Halo Reach: LASO Nightfall Cheapness

I completed the LASO Nightfall challenge after checking out some strategies online, to save some time. What I didn't realize was just how much time it saved - the whole run took about 10 minutes for me.

It's a really cheap and underhanded way to do it, and its definitely spoiler material, so here's your spoiler warning.

CHEAP SPOILERS AHEAD

The fast run requires you to sprint past the first guy without attracting his attention, and running/sprinting past the courtyard before it gets all full of activity. (legitimate) Stick to the right and leap to the ledge, and work your way around to the 2nd area.

Once in the 2nd area, from inside the building downstairs, you'll see a grunt across from you shooting a mounted plasma cannon at you. Take him out, and sprint along the left to the exit bend. Take out the grunt and jackal whatever way you can (or not) and get past to get to the 3rd area. (legitimate)

Now, what you do is you go to the bridge, and melee everything on it to death. This might be a little tricky, watch that the elite is facing away from you. You'll have to take him and about 4 grunts out while they are sleeping and not paying attention. Only the elite should be awake and looking around. Take out the 3 grunts on the platform above if they are giving you trouble. Or dont worry about them if they are not shooting you. (legitimate)

Hop into the forklift that is just past the bridge, and drive it to the gate. Press the left side of the forklift against the gate, and position your Spartan right at the crack where the 2 gate doors meet in the middle. When you hop out of the forklift, the animation will force you through the crack to the other side, area 4. It might take a few tries to line it up correctly. (This is the cheap part!)

Here's a link to a video of a guy doing this on youtube.

Cheap but effective exploit, a screenshot of the guy in the video

Area 4 is not active yet since the fight is still going on in area 3, so you just run/sprint through the empty area to the exit, and finish the run. Cheesy but hey, you get the 12k points in about 5-10 minutes.

Also, another bit of cheapness is - just after you die, and you're watching the player's death, you can hit start and save/quit the mission. This allows you to continue the mission as if you had not died. The save/quit/continue puts you at the last save point, much like if you didn't have the iron skull on, just takes a little time to wrap up the old game and start the continuation.

They really should fix this stuff.

Happy cheesin',
Upsen.