Editing Cut Halo Wars buildings

{{Title|Cut ''Halo Wars'' buildings}}
{{Status|RealWorld}}
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[[File:HW Screenshots E07 4.jpg|thumb|300px|An early iteration of the UNSC [[Firebase]] found in the [[Halo Wars E3 2007 Demo|''Halo Wars'' E3 2007]] demo.{{Ref/Generic|Id=E307|[[Halo Wars E3 2007 Demo]]}}]]
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{{Quote|The next (and last) big problem on base building and building size turned out to be the need for the units to exit their buildings. We really wanted to showcase that. It had been received very well in our E3 2007 demo. We had gutted that base scheme during the various un-fun iterations of the “place anywhere” systems, so most of the E3 2007 stuff was gone. But, we were determined to keep the units exiting their buildings. But those tanks are so f’ing big. Each building site had to be big enough to accommodate the Vehicle Depot, which was killing our attempts to reduce the base size.|Dave Pottinger on the E3 2007 bases.{{Ref/Reuse|26th}}}}
Throughout the [[Development of Halo Wars|development]] of ''[[Halo Wars]]'', a large number of '''buildings were cut''' from the final release. Over the game's development, the building system went through over six iterations prior to settling on the [[Firebase]] system ultimately found in the [[Halo Wars E3 2008 Demo|E3 2008 Demo]] and final game.{{Ref/Site|Id=26th|URL=http://www.halowars.com/news/devblog/archive/2009/05/18/How-to-Build-a-Base-in-the-26th-Century.aspx|Site=Official Halo Wars Community Site|Page=How to Build a Base in the 26th Century|D=17|M=1|Y=2010}}

==UNSC buildings==
===Air pad===
{{Main|UNSC Airpad}}
While the Air Pad was ultimately included in the final game, it underwent several revisions to reach that stage. An early design of the air pad found in the E3 2007 build consists of a small hangar and runway for several aircraft including a [[B-65 Shortsword]] and three [[Cut Halo Wars units#Falcon|Falcons]] or [[AV-22 Sparrowhawk|Sparrowhawks]].{{Ref/Reuse|E307}} Icons depicting this design remain in the files of the final release.
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File:HW Airpad Early Model.jpg|The model for this early air pad.
File:HW_E307_AirPad.png|This air pad in-game.
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===Barracks===
{{Main|UNSC Barracks}}
Another building that survived into the final game, the barracks underwent many design iterations. In the E3 2007 build, the barracks are little more than a fenced-off courtyard, and have [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] doing pushups behind the building.{{Ref/Reuse|E307}} Another iteration of the barracks was intended to be "orbitally deployed", with the building dropping down from orbit and unpacking itself.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.facebook.com/Jennell.Jaquays.Artist/posts/halo-wars-was-the-last-project-that-i-did-with-ensemble-studios-we-completed-the/1544019829199457/|Site=Facebook|Page=Jennell Jaquays' Halo Wars pre-release overview|Quote=This was an unfolding version of the barracks building. The idea from the art director was that it dropped from orbit, landed on retro thrust rockets and then all the details of the model unfolded or unpacked themselves. This was my first project after shifting over from the recently completed Warchiefs game expansion ... and my first experience at very-high poly modeling for normal mapping.

The upper left image was created by a freelance concept artist working with the art director. The AD made a simple folding version of the concept. I developed my model from the AD's prototype.|LocalArchive=Archive:Facebook - Jennell Jaquays' Halo Wars pre-release overview|D=01|M=5|Y=2021}}

A third design of the barracks has also been shown, much more simplified in form and more closely-resembling the direction of the buildings in the final game. Icons depicting this design remain in the files of the final release.
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File:HW_E307_Barracks.png|The barracks seen in the E3 2007 build, with marines doing pushups.
File:HW OrbitalBarracks Concept.jpg|Concept art for the unfolding mechanism of the orbitally-deployed barracks.
File:HW - Prerelease - UNSC Barracks with units.png|The model for the orbitally-deployed barracks.
File:HW-Barracks Concept.jpg|Concept art for the third design.
File:HW-EarlyBarracks_Wireframe.jpg|A wireframe render of the barracks, early in ''Halo Wars''{{'}} production.
File:HW-EarlyBarracks_Render_1.jpg|A render of the early barracks design.
File:HW-EarlyBarracks_Render_2.jpg|Another early render.
File:HW-EarlyBarracks_HiPoly_1.jpg|Hi-poly render of the early barracks.
File:HW-EarlyBarracks_HiPoly_2.jpg|Hi-poly render of the early barracks.
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===Command centre===
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File:HW OrbitalBombardment Screenshot 2.jpg|A look at the E3 2007-era bases, with the command centre visible in the bottom-left.
File:HW OrbitalBombardment Screenshot 1.jpg|A look at an iteration of the "orbitally-dropped" bases.
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===Missile silo===
{{Quote|Two missile silos... two guys standing uncomfortably close to the edge.|Graeme Devine, referring to the silos in the E3 2007 demo.{{Ref/Reuse|E307}}}}
Found in the E3 2007 Demo, the missile silo was presumably intended for launching missiles as part of the [[leader power]] system. The building is never used in the demo, leaving its full functionality a mystery.{{Ref/Reuse|E307}}
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File:HW E307 MissileSilo.png|Open and closed missile silos in the E3 2007 demo.
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===Power extractor===
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===Spec ops building/ field armory===
{{Main|UNSC Field Armory}}
Another building that was realised in the final release, the field armory went through similar revision as other buildings. A particularly early revision labels the field armory as the "spec ops building", though the building went through at least one other iteration before the final design was chosen; this second iteration's icon remains in the files for ''Halo Wars''. Icons additionally remain in the files for yet another "specialops" building design alongside the aforementioned field armory.
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File:HW SpecOpsLab Concept.jpg|The "spec ops building" 3D asset.
File:HW-CommandCentreBuilding Concept.jpg|Concept art for a revised field armory.
File:HW FieldArmory Concept.jpg|The 3D asset for this revised field armory.
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===Supply pad===

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File:UNSCSupply_Pad_concept.jpg|Early concept art for the supply pad.
File:HW_OldUNSC_SupplyPad.jpg|An official render of the early supply pad model.
File:HW_EarlySupplyPad_Concept.jpg|A later concept for a revised supply pad.
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===Turrets===
Some early designs for the [[M5 Talos]] base turrets would have seen the turrets able to be deployed from orbit, similar to abilities later implemented into ''Halo Wars 2''. These designs would have reused turret geometry from existing UNSC vehicles, with a third (unfinished) variation intended to create a crater with a small fortification in the middle.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.facebook.com/Jennell.Jaquays.Artist/posts/halo-wars-was-the-last-project-that-i-did-with-ensemble-studios-we-completed-the/1544019829199457/|Site=Facebook|Page=Jennell Jaquays' Halo Wars pre-release overview|Quote=Drop from space gun emplacements/fortifications. The middle piece (unfinished) would be fired from space to create a crater with a small fortification in the middle. The upper two used weaponry taken off existing UNSC vehicles|LocalArchive=Archive:Facebook - Jennell Jaquays' Halo Wars pre-release overview|D=01|M=5|Y=2021}}
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File:HW - Prerelease - Turrets.jpg|Early turret designs.
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===Vehicle depot===
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===Miscellaneous===
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==Covenant buildings==
===Heavy factory===
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===Wall generator===
Found in the earliest builds of ''Halo Wars'', these structures are descended from mechanics intended for the original ''[[Phoenix (Ensemble pitch)|Phoenix]]'' IP developed by Ensemble prior to adopting the ''Halo'' themeing. As part of this game, the alien enemies were to have the ability to build "fog-of-war killing barriers".{{Ref/Twitter|Id=Fog|zaphodgjd|1355684847033802754|Graeme Devine|Quote=I think they were wall generators? Left over from Phoenix when non-humans could build fog of war killing barriers.|D=21|M=9|Y=2021}} [[Covenant]]-themed models for these structures were created by artist Duane Santos, though the mechanic was ultimately cut.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/405Pn|Site=ArtStation|Page=Halo Wars: Covenant Wraith|D=21|M=9|Y=2021}}
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File:HW BruteTanks Early.jpg|The wall generators alongside some Banshees and Brute Tanks.
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===Monument===
Identified only via filenames <code>cov_bdlg_monument</code> and <code>cov_bdlg_upgradedmonument</code> of icons in the released build of ''Halo Wars'', the Covenant monument building was to have five tiers of upgrade, shown below. The monument's intended function is unknown, though the labelling of the [[Kewu Umppi'pa'-pattern citadel turret|base defense turrets]] as <code>cov_nodemonumentupgrade</code> suggests the monument was intended to serve as the base headquarters/ command centre in the original free-placement building system.
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File:HW-CovenantBuilding Concept.jpg|Concept art for an unknown building, possibly intended for the monument.
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==Flood buildings==
===Flood spawner===
{{Main|Flood Den}}
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==Sources==
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