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|name=Vortex
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|image=[[File:H4 Vortex.jpg|350px]]
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|game=''[[Halo 4]]''
|game=''[[Halo 4]]''
|devname=<code>ca_redoubt</code>
|devname=<code>ca_redoubt</code>{{Ref/File|Id=H4EK|H4EK|H4EK\tags\levels\multi\ca_redoubt\ca_redoubt.scenario}}
|map=War Games Map_Set/: 259-3<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref>
|map=War Games Map_Set/: 259-3<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref>
|location="[[Cyclone]]", large scale wind harvester in [[Requiem]]'s equatorial cavern
|location="[[Cyclone]]", large scale wind harvester in [[Requiem]]'s equatorial cavern
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File:H4 Concept EarlyVortexRuins.jpg|Unused early visual development of the map that eventually became Vortex.
File:H4 Concept EarlyVortexRuins.jpg|Unused early visual development of the map that eventually became Vortex.
File:H4 Concept EarlyVortexTower.jpg|Another unused early concept showing a pristine Forerunner tower amidst ruins.
File:H4 Concept EarlyVortexTower.jpg|Another unused early concept showing a pristine Forerunner tower amidst ruins.
File:H4 Vortex StructureInteriorPaintover Concept.jpg|Concept paintover of early Vortex geometry.
File:H4 - Stone Grove.jpg|An early concept art that turned into 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-Concept-Vortex-Grove.jpg|The same concept, now recolored.
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File:H4-Concept-Vortex-Cavern.jpg|Concept art of the area beneath the central structure.
File:H4-Concept-Vortex-Cavern.jpg|Concept art of the area beneath the central structure.
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===Screenshots===
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Vortex
H4 Vortex.jpg
Map overview

Game:

Halo 4

Map file name (?):

ca_redoubt[1]

Lore information

Map designation (?):

War Games Map_Set/: 259-3[2]

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):

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

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]

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]

Screenshots[edit]

Sources[edit]

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