Halo Reach: Collectibles

A simple guide to get you through all the Datapads in Halo Reach. *Image & video heavy*

Intro

Hello everyone!! and welcome to my guide! There are those that said this day would never come!
But they were wrong. Halo MCC has finally launched on PC, Reach anyway. At the time of the writing of this guide, only Reach has landed.

When each instalment lands, I will publishing separate Guides on each one. And when all of them have have come up, I will be publishing a Mega-Guide with all titles compiled into one place for easy access.


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Authors note: Due to popular demand, I have chosen to include a video version under ever mission. Please note, these are NOT my videos. The authors channel can be found here.

Noble Actual

[No DataPads]

Winter Contingency

Data Pad #10

Legendary Only

As soon as you've exited out of the chopper and run down the hill. A cloaked elite will start running along the lower path, spawning in next to the gate, and running over to the cliff, where he will
de-spawn. If you can tag him before he reaches the gate, the elite will pause and look at you, giving you time to bring down his shields and finish him off. Alternative, depending on the Elites' AI path-finding, it might be possible to assassinate him. This isn't easy. Don't waste a shot or you'll have to reload. It will be a lot easier to do in Co-op.










Data Pad #1
Difficult to miss unless speed running through the level. When you find the truck, drive northwest. After crossing a bridge, keep left to drive into an area in front of some buildings. Look for the data pad in the building on the right.




























https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdLLZUwqg84

Oni: Sword Base

Data Pad #11

Legendary Only

After you face a couple of wraiths, you'll follow a path to a village area. Climb the stairs in the northeast building to the rooftop and perform a running jump/nade-jump to cross the broken bridge and land on the rock formation behind the building. The data pad is across the rocks a bit.




























Data Pad #2
You'll ride an elevator up to a hall, blast through some enemies and regroup with some fellow humans fighting on the ground floor. Look to the north side of the hall for a passage into a side room. The side room leads to a ramp that'll bring you to the second floor. You'll cross three bridges to the fourth floor before reaching the hall with the data pad, located under a staircase.



















https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nu8RP6tVEc

Nightfall

Data Pad #3
As soon as the mission starts, hug the right canyon wall and look for a path. On the ground, along the left wall, you'll find the data pad.



















Data Pad #12

Legendary Only

This data pad is really close to Rally Point Bravo but it won't appear if you load that point.


Instead, go to Alpha and run through the area with the indigenous creatures. Ahead is a large set of buildings with myriad enemies and some fellow human fighters. We suggest just running through the area and avoiding the fight. Hug the right wall and you'll find a path that goes through some water, circumventing the area. You'll have to crouch-jump over a dam to reach the river bed.

Follow the river bed until you reach the stone archway. On the left, there's a rock and a branch sticking out from the mountain. Hop on to the rock, from there on the branch, from the branch on to the arch. Traverse over the bridge/arch and turn right. You should see the Datapad on the ground next to a tree, just walk on the slanted mountainside and you should reach the Datapad.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_arVV87uI8

Tip of the Spear

Data Pad #4
You'll reach a large complex filled with enemies. Go to the upper level of the western building and drop through the hole blasted in the roof. Drop down a couple of levels and look to the left for the data pad that's on a shelf behind some crates.




























Data Pad #13

Legendary Only

You'll get to this data pad just after the first one. After storming through an enemy building, you'll emerge on the other side with some vehicles. Tear through some units and follow the canyon to an open area with a broken roadway overpass. Jump onto the pillars of the ruined overpass to reach the stranded platform and you'll find the data pad on the ground.









https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umsw4uNmrrg

Long Night of Solace

Data Pad #5
After raiding the beach and entering a dark building, you'll go through a couple of doors before reaching a room with a large, glowing table. Look for stairs on the left that lead into a small control room area with the data pad on the floor.










Data Pad #14

Legendary Only

Just past the room where the first data pad is, you'll continue down a narrow hall before entering the large hangar area ahead. Climb the first set of stairs on the right and turn left. You need to make a jump to a platform with a metal structure. Jump onto the angled part of the metal structure and then crouch-jump onto the top of the rectangular metal panel one step higher. From there, turn around completely and jump to another platform. Run up the makeshift ramp to find the data pad.




























https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiqwApd08H4

Exodus

Data Pad #6
After crossing a large open area with the jet pack, you'll land in a warzone with tons of enemies. Shoot through 'em to get to the unlit catwalks overhead. The data pad is on top of the catwalk.




























Data Pad #15

Legendary Only

After the point where you get the first data pad, you'll exit to a large courtyard between two buildings. Fight your way up the stairs but don't enter the next building. Instead, follow the walkway to the right. You need to jump over the railing and use the jet pack to fly over to a small ledge created by a series of beams. Hop your way up the small ledges, taking breaks with each successful jump to refill your jet pack. The data pad is found atop a couple of air conditioning vents.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8Vsix7PAPk

New Alexandria

Data Pad #7
As soon as you get into the chopper, turn northwest toward the large, double-pointed building in the distance. Just past that building is a shorter triangular-roofed building. On the opposite side of the rooftop you'll find the data pad.




























Data Pad #16

Legendary Only

As soon as the mission starts, get into the chopper, fly up a bit and pull a 180 turn to face the back of the building. Fly to the building directly behind the one with the chopper pad and start floating down the side of it. The data pad is on an impossibly small ledge along the side of the building. You'll need to position the chopper as much on top of the ledge as you can and exit. Sometimes Noble Six will hop out the wrong side of the chopper and die. You want to land on the ledge to grab the pad. You can press DOWN on the D-PAD to warp back to safety.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVAeQ7X4cD8

The Package

Data Pad #8
After going down into an interior area, pay attention to the condition of the walls. When the area starts to look beat up, you're getting close. Your crew will gather near a door and wait for you to activate it. Instead, look left on the floor for the data pad.




























Data Pad #17

Legendary Only

Go to the weapons area to the right of the lab entrance you're here to protect. There are jet packs along the wall, though they're not highlighted by glowing icons. Equip a jet pack and turn around, running towards Turret C, which you're supposed to enable. Jump over the turret and fly onto the rock formation behind it. Follow the rock formation to the ledge and use the jet pack to fly across the chasm, landing on a small ledge around the corner of the building, under a bridge.




























https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojlUoSL1kxs

The Pillar of Autumn

Data Pad #18

Legendary Only

From Rally Point Bravo, you'll head down a hill to fight a bunch of enemies in front of some buildings. After fighting off the enemies and surviving the first building. You will now approach the second building head into the building and up the stairs go across the walkway and up a ramp and reach the beam barrier where you can jump to the rooftop. Look for the pad on your right side.




























Data Pad #9
You'll pass through an outdoor shipyard before entering an interior hall. After you fight your way through the large area you will come across a room where you will encounter many fortified enemies. Just go around the back and go downstairs and look around the corner to reach windows with offices behind them. Break the window and go inside to find the data pad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUYu9pjQyjk

Lone Wolf

Data Pad #19

Legendary Only

From the start of the mission, run down the hill, past the right side of the first building, and go up a ramp in front of a large pipe. Follow the walkway left and, at the end, jump onto a narrow landing at the end of the pipe. Jump onto the lip of the pipe and look inside of it for the data pad.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kqO_ULT2FI

Conclusion

There we have it bois and gurls, that's your lot! You've successfully finished Reach's collectathon a second/third time!! Sit back and enjoy the achievement/lore. You've earn't it!

Now, if you want to keep playing the MCC and follow along with me, you'll want to bring up this Guide for Halo Combat Evolved: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1959239326
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Next up will probably be Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, in which case you can look forward to, at minimum, a guide on the location of all the Skulls and Terminals.

See you starside Spartans!!!

Art by Horia Dociu[horiadociu.weebly.com].

Change Log

Date/month/year notation are written in the UK standard.

--02/12/19 - Guide Published.
-Next update: Replace lower res shots with higher fedility ones.

--04/12/19 - Included videos under each segment.

--07/12/19 - Changed the numbering on the Datapads, changing it from mission chronology to in-game lore chronology.

--30/12/19 - Replaced old photos with uprezzed, uncompressed images for visual clarity

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[-[Badger]-]

Oni:sword base Datapad 11 Is easier than you suggest.

After activating the Comms Array. A warthog is dropped. Head SE from it. up the cliff face and you are there.
https://steamcommunity.com/id/badger_m-50/screenshot/5842931906758699650/
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[COMMANDER SUPREME]

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[Aysem]

Your Guides are awesome! Thanks a lot!!! You helped through the whole Master Chief Collection. Keep up the great work

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[Popsifant]

Thanks!

[Farts_on_Fingers]

As paulishdog said, you don't have to run/grenade *or* crouch jump for Sword Base's Legendary Data Pad #11. Thank you for the guide!

[Psychedelic Adventurer]

They do not. They unlock achievements only unfortunately.

[Corvax]

do the datapads unlock achievements like skulls do?

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GOOD GUIDE VERY HELPFUL

[Ryon ♡]

The Legendary Pad in Exodus is just the worst :v