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{{Multiplayer map infobox
{{Multiplayer map infobox
|pagegamelabel=H4
|pagegamelabel=H4
|hidec=yes
|name=Longbow
|name=Longbow
|image= [[File:H4-E3-Multiplayer-2.jpg|350px]]
|image= [[File:H4-E3-Multiplayer-2.jpg|300px]]
|game=''[[Halo 4]]''
|game=''[[Halo 4]]''
|devname=<code>ca_gore_valley</code>
|devname=<code>ca_gore_valley</code>{{Ref/File|Id=H4EK|H4EK|H4EK\tags\levels\multi\ca_gore_valley\ca_gore_valley.scenario}}
|map=War Games Map_Set/: 951-3{{Ref/Book|Id=VIS|H4EVG|Page=209}}
|map=War Games Map_Set/: 951-3{{Ref/Book|Id=VIS|H4EVG|Page=209}}
|location= [[Longbow Station]], [[Concord]]
|location= [[Longbow Station]], [[Concord]]
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==Overview==
==Overview==
===Layout===
===Layout===
It is a symmetrical map with a five-base layout (two starting bases at the ends of the map, two secondary bases directly in front of them, and a middle base overlooking nearly the whole map in the center) with paths leading between them through and around rocks. It offers a good mix of both close and long range combat, with long sight lines between the bases and cramped areas in the caves and inside the bases themselves.
It is a symmetrical map with a five-base layout (two starting bases at the ends of the map, two secondary bases directly in front of the starting bases, and a middle base overlooking nearly the whole map in the center) with paths leading between them through and around rocks. It offers a good mix of both close and long range combat, with long sight lines between the bases and cramped areas in the caves and inside the bases themselves.
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HMCC H4 Longbow Map.png|Longbow Map.
File:HMCC H4 Longbow Map.png|Longbow Map.
File:Longbow Overhead.jpg|Overhead view of the map.
File:Longbow Overhead.jpg|Overhead view of the map.
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{expand-section}}
===Callouts===
The following are locations on the map that were named in the ''[[Halo 4: Official Game Guide]]'':
*'''Blue Base'''
*'''Blue Sneak'''
*'''Blue Coast'''
*'''Blue Garage'''
*'''Blue Bridge'''
*'''Blue Street'''
*'''Blue Lift'''
*'''Blue Caves'''
*'''Facility'''
*'''Trails'''
*'''Caverns'''
*'''Arch'''
*'''Red Base'''
*'''Red Sneak'''
*'''Red Coast'''
*'''Red Garage'''
*'''Red Bridge'''
*'''Red Street'''
*'''Red Lift'''
*'''Red Caves'''


===Production notes===
==Production notes==
*343i considered making the map with a big Arecibo-type telescope into a valley. It had also been experimented with extreme amounts of fire, and ice on opposite sides of the map.{{Ref/Reuse|HaloBulletin}}
During the development of Longbow, it was named Gore Valley. This name would remain in use as the level's file name.
*During the early blockout stages, it was called Gore Valley.
 
343i considered making the map with a big Arecibo-type telescope into a valley. It had also been experimented with extreme amounts of fire, and ice on opposite sides of the map.{{Ref/Reuse|HaloBulletin}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
===Concept art===
===Development images===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H4_Longbow_Concept.jpg|Early concept art.
File:H4 SnowStation Concept.jpg|Early concept exploration for Longbow.
File:H4_Longbow_Concept_MassDriverTower_1.jpg|Early concept art of the mass driver.
File:H4_Longbow_Concept_MassDriverTower_2.jpg|More early concept or the mass driver tower.
File:H4_Longbow_Concept_CargoLaunchPods.jpg|Concept sketches of the cargo pods that would be fired from the mass driver.
File:H4_Longbow_Concept_Bridge.jpg|Early concept exploration of the map's artstyle, featuring a much different design for the mass driver.
File:H4_Longbow_Concept_Cannon.jpg|Another early concept, in which the mass driver looked more like a cannon.
File:H4_Longbow_Concept_Cannon.jpg|Another early concept, in which the mass driver looked more like a cannon.
File:H4_Longbow_Concept_Centre.jpg|A later concept, in which the centre structure had been unified to be a landmark for player orientation.
File:H4_Longbow_Concept_Centre.jpg|Concept art approaching the final layout of the map.
File:H4_Longbow_Concept_Bridge.jpg|Explorations for a Golden Gate Bridge-like structure on the map.
File:H4_Longbow_Concept_Trees.jpg|Concept art for plant life on the map. Plants had to resemble pine trees and block player line of sight, but allow bullets to pass through unhindered.
File:H4_Longbow_Concept_Trees.jpg|Concept art for plant life on the map. Plants had to resemble pine trees and block player line of sight, but allow bullets to pass through unhindered.
File:H4_Longbow_Concept_MassDriverTower_1.jpg|Concept art for the mass driver.
File:H4 Concept LongbowFacility.jpg|Concept sketch of the central facility.
File:H4_Longbow_Concept_MassDriverTower_2.jpg|Another concept of the mass driver tower.
File:H4_Longbow_Concept.jpg|Another concept sketch of the central facility.
File:H4_Longbow_Concept_CargoLaunchPods.jpg|Concept art of the cargo pods that would be fired through the mass driver.
File:H4 Concept LongbowBaseEntrance.jpg|Concept art of a building entrance on Longbow.
File:H4_Longbow_Concept_GoreValley.jpg|During early blockout stages, the map was nicknamed "Gore Valley".
File:H4_Longbow_Concept_Layout.jpg|Concept blockout for the map's layout.
File:H4_Longbow_Concept_Layout.jpg|Concept art of the map's layout.
File:H4_Longbow_Concept_GoreValley.jpg|During early blockout stages, the map was nicknamed "Gore Valley."
File:H4 SnowStation Concept.jpg|Concept art for the map.
</gallery>
</gallery>


Latest revision as of 13:24, June 30, 2024

Longbow
H4-E3-Multiplayer-2.jpg
Map overview

Game:

Halo 4

Map file name (?):

ca_gore_valley[1]

Lore information

Map designation (?):

War Games Map_Set/: 951-3[2]

Location:

Longbow Station, Concord

Gameplay overview

Terrain:

Arctic landscape, isolated human buildings

Recommended number of players:

6-16

Recommended gametype(s):

 
“ The frigid climate and unique gravitational conditions of Concord’s northern polar region provide an optimal perch for Longbow Station’s channel-based mass drivers. Before the Covenant War, the UEG launched deep space monitoring relays from here in an effort to study far-flung star systems. ”

Longbow is a symmetrical Halo 4 multiplayer map.

Universe and lore[edit]

Main article: Concord

Longbow's setting is a human mass driver station, located in the northern polar region of Concord.[3]

Overview[edit]

Layout[edit]

It is a symmetrical map with a five-base layout (two starting bases at the ends of the map, two secondary bases directly in front of the starting bases, and a middle base overlooking nearly the whole map in the center) with paths leading between them through and around rocks. It offers a good mix of both close and long range combat, with long sight lines between the bases and cramped areas in the caves and inside the bases themselves.

  • Longbow Map.

    Longbow Map.

  • Overhead view of the 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:

  • Blue Base
  • Blue Sneak
  • Blue Coast
  • Blue Garage
  • Blue Bridge
  • Blue Street
  • Blue Lift
  • Blue Caves
  • Facility
  • Trails
  • Caverns
  • Arch
  • Red Base
  • Red Sneak
  • Red Coast
  • Red Garage
  • Red Bridge
  • Red Street
  • Red Lift
  • Red Caves

Production notes[edit]

During the development of Longbow, it was named Gore Valley. This name would remain in use as the level's file name.

343i considered making the map with a big Arecibo-type telescope into a valley. It had also been experimented with extreme amounts of fire, and ice on opposite sides of the map.[3]

Trivia[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Main-Superintendent.png Browse more images in this article's gallery page.

Development images[edit]

  • Early concept exploration for Longbow.

    Early concept exploration for Longbow.

  • Early concept art of the mass driver.

    Early concept art of the mass driver.

  • More early concept or the mass driver tower.

    More early concept or the mass driver tower.

  • Concept sketches of the cargo pods that would be fired from the mass driver.

    Concept sketches of the cargo pods that would be fired from the mass driver.

  • Early concept exploration of the map's artstyle, featuring a much different design for the mass driver.

    Early concept exploration of the map's artstyle, featuring a much different design for the mass driver.

  • Another early concept, in which the mass driver looked more like a cannon.

    Another early concept, in which the mass driver looked more like a cannon.

  • Concept art approaching the final layout of the map.

    Concept art approaching the final layout of the map.

  • Concept art for plant life on the map. Plants had to resemble pine trees and block player line of sight, but allow bullets to pass through unhindered.

    Concept art for plant life on the map. Plants had to resemble pine trees and block player line of sight, but allow bullets to pass through unhindered.

  • Concept sketch of the central facility.

    Concept sketch of the central facility.

  • Another concept sketch of the central facility.

    Another concept sketch of the central facility.

  • Concept art of a building entrance on Longbow.

    Concept art of a building entrance on Longbow.

  • Concept blockout for the map's layout.

    Concept blockout for the map's layout.

  • During early blockout stages, the map was nicknamed "Gore Valley."

    During early blockout stages, the map was nicknamed "Gore Valley."

Screenshots[edit]

  • The mass driver cannon firing.

    The mass driver cannon firing.

  • The other end of the mass driver cannon.

    The other end of the mass driver cannon.

  • The circular building hub of the mass driver cannon.

    The circular building hub of the mass driver cannon.

  • Another view of the mass driver cannon.

    Another view of the mass driver cannon.

  • The curving section of the mass driver cannon.

    The curving section of the mass driver cannon.

  • A view of the central structure.

    A view of the central structure.

  • A view of the middle base along the coastline..

    A view of the middle base along the coastline..

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo 4 Editing Kit, game file H4EK\tags\levels\multi\ca_gore_valley\ca_gore_valley.scenario
  2. ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 209
  3. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 6.28.12 (Retrieved on Aug 24, 2012) [archive]

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