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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 name="info">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2011/11/09/The-Halo-Bulletin-11911-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 11/9/11''] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130430191758/http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2011/11/09/The-Halo-Bulletin-11911-.aspx Archived copy])</ref><ref name="maps">[https://web.archive.org/web/20141012163535/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/maps '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo: Reach maps - Ridgeline'']</ref>
|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===
<gallery>
File:HMCC_HR_Ridgeline_Map.png|Ridgeline Map.
File:HA - Ridgeline Overview.jpeg|An overhead view of the map.
</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>[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2011/9/21/The-Halo-Bulletin-92111-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 09/22/11'']</ref> The forgable trees 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 earthlike world with visible continents and oceans, as opposed to the gas giant [[Threshold]].
 


==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
File:Ridgeline 02.jpg
File:Ridgeline 02.jpg
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File:Ridgeline3.jpg
File:Ridgeline3.jpg
File:Ridgeline8.jpg
File:Ridgeline8.jpg
File:HA - Ridgeline Overview.jpeg|An overhead view of the map.
</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 12:30, June 30, 2024

Ridgeline
Ridgeline2.jpg
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]

  • Ridgeline Map.

    Ridgeline Map.

  • An overhead view of the map.

    An overhead view of the map.

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 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 earthlike world with visible continents and oceans, as opposed to the gas giant Threshold.

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.

  • Ridgeline 01.jpg
  • Ridgeline 02.jpg
  • Ridgeline 03.jpg
  • Ridgeline3.jpg
  • Ridgeline8.jpg

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 (Archived copy)
  3. ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Halo: Reach maps - Ridgeline
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin: 09/22/11

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