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[[Requiem]] was the first shield world to be constructed, its design later serving as the template for the entire concept.{{Ref/Reuse|sil278}} This variant features an entirely artificial, heavily armored outer surface and contains several concentric miniature Dyson shells within its outer shell. Like the exterior, the interior surface of the outer shell is mechanized and features a light source for warmth and illumination. Another sphere, containing a terrestrial surface-oriented similar to a planet, is located below the outer shell. The interior of this shell contains the hollow core of the shield world and a Dyson shell-like inverted surface. | [[Requiem]] was the first shield world to be constructed, its design later serving as the template for the entire concept.{{Ref/Reuse|sil278}} This variant features an entirely artificial, heavily armored outer surface and contains several concentric miniature Dyson shells within its outer shell. Like the exterior, the interior surface of the outer shell is mechanized and features a light source for warmth and illumination. Another sphere, containing a terrestrial surface-oriented similar to a planet, is located below the outer shell. The interior of this shell contains the hollow core of the shield world and a Dyson shell-like inverted surface. | ||
Requiem apparently lacked shielding from the Halo effect<ref name="Bulletin924">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/bulletins/the-halo-bulletin-knowledge-drop | Requiem apparently lacked shielding from the Halo effect<ref name="Bulletin924">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/bulletins/the-halo-bulletin-knowledge-drop ''Halo Waypoint'' - The Halo Bulletin: ''9.24.14'']</ref> in spite of being the most fortified shield world in existence.{{Ref/Reuse|h4guide}} Whether this is true of [[the Refuge]], which used a scaled-down version of Requiem's planet-within-shell design, is unclear. | ||
===Conservation sphere=== | ===Conservation sphere=== | ||
[[File:Shieldogram.png|thumb|250px|A holographic diagram of the [[Etran Harborage]].]] | [[File:Shieldogram.png|thumb|250px|A holographic diagram of the [[Etran Harborage]].]] | ||
A common iteration of the shield world concept, the conservation sphere consists of an artificial planetary surface encapsulating a miniature Dyson sphere.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Timeline}} Beneath the artificial planetary surface span kilometers of machinery, including many access portals which lead to the sphere's interior; these portals remain sealed when not in use. The interior of the installation is hollow and features a vast [[Terraforming|terraformed]] surface and a miniature [[Astroengineering|artificial star]]. At least one such installation, the [[Etran Harborage]], had an interior diameter of 2,873 kilometers (1,787 miles).{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Level|Id=Escape|HW|[[Escape (Halo Wars level)|Escape]]}}<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/shield-world/073e5c8b-63bf-4fdc-a46d-6150a0026201 | A common iteration of the shield world concept, the conservation sphere consists of an artificial planetary surface encapsulating a miniature Dyson sphere.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Timeline}} Beneath the artificial planetary surface span kilometers of machinery, including many access portals which lead to the sphere's interior; these portals remain sealed when not in use. The interior of the installation is hollow and features a vast [[Terraforming|terraformed]] surface and a miniature [[Astroengineering|artificial star]]. At least one such installation, the [[Etran Harborage]], had an interior diameter of 2,873 kilometers (1,787 miles).{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Level|Id=Escape|HW|[[Escape (Halo Wars level)|Escape]]}}<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/shield-world/073e5c8b-63bf-4fdc-a46d-6150a0026201 ''Halo Waypoint'': ''Shield World''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20111008060749/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/locations/gallery/shield-world/073e5c8b-63bf-4fdc-a46d-6150a0026201 Archive.org])</ref> | ||
While these installations provide safety from the firing of the Halo Array, many possess weapons that can be used to defend the installation's inhabitants; some even harbor fleets of [[Forerunner dreadnought|dreadnoughts]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Control|EVG|Page=35}} These defenses can be activated from an installation's [[control room]] or equivalent control center, which sometimes takes the form of an [[Apex Site|airborne platform]]. However, the control center must be activated by a [[human]]: a [[Reclaimer]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Game|Id=Wars|HW}} | While these installations provide safety from the firing of the Halo Array, many possess weapons that can be used to defend the installation's inhabitants; some even harbor fleets of [[Forerunner dreadnought|dreadnoughts]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Control|EVG|Page=35}} These defenses can be activated from an installation's [[control room]] or equivalent control center, which sometimes takes the form of an [[Apex Site|airborne platform]]. However, the control center must be activated by a [[human]]: a [[Reclaimer]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Game|Id=Wars|HW}} | ||
Certain planets are home to conservation sphere waystations, stellar [[cartographer]]s housing directions to nearby conservation spheres. [[Relic (location)|One such facility]] was located on the human colony world of [[Harvest]].<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2972799_Catalog-Discussion.aspx#post2972799 | Certain planets are home to conservation sphere waystations, stellar [[cartographer]]s housing directions to nearby conservation spheres. [[Relic (location)|One such facility]] was located on the human colony world of [[Harvest]].<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2972799_Catalog-Discussion.aspx#post2972799 ''Halo Waypoint'': ''Catalog Interaction'' (post 2972799)]</ref> | ||
===Micro Dyson sphere=== | ===Micro Dyson sphere=== | ||
The main component of this type of shield world is a [[Dyson sphere]] located within a bubble of compressed [[ | The main component of this type of shield world is a [[Dyson sphere]] located within a bubble of compressed [[slipstream space]]. The only entrance to the interior is a small portal within the core of an artificial planet built around the core. Access to these shield worlds is possible only upon the imminent activation of the Halo Array.{{Ref/Novel|Id=goo311|GoO|Page=311}} | ||
The Dyson sphere within this type of shield world is enormous; [[Sarcophagus]], for example, is two astronomical units (300 million kilometers) in diameter. As with the more common conservation spheres, micro Dyson sphere-type shield worlds feature vast terraformed surfaces and a single artificial star. The inner Dyson sphere resides within a slipspace bubble and is thus accessible only from the [[core room antechamber]] in the heart of the artificial planet formed around the structure. In normal space, the slipspace bubble is radically smaller than the interior, being only a few meters in diameter, hence the moniker "micro Dyson sphere". | The Dyson sphere within this type of shield world is enormous; [[Sarcophagus]], for example, is two astronomical units (300 million kilometers) in diameter. As with the more common conservation spheres, micro Dyson sphere-type shield worlds feature vast terraformed surfaces and a single artificial star. The inner Dyson sphere resides within a slipspace bubble and is thus accessible only from the [[core room antechamber]] in the heart of the artificial planet formed around the structure. In normal space, the slipspace bubble is radically smaller than the interior, being only a few meters in diameter, hence the moniker "micro Dyson sphere". | ||