Assault on the Control Room is the fifth campaign level in Halo: Combat Evolved. This massive level is famous for its many skips, exploits, and speedrun tricks—particularly the iconic Bridge Fall.

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Bridge Fall

The most famous skip in Halo CE speedrunning. This trick skips the majority of the level by falling through the geometry.

How to Perform

1. Progress to the first bridge section
2. Position yourself at a specific spot on the bridge railing
3. Walk or grenade jump to fall through the level geometry
4. Land on collision below that leads to the end of the level

Why It Works

The level geometry has a gap that allows players to fall through and land on normally inaccessible collision that connects to the final area.

Tips

• Watch tutorial videos carefully for exact positioning
• The fall itself requires some air control
• This skip is essential for any serious speedrun attempt

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Banshee Grab / Skip

Steal a Banshee early in the level to fly past most of the content.

Method 1: Early Banshee Grab

1. When the door opens to the first outdoor area with a Banshee
2. Quickly throw a plasma grenade at the nearest Elite
3. Race to the Banshee before enemies can react
4. Kill the Grunts and Jackals blocking your path with pistol shots
5. Shoot any incoming Elites with a rocket if available
6. Enter the Banshee and fly past the pyramid structure

Benefits

• Skips multiple combat encounters
• Allows flying directly to later sections
• Can be combined with other skips

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Fewer Hunters Skip

Avoid fighting four Hunters by quickly securing a Banshee.

How to Perform

1. When the door opens to the area with Hunters
2. Sprint directly toward the Banshee
3. Ignore the Hunters entirely
4. Take the Banshee before they can block you

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Unlimited Camouflage (Co-op)

Maintain permanent invisibility for the rest of the level.

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Mode	Co-op (2 players required)
Timing	Must be done before "Rolling Thunder" checkpoint

How to Perform

1. Player 1 stays at the cloaking power-up location
2. Player 2 progresses through the section until just before the "Rolling Thunder" checkpoint
3. Player 1 activates the cloaking device
4. Player 2 immediately crosses the checkpoint
5. Player 1 spawns at the checkpoint permanently cloaked

Limitations

• The cloaking ends if Player 1 dies
• Only works for the remainder of this level

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Unlimited Rockets (Co-op)

Maintain infinite rocket ammunition for the level.

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Mode	Co-op (2 players required)
Weapon	Rocket Launcher

How to Perform

1. Player 1 must have a Rocket Launcher
2. Position near the "Rolling Thunder" checkpoint
3. Player 1 fires a rocket and immediately begins reloading
4. Player 2 crosses the checkpoint during the reload
5. Player 1 spawns with unlimited rockets

Limitations

• Ends if you: die, manually reload, or switch weapons
• Only works for the remainder of this level

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Weird Ending

Create a bizarre cutscene interaction using a Ghost.

How to Perform

1. Acquire a Ghost near the end of the level
2. Drive through the control room as the cutscene triggers
3. The Ghost will run over Master Chief during the cinematic
4. Creates a humorous visual glitch

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Banshee in Cutscene (Co-op)

Get the Banshee into the final cutscene.

Requirements

• Co-op mode
• Banshee vehicle

How to Perform

1. On the final bridge before the control room
2. Pilot the Banshee with precise timing
3. Fly toward the door as the cutscene triggers
4. The Banshee appears in the cutscene

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No Enemies Glitch (Co-op)

Remove all enemies from the entire level.

Requirements

• Co-op mode
• Complex checkpoint manipulation

How to Perform

This is an advanced glitch involving:

1. A complex cliff-jumping sequence
2. Coordinated deaths between players
3. Checkpoint manipulation at the lowest cliff level near trees

Due to its complexity, watch detailed tutorial videos for the exact method.

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Tips

• Bridge Fall is THE essential skip for speedruns
• The Banshee provides incredible freedom if you can grab it
• Co-op glitches are fun but require coordination
• This level has been heavily optimized over 20+ years

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See Also

• General Techniques — Fundamental tricks
• Silent Cartographer — Previous level
• 343 Guilty Spark — Next level