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{{era|RW}}
{{Status|Gameplay}}
{{Multiplayer Map Infobox
{{Multiplayer map infobox
|pagegamelabel=HR
|name=Ridgeline
|name=Ridgeline
|image=[[File:Ridgeline2.jpg|300px]]
|image=[[File:Ridgeline2.jpg|300px]]
|game=''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]/[[Halo Reach]]''
|game=''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Anniversary Map Pack]]''
|devname=<code>cex_timberland</code>{{Ref/File|Id=HREK|HREK|HREK\tags\levels\dlc\cex_timberland\cex_timberland.scenario}}
|playernumber=8-16
|playernumber=8-16
|location=[[Installation 04]]<ref name="info">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2011/11/09/The-Halo-Bulletin-11911-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 11/9/11'']</ref>
|location=[[Installation 04]]{{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}}{{Ref/Site|Id=maps|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/maps|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo: Reach maps - Ridgeline|D=12|M=10|Y=2014}}
|terrain=Forest
|terrain=Forest
|gametypes=*[[Big Team Battle]]
|gametypes=*[[Capture the Flag]]
*[[Assault]]
*[[Stockpile]]
}}
}}


{{Article Quote|Overlooking one of Halo’s impressive relay complexes, this idyllic cliffside once served as a UNSC staging area.}}
{{Article quote|Overlooking one of Halo’s impressive relay complexes, this idyllic cliffside once served as a UNSC staging area.}}
'''Ridgeline''' is a multiplayer map included in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. It is a remake of ''[[Timberland]]'' from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved PC]]'', with several alterations to map layout.
'''Ridgeline''' is a [[multiplayer]] map included in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' and the [[Anniversary Map Pack]] for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. It is a remake of ''[[Timberland]]'' from [[Halo: Combat Evolved (PC port)|the PC port of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'']], with several alterations to map layout.


==Locations==
==Universe and lore==
The map is set in a former [[UNSC]] staging area on a cliff overlooking an enormous [[Forerunner]] relay complex. Toward the end of the [[Battle of Installation 04|conflict on Installation 04]], the Marine resistance in the area was wiped out by [[Covenant]] forces.{{Ref/Reuse|info}}{{Ref/Reuse|maps}}
 
==Overview==
===Layout===
{{Expand-section}}
<gallery>
File:HR Ridgeline Overhead.png|An overhead view of the map.
File:HMCC_HR_Ridgeline_Map.png|Ridgeline 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:
The following are locations on the map that are so named on the player's [[heads-up display]] during gameplay:
*Upper Red Base
*'''Upper Red Base'''
*Lower Red Base
*'''Lower Red Base'''
*Outer Red Base
*'''Outer Red Base'''
*Red Foothill
*'''Red Foothill'''
*Overlook
*'''Overlook'''
*Red Encampment
*'''Red Encampment'''
*South Ridge
*'''South Ridge'''
*River
*'''River'''
*Upper Blue Base
*'''Upper Blue Base'''
*Lower Blue Base
*'''Lower Blue Base'''
*Outer Blue Base
*'''Outer Blue Base'''
*Blue Foothill
*'''Blue Foothill'''
*Waterfall Path
*'''Waterfall Path'''
*Blue Encampment
*'''Blue Encampment'''
*North Ridge
*'''North Ridge'''


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
''Ridgeline'' is the the first map in the ''Halo'' franchise to include trees as a Forge item.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2011/9/21/The-Halo-Bulletin-92111-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 09/22/11'']</ref>
*''Ridgeline'' is the first map in the ''Halo'' franchise to include trees as a Forge item.{{Ref/Site|Id=HB92111|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/the-halo-bulletin-92111-/249249|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Halo Bulletin: 9/21/11|D=13|M=11|Y=2011}} The tree Forge object for this map are called "Tree, Dead".
The forgable trees for this map are called "Tree, Dead"
*Despite being set on Installation 04, the planet in the map's sky appears to be an Earth-like world with visible continents and oceans, as opposed to the gas giant [[Threshold]].
 
*[[Original map screenshot Easter egg|A screenshot of Timberland]] can be found on the eastern gravity lift's walls in Upper Red Base.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Timberland concept 01.jpg
File:HR_Ridgeline_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art of the map.
File:Timberland concept 02.jpg
File:HR_Ridgeline_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art of the map.
File:Ridgeline 01.jpg
File:Ridgeline 01.jpg|A battle outside Blue Base.
File:Ridgeline 02.jpg
File:Ridgeline 02.jpg|A Ghost fighting a Spartan at North Ridge.
File:Ridgeline 03.jpg
File:Ridgeline 03.jpg|A battle on the River.
File:Ridgeline3.jpg
File:Ridgeline3.jpg|Blue Base.
File:Ridgeline8.jpg
File:HR Ridgeline 4.jpg|Red Base.
File:HA - Ridgeline Overview.jpeg|An overhead view of the map.
File:HR Ridgeline 5.jpg|A large Forerunner structure across from North Ridge.
File:HR Ridgeline 6.jpg|Vehicles outside Red Base.
File:HR Ridgeline 7.jpg|Upper Red Base.
File:Ridgeline8.jpg|A view of the forest.
File:HR Ridgeline 9.jpg|A Spartan in the forst.
File:HR EE Screenshot Ridgeline.png|A screenshot of Timberland in Upper Red Base, on the eastern gravity lift's walls.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Level}}
 
{{Levels|CEA|mode=yes}}
[[Category:Halo: Reach multiplayer maps]]
[[Category:Halo: Reach multiplayer maps]]

Latest revision as of 07:18, December 29, 2024

Ridgeline
Promotional image for Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and the Anniversary Map Pack featuring the multiplayer map Ridgeline. From the Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary press kit.
Map overview

Game:

Halo: Reach

Map file name (?):

cex_timberland[1]

Lore information

Location:

Installation 04[2][3]

Gameplay overview

Terrain:

Forest

Recommended number of players:

8-16

Recommended gametype(s):

 
“ Overlooking one of Halo’s impressive relay complexes, this idyllic cliffside once served as a UNSC staging area. ”

Ridgeline is a multiplayer map included in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and the Anniversary Map Pack for Halo: Reach. It is a remake of Timberland from the PC port of Halo: Combat Evolved, with several alterations to map layout.

Universe and lore[edit]

The map is set in a former UNSC staging area on a cliff overlooking an enormous Forerunner relay complex. Toward the end of the conflict on Installation 04, the Marine resistance in the area was wiped out by Covenant forces.[2][3]

Overview[edit]

Layout[edit]

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  • An overhead view of the map.

    An overhead view of the map.

  • Ridgeline map in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

    Ridgeline 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:

  • Upper Red Base
  • Lower Red Base
  • Outer Red Base
  • Red Foothill
  • Overlook
  • Red Encampment
  • South Ridge
  • River
  • Upper Blue Base
  • Lower Blue Base
  • Outer Blue Base
  • Blue Foothill
  • Waterfall Path
  • Blue Encampment
  • North Ridge

Trivia[edit]

  • Ridgeline is the first map in the Halo franchise to include trees as a Forge item.[4] The tree Forge object for this map are called "Tree, Dead".
  • Despite being set on Installation 04, the planet in the map's sky appears to be an Earth-like world with visible continents and oceans, as opposed to the gas giant Threshold.
  • A screenshot of Timberland can be found on the eastern gravity lift's walls in Upper Red Base.

Gallery[edit]

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  • Concept art of the map.

    Concept art of the map.

  • Concept art of the map.

    Concept art of the map.

  • A battle outside Blue Base.

    A battle outside Blue Base.

  • A Ghost fighting a Spartan at North Ridge.

    A Ghost fighting a Spartan at North Ridge.

  • A battle on the River.

    A battle on the River.

  • Blue Base.

    Blue Base.

  • Red Base.

    Red Base.

  • A large Forerunner structure across from North Ridge.

    A large Forerunner structure across from North Ridge.

  • Vehicles outside Red Base.

    Vehicles outside Red Base.

  • Upper Red Base.

    Upper Red Base.

  • A view of the forest.

    A view of the forest.

  • A Spartan in the forst.

    A Spartan in the forst.

  • A screenshot of Timberland in Upper Red Base, on the eastern gravity lift's walls.

    A screenshot of Timberland in Upper Red Base, on the eastern gravity lift's walls.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Reach Editing Kit, game file HREK\tags\levels\dlc\cex_timberland\cex_timberland.scenario
  2. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 11/9/11 (Retrieved on Nov 13, 2011) [archive]
  3. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Halo: Reach maps - Ridgeline (Retrieved on Oct 12, 2014) [archive]
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 9/21/11 (Retrieved on Nov 13, 2011) [archive]

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