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{{Article quote|A training facility located in the Highland Mountains, where Spartans are born.}}
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*[[Defiant Map Pack]]
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|location=[[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]], [[Highland Mountains]], [[Viery Territory]], [[Reach]]      
|location=[[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]], [[Highland Mountains]], [[Viery Territory]], [[Reach]]
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{{Article quote|A training facility located in the Highland Mountains, where Spartans are born.}}
'''Highlands''' is one of three maps in the [[Defiant Map Pack]] designed for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.<ref>[http://majornelson.com/archive/2011/02/14/announcing-the-halo-reach-defiant-map-pack.aspx '''Major Nelson''': ''Announcing the Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack'']</ref>  
'''Highlands''' is one of three maps in the [[Defiant Map Pack]] designed for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.<ref>[http://majornelson.com/archive/2011/02/14/announcing-the-halo-reach-defiant-map-pack.aspx '''Major Nelson''': ''Announcing the Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack'']</ref>  


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==Production notes==
==Production notes==
During development Highlands was known as Training Preserve. Current files on Bungie.net are even labeled Training Preserve instead of the map's final name.{{Citation needed}}
During development, Highlands was known as Training Preserve. It retains the name in the game files.{{Ref/Reuse|HREK}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This is one of two maps to feature locations previously described in the novel ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', the other being [[Condemned]].
*This is one of two maps to feature locations previously described in the novel ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', the other being [[Condemned]].
*In the ringed section of The Big Horn river closest to the downed pelican, there are Koi fish. These fish can be shot and killed.
*In the ringed section of The Big Horn river closest to the downed pelican, there are Koi fish. These fish can be shot and killed.
===Easter eggs===
{{Main|Easter egg}}
*The crashed Pelican's cockpit emits a [[Halo: Reach radio conversations|radio conversation]].
*The crashed Pelican's cockpit emits a [[Halo: Reach radio conversations|radio conversation]].


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File:HR_Highlands_Glassing_Concept.jpg|A concept art piece depicting Covenant ships glassing the surrounding landscape.
File:HR_Highlands_Glassing_Concept.jpg|A concept art piece depicting Covenant ships glassing the surrounding landscape.
File:Highlands.jpeg|A general view of the map.
File:Highlands.jpeg|A general view of the map.
File:Halo-Reach-Defiant-8.jpg|The east cave.
File:Halo-Reach-Defiant-7.jpg|A battle on the map.
File:Halo-Reach-Defiant-5.jpg|A [[M6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle|Spartan Laser]] shot destroying a [[UH-144 Falcon|Falcon]].
File:Halo-Reach-Defiant-4.jpg|A Spartan destroying a [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee]].
File:HR Highlands Glassing.png|The Covenant cruisers in the background of the map.
File:HR Highlands Glassing.png|The Covenant cruisers in the background of the map.
File:HTMCC S5A Wallpaper 2.jpg|A Spartan in an [[AKIS]] helmet and the map as it appears in the ''Halo: Reach'' component of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.
File:Bravo 001.jpg|Crash Site.
File:HR Highlands Falcon.jpg|A Falcon at Blue Base.
File:HR Highlands Warthog.jpg|A Warthog in combat at the Pond.
File:HR Highlands Assassination.jpg|A Spartan performs an assassination in Red Base.
File:Halo-Reach-Defiant-7.jpg|A battle at Rock Arch.
File:Halo-Reach-Defiant-5.jpg|A [[M6/V Spartan Laser|Spartan Laser]] shot destroying a [[UH-144 Falcon|Falcon]].
File:Halo-Reach-Defiant-4.jpg|A Spartan destroying a [[Is'belox-pattern Banshee|Banshee]] at Red Base.
File:Halo-Reach-Defiant-8.jpg|A battle in East Cave.
File:HTMCC S5A Wallpaper 2.jpg|A Spartan in an [[AKIS]] helmet in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.
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Latest revision as of 09:53, December 1, 2024

Highlands
Highlands05.jpg
Map overview

Game:

Halo: Reach

Map file name (?):

trainingpreserve[1]

Lore information

Location:

Military Wilderness Training Preserve, Highland Mountains, Viery Territory, Reach

Gameplay overview

Terrain:

Mountain forest, UNSC training facility

Recommended number of players:

8-16

Recommended gametype(s):

 
“ A training facility located in the Highland Mountains, where Spartans are born. ”

Highlands is one of three maps in the Defiant Map Pack designed for Halo: Reach.[2]

Universe and lore[edit]

Main article: Military Wilderness Training Preserve

Highlands is set in the Military Wilderness Training Preserve in the aptly named Highland Mountains on Reach. From 2517 to 2525, the SPARTAN-II program used this area for training the super soldiers on wilderness survival. Outside the map, the Big Horn River dominates the valley floor and in the distance, several Ket-pattern battlecruisers can be seen glassing Reach.

The middle of the map plays host to a D77-TC Pelican dropship, Bravo 001. During the Fall of Reach, members of SPARTAN-II Red Team deployed to the surface of Reach in Bravo 001 to defend the planet's orbital defense generators from Covenant assault. The Pelican was shot down and crash-landed in the Highland Mountains.[3]

Overview[edit]

Layout[edit]

  • Highlands Map.

    Highlands Map.

  • Overhead view of the map.

    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:

  • Operations
  • Motor Pool
  • Waterfall
  • Communications
  • Rock Arch
  • Red Base
  • Red Tower
  • West Cave
  • Underpass
  • Pond
  • Rappelling Towers
  • Blue Base
  • Blue Tower
  • Big Horn River
  • Radio Tower
  • Crash Site
  • East Cave
  • Cliffs
  • Out of bounds...

Production notes[edit]

During development, Highlands was known as Training Preserve. It retains the name in the game files.[1]

Trivia[edit]

  • This is one of two maps to feature locations previously described in the novel Halo: The Fall of Reach, the other being Condemned.
  • In the ringed section of The Big Horn river closest to the downed pelican, there are Koi fish. These fish can be shot and killed.
  • The crashed Pelican's cockpit emits a radio conversation.

Gallery[edit]

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  • Concept art of the map, showing a more lush art direction than in the final map.

    Concept art of the map, showing a more lush art direction than in the final map.

  • A concept art piece depicting Covenant ships glassing the surrounding landscape.

    A concept art piece depicting Covenant ships glassing the surrounding landscape.

  • A general view of the map.

    A general view of the map.

  • The Covenant cruisers in the background of the map.

    The Covenant cruisers in the background of the map.

  • Crash Site.

    Crash Site.

  • A Falcon at Blue Base.

    A Falcon at Blue Base.

  • A Warthog in combat at the Pond.

    A Warthog in combat at the Pond.

  • A Spartan performs an assassination in Red Base.

    A Spartan performs an assassination in Red Base.

  • A battle at Rock Arch.

    A battle at Rock Arch.

  • A Spartan Laser shot destroying a Falcon.

    A Spartan Laser shot destroying a Falcon.

  • A Spartan destroying a Banshee at Red Base.

    A Spartan destroying a Banshee at Red Base.

  • A battle in East Cave.

    A battle in East Cave.

  • A Spartan in an AKIS helmet in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

    A Spartan in an AKIS helmet in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo: Reach Editing Kit, game file HREK\tags\levels\dlc\trainingpreserve\trainingpreserve.scenario
  2. ^ Major Nelson: Announcing the Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint: Behind the Scenes - Defiant Map Pack

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