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'''''[[Forge]]''''' is a [[multiplayer]] gameplay mode in ''[[Halo 3]]'' that allows players to create ''map variants'' by re-arranging the objects in a map. There are many useful tricks and [[glitch]]es in Forge that allow mapmakers to perform very useful tasks and create very interesting maps; several of these techniques are detailed below. In Halo: Reach many of these tricks will be unneeded as the Floating and Interlocking features will be include in the game.

Please note that once you've used up your entire "normal" budget, your budget will start going negative. If, after your budget goes negative, you delete an object after having placed the maximum amount of that object, then you will have to redo the glitch to place more of that object. To redo the glitch, you will have to delete enough objects to get your budget back up to a usable amount. If you don't need an item, set it aside until you're completely finished with your map and you ''know'' you no longer need it; ''then'' delete it.

#Changing the '''Run-Time ''Maximum''''' of the object to 1 higher then the number on the map. <!-- but that's how you DO the glitch, not how you FIX it... right? -->

It is possible for two players to cooperate and budget glitch a map without placing one of every item on the map -- in other words, it is possible to have a budget-glitched canvas map. The method was discovered before August 27, 2008, by players with the gamertags "BuddhaCrane" and "TheCartographer".<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=51163190 '''Bungie.net: Halo 3 Files:''' Foundry Clean]<div style="margin-left:2em">This file, created by BuddhaCrane, has [http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?h3fileid=51163190#25460156 a comment] in which he claims to have discovered the method. As for the date: the file in question -- a budget-glitched [[Foundry (Level)|Foundry]] canvas -- was uploaded on August 26, 2008; ergo, the method must have been discovered on or before that date.</div></ref> The players shall be called ''Person A'' and ''Person B''; a Grav Lift shall be used as an example of the item to be glitched. The glitch may be conducted over Live or on Local. A [[Temporary Profile|guest profile]] may be used.

As with Method A, deleting the last of a budget-glitched item (e.x. the last Grav Lift on the map) will undo the glitch for that item. Furthermore, if the maximum amount of that item has been placed, deleting any of that item will undo the glitch. In both cases, the glitch will have to be re-done -- and that is only possible if the budget has not been exceeded.

On many maps, you can place [[Teleporters]] outside of the level's boundaries without them being deleted. This allows an instant death, or one caused by the [[Guardians]] on [[Snowbound]], [[Sandtrap]] or [[Sandbox]]. On most maps, however, players entering such teleports will receive the rather inaccurate message that they "fell to [their] death". A [[#Method C|specific method of placing floating items]] makes it extremely easy to place such Teleporters.

To set an object to instantly respawn without any wait time, set the object's '''Run-Time Minimum''' and '''Run-Time Maximum''' counts (under the object's summary page, accessed with two presses of the '''X''' button) to the same number. The minimum count must be as high as it can go for this to work. The object will now instantly respawn when disturbed. ([[Weapons]] are an exception, because when you pick them up, they still exist on the map.) You can make an infinite [[Fusion Coil]] shower using this technique; it is also useful when attempting to use [[Trip Mine]]s to [[Overload Glitch (Halo 3)|overload]] maps.

With the infinite respawn tool comes a trick that allows you to remotely turn on and off Fusion Coil bombs -- groups of perpetually-exploding Fusion Coils. When you have one running on infinite respawn, and it keeps blowing up, if you wish to turn it off, bring up the items menu with '''X''', select '''Fusion Coil''' in the scenery object list, hit '''X''', and then set the '''Run-Time Minimum''' to at least one below the maximum. The infinite respawn will now be turned off.

#The last room can be a good place to shoot each other, contain powerful [[weapons]]/[[power-ups]]/[[equipment]], or really anything that puts anyone controlling it in a powerful position.

It is possible to create a horizontal [[Grav Lift]] that propels players laterally instead of vertically. The process is simple. Start by placing a [[Weapon Holder]] on the ground. Then, simply place a Grav Lift (scenery, not equipment) on top of the Weapon Holder. The Lift will begin to rotate, until it eventually straightens out, pointing horizontally.

On Sandtrap, spawn a Crate and place a Turret Case on it. Then, spawn a Receiver Node on top of the stack and delete the objects beneath it. Next, place another crate with two turret cases on top of it and place a sender node on the pile and set it to a different channel than the Receiver Node. Place a Grav Lift on the Receiver Node and test to see if you can reach the Sender Node, and be certain that if you accidentally enter the gravity lift,  you can get away before you get teleported off (in Player Mode, with normal speed and gravity) to the left of [[Elephant]] where the team without a [[Chopper]] spawns in.

Place a Receiver Node on the interior wall, with the illuminated "leg" pointing towards the opposite wall, and set it to the same channel as the Sender Node. Just inside each opening except the roof, place a Weapon Holder with one of the upward-facing extensions facing outside. Place a [[Mongoose]] a short distance behind each weapon holder (there isn't room for any other vehicle), making sure that there is enough room so that the Grav Lifts you are about to place will not blast the Mongoose unless you drive it out.

Next, add some [[#Horizontal Grav Lift|Horizontal Grav Lifts]] using the Weapon Holders you placed earlier. Set the '''Run-Time Minimum''' for Grav Lifts to four. Place four Radio Antennas on top of the structure over the opening so that it is covered, and have the ends of each antenna alternate so it should be that on one side of the gap, their are two antenna bases, and the same should be true for the other side. Place a weapon holder on the thick solid part of each radio antenna to stop them from being blown off.

The '''Floating Forge Items''' glitch allows players to force [[Forge Objects]] to hover in midair. In some cases, items must have an (also-floating) inactive Teleporter placed beneath them to ''stay'' in midair - sometimes, this flaw even affects immovable items like Double Boxes, though not on [[Heroic Map Pack]] maps.

====Method A (most used)====

As such, the only objects that can be ''permanently'' floated in earlier maps are stationary [[support weapons]] and [[Teleporters]]. Later maps, such as [[Standoff]] and [[Sandbox]], would include immovable scenery.

*'''[[Forge Robot]]s.''' In many cases, massive statues or "sculptures" made in Forge depend on floating items.

*'''[[Elephant]]s.''' If you use this glitch to float an object above an Elephant in Sandtrap, the object will remain "fixed" over the Elephant. By placing floating [[Machine Gun Turret]]s over an Elephant, you can effectively boost their maximum range and lower their minimum range (so that they can fire at closer targets).

#Place the first object -- in our example, a Double Box.

#Take three or four Doors and turn them so they are somewhat inside the Single Box -- make sure that there is something over the Single Box so it wont go flying.

It should be noted that this is more of a "geolocking" method -- it will partially force some objects into walls or the ground. The instructions below use a Double Box (in Foundry) as an example.

#Surround it with Walls. The Walls need not touch the Double Box -- some space is permitted.

#Wait five more seconds -- just to make sure.

#Wait five more seconds -- just to make sure.

There is also another method similar to interlocking called geolocking. '''Geolocking''' is the act of interlocking immovable items -- such as Fence Boxes or Walls -- into the floors, walls and ceilings of maps. As an example, you can use it to bury a Wall half-way inside of the snow in Avalanche.

#Spawn the object that you want to force into the ground -- let's again use a Double Box as an example.

#Wait five more seconds -- just to make sure.

The phrase "non-solid" here means that collisions are not detected for the object, and hence they are not corrected. This allows the object to be moved through level geometry and other objects. If a player lets go of such an object, it will be frozen in place. However, the object cannot be picked up once it has been placed. Starting a new round allows players to pick up the object, but it also regains its solidity -- it will not move through solid objects.

Follow the steps above until you reach the point where you must move the objects (after dummying them). You must move the turrets carefully (Machine Gun Turret or Plasma Cannon) so that you do ''not'' break them. Now, in edit mode, grab the respawnable turret. Set the RUN-TIME&nbsp;MAXIMUM to as high as it can go.&nbsp; Now you must find a way to destroy the other turret ''without'' dropping the one you have now. Here are some ways to do this:

#Set a fusion coil/power core to spawn high above the ground and quickly move the non-respawnable turret under it's drop zone and quickly grab the respawnable turret so that the fusion coil/power core falls and destroys the non-respawnable turret.

The following things are preserved -- they're "paused" when you enter Edit Mode, and they resume when you return to Player Mode.

*The act of charging a [[Spartan Laser]]

**Hold '''RT''' to charge up a Spartan Laser. While still holding '''RT''', enter Edit Mode. If you exit Edit Mode while holding '''RT''', you'll still be charging the Spartan laser -- so if you time it right, you can fire the laser immediately after exiting Edit Mode.

*Being on fire (if you were hit with a [[Flamethrower]] or [[Firebomb Grenade]])

:In the main room of [[Last Resort (Level)|Last Resort]]'s power plant, where the turbine is, enter Edit Mode. Fly up to the [[Invisible Walls|invisible wall]] in front of the turbine, and force the Monitor onto a ledge high above the [[Power Drain]] spawn. Once there, fly towards the turbine; when you find yourself unable to move, lower yourself off the ledge and you should be behind the fence separating the main base from the turbine. Boosting ('''LT''') makes the process easier. It also helps to add a Teleporter or a Respawn Point back there so that other players can get to it without any hassle.

:When playing over [[Xbox Live]], any player that ''isn't'' [[host]] can force a Teleporter through the ground. They must simply aim at the bottom of the Teleporter, and button-mash '''A''' until it sinks.

:It is possible to drive the [[M831 Troop Transport Warthog|Troop Transport Warthog]] in [[The Pit (Level)|The Pit]] by using Forge. Set up a Teleporter on the other side of the fence; if you set it on the ground it will disappear, so set it on one of the support bars on the fence. Get outside the map, move the Warthog against the fence with a large object (barriers work well), and blow it up. When it respawns, it will be drivable.

;[[Turretless Vehicle Glitch]]

:[[Overload Glitch (Halo 3)|Overload]] [[Construct (Level)|Construct]] with [[Trip Mine]]s. Then, go to where the purple lifts should be. Stand over the hole where the purple laser comes out. Crouch to get through.

;[[Forge Robot]]s

:Try recreating historical battles in Forge. One could, for example, recreate D-Day on [[High Ground (Level)|High Ground]].

:Create a large base on [[Foundry (Level)|Foundry]] or [[Sandbox]]. Give the players inside of the base a small amount of weapons, but no way out of the base. On the opposite side of the map, create a small outpost with all of the remaining weapons and vehicles, as well as a route into the base. Then, set everyone's lives so that if a player dies, they're out of the game.

;[[Sky Bases]]

:Set the level up so that a domino-like path of [[Fusion Coil]]s wraps around every spawn point on the map. When playing the map, simply find a safe spot, destroy the Fusion Coils, and watch your score rise.:*With proper timing, one can set the Fusion Coils up so that by the time the path ends, the first Coils will have already respawned -- so that one shot creates an infinite stream of explosions.

:On [[Avalanche (Level)|Avalanche]], go to one of the flat ice areas. Enter Edit Mode and float as low to the ground as possible. Then look directly up, and spawn a closed Double Box. Move it as far into the air as you can without moving yourself. Then, without moving or exiting Edit Mode, drop it, and let it land on you. If done correctly, you will be forced into the box. You will be able to shoot out, but people will not be able to shoot in. If you need to move, then just enter Edit Mode, pick up the box, and move around. To exit it, just pick it up and push it away.

:Move an Elephant to an open area on [[Sandtrap (Level)|Sandtrap]], preferably near the crashed [[Phantom]]. Then, use either a [[Scorpion]] or a [[Drop Pod]] to flip it. (The cockpit of the flipped Elephant should point in the direction that players should be launched.) Now, place every Teleporter on top of the flipped Elephant, to hold it in place.

;[[Elephant Flipping]]

;Armored Warthog (a.k.a. "Turtle")

:Secret rooms are common in some maps. They are generally used as weapons caches with difficult-to-locate entrances. In some cases, secret rooms may be constructed manually; in other cases, glitches may be used to turn a normally-unreachable area into a secret room. (For example, the [[Forge Turret Glitch]] may be used to enter the small areas beneath [[The Pit (Level)|The Pit]]'s stairways, or Longshore's power room right after the overshield spawn, or the two rooms that are right below the two bases on Foundry.)

*'''Flying Vehicles''' - Normally if a player is driving a vehicle and a Monitor picks it up, the player is removed, but if the player is in the side/passenger/gunner seat of the vehicle they will stay in it, able to shoot as usual as the vehicle is moved around the map. This can also be done with machine gun [[turrets]] and [[Plasma Cannons]].

*'''Flying Vehicles 2''' - Spawn one [[Mongoose]] and let your friend (With a rocket) drive it them blow it up, set the first vehicle to never respawn and spawn another, set run time minimum to the max to be the same with the run time maximum so it's automatically respawns (It's takes awhile for vehicles), let your friend drive it. Now wait for the other one to respawn, once it does, let your friend to fly off a ramp and then pick up the first [[Mongoose]] (Same spawn place as second) your friend will fly in the air.

*'''Baseball''' - Have a player make as many Rockets as possible and a [[Gravity Hammer]] not too far away (This works best on [[Valhalla]]), then have one player to get a Rocket Launcher and the other get the Gravity Hammer. Now fire a rocket at the player with the Gravity Hammer and at the last second get the player with the hammer to hit the rocket and after a few attempts you should get it out of the map. If the player with the Hammer misses, then the Rocket ends his/her's life.

*'''Rocket Redirection with grenades''' - For this trick you need a [[Rocket Launcher]] with max ammo and, preferably, every type of grenade except incendiary. Throw a [[frag grenade | Frag]] or [[Spike Grenade]] at the ground and quickly shoot a rocket. The rocket should be misdirected and will corkscrew out of control. You have to time it right, or the rocket's flight path will be unaffected or the grenade will blow up before you can launch the rocket. A [[Plasma Grenade]] will redirect the rocket, but then it will explode right after it passes through the explosion. Also, it is possible to shoot the rocket with a [[Sniper Rifle]], but it requires above-average sniping skills. Once it has been hit, the rocket will spiral out of control, either striking the ground near the area where it was hit or it will spin upwards into the sky.

*'''Whirlpool of Death''' - On a map with walls and man cannons ([[Foundry (Level)|Foundry]]), make your best attempt at making a medium sized circle, it doesn't have to be perfect. Make sure there are no sharp corners and the walls are mostly smooth. Spawn man cannons and place them perpendicular to the wall so that they are sideways. Do the same to the rest of the wall space (don't overdo it though, 4 is what works best in a medium sized whirlpool) and make sure that you don't get stuck in any corners when going around it. Then, the fun part, place objects with a lot of mass, like crates, or put explosive, like fusion coils or even forklifts. A small roof is recommended to keep objects in, but leave a hole so that people can get in and see how long they last. For even more fun, spawn a hill marker in there to play King of the Hill and see who wins amidst all the chaos. Note: If too many explosives or objects are put the game may lag.

*'''Put Yourself in a Loop''' - On [[Narrows (Level)|Narrows]], put a Gravity lift in front of each Man cannon and get in one. You'll be able to attack the bridge from the air or have jousts in mid air with all sorts of close range weapons like the Shotgun or Gravity Hammer or any weapons with a strong melee attack.

*'''Tank Dropping''' - Go to a map that supports [[Scorpions]] or [[Wraiths]] (preferably [[Sandtrap]]), find a relatively flat area, go into monitor mode an spawn a tank (preferably a [[Scorpion]]. Then look directly upwards, while still holding the tank, and go up nearly as far as you can, push the tank away from yourself and switch to player mode. The results can be hilarious. The tank can literally send you flying out of the map at hundreds of miles per-hour. Occasionally if done on [[Sandtrap]], the player's body will actually hit Aegis Fate. This can give hours of amusement. Another fun thing to try is dropping the tank on fusion coils, plasma batteries, etc.

*'''Rocketship '''- This only works on [[Last Resort]]. Spawn an open container, and place two barriers inside it, the trick works a lot better if the container and the barriers are on their sides. Then spawn a [[Portable Gravity Lift|Grav Lift]] near the container. Go into player mode, grab the Grav lift, then you can either jump into the box or you can just stay outside of the box and then deploy the lift on the two barriers. The container, if done correctly, should fly up into the sky until it hits the kill barrier.

 

In any level that has tunnels and mongooses spawn a tunnel and put a mongoose in it, drive the mongoose and bring back to the tunnel, get out, you should pass through the left wall and reappear through the right wall.

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*[http://www.youtube.com/user/OIVIARxPRx '''YouTube:''' ''OIVIARxPRx's Advanced Halo 3 Traps''] This is a perfect example of a forger who uses state preservation and other elements of forge to create traps and other contraptions