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Vortex
Map overview
Game:	Halo 4
Map file name (?):	ca_redoubt
Lore information
Map designation (?):	War Games Map_Set/: 259-3
Location:	"Cyclone", large scale wind harvester in Requiem's equatorial cavern
Gameplay overview
Terrain:	Forerunner structures, rocky landscape
Recommended number of players:	6-16
Recommended gametype(s):	Dominion; Big Team Slayer;

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ONI personnel remain convinced that these ancient structures somehow harness the planet's torrential wind for power.

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Vortex is a Halo 4 multiplayer map. The map is also featured on three missions of Spartan Ops, in which it is known as "Cyclone".^[3]

Universe and lore[edit]

Main article: Cyclone

The Forerunner structures which occupy Requiem's equatorial caverns appear to generate power by harnessing its violent squalls. Onsite personnel believe that a full understanding of such a technology would offer the UEG substantial amounts of affordable, clean energy. Nevertheless, its internal mechanisms remain enigmatic.^[4]

Overview[edit]

Layout[edit]

Vortex Map.
Overhead view of the map.

Callouts[edit]

The following are locations on the map that were named in the Halo 4: Official Game Guide:

Red Base
Dunes
Red Turret
Horsemen
Red Lift
Red Trampoline
Far Gate
Wind Tunnel
Wind Trampoline
Pillars
Generator Cave
Limbo
Near Gate
Blue Landing
Blue Lift
Blue Trampoline
Blue Sneaky
Blue Base

Gallery[edit]

Concept art[edit]

Unused early visual development of the map that eventually became Vortex.
Another unused early concept showing a pristine Forerunner tower amidst ruins.
Concept paintover of early Vortex geometry.
An early concept art that turned into Vortex.
The same concept, now recolored.
Concept art exploration of Vortex's artstyle.
Concept art of the area beneath the central structure.

Screenshots[edit]

Rocky environment on Vortex.
Two blue SPARTAN-IVs in a Warthog on Vortex.
Two SPARTAN-IVs fighting on Vortex.
A game of Dominion on Vortex.

Sources[edit]

^ Halo 4 Editing Kit, game file H4EK\tags\levels\multi\ca_redoubt\ca_redoubt.scenario
^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide
^ Spartan Ops, S1E6 scattered
^ Halo Waypoint: Requiem

[H4EK-1] Halo 4 Editing Kit, game file H4EK\tags\levels\multi\ca_redoubt\ca_redoubt.scenario

[VIS-2] Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide

[scattered-3] Spartan Ops, S1E6 scattered

[4] Halo Waypoint: Requiem

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-{{Era|RW}}
+{{Status|Gameplay}}
-{{New content}}
+{{stub}}
-{{Multiplayer Map Infobox
+{{Multiplayer map infobox
-|hideb=yes
+|pagegamelabel=H4
 |name=Vortex
-|image=[[File:H4 Vortex.jpg|350px]]
+|image=[[File:H4 Vortex.jpg|300px]]
-|game=''Halo 4''
+|game=''[[Halo 4]]''
-|location=Unidentified [[Forerunner]] Installation
+|devname=<code>ca_redoubt</code>{{Ref/File|Id=H4EK|H4EK|H4EK\tags\levels\multi\ca_redoubt\ca_redoubt.scenario}}
-|terrain=Forerunner
+|map=War Games Map_Set/: 259-3<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref>
-|playernumber=
+|location="[[Cyclone]]", large scale wind harvester in [[Requiem]]'s equatorial cavern
-|gametypes=
+|terrain=[[Forerunner]] structures, rocky landscape
+|playernumber=6-16
+|gametypes=*[[Dominion]]
+*[[Big Team Slayer]]
 }}
-'''Vortex''' is a ''[[Halo 4]]'' multiplayer map.
+{{Article quote|ONI personnel remain convinced that these ancient structures somehow harness the planet's torrential wind for power.}}
-==Description==
+'''Vortex''' is a ''[[Halo 4]]'' [[multiplayer]] map. The map is also featured on three missions of ''[[Spartan Ops]]'', in which it is known as "[[Cyclone]]".<ref name="scattered">'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Scattered|S1E6 ''scattered'']]</ref>
-The Forerunner structures which occupy Requiem’s equatorial caverns appear to generate power by harnessing its violent squalls. Onsite personnel believe that a full understanding of such a technology would offer the UEG substantial amounts of affordable, clean energy. Nevertheless, its internal mechanisms remain enigmatic.<ref>[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/25/The-Halo-Bulletin-102512-.aspx '''The Halo Bulletin:''' ''10.25.12'']</ref>
+==Universe and lore==
+{{Main|Cyclone}}
+The [[Forerunner]] structures which occupy [[Requiem]]'s equatorial caverns appear to generate power by harnessing its violent squalls. Onsite personnel believe that a full understanding of such a technology would offer the [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] substantial amounts of affordable, clean energy. Nevertheless, its internal mechanisms remain enigmatic.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/requiem '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Requiem'']</ref>
+==Overview==
+===Layout===
+<gallery>
+File:HMCC H4 Vortex Map.png|Vortex Map.
+File:Vortex Overhead.jpg|Overhead view of the map.
+</gallery>
+===Callouts===
+The following are locations on the map that were named in the ''[[Halo 4: Official Game Guide]]'':
+*'''Red Base'''
+*'''Dunes'''
+*'''Red Turret'''
+*'''Horsemen'''
+*'''Red Lift'''
+*'''Red Trampoline'''
+*'''Far Gate'''
+*'''Wind Tunnel'''
+*'''Wind Trampoline'''
+*'''Pillars'''
+*'''Generator Cave'''
+*'''Limbo'''
+*'''Near Gate'''
+*'''Blue Landing'''
+*'''Blue Lift'''
+*'''Blue Trampoline'''
+*'''Blue Sneaky'''
+*'''Blue Base'''
 ==Gallery==
+{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
+===Concept art===
 <gallery>
-File:H4 Vortex Concept Art.jpg|Concept Art of Vortex.
+File:H4 Concept EarlyVortexRuins.jpg|Unused early visual development of the map that eventually became Vortex.
-File:H4 Vortex-2.jpg|Rocky environment in Vortex.
+File:H4 Concept EarlyVortexTower.jpg|Another unused early concept showing a pristine Forerunner tower amidst ruins.
-File:H4 Two Blue SIV Vortex.jpg|Two Blue [[SPARTAN-IV]] in a [[Warthog]] in Vortex.
+File:H4 Vortex StructureInteriorPaintover Concept.jpg|Concept paintover of early Vortex geometry.
-File:H4 SPARTAN-IV in Vortex.jpg|Two [[SPARTAN-IV]] fighting in Vortex.
+File:H4 - Stone Grove.jpg|An early concept art that turned into Vortex.
+File:H4-Concept-Vortex-Grove.jpg|The same concept, now recolored.
+File:H4 Vortex Concept Art.jpg|Concept art exploration of Vortex's artstyle.
+File:H4-Concept-Vortex-Cavern.jpg|Concept art of the area beneath the central structure.
+</gallery>
+===Screenshots===
+<gallery>
+File:H4 Vortex-2.jpg|Rocky environment on Vortex.
+File:H4 Two Blue SIV Vortex.jpg|Two blue [[SPARTAN-IV]]s in a [[Warthog]] on Vortex.
+File:H4 SPARTAN-IV in Vortex.jpg|Two [[SPARTAN-IV]]s fighting on Vortex.
+File:H4-Dominion on Vortex.jpg|A game of [[Dominion]] on Vortex.
 </gallery>
 ==Sources==
-<references/>
+{{Ref/Sources}}
-{{Level|H4}}
-[[Category:Halo 4 multiplayer maps]]
+{{Levels|H4|mode=yes}}
-[[Category:Multiplayer Levels]]