Editing Burial Mounds

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*[[Capture the Flag|CTF]]

*[[Assault]]

During the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]] was destroyed by [[John-117]].{{Ref/Level|HCE|[[The Maw]]}} Following the ring's destruction, wreckage of the [[Forerunner]] installation would rain down on the moon of Basis. Chunks, varying in size from gigantic landscapes to small scraps of metal, of the installation are raining down on the surface of the moon Basis. Two huge chunks of twisted metal dominate the horizon already, and flaming fragments enter the atmosphere frequently.

The gully runs along a side of the map with the offensive base at one end. Many boulders lie inside making for many hiding/cover areas. A bridge spans the gully in the middle and a [[M41 SPNKR|rocket launcher]] has a default spawn on top of the bridge. Towards the back of the gully near the base, chunks of the Halo form a shadowed area where a [[Type-50 particle beam rifle|beam rifle]] can be found. A [[M12 Warthog|Warthog]] spawns near the base.

File:H2_BurialMounds_Gully.jpg|thumb|right|The gully on Burial Mounds.

This cave along the back of the map has two entrances on the back wall. An [[Type-1 Energy Sword|Energy Sword]] can be found in the middle of the cave. The cave provides a good hideout from the other players, and also serves as a camping spot.‎

This base has three walls and a bridge to the front of the map. There are two windows; one large window opens to the center, and the higher window overlooks the Gully. It has two [[M247 machine gun|Gun Turret]] placements on each window. A [[sniper rifle]] is at the back of the bridge.

[[File:H2 BurialMounds Perspective Concept.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Concept art of the map featuring [[Mongoose|ATV]]s.]]

Originally Burial Mounds was to be the setting of the campaign level ''[[The Arbiter]]'', however this idea was later discarded for the final version set on the Forerunner [[Threshold gas mine|gas mine]] above [[Threshold]].{{Citation needed}}

After the Halo 2 media blackout that occurred in 2003, Burial Mounds was the first Multiplayer level to be shown in the form of a screenshot on Bungie.net on January 30, 2004.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=600 '''Bungie.net''': ''In Reach of Fall'']</ref>

*This glitch is also known as the Hologram Glitch. To find this glitch in Burial Mounds, you must be equipped with a rocket launcher as the primary weapon, or it can be found on the bridge over the gully in the middle of the map. Wraiths must also be on the map, it also requires two players. One of the players must stand on the front side of the rock column by the ghost respawn point where the rock slants inward. There should also be a plasma pistol near the base move a little to the right and turn around so you are not facing the rock. The second player should get in a Wraith and drive towards the first player standing by the rock column. Right before you ram the first player boost using L with the wraith and you should push the first player through the rock and out of the map. While falling down the player should hit a beige sphere, this beige sphere is known as a [[wikipedia:Skybox (video games)|skybox]]. Have the second player in the Wraith look up and the dead giant figure of the Master Chief should be lying on top of the map with his weapons.

*A different approach is taken on its appearance in the ''[[Red vs Blue]]'' series where, on the director's commentary, they call Burial Mounds a "melted version of [[Sidewinder]]." The general horseshoe shape of Sidewinder can be discerned in Burial Mounds.

*One piece of debris in the map resembles the central structure in the level the Silent Cartographer in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' where Master Chief encounters the first Hunter pair.