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|image=[[File:Highlands05.jpg| | |image=[[File:Highlands05.jpg|300px]] | ||
|game=''Halo: Reach'' | |game=''Halo: Reach'' | ||
|location=Highland Mountains, Reach | |location=Highland Mountains, Reach | ||
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'''Highlands''' is one of three maps in the [[Defiant Map Pack]] designed for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.<ref>[http://majornelson.com/archive/2011/02/14/announcing-the-halo-reach-defiant-map-pack.aspx '''Major Nelson''': ''Announcing the Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack'']</ref> | '''Highlands''' is one of three maps in the [[Defiant Map Pack]] designed for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.<ref>[http://majornelson.com/archive/2011/02/14/announcing-the-halo-reach-defiant-map-pack.aspx '''Major Nelson''': ''Announcing the Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack'']</ref> | ||
==Setting== | |||
{{Main|Military Wilderness Training Preserve}} | |||
Highlands is set in the [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]] in the aptly named [[Highland Mountains]] on [[Reach]]. From [[2517]] to [[2525]], the [[SPARTAN-II program]] used this area for training the super soldiers on wilderness survival. Outside the map, the [[Big Horn River]] dominates the valley floor and in the distance, several {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s can be seen [[glassing]] Reach. | |||
The middle of the map plays host to a [[D77-TC Pelican]] dropship, ''[[Bravo 001]]''. During the [[Fall of Reach]], members of SPARTAN-II [[Red Team]] deployed to the surface of Reach in ''Bravo 001'' to defend the planet's [[orbital defense generator]]s from [[Covenant]] assault. The Pelican was shot down and crash-landed in the Highland Mountains.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/bts-defiant-map-pack/2458ede3-9d81-406c-a92d-1bfe1306e3da Halo Waypoint: Behind the Scenes - Defiant Map Pack]</ref> | |||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
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*This is one of two maps to feature locations previously described in the novel ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', the other being [[Condemned]]. | *This is one of two maps to feature locations previously described in the novel ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', the other being [[Condemned]]. | ||
*In the ringed section of The Big Horn river closest to the downed pelican, there are Koi fish. These fish can be shot and killed. | *In the ringed section of The Big Horn river closest to the downed pelican, there are Koi fish. These fish can be shot and killed. | ||
*The crashed Pelican's cockpit emits a [[Halo: Reach radio conversations|radio conversation]]. | *The crashed Pelican's cockpit emits a [[Halo: Reach radio conversations|radio conversation]]. | ||
*The Covenant [[CCS-class battlecruiser|''CCS''-class battlecruiser]]s hovering in the sky are not static; they wobble from side to side slightly. | *The Covenant [[CCS-class battlecruiser|''CCS''-class battlecruiser]]s hovering in the sky are not static; they wobble from side to side slightly. | ||
Revision as of 10:20, December 23, 2019
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Highlands is one of three maps in the Defiant Map Pack designed for Halo: Reach.[1]
Setting
- Main article: Military Wilderness Training Preserve
Highlands is set in the Military Wilderness Training Preserve in the aptly named Highland Mountains on Reach. From 2517 to 2525, the SPARTAN-II program used this area for training the super soldiers on wilderness survival. Outside the map, the Big Horn River dominates the valley floor and in the distance, several CCS-class battlecruisers can be seen glassing Reach.
The middle of the map plays host to a D77-TC Pelican dropship, Bravo 001. During the Fall of Reach, members of SPARTAN-II Red Team deployed to the surface of Reach in Bravo 001 to defend the planet's orbital defense generators from Covenant assault. The Pelican was shot down and crash-landed in the Highland Mountains.[2]
Locations
The following are locations on the map that are so named on the player's heads-up display during gameplay:
- Operations
- Motor Pool
- Waterfall
- Communications
- Rock Arch
- Red Base
- Red Tower
- West Cave
- Underpass
- Pond
- Rappelling Towers
- Blue Base
- Blue Tower
- Big Horn River
- Radio Tower
- Crash Site
- East Cave
- Cliffs
- Out of bounds...
Trivia
- During development Highlands was known as Training Preserve. Current files on Bungie.net are even labelled as Training Preserve instead of the map's final name.
- This is one of two maps to feature locations previously described in the novel Halo: The Fall of Reach, the other being Condemned.
- In the ringed section of The Big Horn river closest to the downed pelican, there are Koi fish. These fish can be shot and killed.
- The crashed Pelican's cockpit emits a radio conversation.
- The Covenant CCS-class battlecruisers hovering in the sky are not static; they wobble from side to side slightly.
Gallery
Highlands Map.
Concept art of the map, showing a more lush art direction than in the final map.
A concept art piece depicting Covenant ships glassing the surrounding landscape.
An overhead image of Highlands.
A general view of the map.
The east cave.
A battle on the map.
A Spartan Laser shot destroying a Falcon.
A Spartan destroying a Banshee.
The Covenant cruisers in the background of the map.
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