Campaign scoring

Campaign Scoring, also referred to as meta-game, is an optional game feature for the campaign modes of Halo 3, Halo: Reach, Halo: Spartan Assault, Halo: Spartan Strike, and in all five campaigns of Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Overview

When playing Campaign with Campaign Scoring turned on, progress is measured in points, which are earned by killing enemies. Different enemies award different points, and bonuses are provided in the form of medals. Betrayals, deaths, and reverting to the last checkpoint deduct points. Having skulls activated will multiply the player's points, as well playing on higher difficulties and finishing the level quickly.

Free-for-all vs. Team Scoring

In Free for All scoring, points are awarded to individual players based on their kills. This can also be used to unlock the meta-game achievements. In Team Scoring, points are shared among the team, culminating in a cumulative team score.

Halo 3

Campaign scoring was first introduced in Halo 3. Each level features a campaign scoring meta game achievement for beating the par score on the level.

Players cannot earn any of the campaign scoring achievements for the level simply by using team scoring; both players' individual scores are presented when the level is finished. Individual scores determine whether an achievement is unlocked.

Points are earned by killing enemies, with the player shooting the killing shot (or throwing the killing grenade) earning the points. If a player is driving a vehicle, any kills by AI passengers will earn the player full points. If the player or party reverts to the last checkpoint (through death or options menu), they will restart with the number of points they had when they hit the checkpoint minus a 25 point penalty for each restart. The following is a list of base points earned for killing enemies;

Covenant Heroes Brute Chieftain 150 Leaders Brute Captain 50 Brute Captain Major 50 Brute Captain Ultra 50 Specialists Brute Stalker 30 Brute Jump-pack 30 Brute Bodyguard 30 Jackal Sniper 20 Grunt Heavy 10 Grunt Spec-Ops 10 Hunter 150 Infantry Brute Minor 20 Brute Major 20 Brute Ultra 20 Grunt Minor 10 Grunt Major 10 Jackal Minor 15 Drone Minor 10 Drone Major 10

Flood Specialists Pure Form Stalker 20 Pure Form Ranged 30 Pure Form Tank 50 Infantry Flood Carrier Form 10 Combat Form 10 Forerunner Infantry Sentinel Aggressor Minor 5 Vehicles Light Shade 50 Ghost 100 Chopper 100 Standard Prowler 150 Banshee 100 Heavy Wraith (both variants) 200 Giants Scarab 500 Phantom 250

Point Deduction Dying 25 Betrayal 50 Arbiter 50 Elite 50 Marine/Civilian: 50 ODST 100 Marine Sergeant 100 Sentinel 5 Hornet 150 Mongoose 50 Pelican/Scorpion 200 Warthog 150 Gauss Warthog 100

Skull Multipliers

Skull	Multiplier
Iron (Teammate dead? Reload checkpoint. Everyone dead? Restart level.)	3.0x
Black Eye (Melee for shields to recharge)	1.5x
Tough Luck (Enemy saving throws)	1.5x
Catch (AI throws more grenades)	1.5x
Fog (No motion sensors)	1.5x
Famine (Half ammo dropped by enemy's weapons)	2.0x
Thunderstorm (Both Enemy and Ally are given field promotions)	1.5x
Tilt (Enemy resistances increased)	2.0x
Mythic (Doubles the enemy's health)	2.0x

Time Multipliers

Overall

Mission	Times & Multipliers
Sierra 117	0-15 min = 3.0x, 15-20 min = 2.5x, 20-25 min = 2.0x, 25-30 min = 1.5x, 30+ min = 1.0x
Crow's Nest	0-20 min = 3.0x, 20-25 min = 2.5x, 25-30 min = 2.0x, 30-35 min = 1.5x, 35+ min = 1.0x
Tsavo Highway	0-15 min = 3.0x, 15-20 min = 2.5x, 20-25 min = 2.0x, 25-30 min = 1.5x, 30+ min = 1.0x
The Storm	0-15 min = 3.0x, 15-20 min = 2.5x, 20-25 min = 2.0x, 25-30 min = 1.5x, 30+ min = 1.0x
Floodgate	0-10 min = 3.0x, 10-15 min = 2.5x, 15-20 min = 2.0x, 20-25 min = 1.5x, 25+ min = 1.0x
The Ark	0-20 min = 3.0x, 20-30 min = 2.5x, 30-40 min = 2.0x, 40-50 min = 1.5x, 50+ min = 1.0x
The Covenant	0-20 min = 3.0x, 20-30 min = 2.5x, 30-40 min = 2.0x, 40-50 min = 1.5x, 50+ min = 1.0x
Cortana	0-15 min = 3.0x, 15-20 min = 2.5x, 20-25 min = 2.0x, 25-30 min = 1.5x, 30+ min = 1.0x
Halo	0-15 min = 3.0x, 15-20 min = 2.5x, 20-25 min = 2.0x, 25-30 min = 1.5x, 30+ min = 1.0x

Style Multipliers

Per-kill

Style	Multiplier
Grenade Stick	1.25x
Headshot	1.25x
Assassination	1.25x
[[Splatter (run over enemy)	1.25x
Multi-Kill (at least 3 enemies within 1.5 seconds)	1.25x
Needler Supercombine (Kill someone with a needler explosion)	1.25x

Scoring formula

The formula for campaign scoring is:

Points Earned = Unit's base point value X (Style Multiplier + Occasional Secondary Style Multiplier) X Difficulty Multiplier X Sum of Skull Multipliers X Time Multiplier

*Note* - The time multiplier is added not to every score but at the very end of the level (i.e. total score =15,000 X 2.0 for time bonus = Grand Total of 30,000)

Achievements

Achievement Name	Points Required	Level
Guerilla	15,000	Sierra 117
Demon	15,000	Crow's Nest
Cavalier	15,000	Tsavo Highway
Askar	15,000	The Storm
Exterminator	15,000	Floodgate
Ranger	50,000	The Ark
Vanguard	50,000	The Covenant
Orpheus	15,000	Cortana
Reclaimer	15,000	Halo

Halo: Reach

Halo: Spartan Assault

Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Halo: Spartan Strike

Trivia

• Meta in ancient Greek means "after", so meta-game means "after-game", or in a more philosophical sense, "the game behind the game". In the case of campaign scoring, you playing a meta-game in which you are trying to get as high score as possible, and to accomplish that, you are playing the actual campaign game -- in other words, the Campaign Metagame is a game about a game.
• In Halo: Reach, the current record in campaign scoring is 134,320,688, set by FA Aras Cade on April 23, 2012. This beat the previous record of 117,077,496 set by OWA 000 on April 20, 2011

External links

• Bungie.net: Bungie Podcast: Irregularly Regular
• Bungie.net: Online Stats
• Bungie.net: Halo 3 How-to: Campaign Scoring 101
• Bungie.net: Get the Most Out of Skulls