Quick answer
Collect all skulls and terminals in The Silent Cartographer mission by following the path: grab first skull in cave, avoid entering structure immediately, kill hunters, climb platform to get second skull, run past map marker to access terminal, then find final skull on slope near blue object.
Guide briefing
Halo Campaign Evolved Buried Treasure Achievement Guide
Collect all skulls and terminals in The Silent Cartographer mission by following the path: grab first skull in cave, avoid entering structure immediately, kill hunters, climb platform to get second skull, run past map marker to access terminal, then find final skull on slope near blue object.
Applies to
- — Halo Campaign Evolved
- — The Silent Cartographer mission
- — Buried Treasure achievement (all skulls and terminals)
- — Single-player campaign progression
Target
Buried Treasure achievement (all skulls and terminals)
- Checkpoint
- First marker area leading into the cave
- Landmark
- Cave entrance with skull placement point
Do this
- 1Run down into the cave from the first marker to grab the skull.
- 2Turn around and drive in the opposite direction toward the next area without entering the structure yet.
Confirmation
Buried Treasure achievement (all skulls and terminals) is available as described. The hunters appear in the next area before the underground section; they must be killed before climbing the structure. Climbing the structure’s opposite side may be easier, though the reason is unexplained in the guide.
Target
Skull pick up and terminal location
- Checkpoint
- After climbing to the end of the platform
- Landmark
- The skull pickup point at the end of the platform
Do this
- 1Climb up the platform and proceed all the way to the end.
- 2At the end, locate and pick up the skull; it is positioned directly in front of the player after reaching the platform's terminus.
Confirmation
Skull pick up and terminal location is available as described. After collecting the skull, the next objective is a terminal located behind the map marker—do not interact with the map, but instead run past it to access the terminal.
Target
last skull for achievement
- Checkpoint
- after killing hunters and heading down the structure
- Landmark
- blue thing on the slope
Do this
- 1Head down the slope after killing a couple of Hunters.
- 2Look down where the blue thing is located to find the skull on the left side.
Confirmation
last skull for achievement is available as described. Collecting this skull completes all skulls and terminals required for the Buried Treasure achievement.