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|image=[[File:Sb landscape2.jpg|center|300px]] | |image=[[File:Sb landscape2.jpg|center|300px]] | ||
|game=''[[Halo 3]]'' | |game=''[[Halo 3]]'' | ||
|devname=<code>snowbound</code> | |devname=<code>snowbound</code>{{Ref/File|Id=H3EK|H3EK|H3EK\tags\levels\multi\snowbound\snowbound.scenario}} | ||
|map= | |map= | ||
|location=[[Strilun IV]]{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=301|Detail=''Shuku''-pattern sentry turret caption|Quote=STRILUN_DEFENSE}} | |location=[[Strilun IV]]{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=301|Detail=''Shuku''-pattern sentry turret caption|Quote=STRILUN_DEFENSE}} | ||
|terrain=[[Covenant]] structures in icy terrain built over a [[Forerunner]] installation. | |terrain=[[Covenant]] structures in icy terrain built over a [[Forerunner]] installation. | ||
|symmetry= | |symmetry=Semi-symmetrical | ||
|playernumber=2-8 | |playernumber=2-8 | ||
|gametypes=*[[Team Slayer]] | |gametypes=*[[Team Slayer]] | ||
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*[[King of the Hill]] | *[[King of the Hill]] | ||
*[[Multi Flag CTF]] | *[[Multi Flag CTF]] | ||
*[[Assault]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Article quote|Hostile conditions did not prevent the Covenant from seeking salvage on this buried [[Forerunner]] construct.}} | {{Article quote|Hostile conditions did not prevent the Covenant from seeking salvage on this buried [[Forerunner]] construct.}} | ||
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==Universe and lore== | ==Universe and lore== | ||
[[File:H3 Snowbound Planets.png|thumb|left|200px|The planets in the sky.]] | [[File:H3 Snowbound Planets.png|thumb|left|200px|The planets in the sky.]] | ||
{{Main|Strilun IV}} | |||
Snowbound is set in a snowy Forerunner area with two large Covenant [[base]]s at either end of the map. The two bases are joined underground by a cave, revealing a deep network of Forerunner structures underground. The [[planet]] the map is set on is a former [[Forerunner]] world controlled by the [[Covenant]], not far from [[human]]-occupied space.<ref name="BWU">[http://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13160 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update 01/11/08''] - ''It’s on an alien world discovered and controlled by the Covenant. It’s location is secret, but it is in this spiral arm of the Galaxy. Close to human occupied space. If you look through the glass floors of the Covenant structures, you’ll see Forerunner artifacts buried beneath the ice.''</ref> On the horizon, two celestial bodies can be seen. The Covenant base is surrounded by a perimeter of {{Pattern|Shuku|sentry turret}}s that fire upon anything in range. | Snowbound is set in a snowy Forerunner area with two large Covenant [[base]]s at either end of the map. The two bases are joined underground by a cave, revealing a deep network of Forerunner structures underground. The [[planet]] the map is set on is a former [[Forerunner]] world controlled by the [[Covenant]], not far from [[human]]-occupied space.<ref name="BWU">[http://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13160 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update 01/11/08''] - ''It’s on an alien world discovered and controlled by the Covenant. It’s location is secret, but it is in this spiral arm of the Galaxy. Close to human occupied space. If you look through the glass floors of the Covenant structures, you’ll see Forerunner artifacts buried beneath the ice.''</ref> On the horizon, two celestial bodies can be seen. The Covenant base is surrounded by a perimeter of {{Pattern|Shuku|sentry turret}}s that fire upon anything in range. | ||
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In the ''Halo 3'' Beta, the engine incorporated real time reflections into many aspects of the game. The outside of Snowbound's bases, as well as the Ghost, player armor, and a few weapon holders, utilized the graphical enhancement of real time reflection. However, this was removed from the final version of the game. | In the ''Halo 3'' Beta, the engine incorporated real time reflections into many aspects of the game. The outside of Snowbound's bases, as well as the Ghost, player armor, and a few weapon holders, utilized the graphical enhancement of real time reflection. However, this was removed from the final version of the game. | ||
This map, along with a few others, were originally supposed to feature [[Rizsheda-pattern Shade|Shade turrets]] and [[ | This map, along with a few others, were originally supposed to feature [[Rizsheda-pattern Shade|Shade turrets]] and [[Covenant watchtower]]s. They were removed in the released version, though tags for these Forge items still exist within the map's base coding. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}} | {{Linkbox|gallery=yes}} | ||
===Concept art=== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H3_Snowbound_Base_Concept.jpg|Concept art of a base interior. | File:H3_Snowbound_Base_Concept.jpg|Concept art of a base interior. | ||
File:H3_Snowbound_Turret_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the turrets. | File:H3_Snowbound_Turret_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the turrets. | ||
</gallery> | |||
===Development images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:H3 Snowbound PrePro Screenshot 1.jpg|An early, pre-production-era, screenshot of Snowbound.{{Ref/Twitter|MaxHoberman|1645603456739147776|Max Hoberman|Quote=Let's play more Halo guessing games! Here's another map at the end of preproduction. Which is it?|D=11|M=04|Y=2023}} | File:H3 Snowbound PrePro Screenshot 1.jpg|An early, pre-production-era, screenshot of Snowbound.{{Ref/Twitter|MaxHoberman|1645603456739147776|Max Hoberman|Quote=Let's play more Halo guessing games! Here's another map at the end of preproduction. Which is it?|D=11|M=04|Y=2023}} | ||
File:H3 Snowbound PrePro Screenshot 2.jpg|An early, pre-production-era, screenshot of Snowbound.{{Ref/Twitter|MaxHoberman| | File:H3 Snowbound PrePro Screenshot 2.jpg|An early, pre-production-era, screenshot of Snowbound.{{Ref/Twitter|MaxHoberman|1645605743725256704|Max Hoberman|Quote=Ok, that one was just a warm up. Yes, that's Halo 3's Snowbound, in a primitive state. Here's another view.|D=11|M=04|Y=2023}} | ||
File:H3 Snowbound EarlyGeo.png|A look at some of the early geometry of Snowbound, following the pre-production phase. | |||
File:H3 Snowbound Paintover Concept.png|A concept paintover of this early geometry, dictating the look of the final map. | |||
File:H3 Alpha Snowbound.jpg|A battle on Snowbound during the [[Halo 3 Alpha|Alpha Build]] of ''Halo 3''. | |||
File:H3 Alpha Snowbound Base.jpg|One of the bases in the Alpha Build of ''Halo 3''. | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Screenshots=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Imprisoned Monitor.jpg|A Monitor under Snowbound. | File:Imprisoned Monitor.jpg|A Monitor under Snowbound. | ||
File:MiddleView2.jpg|An overview of Snowbound. | File:MiddleView2.jpg|An overview of Snowbound. | ||
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File:A battle on snowbound.jpg | File:A battle on snowbound.jpg | ||
File:Halo3 Snowbound-env-01.jpg | File:Halo3 Snowbound-env-01.jpg | ||
File:H3 Snowbound Battle.jpg|Promotional image of a match on Snowbound. | |||
File:H3 Snowbound Defeat.jpg|Promotional image of a match on Snowbound. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||