Oasis (map)
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ONI research site adjacent to a Lifeworker terraforming vessel on an unknown moon[1][2] |
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Asymmetrical[2] |
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24 (12v12)[1] |
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| “ | An ancient gift. A new genesis. | ” |
Oasis is a multiplayer Big Team Battle map that was included in Halo Infinite's Season 03: Echoes Within.[1][4][3]
Universe and lore
Oasis is set in and around an Office of Naval Intelligence research facility atop a cliffside on a far-flung moon.[1][5] In early 2553, ONI Section Three initiated Operation: INTERIOR EXILE, a recon mission with the goal of establishing this research site that would serve to examine a dormant Forerunner starship embedded in the moon's rocky terrain. However, this initial effort ended in failure, with agents Dinh and Padraig being among the few survivors.[6][5]
Ultimately, the facility was constructed and to further study the vessel, ONI dug into the cliffside, creating a cavern system,[1] seemingly discovering an mysterious artifact in a fissure below the base.[7] Off the edge of the cliff, the large Lifeworker terraforming vessel can be seen terraforming the desert beneath it. The vessel's creation engines have been reawakened and are once more focused on the task of transforming barren worlds into verdant havens.[3][2][5]
Overview
Layout
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Callouts
The following are locations on the map that are so named on the player's heads-up display during gameplay:
- Cave
- Cave Lift
- Pipe Hall
- Wall Base
- Oasis
- Facility
- Tower Base
- South Point
- Sandwiches
Gameplay
In objective modes, gaining a point will cause the Forerunner vessel's terraforming beam to fire. In non-objective modes, the beam will fire randomly.[7]
Production notes
- The Halo 4 map Exile was a major inspiration for some of the elements of Oasis.[3]
- This map is one of the largest Big Team Battle maps in Halo Infinite. It was created with both infantry and vehicle routes in mind, with a particular emphasis on vehicle combat. There are wide open spaces conducive to both air and ground vehicle combat, and there are larger than average number of vehicles available on the map.[3][1] The interior spaces were designed so that Warthogs (and other similarly-sized vehicles) could access them, allowing them some additional cover from air and heavy vehicles.[3]
Gallery
Pre-release images
The first official image of Oasis.
A pre-release screenshot of Oasis.
A pre-release screenshot of the skybox near one of the bases.
A pre-release screenshot looking down the main exterior corridor of the map.
A pre-release screenshot of a base on the map.
A pre-release screenshot of the interior of the map's central UNSC structure.
Screenshots
The central "oasis" area of the map.
A base at one end of the map.
The interior of the central structure on the map.
An interior space on the map.
The caverns at the back of the map.
A bird's eye view of the exterior portions of the map.
The Forerunner terraforming vessel.
A Spartan observes the Forerunner ship as it terraforms the landscape.
A multiplayer match on Oasis.
Sources
- ^ a b c d e f g h YouTube - HALO, Halo Infinite | Update - September 2022 (Retrieved on Nov 21, 2022)
- ^ a b c YouTube - HALO, Map Preview | Season 3: Echoes Within | Halo Infinite (Retrieved on Mar 1, 2023)
- ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint, Season 3: Maps & Modes Preview (Retrieved on Mar 1, 2023) [archive]
- ^ YouTube - HALO, Season 3: Echoes Within Launch Trailer | Halo Infinite (Retrieved on Feb 24, 2023)
- ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Echoes With-Dinh (Retrieved on Mar 24, 2023) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo Infinite - Echoes Within Intel (Retrieved on Mar 24, 2023) [local archive] [external archive]
- ^ a b Halo Infinite, multiplayer map Oasis
