/console gamer, so I shot another barb – “I played the demo and it’s just like playing StarCraft.”

By the look on his face you’d think I just punched his mother.

“No way” he started, “StarCraft allows for more troops and storage depots with custom…” I cut him off with a “Whatever”, can I make a payment on Halo: ODST?”

Anyways, sorry for the story, I thought it was an interesting look at the passion all us gamers have, but to also take it with a grain of salt.

I hope Gamestop clerk reads this – StarCraft for the win.

What say you?