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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 | [[File:Halo wars site main 1.jpg|thumb|250px|The Covenant side of the site]] | ||
The '''Halo Wars Launch Site''' was a | The '''Halo Wars Launch Site''' was a website used to market ''[[Halo Wars]]'' before the release of the game. It contained the viewpoints of the [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Covenant]] about the [[Harvest campaign]]. This happens between the events of ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' and ''Halo Wars''.{{Ref/Site|Id=HWLS|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/halowars/index.html?fbid=0eK_L23l9WQ|Site=halo.xbox.com|Page=Halo Wars Launch Site|Detail=(Defunct)|D=01|M=6|Y=2009}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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== | ==Related marketing== | ||
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. | 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/Site | ||
|Id=electricbulb|URL=http://electricbulb.com/projects/akqa/xbox/halowars/index.html|Site=electricbulb.com|Page=Xbox360 - Halo Wars|D=29|M=10|Y=2020}} | |||
==Production notes== | |||
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/Site | |||
|Id=visualextract|URL=http://www.visualextract.com/projects/|Site=visualextract.com|Page=Projects|Detail=Halo Wars, AKQA, 2009|D=29|M=10|Y=2020}} | |||
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/Site|Id=blogspotmlhw|URL=http://matthewlaw.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/halo-wars.html|Site=matthewlaw.blogspot.co.uk|Page=Halo Wars|Detail=Monday, February 9, 2009|D=29|M=10|Y=2020}} | |||
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 (Halo Wars 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/Site|Id=cargocollective|URL=http://cargocollective.com/nateriley/Halo-Wars-Dive-In|Site=cargocollective.com|Page=Halo Wars Dive In|D=29|M=10|Y=2020}} | |||
Antonio Gomez a creative developer worked on the site and its "sidebar ad".{{Ref/Reuse|electricbulb}} Adam Marrs a Computer Scientist also worked on the project.{{Ref/Reuse|visualextract}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Microsite halowars.jpg| | File:HWLS Microsite halowars.jpg|An image used on Halo Waypoint in 2009. | ||
File:Halo Wars Launch Site Weird image.jpg|Image used on Halo Waypoint in 2010. | File:Halo Wars Launch Site Weird image.jpg|Image used on Halo Waypoint in 2010. | ||
File:Halo Wars UNSC side.jpg|Image of the UNSC side of the site. | File:Halo Wars UNSC side.jpg|Image of the UNSC side of the site. | ||
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:Collage.jpg|Collage of all the locations used in the site. | File:HWLS Harvest.png|A image of Harvest used on the site. | ||
File:HWLS-Harvest2.jpg|Another image of Harvest used on 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. | ||
File:HW wall 1024X768 HUM.jpg|UNSC poster unlocked though the site. | File:HW wall 1024X768 HUM.jpg|UNSC poster unlocked though the site. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
==See also== | |||
*[http://halo.xbox.com/games/halowars.html Alternate Site Link] (defunct) | |||
[[Category:Promotional | [[Category:Promotional material]] | ||
[[Category:Websites]] | |||