Editing Digsite

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[[File:RW Digsite Logo.png|thumb|right|300px|The logo used by the Digsite team.]]

'''Digsite''' is the name of a team comprised of [[343 Industries]] employees and community [[Wikipedia:Video_game_modding|modders]], whose goal is to recover [[cut content]] from previous ''[[Halo (disambiguation)|Halo]]'' games, polish it, and make it available to modders of those games, usually through the [[Halo Editing Kit]] released for the game, if available. This process requires scouring 343 Industries' internal archives to find surviving files related to the cut content, in some cases reverse-engineering compiled assets, updating them to work with the version of the [[Wikipedia:Game engine|game engine]] used at launch - which may have been changed significantly during development after the cut content was abandoned - and occasionally creating new textures or animations to fill gaps in cases where the cut content was partially lost or unfinished. For some of these purposes, the team devised custom tools to allow them to work more effectively.{{Ref/Site|Id=Floor|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/cutting-room-floor|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cutting Room Floor|D=21|M=01|Y=22}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Corps|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/cutting-room-corps|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Cutting Room Corps|D=21|M=01|Y=22}}

==History==
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==Known team members==
*[[Kenneth Peters|Kenneth "Ken" Peters]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}} {{C|Senior Franchise Writer at 343 Industries}}
*[[Sean Cooper|Sean "kornman" Cooper]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}} {{C|Publishing Team member at 343 Industries}}
*Conscars{{Ref/Reuse|Corps}} {{C|Community modder}}
*General_101{{Ref/Reuse|Corps}} {{C|Community modder}}
*Num0005{{Ref/Reuse|Corps}} {{C|Community modder}}
*[[User:XScruffyDaSasquatchx|xScruffyDaSasquatchx]]{{Ref/Reuse|Corps}} {{C|Community modder}}
*Sean T{{Ref/Reuse|Corps}} {{C|Community modder}}
*Ludus{{Ref/Reuse|Corps}} {{C|Community modder}}
*Zeddikins{{Ref/Reuse|Corps}} {{C|Community modder}}

Additional team members joined the project in 2023:{{Ref/Site|Id=Corps2|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/digsite-deliveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Digsite deliveries|D=28|M=01|Y=2024}}
*Crisp{{Ref/Reuse|Corps2}} {{C|Community modder}}
*Killzone64{{Ref/Reuse|Corps2}} {{C|Community modder}}
*Krevil{{Ref/Reuse|Corps2}} {{C|Community modder}}
*[[User:Neo Te Aika|Neo Te Aika]]{{Ref/Reuse|Corps2}} {{C|Community composer and modder}}

==Restored content==
===Digsite Alpha (Pre-Xbox ''Halo'' and ''Halo: Combat Evolved'')===
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The following is a list of known ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo: CE]]'' content restored as part of the Digsite Alpha project, named in reference to [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]].

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====Characters and NPCs====
'''Human'''
*5 early cyborg ([[John-117|Master Chief]]) models{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
'''Covenant'''
*Early "toad" Elite model{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
*[[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved enemies#Slugman|Slugman]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
'''Ambient life'''
*[[Morolaath|Blind Wolf]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
*[[Thorn beast|Thornbeast]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
*[[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved enemies#Keelbug|Keelbug]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}

====Maps====
*{{Code|b20}}{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
*[[Cut_Halo:_Combat_Evolved_levels#Dusk|Dusk]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
*[[Cut_Halo:_Combat_Evolved_levels#Indoor|Indoor]]{{Ref/Reuse|Corps2}}
*[[Spasm]]{{Ref/Reuse|Corps2}}
*[[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved levels#Ruined pain|Ruined pain]]{{Ref/Reuse|Corps}}
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====Weapons====
*Various early iterations of [[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved weapons|Halo: Combat Evolved weapons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
'''Human'''
*[[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved weapons#Machete|Machete]]
*[[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved weapons#Missile Launcher|Missile Launcher]]
*"[[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved weapons#Chaingun|Needler]]" minigun{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
*Several [[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved weapons#Submachine gun|SMG]] variants{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
*[[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved weapons#Spear gun|Spear Gun]]
'''Covenant'''
*Early [[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved weapons#Particle beam rifle|Beam Rifle]] iterations
'''Forerunner'''
*[[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved weapons#Concussion gun|Concussion Gun]]{{Ref/Reuse|Corps}}
*[[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved weapons#Excavator|Excavator]]
*[[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved weapons#Flak Cannon|Flak Cannon]]
*[[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved weapons#Gravity wrench|Gravity Wrench]]
*[[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved weapons#Microwave gun|Microwave Gun]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}

====Vehicles====
*Various RTS vehicles
'''Human'''
*Early [[Warthog]] iterations
*[[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved vehicles#Boats|Doozy]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
*[[JOV-99 Kestrel|Kestrel]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
*[[Viper]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
'''Covenant'''
*[[Seraph]] tank
*[[Shadow]] (originally known as the <code>c_transport</code>)
*[[Spectre]] (originally known as the "Shadow"){{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
'''Forerunner'''
*[[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved vehicles#Forerunner tank|Forerunner Tank]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
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===Digsite Delta (''Halo 2'')===
{{Main|Halo 2 cut content}}
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The following is a list of known ''[[Halo 2]]'' content restored as part of the Digsite Delta project, named in reference to [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]].

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====Maps====
Singleplayer
*[[Alpha Moon]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
*[[Arcology]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
*[[Destructo]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
*[[Earth City]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
*[[M20]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
*[[Moonbase]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}} (not to be confused with Alpha Moon)

Multiplayer

''(Early revisions of maps that shipped in the final game)''
*[[Ascension]]
*[[Burial Mounds]]
*[[Colossus]]
*[[Headlong]]
*[[Lockout]]
*[[Midship]]
*[[Waterworks]]

''(Previously unreleased maps)''
*[[Anchor Point]]
*[[Artery]]
*[[Backwoods]]
*[[Convergence]]
*[[Convict (Halo 2 Map)|Convict]]
*[[Grotto]]
*[[Rodentia]]
*[[Shaft]]
*[[Soccer]]

''(Rare map samples intended for distribution with the editing kit from [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|Halo 2's Vista port]])''
*[[Cut_Halo_2_levels#Earth_City_.28human_sample.29|Human Sample "Earth City"]]
*[[Cut_Halo_2_levels#Beach_Battle_.28forerunner_sample.29|Forerunner Sample "Beach Battle"]]
*[[Cut_Halo_2_levels#covenant_sample|Covenant Sample]]
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====Vehicles====
'''Human'''
*Early [[Warthog]] iterations
*[[Mongoose]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
*[[Piglet]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
*[[Überchassis]]{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
'''Covenant'''
*[[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved vehicles#Covenant command shuttle|Covenant Command Shuttle]]{{Ref/Site|Id=Lore|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-cutting-room-lore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder, Cutting Room Lore|D=26|M=07|Y=22}}
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==Gallery==
===Trailers===
{{#widget:YouTube|id=57DoNDDp3r8|width=300|gallery|caption=A trailer for Digsite, as premiered at the 2022 Halo Modding Community Showcase.}}

===Branding===
<gallery>
File:RW Digsite OldLogo.png|An older, unofficial logo used by the Digsite team.{{Ref/Reuse|Floor}}
File:RW_Digsite_Logo.png|The current logo, created by Ludus in 2022.
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==Sources==
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[[Category:343 Industries staff]]
[[Category:Modding]]
[[Category:Deleted material]]