Longbow
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War Games Map_Set/: 951-3[1] |
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Arctic landscape, isolated human buildings |
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6-16 |
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| “ | The frigid climate and unique gravitational conditions of Concord’s northern polar region provide an optimal perch for Longbow Station’s channel-based mass drivers. Before the Covenant War, the UEG launched deep space monitoring relays from here in an effort to study far-flung star systems. | ” |
Longbow is a symmetrical Halo 4 multiplayer map.
Universe and lore
- Main article: Concord
Longbow's setting is a human mass driver station, located in the northern polar region of Concord.[2]
Overview
Layout
It is a symmetrical map with a five-base layout (two starting bases at the ends of the map, two secondary bases directly in front of them, and a middle base overlooking nearly the whole map in the center) with paths leading between them through and around rocks. It offers a good mix of both close and long range combat, with long sight lines between the bases and cramped areas in the caves and inside the bases themselves.
Longbow Map.
Overhead view of the map.
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Production notes
- 343i considered making the map with a big Arecibo-type telescope into a valley. It had also been experimented with extreme amounts of fire, and ice on opposite sides of the map.[2]
- During the early blockout stages, it was called Gore Valley.
Trivia
- The mass drivers fire once every minute.
- Longbow, along with Haven, was made by 343 Industries rather than Certain Affinity.
- Longbow was the inspiration for the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer map Recurve.
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Concept art
Early concept art.
Another early concept, in which the mass driver looked more like a cannon.
A later concept, in which the centre structure had been unified to be a landmark for player orientation.
Explorations for a Golden Gate Bridge-like structure on the map.
Concept art for plant life on the map. Plants had to resemble pine trees and block player line of sight, but allow bullets to pass through unhindered.
Concept art for the mass driver.
Another concept of the mass driver tower.
Concept art of the cargo pods that would be fired through the mass driver.
During early blockout stages, the map was nicknamed "Gore Valley".
Concept art of the map's layout.
Concept art for the map.
Screenshots
The mass driver cannon firing.
The other end of the mass driver cannon.
The circular building hub of the mass driver cannon.
Another view of the mass driver cannon.
The curving section of the mass driver cannon.
A view of the central structure.
A view of the middle base along the coastline..
Sources
- ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 209
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 6.28.12 (Retrieved on Aug 24, 2012) [archive]
