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|name=Powerhouse
|image=[[File:Halo Reach Powerhouse.jpg|300px]]
|image=[[File:HaloReach - Powerhouse.jpg|300px]]
|game=''[[Halo: Reach]]''  
|game=''[[Halo: Reach]]''  
|devname=<code>30_settlement</code>{{Ref/File|Id=HREK|HREK|HREK\tags\levels\multi\30_settlement\30_settlement.scenario}}
|devname=<code>30_settlement</code>{{Ref/File|Id=HREK|HREK|HREK\tags\levels\multi\30_settlement\30_settlement.scenario}}
|location=[[Ütközet hydroelectric power plant]], [[Reach]]
|location=[[Ütközet hydroelectric power plant]], [[Reach]]
|terrain= Human structures
|terrain= Human structures
|weapons=*[[Designated Marksman Rifle]]
*[[Focus Rifle]]
*[[Gravity Hammer]]
*[[Grenade Launcher]]
*[[Magnum]]
*[[Needle Rifle]]
*[[Needler]]
*[[Plasma Pistol]]
*[[Plasma Repeater]]
*[[Rocket Launcher]]
*[[Shotgun]]
*[[Frag Grenade]]
*[[Plasma Grenade]]
}}
}}
{{Article quote|Hydroelectric plants like this one provide clean, sustainable energy for the inhabitants of Reach.<ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=maps&cid=28538 '''Bungie.net''': ''Powerhouse Preview'']</ref>}}
{{Article quote|Hydroelectric plants like this one provide clean, sustainable energy for the inhabitants of Reach.<ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=maps&cid=28538 '''Bungie.net''': ''Powerhouse Preview'']</ref>}}
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>  
===Concept art===
<gallery>
File:HR_Powerhouse_Dam_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the level.
File:HR_Powerhouse_Dam_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the level.
File:HR_Powerhouse_Interior_Concept.jpg|A concept art piece of an interior space.
File:HR_Powerhouse_Interior_Concept.jpg|A concept art piece of an interior space.
File:HR Powerhouse Gate Concept.jpg|Concept art of the gate on one part of the map.
File:HR Powerhouse Gate Concept.jpg|Concept art of the gate on one part of the map.
File:HaloReach - Powerhouse.jpg|A view of the center of the map.
</gallery>
File:Halo Reach Powerhouse 02.jpg|An interior area on the map.
===Development images===
File:Halo Reach Powerhouse 04.jpg|Powerhouse from another angle, showing the background scenery of the map.
<gallery>
File:Reach MPBeta PowerhouseOH.jpg|A top-down view of the general area of Powerhouse.
File:Halo Reach Powerhouse.jpg|Cliffside.
File:HR Oddball Fight.jpg|A Free-for-all [[Oddball]] game on the map.
 
File:Halo Reach Powerhouse 02.jpg|Powerhouse 1st Floor.
File:HR Beta Powerhouse 03.jpg|Powerhouse 2nd Floor.
File:Halo Reach Powerhouse 04.jpg|A view of the mountains in the distance.
File:HR Beta Powerhouse 05.jpg|Concrete Path and Dirt Path above Spillway.
File:Reach MPBeta PowerhouseOH.jpg|A overhead view of Powerhouse.
File:HR Beta Powerhouse 1.jpg|A battle in Powerhouse 1st Floor.
File:HR Beta Powerhouse 2.jpg|A Spartan using the jetpack to attack foes on Shed Roof.
File:HR Beta Powerhouse 3.jpg|A Spartan under attack by an opponent using the jetpack.
File:HR Beta Powerhouse 4.jpg|A Spartan performing an assassination on another Spartan.
File:HR Beta Powerhouse 5.jpg|A battle on Dirt Path.
File:HR Beta Powerhouse 6.jpg|Spartans leaving their base during a Stockpile match.
File:HR Beta Powerhouse Stockpile 1.jpg|Spartans at their base during a Stockpile match.
File:HR Beta Powerhouse Stockpile 2.jpg|A Spartan stealing a flag during a Stockpile match.
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:HR Oddball Fight.jpg|A free-for-all battle during an [[Oddball]] match.
</gallery>
</gallery>


Revision as of 17:02, November 12, 2024

Powerhouse
HaloReach - Powerhouse.jpg
Map overview

Game:

Halo: Reach

Map file name (?):

30_settlement[1]

Lore information

Location:

Ütközet hydroelectric power plant, Reach

Gameplay overview

Terrain:

Human structures

 
“ Hydroelectric plants like this one provide clean, sustainable energy for the inhabitants of Reach.[2] ”

Powerhouse is an asymmetrical multiplayer map appearing in Halo: Reach. It is set in a hydroelectric facility on planet Reach.[3]

Universe and lore

Powerhouse was formerly utilized to provide alternative power supply to the rural settlers nearby, but has now been repurposed to support the military war efforts.[4]

Overview

The map is primarily designed for 4v4 gametypes and appeared in the Grab Bag and Arena playlists during the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta.

Strategies

In team modes, such as Team Slayer, both teams spawn almost equal distances from the Gravity Hammer and the Rocket Launcher. Most players will head towards the rocket launchers first. It you also choose to go for the Rocket Launcher, it is advisable to throw a grenade or two towards the rocket launcher to wound any players from the other teams that might have been going for it too, making for an easy kill.

The Gravity Hammer and the shotgun are the most valuable weapons to have. If you can, have one player get the gravity hammer, and the other get the shotgun. To round out your arsenal, both players should also have a mid-range weapon, such as a DMR. Once you obtain these things, it is a good strategy to camp it out in the big two story building at the back of the map.

Layout

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  • Powerhouse Map.

    Powerhouse Map.

Callouts

  • Boiler
  • Cement Path
  • Cliffside
  • Dirt Path
  • Dormitory
  • Lockers
  • Office
  • Powerhouse 1st Floor
  • Powerhouse 2nd Floor
  • Ridge
  • Rock Garden
  • Shed
  • Spillway
  • Water Tank
  • Yard
  • Vaya Con Dios!

Trivia

  • The map was known as "Settlement" at some point in development.[4]
  • Like almost all Halo: Reach multiplayer maps (excluding Forge World), the map has been repurposed and used in campaign, although the level takes place at night instead of day in the level Nightfall.[5]
  • Near the red team spawn point, there is a spot on the wall that resembles the shape of a pig. This easter egg can be seen on the side of one of the staircases.
  • If you drop down the waterfall to one spot on the rocks where you can't be killed by barriers then the location next to your radar will say "Vaya con Dios!" which means "Go with God."
  • The map makes an appearance in the TV show Psych in the episode, "Not Even Close, Encounters." It can be seen at the end of the episode where Gus and Dennis are playing a split-screen multiplayer match in Dennis' office. This can also be seen as a goof as Gus tells Dennis to detonate the Pillar of Autumn, mistakenly referring to the last level of Halo: Combat Evolved.
  • Originally there were shower heads in the Beta, however they were removed in the final game due to players getting stuck in the shower head's geometry.[6]

Gallery

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Concept art

  • Concept art of the level.

    Concept art of the level.

  • A concept art piece of an interior space.

    A concept art piece of an interior space.

  • Concept art of the gate on one part of the map.

    Concept art of the gate on one part of the map.

Development images

  • Cliffside.

    Cliffside.

  • Powerhouse 1st Floor.

    Powerhouse 1st Floor.

  • Powerhouse 2nd Floor.

    Powerhouse 2nd Floor.

  • A view of the mountains in the distance.

    A view of the mountains in the distance.

  • Concrete Path and Dirt Path above Spillway.

    Concrete Path and Dirt Path above Spillway.

  • A overhead view of Powerhouse.

    A overhead view of Powerhouse.

  • A battle in Powerhouse 1st Floor.

    A battle in Powerhouse 1st Floor.

  • A Spartan using the jetpack to attack foes on Shed Roof.

    A Spartan using the jetpack to attack foes on Shed Roof.

  • A Spartan under attack by an opponent using the jetpack.

    A Spartan under attack by an opponent using the jetpack.

  • A Spartan performing an assassination on another Spartan.

    A Spartan performing an assassination on another Spartan.

  • A battle on Dirt Path.

    A battle on Dirt Path.

  • Spartans leaving their base during a Stockpile match.

    Spartans leaving their base during a Stockpile match.

  • Spartans at their base during a Stockpile match.

    Spartans at their base during a Stockpile match.

  • A Spartan stealing a flag during a Stockpile match.

    A Spartan stealing a flag during a Stockpile match.

Screenshots

  • A free-for-all battle during an Oddball match.

    A free-for-all battle during an Oddball match.

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Reach Editing Kit, game file HREK\tags\levels\multi\30_settlement\30_settlement.scenario
  2. ^ Bungie.net: Powerhouse Preview
  3. ^ Bungie.net: Halo: Reach Rolls Into Fog City
  4. ^ a b Bungie.net: Bungie Weekly Update 04.09.10
  5. ^ GameSpot: Halo: Reach First Look
  6. ^ Twitter

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