Prism
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Location: |
Banished-controlled Mines of Shua'ree on Suban[1][2] |
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Terrain: |
Caverns, crystals, Banished structures[3] |
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Map layout: |
Asymmetrical[1] |
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Recommended number of players: |
8 |
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| “ | Deep in the mines of Suban. | ” |
Prism is an asymmetrical multiplayer arena map in Halo Infinite released with Season 05: Reckoning.[1][3]
Universe and lore
Prism is set within the Mines of Shua'ree on Suban,[2] one of Sanghelios' two natural satellites, in the midst of a battle between Banished forces and the Swords of Sanghelios for control of the moon's unique resource.[1][5] The battle raging above the mines consists of the Banished dreadnought Ghost of Barolon leading several dozen karves and hundreds of Eklon'Dal Workshop Phantoms against the Sangheili fleet of Hekar Taa-pattern blockade runners, Zanar-pattern light cruisers, and Mikpramu-pattern Phantoms.[6]
Overview
Layout
Prism is an asymmetrical maps that features a high degree of verticality, including several low and high vantage points.[1][4] Clusters of kemuksuru crystals can be found around the map. When shot, these crystals explode and send shards after nearby players in a fashion similar to that of many needle-based weapons. If enough of these shards penetrate a target, they will supercombine and explode.[3] The map also features the Pinpoint Needler as a power weapon by default.[1][7]
Callouts
The following are locations on the map that are so named on the player's heads-up display during gameplay:
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Production notes
As the design team started to work on Prism, they established the aesthetic before even beginning the blockout of the map. With this particular map, they wanted to lean into an aspect of the lore that had not been visualized before, and that mindset led them to picking a blamite mine as the setting.[1]
Gallery
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Development images
Concept art of Prism's skybox.
Concept art of Qikost and Sanghelios in the map's skybox.
Textures of Qikost and Sanghelios used in map's final skybox.
Concept art of the room featuring several Unggoy helmets.
Concept art of Banished machinery on the map.
Concept art of a landing pad.
Concept art of the minecart rails seen across the map.
Concept art of various architectural details on the map.
Concept art of various details and props found on the map.
Concept art of various pieces of Banished machinery.
Concept art of the large crystals on Prism.
Concept art of the smaller destructible crystals.
Concept art of a kemuksuru crystal carrying case.
Concept art of Banished mining equipment bearing resemblance to the flame-bore mining laser.
Concept art of a Banished mining tool.
Concept art of other Banished mining tools.
Screenshots
A battle rages in the sky of Suban.
Several large crystals on Prism.
The energy sword spawn area on the map.
The Pinpoint Needler and power equipment spawn area.
Part of the Banished minecart track on Prism.
A Spartan firing a Posu'gelka-pattern needler at another Spartan on Prism.
A multiplayer match on Prism.
Spartans with M392 Bandit Evos.
Team Eagle wins a match on Prism.
Sources
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Halo Waypoint, Maps Overview - Season 5 (Retrieved on Oct 12, 2023) [archive]
- ^ a b Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon
- ^ a b c YouTube - HALO, Season 5: Reckoning Trailer | Halo Infinite (Retrieved on Oct 9, 2023)
- ^ a b YouTube - IGN, Halo Infinite Season 5: Reckoning - New Maps, Battle Pass, and Extraction Mode Explained (Retrieved on Oct 9, 2023)
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Fly Me to the Blood-Moon (Retrieved on Jan 12, 2024) [archive]
- ^ Halo Infinite, multiplayer map Prism: skybox
- ^ Kotaku, Halo Infinite: Here’s Your First Look At Season 5’s Awesome New Maps (Retrieved on Oct 9, 2023) [archive]
