**The Silent Cartographer: open the island before going underground**

**The Silent Cartographer: open the island before going underground** Halo: Campaign Evolved. Conventional route and collectible stops, not a Map Quest challenge attempt. The first security door closing is part of the mission. You have not failed a speed check. The island route takes you to the override station and then back to that door, so use the trip to collect Bandana and Acrophobia before descending to the map. **Beach and first entrance** Clear the landing fight, take the Warthog delivered afterward, and follow the beach toward the first marked structure. Before entering, check the cave beside and behind its entrance for **Bandana**. It is on the cave floor; this is not Anniversary's grenade jump outside the security room. Go inside and reach the locked security door. Return to the surface when Cortana redirects you. Stay with the island route toward the override facility instead of circling the sealed doorway waiting for it to change. **Hunters and Acrophobia** The outdoor Hunter encounter has a sloping Forerunner structure in its center. Deal with the Hunters before climbing. Use the surrounding geometry to keep their fire from covering your entire approach, and look for exposed areas when they turn rather than repeatedly shooting their armor. **Acrophobia** is atop that central structure. Climb its diagonal side, then get onto the upper central section and look toward the back, near the tree. This is a useful pickup to remember for later collectible revisits involving difficult jumps. Continue to the security facility. More Hunters guard the interior, and there are supplies near its entrance. If you leave an enemy alive while passing through, remember it can still be there when you return; activating a panel does not automatically clean up the rooms behind you. **Security override and Status Update** Reach the holographic security control and activate it to release the earlier lock. Before leaving, continue beyond the panel to the raised table-like structure at the back. **Status Update** is on its far side. This collectible terminal and the security control have different jobs. Using the objective panel does not count as finding the optional record. Return along the island to the original entrance. Do not copy an aggressive vehicle drop just because it looks shorter on a video; the normal route is enough for this guide. Deal with the new defenders and pass through the now-open security door. **Down to the Cartographer** Follow the interior downward through the combat rooms. Another Hunter pair guards part of the descent. Use the doorway and room cover to control their angles before advancing to the stairwell. **Hip Fire:** at the blue-lit stairwell after that fight, look down through its open center. The skull sits on a ledge below. Identify that ledge and drop onto it rather than taking a blind fall to the lowest floor. Collect it, then continue along the descent. Reach the map control and complete the scene. There is an overshield on the other side of the control area worth checking before the climb back out. The objective is not finished just because you found the map. **Back to the Pelican** Retrace the route upward. The gold Elite near the top and the cloaked Elites beyond him make the exit dangerous even if your descent went smoothly. The gold Elite's sword is available after the fight, but don't treat it as permission to charge unseen enemies around every corner. Recover shields between engagements and clear a route to the surface. Board the waiting Pelican to finish. Your collectible list here is **Bandana, Acrophobia, Status Update, and Hip Fire**. None require the Anniversary Famine/Bandanna route from the older game.