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{{Era|RW}}
{{Status|Gameplay}}
{{Multiplayer Map Infobox
{{Multiplayer map infobox
|name=Edge
|name=Edge
|image=[[File:HO_Edge_Overview.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:HO Edge Overview.png|300px]]
|game=[[Halo Online]]              
|game=
|location=[[Partition]]            
*''[[Halo Online]]''
|terrain=Forerunner Installation near waterfall
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{MCCo}}
|devname=<code>s3d_edge</code>{{Ref/File|Id=H3EK|H3EK|H3EK\tags\levels\multi\s3d_edge\s3d_edge.scenario}}
|location=[[Partition]]{{Ref/Site|Id=hotdrop|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/hot-drops|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Hot Drops|D=25|M=5|Y=2023}}
|terrain=[[Forerunner]] installation{{Ref/Reuse|hotdrop}}
|gametypes=[[Team Slayer]]
|gametypes=[[Team Slayer]]
|playernumber=
|playernumber=4-12
|pagegamelabel=HO
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}}
}}
{{Article Quote|The remote frontier world of [[Partition]] has provided this ancient databank with the safety of seclusion.}}
{{Article quote|The remote frontier world of [[Partition]] has provided this ancient databank with the safety of seclusion.}}
'''Edge''' is a ''[[Halo Online]]'' multiplayer map.<ref>'''[[Halo Online]]'''</ref>
'''Edge''' is a multiplayer map originally developed for and intended for inclusion in ''[[Halo Online]]''. In [[Series 7: Elite]], the map was brought into the ''[[Halo 3]]'' component of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.{{Ref/Site|Id=S6Blog|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/243780d3b80b4bb6ac7917a8942286db/topics/mcc-development-flighting-updates/3e3252e1-297a-4590-a7ab-67c133b3d37d/posts?page=4#post69|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=MCC Development & Flighting Updates|Detail=Post 69}}
 
==Universe and lore==
Edge is set within a [[Forerunner]] databank facility located in the face of a cliff on [[Partition]].{{Ref/Reuse|hotdrop}} The facility is situated above a chasm with several waterfalls pouring down into its depths. Within the facility, [[Constructor Sentinel]]s can be seen maintaining the databanks.


==Overview==
==Overview==
The map is a symmetrical map that is set in a [[Forerunner]] databank which is entirely set into a cliff face. It is reasonably small, consisting of two bases, each with four tunnels leading out of them. These tunnels emerge on either side of the map, in two large rooms, which are essentially reflections of each other. On one side, an [[Energy Sword]] can be found, and the room is open with a view of several waterfalls descending into a chasm, above which the map is situated. The opposite room contains a [[Gravity Hammer]] and two [[Type-50 particle beam rifle]], and instead of a landscape, its view is of the databank, maintained by flocks of [[Constructors]].
===Layout===
Edge is a small symmetrical map, consisting of two bases, each with four tunnels leading out of them. These tunnels emerge on either side of the map, in two large rooms, which are essentially reflections of each other.  
 
The backdrop of the map, unlike the layout, is not symmetrical. The map is a Forerunner structure built into a cliffside with a partially exposed interior. Therefore, one side of the map takes place outside while the other takes place farther into the Forerunner structure.
 
<gallery>
File:HTMCC H3 Edge Map.png|The top-down view of the map.
</gallery>
 
==Variants==
===''Halo Online'' variant===
{{Expand-section}}
This version of the map came first. Halo Online's gameplay is very different from Halo 3. Naturally, this variant will have a lot of sandbox differences between the Halo 3 version and this version.
 
The central platform contains a rocket launcher. This platform is also where neutral objectives would spawn.
 
The exterior big room contains an [[Energy Sword]] can be found while the interior big room contains a [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]]. Two [[Type-50 particle beam rifle]]s can be found in these rooms--one in each room.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=HOEdge|3wugZujGkLg|Conkerkid11|Halo: Online - Edge Gameplay|D=08|M=07|Y=2023}}
 
On the platforms overlooking the center of the map, there are two shotguns.
 
===''Halo 3'' variant===
{{Expand-section}}
Halo 3's Edge underwent some changes sometime during Halo MCC's flighting. These changes mostly encompass the sandbox.{{Ref/Site|Id=Halo3EdgeJuneUpdate|URL=https://support.halowaypoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402601893268-Halo-The-Master-Chief-Collection-MCC-Patch-Notes-June-2021|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=HALO: THE MASTER CHIEF COLLECTION (MCC) PATCH NOTES - JUNE 2021|LocalArchive=Series_7:_Elite#June_23_patch_notes_.28Version_1.2398.0.0.29|D=23|M=06|Y=2021}}
 
====Universal differences====
Unique to ''Halo 3'' in MCC, the map has seen the inclusion of [[Silenced SMG]]s.
 
====Flight testing====
With the map's inclusion in ''Halo 3'', the selection of weapons and equipment on the map have been reworked to fit the ''Halo 3'' weapon sandbox. Notably, the central rocket launcher has been replaced with an [[overshield]], the energy sword replaced with a sniper rifle and the gravity hammer replaced with a rocket launcher.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=Halo3EdgeOld|I76aWsmdxE0|Why|Halo 3 MCC - New Map Edge Walkthrough|D=08|M=07|Y=2023}}
 
====Full release====
This release changed where a lot of weapons spawned. Notably, there is no longer a central weapon or powerup at all. The big room facing the outside now has the overshield where the sniper rifle used to be and the big room in the interior of the structure still has the rocket launcher. The sniper rifle now appears at the end of the gravity lifts near the bases.
 
In front of the platforms leading into the middle, there are now two powerups in their locations; a power drain spawns in the interior big room and a bubble shield spawns in the exterior big room. Both pieces of equipment have a weapon holder item underneath them.
 
The shotguns that were present on the platforms that overlooked the middle platform have been replaced with sentinel beams.
 
It is also worth noting that the map received some geometry fixes to prevent exploits.{{Ref/Reuse|Halo3EdgeJuneUpdate}}
 
==Production notes==
This map was one of [[:Category:Halo Online multiplayer maps|many multiplayer maps]] developed and intended for inclusion in ''[[Halo Online]]''. The map was included in the game's public release testing alongside [[Diamondback]], [[Reactor (Halo Online map)|Reactor]] and [[Icebox]] (among a few ''Halo 3'' direct ports). The map was originally intended to release in [[Series 6: Raven]] of ''The Master Chief Collection'', added into the game's ''Halo 3'' multiplayer component alongside [[Waterfall]].{{Ref/Reuse|S6Blog}} However, it was ultimately delayed as 343 Industries felt the map needed "fundamental improvements" before being released,{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/243780d3b80b4bb6ac7917a8942286db/topics/mcc-development-flighting-updates/3e3252e1-297a-4590-a7ab-67c133b3d37d/posts?page=4#post72|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=MCC Development & Flighting Updates|Detail=Page 4, Post 72|D=05|M=3|Y=2021}} with the map being added to ''The Master Chief Collection'' as part of Season 7: Elite on [[2021 (real world)|June 23, 2021]].


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
The Constructors on this map are capable of being destroyed.
This map features Constructors that can be found in the interior big room, flying in a straight line in groups. They are capable of being destroyed.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
===''Halo Online''===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HO_Edge.png|The loading screen of this map.
File:HO_Edge.png|The loading screen of this map.
File:HO Waterfall Pelicans Concept.jpg|''Halo Online'' concept art, possibly intended for this map.
File:HO Edge SwordSpawn.jpg|A view of the energy sword spawn on the map.
File:Edgeside2.jpg|A view of the map.
File:Edgemiddle.jpg|A view of the central area.
File:Edgemiddle.jpg|A view of the map.
File:Edgeside1.jpg|A view of the data archive from a player's HUD.
File:Edgeside1.jpg|A view of the map.
File:Halo Online - screenshot.jpg|A view of the exterior platform from a player's HUD.
File:Halo Online - screenshot.jpg|A player on the map.
File:HO Edge Overlook.png|The overlook of the waterfalls.
File:HO Edge Overlook.png|The overlook of the waterfalls.
File:HO Edge InteriorLedge.jpg|The interior overlook on Edge.
File:HO Edge HammerSpawn.jpg|The gravity hammer spawn.
File:HO Edge Forerunner Servers.jpg|The data archive.
File:HO Edge MiddlePlatform.jpg|The centre of the map.
File:HO Edge Vista.jpg|The exterior vista.
File:HO Edge Waterfalls.jpg|The view of the canyons.
File:HO Edge Outside.jpg|The map as viewed from the outside.
File:HO Edge RedSymbol.jpg|The red team base symbol.
File:HO Edge BlueSymbol.jpg|The blue team base symbol.
</gallery>
===''Halo 3''===
<gallery>
File:HTMCC H3 Edge Screenshot.png|Edge, as shown in the ''Halo 3'' component of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.
File:HTMCC-H3 General Harness Cornered.jpg|A Sangheili cornered by two Spartans at the exterior section.
File:HTMCC-H3 Scion on Edge.jpg|A Sangheili looking out to the canyons outside of the map.
File:HTMCC-H3 Scion, General, Artisan, Keepward on Edge.jpg|Four Sangheili gathered in center area.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[Category:Halo Online multiplayer maps]]
[[Category:Halo Online multiplayer maps]]

Latest revision as of 12:49, June 30, 2024

Edge
HO Edge Overview.png
Map overview

Game:

Map file name (?):

s3d_edge[1]

Lore information

Location:

Partition[2]

Gameplay overview

Terrain:

Forerunner installation[2]

Recommended number of players:

4-12

Recommended gametype(s):

Team Slayer

 
“ The remote frontier world of Partition has provided this ancient databank with the safety of seclusion. ”

Edge is a multiplayer map originally developed for and intended for inclusion in Halo Online. In Series 7: Elite, the map was brought into the Halo 3 component of Halo: The Master Chief Collection.[3]

Universe and lore[edit]

Edge is set within a Forerunner databank facility located in the face of a cliff on Partition.[2] The facility is situated above a chasm with several waterfalls pouring down into its depths. Within the facility, Constructor Sentinels can be seen maintaining the databanks.

Overview[edit]

Layout[edit]

Edge is a small symmetrical map, consisting of two bases, each with four tunnels leading out of them. These tunnels emerge on either side of the map, in two large rooms, which are essentially reflections of each other.

The backdrop of the map, unlike the layout, is not symmetrical. The map is a Forerunner structure built into a cliffside with a partially exposed interior. Therefore, one side of the map takes place outside while the other takes place farther into the Forerunner structure.

  • The top-down view of the map.

    The top-down view of the map.

Variants[edit]

Halo Online variant[edit]

Help.png This section needs expansion. You can help Halopedia by expanding it.

This version of the map came first. Halo Online's gameplay is very different from Halo 3. Naturally, this variant will have a lot of sandbox differences between the Halo 3 version and this version.

The central platform contains a rocket launcher. This platform is also where neutral objectives would spawn.

The exterior big room contains an Energy Sword can be found while the interior big room contains a gravity hammer. Two Type-50 particle beam rifles can be found in these rooms--one in each room.[4]

On the platforms overlooking the center of the map, there are two shotguns.

Halo 3 variant[edit]

Help.png This section needs expansion. You can help Halopedia by expanding it.

Halo 3's Edge underwent some changes sometime during Halo MCC's flighting. These changes mostly encompass the sandbox.[5]

Universal differences[edit]

Unique to Halo 3 in MCC, the map has seen the inclusion of Silenced SMGs.

Flight testing[edit]

With the map's inclusion in Halo 3, the selection of weapons and equipment on the map have been reworked to fit the Halo 3 weapon sandbox. Notably, the central rocket launcher has been replaced with an overshield, the energy sword replaced with a sniper rifle and the gravity hammer replaced with a rocket launcher.[6]

Full release[edit]

This release changed where a lot of weapons spawned. Notably, there is no longer a central weapon or powerup at all. The big room facing the outside now has the overshield where the sniper rifle used to be and the big room in the interior of the structure still has the rocket launcher. The sniper rifle now appears at the end of the gravity lifts near the bases.

In front of the platforms leading into the middle, there are now two powerups in their locations; a power drain spawns in the interior big room and a bubble shield spawns in the exterior big room. Both pieces of equipment have a weapon holder item underneath them.

The shotguns that were present on the platforms that overlooked the middle platform have been replaced with sentinel beams.

It is also worth noting that the map received some geometry fixes to prevent exploits.[5]

Production notes[edit]

This map was one of many multiplayer maps developed and intended for inclusion in Halo Online. The map was included in the game's public release testing alongside Diamondback, Reactor and Icebox (among a few Halo 3 direct ports). The map was originally intended to release in Series 6: Raven of The Master Chief Collection, added into the game's Halo 3 multiplayer component alongside Waterfall.[3] However, it was ultimately delayed as 343 Industries felt the map needed "fundamental improvements" before being released,[7] with the map being added to The Master Chief Collection as part of Season 7: Elite on June 23, 2021.

Trivia[edit]

This map features Constructors that can be found in the interior big room, flying in a straight line in groups. They are capable of being destroyed.

Gallery[edit]

Main-Superintendent.png Browse more images in this article's gallery page.

Halo Online[edit]

  • The loading screen of this map.

    The loading screen of this map.

  • A view of the energy sword spawn on the map.

    A view of the energy sword spawn on the map.

  • A view of the central area.

    A view of the central area.

  • A view of the data archive from a player's HUD.

    A view of the data archive from a player's HUD.

  • A view of the exterior platform from a player's HUD.

    A view of the exterior platform from a player's HUD.

  • The overlook of the waterfalls.

    The overlook of the waterfalls.

  • The interior overlook on Edge.

    The interior overlook on Edge.

  • The gravity hammer spawn.

    The gravity hammer spawn.

  • The data archive.

    The data archive.

  • The centre of the map.

    The centre of the map.

  • The exterior vista.

    The exterior vista.

  • The view of the canyons.

    The view of the canyons.

  • The map as viewed from the outside.

    The map as viewed from the outside.

  • The red team base symbol.

    The red team base symbol.

  • The blue team base symbol.

    The blue team base symbol.

Halo 3[edit]

  • Edge, as shown in the Halo 3 component of Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

    Edge, as shown in the Halo 3 component of Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

  • A Sangheili cornered by two Spartans at the exterior section.

    A Sangheili cornered by two Spartans at the exterior section.

  • A Sangheili looking out to the canyons outside of the map.

    A Sangheili looking out to the canyons outside of the map.

  • Four Sangheili gathered in center area.

    Four Sangheili gathered in center area.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo 3 Editing Kit, game file H3EK\tags\levels\multi\s3d_edge\s3d_edge.scenario
  2. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Hot Drops (Retrieved on May 25, 2023) [archive]
  3. ^ a b Halo Waypoint Forums, MCC Development & Flighting Updates: Post 69 (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  4. ^ YouTube - Conkerkid11, Halo: Online - Edge Gameplay (Retrieved on Jul 8, 2023)
  5. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, HALO: THE MASTER CHIEF COLLECTION (MCC) PATCH NOTES - JUNE 2021 (Retrieved on Jun 23, 2021) [local archive] [external archive]
  6. ^ YouTube - Why, Halo 3 MCC - New Map Edge Walkthrough (Retrieved on Jul 8, 2023)
  7. ^ Halo Waypoint Forums, MCC Development & Flighting Updates: Page 4, Post 72 (Retrieved on Mar 5, 2021) [archive]

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