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| | <center>''Looking for [[The Silent Cartographer]], the map room?''</center> |
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| | ==Summary== |
| | The Covenant believe that what they call [[The Silent Cartographer]] is somewhere under an island. The Cartographer is a map room that will lead your forces to Halo's control center. The island has multiple structures and installations. One of them contains the map room. Find and locate the map for Halo's control center. |
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| <center>''Looking for [[Silent Cartographer (Building)|Silent Cartographer]], the map room?''</center>
| | ==Usable Weapons== |
| {{Level infobox
| | *[[Pistol]] |
| |prev=''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''
| | *[[Assault Rifle]] |
| |game=''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
| | *[[Rocket Launcher]] |
| |next=''[[Assault on the Control Room]]
| | *[[Frag Grenade]] |
| |name='''''The Silent Cartographer'''''
| | *[[Plasma Pistol]] |
| |image=[[File:2364942877 dfea615887 o.jpg|300px]]
| | *[[Plasma Rifle]] |
| |player=[[John-117]]
| | *[[Needler]] |
| |date= [[2552#September 20, 2552|September 20, 2552]]
| | *[[Plasma Grenade]] |
| |place= On the surface of [[Installation 04]]
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| |Objective=Find The [[Cartographer]]
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| *[[Sangheili|Elites]] | |
| **[[Minor Sangheili|Minor]]
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| **[[Major Domo Sangheili|Major]]
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| **[[Stealth Sangheili|Stealth]]
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| **[[Unggoy Minor|Minor]]
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| **[[Unggoy Major|Major]]
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| *[[Jackals]] | |
| **[[Kig-Yar Minor|Minor]]
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| **[[Kig-Yar Major|Major]]
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| *[[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]]
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| {{Article Quote|Search for the map room that will lead you to the secrets of Halo.}}
| | ==Drivable Vehicles== |
| | *[[Warthog]] |
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| '''The Silent Cartographer''' is the fourth campaign level in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. The [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] believe that the Silent Cartographer is somewhere under an island, with multiple structures concealing an installation. | | == Transcript == |
| The Master Chief leads the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] in an assault on an island that contains the map room for the [[Installation 04|Halo Installation]], in order to locate the [[Control Room]].
| | ''{two human dropships flying over water, approaching island}'' |
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| ==Transcript==
| | '''Cortana:''' "The Covenant believe that what they call the Silent Cartographer... is somewhere under this island. The Cartographer is a map room that will lead us to Halo's control center. The island has multiple structures and installations. One of them contains the map room. |
| {{See also|Battle of the Silent Cartographer}}
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| ===The Silent Cartographer===
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| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syzRH6GaszE '''{''Cutscene''}''']
| | '''Dropship Pilot:''' "We're approachin' the beach, it's gonna be hot! Get them to cut out swinging!" |
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| ''Two [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican]] dropships, [[Echo 419]] and [[Bravo 022]], approach an island, low over the water. The Master Chief is inside the leading dropship, Echo 419.'' | | ''{dropships unload Marines}'' |
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| '''{''Gameplay''}''' | | '''Dropship Pilot:''' "Touchdown! Hit it Boys! |
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| *'''[[Cortana (AI)|Cortana]]''': "The Covenant believe that what they call "[[The Silent Cartographer|the Silent Cartographer]]" is somewhere under this island. The Cartographer is a map room that will lead us to [[Installation 04|Halo's]] [[Control Room|control center]]. The island has multiple structures and installations. One of them contains the map room."
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| *'''[[Foehammer]] (COM)''': "We're approaching the LZ, it's gonna be hot! Get set to come out swingin'. Touchdown! Hit it, Marines!"
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| [[File:Scrn_037.jpg|thumb|John-117 leads the beach-head assault.]]
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| *'''Staff Sergeant Stacker''': "Go, go, go!"
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| ''and/or'' | | '''Marine:''' ''{over radio}'' "Area secure. All hostiles have been eliminated."<br> |
| | '''or, if there are no marines''' |
| | '''Cortana:''' ''{over radio}'' "Area secure." |
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| *'''Staff Sergeant Stacker''': "Pile out people, let's move!"
| | '''Fohammer:''' ''{over radio}'' "Affirmative. Echo 419 inbound. Somebody order a Warthog..." |
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| ''or'' | | '''Marine:''' ''{over radio}'' "I didn't know you made house calls, Fohammer!" |
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| *'''Marine:''' "Pile out! Go, go, go!"
| | '''Fohammer:''' ''{over radio}'' "You know our motto. We deliver!" |
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| ''Once the beach is cleared of Covenant hostiles:'' | | ''{Master Chief gets in Warthog}''' |
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| *'''Marine''': "Area's secure. All hostiles have been eliminated."
| | '''Cortana:''' "Okay, let's move out. Let's go find the map room that will show us the location of Halo's control center." |
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| ''or'' | | == Walkthroughs== |
| | ===General Walkthrough=== |
| | Switch to the Pistol and shoot all the Grunts and Elites off the beach, unless you want to use the Assault Rifle. Once you've eliminated all of the hostiles, you can get in the Warthog and go around the island. |
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| *'''Cortana''': "Area's secure."
| | The first enemies you encounter are easy to just pass by in the Warthog. Once you come around the bend, there is a big structure. If you want to play fully through the level, read the rest of this paragraph. If not, skip to the next one. Enter the structure. It's smart to stay in the Warthog purely for power and defense. Once you get to the passage down the ramp, though, get out. Go through the passage, and kill all of the Covenant. The doors close, and you can't do anything about it. So get back into the Warthog and leave. |
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| *'''Foehammer (COM)''': "Affirmative. Echo 419 inbound. Somebody order a [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]]?"
| | Go back outside of the structure, and keep going around the island. Where you see an overturned Warthog on the beach is where you should go. First, kill all of the Covenant in the trees with the Warthog. Then hop out, and go through that tree in the corner. Turn left and go up the path, killing Covenant as you go. |
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| *'''Sergeant Stacker (COM)''': "Hey, I didn't know you made house calls, Foehammer!"
| | When you get to the top, switch to the pistol, and grab the ammo left by the killed Marines. Battle the Hunters here, and grab the over shield if you need it. It's smart to grab it even if you don't need it. Now move up forward, fighting the Jackals. When you've finished them off, snipe with the pistol at the enemies in the clearing below, slowly advancing. Kill them and move on. |
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| ''or'' | | Now you'll be at a cliff's edge with an entrance to another structure. Kill the Grunts and move inside. Battle the two more Hunters and go into the security override station. This will give you access to the map room. Leave, and take note of the camoflauged Elites where the Hunters were. Let them take off any remaining over shield you have. Move back outside. Grab the overshield. You now have two choices. |
| | #Move back down the way you came, and make your way back to the structure. |
| | #Jump forward onto the tree, and then fall off. You'll lose all of your overshield. Then, grab the rocket launcher (it makes things much easier), and head around the island back to the structure.<br>The structure mentioned is the one in paragraph 2. |
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| *'''Marine (COM)''': "Music to my ears, Foehammer!"
| | Now go inside the structure all the way, and deal with/bypass the Hunters. Go inside the structure, through the door, and left. Make your way down the structure to the very bottom. Find the map room, activate it, and come back up the way you came. Go all the way back outside the structure, and a dropship will pick you up. |
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| *'''Foehammer (COM)''': "You know [[23rd Naval Air Squadron|our motto]]: We Deliver."
| | === Speed Run Walkthrough === |
| | As soon as you begin, go the opposite way around the island, until you reach the Warthog. Flip it over and get in it. Drive forward, and go to where the Covenant Dropship is dropping off the Jackals. Kill them and grab the Overshield.It is easier to kill the Hunters if you go to the wrecked space ship somewhere on the island and get the big gun just look around on the ground and you will find it.If you shoot anything with this gun it will kill them with one shot. |
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| ''As the Chief boards the driver seat of the Warthog, two Marines occupy the passenger seat and the turret.'' | | Now drive up the ramp, the same direction you were going in the Warthog. Turn around to go into the structure. Drive through, and turn right, down the ramp, and left. It's hard for the Warthog to get through this passage, but it's possible. Slow down near the end, and turn into the door. Don't worry about killing the Covenant there, just ram the Warthog through the door. If you do it fast enough, you can get the Warthog stuck, and the door won't close. |
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| *'''Cortana''': "Okay, let's move out. Let's go find the map room that will show us the location of Halo's control center."
| | Now get out, and turn right. You'll go to the Shafted platform. If you are facing out, like a diving board, stand on the bottom-right corner. Walk straight off at an angle. You'll land on the very corner of where you can activate the map. Make sure to grab the Overshield, it is helpful because your health is so low. |
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| ''As the team approaches the main building:''
| | Activate the map room and then advance up like in the guide above. Some ways into the path back to the surface, it is possible to [[Grenade Jump|grenade jump]] to an [[Active Camouflage]] in a room with Jackals on an elevated platform, which can be used to bypass a large number of enemies, including at least one pair of Hunters. When you get into the Warthog at the end, make sure not to try to drive it out--you can't. Walk outside and get aboard the dropship. |
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| *'''Cortana''': "There, in the cliff wall; I'll bet the Silent Cartographer is somewhere inside that facility." | | == Related Links == |
| | *[[Warthog Jump]] |
| | *[[Death Island]] |
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| ''(On [[Heroic]] / [[Legendary]])'': "They're already inside! We need to get in there quick, before they discover the location of Halo's control center!"
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| *'''[[Private First Class]] [[Hosky]]''': ''(if he's on the Warthog looking at the passing [[DX-class Dropship|Covenant Dropship]])'' "Anyone else see what I see? How are we supposed to get around ''that'', huh?"
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| ''As the Master Chief shoots his way into the facility:''
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| *'''Cortana''': "The Covenant are putting up a real fight! The Cartographer must be here. My analysis indicates that the map room should be at the bottom floor of this facility. Let's keep going inside."
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| ''The Chief reaches the top a slope that leads to an open door. A group of Covenant stand guard at the door, with a [[Field Master|Zealot]] blocking the way in.''
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| *'''Cortana''': "Don't let them lock the doors!"
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| ''The doors close.''
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| *'''Cortana''': "Interesting...I underestimated the Covenant's understanding of Halo's subsystems. They've locked the doors, and we don't have enough firepower to get through them."
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| *'''Cortana (COM)''': "Cortana to [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]]."
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| *'''[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] Jacob Keyes (COM):''' "Go ahead, Cortana. Have you found the control center?"
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| *'''Cortana (COM)''': "Negative, Captain. The Covenant have impeded our progress. We can't proceed unless we can disable this installation's security system."
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| [[File:Forerunnerthingy.jpg|thumb|The Cartographer's Security Facility]]
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| *'''Captain Keyes (COM)''': ''(slight pause)'' "Understood. We're still en route to the objective. I may be out of contact when we get there. ''(pause)'' Here are your orders. I want you to use any means necessary to force your way into the facility and find Halo's control center. We have to get to the center before the Covenant, and failure, people, is not an option."
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| *'''Foehammer (COM)''': "Echo 419 to ground teams. I'll stay on station and keep an eye out for Covenant boogies."
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| *'''Sergeant Stacker (COM)''': "Second squad, ready to roll! Soon as everybody's topside!"
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| *'''Marine (COM)''': "LZ looks secure, Sir, nothing moving."
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| *'''Captain Keyes (COM)''': "Good luck, people. Keyes out."
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| *'''Cortana''': "We need to find the security override to get this door open."
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| ''As the Chief passes a path leading up into the island''
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| *'''Cortana''': "It looks like there is a path leading to the interior of the island."
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| ''If the Chief passes the substation, which juts out of the cliffs:''
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| *'''Cortana''': "Well, there's the entrance to the security substation, but it looks like we'll have to look for another way up."
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| ''The Chief makes his way towards the security substation, fighting past multiple Covenant troops including a pair of Hunters. Eventually, he reaches the substation. Once inside, he has to deal with another pair of Hunters.''
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| ''After reaching the security override panel:''
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| *'''Cortana''': "Use the holo panel to shut down the security system."
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| ''Alternative Dialogue: If the Security Station is entered before going to the auto-locking door to the map room.''
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| *'''Cortana''': "This isn't the map room. Analyzing... ''(pause)'' This is a security override station for the main facility, located somewhere else on this island. Shut the system down so the Covenant won't be able to lock us out."
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| ''Once the Chief shuts the system down:''
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| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw7cBriFVa0 '''{''Cutscene''}''']
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| ''The previously locked door opens to reveal the [[Field Master|Zealot Elite]], which dashes out of the door in surprise.''
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| *'''Cortana''': "Good. That should open the door that leads into the main shaft."
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| '''{''Gameplay''}'''
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| ===It's Quiet...===
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| ''As the Chief moves down the hall from the security substation, towards the exit:''
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| *'''Bravo 022 Pilot (COM)''': "Mayday, mayday! Dropship [[Bravo 022]] taking enemy fire! Repeat! We are under heavy fire and are losing altitude!"
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| *'''Cortana (COM)''': "Understood. We're on our way."
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| ''A group of Stealth Elites attempt to ambush the Chief. The Chief defeats them and heads back up.''
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| ''The Chief exits the substation and sees Bravo 022's wreckage on the beach below. Marine bodies and Covenant forces can be seen around it.''
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| *'''Cortana''': "Chief, Bravo 022 was bringing us some [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher|heavy weapons]]. After I saw we were up against [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]], I thought you could use them. Let's move down the beach. Keep an eye out for any cargo we can salvage."
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| ''The Chief returns to the entrance to the Cartographer which is now guarded by Hunters. The Chief defeats the Hunters and enters the structure once more.''
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| ''Once you enter through the now-unlocked door leading to the shaft:''
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| ===Shafted===
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| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2gyWm0HpgA '''{''Cutscene''}''']
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| ''Master Chief walks out onto the platform overlooking the shaft and kicks a loose piece of debris down it. It falls down the seemingly endless shaft.''
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| ''As the Chief moves farther down into the facility, into the third of four levels''
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| *'''Foehammer (COM)''': "Foehammer to ground teams, you got two enemy dropships coming in fast!"
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| *'''Sergeant Stacker (COM)''': "Dammit! Okay, people, we got company comin', let's set the table. Engage enemy forces on sight!"
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| *'''Cortana (COM)''': "It'll be easier to hold them off from inside the structure. Can you get inside?"
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| *'''Sergeant Stacker (COM)''': "Negative! They're closin' in too fast, negative! ''(pause)'' Chief! You gotta find the Cartographer! We'll keep 'em busy as long as we can!"
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| *'''Cortana (COM)''': "Give 'em hell, Marine."
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| *'''Cortana''': "We'll be in a tight spot if we don't get out of here before additional reinforcements arrive. Let's find that map."
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| ''When the Chief finally reaches the Cartographer:''
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| *'''Cortana''': "There. That holo-panel should activate the map."
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| ''The Chief activates the holo-panel:''
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| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afNTyzKwfhA '''{''Cutscene''}''']
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| ''The Silent Cartographer holo display begins to spin, and the diagram of Halo begins to break into sections.''
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| *'''Cortana''': "Analyzing... Halo's [[Control Room|control center]] is located there. That structure appears to be some sort of temple or shrine, if I've interpreted this correctly. ''(pause)'' Interesting. A shrine is an unlikely place to put such a significant installation."
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| *'''Cortana (COM)''': "Cortana to Captain Keyes."
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| ''Slight pause.''
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| *'''Foehammer (COM)''': "The Captain has dropped out of [[COM|contact]], Cortana. [[Victor 933|His ship]] may be out of range or having equipment problems."
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| *'''Cortana (COM)''': "Keep trying. Let me know when you've reestablished contact, and then tell him that the Master Chief and I have determined the location of the control center. We'll be heading there as soon as we're topside."
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| *'''Foehammer (COM)''': "Affirmative. Foehammer out."
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| ''Covenant reinforcements, including the Zealot from the first cutscene, have retaken the upper levels of the facility, forcing the Chief to fight his way back up.''
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| ''Once the Chief reaches to the exit of the facility''
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| *'''Cortana (COM)''': "Cortana to Echo 419. The Chief and I are topside, requesting pickup."
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| *'''Foehammer (COM)''': "Roger. On my way."
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| ''As the Chief boards the Pelican:''
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| [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJWIsLb5-Ag '''{''Cutscene''}''']
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| ''Echo 419 lifts off from the platform and rises quickly, circling the center of the island.''
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| *'''Cortana (COM)''': "Let's get moving. Foehammer. Here are coordinates and a flight plan I've worked out."
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| *'''Foehammer (COM)''': "But, Cortana... these coordinates are underground."
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| *'''Cortana (COM)''': "The Covenant did a thorough seismic scan. My analysis shows that Halo is honeycombed with deep tunnels - which circle the whole ring."
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| ''The structure where the first pair of Hunters appeared lifts up, revealing an underground tunnel; Echo 419 lowers into it as the structure returns to its original position.''
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| *'''Foehammer (COM)''': "I hope your analysis is on-the-money, Cortana. This Pelican won't turn on a dime."
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| *'''Cortana (COM)''': "Look on the bright side, Foehammer. The last thing the Covenant will expect is an aerial insertion... from underground."
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| ''Echo 419 continues to lower through the structure, the top closes with a crash before everything goes dark.''
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| == Trivia ==
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| === Glitches ===
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| *If you drive a Warthog out into the ocean you can't drown even if you are fully submerged. The marines will also live, and won't drown when talking (which can be done by shooting them).
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| *The Zealot on the first level who locks the door can be killed using several Magnum clips however he will still appear later in the level.
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| *You can get on top of the island by grenade jumping, or by making a Hunter push you up the cliffs.
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| *It can also be noted that a [[Warthog]] can be driven down into the main structure to where the locked door is. If the Marines in the Warthog stay in the tunnels they will survive the [[Covenant]] attack at the end of the level.
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| === References ===
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| *The multiplayer map [[Death Island]] is based off of the Silent Cartographer.
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| *If you look closely at the interior room for the Cartographer, you might notice that it has a striking resemblance to the Cartographer in ''[[Halo 3]]'' except with fewer details and slightly downsized. A similar shaped island can be found in ''Halo 3'', or more specifically, an unfinished island that is a major feature of the landscape as you drive along the collapsing Installation 04B in the final level, [[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Halo]]. The island, like the rest of the visible landscape, is still snowy, surrounded by metal structures and unfinished, but from above it is nearly identical in shape. You drive around it just before the jump.
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| *The architecture used for the interior of the Cartographer is based off of the architecture used for the [[Forerunner]] structure seen in the Halo E3 2000 trailer.{{citation needed}}
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| *The beginning of the level resembles the beach landings, or [[Wikipedia:Normandy Landings|D-Day]], from [[Wikipedia:World War II|WWII]], with the Marines and Master Chief landing on a beach, pushing forward into enemy fortifications.
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| *Interestingly, the Sergeant [[Pete Stacker (Marine)|Stacker]]/[[Waller]] can be brought into the facility as a passenger in the Warthog. However, he will still talk on the radio to [[Cortana (AI)|Cortana]] and [[Echo 419]] as though he is back at the [[Landing Zone|LZ]].
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| *The [[Huragok|Engineer]] does not make an appearance in-game. The Engineers were meant to be on this level, but were deleted from the game, although not the map's code.
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| *Other vehicles such as [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghosts]] and [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] are also in the map's code, but not used in the game.{{citation needed}}
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| *The two Hunters that are found in front of the main facility after the security override is deactivated are named [[Igido Nosa Hurru]] and [[Ogada Nosa Fasu]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 162''</ref>
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| *At the flipped Warthog at the interior path there are four dead Marines, one more than the Hog can carry, although [[Corporal Harland]] had one of [[Cochran|his soldiers]] lie under the LAAG gun during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 165''</ref>
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| *On Easy and Normal difficulties, you sit next to [[Pete Stacker (Marine)|Sergeant Stacker]] on [[Echo 419]]; however, on Heroic and Legendary difficulties, you sit next to an Asian Marine.
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| *[[Bungie]] stated that the Silent Cartographer was a sort of sandbox where they just threw a lot of things in to have tested, like lighting, graphics, weapons or vehicles.{{citation needed}} It was never intended to be a level for players to play in, until it later became a memorable, official level.
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| *The original objective of this mission was to assassinate a [[San 'Shyuum|Prophet]] who was trying to find the Silent Cartographer.<ref>'''[[Halo 3 Legendary Edition]]''' - ''DVD Commentary''</ref>
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| *In the game, the Sergeant on the beach was [[Pete Stacker (Marine)|Sergeant Stacker]]. However, in ''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', the Sergeant is mentioned to be [[Waller|Sergeant Waller]].<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 169''</ref>
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| *The single-player portion of the [[Halo: Combat Evolved Trial|Halo Trial]] consisted of this level.
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| *This level is the most popular to perform [[Warthog Jumping]] on, due to the large number of Marines, Warthogs, and the presence of rocket launchers. Its popularity lead to the creation of the flash game called [[Warthog Launch]].
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| *Strangely, there are Shotgun ammo boxes scattered in some points of the island, though they are only meant to appear [[343 Guilty Spark (Level)|two levels later.]] The same happens in the [[Truth and Reconciliation(level)|previous level]] [[Assault on The Control Room|and in the next one.]]
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| *When the Covenant lock the doors, it is possible to kill the Elite on the other side. To do so you need to take a Pistol and jump, shooting through the little crack in between the top-middle of the door.
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Looking for The Silent Cartographer, the map room?
Summary
The Covenant believe that what they call The Silent Cartographer is somewhere under an island. The Cartographer is a map room that will lead your forces to Halo's control center. The island has multiple structures and installations. One of them contains the map room. Find and locate the map for Halo's control center.
Usable Weapons
Drivable Vehicles
Transcript
{two human dropships flying over water, approaching island}
Cortana: "The Covenant believe that what they call the Silent Cartographer... is somewhere under this island. The Cartographer is a map room that will lead us to Halo's control center. The island has multiple structures and installations. One of them contains the map room.
Dropship Pilot: "We're approachin' the beach, it's gonna be hot! Get them to cut out swinging!"
{dropships unload Marines}
Dropship Pilot: "Touchdown! Hit it Boys!
{battle begins}
{after battle}
Marine: {over radio} "Area secure. All hostiles have been eliminated."
or, if there are no marines
Cortana: {over radio} "Area secure."
Fohammer: {over radio} "Affirmative. Echo 419 inbound. Somebody order a Warthog..."
Marine: {over radio} "I didn't know you made house calls, Fohammer!"
Fohammer: {over radio} "You know our motto. We deliver!"
{Master Chief gets in Warthog}'
Cortana: "Okay, let's move out. Let's go find the map room that will show us the location of Halo's control center."
Walkthroughs
General Walkthrough
Switch to the Pistol and shoot all the Grunts and Elites off the beach, unless you want to use the Assault Rifle. Once you've eliminated all of the hostiles, you can get in the Warthog and go around the island.
The first enemies you encounter are easy to just pass by in the Warthog. Once you come around the bend, there is a big structure. If you want to play fully through the level, read the rest of this paragraph. If not, skip to the next one. Enter the structure. It's smart to stay in the Warthog purely for power and defense. Once you get to the passage down the ramp, though, get out. Go through the passage, and kill all of the Covenant. The doors close, and you can't do anything about it. So get back into the Warthog and leave.
Go back outside of the structure, and keep going around the island. Where you see an overturned Warthog on the beach is where you should go. First, kill all of the Covenant in the trees with the Warthog. Then hop out, and go through that tree in the corner. Turn left and go up the path, killing Covenant as you go.
When you get to the top, switch to the pistol, and grab the ammo left by the killed Marines. Battle the Hunters here, and grab the over shield if you need it. It's smart to grab it even if you don't need it. Now move up forward, fighting the Jackals. When you've finished them off, snipe with the pistol at the enemies in the clearing below, slowly advancing. Kill them and move on.
Now you'll be at a cliff's edge with an entrance to another structure. Kill the Grunts and move inside. Battle the two more Hunters and go into the security override station. This will give you access to the map room. Leave, and take note of the camoflauged Elites where the Hunters were. Let them take off any remaining over shield you have. Move back outside. Grab the overshield. You now have two choices.
- Move back down the way you came, and make your way back to the structure.
- Jump forward onto the tree, and then fall off. You'll lose all of your overshield. Then, grab the rocket launcher (it makes things much easier), and head around the island back to the structure.
The structure mentioned is the one in paragraph 2.
Now go inside the structure all the way, and deal with/bypass the Hunters. Go inside the structure, through the door, and left. Make your way down the structure to the very bottom. Find the map room, activate it, and come back up the way you came. Go all the way back outside the structure, and a dropship will pick you up.
Speed Run Walkthrough
As soon as you begin, go the opposite way around the island, until you reach the Warthog. Flip it over and get in it. Drive forward, and go to where the Covenant Dropship is dropping off the Jackals. Kill them and grab the Overshield.It is easier to kill the Hunters if you go to the wrecked space ship somewhere on the island and get the big gun just look around on the ground and you will find it.If you shoot anything with this gun it will kill them with one shot.
Now drive up the ramp, the same direction you were going in the Warthog. Turn around to go into the structure. Drive through, and turn right, down the ramp, and left. It's hard for the Warthog to get through this passage, but it's possible. Slow down near the end, and turn into the door. Don't worry about killing the Covenant there, just ram the Warthog through the door. If you do it fast enough, you can get the Warthog stuck, and the door won't close.
Now get out, and turn right. You'll go to the Shafted platform. If you are facing out, like a diving board, stand on the bottom-right corner. Walk straight off at an angle. You'll land on the very corner of where you can activate the map. Make sure to grab the Overshield, it is helpful because your health is so low.
Activate the map room and then advance up like in the guide above. Some ways into the path back to the surface, it is possible to grenade jump to an Active Camouflage in a room with Jackals on an elevated platform, which can be used to bypass a large number of enemies, including at least one pair of Hunters. When you get into the Warthog at the end, make sure not to try to drive it out--you can't. Walk outside and get aboard the dropship.
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