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===Glitches===
===Glitches===
*If the player doesn't move from the very beginning of the level until the Marines have cleared the beach and the Warthog is down, the normal dialogue will start with Cortana saying to move up the beach, without you being there to start it by getting in the driver seat of the Warthog.
*If the player doesn't move from the very beginning of the level until the Marines have cleared the beach and the Warthog is down, the normal dialogue will start with Cortana saying to move up the beach, without you being there to start it by getting in the driver seat of the Warthog.
*Players won't drown If he/she drives a [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|Warthog]] out into the ocean, even if they are fully submerged. The marines on the Warthog will also live, and won't drown when talking (which can be done by shooting them). The player can also lure Mgalekgolo and Sangheili into the deep water, and they will also survive.
*The Zealot in the first part of level who stands behind the door can be killed using several Magnum clips. However, he will still appear later in the level.
*The Zealot in the first part of level who stands behind the door can be killed using several Magnum clips. However, he will still appear later in the level.
*The player can get on top of the island by grenade jumping, or by making a Mgalekgolo push him/her up the cliffs.
*The player can get on top of the island by grenade jumping, or by making a Mgalekgolo push him/her up the cliffs.
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*In ''Anniversary'', [[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Skulls#Bandanna skull|Bandanna skull]] can be found at the end of the tunnel, on the ceiling in the security console chamber. The player needs to use [[Explosive Jumping|explosive jump]] to reach the column. An alternative method is for the first player to crouch on the window strip in the tunnel below the skull, then having a second player kill himself and subsequently respawn on top of the first player. The skull would then be instantly acquired.
*In ''Anniversary'', [[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Skulls#Bandanna skull|Bandanna skull]] can be found at the end of the tunnel, on the ceiling in the security console chamber. The player needs to use [[Explosive Jumping|explosive jump]] to reach the column. An alternative method is for the first player to crouch on the window strip in the tunnel below the skull, then having a second player kill himself and subsequently respawn on top of the first player. The skull would then be instantly acquired.
*In ''Anniversary'', the image for the level features an [[Arbiter]] in the top left corner.
*In ''Anniversary'', the image for the level features an [[Arbiter]] in the top left corner.
===References===
===References===
*The [[multiplayer]] map ''[[Death Island]]'' is based off of this level.
*The [[multiplayer]] map ''[[Death Island]]'' is based off of this level.
*The beginning of the level resembles the beach landings, or [[Wikipedia:Normandy Landings|D-Day]], from [[Wikipedia:World War II|World War II]], with the Marines and Master Chief landing on a beach, pushing forward into enemy fortifications.
*The beginning of the level resembles the beach landings, or [[Wikipedia:Normandy Landings|D-Day]], from [[Wikipedia:World War II|World War II]], with the Marines and Master Chief landing on a beach, pushing forward into enemy fortifications.
*The interior room of the Cartographer in ''[[Halo 3]]'' has a striking resemblance to that of the Cartographer in this level, except with more details and slightly upsized. A similar shaped island can be found in ''Halo 3'', or more specifically, an unfinished island that is a major feature of the landscape as the player drives along the collapsing Installation 04B in the final level, ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''. The island, like the rest of the visible landscape, is still snowy, surrounded by metal structures and unfinished, but from above it is nearly identical in shape. The Master Chief drives around it just before the jump.
*The interior room of the Cartographer in ''[[Halo 3]]'' has a striking resemblance to that of the Cartographer in this level, except with more details and slightly up-sized. A similar shaped island can be found in ''Halo 3'', or more specifically, an unfinished island that is a major feature of the landscape as the player drives along the collapsing Installation 04B in the final level, ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''. The island, like the rest of the visible landscape, is still snowy, surrounded by metal structures and unfinished, but from above it is nearly identical in shape. The Master Chief drives around it just before the jump.
*The architecture used for the interior of the Cartographer is based off of the architecture used for the [[Forerunner]] structure seen in the [[Halo E3 2000 Trailer]].
*The architecture used for the interior of the Cartographer is based off of the architecture used for the [[Forerunner]] structure seen in the [[Halo E3 2000 Trailer]].


===Miscellaneous===
===Miscellaneous===
* This is the only level in the original ''Halo'' where players have immediate access to an ocean; players will ''not'' drown if they drive a [[Warthog]] out into the sea, which extends out roughly half a kilometre in every direction from the shore before abruptly ending at an invisible wall. At these distances, the Warthog will be fully submerged, and underwater, there are odd effects on lighting, in that the flashlight has no effect and everything is pitch black, including most of the player's arm and gun, even the ammo counter on the assault rifle, which is meant to be a lit-up screen. This lack of a kill-area also applies to NPCs; enemies lured out into the sea will not die, and any marines riding on the Warthog will not only survive being submerged, they can even freely speak underwater. This curious feature of ocean exploration remains fully intact in ''Anniversary''.
* The original objective of this mission was to assassinate a Covenant [[Prophet]] who was trying to find the Silent Cartographer.<ref>'''[[Halo 3 Legendary Edition]]''' - ''DVD Commentary''</ref>
* The original objective of this mission was to assassinate a Covenant [[Prophet]] who was trying to find the Silent Cartographer.<ref>'''[[Halo 3 Legendary Edition]]''' - ''DVD Commentary''</ref>
* Interestingly, [[Sergeant Waller]] can be brought into the facility as a passenger in the Warthog. However, he will still talk on the radio to Cortana and ''Echo 419'' as though he is back at the Landing Zone.
* Interestingly, [[Sergeant Waller]] can be brought into the facility as a passenger in the Warthog. However, he will still talk on the radio to Cortana and ''Echo 419'' as though he is back at the Landing Zone.
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