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{{Center|''Looking for the space station? See [[Anchor 9]].''}} | {{Center|''Looking for the space station? See [[Anchor 9]].''}} | ||
{{Multiplayer map infobox | {{Multiplayer map infobox | ||
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|image=[[File:Anchor 9 level.jpeg|300px]] | |image=[[File:Anchor 9 level.jpeg|300px]] | ||
|game=[[Halo: Reach]] | |game=[[Halo: Reach]] | ||
|location=[[Anchor 9]], in orbit over [[Reach]] | |location=[[Anchor 9]], in orbit over [[Reach]] | ||
|terrain=Metal space station interior, space | |terrain=Metal space station interior, space | ||
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|power-ups= | |power-ups= | ||
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|playernumber=2-8 | |playernumber=2-8 | ||
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{{Article | {{Article Quote|Orbital dockyards provide rapid refueling and repairs for a variety of [[UNSC starship|UNSC vessels]].}} | ||
'''Anchor 9''' is a [[multiplayer]] map in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. It was released with the [[Noble Map Pack]], along with [[Tempest]] and [[Breakpoint]] for 800 Microsoft Points. | '''Anchor 9''' is a [[multiplayer]] map in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. It was released with the [[Noble Map Pack]], along with [[Tempest]] and [[Breakpoint]] for 800 Microsoft Points. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Anchor 9 is set in a UNSC Sabre engineering facility inside the [[refit station]] ''[[Anchor 9]]'' in low orbit over [[planet]] [[Reach]]. | Anchor 9 is set in a [[UNSC Sabre engineering facility]] inside the [[refit station]] ''[[Anchor 9]]'' in low orbit over [[planet]] [[Reach]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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File:HMCC_HR_Anchor_9_Map.png|Anchor 9 Map. | File:HMCC_HR_Anchor_9_Map.png|Anchor 9 Map. | ||
File:HR_Anchor9_Heatmap.jpg|A heatmap of Anchor 9. | File:HR_Anchor9_Heatmap.jpg|A [[heatmaps|heatmap]] of Anchor 9. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
====Callouts==== | ====Callouts==== | ||
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*Despite the name of the level being Anchor 9, the actual space station does not look like the Anchor 9 from campaign. The colors of the station are more white and yellow as well as the geometry of the station is quite different. The multiplayer version looks more like the {{UNSCShip|Hopeful}}. It is possible Bungie was going to have the level be set on a different Anchor, but changed the number to 9 for unknown reasons, as in the Bungie-made fly-through they noted that there were 18 Anchors above the planet. | *Despite the name of the level being Anchor 9, the actual space station does not look like the Anchor 9 from campaign. The colors of the station are more white and yellow as well as the geometry of the station is quite different. The multiplayer version looks more like the {{UNSCShip|Hopeful}}. It is possible Bungie was going to have the level be set on a different Anchor, but changed the number to 9 for unknown reasons, as in the Bungie-made fly-through they noted that there were 18 Anchors above the planet. | ||
*The grenades fired in the Space areas from the [[Type-52 Guided Munitions Launcher/Explosive|Plasma Launcher]] act strangely; they travel upwards unless locked onto a target or fired directly at the surface of [[Reach]], where the gravity of said planet pulls the grenades down to the surface. | *The grenades fired in the Space areas from the [[Type-52 Guided Munitions Launcher/Explosive|Plasma Launcher]] act strangely; they travel upwards unless locked onto a target or fired directly at the surface of [[Reach]], where the gravity of said planet pulls the grenades down to the surface. | ||
*Using [[Panoramic | *Using [[Panoramic Camera Mode|Pan Cam]], a player can see that the playable area is actually a floating cube, separated from Anchor 9's superstructure. | ||
*The two frigates stationed outside do not have visible names or [[hull classification symbol]]s, unlike most known UNSC vessels. | *The two frigates stationed outside do not have visible names or [[hull classification symbol]]s, unlike most known UNSC vessels. | ||