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• Achievements

Complete the following achievements to unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points.

Sniper (15 points): 10 kills using a Sniper rifle in an online ranked match.
Marksman (10 points): 100 total player kills in any adversarial mode.
Killer's Spree (20 points): 5 consecutive player kills without dying.
Killer's Rampage (30 points): 10 consecutive player kills without dying.
Demolition Expert (20 points): Kill 50 players using Explosives only.
Special Operations (50 points): Play all maps of every Adversarial game mode.
Siege Specialist (15 points): Leading contributor of kills for the Defenders in a winning Attack & Defend ranked match.
Survivor (15 points): Be the only remaining player in a ranked online match of Survival.
Lone Wolf (15 points): Most kills in a ranked online Sharpshooter match.
Team Survivalist (15 points): Most kills in a winning online ranked match of Team Survival.
Team Champion (15 points): Most kills in a winning online ranked match of Team Sharpshooter.
Hostage Rescue (15 points): Rescue all hostages in an Attack & Defend mission in under 5 minutes.
Bomb Expert (15 points): Defuse the bomb within 2 minutes in Attack & Defend.
Infiltration Specialist (15 points): Recover the Intel in Attack & Defend within 2 minutes.
Hazmat Specialist (15 points): Deposit the canister and kill an enemy canister carrier in the same Retrieval match.
Master of Ceremonies (15 points): Host a 16-player match.
Best of the Best (40 points): Achieve the rank of Elite.
Officer (20 points): Achieve the rank of Lieutenant 2nd Class.
Basic Training (5 points): Achieve the rank of Private 1st Class.
Tour of Duty (60 points): Cooperatively complete all Terrorist Hunt missions.
Vegas Champion (50 points): Cooperatively complete the Story Mode.
Coop Hunt Novice (10 points): Complete a Cooperative T-Hunt mission with at least one other player.
Coop Story Novice (10 points): Complete a Cooperative Story mission with at least one other player.
Tough Hombre (30 points): Completed Border Town in single player Story Mode.
Dam Buster (30 points): Completed Nevada Dam in single player Story Mode.
High Roller (30 points): Completed Calypso Casino in single player Story Mode.
Street Cleaner (30 points): Completed Downtown Vegas in single player Story Mode.
High Climber (30 points): Completed Vertigo Spire in single player Story Mode.
Hell Hound (30 points): Completed Dante's Casino in single player Story Mode.
Rainbow Six Legend (100 points): Complete the single player Story Mode at Realistic difficulty.
Executioner (30 points): Kill 500 terrorists online or offline.
Pistoleer (25 points): Kill 150 terrorists using only a Pistol.
Equipment Specialist (20 points): Used all Gadgets at least once in single player Story.
Veteran Hunter (50 points): Complete all maps of splitscreen Terrorist Hunt on Normal difficulty.
Elite Hunter (75 points): Complete all maps in splitscreen T-Hunt at Realistic difficulty.
True Identity (30 points): Used the Xbox Live Vision to create a character with your appearance.

• Alternate bullet tracer color

Pause the game in Single Player mode, then hold LB and click Left Analog-stick(2), press A, click Right Analog-stick(2), press B, click Left Analog-stick(2), press X, click Right Analog-stick(2), press Y.

• Axe

On the Fremont Street level there is a bottle of Axe on a ledge. Shoot the bottle and the roof on Fremont Street changes to an animation of a girl in a bikini with some Axe materials in neon. A movie opens showing some outtakes and pretty funny Rainbow situations/early animations.

• Better vision through smoke

Use your thermal goggles after you deploy a smoke grenade to see better.

• Big heads

Pause the game in Single Player mode, then hold LB and press B, X, A, Y, click Left Analog-stick, press Y, A, X, B, click Right Analog-stick.

• Bypass Irena in Single Player mode

If you have failed the mission trying to defeat Irena, you will have to reload the checkpoint. When you do so, it will spawn you in a hallway. There should be a door to your right and another a short distance down the hallway. Use the door that is on your right when you spawn. When you open that door, the computer that needs to be hack will be directly across the room from you. Kill all of the terrorists, but do not assign a team member to hack the computer. Face the back of the computer, not the controls, and turn right. You will see a set of stairs. Walk up those stairs very slowly (try crouching), and you should be able to ease your way past Irena without her seeing you. When you pass all of the glass windows, you will see a metal door. Make your way to that door and "Saving Game" will appear. Once that has happened, just run back past Irena and it will cause you to fail the mission. However, when you reload checkpoint, the metal door will be open for you.

• Calypso Casino Glitch

When playing an online match if you head all the way to the top of the roof and go up the stairs were the helicopter pad is you should see another small box thet looks the same as the one in LVU Campus glitch. So you take cover behind this electrical box and look towards your right and hold the A button down then let go of all buttons at same time and you should be hovered on the box.Now your going to click the left analog stick and walk on the box. Now your up and from here you can walk across the railing of the stairs and keep following.Now once at bottom you can continue to another roof of a building. Good Luck It. Always works when done correctly. | [Sent by KennyPalmieri]

• Camera

If you are having trouble capturing your face for your custom character or you are getting a message saying the picture is invalid, try the following:

The room may be too dark; try to brighten it up. Sometimes, the camera will not take a valid picture even if you have lights on so you must take it during the day.

The camera is not connected properly or has been connected after the console has been turned on. This can effect it as Rainbow Six: Vegas is very sensitive to creating your custom image.

You must have an Xbox Live Account to use the camera feature. However, if your Xbox Live connection is down this will also stop the camera feature from working.

• Co-op single player mode weapons

In single player Co-op Story mode, some of the guns unlocked in Career mode will not be not accessible (for example, the Desert Eagle and SPAS 12); however, the terrorists in Co-op Story mode will use them. To unlock those weapons, play a mission in multiplayer Co-op mode. Pick up the terrorists' guns that are left behind after they die. Finish the level with them to unlock them at the equipment menu. You can unlock the SPAS 12, Desert Eagle, and MG36.

• Easy Count Down level

In the Count Down level in Xbox Live Multiplayer Co-Op mode, walk towards the elevator door. Hold LT, release, then press Left Analog-stick Forward. You will walk through the elevator. Run upstairs (wearing no armor for more mobility is recommended). Go towards the missile truck, and walk a little behind it. Hold A to interact with it and hide. You will win without the enemy respawning and gain 50 experience points.

• Easy entry in Exclusive Gone Wrong

When the mission begins, make your squad rappel down the left part of the building. Then, order them to go down until they are able to breach. Next, go to the middle of the roof with the opening. Drop a C4, incendiary, smoke, or frag grenade, and keep shooting through the glass. After a few seconds, order your squad to breach into the building. Finally, rappel down into the building.

• Easy experience

Another player is required for this trick. Start a game with 20 rounds for 20:00 minutes with 15 between matches. Use a rubber band to position both Analog-sticks so that you walk in circles. You will get 800 points for a game, which will gradually decrease over time.

• Get on high roof and fenced off area in Calypso Casino

This trick requires you and a friend/squad member on the Calypso Casino multiplayer map. Make your way up the stairs towards the helipad where you must bring the Intel on an attack and defend mission. Once you reach the top of the stairs there should be two boxes overlooking the top floor where you can take cover behind. Go to the very first box closest to the stairs. Press Cover about two or three times at the right corner of the box then hold Cover. You should now be floating in the air. Do not move until your friend runs up behind you and runs into your back. When your teammate is running into you, begin pressing Forward and he will "push" you on top of the box. Once you are on top of the boxes, there should be a railing next to you. Walk onto the railing then run towards the stairs and the railing should lead you around a previously fenced off area where you can drop down into and cover all three entrances to the helipad if your team is defending the Intel on the helipad. To continue, keep running on the railing past the fenced off area. You should be running towards the roof that connects with the elevator building. Run to the very end of the railing then run onto the roof. You now have complete coverage of the entire roof area of the map. It is recommended that you either watch the repels or elevator door if you have an SMG/rifle, or watch the far repel if you have a sniper rifle. If you only have a shotgun do not bother going up there.

• Get on top of the roof in LVU Campus

This trick requires at least two people. Make a match with two slots and a private slot. You can do this with any amount of people. Invite a friend and send him a private chat invite. Ask him to meet on the roof of the spawn where the fast roping skylight is located. Have him stand in the middle between the air conditioner vent and the ledge on the far left of the entrances to the roof. Hold LT + Left Analog-stick Up in front of the vent. Release LT and keep holding Left Analog-stick Up. Release Left Analog-stick Up and you should be on top of the vent. Walk over your friend's head. Note: Your friend must be crouched. You should be on top of the ledge of the roof. After you are on the roof, make a right and go forward. Then, make another right until you reach the middle office room. Stop, then align yourself with the left edge of the small building. Jump off then walk in a straight line until you reach the end of the path. Turn to your left and you should see the overhead of the left catwalk/bridge. Align yourself with the edge of the overhead then walk forward. You should be on top of the overhead. Keep walking straight until you are at the edge of the overhead. Align yourself with the low concrete wall, then jump off. Follow the low wall until it ends by the stairs. Align yourself with the low wall below the edge near the light post, then jump off. Turn to your right where there are an abundant amount of plants and trees. Walk towards them. Keep walking on the sides of them. With the correct camouflage you can hide from the enemy and attack when they are close.

• Laser bullets

Host an online match on Xbox Live. It can be any match type, as long as you are the host. After the game begins, press Start. Then hold LB and Left Analog-stick(2), press A, click Right Analog-stick(2), press B, click Left Analog-stick(2), press X, click Right Analog-stick(2), press Y. The message "GiDoeJoe Mode" will appear on everyone's screen to confirm correct code entry. Alpha team will shoot blue lasers and Bravo will shoot red lasers.

• Look into other building in LVU Campus

Go to the roof of the LVU Campus level. There should be a ventilation unit to the far left when you come in from the staircase doors. On the vent is a little fuse box. Take cover directly on the fuse box and press Forward. If done correctly, you should now be on the vent. Have another player stand between the vent and the closest edge of the roof. Walk over him and onto the edge of the roof. You can now see over the outside of the campus and into the other building.

• LVU Campus Online Glitch

When playing online in xbox live, load a game in LVU Campus and if on Bravo Team head to the roof of where you spawn. Now when heading through the stairs to the roof if you head to your left and go towards a square gray box. It looks like a electrical box well go to it and your going to see another small gray box on the side. Your going to need two teammates one is going to hold the left trigger against that grey box and while holding the trigger you peer out to your right still taking cover. When looking the your right you hold the trigger hold the left analog stick right and hold a button then let go at the same time. You are now on the vent box and from here look left and have teammate crouch down on the ground inbetween the roof ledge and you now walk across on him and your on the roof of your base this is a perfect killing spot. | [Sent by KennyPalmieri]

• Music to my ears

in the Casino level if you go to were the stage is you start shooting the microphone and you will hear diffrent guitar sounds. It Rocks. GOOD LUCK! | [Sent by GioSantuc13]

• One-hit kills

Pause the game in Single Player mode, then hold LB and click Left Analog-stick, Right Analog-stick, Left Analog-stick, Right Analog-stick, press A, B, click Left Analog-stick, Right Analog-stick, Left Analog-stick, Right Analog-stick, press X, Y.

• Outtakes

Play the Fremont Street level and look for a ledge that has a bottle of Axe cologne. Shoot the bottle and the neon roof of the Fremont Street Experience will change to an animation of a girl in a bikini with some Axe items. This is followed by a sequence with outtakes and early animations.

• Rank bonuses

Attain the indicated rank to unlock the corresponding items for multi-player mode

Unlockable - How to Unlock

1st Lieutenant (214000 experience points) Headgears 4 (Half-Face Mask, Reinforced Helm, Tactical Goggles)
2nd Lieutenant (172000 experience points) Camo 3 (Pink, Blue, Woodland, Wasp, Sand, Crimson)
Captain (264000 experience points) Merc Weapons (MG36, SPAS12, Deagle)
Colonel (535000 experience points) Headgears 5 (Ballistic Face Mask, Riot Helm, NVGs)
Corporal (14500 experience points) Camo 1 (Desert, Urban, Russian, Guerrilla, Fall, Desert 2)
Elite (675000 experience points) Camo 5 (Custom 1, Custom 2, Custom 3)
First Sergeant (109500 experience points) Headgears 3 (Bonnie Hat, Beret, Tinted Goggles)
Lt. Colonel (425000 experience points) Camo 4 (Yellow Urban, Red Urban, Tiger, Rust, Urban 2, Grey)
Major (330000 experience points) Military Armor (Vier Recon Armor, Diamondback Combat Armor, Anaconda Assault Armor)
Master Sergeant (82500 experience points) Freedom Fighter weapons (AK47, Raging Bull, SV98)
Private 1st Class (3000 experience points) Headgears 1 (Tactical Helm, Balaclava)
Sergeant (23500 experience points) Tactical Armor (Raven Recon Armor, Vulture Combat Armor, Falcon Assault Armor)
Sergeant First Class (56500 experience points) Camo 2 (Flecktarn, Orange, Swedish, War2k5, Alpen, White)
Sergeant Major (139000 experience points) Black Market Armor (Typhoon Recon Armor, Cyclone Combat Armor, Hurricane Assault Armor)
Specialist (8400 experience points) Rainbow Weapons (MP7A1, SIG552, USP40)
Staff Sergeant (38500 experience points) Headgears 2 (3 Hole Balaclava, Baseball Cap, Breathing Mask)

• Secret Lab

When Jung must hack the computer to open the door to Irena, enemies rappel down from the windows. Before you tell him to hack, send your team to the far side of the room over near the fenced area. Then, run behind the computer and tell Jung to hack it. A trigger will activate and the enemies will start pouring into the room. Your team will take most of them out on the way to the computer. If someone on the team goes down, Jung will stop moving towards the computer and sit there (or Michael, depending on who goes down). Once there is a pause in the battle, tell him to heal your partner. You can then order them around as usual. During this time, Jung was supposed to be hacking the terminal, but killing all the enemies skips this part. Once done, tell Jung to hack it again. He will open the door to Irena. Michael will get left behind. Watch yourself; there are enemies on the stairs above you and will pick you off as you come up, especially on on the Realistic difficulty setting.

• See through any door

At any door, have another player get in front of it. Once they are in position, turn on your thermal vision. Then, get behind your them. Look through the icon that is above his or her head. You can now see through the door. You will be able to see if there are any terrorists behind the door. Note: If playing any adversarial games, your friend must be on your team.

• See through doors on t-hunt on lvu campus

See through door glitch its good you will need 2 people to do this though.

Go across the left bridge on lvu campus and breach the door with a breaching charge keep open and closing the door to attract the enemies go down the stairs while the other one is keeps open and closing the door your see a board get on to it 5 times pressing L then go back up and the door should be open count the enemies and blow them up.

Note: The host cant do the glich. | [Sent by connorbarstow]

• Shoot grenades

To perform this trick, take cover against any wall. Make sure your weapon is on single shot, then fire one blind shot. Hold LT + RT, then press and release B. A grenade should shoot about 20 to 30 feet around the corner. Note: This works with all grenades except for C4 and breaching charges.

• Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory reference

In the Dante's Casino level near the arcade, there is a machine labeled Tom Clancy's: Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.

• Stronger ragdoll effect

Pause the game in Single Player mode, then hold LB and press A(2), B(2), X(2), Y(2), A, B, X, Y.

• Third person view

Pause the game in Single Player mode, then hold LB and press X, B, X, B, click Left Analog-stick(2), press Y, A, Y, A, click Right Analog-stick(2).

• Turns on multiplayer tracers

You can use this to turn on tracers via xbox live so long as you are the host of the game:

Press Start as host then hold LB, LS twice, A, RS twice, B, LS twice, X, RS twice, Y.

Red for Red team, Blue for Blue.

Note: LS is Left Stick RS is Right stick.

• Unlockable weapons and items in multiplayer mode

EXP can be earned in both ranked or player matches:

Weapon or Item	How to Unlock
Black Market Armor	Typhoon Recon Armor, Cyclone Combat Armor, Hurricane Assault Armor - Achieve the rank of Sergeant Major (139000 exp)
Camo 1	Desert, Urban, Russian, Guerrilla, Fall, Desert 2 - Achieve the rank of Corporal (14500 exp)
Camo 2	Flecktarn, Orange, Swedish, War2k5, Alpen, White - Achieve the rank of Sergeant First Class (56500 exp)
Camo 3	Pink, Blue, Woodland, Wasp, Sand, Crimson - Achieve the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (172000 exp)
Camo 4	Yellow Urban, Red Urban, Tiger, Rust, Urban 2, Grey - Achieve the rank of Lt. Colonel (425000 exp)
Camo 5	Custom 1, Custom 2, Custom 3 - Achieve the rank of Elite (675000 exp)
Freedom Fighter weapons	AK47, Raging Bull, SV98 - Achieve the rank of Master Sergeant (82500 exp)
Headgears 1	Tactical Helm, Balaclava - Achieve the rank of Private 1st Class (3000 exp)
Headgears 2	3 Hole Balaclava, Baseball Cap, Breathing Mask - Achieve the rank of Staff Sergeant (38500 exp)
Headgears 3	Bonnie Hat, Beret, Tinted Goggles - Achieve the rank of First Sergeant (109500 exp)
Headgears 4	Half-Face Mask, Reinforced Helm, Tactical Goggles - Achieve the rank of 1st Lieutenant (214000 exp)
Headgears 5	Ballistic Face Mask, Riot Helm, NVGs - Achieve the rank of Colonel (535000 exp)
Merc Weapons	MG36, SPAS12, Deagle - Achieve the rank of Captain (264000 exp)
Military Armor	Vier Recon Armor, Diamondback Combat Armor, Anaconda Assault Armor - Achieve the rank of Major (330000 exp)
Rainbow Weapons	MP7A1, SIG552, USP40 - Achieve the rank of Specialist (8400 exp)
Tactical Armor	Raven Recon Armor, Vulture Combat Armor, Falcon Assault Armor - Achieve the rank of Sergeant (23500 exp)