Recently, Ron posted an article regarding new shit in Halo 3 . What he didn't post was a shitload of high res images from the final version of Halo 3. Lately, people have been delving into the code of Halo 3 (most likely using XSATA) and finding new things. It seems that in the midst of all the code, Bungie has released some images, and people have taken high res scans of said images from a magazine. I've attached the images to a gallery in this same post. Below also some achievements, medals, maps,. Beware, LONG POST.

Multiplayer Maps

Name: Chill
Description: Halo 3 Chill

Name: Construct
Description: Halo 3 Construct

Name: Cyberdyne
Description: Halo 3 Cyberdyne

Name: High Ground
Description: A relic of older conflicts,
this base was reactivated after
the New Mombasa Slipspace Event

Name: Guardian
Description: Halo 3 Guardian

Name: Isolation
Description: Halo 3 Isolation

Name: Valhalla
Description: The crew of V-398 barely survived their
unplanned landing in this curious gorge

Name: Epitaph
Description: Some believe the Forerunners preferred
desolate places. Others suggest that few other sites
survived the Flood

Name: Shrine
Description: Halo 3 Shrine

Name: Snowbound
Description: Hostile conditions did not prevent
the Covenant from seeking salvage on this buried
Forerunner construct

Name: Warthog Inc
Description: Halo 3 Warthog Inc

Name: Last Resort
Description: Remote industrial sites like this one are
routinely requisitioned and razed as part of Spartan training exercises

Beta Code (With Maps/Achievements)
achievement_complete_mission_jungle
achievement_complete_mission_base
achievement_complete_mission_outskirts
achievement_complete_mission_voi
achievement_complete_mission_floodvoi
achievement_complete_mission_wasteland
achievement_complete_mission_citadel
achievement_complete_mission_highcharity
achievement_complete_mission_halo
achievement_complete_campaign_easy
achievement_complete_campaign_normal
achievement_complete_campaign_heroic
achievement_complete_campaign_legendary
achievement_find_jungle_skull
achievement_find_base_skull
achievement_find_outskirts_skull
achievement_find_voi_skull
achievement_find_floodvoi_skull
achievement_find_waste_skull
achievement_find_citadel_skull
achievement_find_highcharity_skull
achievement_find_halo_skull
achievement_jungle_training
achievement_jungle_no_casualties
achievement_floodvoi_no_flood_victims
achievement_spartan_recruit
achievement_spartan_graduate
achievement_spartan_officer
achievement_extra_crispy
achievement_banshee_surface_to_air_kill
achievement_triple_kill
achievement_killtacular
achievement_sticky_x5
achievement_brokeback
achievement_tripmine_vehicle_kill
achievement_flag_carrier_kill
achievement_kill_frenzy
achievement_triple_sword_kill
achievement_mongoose_splatter
achievement_melee_kill_x5
achievement_needler_kill_x5
achievement_sniper_kill_frenzy
achievement_headshot_kill_frenzy
achievement_full_warthog_kill
achievement_temporary_placeholder

Now take a closer look, there’s much to be seen.

First up, single player levels! Although not all them (and certainly not final) it would seem a number of achievements are unlocked simply by completing campaign levels as we would in any other game.

List of levels:

jungle
base
outskirts
voi
floodvoi
wasteland
citadel
highcharity
halo

Weapons

Assault Rifle
Battle Rifle
Beam Rifle
Brute Shot
Carbine
Excavator
Gravity Hammer
Flamethrower
Magnum
Missile Launcher
Needler
Plasma Pistol
Plasma Rifle
Fuel Rod Cannon
Rocket Launcher
Shotgun
SMG
Sniper Rifle
Spartan Laser
Spiker
Sword

So the flamethrower returns, finally making it into a console version of Halo and the Fuel Rod Cannon too, pops up again after it’s brief stint in Halo 2’s single player campaign.

You know when you start up the Halo 3 beta and you get that lovely message from Bungie telling you what you’re about to be doing and to enjoy yourself? Well, internal Microsoft and Bungie staff got a similar message when they were testing the game before us, only it’s more humorous than it is pleasant and can a still be found lurking within the data files of the beta we’re using.

Here it is, for your enjoyment:

Do not show this to anyone. Do not show screenshots to anyone. Do not talk about this, post about this, blog about this, complain about this, brag about this, or write about this (outside the sanctity of our beloved BetaPlace, of course). Otherwise, ninjas will be sent to bring ruin on your house and your house’s houses. And I don’t mean those punkass run of the mill MSNinjas. I mean the other ninjas. The cool ones. The ones on fire. Yeah. That’s right.
Love,
Bungie

Weapons
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

Custom Gametypes
CAPTURE THE FLAG
Invade your opponent’s stronghold, heist their flag, and bring it back to your base to score.
SLAYER
Kill as many of your opponents as you can. The player with the most points wins.
ODDBALL
Find the ball and hold on to it to earn time. The player with the most time wins.
KING OF THE HILL
Gain control of the hill to earn time. Keep your opponents off and earn the most time to win.
JUGGERNAUT
Work together to take down the Juggernaut. Beware, you kill the Juggernaut, you become the Juggernaut, and only the Juggernaut can win.
TERRITORIES
Find and control the territories on the map. The more territories you control, the faster you earn time.
INFECTION
Destroy the Flood or become infected. Score points for killing flood or big points for infecting a human. The player with the most points wins.
ASSAULT
Da bomb!
V.I.P.
Protect the V.I.P. from dying at the hands of your opponents. If you are the V.I.P., you must stay alive or your opponents score a point.

Team Slayer
Team Swords
Team Rockets
Team Shotguns
Team Fiesta
Team Phantoms
Slayer Duel
Sword Duel
Rifle Duel
Rumble Slayer
Rumble Swords
Rumble Rockets
Rumble Shotguns
Oddball
Fiesta Ball
Team Ball King
Phantom King
Crazy King
Team Crazy King
Multi Flag CTF
CTF Wraiths
CTF Classic
Shotgun CTF
1 Flag CTF
1 Flag CTF Fast
Multi Bomb Assault
Rapid Assault
Neutral Bomb
Neut. Bomb Fast
3 Plots Land Grab

More info has also been found over at Hushed Casket, but in a totally different way. Due to a glitch in the Halo 3 beta menu that sometimes appears when playing, gamers have been able to get into the custom games menus and check out all that will be on offer.

Here’s some of the settings found:

Damage resistance
Shield multiplier
Shield recharge rate
Immune to headshots
Grenade counts
Infinite ammo
Weapon pickup disabled
Player speed (25%, 50%, 75%, 90%, 100%, 110%, 125%, 150%, 200%, 300%)
Player gravity (50%, 100%, 200%)
Vehicle use (passenger only)
Motion tracker range (10m, 25m, 75m, 100m, 150m)
Appearance
- Vis effects (black glow, team glow, white glow)
- Active camo (good camo that might fool an elite, poor camo that might fool a grunt, invisible)
Indestructible vehicles (on, off)

These are at least some of the more intresting settings and there’s many more options inculed on the menus for each gametype. Things like adjusting the settings for Object carriers (Flag, Bomb) and VIP’s, while giving the rest of the team thier own different settings.

A few more new gametypes have been spotted too, including Tank Ball and Tank Flag.

Halo 3 Medals

Double Kill
Kill 2 opponents within 4 seconds of each other.
Triple Kill
Kill 3 opponents within 4 seconds of each other.
Overkill
Kill 4 opponents within 4 seconds of each other.
Killtacular
Kill 5 opponents within 4 seconds of each other.
Killtrocity
Kill 6 opponents within 4 seconds of each other.
Killimanjaro
Kill 7 opponents within 4 seconds of each other.
Killtastrophe
Kill 8 opponents within 4 seconds of each other.
Killpocalypse
Kill 9 opponents within 4 seconds of each other.
Killionaire
Kill 10 opponents within 4 seconds of each other.
Killing Spree
Kill 5 opponents in a row without dying.
Killing Frenzy
Kill 10 opponents in a row without dying.
Running Riot
Kill 15 opponents in a row without dying.
Rampage
Kill 20 opponents in a row without dying.
Untouchable
Kill 25 opponents in a row without dying.
Invincible
Kill 30 opponents in a row without dying.
Sniper Spree
Kill 5 opponents in a row with a sniper weapon without dying.
Sharpshooter
Kill 10 opponents in a row with a sniper weapon without dying.
Shotgun Spree
Kill 5 opponents in a row with the shotgun without dying.
Cheneymania (Now Open Season)
Kill 10 opponents in a row with the shotgun without dying.
Splatter Spree
Splatter 5 opponents in a row using a vehicle without dying.
Vehicular Manslaughter
Splatter 10 opponents in a row using a vehicle without dying.
Sword Spree
Kill 5 opponents in a row with the sword without dying.
Slice ‘n Dice
Kill 10 opponents in a row with the sword without dying.
Juggernaut Spree
Kill 5 opponents in a row as the Juggernaut without dying.
Unstoppable
Kill 10 opponents in a row as the Juggernaut without dying.
Infection Spree
Kill 5 humans in a row as the zombie without dying.
Mmmm Brains
Kill 10 humans in a row as the zombie without dying.
Zombie Killing Spree
Kill 5 zombies in a row as the human without dying.
Hell’s Janitor
Kill 10 zombies in a row as the human without dying.
Is Quisnam Protero Damno
Kill 15 zombies in a row as the human without dying.
Hail to the King
Kill 5 opponents in a row from inside the hill before it moves.
Bulltrue
Killed an opponent that was in the act of a sword lunge.
Splatter
Hit and kill an opponent with your vehicle.
Carjacker
Board a land-based vehicle by forcably removing the opponent in it.
Skyjacker
Board an aircraft by forcably removing the opponent in it.
Death from the Grave
Kill an opponent after you have died.
Killjoy
End an opponent’s killing spree.
Laser Kill
Kill an opponent by using the Spartan Laser.
Grenade Stick
Kill an opponent by sticking them with a plasma or Brute grenade.
Sniper Kill
Kill an opponent with the Sniper Rifle or the Beam Rifle.
Assassin
Hit and kill an opponent with a melee attack from behind.
Beat Down
Hit and kill an opponent with a melee attack.
Incineration
Kill an opponent with a flame-based weapon.
Destroyed Vehicle
Destroy a vehicle occupied by an opponent.
Wheelman
Be the driver of a vehicle when a passenger kills an opponent.
Bomb Planted
Plant the bomb in Assault.
Killed Bomb Carrier
Kill an opponent bomb carrier in an Assault game.
Killed VIP
Kill an opponent’s VIP in a VIP game.
Killed Juggernaut
Kill the Juggernaut in a Juggernaut game.
Oddball Kill
Get a melee kill while swinging the oddball.
Flag Score
Complete a scoring flag capture in a CTF game.
Killed Flag Carrier
Kill an opponent flag carrier in a CTF game.
Flag Kill
Kill an opponent with a melee attack using the flag.
Last Man Standing
Be the last human in an infection game.
Extermination
Wipe out an enemy team with at least an Overkill.
Perfection
Win a slayer game without dying with at least 15 kills.

Most of this is a mirror of the posts on 7th Columnist, so instead of spanning 14 pages, I put it all on one page for you guys to browse through. Its interesting stuff really, incluging the way they extracted and decompiled the data. (Not posting here.)

7th Columnist