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| '''Equipment''' is a type of special gameplay item introduced in ''[[Halo 3]]'', featured in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' as an enemy-only sandbox item, and again as a player-usable feature in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
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| | [[Image:H3_Equipment.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Some examples of equipment.]] |
| | In ''[[Halo 3]]'', [[Spartans]], [[Elites]], and [[Brutes]] can carry one extra item of ''equipment'' – deployed using the “X” button on the default setting of the [[Halo 3#Controls|Xbox 360 controller]]. The type of equipment varies dramatically its purpose, functionality, and appearance, but all can be used with deadly or strategic force. Click on a link below to find out what each one does, and where each could be found. There may be more to find and their availability is subject in [[matchmaking]] rules. |
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| == Overview ==
| | The philosophy of equipment is simple:to add a variety to the combat in [[Halo 3]] without displacing balance. The simple fact is that Equipment items, once deployed can be used by both attackers and defenders. Someone on your team might accidentally activate your [[Trip Mine]], and a [[Bubble Shield]] is a geometric spherical shield that is round – while they can’t shoot in, you can’t shoot out either. Suffice to say that equipment can turn the tide of battle if used correctly. |
| While prior ''Halo'' games featured [[power-up]]s in the form of [[overshield]] and [[active camouflage]], these on-map pickups were activated immediately upon acquisition. ''Halo 3'' introduced equipment as a new addition to the "golden triangle" of ''Halo'' gameplay alongside weapons, grenades and melee. Equipment can be found in campaign and multiplayer as pickups in the game world - once picked up, they can be activated at any time with a single button press.
| | To make it more balanced, it takes longer to deploy equipment than in the [[Halo 3 Beta]], but you can launch it farther.{{fact}} It is not entirely clear which faction - [[Human]] or [[Covenant]] - manufactures each piece of equipment in the first place without doing research on the specific equipment, as both are seen utilizing it in the single player [[Halo 3 Campaign|Campaign]]. |
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| == Appearances == | | ==List of Equipment== |
| === ''Halo 3'' ===
| | *[[Bubble Shield]] |
| In ''Halo 3'', equipment can be found in campaign and multiplayer modes. Equipment in ''Halo 3'' are single-use pickups, and only one such item can be carried at a time. In the [[campaign]], equipment can be employed by the player and by [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] AI enemies, with several equipment pieces reserved for the campaign not available in [[multiplayer]]. Most equipment can be found in multiplayer, placed on the map like any other [[power weapon]]. The mainstay list of equipment found in multiplayer includes the [[TR/9 trip mine|trip mine]], [[Z-4190 bubble shield|bubble shield]], [[deployable cover]], [[flare]], [[Portable gravity lift|gravity lift]], [[power drain]], [[regenerator]] and [[radar jammer]]. The campaign features all the prior-listed equipment with the addition of the [[Invincibility]], [[Cloaking]] and [[Forerunner automated turret|Auto-Turret]]. Later, in [[Halo: Reach]], [[Halo 4]], [[Halo: Spartan Assault]], and [[Halo: Spartan Strike]], equipment was remade into [[Armor abilities]]
| | *[[Power Drain]] |
| | *[[Radar Jammer]] (Removed from Matchmaking) |
| | *[[Portable_Gravity_Lift|Gravity Lift]] |
| | *[[Anti-Vehicle Mine]] |
| | *[[Flare]] (Removed from Matchmaking) |
| | *[[Regenerator]] |
| | *[[Deployable Cover]] |
| | *[[Automatic Turret]] (Campaign Only) |
| | *[[Cloaking]] (Campaign Only) |
| | *[[Invincibility (Equipment)|Invincibility]] (Campaign Only) |
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| The Invincibility equipment can only be found by killing [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Brute Chieftains]], while the Cloaking can be found on the bodies of [[Jiralhanae Stalker|Stalkers]] and on the map in some areas. The Auto-Turret is exclusively found in a handful of levels and can only be used by the player. The Auto-Turret has since seen its addition to multiplayer with the release of ''Halo 3'' on PC as part of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', and can now be spawned in [[Forge/Halo 3|Forge]] mode.
| | == Trivia == |
| | *Though many of these are available in [[Multiplayer]], the [[Automated Turret]], [[Cloaking]], and [[Invincibility]] are exclusive to the [[Campaign]] for balancing reasons. |
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| In ''Halo 3'' Forge, equipment can be used to [[Overload glitch (Halo 3)|overload]] a map, allowing the player to escape the map's confines. | | *In the January 2008 issue of EGM, in an interview with Brian Jarrard and Tyson Green, it was revealed that there was a piece of equipment cut from the final game known as The Vortex. It was said to be deployed the same as a [[Power Drain]], but would instead create a mini black hole that would "suck in any object within range, and diverting its course into the black hole, and away from your face." It was even able to affect nearby objects such as the [[Fusion Coil]] and even other players. The design was cut due to the fact that it was too "expensive" from a networking and performance standpoint. |
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| === ''Halo 3: ODST'' ===
| | *When you try to drop a piece of [[equipment]] on a [[vehicle]] or object (like a crate on [[Forge]]), the equipment will go through the object and end up underneath it. This happens to prevent players from driving around in vehicles with [[bubble shields]] and/or other equipment mounted on them. |
| Almost all equipment - except for the gravity lift, auto-turret, regenerator and radar jammer - can be found again in ''Halo 3: ODST''. Unlike ''Halo 3'', equipment cannot be used by the player, and only exists within the game to be used by Brute enemies against the player.
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| | *Drivers of [[vehicles]] ''cannot'' use equipment (with the exception on the [[Invincibility]] and Cloaking); however, passengers can, which can be useful to certain and peculiar situations. |
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| ===''Halo Infinite''===
| | *Whilst using [[Active Camouflage]], an [[Auto-Aim Turret]] can still detect you. |
| [[File:HINF-Equipmentupgrademenu.png|thumb|Equipment upgrades in ''Halo Infinite''{{'}}s campaign.|250px]] | |
| ''Halo Infinite'' features the return of equipment pick-ups, with several abilities new to the series. The game's equipment includes the [[Grappleshot]], [[Drop wall]], [[Thruster (Halo Infinite)|Thruster]], [[Repair Field]], [[Repulsor]], [[Threat Sensor]], [[Threat Seeker]], and [[Shroud Screen]]. In addition to these, overshield and active camouflage have also been melded into the equipment system, now called "power equipment." Like other equipment, both the overshield and active camouflage can be picked up and held, with the player being able to activate them on demand after a short animation. On top of the overshield and active camouflage, a third power equipment called the [[Quantum Translocator]] was also added. Unlike ''Halo 3'', equipment use differs greatly between campaign and multiplayer. Four pieces of equipment in ''Halo Infinite'' can be equipped at once in campaign and recharge similar to armor abilities. This equipment can also be upgraded with Spartan cores.{{Ref/Site|Id=IIFeb2021|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/inside-infinite-february-2021|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Inside Infinite - February 2021}} In multiplayer matchmaking, only one piece of equipment can be used at a time, like in ''Halo 3'', but retains multiple uses per pickup varying on game mode.{{Ref/YouTube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgrbXe-CMaE|Channel=HALO|VideoName=#Ask343 Halo Infinite - Zeta Halo}}
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| ==Trivia==
| | *Whilst using [[Active Camouflage]] and mounted on a [[Warthog]] turret you can shoot and your [[Camouflage]] is not disturbed at all, unlike firing normal weapons in Campaign and Multiplayer. |
| {{linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of equipment}}
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| *In the January 2008 issue of EGM, in an interview with [[Brian Jarrard]] and [[Tyson Green]], it was revealed that there was a piece of equipment cut from the final release of ''Halo 3'' known as The Vortex. It was said to be deployed the same as a Power Drain, but would instead create a mini black hole that would "suck" in any object within range, and diverting its course into the black hole, and away from your face. It was even able to affect nearby objects such as the [[Fusion coil|Fusion Coil]] and even other players. The design was cut due to the fact that it was too "expensive" from a networking and performance standpoint.{{citation needed}} | |
| **In ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', there's a [[Type-54 plasma pistol]] variant named "[[Void's Tear]]" that works similarly to this cut piece of Equipment.
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| ==Gallery==
| | *In Campaign, the [[Deployable Cover]] lasts indefinitely until it is destroyed. In Multiplayer, it lasts for around 30 seconds before self-destructing. |
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| File:HINF Concept VisorAnimation.gif|Concept animation showing a placeholder "targeting visor" equipment for ''Halo Infinite''.
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| File:HINF Concept VISRAnimation.gif|Concept animation visualizing how the "targeting visor" equipment could work if implemented.
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| File:HINF Concept RocketAnimation.gif|Concept animation showing a placeholder "rocket pod" equipment.
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| File:HINF Concept ShieldAnimation.gif|Concept animation showing a placeholder "shield module" equipment.
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| File:HINF Concept ActiveCloak.jpg|Concept showing a placeholder "active cloak" equipment.
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| File:HINF Concept HackingModule.png|Concept showing a placeholder "hacking module" equipment.
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| File:HINF Concept BanishedEquipment.jpg|Concept art of what appears to be an example of [[Banished]] equipment for ''Halo Infinite''.
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| File:HINF Concept EquipmentPad.jpg|Concept art of the pad used to hold equipment in ''Halo Infinite''.
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| </gallery>
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| ==Sources==
| | *Grenades technically are listed equipment items. In Forge, you can clearly see that. |
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| | *There are equipments that appear before they are said to first appear in the Halo 3 Official Guide, such as the two Cloakings in Crow's Nest. |
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| | *A [[Deployable Cover]] can also be destroyed by putting enough damage to its source which is located in the center on the ground. |
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| | *All equipment can be destroyed by destroying the source, including Regenerators, Bubble Shields, and Grav lifts. |
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| | *You can jump on top of the barrier emitted by the [[Deployable Cover]]. |
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| | *When a bubble shield or [[Regenerator]] is placed on the ground a Gravity Lift can lift it in the air making the bubble shield almost completely useless and the regenerator less effective for regenerating. |
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