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Penance
Map overview
Game:	Halo: Reach Anniversary Map Pack;
Map file name (?):	cex_damnation
Lore information
Location:	Covenant hydro-processing center, Buwan
Gameplay overview
Terrain:	Covenant facility interior
Recommended number of players:	2-8
Recommended gametype(s):	Team Slayer; Team Objective; Slayer; FFA Objective;

Latest revision as of 07:30, December 29, 2024

This article is about the multiplayer map. For the Covenant ship, see Penance (ship). For the music segment, see Delta Halo Suite.

“

The Covenant have harnessed the waters of this moon to refuel their massive supercarriers.

”

Penance is a multiplayer map included in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and the Anniversary Map Pack for Halo Reach.^[1] It is a remake of Damnation from Halo: Combat Evolved with several alterations to map layout.^[1]

Universe and lore[edit]

The map is set in a massive Covenant hydro-processing center on Buwan, the primary satellite of the Unggoy homeworld Balaho.^[4] The moon provides resources necessary to power and refuel a variety of capital ships. During the breaking of the Covenant Empire, the facility was left abandoned but is still operational via automated subsystems.^[4]

Overview[edit]

Layout[edit]

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An overhead view of the map.
Penance map in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Callouts[edit]

The following are locations on the map that are so named on the player's heads-up display during gameplay:

Abyss
Lower Bridge
Cave
Teleporter Room
Teleporter Overlook
Waterfall Balcony
Observation Deck
Lower Pit
Pit Overlook
Rafters
Upper Bridge
Control Room
Ramp Hallway
Pump Room
Upper Pump Room
Pump Room Balcony

Variants[edit]

Damnation[edit]

A Forge variant with similar title to the Halo Combat Evolved version is also available for those who prefer the classic multiplayer map.

Trivia[edit]

The Grunt in a barrel Easter egg can be found in this map.
A screenshot of Damnation can be found on the darker side of a pipe above Upper Pump Room.

Gallery[edit]

Concept art of the level.
The Forge variant Damnation features layout and weapon placement similar to the original version.
A planetoid, either Balaho or Padpad, above the level.
Cave.
A battle in Teleporter Room.
An aerial battle above Lower Bridge.
A battle in Upper Pump Room.
A battle at Upper Bridge.
A battle in Lower Pit.
A screenshot of Damnation on the side of a pipe in Upper Pump Room.

Sources[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 8/17/11 (Retrieved on Sep 20, 2011) [archive]
^ Halo: Reach Editing Kit, game file HREK\tags\levels\dlc\cex_damnation\cex_damnation.scenario
^ Xbox Live's Major Nelson, News From Halo Fest (Retrieved on Sep 9, 2011) [archive]
^ ^a ^b Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 11/9/11 (Retrieved on Nov 13, 2011) [archive]

[bulletin817-1] Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 8/17/11 (Retrieved on Sep 20, 2011) [archive]

[HREK-2] Halo: Reach Editing Kit, game file HREK\tags\levels\dlc\cex_damnation\cex_damnation.scenario

[nelson-3] Xbox Live's Major Nelson, News From Halo Fest (Retrieved on Sep 9, 2011) [archive]

[info-4] Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 11/9/11 (Retrieved on Nov 13, 2011) [archive]

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-'''Penance''' is a multiplayer map included in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' for ''[[Halo Reach]]''.<ref name="bulletin817"/> It is a remake of [[Damnation]] from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' with several alterations to map layout.<ref name="bulletin817"/> A forge variant of [[Damnation|similar title to the Halo Combat Evolved version]] is also available for those who prefer the classic multiplayer map.
+{{Article quote|The Covenant have harnessed the [[water]]s of this moon to refuel their massive [[Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier|supercarriers]].}}
+'''Penance''' is a multiplayer map included in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' and the [[Anniversary Map Pack]] for ''[[Halo Reach]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin817}} It is a remake of [[Damnation]] from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' with several alterations to map layout.{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin817}}
+==Universe and lore==
+The map is set in a massive [[Covenant]] [[hydro-processing center]] on [[Buwan]], the primary [[natural satellite|satellite]] of the [[Unggoy]] homeworld [[Balaho]].{{Ref/Site|Id=info|URL=https://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/the-halo-bulletin-11911-/290676|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Halo Bulletin: 11/9/11|D=13|M=11|Y=2011}} The moon provides resources necessary to power and refuel a variety of [[capital ship]]s. During the [[Great Schism|breaking of the Covenant Empire]], the facility was left abandoned but is still operational via automated subsystems.{{Ref/Reuse|info}}
+==Overview==
+===Layout===
+{{Expand-section}}
+<gallery>
+File:HR Penance Overhead.png|An overhead view of the map.
+File:HMCC_HR_Penance_Map.png|Penance map in ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''.
+</gallery>
+====Callouts====
+The following are locations on the map that are so named on the player's [[heads-up display]] during gameplay:
+*'''Abyss'''
+*'''Lower Bridge'''
+*'''Cave'''
+*'''Teleporter Room'''
+*'''Teleporter Overlook'''
+*'''Waterfall Balcony'''
+*'''Observation Deck'''
+*'''Lower Pit'''
+*'''Pit Overlook'''
+*'''Rafters'''
+*'''Upper Bridge'''
+*'''Control Room'''
+*'''Ramp Hallway'''
+*'''Pump Room'''
+*'''Upper Pump Room'''
+*'''Pump Room Balcony'''
+==Variants==
+===Damnation===
+A [[Forge]] variant with [[Damnation|similar title to the Halo Combat Evolved version]] is also available for those who prefer the classic multiplayer map.
+==Trivia==
+* The [[Grunt in a barrel]] Easter egg can be found in this map.
+*[[Original map screenshot Easter egg|A screenshot of Damnation]] can be found on the darker side of a pipe above Upper Pump Room.
+==Gallery==
+{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
+<gallery>
+File:HR_Penance_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the level.
+File:Damnationreach.jpg|The [[Forge]] variant ''Damnation'' features layout and weapon placement similar to the original version.
+File:BalahoCEA.jpg|A planetoid, either [[Balaho]] or [[Padpad]], above the level.
+File:HR Penance 1.jpg|Cave.
+File:HR Penance 2.jpg|A battle in Teleporter Room.
+File:HR Penance 3.jpg|An aerial battle above Lower Bridge.
+File:HR Penance 4.jpg|A battle in Upper Pump Room.
+File:HR Penance 5.jpg|A battle at Upper Bridge.
+File:HR Penance 6.jpg|A battle in Lower Pit.
+File:HR EE Screenshot Penance.png|A screenshot of Damnation on the side of a pipe in Upper Pump Room.
+</gallery>
 ==Sources==
-<references/>
+{{Ref/Sources}}
-{{Level}}
+{{Levels|CEA|mode=yes}}
+[[Category:Halo: Reach multiplayer maps]]