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==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
[[File:H3 HighGround BigAssMortarGun.jpg|thumb|300px|A diagram of the "big ass mortar gun" and AI-controlled turrets from early development.]] | [[File:H3 HighGround BigAssMortarGun.jpg|thumb|300px|A diagram of the "big ass mortar gun" and AI-controlled turrets from early development.]] | ||
Originally called given the name "Deadlock" during early development,{{Ref/ | Originally called given the name "Deadlock" during early development,{{Ref/Twitter|Id=IsaacTweet|Isaac_Hannaford|1582840542014365696|Isaac Hannaford|Quote=Concept art for Deadlock Halo 3 multiplayer map.|D=20|M=10|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Twitter|Id=Hoberman|MaxHoberman|1646711580472516612|Max Hoberman|Quote=Yes, this is High Ground, which we called Deadlock at the time. It was an attempt to make a Zanzibar-esque map (but different). Here's the full prepro image.|D=14|M=04|Y=2023}} High Ground started off as an idea exploration from designer [[Steve Cotton]]; ''"Could we build a wall that one team had to take from the other team?"'' Later inspiration came from the D-Day landings,{{Ref/Mag|Id=PCG348|Magazine=PC Gamer|Issue=348|Year=2020|Month=October|Title=Special Report: Theaters of War|Page=12-13}} and the ''[[Halo 2]]'' map [[Zanzibar]].{{Ref/Reuse|Hoberman}} | ||
During development of the map, the SAM Launcher in the back of the base was originally to be an AI-controlled "big-ass mortar gun" that would fire down on players attempting to advance up the beach.<ref name="vidoc">[[Halo 3 ViDoc: Is Quisnam Protero Damno!|'''Halo 3 ViDoc''': ''Is Quisnam Protero Damno!'']]</ref> The map would have also featured AI-controlled machine guns in the watchtowers firing down on the attacking team, though these features were cut as they made the map impossibly stacked against the attacking team and too difficult to play on. The watchtowers were scaled back to just the one watchtower - now the spawn of the Spartan Laser - and the one player-controlled chaingun above the main gate.{{Ref/Reuse|vidoc}} | During development of the map, the SAM Launcher in the back of the base was originally to be an AI-controlled "big-ass mortar gun" that would fire down on players attempting to advance up the beach.<ref name="vidoc">[[Halo 3 ViDoc: Is Quisnam Protero Damno!|'''Halo 3 ViDoc''': ''Is Quisnam Protero Damno!'']]</ref> The map would have also featured AI-controlled machine guns in the watchtowers firing down on the attacking team, though these features were cut as they made the map impossibly stacked against the attacking team and too difficult to play on. The watchtowers were scaled back to just the one watchtower - now the spawn of the Spartan Laser - and the one player-controlled chaingun above the main gate.{{Ref/Reuse|vidoc}} | ||
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File:H3 Concept HighGroundInterior2.jpg|More concept art of the base interior. | File:H3 Concept HighGroundInterior2.jpg|More concept art of the base interior. | ||
File:H3_HighGround_EarlyLayout.jpg|An early layout for the map. | File:H3_HighGround_EarlyLayout.jpg|An early layout for the map. | ||
File:H3 HighGround PrePro Screenshot.jpg|A screenshot of High Ground, at the end of ''Halo 3'' pre-production.{{Ref/Reuse|Hoberman}} | |||
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===Pre-release screenshots=== | ===Pre-release screenshots=== | ||
