Editing Forge/Halo 2: Anniversary

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[[File:H2A Forge info.png|thumb|300px|A list of features in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' Forge mode.]]
'''Forge''' is a gamemode featured in the multiplayer component of ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''. The iteration of Forge in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'', like the rest of the multiplayer component, is based on that of ''[[Halo 4]]'' and as a result carries many similarities to that featured in ''Halo 4''.

The PC release of ''[[Halo 3]]'' for ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' on [[2020#July|July 14, 2020]] added the toggle support axes rotation.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/halo-3-now-available-for-pc ''Halo Waypoint'': Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo 3 Now Available for PC]</ref>

==Changes from Forge mode featured in ''Halo 4''==
[[File:H2A Forge.png|thumb|A showcase of the new terrain pieces available on the map [[Awash]].]]
===Objects===
{{Main|Forge Objects in Halo 2: Anniversary}}
*Objects have been updated to support the gear available in ''[[Halo 2]]''. This means that features such as [[Promethean]] weaponry, [[Armor abilities]] and some vehicles have been taken away but new weapons and vehicles such as the [[Sentinel beam]], [[Hog]], "infected" red [[Type-1 energy sword|energy sword]] and Heretic [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshee]] are available to use. Some weapons and equipment not in the original ''Halo 2'' such as the [[MA5D assault rifle|assault rifle]], [[M274R Mongoose#M274-M Gungoose variant|Gungoose]], [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornet]] and [[M7S SMG|suppressed SMG]]. Players can also place ammunition boxes for the sniper rifle and rocket launcher.
*Inclusion of additional scripting objects to further enhance map interactivity. This includes the inclusion of interactive map objects such as the gate that can be opened on [[Stonetown]].
*Although most objects once again retain similar designs to the ones featured in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', the items have once again undergone a visual change. Where in ''Reach'' they resembled [[Forerunner]] structures and in ''Halo 4'' they resembled UNSC bases, they now have a neutral stone and metal look, somewhat similar to the ruins found on [[Installation 05]].
**These visual changes also allow object hitboxes to be more consistent with their textures.
**In addition, many objects which do no have perfect symmetry (such as many building objects) now have alternate variants to allow for symmetrical map making.
*A vastly expanded palette of natural terrain pieces including foliage, cliffs and rocks.
*Budget removed and replaced with a hard object limit, and a performance meter.
*Structure objects can now be placed in all multiplayer maps aside from the Forge canvases.

===Object manipulation===
*Magnets are now placed via computer, making them more precisely placed unlike their ''Halo 4'' iterations.
*Implementation of a "snap to ground" feature.
*Implementation of an "align to ground" feature.
*Restored precision zoom and placement that was accidentally removed in ''Halo 4''.

==Maps==
[[File:H2A-Awash-Beaver Creek.jpg|thumb|A remake of the map [[Beaver Creek]] created in Forge.]]
''Halo 2: Anniverary'' launched with three Forge canvases. Unlike previous Forge canvases, the canvases available in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' feature only skyboxes and no/ little terrain, allowing players to construct terrain from scratch.
*[[Awash]] - The only map to feature any kind of terrain, this map is set in the middle of a shallow ocean similar in appearance to that of [[Forge Island]]. The ocean can be walked in without dying, but the map features no other terrain.
*[[Nebula]] - This map features the same skybox as the ''Halo 4'' map [[Impact]], and is set in space. The map has no terrain.
*[[Skyward]] - This map features the same skybox as the ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' map [[Zenith]] but with all existing terrain removed, allowing players to forge above the surface of a [[Halo Array|Halo]] ring.

''Halo 2: Anniversary'' also allows players to Forge structure objects on all other maps shipped with the game, effectively expanding the Forge map palette to include all ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' multiplayer maps.

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