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| {{Title|Relic}} | | {{Era|H2}} |
| {{Status|Gameplay}}
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| |name=Relic | | |name=Relic |
| |image=[[File:H2 Relic.jpg|300px]] | | |image=[[Image:Relic profile.jpg]] |
| |game=''[[Halo 2]]'' | | |game=''[[Halo 2]]'' |
| |devname=<code>dune</code>{{Ref/File|Id=H2EK|H2EK|H2EK\tags\scenarios\multi\dune\dune.scenario}}
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| |map=War Games Map_Set/: 209-4.<ref name="HU">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/delta-halo '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Universe: Delta Halo'']</ref>
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| |location=[[Installation 05]] | | |location=[[Installation 05]] |
| |terrain=Island, [[Forerunner]] memorial | | |terrain=Island, [[Forerunner]] Memorial |
| |symmetry=Asymmetrical | | |weapons=*[[Energy Sword]] |
| |playernumber=6-16 | | *[[Rocket Launcher]] |
| |gametypes= | | *[[Carbine]] |
| *[[Team Slayer]] | | *[[Shotgun]] |
| | *[[Sniper Rifle]] |
| | *[[Plasma Pistol]] |
| | *[[Beam Rifle]] |
| | *[[Battle Rifle]] |
| | *[[Plasma Rifle]] |
| | *[[Needler]] |
| | *[[SMG]] |
| | *[[Magnum]] |
| | *[[Plasma Grenade]]s |
| | *[[Fragmentation Grenade]]s |
| | |vehicles=*[[Ghost]] |
| | *[[Warthog]] |
| | |power-ups=None |
| | |gametypes=*[[Slayer]] |
| *[[1 Flag CTF]] | | *[[1 Flag CTF]] |
| *[[Assault|1 Bomb Assault]]
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| |pagegamelabel=H2
| | *6-16 |
| }} | | }} |
| {{Center|{{Article quote|[[Covenant]] scripture dictates that structures of this type are memorials to [[Forerunners]] who fell in battle against the [[Flood]].}}}}
| | <center>{{Article Quote|Covenant scripture dictates that structures of this type are memorials to Forerunners who fell in battle against the Flood.}}</center> |
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| '''Relic''' is a [[multiplayer]] map in ''[[Halo 2]]''. It is part of the [[Maptacular Pack]]. The map was remade in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> multiplayer mode as ''[[Remnant]]''.<ref name="thanks">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-the-master-chief-collection-thank-you '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''A Thank You to Our Fans from Bonnie Ross'']</ref>
| | == Summary == |
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| ==Overview==
| | A [[Halo 2]] multiplayer map. It is set on a large isle on [[Delta Halo]]. It has a huge castle-like [[Forerunner]] structure centered on the island. It is considered to be a counterpart of Halo 1's campaign level [[The Silent Cartographer (Level)]] by some. It also resembles [[Death Island]] from [[Halo PC]], but it's smaller. Due to its design, it is best played using one [[CTF|flag]]/[[CTF|bomb CTF]]/[[Assault]] variants. |
| {{Quote|A battle-scarred island rises from the blue waters of a Delta Halo sea- A titanic Forerunner structure juts menacingly from the center like the spine of a beached behemoth.<ref name="Manual">[[Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack Manual#Relic|Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack Manual]] - Relic</ref>}}
| | *[[Relic]] was added to [[Halo 2]] in the [[Maptacular Pack]]. |
| The map is set on a large island on [[Installation 05]] with sandstone formations. It possesses a vast, partially buried [[Forerunner]] vessel centered on the island. During the [[Battle of Installation 05]], the surveillance team [[RECON 127]] was deployed from the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} shortly after the frigate arrived at Delta Halo. The detachment's goal was a large structure buried under one of the installation's many islands. Upon arrival, they encountered heavy Covenant resistance and their Albatross was shot down. Though the members of RECON 127 did not survive the following ground engagement, they did transmit a series of incredibly compelling scans of the site to ''In Amber Clad''. The details revealed the site—dubbed ‘Relic’—was in actuality the remains of a long-dormant Forerunner vessel that had been carefully hidden below the island over one hundred millennia years ago,{{Ref/Reuse|HU}} as opposed to the Covenant belief that islands such as these were memorials to fallen Forerunner warriors, who died during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].<ref>Map description</ref>
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| All that remained of RECON 127 was the evidence of the battle on the island, with RECON 127's Albatross's wreckage and materiel spilling in the wind. Shield formations, vehicle detritus, and combat platforms litter the field. Sandstone formations provide cover, but the huge expanse of low dunes leaves infantry highly vulnerable.{{Ref/Reuse|Manual}}
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| ==Description==
| | There is a two way teleporter that can be activated from inside the basement of the building. There is also an excellent hovering [[Covenant]] sniping tower, at the base of which, a beam rifle can be found. This is an amazingly helpful weapon for such a small map. However, the sniping tower can be shot down with rockets. There is also a sniper rifle located near the back of the [[UNSC]] [[Albatross]]. Two more fantastic weapons are the [[Energy Sword|sword]] and the [[Shotgun]]. They are both found near the middle of the map, under the Forerunner building. The [[Rocket Launcher]] is located by some broken walls on the far side of the island. The control of these weapons controls the outcome of the game. |
| Due to its design, it is best played using one [[CTF|flag]]/[[CTF|bomb CTF]]/[[Assault]] variants. The map itself features the [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle|sniper rifle]] and [[Type-50 particle beam rifle|beam rifle]], as well as the [[Covenant watchtower]]s used by [[Kig-yar|Jackals]].
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| There is a two-way [[teleporter]] that can be activated from inside the basement of the building, though the inside Teleporter can be used prior to its activation by jumping, firing a [[M41 SPNKR|rocket]] at it, and landing on it—or, more simply, by [[crouch jumping]].
| | == Territories == |
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| There is also a [[Covenant]] deployable lookout tower, with a Beam Rifle lying at its base. This tower can be toppled using explosive weapons or certain vehicles, such as the [[M12G1 Gauss Warthog|Gauss Warthog]]. Despite this, the tower can be an amazingly helpful tool for such a large map.
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| There is also a sniper rifle located near the back of the [[D96-TCE Albatross|Albatross]]. Two more fantastic weapons are the [[Type-1 energy sword|energy sword]] and the [[M90 shotgun|shotgun]], both of which are located near the center locale of the map, under the Forerunner building. The Rocket Launcher is located by some broken walls on the far side of the island. Control over these weapons generally translates into control over the outcome of the game.
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| It is, oddly enough, one of the few maps in which the flags in a CTF game mode are not on opposite ends of the map or in any symmetrical pattern. This makes for unusual gameplay. In addition, Relic is unique in having context-sensitive ramps that only appear in certain modes - in Slayer and other such modes, ramps appear around the front of the base to help map traversal. In CTF, they are removed.
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| ===Territories===
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| *Pinnacle | | *Pinnacle |
| *Watchtower | | *Watchtower |
| *Beach | | *Beach |
| *Rear Base | | *Rear Base |
| *Teleporter Ridge | | *Teleporter Ridge |
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| | == Images == |
| | [[Image:Relic.jpg|250px]] |
| | [[Image:Relic map.gif|250px]] |
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| == Trivia == | | == Trivia == |
| ===Production notes===
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| *One of the goals for Relic's design was to make it feel like a level out of the first ''Halo'' game. To this end, artist [[Chris Barrett]] used the very first level developed for the multiplayer of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' as inspiration when doing the art on this level, making the map itself a sort of relic.{{Ref/Reuse|Manual}}<ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=5587 '''Bungie.net''': Relic Revealed]</ref>
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| *In designing Relic's layout, the team wanted to create a map suited to 1-Flag CTF in a similar vein to [[Zanzibar]]. The team eventually settled on a design that involved the attacking team having to cross the entire map and double back on themselves, with a shift in power initially favouring the defenders but switching to favour the attackers once the flag was reached.
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| *In balancing the map, Bungie wanted to create a mix of vehicle action and "storming the beach at Normandy". However, in creating large spaces for the vehicle gameplay, it became apparent that a sniper would be able to shut down the map for the opposing team. To alleviate this issue, the attacking team's sniper rifle was made easier to get, to give infantry on the beach more of a fighting chance against those in the structure.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}
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| *Early in the map's development, there was a gate in front of the flag to prevent Warthog rushes, and more cover for the defenders around the flag. These features were removed to make the defense more challenging.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}
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| *This is the only multiplayer map that has a deployable lookout tower placed in it by default.
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| *The map originally featured five [[M8823 drop pod]]s located across the map from the crashed Albatross, but they were presumably cut; they cannot be found without modding tools. An energy barrier (most likely anti-vehicle) was also cut from the map, but not removed from the map's files.
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| ===Trivia===
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| *A player who is connection host can use a rocket launcher, an [[overshield]], a black barricade, and a trick similar to the [[Banshee Launch]] Wingtip Method to reach the top of the tower, which is an excellent sniping location.
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| *On [[Bungie.net]], the image files for Relic are in the /dune/ directory, and in the game files, the map is called dune.map, which may indicate that the level was originally called "Dune".
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| *Avoid using the energy sword to attack someone who has positioned themselves behind the teleporter (when active) inside the structure; doing so will launch you outside of the map and to your death.
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| *There is an Albatross dropship on the west edge of the island. Another dropship of the same make (and crashed in a similar way) appears in ''Halo 3''<nowiki/>'s [[Sandtrap (Level)|Sandtrap]].
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| *Relic was used as the setting for the cover of the [[Halo 2 Multi-player Map Pack]] box, as the [[Forerunner]] structure can be seen behind the Spartans.
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| ==Gallery==
| | *Relic's design was based somewhat on the first multiplayer map design for Halo. In this way, it is literally a relic. |
| {{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
| | *You can use the black shield trick to reach the top of the tower, making for an excellent sniping location. Do this by hitting the shield thing close to the tower, stand on the support leg, and shoot the top center of the shield with a Rocket Launcher. However, you must be the connection host to reach and land on top of the Relic. |
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| | *You can blast the sniping tower off its [[Gravity lift]] by getting two rockets to hit in the same spot within a couple seconds of each other, or, by firing the gauss turret at it. |
| File:HMCC H2 Relic Map.png|Relic Map.
| | *On Bungie.net, the image files for Relic are in the /dune/ directory, and in the game files it is called dune.map, which possibly signifies that the level was originally to be called Dune. |
| File:H2-Relic-MultiplayerMap.jpg|A overhead view of the Relic island.
| | *Avoid attacking someone who has positioned him/herself behind the teleporter(when active) inside the structure with the sword as you will be flung far outside the map and die. |
| File:H2_Relic Profile.jpg|A view of the island.
| | *This map is used as the main setting for the machinima Gameplay May Change During Online Play, along with being a main setting for the Machinima Lost: Halostyle. |
| File:H2 Relic Overhead.jpg|Overhead view of Relic.
| | *There is an Albatross dropship on the west edge of the island. |
| File:H2_Relic_Map_Labelled.gif|An overview of Relic with map indicators for mission-specific items.
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| File:H2 MultiplayerMapPack Cover.jpg|The map on the front of the Multiplayer Map Pack.
| | == Popular Culture == |
| File:H2 Relic Battle.jpg|Capture the Flag on Relic.
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| ==External links==
| | *This was Doc/O'Malley's hideout after Zanzibar was taken by the Red and Blue teams on the Red Vs Blue series |
| *[http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=2nYuWYn8p-M A video showing how to break out of Relic] | |
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| {{Levels|H2|mode=yes}} | | {{Levels}} |
| [[Category:Maptacular Pack]]
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