Pillar of Autumn
Pillar of Autumn is the opening campaign level in Halo: Campaign Evolved, featuring combat aboard the UNSC warship and containing hidden skulls and terminals for players to discover.
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Pillar of Autumn serves as the introductory mission in Halo: Campaign Evolved, taking place aboard the titular UNSC Pillar of Autumn warship during the Covenant attack. The level includes collectible skulls that modify gameplay and hidden terminals that expand the lore. Players can optimize graphics settings for 60 FPS performance and unlock a third-person perspective mode through a hidden perspective skull. The level design combines corridor combat aboard the ship with exploration elements as players fight through Covenant forces to reach the escape pods.
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Three skulls and one terminal hide along the Autumn's escape route, but snagging them means backtracking through Flood hordes and timing a reactor-core jump — here's the fastest path to Stowed Reload and Boom before the ship tears itself apart.
Capping at 60 and gutting every preset but textures is the only way to smooth out the early-access stutters on mid-range rigs.
Grab the Perspective skull on the Pillar of Autumn to unlock third-person mode before you even reach the ring.
Every Halo veteran knows the Pillar of Autumn like the back of their hand, but finding all four collectibles in one run is tougher than you remember.
Grab the Terminal and all three Skulls on the Pillar of Autumn before you hit the escape pod — here's where they're hiding.
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Three skulls and one terminal hide along the Autumn's escape route, but snagging them means backtracking through Flood hordes and timing a reactor-core jump — here's the fastest path to Stowed Reload and Boom before the ship tears itself apart.
Capping at 60 and gutting every preset but textures is the only way to smooth out the early-access stutters on mid-range rigs.
Grab the Perspective skull on the Pillar of Autumn to unlock third-person mode before you even reach the ring.
Every Halo veteran knows the Pillar of Autumn like the back of their hand, but finding all four collectibles in one run is tougher than you remember.
Grab the Terminal and all three Skulls on the Pillar of Autumn before you hit the escape pod — here's where they're hiding.