Sandtrap

"Sandtrap" (formerly known as Shrine) is a multiplayer map planned for Halo 3. It was first announced in the June 2007 issue of Gamepro. It was announced to be very large and the largest map ever in the Halo games. Bungie has apparently said it will have a very large emphasis placed on vehicles. A UNSC Battle Cruiser will also be over the landscape of the map. With many sand dunes, this map is a unique one. It may also be the "large map" bungie sparsely talked about in one of their updates. This was not one of three maps featured in the public Halo 3 Beta. In the background a massive UNSC Battle Cruiser can be seen.

UNSC Battle Cruiser

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Behind the Brute Chopper and the burning Warthog is the faint outline of the UNSC Battle Cruiser and its winking running lights.

A UNSC Battle Cruiser hovers in the sky over Shine. It is estimated to be 8,000km-19,000km long. If this is true, then this is by far the biggest ship seen in the Halo series, dwarfing both all UNSC and Covenant ships.

Spawns

Weapons:

• MA5C Assault Rifle
• Brute Shot
• Rocket Launcher
• Spartan Laser
• Missile Pod

Vehicles:

• Brute Chopper
• Warthog
• Ghost

Strategies

• Bungie accelerated the respawn timer for vehicles. Take advantage of that.
• Avoid fighting on foot through this large level.
• If stuck try heading for one of the Forerunner structures.
• Make sure you have plenty of grenades and explosive weapons.
• GamePro has stated that Sandtrap "...has few ties to older Halo 2 maps, but it's massive size recalls Relic".

References

• Gamepro Magazine, June 2007 edition