can anyone explain the "blood gulch" trick

[BFM_Ben1]

as you all probably know
on the first cliff on blood gulch if you swing badly and have your front two wheels
kind of latched onto the cliff then if you eject really quickly and then get back in again
by pressing "E" then the hog somehow begins again and moves into the hole in the cliff,

now im guessing this is some flaw in halo and not some scientific reason
but stil would be nice to see what people think of it!

also if someone has a screenshot of this then that post it here to help

b1

[BFM_Kiwi]

I'm not very good at the E key trick.   

You need to continue to hold the W key to keep moving forward. 

When you click E, the hog will level itself out.  You need to press E again quickly or you'll just fall out.   

So the E key just lifts the tail of the hog back up, the W key is still the one that moves you forward so don't let go of W !

[·WídgêT·]

You need to continue to hold the W key to keep moving forward. 

When you click E, the hog will level itself out.  You need to press E again quickly or you'll just fall out.  

So the E key just lifts the tail of the hog back up, the W key is still the one that moves you forward so don't let go of W !

To expand on what Kiwi just explained (which is correct by the way):

What happens in that situation is that your front wheels (as you explained in the post) hang on to the ledge outside of the opening. This will only happen if your wheels are still moving, because otherwise the weight of the hog will drag it off the ledge and you would have to start over or go the long way.

The reason the E trick works is not because of a flaw in the programming of the game, but because of the things they did RIGHT. Normally when a hog is not in a very favorable position to drive in (on it's side, on it's back, etc.), you would use "E" or whatever key/command you use to flip your vehicle over. This much is obvious.

When you hit E to get out of your hog when it's over the edge, the game automatically reads it as in an unfavorable position. This causes the first button press outside of the hog to flip it in an attempt to level it out. Once it levels out the game allows you to get back in. From there it's just a mash-fest making sure you don't fall too far away from the hog to not be able to jump in again.

Now in order for the E trick to work you need to do 3 things:

1) Keep the hog straight!: Turning your camera, thereby turning the hog, will cause one of the wheels to slip off the ledge and cause the hog to fall.

2) Pedal to the Metal!: Mash your "W" or driving key to keep the momentum going, otherwise it will be on the way down when you first hit E outside of it, therefore flipping it off the ledge and crashing on the ground below.

3) Mash the E key!: If you delay in hitting it, all your hog will do is one of the two crash landings mentioned above.

*I think I could of explained it in less words but that's the jist of it *

[HOBOLAGGIN]

yea... i just do it without getting out of the hog, much easier!

[BFM_Hydra]

now im guessing this is some flaw in halo and not some scientific reason

What it actually is is the master chief, while still hanging onto the hog, gets out and GRABS THE WALL and PULLS the entire hog up the cliff! By pressing E again he completes the manouvre by getting back into the hog so you can keep driving.

[Soz 0wned U]

Nope easiest way.
Keep straight DONT pull to the left straight away. Wait untill you are about half way and then pull left and you should slope down and then pull back up and no need for the "E".

[Shade]

Just a question I'd throw in there..
Isn't this against the rules, as you're never really meant to get out of your hog..?

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Similarly there is another cool action key/e key trick out there.
If you've just hopped into a hog,
You can put the pedal down, then quickly hop out then back in,
keep holding the pedal down and you get a power boost.

I've been using this lil' trick for a while now to get out of the way of incoming rockets. 

[headshot]

Similarly there is another cool action key/e key trick out there.
If you've just hopped into a hog,
You can put the pedal down, then quickly hop out then back in,
keep holding the pedal down and you get a power boost.

I've been using this lil' trick for a while now to get out of the way of incoming rockets. 

Hey I've tried that a bit, But I usually turn hard to port or starboard to dodge the rocks. I haven't been able to clear the gap on infinity with this trick , I've seen others though.

[Shade]

There are certain situations were I would say its necessary but otherwise its useless.
Your best bet on infinity is to back up, then floor it.

[BFM_Kiwi]

Cool trick Shade, I'll have to try that.

It's against the rules to exit a hog to walk or attack a lone hog, but you can exit to pick up health, switch hogs, if your hog is naded and so forth, so wouldn't think using the E key in this manner is against any rule.

[BFM_Hydra]

It's not against the rules at all Shade - I use it too sometimes It's hard to get right and the hog has to be turning slightly for it to work.

[Shade]

It's not against the rules at all Shade - I use it too sometimes It's hard to get right and the hog has to be turning slightly for it to work.

Thanks for clearing that up.

[Toe Tag]

Thank you, Shade, for the tip.

[bowler]

well im pretty good at it so here goes...
1St you keep going forward
2ND you swing hard right and swing left once the right front wheel hits off ground.
hope i helped 

[xsix]

This is a pretty hard trick, well for me, some people can just get it anyway. But it takes alot fo practice, and patience lol but yeah, keep driving forward slow to medium speed and once you've passed the wall on your left turn and if miss it.
But your front two wheels are hanging on, just mash the E key and hold down W. Hope that helped