Halo: Galaxy

This fanfiction article, Halo: Galaxy, was written by Rotaretilbo. Please do not edit this fiction without the writer's permission.

Halo: Galaxy is a Massively Multiplayer Online First Person Shooter being designed by Rotaretilbo. Many of the game mechanics are loosely based on Planetside, one of only several MMOFPS games. The game is set in the Halo universe.

Game Mechanics[]

Basics[]

The idea of the game is galactic conquest. Each player selects a faction, race, and then class upon signing up. Each faction is trying to control all the planets on the map (excluding enemy Havens).

Weapons[]

Weapons are an important aspect of any shooter. In Halo Galaxy, each of the three factions will have a semi-unique set of weapons. Players will be able to alter their weapons with modifications, for a price. Weapons are stored in slots on a character's body. Slots are determined by body size and armor. Ammunition differs from weapon to weapon.

Armor[]

Different races wear different armor, and different armor has different advantages. Heavier armor might limit mobility, while lighter armor doesn't offer as much protection. Some armor offer special abilities like active camouflage or personal shields.

Health[]

Players will have a set amount of health. Health will be represented by a series of small bars on the HUD. Health will vary between races, and will be genetically alterable.

Rounds[]

The game is played in rounds. Rounds begin with the UNSC controlling fourteen planets, and the two Covenant factions controlling seven apiece. A round ends when one of the three factions controls these twenty-six planets.

Character Customization[]

When a player creates a character, the player can customize that player much to their liking. Customizable attributes include height, weight, skin color/tone, eye color, hair (if applicable) color, facial layout, character name, and character nickname.

Character Nickname[]

A character’s nickname is chosen first by the player. Nicknames are similar to screen names. Nicknames are free for the player to decide, as long as they don’t conflict with nickname profanity filter.

Character Name[]

A character’s name is canonically derived. Players are given the option to choose it or to have the game choose for them. Player-chosen names have to be approved by moderators. Because of this, when a player first creates a character, they are assigned a number while going through basic training. They cannot complete basic and receive their first promotion until their name is approved. Canon name formats vary between races.

Environment[]

Planets provide the basis around which the game is played. Galactic conquest requires galaxies to conquer, no? The game provides thirty-five "planets." Not all of them are planets, but they are the only land worth fighting over in this particular stretch of the universe.

Haven[]

A haven is a faction's home world. A haven can never be attacked by the enemies, and is the faction's sanctuary. A haven is comprised of four cities, each with a spaceport. The haven harbors player housing. The haven is also the main area for questing and one of the main areas for mini games.

Player Housing[]

When a player dies, the player has several respawn options: fireteam leader (unless the player is ranked above a fireteam leader), any hospital on the planet where the player died, the warship the player's unit is assigned to, and the player's house. A player's house is almost a mini game in and of itself. Players can decorate their house with furnishings, display awards they've received, and store weapons they aren't carrying with them or ammunition.

Virtual Reality Training Simulator[]

In the training simulator, players can fight each other, units can scrimmage each other, and players can practice alone.

Major Planet[]

Every faction has two major planets that border the faction's haven. In order to leave a haven, one must pass through a major planet first. Major planets usually contain between three and seven cities, each connecting with a spaceport. Dotted across a major planet are also bases and outposts.

Minor Planet[]

Minor planets are planets that don't border a haven, but still start under a faction's control. Minor planets usually have between two and five cities, as well as military bases and outposts.

Installation[]

The Arrays[]

Arrays are rings. There are seven in total. At the beginning of a round, none are visible on the map. Installations have to be discovered by players roaming the vast reaches of space without warping between positions. When a faction discovers an Installation, it appears only on that faction's map until other factions discover it. The Arrays carry the unique ability to reset the round. However, the Index, which is necessary for this option to be utilized, is not available unless the Flood controls thirteen non-Installation planets. As more Installations are discovered, Flood outbreaks become more common. The Flood are always present on the Arrays and outbreaks may be caused by Flood obtaining ships that are present at Arrays.

The Shields[]

Shield Worlds are artificial planets. There are seven Shield Worlds among the regular planets. If the Arrays are activated, players can find refuge in the Shield Worlds.

The Ark[]

The Ark is a unique Installation located outside of the galaxy perpendicular with the core. It can only be reached by flying straight up for a long long time, or by constructing a Dreadnought and placing it on a Portal Pedestal. The Ark can activate the Arrays without the Index. It is also outside of their blast radius.

Portal Pedestal[]

These lead to the Ark when activated. There are three total, located on each Haven. They cannot be accessed unless a Dreadnought has already been obtained.

Dreadnought[]

The Dreadnought is a Forerunner ship that can be built by assembling specific Forerunner artifacts. These artifacts are randomly hidden across the universe (there are 343 locations they might be, but only 7 artifacts). The Dreadnought is the key to activating a Portal Pedestal, and are also virtually indestructible.

City[]

Every planet has several cities (ranging from two to seven). A city is an area with NPCs, non-essential buildings, military head quarters, and a space elevator. Cities are where players can pick up bounty quests on local team killers or rebellious NPCs, gamble for money at casinos, or grab a drink at the bar. Cities are also the key to gaining resource bonuses from planets. When a city comes under attack, most civilians (controlled by NPCs) will run to bomb shelters. If the conquerors do not execute these civilians, they will take up arms and make a weak attack to try and retake the city. Buildings in a city are destructible, but the conquering force has to rebuild them for a price. High ranking officers can customize cities with new buildings, as well, but this also costs money. Cities also provide economic bonuses to the controlling faction.

Space Elevator[]

Every city is connected to a spaceport, and that connection is a space elevator. The elevator rises straight up into space, and has two air-tight compartments for players to ride up to spaceports on. Space elevators are extremely resilient, but also extremely expensive to rebuild. Destroying them is not advisable, since it come out of the conquering faction’s pocket.

Military District[]

The military district is where the main military force within a city resides. Buildings ranging from head quarters to gun shops dot the military district. The city's NPC garrison also is contained within the military district, so patrols are usually a lot heavier here. There is also always a base present in the military district, which dictates who has technical ownership of the city (and thus benefits from bonuses provided by the city).

Residential District[]

The residential district is the main hang out for NPC civilians, and is also where bomb shelters are located.

Shopping District[]

The mall provides both a unique urban battlefield, and a place to buy non-essential items, like furnishing for a player's house or paint jobs for a fireteam’s vehicle. Things bought for a player’s house are shipped to the player’s house, which is located on the corresponding haven.

Power Station[]

The power station provides electricity for the city. Without one, the city will be without light, automated defenses, or door locks. The power station is normally also heavily guarded by the city's garrison, because it is such a vital part of the city. The base in the military district runs off of its own generator and is unaffected by power outage.

Hospital[]

When a player is wounded, the player can go to a hospital to get healed quickly. Players respawning in cities also respawn in the hospital. The hospital provides an interesting battlefield, as well.

Casino[]

A casino is a place where players can gamble for more money. Casinos are only present in UNSC cities.

Bar[]

A player can grab a drink, or pick up a bounty on a local team killer or NPC. Bars are also where drinking contests are held.

Base[]

Bases are scattered on every planet, and control of them is the main goal of any faction. There are several different things found in bases.

Control Room[]

When an attacking faction captures a control room and has more soldiers in a base than the defender, the base belongs to the attacker.

Generator[]

The generator powers the bases lights, locks, and automated defenses, and is thus a prime target when an attacker is taking a base.

Armory[]

An armory allows a player to obtain weapons and equipment.

Ground Vehicle Bay[]

A ground vehicle bay allows a player to obtain a ground vehicle.

Gunship Hangar[]

A gunship hangar allows a player to obtain assault aircraft.

Dropship Hanger[]

A dropship hangar allows a player to obtain support aircraft.

Primary Hangar[]

A primary hangar allows a player to obtain assault and support aircraft.

Medical Bay[]

A player can heal here (in case a medic is not present). Medical bays also serve as spawn points for Unggoy and Kig-Yar.

Recruitment Center[]

A player can request transfer into a certain unit or change of class here.

Outpost[]

Outposts are small towers near bases and cities. Outposts are usually merely multilevel buildings, with the control room located on the top story. They normally only have a medical bay and armory, though some have a dropship or gunship hangar on top.

Spaceport[]

Spaceports are always at the end of space elevators, and always directly above a city. Spaceports are always single story, with the control room in the middle. All around the side are docking bays (where certain players can obtain starships) and fighter bays (which work like major hangars). Spaceports also have armories and medical bays. Spaceports are important, because they fuel space battles, due to the fact that ships can be spawned at spaceports (the only other alternative is spawning them at another planet and flying them all the way to the planet under attack, which takes time). Space ports aren’t nearly as costly to build as space elevators, but are just as resilient. Of course, the weapons employed in a space battle are much stronger than those in a ground battle.

Day-Night Cycle[]

Each planet will operate on a different day-night cycle, depending on the distance from the sun, diameter of the planet, and spin speed.

Landscapes[]

Players will encounter all sorts of environments as they fight in the three-way war. From dense jungles, to snowy plains, to vast space installations, players will fight in almost every environment imaginable.

Factions[]

UNSC[]

Branches[]

Marine Corps: The marine is the basic infantry class. Marines have access to nearly every weapon, and all ground-based vehicles.
Orbital Drop Shock Troopers: The ODST is a fast-attack paradrop class. Orbital Drop Shock Troopers have access to almost every weapon marines do, as well as all ground-based vehicles. The only major difference is that Orbital Drop Shock Troopers get to the surface in drop pods while marines ride in dropships.
Navy: The crewman is a versatile class, ranging from serving as corpsmen and engineers on the ground with marines and Orbital Drop Shock Troopers to crewing warships. Crewmen have little weapon access, but they have access to most equipment, aerial vehicles, and are the only class to crew warships.
Air Force: The airman is a useful class. Airman have access to all aerial vehicles and have more weapon access than the Navy (though only slightly).
BETA 5: The BETA 5 class is a stealth class. BETA 5s have access to all weapons but are limited to light vehicles. BETA 5 are limited to 5% of the overall UNSC population.
NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS: The NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS class is only accessible by moderators. The class has access to all UNSC weapons and vehicles, and includes MJOLNIR armor.

Classes[]

Marine Corps[]

Assault: The basic infantryman, assault focuses on weapons.
Recon: The sniper, recon focuses on light and ranged weapons, demolitions, and stealth.
Engineer: The engineer, engineer focuses on CQC weapons, demolitions, and repair.
Medic: The medic, medic focuses on basic weapons and medical supplies.
Anti-Vehicle: The AT guy, anti-vehicle focuses on rocket launchers and AT mines.
Support: The machine gunner, support focuses on heavy weapons.
Driver: Can drive a Mongoose, Warthog, Cougar, Wolverine, or Doozy and use CQC weapons.
Tanker: Can drive a Scorpion or Rhino and use CQC weapons.
Pilot: Can fly a Pelican and use CQC weapons.

Orbital Drop Shock Troopers[]

Assault: The basic infantryman, assault focuses on weapons.
Recon: The sniper, recon focuses on light and ranged weapons, demolitions, and stealth.
Engineer: The engineer, engineer focuses on CQC weapons, demolitions, and repair.
Medic: The medic, medic focuses on basic weapons and medical supplies.
Anti-Vehicle: The AT guy, anti-vehicle focuses on rocket launchers and AT mines.
Support: The machine gunner, support focuses on heavy weapons.
Driver: Can drive a Mongoose, Warthog, Cougar, or Wolverine and use CQC weapons.
Tanker: Can drive a Scorpion, Rhino, or Elephant and use CQC weapons.

Navy[]

Crewman: Can crew starships and use a sidearm.
Corpsman: Can carry all forms of medical supplies and use a sidearm.
Mechanic: Can build or repair and use a sidearm.
Pelican Pilot: Can fly a Pelican or Bumblebee and use a sidearm.
Albatross Pilot: Can fly an Albatross or Bumblebee and use a sidearm.
Longsword Pilot: Can fly a Longsword or Bumblebee and use a sidearm.

Air Force[]

Pelican Pilot: Can fly a Pelican or Bumblebee and use a sidearm.
Albatross Pilot: Can fly an Albatross or Bumblebee and use a sidearm.
Longsword Pilot: Can fly a Longsword or Bumblebee and use a sidearm.
Shortsword Pilot: Can fly a Shortsword or Bumblebee and use a sidearm.
Sparrowhawk Pilot: Can fly a Sparrowhawk or Bumblebee and use a sidearm.
Hornet Pilot: Can fly a Hornet or Bumblebee and use a sidearm.

BETA 5[]

Assault: The basic infantryman, assault focuses on weapons.
Recon: The sniper, recon focuses on light and ranged weapons, demolitions, and stealth.
Engineer: The engineer, engineer focuses on CQC weapons, demolitions, and repair.
Medic: The medic, medic focuses on basic weapons and medical supplies.
Anti-Vehicle: The AT guy, anti-vehicle focuses on rocket launchers and AT mines.
Support: The machine gunner, support focuses on heavy weapons.

Note: No matter the specialty, BETA 5s can drive/pilot light UNSC vehicles.

NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS[]

Assault: The basic infantryman, assault focuses on weapons.
Recon: The sniper, recon focuses on light and ranged weapons, demolitions, and stealth.
Engineer: The engineer, engineer focuses on CQC weapons, demolitions, and repair.
Medic: The medic, medic focuses on basic weapons and medical supplies.
Anti-Vehicle: The AT guy, anti-vehicle focuses on rocket launchers and AT mines.
Support: The machine gunner, support focuses on heavy weapons.

Note: No matter the specialty, NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONSs can drive/pilot all UNSC vehicles.

Weapons[]

M6C: The M6C is the basic pistol for Marine Corps, ODST, and BETA 5 classes, and defaults in their kits; it can also be used by all other UNSC classes. It has a relatively large clip for a pistol, and deals a small amount of damage; it can be dual wielded.
M6D: The M6D is the basic pistol for Navy, Air Force, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes, and defaults in their kits; it is also available to all other UNSC classes. It has a smaller clip compared to the M6C, but packs much more punch and is more accurate; it cannot be dual wielded like the M6C can.
M6G: The M6G is available to all UNSC classes. It is about as powerful as the M6D, but lacks the scope and rate of fire; it can be dual wielded.
MA5B: The MA5B is the basic assault rifle for Marine Corps, ODST, BETA 5, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes, and defaults in their kits.
MA5C: The MA5C is available to Marine Corps, ODST, BETA 5, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes. It has a smaller clip than the MA5B, but has a longer range and deals more damage.
MA5K: The MA5K is available to Marine Corps, ODST, BETA 5, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes. It has a smaller clip than the MA5B, though not as small as the MA5C, deals less damage than both, but has a longer range than both.
BR55: The BR55 is available to Marine Corps, ODST, BETA 5, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONSs classes. It has a smaller clip than the MA5K, but has a longer range and a small scope.
M7: The M7 is available to all UNSC classes. It is very similar to the MA5B, except that it fires faster, can be dual wielded, is smaller, and does less damage.
M247: The M247 is available to Marine Corps, ODST, BETA 5, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes. It has a large clip, fires very quickly, and deals a significant amount of damage, but is not very accurate.
M90: The M90 is available to Marine Corps, ODST, BETA 5, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes. It has a relatively large clip for a shotgun, and deals plenty of damage.
M7057: The M7057 is available to Marine Corps, BETA 5, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes. It has a decent sized clip and deals decent damage, which continues to burn the affected player.
SRS99C: The SRS99C is available to Marine Corps, ODST, BETA 5, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes. It has a small clip, but has a longer range and deals good damage.
SRS99D: The SRS99D is available to Marine Corps, ODST, BETA 5, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes. It is more powerful than SRS99C, but also has more recoil.
SRS99C-S2: The SRS99C-S2 is available to Marine Corps, ODST, BETA 5, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes. It deals more damage than the SRS99C at the price of range.
SRS99D-S2: The SRS99D-S2 is available to Marine Corps, ODST, BETA 5, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes. It is more powerful than SRS99C-S2, but also has more recoil.
M19A Jackhammer: The Jackhammer is available to Marine Corps, ODST, BETA 5, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes. It is an anti-vehicle weapon.
M19B Anaconda: The Anaconda is available to Marine Corps, ODST, BETA 5, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes. It deals less damage than the Jackhammer, but its rocket flies perfectly straight, unlike that of the Jackhammer. It can also lock onto aerial targets.
M41 SPNKr: The M19 is available to Marine Corps, ODST, BETA 5, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes. It is compatible with Jackhammer and Anaconda missiles.
M6: The M6 is available to the BETA 5 and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes. It is an anti-vehicle weapon.

Equipment[]

Combat Knife
- Melee
- All UNSC classes
- Stabbed or thrown
- Steel blade
M9 Frag
- Demolitions
- All UNSC classes
- Thrown
- Fragmentation grenade
Smoke
- Demolitions
- All UNSC classes
- Thrown
- Smoke grenade
Flash-Bang
- Demolitions
- All UNSC classes
- Thrown
- Flash-bang grenade
C12
- Demolitions
- Marine Corps Engineer, Navy Mechanic, BETA 5 Engineer, BETA 5 Recon, NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS Engineer, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS Recon
- Triggered
- Shaped charge
M383C
- Demolitions
- Navy Mechanic, BETA 5 Engineer, BETA 5 Recon, NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS Engineer, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS Recon
- Triggered
- Shaped charge
Lotus
- Mine
- Marine Corps Engineer, Navy Mechanic, BETA 5 Engineer, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS Engineer
- Pressure
- Anti-tank mine
Asteroidea
- Mine
- Marine Corps Engineer, Marine Corps Recon, Orbital Drop Shock Troopers Engineer, Orbital Drop Shock Troopers Recon, Navy Mechanic, BETA 5 Engineer, BETA 5 Recon, NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS Engineer, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS Recon
- Proximity
- Anti-personnel mine
Antlion
- Mine
- Navy Mechanic, BETA 5 Engineer, BETA 5 Recon, NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS Engineer, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS Recon
- Proximity
- Anti-personnel mine
Wrench
- Repair
- Marine Corps Engineer, Orbital Drop Shock Troopers Engineer, Navy Mechanic, BETA 5 Engineer, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS Engineer
Monkey Wrench
- Repair
- Marine Corps Engineer, Navy Mechanic, BETA 5 Engineer, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS Engineer
Arc Welder
- Repair
- Navy Mechanic, BETA 5 Engineer, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS Engineer
Biofoam Canister
- First Aid
- Marine Corps Medic, Orbital Drop Shock Troopers Medic, Navy Corpsman, all , BETA 5 classes, and all NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes
Medic Pack
- First Aid
- Marine Corps Medic, Navy Corpsman, BETA 5 Medic, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS Medic
Defibrillators
- First Aid
- Navy Corpsman, BETA 5 Medic, and NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS Medic

Armor[]

Black-Ops Suit
- Marine Corps Recon
- Full body
- Zero protection
- Difficult to see; EVA capable
Jumpsuit
- all Navy and Air Force classes
- Everything below neck
- Zero protection
- No special
Kevlar Armor
- all Marine Corps classes
- Everything below neck
- Low protection
- No special
Advanced Kevlar Armor
- all Marine Corps classes (except Marine Corps Recon)
- Everything below neck
- Medium protection
- No special
Helmet
- all Marine Corps classes
- Head
- Low protection
- No special
Helmet with Uplink Reticule
- all Marine Corps classes
- Head
- Medium protection
- No special
Extra-Vehicular Activity Helmet
- all Marine Corps classes
- Head
- Medium protection
- EVA capable
ODST Armor
- all Orbital Drop Shock Troopers classes
- Full body
- Medium protection
- EVA capable
Experimental Infiltration Armor
- Marine Corps Recon and Orbital Drop Shock Troopers Recon
- Full body
- Low protection
- Limited active camouflage
Extra-Vehicular Activity Suit
- all Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force classes
- Full body
- Low protection
- EVA capable
Semi-Powered Infiltration Armor Mk.I
- all BETA 5 classes
- Full body
- Low protection
- Increase speed and strength; EVA capable; full active camouflage
Semi-Powered Infiltration Armor Mk.II
- all BETA 5 classes
- Full body
- Medium protection
- Increase speed and strength; EVA capable; full active camouflage
MJOLNIR Armor Mk.IV
- all NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes
- Full body
- High protection
- Increase speed and strength; EVA capable
MJOLNIR Armor Mk.V
- all NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes
- Full body
- High protection
- Increase speed and strength; shielding; EVA capable
MJOLNIR Armor Mk.VI
- all NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS classes
- Full body
- High protection
- Increase speed and strength; improved shielding; EVA capable

Vehicles[]

Ground[]

M247 Mongoose
- All Terrain Vehicle
- Two Positions
  - Driver
  - Armed Passenger
- Fast Speed
- Light Armor
M12 Warthog
- Light Reconnaissance Vehicle
- Three Positions
  - Driver
  - Armed Passenger
  - Gunner w/ M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun
- Fast Speed
- Medium Armor
M12A1 Warthog
- Light Anti-Armor Vehicle
- Three Positions
  - Driver
  - Armed Passenger
  - Gunner w/ 102mm SC-HE Rocket Turret
- Fast Speed
- Medium Armor
M12G1 Warthog
- Light Anti-Armor Vehicle
- Three Positions
  - Driver
  - Armed Passenger
  - Gunner w/ M68 Gauss Cannon
- Fast Speed
- Medium Armor
M864A Warthog
- Armored Personnel Carrier
- Four Positions
  - Driver
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
- Fast Speed
- Medium Armor
M831 Troop Transport Warthog
- Light Personnel Carrier
- Five Positions
  - Driver
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
- Fast Speed
- Medium Armor
Cougar
- Armored Fighting Vehicle
- One Position
  - Driver w/ 70mm Smooth Bore Gun
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor
MAA-9 Wolverine
- Self-Propelled Anti-Air
- One Position
  - Driver w/ Anaconda Missile System
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor
Cobra
- Self-Propelled Multiple Launch Rocket System
- One Position
  - Driver w/ MLRS
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor
M808B Scorpion
- Main Battle Tank
- Six Positions
  - Driver w/ 90mm High Velocity Gun
  - Gunner w/ Coaxial AP-T 7.62mm Machine Gun
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
- Medium Speed
- Heavy Armor
M808C Grizzly
- Main Battle Tank
- Six Positions
  - Driver w/ twin 90mm High Velocity Guns
  - Gunner w/ Coaxial M7057 Defoliant Projector
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
- Medium Speed
- Heavy Armor
Rhino
- Self-Propelled Artillery
- Six Positions
  - Driver w/ 110mm High Velocity Gun
  - Gunner w/ Coaxial AP-T 7.62mm Machine Gun
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
- Slow Speed
- Heavy Armor
Behemoth-class Troop Transport
- Troop Transport
- Three Positions + Free-Movement Compartment
  - Driver
  - Gunner w/ Coaxial M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun
  - Gunner w/ Coaxial M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun
  - Room for one Scorpion or the equivalent in smaller vehicles and personnel
- Very Slow Speed
- Very Heavy Armor

Aerial[]

D77-TC Pelican
- Dropship / Gunship
- Eleven Positions
  - Pilot w/ ANVIL-II Missile Pods
  - Chin Gunner w/ 70mm Chain Gun
  - Rear Gunner w/ M247 General Purpose Machine Gun
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
- Fast Speed
- Medium Armor
C709 Longsword
- Interceptor
- Four Positions
  - Pilot w/ 110mm Rotary Guns & ASGM-10 Missiles
  - Gunner w/ 120mm Ventral Guns
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
- Fast Speed
- Medium Armor
Shortsword
- Strike Fighter
- One Position
  - Pilot w/ 100mm Rotary Guns and ANVIL-II Missile Pods & ASGM-10 Missiles
- Fast Speed
- Light Armor
Vulture
- Gunship (Rotary Wing)
- Five Position
  - Pilot w/ ANVIL-II Missile Pods
  - Forward Right Gunner w/ 100mm Chain Gun
  - Forward Left Gunner w/ 100mm Chain Gun
  - Rear Right Gunner w/ 50mm Chain Gun
  - Rear Left Gunner w/ 50mm Chain Gun
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor
Sparrowhawk
- Close Air Support (Rotary Wing)
- Three Positions
  - Pilot w/ 80mm Rotary Gun & Scorpion Missiles
  - Right Gunner w/ 100mm Chain Gun
  - Left Gunner w/ 100mm Chain Gun
- Medium Speed
- Light Armor
Hornet
- VSTOL Fighter
- Three Positions
  - Pilot w/ 50mm Rotary Gun & ANVIL-II Missile Pods
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
- Medium Speed
- Light Armor
Albatross
- Heavy Dropship
- One Position + Free-Movement Compartment
  - Pilot
  - Room for four Scorpions or the equivalent of smaller vehicles and personnel
- Slow Speed
- Heavy Armor

Space[]

Freighter
- Archer Missile Pod: Five
- 50mm Point Defense Autocannon: Two
- Hangar: One
- Very Small Size
- Fast Speed
- Light Armor
- Supplies
Prowler
- Pulse Laser: Four
- HORNET Mines: Ten
- Hangar: One
- Very Small Size
- Fast Speed
- Light Armor
- Active Camouflage
Frigate
- Magnetic Accelerator Canon: One
- Archer Missile Pod: Thirty
- SHIVA Missile: Three
- 50mm Point Defense Autocannon: Eight
- Hangar: One
- Small Size
- Fast Speed
- Light Armor
Destroyer
- Magnetic Accelerator Canon: Two
- Archer Missile Pod: Twenty-Five
- SHIVA Missile: Three
- 50mm Point Defense Autocannon: Eight
- Hangar: One
- Small Size
- Fast Speed
- Medium Armor
Light Cruiser
- Magnetic Accelerator Canon: One
- Archer Missile Pod: Twenty-Five
- SHIVA Missile: Three
- 50mm Point Defense Autocannon: Sixteen
- Hangar: Two
- Medium Size
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor
Heavy Cruiser
- Magnetic Accelerator Canon: Two
- Archer Missile Pod: Thirty
- SHIVA Missile: Three
- 50mm Point Defense Autocannon: Sixteen
- Hangar: Two
- Medium Size
- Slow Speed
- Heavy Armor
Carrier
- Magnetic Accelerator Canon: One
- Archer Missile Pod: Twenty
- SHIVA Missile: One
- 50mm Point Defense Autocannon: Twenty
- Hangar: Ten
- Large Size
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor
Super Carrier
- Magnetic Accelerator Canon: Two
- Archer Missile Pod: Twenty
- SHIVA Missile: Two
- 50mm Point Defense Autocannon: Twenty
- Hangar: Fifteen
- Very Large Size
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor

Rank System[]

The rank system of the UNSC is based around both kills and needs. Ranks are broken into fields of responsibility. Within these fields of responsibility, players rank up via kills. Players can rank into the next field of responsibility when a position opens up.

Marine Corps[]

Private
Private First Class
Lance Corporal
Corporal
Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Gunnery Sergeant
Master Sergeant
First Sergeant
Master Gunnery Sergeant
Sergeant Major
Second Lieutenant
First Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
Brigadier General
Major General
Lieutenant General
General

Orbital Drop Shock Troopers[]

Private
Private First Class
Lance Corporal
Corporal
Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Gunnery Sergeant
Master Sergeant
First Sergeant
Master Gunnery Sergeant
Sergeant Major
Second Lieutenant
First Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
Brigadier General
Major General
Lieutenant General
General

Navy[]

Crewman Recruit
Crewman Apprentice
Crewman
Petty Officer Third Class
Petty Officer Second Class
Petty Officer First Class
Chief Petty Officer
Senior Chief Petty Officer
Master Chief Petty Officer
Ensign
Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Lieutenant
Lieutenant Commander
Commander
Captain
Rear Admiral
Rear Admiral
Vice Admiral
Admiral
Fleet Admiral

Air Force[]

Airman Basic
Airman
Airman First Class
Senior Airman
Staff Sergeant
Technical Sergeant
Master Sergeant
First Sergeant
Senior Master Sergeant
Chief Master Sergeant
Command Chief Master Sergeant
Second Lieutenant
First Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
Brigadier General
Major General
Lieutenant General
General
General of the Air Force

BETA 5[]

Petty Officer Third Class
Petty Officer Second Class
Petty Officer First Class
Chief Petty Officer

NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS[]

Petty Officer Third Class
Petty Officer Second Class
Petty Officer First Class
Chief Petty Officer
Senior Chief Petty Officer
Master Chief Petty Officer

Military Structure[]

Marine Corps (Ground)[]

Fireteam
- Lance Corporal, Corporal, or Sergeant
- 5 Marines
Squad
- Corporal, Sergeant, or Staff Sergeant
- 2 Fireteams (10 Marines)
Platoon
- Second Lieutenant or First Lieutenant
- 3 Squads (30 Marines)
Company
- Captain or Major
- 4 Platoons (120 Marines)
Battalion
- Lieutenant Colonel
- 3 Companies (360 Marines)
Regiment
- Colonel
- 2 Battalions (720 Marines)
Brigade
- Brigadier General
- 2 Regiments (1440 Marines)
Division
- Major General
- 2 Brigades (2880 Marines)
Corps
- Lieutenant General
- 2 Divisions (5760 Marines)
Army
- General
- 2 Corps (11520 Marines)
Army Group
- General
- 2 Armies (23040 Marines)

Note: Navy ground personnel are integrated with Marine Corps ground

Marine Corps (Aerial)[]

Section
- Lance Corporal
- 2 Aircraft
Flight
- Corporal
- 2 Sections (4 Aircraft)
Squadron
- Sergeant
- 4 Flights (16 Aircraft)
Group
- Staff Sergeant
- 3 Squadrons (48 Aircraft)
Wing
- Gunnery Sergeant
- 2 Groups (96 Aircraft)
Command
- Master Sergeant or First Sergeant
- 2 Wings (192 Aircraft)
Major Command
- Master Gunnery Sergeant or Sergeant Major
- 2 Commands (384 Aircraft)

Orbital Drop Shock Troopers[]

Fireteam
- Lance Corporal, Corporal, or Sergeant
- 5 Orbital Drop Shock Troopers
Squad
- Corporal, Sergeant, or Staff Sergeant
- 2 Fireteams (10 Orbital Drop Shock Troopers)
Platoon
- Second Lieutenant or First Lieutenant
- 3 Squads (30 Orbital Drop Shock Troopers)
Company
- Captain or Major
- 4 Platoons (120 Orbital Drop Shock Troopers)
Battalion
- Lieutenant Colonel
- 3 Companies (360 Orbital Drop Shock Troopers)
Regiment
- Colonel
- 2 Battalions (720 Orbital Drop Shock Troopers)
Brigade
- Brigadier General
- 2 Regiments (1440 Orbital Drop Shock Troopers)
Division
- Major General
- 2 Brigades (2880 Orbital Drop Shock Troopers)
Corps
- Lieutenant General
- 2 Divisions (5760 Orbital Drop Shock Troopers)
Army
- General
- 2 Corps (11520 Orbital Drop Shock Troopers)
Army Group
- General
- 2 Armies (23040 Orbital Drop Shock Troopers)

Note: Navy Ground personnel are integrated with Orbital Drop Shock Troopers

Navy (Space)[]

Task Element
- Ensign to Captain
- 1 Warship
Flotilla
- Rear Admiral (lower)
- 5 Task Elements (5 Warships)
Squadron
- Rear Admiral (upper)
- 2 Flotillas (10 Warships)
Battle Group
- Vice Admiral
- 2 Squadrons (20 Warships)
Task Force
- Admiral
- 2 Battle Groups (40 Warships)
Fleet
- Fleet Admiral
- 2 Task Forces (80 Warships)

Navy (Aerial)[]

Section
- Ensign or Lieutenant, Junior Grade
- 2 Aircraft
Flight
- Lieutenant
- 2 Sections (4 Aircraft)
Squadron
- Lieutenant Commander
- 4 Flights (16 Aircraft)
Group
- Commander
- 3 Squadrons (48 Aircraft)
Wing
- Captain
- 2 Groups (96 Aircraft)
Command
- Rear Admiral
- 2 Wings (192 Aircraft)
Major Command
- Vice Admiral or Admiral
- 2 Commands (384 Aircraft)

BETA 5[]

Team
- Petty Officer Second Class
- 5 BETA 5s
Platoon
- Petty Officer First Class
- 3 Teams (15 BETA 5s)
Company
- Chief Petty Officer
- 20 Platoons (300 BETA 5s)

NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS[]

Team
- Chief Petty Officer
- 5 NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONSs
Platoon
- Senior Chief Petty Officer
- 3 Teams (15 NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONSs)
Company
- Master Chief Petty Officer
- 5 Platoons (75 NAVY SPECIAL WEAPONSs)

Covenant Separatists[]

After learning of the Jiralhanae’s betrayal, the Sangheili have broken off with the Unggoy and the Lekgolo to form their own Covenant.

Battle Point System[]

The Covenant economy is not monetary based. As such, the Covenant deals in respect and rank, called battle points. Players receive one battle point per enemy kill, as well as large battle point bonuses for ranking up, killing large numbers of enemies without dying, dueling friendlies in the virtual simulator, and other such things. Battle points can also be given out for special accomplishments by the highest ranking officers of the Covenant military. Covenant weapons all have battle point values. A Covenant player can take as many of anything desired by asserting battle points. If a player, for example, takes a Plasma Rifle, which might cost 1000 battle points, the player loses 1000 battle points. However, if the player discards of the Plasma Rifle for any reason, the player gains those battle points back.

Species[]

Unggoy: The Unggoy are the backbone of the Separatist military. Unggoy are smaller than humans, but about as strong. Unggoy can wield many of the Covenant weapons, and operate a few of the Covenant vehicles.
Huragok: This species is not actually a selectable species, but is rather an NPC controlled species. Huragok will repair any damaged vehicle nearby, and follow the commands of Sangheili.
Lekgolo: Lekgolo are large and strong, and are more like walking tanks than creatures. When a player selects a Lekgolo, the player can either be automatically assigned a partner, or request a friend as a partner. Lekgolo get attack and health bonuses for being near their partner, and even more so for being near their dead partner. Lekgolo cannot operate vehicles, nor use weapons other than their fuel rod gun and shield. Lekgolo are limited to 15% of the overall Separatist population.
Sangheili: The Sangheili are the highest species on the Separatist heirarchy. Sangheili can wield almost every Covenant weapon, operate every Covenant vehicle, and use most of the equipment. The Sangheili are limited to 25% of the overall Separatist population.

Classes[]

Unggoy[]

Fodder: The basic infantry class, fodder have access to basic weaponry.
Stealth Fodder: The advanced infantry class, stealth fodder have access to all Grunt-friendly weapons and Grunt-friendly vehicles, but have weaker armor. Stealth fodder is limited to 30% of the Unggoy overall population.
Ghost Apprentice: Can pilot a Ghost and use small arms.

Lekgolo[]

Behemoth: The only Lekgolo class, behemoths fight in pairs and can use the basic or modified fuel rod cannons, as well as their thick shield. Behemoths cannot operate vehicles.

Sangheili[]

Infantry: The main Sangheili class, infantry focuses on weapons.
Special Operations: The special operations class is much like infantry, except that it has *cess to active camouflage, but is limited to 30% of the overall Sangheili population.
Combat Medic: Combat medic focuses on medical supplies and basic weapons.
Ranger: Can utilize jet packs and use basic weapons.
Ghost Pilot: Can pilot a Ghost and use small arms / sword.
Spectre Pilot: Can pilot a Spectre and use small arms / sword.
Shadow Pilot: Can pilot a Shadow and use small arms / sword.
Wraith Pilot: Can pilot either Wraith and use small arms / sword.
Banshee Flyer: Can pilot a Banshee and use small arms / sword.
Spirit Flyer: Can pilot a Spirit and use small arms / sword.
Seraph Flyer: Can pilot a Seraph and use small arms / sword.
Crewman: Can crew warships and use small arms / sword.
Honor Guard: Is only accessible by moderators; has access to all Separatist weapons and vehicles, and includes ornamental armor.

Weapons[]

Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol: The Plasma Pistol is the basic pistol for all Unggoy and Sangheili classes, and defaults in their inventory. It is run on a battery, and deals a small amount of damage but can be charged to do more damage; it can be dual wielded.
Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle: The Plasma Rifle is the basic assault rifle for Infantry, Special Operations, and Ranger classes, and defaults in their inventory; it can also be used by Unggoy classes of high rank. It is run on a battery, and deals a decent amount of damage; it can be dual wielded.
Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher: The Needler is available to Fodder, Stealth Fodder, Infantry, Special Operations, and Ranger classes. It has reloadable ammo, and fires exploding rounds; it can be dual wielded.
Type-51 Carbine: The Carbine is available to Infantry and Special Operations classes. It has reloadable ammo, and a scope.
Type-50 Sniper Rifle System: The Particle Beam Rifle is available to the Special Operations class. It is run on a battery, and deals massive damage.
Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon: The Fuel Rod Gun is the only weapon used by the Behemoth class, and defaults in their inventory; it is also available to Stealth Fodder and Special Operations classes. It has reloadable ammo, and deals massive, explosive damage.
Type-1 Energy Sword: The Energy Sword is available to all Sangheili classes of high rank. The sword is an instant kill, but runs on a battery.
Honor Guard Pike: An ornamental weapon that defaults in the Honor Guard’s inventory. The pike deals instant death and never runs out of ammo.

Equipment[]

Energy Cutlass
- Melee
- All Unggoy and Sangheili classes
- Stabbed or thrown
- Unknown alloy blade
Energy Garrote
- Melee
- Special Operations
- Strangle
- Wire
Type-1 Plasma Grenade
- Demolitions
- All classes
- Thrown
- Antipersonnel grenade
Anti-Matter Charge
- Demolitions
- Special Operations
- Triggered
- Shaped charge
Deployable Cover
- Portable
- Fodder, Stealth Fodder
- Placed
- Portable shield
Type-52 Automatic Plasma Cannon
- Portable
- Fodder and Stealth Fodder
- Placed
- Portable turret
Medical Wrap
- First Aid
- Fodder, Stealth Fodder, and all Sangheili classes
Medical Kit
- First Aid
- All Sangheili classes
Life Injector
- First Aid
- Combat Medic

Armor[]

Unggoy Armor
- Fodder and Ghost Apprentice
- Full body
- Low protection
- EVA capable
Unggoy Stealth Armor
- Stealth Fodder
- Full body
- Low protection
- Active camouflage; EVA capable
Lekgolo Armor
- Behemoth
- Full body
- High protection
- Virtually indestructible
Sangheili Armor
- all Sangheili classes (except Special Operations, Ranger, and Honor Guard)
- Full body
- Medium protection
- Shielding
Sangheili Special Operations Armor
- Special Operations
- Full body
- Medium protection
- Shielding; active camouflage
Sangheili Ranger Armor
- Ranger
- Full body
- Medium protection
- Shielding; jetpacks; EVA capable
Sangheili Honor Guard Armor
- Honor Guard
- Full body
- Medium protection
- Improved shielding

Note: Armor varies as rank increases

Vehicles[]

Ground[]

Type-32 Ghost
- Rapid Assault Vehicle
- One Position
  - Pilot w/ Type-52 Automatic Plasma Cannons
- Fast Speed
- Light Armor
Spectre
- Infantry Fighting Vehicle
- Four Positions
  - Driver
  - Gunner w/ Type-26 ASG
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
- Fast Speed
- Medium Armor
Shadow
- Armored Personnel Carrier
- Eight Positions
  - Driver
  - Gunner w/ Type-26 ASG
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor
Type-25 Wraith
- Main Battle Tank
- Two Positions
  - Pilot w/ Plasma Mortar
  - Gunner w/ Type-26 ASG
- Medium Speed
- Heavy Armor
Type-52 Wraith
- Anti-Aircraft Artillery
- Two Positions
  - Pilot w/ Fuel Rod Flak Cannons
  - Gunner w/ Type-26 ASG
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor
Type-47 Scarab
- Ultra Heavy Assault Platform
- One Position + Free Space
  - Controller w/ <alienantieverythingcannon>
- Slow Speed
- Very Heavy Armor

Aerial[]

DX-class Spirit
- Dropship
- Ten Positions + Two Light Vehicle Positions
  - Pilot
  - Rear Gunner w/ Type-26 ASG
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
- Fast Speed
- Medium Armor
Seraph
- Interceptor
- One Position
  - Pilot w/ Plasma Mortar & Type-26 ASGs
- Fast Speed
- Medium Armor
Type-26 Banshee
- Ground Support Aircraft
- One Position
  - Pilot w/ Type-52 Automatic Plasma Cannon & Fuel Rod Gun
- Medium Speed
- Light Armor

Space[]

Stealth Ship
- Five Slots
- Torpedo Limit of Zero
- Hangar Limit of One
- Very Small Size
- Fast Speed
- Light Armor
- Active Camouflage
Frigate
- Ten Slots
- Torpedo Limit of One
- Hangar Limit of One
- Small Size
- Fast Speed
- Light Armor
Destroyer
- Ten Slots
- Torpedo Limit of Two
- Hangar Limit of One
- Small Size
- Fast Speed
- Medium Armor
Light Cruiser
- Fifteen Slots
- Torpedo Limit of Two
- Hangar Limit of Two
- Medium Size
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor
Heavy Cruiser
- Fifteen Slots
- Torpedo Limit of Three
- Hangar Limit of Two
- Medium Size
- Slow Speed
- Heavy Armor
Battle Cruiser
- Twenty Slots
- Torpedo Limit of Three
- Hangar Limit of Two
- Large Size
- Fast Speed
- Heavy Armor
Carrier
- Fifteen Slots
- Torpedo Limit of Two
- No Hangar Limit
- Medium Size
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor
Super Carrier
- Twenty-Five Slots
- Torpedo Limit of Three
- No Hangar Limit
- Very Large Size
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor

Rank System[]

The rank system of the Covenant is based entirely on kills. The more kills a player has, the higher that player’s rank is. With rank comes better armor, more battle points, etc.

Unggoy[]

Minor
Major
Ultra

Lekgolo[]

Minor
Major

Sangheili (Ground/Aerial)[]

Minor
Major
Ultra
Zealot
Field Master
Supreme Commander

Sangheili (Space)[]

Minor
Major
Ultra
Ship Master
Fleet Master
Imperial Admiral

Honor Guard[]

Minor
Major
Ultra
Arbiter

Military Structure[]

Ground[]

File
- Ultra Unggoy
- 5 Unggoys
Lance
- Minor or Major Sangheili
- 2 Files (10 Unggoys and 1 Sangheili)
Battle Group
- Ultra Sangheili
- 5 Lances (50 Unggoys and 6 Sangheilis)
Warrior Crèche
- Zealot Sangheili
- 100 Sangheilis
Legion
- Field Master Sangheili
- 25 Battle Groups (1250 Unggoys and 151 Sangheilis)
Army
- Supreme Commander Sangheili
- 10 Legions (12500 Unggoys and 1511 Sangheilis)
Bond Brothers
- N/A
- 2 Lekgolos

Aerial[]

Flight
- Major Sangheili
- 4 Aircraft
Squadron
- Ultra Sangheili
- 4 Flights (16 Aircraft)
Wing
- Zealot Sangheili
- 6 Squadrons (96 Aircraft)
Command
- Field Master Sangheili
- 2 Wings (192 Aircraft)
Major Command
- Supreme Commander Sangheili
- 4 Wings (384 Aircraft)

Space[]

Task Element
- Ship Master
- 1 Warship
Battle Group
- Fleet Master
- 2 Squadrons (20 Warships)
Fleet
- Supreme Commander
- 2 Task Forces (80 Warships)
Combined Fleet
- Imperial Admiral
- 2 Fleets (160 Warships)

Honor Guard[]

Unit
- Major Honor Guard
- 5 Honor Guards
Troop
- Ultra Honor Guard
- 3 Units (15 Honor Guards)
Garrison
- Arbiter
- 10 Troops (150 Honor Guards)

Covenant Loyalists[]

Battle Point System[]

The Covenant economy is not monetary based. As such, the Covenant deals in respect and rank, called battle points. Players receive one battle point per enemy kill, as well as large battle point bonuses for ranking up, killing large numbers of enemies without dying, dueling friendlies in the virtual simulator, and other such things. Battle points can also be given out for special accomplishments by the highest ranking officers of the Covenant military. Covenant weapons all have battle point values. A Covenant player can take as many of anything desired by asserting battle points. If a player, for example, takes a Plasma Rifle, which might cost 1000 battle points, the player loses 1000 battle points. However, when the Plasma Rifle’s battery or the player dies, or if the player discards of the Plasma Rifle for any reason, the player gains those battle points back.

Species[]

Unggoy: The Unggoy was the backbone of the Covenant infantry, until the Sangheili broke off and took much of the Unggoy with them. The Unggoy is still around, and still serving as cannon fodder, but they aren’t nearly as numerous as the Separatists’ Unggoy.
Kig-Yar: The Kig-Yar were privateers hired by the Covenant as mercenaries. Slowly, over time, they were absorbed into the Covenant hierarchy alongside the Unggoy. The Kig-Yar are great snipers. However, they are still treated as fodder like the Unggoy.
Yanme’e: The Yanme’e are an insect-like species with the ability of flight, which makes them very unique. They are also skilled in building and repairing ships, and don’t need to wear any armor because their natural exoskeleton is plenty dense.
Jiralhanae: The Jiralhanae are the <alienspecies8>’ new chosen, and are the pride and strength of the Covenant. They are a fierce, aggressive race, and are known for their strength and savagery. The Jiralhanae are limited to 25% of the overall Loyalist population.

Classes[]

Unggoy[]

Fodder: The basic infantry class, fodder have access to basic weaponry.
Stealth Fodder: The advanced infantry class, stealth fodder have access to all Grunt-friendly weapons and Grunt-friendly vehicles, but have weaker armor. Stealth fodder is limited to 30% of the Unggoy overall population.
Ghost Apprentice: Can pilot a Ghost and use small arms.

Kig-Yar[]

Support: The basic class for Kig-Yar, support have access to light weapons and special shields.
Marksman: The marksman can carry either carbines or sniper rifles. However, the marksman does not carry the trademark shield.

Yanme’e[]

Flyer: The only class for Yanme’e, flyers can use light weapons and have the unique ability of flight.

Jiralhanae[]

Infantry: The main Jiralhanae class, infantry focuses on weapons.
Stalker: The special operations class is much like infantry, except that it has access to active camouflage, but is limited to 30% of the overall Jiralhanae population.
Jumppack: Can utilize jet packs and use basic weapons.
Ghost Pilot: Can pilot a Ghost and use small arms / hammer.
Chopper Pilot: Can pilot a Chopper and use small arms / hammer.
Prowler Pilot: Can pilot a Prowler and use small arms / hammer.
Wraith Pilot: Can pilot either Wraith and use small arms / hammer.
Banshee Flyer: Can pilot a Banshee and use small arms / hammer.
Phantom Flyer: Can pilot a Phantom and use small arms / hammer.
Seraph Flyer: Can pilot a Seraph and use small arms / hammer.
Crewman: Can crew warships and use small arms / hammer.
Alpha Male: Is only accessible by moderators; has access to all Loyalist weapons and vehicles, and includes ornamental armor.

Weapons[]

Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol: The Plasma Pistol is the basic pistol for all Unggoy, Kig-Yar, Yanme’e, and Jiralhanae classes, and defaults in their inventory. It is run on a battery, and deals a small amount of damage but can be charged to do more damage; it can be dual wielded.
Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle: The Plasma Rifle is available to the all Unggoy of high rank and Infantry classes. It is run on a battery, and deals a decent amount of damage; it can be dual wielded.
Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher: The Needler is available to Fodder, Stealth Fodder, Support, Marksman, and Flyer classes. It has reloadable ammo, and fires exploding rounds; it can be dual wielded.
Type-25 Carbine: The Spiker is the basic assault rifle for all Jiralhanae classes, and defaults in their inventory. It has reloadable ammo; it can be dual wielded.
Type-51 Carbine: The Carbine is available to Marksman, Infantry, Special Operations, and Ranger classes. It has reloadable ammo, and a scope.
Type-52 Pistol: The Mauler is available to all Jiralhanae classes. It has reloadable ammo; it can be dual wielded.
Type-50 Sniper Rifle System: The Particle Beam Rifle is available to Marksman, Infantry, and Special Operations class. It is run on a battery, and deals massive damage.
Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon: The Fuel Rod Gun is available to Stealth Fodder, Infantry, and Special Operations classes. It has reloadable ammo, and deals massive, explosive damage.
Type-25 Grenade Launcher: The Brute Shot is available to the Infantry class. It has reloadable ammo, and deals minor, explosive damage.
Type-2 Energy Weapon: The Gravity Hammer is available to all Jiralhanae classes of high rank. The hammer is an instant kill, but runs on a battery.

Equipment[]

Energy Cutlass
- Melee
- All classes
- Stabbed or thrown
- Unknown alloy blade
Type-1 Plasma
- Demolitions
- All classes
- Thrown
- Antipersonnel grenade
Type-2 Spike
- Demolitions
- All classes
- Thrown
- Antipersonnel fragmentation grenade
Type-3 Firebomb
- Demolitions
- All Jiralhanae classes
- Thrown
- Antipersonnel/antimatériel incendiary grenade
Point Defense Gauntlet
- Off Hand
- Support
- Carried
- Arm Shield
Type-52 Automatic Plasma Cannon
- Portable
- Fodder and Stealth Fodder
- Placed
- Portable turret
Medical Wrap
- First Aid
- Fodder, Stealth Fodder, and all Jiralhanae classes
Medical Kit
- First Aid
- All Jiralhanae classes

Armor[]

Unggoy Armor
- Fodder and Ghost Apprentice
- Full body
- Low protection
- EVA capable
Unggoy Stealth Armor
- Stealth Fodder
- Full body
- Low protection
- Active camouflage; EVA capable
Kig-Yar Armor
- All Kig-Yar classes
- Full body
- Low protection
- No special
Jiralhanae Armor
- All Jiralhanae classes (except Special Operations, Ranger, and Alpha Male)
- Full body
- Medium protection
- No special
Jiralhanae Stalker Armor
- Special Operations
- Full body
- Medium protection
- Active camouflage
Jiralhanae Jumppack Armor
- Ranger
- Full body
- Medium protection
- Jetpacks
Jiralhanae Alpha Male Armor
- Alpha Male
- Full body
- High protection
- No special

Note: Armor varies as rank increases

Vehicles[]

Ground[]

Type-32 Ghost
- Rapid Assault Vehicle
- One Position
  - Pilot w/ Type-52 Automatic Plasma Cannons
- Fast Speed
- Light Armor
Type-25 Chopper
- Rapid Assault Vehicle
- One Position
  - Pilot w/ 35mm Autocannons
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor
Type-52 Prowler
- Infantry Support Vehicle
- Four Positions
  - Driver
  - Gunner w/ Type-26 ASG
  - Armed Passenger
  - Armed Passenger
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor
Type-25 Wraith
- Main Battle Tank
- Two Positions
  - Pilot w/ Plasma Mortar
  - Gunner w/ Type-26 ASG
- Medium Speed
- Heavy Armor
Type-52 Wraith
- Anti-Air Artillery
- Two Positions
  - Pilot w/ Fuel Rod Flak Cannons
  - Gunner w/ Type-26 ASG
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor
Type-47 Scarab
- Ultra HeavyAssault Platform
- One Position + Free Space
  - Controller w/ <alienantieverythingcannon>
- Slow Speed
- Very Heavy Armor

Aerial[]

Seraph
- Interceptor
- One Position
  - Pilot w/ Plasma Mortar & Type-26 ASGs
- Fast Speed
- Medium Armor
Type-26 Banshee
- Ground Support Aircraft
- One Position
  - Pilot w/ Type-52 Automatic Plasma Cannon & Fuel Rod Gun
- Medium Speed
- Light Armor
Type-25 Phantom
- Troop Carrier
- Twenty Positions + Two Light Vehicle Positions
  - Pilot
  - Fore Gunner w/ Type-26 ASG
  - Right Gunner w/ Type-52 Automatic Plasma Cannon
  - Left Gunner w/ Type-52 Automatic Plasma Cannon
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
  - Passenger
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor

Space[]

Stealth Ship
- Five Slots
- Torpedo Limit of Zero
- Hangar Limit of One
- Very Small Size
- Fast Speed
- Light Armor
- Active Camouflage
Frigate
- Ten Slots
- Torpedo Limit of One
- Hangar Limit of One
- Small Size
- Fast Speed
- Light Armor
Destroyer
- Ten Slots
- Torpedo Limit of Two
- Hangar Limit of One
- Small Size
- Fast Speed
- Medium Armor
Light Cruiser
- Fifteen Slots
- Torpedo Limit of Two
- Hangar Limit of Two
- Medium Size
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor
Heavy Cruiser
- Fifteen Slots
- Torpedo Limit of Three
- Hangar Limit of Two
- Medium Size
- Slow Speed
- Heavy Armor
Battle Cruiser
- Twenty Slots
- Torpedo Limit of Three
- Hangar Limit of Two
- Large Size
- Fast Speed
- Heavy Armor
Carrier
- Fifteen Slots
- Torpedo Limit of Two
- No Hangar Limit
- Medium Size
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor
Super Carrier
- Twenty-Five Slots
- Torpedo Limit of Three
- No Hangar Limit
- Very Large Size
- Medium Speed
- Medium Armor

Rank System[]

The rank system of the Covenant is based entirely on kills. The more kills a player has, the higher that player’s rank is. With rank comes better armor, more battle points, etc.

Unggoy[]

Minor
Major
Ultra

Kig-Yar[]

Minor
Major

Yanme’e[]

Minor
Major

Jiralhanae[]

Minor
Major
Ultra
Captain
Captain Major
Captain Ultra
Chieftain

Alpha Male[]

Alpha Minor
Alpha Major
Alpha Ultra
Alpha Chieftain

Military Structure[]

Ground[]

File
- Ultra Unggoy
- 5 Unggoys or 3 Kig-Yars
Flight
- Major Yanme’e
- 5 Yanme’es
Lance
- Minor or Major Jiralhanae
- 2 Files (10 Unggoys or 6 Kig-Yars and 1 Jiralhanae)
Battle Group
- Ultra Jiralhanae
- 5 Lances (50 Unggoys or 30 Kig-Yars and 6 Jiralhanaes)
Swarm
- N/A
- 10 Flights (50 Yanme'es)
Warrior Camp
- Captain Jiralhanae
- 100 Jiralhanaes
Pack
- Captain or Captain Major Sangheili
- 25 Battle Groups (1250 Unggoys or 750 Kig-Yars and 151 Jiralhanaes)
Tribe
- Captain Ultra or Chieftain Jiralhanae
- 10 Packs (12500 Unggoys or 7500 Kig-Yars and 1511 Jiralhanaes)

Aerial[]

Flight
- Major Jiralhanae
- 4 Aircraft
Squadron
- Ultra Jiralhanae
- 4 Flights (16 Aircraft)
Wing
- Captain or Captain Major Jiralhanae
- 6 Squadrons (96 Aircraft)
Command
- Captain Ultra Jiralhanae
- 2 Wings (192 Aircraft)
Major Command
- Chieftain Jiralhanae
- 4 Wings (384 Aircraft)

Space[]

Task Element
- Captain
- 1 Warship
Battle Group
- Captain Major
- 2 Squadrons (20 Warships)
Fleet
- Captain Ultra
- 2 Task Forces (80 Warships)
Combined Fleet
- Chieftain
- 2 Fleets (160 Warships)

Alpha Male[]

Alpha Unit
- Alpha Major
- 5 Alpha Males
Alpha Pack
- Alpha Ultra
- 3 Alpha Units (15 Alpha Males)
Alpha Tribe
- Alpha Chieftain
- 10 Alpha Packs (150 Alpha Males)

Pirates[]

Creation and Joining[]

Pirates are a lot like clans (see below), except that they are not associated with any of the three playable factions. A pirate clan is basically a clan that has succeeded from its home faction(s). Pirate clans can consist of any combination of races. Clan military organization is almost nonexistent. Rather than having complex groups and subgroups, pirate clans have leaders, officers, and regular pirates. Officers are not in charge of a particular group of regular pirates.

Pirate Clan Name[]

The leadership of a clan may choose their pirate clan's formal name (i.e. Insurrectionists), nickname (i.e. Innies Out), and an unofficial clan name (i.e. Pirates R Awesome). A pirate clan’s formal names may not be the same as another pirate clan’s formal name.

Size[]

Pirate clans are not limited in any way as to how big they are.

Rank[]

Pirate clans have only a few basic ranks. The leader of the pirate clan may choose to have up to five regular pirate ranks (which he names), three officer ranks (which he names), and his own rank (which he names).

Special[]

Colonization[]

Pirates, due to their nomadic nature, have the ability to colonize uninhabitable planets, moons, and asteroids. This allows them to hide from the three main factions. Colonization may be achieved by building an atmospheric dome on the surface, or by drilling into the surface to create a haven within whatever they are colonizing. Drilling is done by hand by pirates with hand drills and by drill vehicles. Pirate clan leadership may make a model of how they want the place drilled so that pirates will not accidentally drill through and breach the atmosphere.

Lay Low[]

To members of the three main factions, pirates will appear to be NPCs. However, NPCs rarely carry weapons or act strangely, so pirates will have to be wary of how they act.

Identification[]

When a pirate kills a member of a main faction, not only can he loot the dead player’s corpse for weapons and ammo, but also for armor and ID card. When wearing a player’s armor and ID card, the pirate will appear to be that player (the pirate must be of the same race as the player). However, the moment that pirate opens fire on friendlies, other players will not be fooled. Also, players on the player’s friends list will see through the pirate’s disguise.

Scrapping and Building[]

Pirates can scrap vehicles and weapons for materials. They can also use materials to build weapons and vehicles. In this way, they can customize vehicles (such as mounting a laser onto a jeep). Materials are also needed to build the buildings of a colony, and ships.

Map Knowledge[]

Pirates have knowledge of all the planets that their most recent member from each main faction knew.

Non-Player Characters[]

NPCs are just civilians that are in cities on planets. They walk around, are afraid when the enemy has come, and might even try to fight back if they home is invaded. NPCs also provide mini-quests.

Clans[]

Creation and Joining[]

Clans are an important part of organization. When a player creates an account, the player is assigned a military unit. However, certain users can create clans. A clan is a military unit, but rather than players being automatically assigned, players must request transfer and a leader of the clan must accept the request.

Clan Name[]

While the leadership of a clan may not choose their clan's formal name (i.e. 1st Battalion 9th Marines), they may choose a nickname (i.e. Walking Death) and an unofficial clan name (i.e. Team Awesome).

Size[]

Which military unit a clan is depends on its size. Unlike auto-assigned military units, clan military units are determined by a lower size scale. The leadership of a clan can decide if the clan is going to upgrade to the next level, if the clan qualifies. However, if the leadership does not upgrade the clan, the clan may not exceed the auto-assigned military unit requirement for the next level and will automatically upgrade. All military units under a clan are part of the clan, and are controlled by clan members. The highest ranking officer of a clan can decide which members of the clan have staff roles and which do not, but staffers may not have superiors that are non-staff (i.e. a Squad Leader being staff while a Platoon Leader is not).

Rank[]

The clan leadership is also in charge of promoting people, though all promotions are run through the server. Regularly, players are promoted as they achieve rank, or as moderators see fit. In clans, the leadership may promote a player when the player's position has changed (i.e, if a Squad Leader (for our purposes, we'll say the player was a Master Gunnery Sergeant) is moved up to Platoon Leader, then the Squad Leader may immediately be promoted to Second Lieutenant). However, if position has not changed, promotions are queries that must be approved by a moderator.

Scrimmages[]

Each faction’s Haven has a Combat Simulator. Inside, clans may set up scrimmages against any other clan that is in a Combat Simulator, no matter the faction. One clan hosts, and the other clan joins. Scrimmages are always passworded.

Battle System[]

Galactic War[]

The idea of the game is to conquer the universe. This, of course, means controlling the 35 planets. Capturing planets goes in 2 stages, and the stages usually overlap.

Space Battle[]

The first thing a faction has to do to control a planet is attack it from space. This means bringing a fleet to bear, fighting through planetary defenses and enemy fleets, and finally landing troops on the planet. Space battles are fought in a completely 3D space, usually around planets. Warships are large and often slow. Weapons are powerful, but so is hull armor. To add to the confusion and intensity of space battles are single ships, which fight for space superiority on a smaller level all around the massive warships. Once the ground battle has begun, space battles continue. Control of space is extremely important to maintain a ground campaign.

Warship[]

Warships are a map of their own. Warships range from half a kilometer to five kilometers in length of twisting hallways and rooms. Boarding and capturing warships is quite a lofty goal, and quite a prize. However, sabotaging warships from the inside is usually a more obtainable goal, and still worth the effort.

Spaceport[]

Spaceports are like floating bases. The main difference, of course, is that spaceports are the spawn points for warships and other aerial ships. Spaceports are also one of the main ways to the surface of a planet. Control of spaceports is key to any space battle.

Planetary Defense[]

Space Cannons and other such platforms are like warships without main engines. They are obviously much smaller, but pack a massive punch, and pose a huge threat to any invading fleet.

Ground Battle[]

Ground battles begin when an invading fleet successfully lands troops. The first waves usually come down via dropships or drop pods. The main point of ground battles is to gain control of cities because cities provide factions with economic bonuses such as cheaper costs or improved stats. However, there are also bases and outposts that need to be crushed to ensure full dominance over a planet.

Story Line[]

As an MMOFPS, the game lacks a true plot other than back-plot, which are the circumstances and settings of the game that occurred prior to the game.

Begin Round[]

A round begins with the UNSC controlling human colonies and the two Covenant factions splitting a miriad of Covenant colonies. The Installations will start as neutral planets.

Random Events[]

Random events are just that, random events. Whether natural or not, these things occur at random instances, but may be influenced by the game circumstances. Some random events aren’t random at all, but are means by which one of the main moderators can end the round.

Natural Events[]

Fire[]

Fire is a terrible thing. Sometimes, during battle, buildings will catch fire. Fire spreads, and has to be put out by NPC fire fighters. Players can assist fire fighters. If fire is left uncontained, it can devour entire cities.

Meteor Shower[]

Meteor showers are varied in size and numbers, and strike at complete random, usually without warning. Meteors can strike ships in space, spaceports, and structures/personnel on the ground.

Black Hole[]

Probably the most feared random event, a black hole takes about a week to fully come to bear. At the beginning of the week, the black hole will be detected moving towards a planet. Over the course of the week, it will move closer and closer to the planet. As it moves closer, more and more of the space around the planet will be unsafe for warships. As the week nears its end, the planet will begin to distort into an egg shape and will stop spinning (Day/Night Cycle will fail). Personnel and buildings on the surface of the planet facing the black hole will be destroyed. At the end of the week, the entire planet will be gone, and the black hole will close. For the rest of the round, this space will act like void space. Black holes are extremely rare.

Flood Outbreak[]

The Flood is a frightening thing indeed. A Flood outbreak is probably the hardest to contain and completely destroy, and among the most feared. When a Infection Form attacks an unshielded (whether there is a lack of shielding, or the shields are down) player, the player becomes a Flood form (Combat if the player was Human, Sangheili, or Jiralhanae and Carrier Form if the player was Unggoy or Yanme’e; Kig-Yar and Lekgolo cannot be infected, but rather take damage from Infection Forms). An infected player cannot respawn (even if the player tries to log out) until the Flood form dies. Instead, the player watches the Flood form, from a spectator’s point of view. This way, a player on a voice chat like TeamSpeak or Ventrilo can warn friendlies on the same voice chat about Flood movements (known as a weak infection). The Flood does not capture bases. Rather, the Flood seeks to capture players and vehicles, especially vehicles capable of space flight. The overall goal is to get to other planets, infect them, and eventually overrun the universe. A Flood outbreak can only be stopped if every single Flood form is killed, and the Proto-Gravemind (located in an underground chamber not normally accessible to players) is also killed (to stop the flow of Infection Forms).

Unnatural Events[]

Rebellion[]

Probably the easiest outbreak to be contained and destroyed, a rebellion is faction specific, though the NPCs are hostile to all players. A rebel force of about 25% the number of players in the server will spawn at the "infected" planet's capital, and will act hostilely to all players. Rebels seek to capture and control the planet of origin and spread to others. As such, they will start by attacking, and potentially capturing all bases on the planet. If they manage to capture all the bases of a planet, they will then move to spaceports, and if successful, potentially spread to other planets. If a rebel ship reaches another colony (belonging to the faction the rebellion is specific to), a group of 25% of the players currently playing when the ship arrives will spawn at the capital. As such, it is imperative for the faction the rebellion is specific to to contain and destroy a rebel outbreak. Rebels normally fight with basic weapons, and sometimes lesser ground vehicles.

Dissenters[]

Dissenters are the UNSC-specific rebellion.

Sympathizers[]

Sympathizers are the Covenant Separatist-specific rebellion.

Heretics[]

Heretics are the Covenant Loyalist-specific rebellion.

Economic Problems[]

Economic problems are bound to occur during war, and can cripple a faction. Economic problem causes vary between the factions.

Inflation[]

Inflation is caused when large quantities of money are spent in the UNSC economy. As money is spent, prices increase.

Limited Supplies[]

The Separatists have a limited amount of supplies, so if too many weapons or vehicles are taken over a short amount of time, the weapon will become unavailable to all players of that faction (unless the player already has the weapon) for a limited time, based on how many of the weapons were used before the limited supply activated.

Quantity Over Quality[]

The Loyalists have always felt that quantity is better than quality. When large amounts of weapons or vehicles are taken over a short amount of time, stats for these weapons and vehicles will decrease exponentially as helpless Grunts try to keep up with the demand.

End Game Events[]

Massive Flood Outbreak[]

This basically entails a Flood Outbreak on every single planet. Players can either activate the Installations or succumb to the infection. Either way, the round ends, usually fairly quickly. When all logged in players are infected or the Arrays are activated, the round ends.

Dark Matter Rift[]

A dark matter rift takes about two weeks to occur. Over the course of the two weeks, the entire universe will slowly be ripped apart. It will start from a random point on the map, and work its way out, basically dissolving bits of the map over time. Players caught in a dark matter rift’s area of affect will be frozen until the rift has completely engulfed them. During this time, their screen will red out, fade back into view, and maybe black out. Players will take several minutes to die. After two weeks, the entire universe will have been dissolved and the round will reset.

Combinations[]

Any combination of random events might occur on a planet. Random events may also occur simultaneously on different planets.

End Round[]

When a round ends, players retain rank, but all planets and money/battle points reset to how they were at the beginning of the round (exception for end game awards).

End Game Awards[]

Haven Lock[]

If a faction manages to win by pushing all other factions back to their havens, the round will restart and all players on the winning faction's team will receive a bonus (money/battle points) next round.

Most Valuable Player[]

The top player from each faction will receive a bonus (money/battle points) next round.

Flood Survivors[]

If, during a Massive Flood Outbreak, the round ends without the Installations being activated, the last five players alive will receive a bonus (money/battle points) next round.

Reclaimers[]

If, during a Massive Flood Outbreak, the round ends with the Arrays being activated, the players present in the control room of the activated Installation will receive a bonus (money/battle points) next round.

All Alone[]

If, during a Massive Flood Outbreak, the round ends with the Arrays being activated, players that were present on the Ark or in a Shield World will receive a bonus (money/battle points) next round.

Out of Range[]

Players that locate and set foot on the Ark will receive a bonus (money/battle points) next round.

Dread Ship[]

Players who board a Dreadnought will receive a bonus (money/battle points) next round.

Treasure Hunter[]

Players who locate an Artifact will receive a bonus (money/battle points) next round.