Veterancy Guide | Halo Wars

[@Aaron-bi6fg]

Been playing for 13 years and still learned some things. Great video!

[@antiwaveUP]

Thank you! I'm glad this video helped!

[@Rookie-2552]

Nuts it has been out that long, just insane!

[@pierre-mariecaulliez6285]

All the work you had to put to explain veterancy really shows how appreciative we should be for games like Deserts of Kharak, where each unit has a tab explaining exactly what each echelon of veterancy does, and how far from the next one said unit is... ... And then to see it get focus fired and blown before you could even select it...

[@antiwaveUP]

Exactly.... Pain researched

[@rexa1336]

I played Hw2 a lot so i didn't even know you could have 13 star spartan tanks. The highest for wars 2 is 6. I'm interested to see your explanation on why the units you said are the only ones that matter with stars. Great video!

[@TaylorBloomqvist]

Why don’t you yknow, play the first game? I don’t get it, these questions would be answered if you just played the game yourself and made up your mind about it…yourself.

[@kennethphillipsii]

@@TaylorBloomqvistwhat’s your Lamertag? 😂do us all a favor and tell us what question he asked, before you delete your comment.

[@TheDBEFamily]

Absolute W vid

[@TheStella117]

Awesome video. “They tough but they ain’t invincible” was great

[@johnmcconnell7052]

My guy thanks for this.

[@antiwaveUP]

You bet

[@Allmightyrob]

Duuuude, Halo Wars has been downloaded & sitting in my Steam library and just been waiting to play, thank you for letting me know. Awesome Guide!

[@antiwaveUP]

Glad I could help!

[@alexstetson2397]

If you download the non-steam version of Halo Wars you can play with the Xbox community. Most of them are toxic assholes fyi. I downloaded the steam version a long time ago and could never find a game.

[@birdtimeyurrr7897]

It was worth the wait. I didn’t know the wraith had a higher shield number in deathmatch. No wonder they be contending against PT

[@DishonoredGOD]

Good. But do my supplies get veterancy?

[@antiwaveUP]

yes! the more kills the albatross gets the supplies will improve!!!!!

[@kadepouulikewow6709]

Veterancy gets the supplies tho

[@ADragonFruit440]

Warehouse upgrade?

[@darthmarticusLFC]

I play wars for an hour or so nearly every single day with my friend and have done for years. We think about veterancy all the time and exactly how it works. Amazing to see a video like this pop up!

[@RADukura]

I’m glad people still make vids about the OG Halo series instead of whatever trash 343i has concoct.

[@Redeemed2163]

I think the reason on some maps you gain veterancy faster with rebel bases is due the the veterancy of the units on those bases and the amount of units on those bases. Some maps have more units per rebel base than others and they have higher veterancy.

[@antiwaveUP]

That's definitely a factor for some like Beaselys and Fort Deen. But Frozen Valley and Fort Deen have the same amount of Rebels per base (however Frozen valley does have more base locations). Good point

[@noobhero78]

Very good. Thank you for this dude!

[@DetectiveJones]

Was playing a game against AI and had 3 Cobras that were shield (13) along with 2 other Cobras that were 3 star and it was hilarious watching a scarab pop up on my screen and almost as quickly disappear after being nuked by super units

[@natejohnson4371]

You are the one asking the real questions, thank you very much

[@that1aliendragonjack627]

This is very informative and helpful for improving one's gameplay in Halo Wars, I always knew the stars/veterancy did something but wasn't sure how much. So good to know the differences and best units for it and such

[@antiwaveUP]

Glad to be of help!

[@Aegis_Mind]

Seeing 3 maxed spartan gremlins beating a scarab blew my mind and made me a believer

[@MintyLime703]

I've always wanted in depth videos on Halo Wars

[@LegendaryFoundingTitan]

Pretty Good explanation for any new players coming into this. Especially since there's so many units,varierty in buildings and how games are normally played its hard to consider veterancy as a important aspect at times!!!

[@freyja4304]

Your Spartan in the corner is an amazing touch❤

[@danhenshall7022]

A Halo Wars Anniversary Edition would be amazing

[@davidthorne5715]

I always loved getting a 3 star chieftain and walking around with a flock of engineers. Also, I always went for enemy rebel bases and then came back to do the ones on my side after.

[@compositesaiyanx7985]

never thought i needed this till now. you really break it down and that's always a plus. part 2!!!

[@yeetgod4149]

its funny and informative. i dont be on wars much yet you explain it in a way that people of all levels can comprehend. part 2!!!!!!

[@delriogng6244]

Thank you I remember when I first started I couldn’t find anything about this stuff

[@cinicalpower899]

Now this is good content, precise and useful information, thanks king!

[@DanielSmith-te3df]

Quick question - does the increase for Spartan commandeered cobras and other non super unit unsc vehicles stay the same as 1-2-3

[@DanielSmith-te3df]

Nevermind seen your answer to another question that there isn’t diminishing returns, fantastic vid

[@BrianHarkness]

I knew about the Stars back in the day on the 360 when the game first came out but not about the shield. I wish more people played the game though. I have the 360 copy still and I have the Steam version on PC as well. Definitely an underrated game

[@Grit1234567]

Hey, that's my answer from GameFAQs! Wow, I wrote that guide 15 years ago...

[@PHREAKFX]

This is very informative. When I first started playing years ago, I understood that veterancy makes units stronger but i did know it all worked. Thank you👌

[@DarkBlade6690]

Great video man I'll definitely be putting this info to the test

[@crimzonpegasus9714]

Entertaining and informative video. I look forward to the next one. And do you think you'll cover Halo Wars 2 veterancy as well?

[@antiwaveUP]

I'll get to it at some point

[@FearsomeTiger12]

Chad KZbinr

[@nickthompson1812]

For some reason I remember trying to get veterancy on unupgraded units was quicker than after the first upgrade. Especially for cov leaders, Spartans, etc.

[@antiwaveUP]

@@nickthompson1812 its faster having the unupgraded unit get stars simply because your jumping straight into the action. As opposed to just waiting for the unit to upgrade Upgrades don’t affect the rate of stars like I thought in the past

[@mattiavallone4019]

God bless this man

[@richbrowne3792]

Great video ❤

[@dankestinferno3189]

Awesome video! In my experience, my Covie leader (after I buy the first upgrade, i.e inheritance) gets stars with a lesser amount of rebel units/bases killed, than without the upgrade. Not sure why.

[@grrman]

Regarding the UNSC Base health; A lockdown base with elephants in it is stronger than one without. Don't know why though

[@antiwaveUP]

I completely forgot about that 1. Yes idky either. It's very odd

[@lesser8531]

Why is this information only surfacing 14 years after release?

[@antiwaveUP]

I asked myself this for a long time, turns out (pointed out in the comments) a KZbinr during the 360 Halo Wars days made a guide about Veterancy but it no longer exists

[@SoldierDNA]

Very entertaining to watch. I seen some of the comments talking about "you can get 16 stars by starring up a 3 star wraith then putting on the rebel leader skull" I get what people are saying but... I think because since it doesn't happen in PVP is why you probably didn't count it. Technically you already said the star limit is infinite earlier. All n all, solid video. Will you combine parts one and two?

[@scottleither8257]

do covenant leaders gain veterency from using their powers? for example prophet and the cleansing beam

[@antiwaveUP]

That'll be explained in part 2 but to answer your question. The Arbiter is the only leader that can gain veterancy from using his leader power.

[@jesuszuniga429]

You can get a 16 star wraith by waiting for a enemy weaith with full upgrades to get 3 stars to then activate rebel leader skull to make it a 4 star wraith, then hijack it with a 3 star spartan, it should technically be possible to have an ai 17 star wraith if ir was a 4 star ai spartan hijacking the 4 star wraith

[@darthmarticusLFC]

Still no answer to one question I’ve always had. Do you get more xp from taking down other units with stars?

[@antiwaveUP]

Good point. Probably not but I'll do a test

[@okaqe]

great video man

[@antiwaveUP]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

[@birbbirb6078]

Amazing video! I don’t think I saw it in the video, but what are the multipliers on Spartan controlled vehicles with max veterancy and a ton of stars?

[@antiwaveUP]

Glad you enjoyed the video! I shoulda brought it up, the information was founded by a person named "Abaddon" on steam; accessed the game files and stated "Having a Spartan inside the vehicle adds an extra 1.15x damage and 0.86% damage multiplier on top of pre-existing veterancy." So plugging in the values and doing a little bit of math a 13 star power turret scorpion tank has -23061hp -661.5dps -0.64% damage multiplier on taken damage. (damage resistance) The effects of these numbers are shown in part 2

[@birbbirb6078]

@@antiwaveUP incredible, thank you so much for sharing!!

[@the1stodst389]

Me & my younger brother played with Ego a few times 😂 he’s really good at what he does 👌 always plays as Arbiter & a recruit 😂 I watched him do that rage glitch & he obviously knew I was watching as he sent me a message saying “No peaking” 😂

[@aidenheart2849]

I know it's almost been a year but did you know it's possible to get a 3 Star engineer in the mode reinforcement?

[@antiwaveUP]

I mentioned it either at the end of the video or in part 2

[@undercoverbreadbug2723]

Not gonna lie, I actually forgot Halo Wars has alternative game modes. All my and my buddy do is play standard over and over and over. Maybe I should see if he'd give those a swing one day.

[@MadaraUchiha-yu5vg]

The reason nobody talked about Veterancy is because the game itself told you about what it does on the main menu. But leaves it at "increases HP and damage output". And doesn't tell you that upgrading units counts as a hidden veterancy upgrade nor the faster HP regen.

[@protonjones54]

How do you get 13 Star spartan tanks when you can only get 3 stars per unit??

[@antiwaveUP]

you answered your question in a way. You need 3 Star Spartans. (Spartan Laser aka fully upgraded Spartans) 3 Star Spartans + 3 Star Tanks = 13 Star Spartan Tanks.(3 Star tanks must be power turret) This is ignoring super units like Grizzlies and Hawks (14 Stars)

[@protonjones54]

@@antiwaveUP Huh? 3 stars plus 3 stars doesn't equal 13 stars?

[@warsstore]

@@protonjones54 spartans provide an additional set of stars when getting into a unit. for example a spartan with no upgrades gets into a vehicle with no upgrades it gives an automatic 2 stars. He's saying if you had fully upgraded spartans but not a fully upgraded vehicle you will not have 13 stars. Upgrades count as stars like what Anti Wave said in the first chapter

[@protonjones54]

@@warsstore oh so a fully upgraded tank plus a fully upgraded 3 star spartan equals 13 stars?

[@scottleither8257]

really good video, is there any info on how covenant leaders gain veterency? such as how many points they need for each star, i did try using the link in the description on the wayback machine but its not working for me

[@antiwaveUP]

I don't know why there's no stat for them. I'm gonna do a test at some point to make up my own gauge

[@iguess2739]

I don't know about you guys, but I would stick my thumb drive into Serina's USB port

[@antiwaveUP]

She got a dummy thicc mainframe

[@jerhurricane]

I thought you Can only upgrade stars as high as the tech level

[@Nickeo]

Good job on the video.

[@antiwaveUP]

Thank you!

[@kalui96]

that thumbnail is absolutely fucking terrifying

[@nuruddinshah684]

Hello there So safe to say you play more HW1 then 2. I have a question so why is It that HW2 feel missing somehting?

[@antiwaveUP]

-Jerome grants Veterancy through a leader power called Field Promotion (Ruins the whole point of earning stars) What HW2 is missing is "Rebel bases" - There's no Rebel base faction equivalent of bases on any HW2 Map , every base slot is free(ON EVERY MAP). The closest thing to rebels are the sentinels around power nodes which only give stars to infantry units at most. Because there's no units to bank on stars with beforehand the ONLY WAY to earn Veterancy is through simply killing the opponents units over and over again while keeping yours alive which already a challenge giving the unit variety Thus games are significantly faster with no effort getting expansion bases (aside from enemy players taking it from you) While many games in HWDE end without killing rebel bases the fact it's there adds a layer and another factor of something in the way

[@trinstonmichaels7062]

Thanks for the video

[@outbreak2886]

I might’ve missed it but what’s the deal with the 13 veterancy. Also if there’s a link to see the stats of units for halo wars 1 and 2?

[@antiwaveUP]

I'll explain the deal with 13 stars in part 2. The link to see the Halo Wars unit stat page is a link that can be no longer accessed normally. Use the wayback machine then copy the link from the description. Idk about Halo Wars 2.

[@halo129830]

Surprised you didn’t go into the odsts in the campaign that can get 6 stars is it any differnt

[@antiwaveUP]

Its not really too crazy since it's a one time thing in campaign. But y'know what I'll make a miscellaneous video in the future. There only "difference" is they exceed the normal Star limit cap of base units. I'm pretty sure damage dealt & reduction has been increased.

[@halo129830]

@@antiwaveUP yea I figured they did more and took less but I always tried to figure by how much I don’t have it for pc so I can’t dissect the code for it thanks for doing this.

[@TheDeathToaster]

Wait Arby gets full vet while in rage mode now? I thought he got way more unraged. Is this definitive only or both versions of hw1? Awesome video btw gonna watch part 2 now.

[@CasualRed740]

first

[@alterablebark54]

I think an old HW youtuber, maybe Basista had made a veterancy guide before but all his videos have been gone for a long time.

[@antiwaveUP]

Yeah I miss that guy's content

[@alterablebark54]

@@antiwaveUP Yeah me too, I miss the OG HW Mythbusters. At least team respawn carried on the torch

[@thearnorianruby4681]

I would love to play this more but everyone I play against just rushes their Spartans veterans and spams a single unit type.

[@warsstore]

Bases can get stars? I never knew that... I can see why they can't even if they could. Would've been funny to see 3 star turrets. enjoyed the funny moments, I can't wait to see part 2. Im curious to see why you think the units you chose are the best with full stars

[@habibainunsyifaf6463]

It could go that far? Damn... Time to replay

[@potara8433]

I can’t find the HW modded dudes channel. Did he change his name or sum?

[@antiwaveUP]

@@potara8433 bro I literally can't find his channel either. I'm not sure. He made great content. Idk what happened to him

[@mikeykun6755]

wow..😦. i thought the pt would win against the 3 star un-upgraded tank

[@xBlaze6180]

1 odst squad with 3 stars in a tower can kill 5 shield wraths by itself Veterancy really makes and breaks the game

[@francopereyra6659]

What about Halo wars 2?

[@antiwaveUP]

It's vastly different and personally not as interesting to me in comparison to the definitive edition. If you want I could work on it but it'll be awhile before I get to it

[@Akbar_and_Shaa]

Veterancy arbiter for life

[@antiwaveUP]

I WILL QUENCH MY RAGE

[@emerald-1878]

Yo, when did Snoop dogg start playing Halo Wars lmfao 😂😂😂😂 23:14

[@emerald-1878]

It's funny how Halo Wars lived despite bungie trying to make sure this game died.

[@alexstetson2397]

What a great video, what's your Gamertag I've been playing for 15 years now.

[@antiwaveUP]

Anti Wave x3

[@TheFinalBoss117]

Spartans can get 14 stars I swear, I’ve seen it when I put them in a hawk and killed flood on release

[@antiwaveUP]

If its not a super unit (Hawk, Grizzly) max is 13

[@sosatonii]

Please do hw2

[@antiwaveUP]

I'll get to it when I can

[@sosatonii]

@@antiwaveUP bless 🙌🏽

[@Feedbackking13]

Big vibe

[@antiwaveUP]

Improved

[@LeonardoPresley-k7j]

Oo ego oo mentioned niceee

[@mrdiamond2157]

nice

[@vaniellys]

THERE'S VETERANCY IN HALO WARS ???

[@antiwaveUP]

I think you're mistaken. There's Halo Wars in Veterancy

[@TheStrayWarrior]

Hello

[@antiwaveUP]

hell is low

[@JustClem001]

Going full tilt into the microphone meme, much appreciated on the commit! Outside of that love to see passion outside main titles, I myself haven't played the original, but still found wars 2 fun. It was a welcome change after shitting on people in Halo 3 snipers and king of the hill. Just love steamrolling the AI to see how far my bullshit goes!

[@heritage106]

There are no marines to rescue in mission 7