7th Columnist


*REVEALED* Halo 3 Vehicles – Hornet, Pelican, Phantom and more!
May 19, 2007, 2:23 pm
Filed under: Halo 3, News

When digging around in Hex editors with the code of the Halo 3 beta you can find so many things. Some good, some bad, some impossible to decipher. This particular find, I’d place into the good catagory.

New Vehicles!

Here’s the list of vehicles found so far within the beta code data:

Mongoose
Warthog
Hornet
Pelican
Scorpion
Ghost
Brute Chopper
Spectre
Shadow
Banshee
Phantom
Wraith

So some old favourites are returning (Scorpion, Wraith, Spectre) along with some familliar but up until now uncontrollable ones too (Phantom, Pelican, Shadow), and the introduction of some entirely new vehicles on top of that (Hornet, Chopper). There really will be no need to walk anywhere in Halo 3.

I’d take a guess and say the Hornet is a UNSC version of the Banshee, a one man flying vehicle with a little fire power – that way the vehicle sides are a little more balanced now that we’ve got the Mongoose and all, and it keeps with the UNSC’s habit for naming vehicles after wildlife. What is most interesting though, is how big are the maps going to need to be if we’re all flying around in Pelicans and Phantoms? The beta code we’re dissecting contains all the text for onscreen messages such as:

Hold RB to drive Hornet
Hold RB to operate Pelican Turret
Hold RB to drive Shadow
Hold RB to ride in Phantom

So it’s in there folks, we’re gonna have a whole lot more to play with this time around. There may be more, this is just what we’ve found so far in the beta code, and who’s to say it’s all even in there? Stay tuned.


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Fake

Comment by buttonbasher

It’s all there in the code. Admittedly, there is time for things to be changed before release.
This is after all, a beta release, but I assure you the tags are in there.

Extract the files and look yourself if you want harder proof.

Comment by Feenix

I think he meant “fake” as in “Bungie isn’t going to put stuff like that into beta code that’ll be available to the public”.

Comment by Fartnog Buttstinkle

isnt the hornet the escape vehicle like from the pillar of autumn and other ships of that sort?

Comment by peter

Or maybe he meant fake as in “you are a fake halo fan, and an embarrassment to the modding community”

Comment by Real classy guys

What makes him an embarrassment to the modding community? He’s the only one i’ve seen publishing results about this, and he’s not an embarrassment at all. This is stuff everyone wants to know about.

Comment by nygrissplz

the “bumblebee” was the name of the POA escape pods.

Comment by lawls

You can’t claim it’s fake, especially when Bungie has not directly claimed that anyone diving into the Beta code is pulling up false information. At least they haven’t yet.

Comment by Grim

I hadn’t heard of the bumblebee before. But, another escape vehicle from the Pillar of Autumn was the Longsword.

Comment by Theperson45

Too many vehicles. I’m not looking foward to the hornet. And I don’t know how bungie is going to implement stuff like the dropships in multiplayer. But lets hope they pull it off right.

Comment by A7X Eric

I think the dropships would be an excellent addition to online multiplayer, especially in Capture the flag games it will add lots more strategies to the usual storm with a warthog tactic i’ve seen in many CTF matches… any agree???

Comment by AJphoenix91

some how im not sure i can trust this info. since i cant read the text myself and even if i could get it from u guys i wouldnt be able to kno whether it was authentic, that means that i’ll have to trust that you guys arent just trying to get our hopes up.

Comment by joe

Listen, just because these vehicles are in the game, doesn’t mean you’ll be using all of them. The Pelican appeared in the vehicle code of Halo 2, also. But you never got to drive it. Also, nowhere here does it show any concrete evidence that you can drive it. It says you can operate it’s turret. Whoopedy Doo. And you can ride in Phantom, still nothing about driving.

Comment by BSX Catalyst

It would be sweet if thy made a really open map like in space or at High Charity (the covenant home base) with little platforms at places. Perfect level to use dropships and pelicans.

Comment by Nathan

*they

Comment by Nathan

well if im not mistaken i belive seeing an indpeth break down of one of the vidocs that in the back round a picture was pointed out on a screen that looked like a tricked out ghost/motorcycle/spikeything that was suspected to be a vehicle, which might just be the chopper

Comment by radiant

scorpion isnt new :-( it was in Halo 1 stage 5!!!

Comment by skippy1234

I had a dream. Halo Battlefront. Back to bed now.

Comment by Paniczoo

well Fartnog Buttstinkle even if that was what he ment he’d still be wrong Bungie for reasons only for thier own DID do that

Comment by Avraxyn

give it one or two weeks im sure right after the beta there will be a huge annoucment by bungie revealing all the info needed to get us waiting to stand in line for weeks ready to buy this game lol

Comment by nick

What so will we be able to drive the pelicans or not

Comment by The Hunter

Bungie did say that you wold definantly need a vehical to move around on Jub-Jub, because its so big. dropships?

Comment by scuba

Jub Jub isn’t the big map. You just got it confused because Bungie talkd about Jub Jub and the “Ginormous Vehicle Apocalypse Map”

Comment by LostprophetVII

I was looking through the Beta code aswell and found new weapons such as; Ecavator, Flak Cannon, Gravity Hammer, Flame Thrower, Claymore Grenade, Firebomb Grenade, Fuel Rod Cannon, Smoke Bomb, Radar Jammer.

Vehicles such as; Mauler, Chopper and Hornet.

Gametype: Infection

Comment by Sam

I know you are telling the truth, but how do you find those? I searched every part of it. At least we know that Flak Cannon is fuel rod, maybe firebomb is a frag and claymore a spiker? The internal names for things are wacky.

Comment by LostprophetVII

The brute chopper IS a ligit vehicle. I have seen the pics from the gamepro magizine and those pics look pretty real. This is real becuase gamepro does not false advertise and it shows the map Shrine. Shrine is that “Ginormous Vehicle Apocalypse Map”. On the magizine page it tells about the map and it shows the Chopper and a bunker in the background. Also, on Shrine it has towers that gun you down if you go too far outside the map. (Like the turrets on Snowbound)

Comment by ryan

actually these are real for bungie admit the brute chopper though some of these mite be cut in the final version of H3

http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=12548

Comment by ION 360

Theperson45: the long sword wasnt a escape pod it was a fighter they showed 2 chasing down a seraph fighter in a cutseen in halo 2. iremember seeing a viecle modle that some one made a wile back that resembled a pelican but mor hevily armed and with 2 seets, Is there a conection?

Comment by N Fox

it says “Hold RB to ride in Phantom” very much like the ride in side seat function on the warthog. Not necessarily drive it but more, ride in the bcak

Comment by Teka

The longsword wasn’t a drop pod OR a fighter it is a bomber. It’s the human equvilent to the seraph. I don’t doubt you will be able to ride in a turrent of a pelican in campaign and maybe take control of the rear turrents in the phantom . Not for MP however.

Comment by Ghostbuddy

lol, I found most of the stuff in the Beta code, and most likely the actions for the pelican and phantom are for campaign. So don’t jump too far ahead of yourself

Comment by I2aMpAnT

i have the full game and the ginormas map can spawn drop ships but u half to put it on manually it is not defult

Comment by i live in utah

wait you have the full game im 99.9 recent shure you dont have the final game

Comment by x_kenney_x

I know what the Hornet is, its basically the Pelican with stubby wings, rocket pods and a gattling gun, and the tail is kinda different, its almost looks like a helicopter without a propeller, and the brute chopper can be seen in the newest trailer

Comment by ghostwinter

an early concept of the Hornet

Comment by ghostwinter

ALL OF THIS IS AWSOME

Comment by lou is the bomb

I HOPE THEN YOU CAN USE ALL THE VEHICLES IN MULTIPLAYER AND CAMPAIGN

Comment by lou is the bomb

Actually i think \this is AWSOME i cant believe all the new stuff going to be put in but now that you mention it i dont think you will be able to fly the pelican or the phantom it will just be like in halo 1 when you go into the back of the pelican to fly away from “The Silent Cartragropher” It just sez hold RB to enter the GUNNER SEAT of the pelican and hold Rb to RIDE in the Phantom… I was hoping to fly these vehicles but sadly im pretty sure you just ride them out a level. But it is still cool that you will get to use 2 new vehicles

Comment by Sam

I doubt you will be able to fly a dropship, you can only do that in Halo Custom Edition for PC with the right maps, and I think thats as close as we’ll be getting to that. Gunning from a pelly while being chased by banshees on the other hand… awesome.

Comment by Woot

maybe the turret is something that was on vahalla, like in th full version there is a turret in the crashed pelican that you can use

Comment by blarg

Bungie already made the Elephant. It can hold the flag, players, vehicles, and it has a turret on it. Why need the pelican and phantom?

Comment by LooneyCass1

is the elephant indestructable???????

Comment by ryguy

@ryguy

Yeah, the Elephant cannot be destroyed.

Comment by 7th Columnist

hey for forge can you put like a whole bunch of vehicles everywhere because now since every human vehicle there is a cove vehicle i wanna make a game where its like cove vs human
banshee vs hornet , warthog vs spectre, wraith vs scorpian , ghost vs mongoose ro like just have a big air battle with banshees and hornets is this possible

Comment by ryguy

yeah, I’m gonna do that in forge as well.
And also spawn fusion cores in the sky and rain them down on the enemies!

hehe…

Comment by D-thunda

what all can you spawn can you make like a race track

Comment by ryguy

hey 7th is there anyway you can get a vid of the elephant and hornet in action

Comment by ryguy

@ryguy

don’t get your hopes up, but 7th may be able to.

btw, 7th, when halo 3 comes out, I wanna have a game against you.
On sandtrap, 1 on 1.
If you’re interested leave a comment saying so and I’ll give you a game.
you’ll pwn me, but meh.

Comment by D-thunda

hey what other support weapons do yall think will make it into halo 3 , aside the turret , covy turret , flamethrower, and missile pod , i think the brutes will get one , and i think it would be cool as hell to have the hunter cannon, any ideas???

Comment by distinguish

FLAME THROWER AND FUEL ROD GUN ARNT NEW THEY ARE IN HALO COMBAT EVOLVED PC

Comment by DATAH

@ryguy, I’ll see what i can rustle up, but I make no promises…

@D-thunda, You got me. 1 on 1 Sandtrap, anytime. :)

In fact, if anyone is interested in gaming sometime, my GT is The7thColumnist. Updates are coming too guys, don’t worry… (I see you seem to have it ticking over anyways) There’s loads of stuff happening on the site at the moment, including some niftly little changes, but rest assured, we’ll be resuming our semi-regular schedule very soon.

Comment by 7th Columnist

if you go online you can find videos of people geting in and driving the phantom

Comment by pacyna11

I like Halo! I like Halo! I like Halo!
Make it a 3rd person shooter q p
W

Comment by Halo Dude

JETPACKS!!!!! HOVER BOARDS!!!!! TRANSFORMERS!!!!
BRING IT ON BABY!!!

Comment by Halo Dude

BRING ON THE NUDE CHICKS!!!!!!

Comment by Halo Dude

LETS GET SOME SHOES

Comment by Halo Dude

No seriously did you know the mastercheifs name is John? Oh my sweet jesus!!!!

Comment by Halo Dude

I’m from Australia!!! some marines have aussie accents.

Comment by Halo Dude

Ok ok you like halo and little baby chickens yes i know his name is John thats old news about 2 years old news

Comment by Master Tricks

Brute cruiser
and the troop warthog

Comment by Roxas

you suck ass theres not even any picutres

Comment by yousuck

okay, you some of you people commenting are really dumb fucks! i mean come on naked chicks? is that all your tiny brain could think to say in the hours you spent over your key board trying to find the letters? and no shit aussie accents. as for the straight out “FAKE” get something other than saw dust between you ears mate.

Comment by ben

thats a big lie ! why would they put it in the code it was jsut a muiltplayer beta ??? full of shit u are

Comment by the devil

My god i can’t belive how violent you people oh also calling us idiots well your saying we’re idiots and you saying HALO 3 SUCKS!!!! so get off the board go shew go bother another ameba you stuck up little nerf herder

Comment by Master Tricks

I Just pre-ordered my copy of H3 so everything is sweetarse

Comment by Halo Dude

I LIKE HALO BECAUSE IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD COZ IM OBESE AND I EAT CHICKEN COZ I GET HORNY WEN I HEAR THE WORDS HALO OR KFC BOOYA!! LETS GET SOME SHOES BITCH PS my 360 broke and I like CHICKEN SHAKE IT SHAKE IT BAY YE YA

Comment by Halo Dudes pal

MY FRIGGEN XBOX 360 FRIGGEN BROKE TODAY AND I JUST PRE-ORDERED MY COPY OF HALO 3 TWO DAYS AGO FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by F&%!&G HELL!!

lol u unluky sob

Comment by Allenz

Do you like playing age of empires ect? Because if you do Bungie and microsoft are making a game called (quote) “HALO WARS” (end quote) You create your own base and you can control several units at a time. -GOODBYE I SHALL LOOK FOR MORE FACTS FOR HALO FANS C-YA!-X

Comment by Halo fact giver

You guyz should’nt be saying this stuff if your not 100% sure that it is true.

Comment by Halo Dude

There will be 4 player co-op.-x

Comment by Halo fact giver

HALO SUX YOUR MAMMAS DICK YEAHG BOOMCHAKALAKA BOOMCHAKALAKA BOOMCHAKALAKA BOOM

Comment by I HATE HALO

HALO IS FUCKN GAY!!

Comment by Master Tricks

all of u guys are gay have no life nothing better to do thats why all of u fukin gay nolives go fuck trees just wait 4 te damn thing to come out damn who u people think u are huh jesus?

Comment by ur momma raper raza ali

i bet half of u are a bunch of mexicans dat crossed the fucking border prettending to have a xbox 360
fucking spix!!!

Comment by ur momma raper raza ali

YA THIS FUCKING SITE IS FOR HALO FANS YOU FUCKING RACIST PRICK SO GO TO HELL AND SHUT UP U LESS YOU HAVE SOMETHING USEFULL TO SAY.anyway most of those theories are true except i am not sure about driving the pelican or phantom or using a flamethrower

Comment by hey

Flamethrower is confirmed as a support Weapon.

Comment by Lupus

they have a flamethrower?

Comment by jimbob

the hornet is kinda like a dropship–people can go on it’s skis

Comment by jimbob

i dont think u can use a flamethrower because i would have heard the by now and i think it would be sort of useless, with all the other weapons availible

Comment by jimbob

I THINK THAT HALO 3 SHOULD HAVE A WARTHOG FOR SNOW BUT INSTEAD OF WHEELES IT SHOULD HAVE THOSE THINGS THAT SNOW MOBILES HAVE

Comment by Rodjob(AUSTRALIA!!)

THEY SHOULD MAKE LIKE A PLASMA GRENADE GUN WHO AGREES?

Comment by Rodjob(AUSTRALIA!!)

WHOOO! HALO THREE IS COMING OUT 2MORRO IN AUSTRALIA, GO THE WALLABIES!!!

Comment by Rodjob(AUSTRALIA!!)

Flamethrower is confirmed jimbob

Comment by Prophet

Halo Dude Is Full of shit

Comment by I HATE HALO

StFU sTFU STFU STFU HalO IS bettEr THAN yOU!!!!
so IF u haTE haLO Fuck off And go ON ur litTle gay website Fuckbye!

and1 who loveS HALo U RUle!!!!1

Comment by STFU

who cares if some ps3 fannyboy doesn’t like halo.. just ignore people like I HATE HALO and they eventually stop thinking they get friends this way. everybody knows halo 3 will pwn any gay ps3 game ^_^

Comment by V Meister

amen brutha, amen

Comment by D-thunda

just as a comment, assasins creed for the ps3 will come close, and so will super smash bros brawl for the wii, but yeah halo 3 definitly come in 1st, im getting an xbox 360just for this and guitar hero 3. and to all u ppl who come and insult games, get a life no one wants to hear ure bullshit we want news on the game, u r a waste of biomaterial and should go jump in a hole and die

Comment by XXentiel

Halo 3 is F-U-L-L-Y SICK!!!!!!!

Comment by Rodjob(AUSTRALIA!!)

Hey guys when did halo come out in America?

Comment by Rodjob(AUSTRALIA!!)

Hey fellas can you drive pelicans?

Comment by Rodjob(AUSTRALIA!!)

Hey fellaz it Rodjob here. if you hate those”dickheads” typing worthless shit about Halo
Make a comment which says: Rodjob is right!: Thnx guys

Comment by Rodjob(AUSTRALIA!!)

I JUST GOT HALO TDAY ITS AWSOME YOU CAN DO PPL IM THE BUM ESPECIALY IN DA WRIIGGLEY PARYTTY SDHSFBSD

Comment by Halo ROX ausie Jox

Fuck Off Halo Sux lol

Comment by Halo Dude

all the mother fucking sons of bitches who thinks halo sucks can go lick thier momma’s fucking pussy and shove their own finger’s up their own fucking smelly asses

Comment by Halo fucking rocks

Testing

Comment by Matt

hh

Comment by Matt

all you mutha-fuckas are right,halo3 fuckin rocks.

Comment by will

I’m dissapointed that the story is so short but theres one thing i ned to know………….HOW DOES THE MASTERCHIEF FUKIN DIE?!

Comment by Halo rox my sox

Masterchief doesn’t die, watch past the credits…

Comment by jimmyjambo

I think they should of put Coagulation on halo 3

Comment by Halo rox my sox

If they made the game like Star Wars Battlefront II
then it would be the ultimate

Comment by Nick

Why aren’nt there any flippin bots in this game!? they had 3 tries to do but nope. i’m gettin Halo 3 but i dont have Xbox live so it would’ve been awesome to have some bots in it

Comment by Nick

I looked on the internet for the fukin gold skulls but on the first stage i looked for it on NORMAL but nope, no skull……WHAT THE FUCK?!
plz help because I think I am doing something wrong p.s my name on XBOX LIVE is “RODJOB” C-ya

Comment by Halo rox my sox

I found some info about the next Halo game “halo wars” it’s like age of empires,warcraft ect. I don’t know when it takes place but the I managed to find a video that is on youtube called “Halo Wars E3 demonstartion” the game itself is on 360 and possibly I SAID POSSIBLY!!! on Pc check out the video it’s pretty sweet, tell us what you think of it leave comments on this website c-ya

Comment by Halo rox my sox

I just passed the game on Legendary for the 21st time
BOO-YEAH!!!

Comment by Halo rox my sox

yo I was playing online when I saw this guy with Hayabusa helmet but it was ON FIRE!!! Is it a glitch?, please help!!!!! Cause I’ve been scratching my head for a while now!
-WIERD!-

Comment by RODJOB-Xbox LIVE (Australia)

The hornet is good online for dropships because there a harder target to hit and if u had a pelican it would be pretty stupid cause it can hold 10 people and theres onle 16 players on the map and you would’nt be much room to move around in beacause common. if there was a pelican on say…..coagulation you would like jump in it at by the time you like get to max speed you would already be on the other side of the map but it would be pretty sweet to use the troop carrier warthog online because you could get your team and go like across the map doging missiles and stuff then you drop 4 troops of then go back to base and pick up the other 3 plus the pelican would be boring to ride and they should of made the moongoose have 2 guns on the front-see you online (RODJOB):-)

Comment by RODJOB-Xbox LIVE (Australia)

Flaming Hayubusa = Bungie staff only.

Comment by 7th Columnist

thnx 7th columnist

Comment by RODJOB-Xbox LIVE (Australia)

hey 7th columnist can u change the picture at the top of the page to Hayabusa/flaming hayabusa armour plz?

Comment by RODJOB-Xbox LIVE (Australia)

if would have been sweet to be a brute as your player online you could get the cool armour who agrees?

Comment by RODJOB-Xbox LIVE (Australia)

if would have been sweet to be a brute as your player online you could get the cool armour who agrees?

Comment by RODJOB-Xbox LIVE (Australia)

they should really come out with a movie about halo. i’d like to see the way the covenant met and how the flood takes over peopl }:D

Comment by SILENT ECHO

THEY SHOULD MAKE MORE MAPS ON MULTIPLAYER ON HALO 3 WITH BASES THAT ARE LIKE 5 STORYS TALL WITH ELEVATORS:) ALSO I WISH THEY HAD BROUGHT BACK BLOOD GUILCH(HALO 1) OR COGULATION(HALO 2) U KNOW THE CANYON ONE WITH RED AND BLUE BASE WITH A SCORPION(HALO 1) OR BANSHEES(HALO 2) ^^

Comment by SILENT ECHO

FINALLY THEY SHOULD HAVE A MULTIPLAYER EXPANSION PACK FOR HALO 3 LIKE HALO 2 EXCEPT THIS TIME WITH A HUGE MAP, A MAP SO BIG YOU NEED A PELICAN TO FLY AROUND IT. I HOPE THAT WILL BECOME A REALITY FOR THE HALO TRILOGY CUZ THAT WOULD BE SHWEEEET :D

Comment by SILENT ECHO

Erm Silent echo….
they did….

its called Valhala it has to bases….
grass in middel…
n a form of teleportaion to get across quikly..
only down side… theres no definate red/blue base..:(
still cruious y uv posted on an update 5 months old :/
go on the 7th forum… theres a multiplayer thread fo rthis kinda stuff :)

*see recruiting!!! see? see?

Comment by Wiplash ll7

No, He meant that there is no spectre, you can’t man the turret, drive, or ride in the pelican, and there is no shadow.

Comment by Bob

hmmmm…very interesting!
Thanks google

Comment by exciree

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Thank.

Comment by Erab

fuck all you guys that say halo 3 is shite iv completed it 23 times and it hasnt gone boring

Comment by simmzy

all i need to know. is to ride in a pelicans seat. and how to drive a pelican on xbox 360 whithout mods.

Comment by jake

how do you make these mods

Comment by RealityAlex

hi guys i love your mods

Comment by RealityAlex

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I love everything about it, the food, gifts, decorations, music, movies. I love spending money on Christmas

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