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{{Title|''Halo Wars Launch Site''}} | {{Title|''Halo Wars Launch Site''}} | ||
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[[File:Halo wars site main 1.jpg|thumb|250px|The Covenant side of the site]] | [[File:Halo wars site main 1.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Covenant side of the site]] | ||
The '''Halo Wars Launch Site''' was a | The '''Halo Wars Launch Site''' was a site used to market ''[[Halo Wars]]'' before the release of the game. It contained the viewpoints of the [[UNSC]] and [[Covenant]] about the [[Harvest campaign]]. This happens between the events of ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' and ''Halo Wars''.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/games/halowars.html Launch Site Link] (defunct)</ref> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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==Related marketing== | ==Related marketing== | ||
There was a website "sidebar ad" created that linked to this website. It featured the tagline "Battles take soldiers but wars need leaders", with a small interactive section where the user can MAC blast a Scarab. | There was a website "sidebar ad" created that linked to this website. It featured the tagline "Battles take soldiers but wars need leaders", with a small interactive section where the user can MAC blast a Scarab.<ref name="electricbulb">[http://electricbulb.com/projects/akqa/xbox/halowars/index.html ''electricbulb'', project - Halo Wars]</ref> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
The site was made by the team at AKQA. The site featured a rotating Harvest that utilized the Papervision3D of Adobe Flash to render interactive points of interest which rotated in sync with a rendered video of Harvest. | The site was made by the team at AKQA. The site featured a rotating Harvest that utilized the Papervision3D of Adobe Flash to render interactive points of interest which rotated in sync with a rendered video of Harvest.<ref name="visualextract">[http://www.visualextract.com/projects/ ''visualextract'', projects - Halo Wars]</ref> | ||
The model for the planet Harvest used on the site was created in [[Wikipedia:Autodesk Maya|Maya]] by Matthew Law. He also created the transitions to the surface and ensured they seamlessly flowed into footage captured from the game itself. | The model for the planet Harvest used on the site was created in [[Wikipedia:Autodesk Maya|Maya]] by Matthew Law. He also created the transitions to the surface and ensured they seamlessly flowed into footage captured from the game itself.<ref>[http://matthewlaw.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/halo-wars.html '''matthews blog''']</ref> | ||
The surface terrain was made using locations from Campaign and Multiplayer maps from ''Halo Wars''. The levels from the campaign that were used was [[Relic Approach]], and [[ | The surface terrain was made using locations from Campaign and Multiplayer maps from ''Halo Wars''. The levels from the campaign that were used was [[Relic Approach]], and [[Alpha_Base_(level)|Alpha Base]]. The maps from the multiplayer that were used was [[Chasms]], [[Terminal Moraine]], and [[Frozen Valley]]. Nate Riley also made the Halo Wars posters that were unlockable on the website.<ref>[http://cargocollective.com/nateriley/Halo-Wars-Dive-In '''www.cargocollective.com''' ''- Halo Wars Dive In'']</ref> | ||
Antonio Gomez a creative developer worked on the site and its "sidebar ad". | Antonio Gomez a creative developer worked on the site and its "sidebar ad".<ref name="electricbulb"/> Adam Marrs a Computer Scientist also worked on the project.<ref name="visualextract"/> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Halo wars site main 1.jpg|Image of the Covenant side of the site. | File:Halo wars site main 1.jpg|Image of the Covenant side of the site. | ||
File:HWLS Harvest.png|A image of Harvest used on the site. | File:HWLS Harvest.png|A image of Harvest used on the site. | ||
File:HWLS Collage.jpg|Collage of all the locations used in the site. | File:HWLS Collage.jpg|Collage of all the locations used in the site. | ||
File:HW wall 1024X768 CV.jpg|Covenant poster unlocked though the site. | File:HW wall 1024X768 CV.jpg|Covenant poster unlocked though the site. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==References== | ||
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