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|location= [[Installation 00]]{{Ref/Reuse|postmortem}}<ref group="Note" name="waypoint"/> | |location=[[Installation 00]]{{Ref/Reuse|postmortem}}<ref group="Note" name="waypoint"/> | ||
|terrain=[[Forerunner]] ruins, desert sand | |terrain=[[Forerunner]] ruins, desert sand | ||
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{{Article quote|Although the [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] occupiers have been driven from this ancient structure, they left plenty to remember them by.}} | {{Article quote|Although the [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] occupiers have been driven from this ancient structure, they left plenty to remember them by.}} | ||
'''Sandtrap''' is a [[multiplayer]] map featured in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo Online]]'' | '''Sandtrap''' is a [[multiplayer]] map featured in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo Online]]''. The map is set in a vast desert with rolling sand dunes and some enigmatic half-buried structures. | ||
==Universe and lore== | ==Universe and lore== | ||
[[File:H3 Sandtrap ElephantScreen 2.png|thumb|left|250px||A UNSC tactical environmental analysis of Sandtrap's atmosphere and composition.]] | [[File:H3 Sandtrap ElephantScreen 2.png|thumb|left|250px||A UNSC tactical environmental analysis of Sandtrap's atmosphere and composition.]] | ||
Sandtrap is set in a desert wasteland on [[Installation 00|The Ark]].{{Ref/Site|Id=postmortem|URL=https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Sandtrap_Postmortem|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Sense of Scale - Postmortem|D=13|M=10|Y=2014|Archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013171640/https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Sandtrap_Postmortem}}<ref group="Note" name="waypoint">In Bungie's [https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Sandtrap_Postmortem Sandtrap postmortem], a section of Sandtrap's design document reads ''"Deep within the boundless dune-fields of Waypoint, the high tech Forerunner structure encases the remnants of even older Forerunner stonework."''. During development of ''Halo 3'', "Waypoint" was the name given for the structure that would come to be known as The Ark.</ref> The primary focus of the map is a series of ancient [[Forerunner]] stone structures, buried in the desert sands. Surrounding the site is a circular Forerunner wall, lined with six [[Shrine defender|massive Forerunner towers]]. The stone ruins extend off to both sides of the map, though those in the | Sandtrap is set in a desert wasteland on [[Installation 00|The Ark]].{{Ref/Site|Id=postmortem|URL=https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Sandtrap_Postmortem|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Sense of Scale - Postmortem|D=13|M=10|Y=2014|Archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013171640/https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Sandtrap_Postmortem}}<ref group="Note" name="waypoint">In Bungie's [https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Sandtrap_Postmortem Sandtrap postmortem], a section of Sandtrap's design document reads ''"Deep within the boundless dune-fields of Waypoint, the high tech Forerunner structure encases the remnants of even older Forerunner stonework."''. During development of ''Halo 3'', "Waypoint" was the name given for the structure that would come to be known as The Ark.</ref> The primary focus of the map is a series of ancient [[Forerunner]] stone structures, buried in the desert sands. Surrounding the site is a circular Forerunner wall, lined with six [[Shrine defender|massive Forerunner towers]]. The stone ruins extend off to both sides of the map, though those in the center have been partially excavated by persons unknown.{{Ref/Map|Id=Sandtrap|H3|Sandtrap}} | ||
At some point | At some point during or after the [[Battle of Installation 00]], the area came under the occupation of the [[Jiralhanae]],{{Ref/Map|Id=Description|H3|Sandtrap|Detail=map description}} who fortified the site with [[Brute landmine|landmines]] and at least one {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}.{{Ref/Reuse|Sandtrap}} However, the Jiralhanae were driven from the ruins either by UNSC forces or another party,{{Ref/Reuse|Description}} such as [[Sentinel]]s. UNSC forces deployed from {{UNSCShip|Aegis Fate}} took control of the area, utilizing [[D96-TCE Albatross]] ''[[03]]'' and two [[M313 Elephant]]s, named "Behemoth" and "Leviathan."{{Ref/Reuse|Sandtrap}} An analysis of the region's atmosphere by the UNSC showed its atmospheric composition to be the following: | ||
*'''Carbon dioxide''': 82.7%{{Ref/Reuse|elephant}} | *'''Carbon dioxide''': 82.7%{{Ref/Reuse|elephant}} | ||
*'''Nitrogen''': 7.5%{{Ref/Reuse|elephant}} | *'''Nitrogen''': 7.5%{{Ref/Reuse|elephant}} | ||
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*'''Argon''': 2.5%{{Ref/Reuse|elephant}} | *'''Argon''': 2.5%{{Ref/Reuse|elephant}} | ||
The region's surface composition was revealed consist of Carbon, Silicon, Sodium, Titanium, Nitrogen, Zinc, Calcium, and other trace elements.{{Ref/Reuse|elephant}}<ref group="Note" name="elements">The Elephant [[:File:H3 Sandtrap ElephantScreen 2.png|readount]] lists what appear to be these elements. However, many are too blurry to make out properly. An identical label can be found on the ''Halo 3: ODST'' map [[Windward]], though in higher resolution.</ref> In addition, the composition of the structures is presently unknown, and life signs in the region are minimal.<ref name="elephant">[[:File:H3 Sandtrap ElephantScreen 2.png|Elephant analysis screens]] on the map.</ref> | |||
[[File:H3 Sandtrap Numbered.jpg|thumb|200px|1) The main base with the "cavern" below, 2) The destroyed Phantom, 3) The main "spine" of the level, 4) The upper "deck", 5) Smaller base, 6) The buried Albatross.]] | [[File:H3 Sandtrap Numbered.jpg|thumb|200px|1) The main base with the "cavern" below, 2) The destroyed Phantom, 3) The main "spine" of the level, 4) The upper "deck", 5) Smaller base, 6) The buried Albatross.]] | ||