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{{disambig header|the campaign level|other uses|Library (disambiguation)}} | {{disambig header|the campaign level|other uses|Library (disambiguation)}} | ||
{{Level infobox | {{Level infobox | ||
|prev = ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]'' | |||
|prev=''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]'' | |game = ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' (<small>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Anniversary]]''</small>) | ||
|next=''[[Two Betrayals]]'' | |next = ''[[Two Betrayals]]'' | ||
|name='''''The Library''''' | |name = '''''The Library''''' | ||
|image=[[File: | |image = [[File:Libraryannie.png|300px]] | ||
|player = [[John-117]] | |||
|date = [[2552#September 20, 2552|September 20, 2552]] | |||
|player=[[ | |place = Inside the [[Library]] of [[Installation 04]] | ||
|date=[[2552#September | |Objective = Retrieve the Index. | ||
|place=Inside the [[Library]] of [[Installation 04]] | |enemies = *[[The Flood]] | ||
| | **[[Flood combat form|Combat Form]] | ||
| | **[[Flood carrier form|Carrier Form]] | ||
| | **[[Flood infection form|Infection Form]] | ||
|weapons=*Human | |||
**[[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5B Assault Rifle]] | |||
**[[M6D Personal Defense Weapon System|M6D Pistol]] | |||
**[[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|Shotgun]] | |||
**[[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher|Rocket Launcher]] | |||
**[[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|Frag Grenade]] | |||
*Covenant | |||
**[[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|Plasma Pistol]] | |||
**[[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|Plasma Rifle]] | |||
**[[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]] | |||
**[[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|Plasma Grenade]] | |||
|equipments=*[[Overshield]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Article | |||
{{Article Quote|Fight your way through an ancient security facility in search of the [[Activation Index|Index]].}} | |||
'''The Library''' is the seventh [[campaign]] level in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. It begins after [[343 Guilty Spark]] teleports [[John-117]] from the swamp he was in to the [[Library]] of [[Installation 04]]. The Master Chief must battle through four [[Flood]]-filled levels to reach the [[Activation Index|Index]] chamber. | '''The Library''' is the seventh [[campaign]] level in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. It begins after [[343 Guilty Spark]] teleports [[John-117]] from the swamp he was in to the [[Library]] of [[Installation 04]]. The Master Chief must battle through four [[Flood]]-filled levels to reach the [[Activation Index|Index]] chamber. | ||
In ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', upon completion of this level on any difficulty rewards the player the [[achievement]] "[[The Library (achievement)|The Library]]" and 25 [[Gamerpoint|Gamerscore points]]. If the player completes the level on [[Heroic]] or higher without dying, he or she is rewarded with the achievement "[[That Just Happened]]", worth 10 Gamerscore points. On [[Legendary]], players who complete the level in 30 minutes or less receive the "[[Speed Reader]]", which is worth 25 Gamerscore points. | |||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmxV9_CHNxk '''{Anniversary ''Cutscene''}'''] | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmxV9_CHNxk '''{Anniversary ''Cutscene''}'''] | ||
[[File:LibraryArrivalCEA.jpg|thumb|300px|John-117 and 343 Guilty Spark | [[File:LibraryArrivalCEA.jpg|thumb|right|300px|John-117 and 343 Guilty Spark teleports into the Library.]] | ||
''The view flies through the main central chamber of the Installation, through a rotating doorway, to find 343 Guilty Spark and the Master Chief teleporting in.'' | ''The view flies through of the main central chamber of the Installation, through a rotating doorway, to find 343 Guilty Spark and the Master Chief teleporting in.'' | ||
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "We must collect the Index before we can activate the installation." | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "We must collect the Index before we can activate the installation." | ||
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*"Oh. Hello." | *"Oh. Hello." | ||
*"Hahahahaha!" | *"Hahahahaha!" | ||
''If the Chief dies:'' | ''If the Chief dies:'' | ||
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''If the Chief attacks 343 Guilty Spark or the Sentinels:'' | ''If the Chief attacks 343 Guilty Spark or the Sentinels:'' | ||
*"Please, stop being [[human]]." | *"Please, stop being [[human]]." | ||
*"That is | *"That is totally unnecessary." | ||
*"We have much more important business here." | *"We have much more important business here." | ||
*"Please control your temper." | *"Please control your temper." | ||
*"Are you finished yet?" | *"Are you finished yet?" | ||
*"Please conserve your ammo." | *"Please conserve your ammo." | ||
'' | '''343 Guilty Spark:''' "We are near the Index chamber. Follow me." | ||
''Spark flies over a wall separating a central chamber and the hallway the Chief is currently in. The Chief reaches, and goes through one of the rotating doors.'' | |||
''Spark | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Oh, that's a good idea!" | ||
''The Chief emerges into the large central chamber. Flood forms emerge behind the walls and approach the Chief.'' | ''The Chief emerges into the large central chamber. Flood forms emerge behind the walls and approach the Chief.'' | ||
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*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "The security doors have sealed automatically. I will go access the override to open them." | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "The security doors have sealed automatically. I will go access the override to open them." | ||
''Spark flies through one of the | ''Spark flies through one of the tunnel. Flood forms assault the Chief. The Chiefs defends himself until Spark returns''. | ||
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Please, follow closely. This portal is the first of ten." | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Please, follow closely. This portal is the first of ten." | ||
''If the | ''If the players heads to the wrong way''. | ||
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "That is not the correct direction, Reclaimer. If you do not follow me, you may become lost." | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "That is not the correct direction, Reclaimer. If you do not follow me, you may become lost." | ||
''The Chief and Spark move into the next hallway. The Chief continues | ''The Chief and Spark move into the next hallway. The Chief continues fight the Flood.'' | ||
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Puzzling. You brought such ineffective weapons to combat the Flood, despite the containment protocols." | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Puzzling. You brought such ineffective weapons to combat the Flood, despite the containment protocols." | ||
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''The Chief, under Spark's lead, fights through the facility.'' | ''The Chief, under Spark's lead, fights through the facility.'' | ||
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "The Flood must not escape the installation. They consume all." | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "The Flood must not escape the installation. They would consume all." | ||
''They continue through the facility, | ''They continue through the facility, they go through another hallway.'' | ||
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "You can see how the body has been transformed by the genetic restructuring of the Flood infection. The [[ | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "You can see how the body has been transformed by the genetic restructuring of the Flood infection. The [[Infection Form|small creatures]] carry spores that cause a host to mutate. The mutated host then produces spores that can pass the Flood to others. It is insidious and elegant. As long as any hosts remain, the Flood is virulent." | ||
''The Chief fights through yet another hallway.'' | ''The Chief fights through yet another hallway.'' | ||
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*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "We must continue. This way please." | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "We must continue. This way please." | ||
''They go further down another hallway.'' | ''They go further down the another hallway.'' | ||
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "This installation's | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "This installation's research facilities are most impressive! Perhaps we'll have time to see them later." | ||
''Spark sends a group of [[Aggressor Sentinel]] | ''Spark sends a group of [[Aggressor Sentinel]] to assist the Chief.'' | ||
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "These Sentinels will supplement your combat system. But I suggest you upgrade to at least a Class Twelve combat skin. Your [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|current model]] only scans as a Class Two, which is ill | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "These Sentinels will supplement your combat system. But I suggest you upgrade to at least a Class Twelve combat skin. Your [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|current model]] only scans as a Class Two, which is ill suited for this kind of work." | ||
''The Chief nears the first platform lift.'' | ''The Chief nears the first platform lift.'' | ||
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===Wait, It Gets Worse!=== | ===Wait, It Gets Worse!=== | ||
''They move a | ''They move towards a little down the first hall of the second floor.'' | ||
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Flood activity has caused a failure in a drone control subsystem. I must reset the backup unit. Please, continue on. I will rejoin you when I have completed my task." | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Flood activity has caused a failure in a drone control subsystem. I must reset the backup unit. Please, continue on. I will rejoin you when I have completed my task." | ||
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*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Your environment suit should serve you well when the Flood begins to alter the atmosphere. You are a good planner." | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Your environment suit should serve you well when the Flood begins to alter the atmosphere. You are a good planner." | ||
'' | ''They fight into once again another hallway.'' | ||
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "The installation was well conceived. It is surely the only way to end the Flood threat." | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "The installation was well conceived. It is surely the only way to end the Flood threat." | ||
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''The Chief goes into the first hallway of the third floor.'' | ''The Chief goes into the first hallway of the third floor.'' | ||
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "I would conjecture that the [[Covenant|other species]] currently on the installation is responsible for releasing the Flood. They seem most persistent in their attempts to access restricted areas." | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "I would conjecture that the [[Covenant Empire|other species]] currently on the installation is responsible for releasing the Flood. They seem most persistent in their attempts to access restricted areas." | ||
''The Chief comes into another hallway, but this time it's large, open, cavernous.'' | ''The Chief comes into another hallway, but this time it's large, open, cavernous.'' | ||
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Why naturally the Flood is simply too dangerous to release, and mass sterilization protocols may again need to be enacted. Of course, samples were kept here after the | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Why naturally the Flood is simply too dangerous to release, and mass sterilization protocols may again need to be enacted. Of course, samples were kept here after the last catastrophic outbreak... for study. It seems... that decision may have been an error." | ||
''The Chief | ''The Chief encounters another hallway.'' | ||
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "The installation was specifically built to study and contain the Flood. Their survival as a race was dependent upon it. I am grateful to see that some of them survived to reproduce." | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "The installation was specifically built to study and contain the Flood. Their survival as a race was dependent upon it. I am grateful to see that some of them survived to reproduce." | ||
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''Spark once again leaves and returns to the Master Chief.'' | ''Spark once again leaves and returns to the Master Chief.'' | ||
''The Chief | ''The Chief encounters yet another hallway, but this time with slightly more Flood forms.'' | ||
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Please stay close. Time is short." | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Please stay close. Time is short." | ||
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''The Chief enters the first hallway of the fourth floor.'' | ''The Chief enters the first hallway of the fourth floor.'' | ||
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "The Flood are already hard at work repairing | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "The Flood are already hard at work repairing your vessel. Its parasitic nature belies the Flood's intelligence." | ||
''The Chief clears the route to the Index platform, fending off several remaining Flood forms. He reaches the platform.'' | ''The Chief clears the route to the Index platform, fending off several remaining Flood forms. He reaches the platform.'' | ||
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*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "The energy barrier surrounding the Index will deactivate when we reach the ground floor." | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "The energy barrier surrounding the Index will deactivate when we reach the ground floor." | ||
''The platform's bottom ledges interlock with the ridges below, and | ''The platform's bottom ledges interlock with the ridges below, and finally comes to a halt.'' | ||
[[File:IndexReleasedCEA.png|thumb|300px|John-117 acquires the Index.]] | [[File:IndexReleasedCEA.png|thumb|right|300px|John-117 acquires the Index.]] | ||
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "You may now retrieve the Index." | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "You may now retrieve the Index." | ||
''The Chief walks slowly over to the Index, which is held in a protective sheath. The sheath unlocks itself as its sections move outwards before the Index itself pops slightly out of the top of the sheath. The Chief removes it and stares at it for a moment before 343 Guilty Spark zaps it from the Chief's hands and into some sort of trans-dimensional | ''The Chief walks slowly over to the Index, which is held in a protective sheath. The sheath unlocks itself as its sections move outwards, before the Index itself pops slightly out of the top of the sheath. The Chief removes it and stares at it for a moment, before 343 Guilty Spark zaps it from the Chief's hands and into some sort of trans-dimensional pocket.'' | ||
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Protocol requires that I take possession of the Index for transport. Your organic form renders you | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "Protocol requires that I take possession of the Index for transport. Your organic form renders you vulnerable to infection. The Index must not fall into the hands of the Flood, before we reach the [[Control Room]] and activate the installation." | ||
''Spark and the Chief teleport away from the platform.'' | ''Spark and the Chief teleport away from the platform.'' | ||
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''Level ends.'' | ''Level ends.'' | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*If the player has an [[Overshield]], it is possible to launch him/herself onto the Activation Index. The player can fall to the bottom of the place right below this post and survive. | *If the player has an [[Overshield]], it is possible to launch him/herself onto the Activation Index. The player can fall to the bottom of the place right below this post and survive. | ||
*On the second elevator ride, if the player get high enough, jump off and get under it, the player can make their way to the center of the chamber and jump into the pit. There a spinning Forerunner [[Monitor]], 343 Guilty Spark, can be seen. Oddly enough, the player can also do this while 343 Guilty Spark is supposedly on another part of the level at the time. | *On the second elevator ride, if the player get high enough, jump off and get under it, the player can make their way to the center of the chamber and jump into the pit. There a spinning Forerunner [[Monitor]], 343 Guilty Spark, can be seen. Oddly enough, the player can also do this while 343 Guilty Spark is supposedly on another part of the level at the time. | ||
*In ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', there is an error in the geometry of the remastered graphics on the top floor, with the yellow lighting. One specific part of the floor features a dead-end corridor with two pillars sticking up, a common sight in the level. But the remastered graphics in this instance stick a flat wall texture across at the part of the corridor where the pillars begin. This means the player can walk between the pillars and through the "wall" into what appears to be empty space, where they can see behind the walls of the level. | |||
*In ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', there is an error in the geometry of the remastered graphics on the top floor, with the yellow lighting. One specific part of the floor features a dead-end corridor | |||
===Mistakes=== | ===Mistakes=== | ||
*In the beginning cutscene, the container holding the Activation Index unlocks, revealing it for two seconds before the animation by what is seen appears to have restarted since the Index seems to disappear as if the container was never even opened. This might have been caused by a scripting error. | *In the beginning cutscene, the container holding the Activation Index unlocks, revealing it for two seconds before the animation by what is seen appears to have restarted since the Index seems to disappear as if the container was never even opened. This might have been caused by a scripting error. | ||
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
The chapter "Fourth Floor: Tools, Guns, Keys To Super Weapons" is referenced in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'''s campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]'' with the chapter title "First Floor: Aliens, Beaches, Secret Launch Stations." | |||
===Miscellaneous=== | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||
*In the Korean version of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', this level is named as "''Finding the Index''".{{citation_needed}} | *In the Korean version of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', this level is named as "''Finding the Index''".{{citation_needed}} | ||
*The blue-lighted windows seen throughout the level are rumored to be used to access the data archived by the [[Librarian]] although this has never been seen in any of the games thus far. In addition, they are described as "glowing blue monitors" in ''Halo: The Flood''. | *The blue-lighted windows seen throughout the level are rumored to be used to access the data archived by the [[Librarian]] although this has never been seen in any of the games thus far. In addition, they are described as "glowing blue monitors" in ''Halo: The Flood''. | ||
*Opening this file in a modding program will reveal a Flood actor variant with a [[M7057 | *Opening this file in a modding program will reveal a Flood actor variant with a [[M7057/Defoliant Projector|flamethrower]]. However no such Flood form spawns in the level due to the fact that in the [[Xbox]] version of the game the flamethrower was unfinished, even though the [[Halo PC|PC version]] of this level does contain a working flamethrower (which also doesn't have a spawn point as a random piece of weaponry lying around). | ||
*It should also be noted that this is one of the least popular levels in the ''Halo'' series. Many players find the layout confusing and repetitive; in an attempt to help counter this, the ''Anniversary'' version made the coloured lighting themes for each floor of the Library far more blatant and noticeable than before, to at least give the floors stronger visual distinctions. | |||
**Also, as the only adversary in this level is the Flood, some players are thrown off by the dramatic changes in challenges, rhythm, and tactics in the level. | |||
*After so much negative feedback, Bungie made the Library segment much shorter in its ''[[Halo 2]]'' counterpart, ''[[Sacred Icon]]''. However, some players like this level due to its difficulty and see it as a challenge. It is also very similar to the ''[[Halo 3]]'' level ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]'' in that the only enemy throughout the entire level is the Flood (though ''Cortana'' is much shorter). | |||
*Whenever Sentinels are deployed to escort the Monitor, they only follow him until they reach certain landmarks such as the series of pillar-like braces occasionally found in the middle of corridors. There is a possibility that the braces are actually devices used to mark the areas where Sentinels which are permitted to occupy. Another theory could be that the braces found in areas serve as signs that the Sentinels found within the Library are not allowed to wander outside of certain perimeters. | *Whenever Sentinels are deployed to escort the Monitor, they only follow him until they reach certain landmarks such as the series of pillar-like braces occasionally found in the middle of corridors. There is a possibility that the braces are actually devices used to mark the areas where Sentinels which are permitted to occupy. Another theory could be that the braces found in areas serve as signs that the Sentinels found within the Library are not allowed to wander outside of certain perimeters. | ||
*In the Anniversary version of the level there is a small portion of the previously mentioned brace-like structures that can be broken off by means of grenade explosions. | *In the Anniversary version of the level there is a small portion of the previously mentioned brace-like structures that can be broken off by means of grenade explosions. | ||
*Also in the Anniversary version, the decorations on the Library's walls resemble the monoliths/petals that surround | *Also in the Anniversary version, the decorations on the Library's walls resemble the monoliths/petals that surround [[The Portal]]. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H1 Library assault.jpg|John-117 battles through waves of Flood forms to get to the Index chamber. | File:H1 Library assault.jpg|John-117 battles through waves of Flood forms to get to the Index chamber. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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