Winter Contingency: Difference between revisions

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|name = '''''Winter Contingency'''''

|image = [[File:HR WinterContingency Loadscreen.png|300px]]

|player = [[SPARTAN-B312]]

|date = [[2552#July|July 24, 2552]]

|place = [[Visegrád]], [[Reach]], [[Epsilon Eridani System]]

|objective = Eliminate hostiles in [[Visegrad]] and re-activate the [[Visegrád Relay|relay]].

{{Article Quote|There's a disturbance on the frontier.}}

In the level, [[Noble Team]] is sent to [[Visegrad]], a remote agricultural region of the planet [[Reach]], to investigate a disturbance in the [[Visegrad Relay|communications relay]] responsible for the planet's communications to the rest of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]], and the disappearance of the [[UNSC Army|Army troopers]] sent in to investigate before them.<ref>[http://www.totalvideogames.com/Halo-Reach/preview-15533.html Total video games.com]</ref> Sabotage by [[insurrectionist]]s is suspected, but the cause of the disruption is revealed to be a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] advance infiltration force.<ref name="GI">[http://gameinformer.com/mag/haloreach.aspx '''GameInformer''']: ''February 2010 issue''</ref> At the Visegrad relay, Noble Team finds the corpse of a [[Laszlo Sorvad|researcher]] alongside his surviving [[Sára Sorvad|daughter]]. Shortly after, several [[Sangheili Zealot]]s attack the Spartans, and after a brief scuffle they retreat deeper into the facility. Eventually Noble Team brings the relay back online, and contact [[Urban Holland|Colonel Holland]], declaring [[Winter Contingency]].

''Noble Team moves to a set of windows, where they see the contacts: [[Unggoy]] and [[Skirmisher]]s. One of the Skirmishers sees Noble Team and begins squawking in alarm.''

''Noble Team clears out the Covenant near the farm, while the Falcon shoots down the Banshees. A [[Type-25 Spirit|Spirit]] dropship touches down across a nearby bridge and begins deploying troops.''

 

''An overwhelming number of Covenant swarms across the courtyard. On [[Legendary]] difficulty an [[Type-1 energy sword|energy sword]]-wielding Sangheili General and a team of [[Special Operation Sangheili]] are dropped off.''

*'''Carter-A259''': "We need to find the control room. From there, Kat can get the relay back online. Emile, post here. If we flush any hostiles, they're yours. All right, let's do this."  

''Noble Six reloads. He/she and Jorge head into the room, which Jorge then seals shut behind them.''

*'''Carter-A259''': "Affirmative. It's the [[Winter Contingency]]."

|Kill the cloaked Stealth Elite that carries Data Pad 10 at the beginning of Winter Contingency on Legendary difficulty.

*When Noble Six punches the Zealot attacking him, its shields do not flare. Seconds later, Kat shoots at it with her [[Magnum]], and its shields flare. A similar mistake happens earlier, Jorge's shields do not flare when [[Sára Sorvad]] punches him.

*There are eagles or possibly another bird of prey flying around the landscape. They can be shot and will react similar to the seagulls on ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[multiplayer]] map ''[[Last Resort]]''.

*A "Micro" Skirmisher can be seen on top of a barn in this level. It will not try to escape and will recoil if shot. If killed, it will drop a needle rifle. This can be seen [http://halo.bungie.net/Silverlight/bungiemediaplayer/embed.aspx?fid=9538411 here].

*Regardless of the weapons the player is carrying before the cutscene in which the Zealot strike team ambushes Noble Team in the outpost, the player's loadout will reset to [[MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System|assault rifle]] and a [[magnum]] when the pursuit starts. Similarly, Noble Six will always wield an [[MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System|assault rifle]] in cutscenes even if they do not carry the weapon in gameplay.

File:Reach-m10 3rdperson.jpg|Noble Six engages several [[Unggoy]] and a [[Kig-Yar]].