Covenant supply case
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The Covenant supply case,[1][2] also known as an Almar-pattern repository, or informally known as a space crate by UNSC forces,[3][4] is a device used to store weapons and supplies for Covenant encampments.
Overview
Design details
Covenant supply cases encompass a variety of designs and functions,[3][4] with the most common being Almar-pattern repositories; tall rounded boxes with two front and back storage compartments. They come in various colors, ranging from magenta, maroon, and blue.[5][6][7][8]
Usage
Supply cases are easily accessible and commonly used to store and transport Covenant munitions. Small arms, rifles, heavy weapons, explosives and other handheld devices are typically found in repositories deployed on the field and areas of Covenant occupation.[9][10][11]
A variant of the supply case resembling the Almar-pattern repository is also used as a Covenant comm node, with control pads and screens extending from both front and back compartments.[12]
Operational history
Almar-pattern repositories were employed extensively by the Covenant during the Fall of Reach[11] and the subsequent campaigns including the Battle of Installation 04,[12][13] the Battle for Earth,[9][10] the Battle of Installation 05,[9] and the Battle of Installation 00.[14]
Production notes
In Halo: Combat Evolved, Covenant supply cases were static scenery objects; designer Jaime Griesemer estimated there were likely 6,000 crates across the campaign. Starting with Halo 2 which adopted Havok, the supply cases became dynamic physics objects. Furthermore, they were retroactively depicted as weapon crates, as there were no open crates in Halo: Combat Evolved to show that they carry weapons.[15]
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A Covenant supply case in Halo: Combat Evolved.
A comm node variant of the supply case in Halo: Combat Evolved.
A single supply case in a Flood containment facility in Halo: Combat Evolved.
A group of supply cases in Halo: Combat Evolved.
A Covenant supply case in Halo 2.
Three differently colored supply cases with a pair of Vostu-pattern carbines in Halo 2.
A Covenant supply case containing two Sulok-pattern beam rifles in Halo 2.
A supply case in Halo 3, with a pair of Paegaas Workshop Spikers inside.
Three supply cases in Halo Wars.
An early model of a supply case for Halo: Reach, used in the multiplayer beta.
Turnaround reference of the Almar-pattern case in Halo: Reach.
A closed Almar-pattern case in Halo: Reach.
Patterns on the Almar-pattern case in Halo: Reach.
An Almar-pattern case's contents, a pair of plasma pistols in Halo: Reach.
An Almar-pattern case's contents, four plasma rifles in Halo: Reach.
Cutout of Almar-pattern repository in Halo: Reach.
Reference model sheet for a Covenant munitions supply case in Halo 4.
An Almar-pattern case in Halo: Spartan Assault.
An Almar-pattern case in Halo: Spartan Strike.
Concept art for Covenant supply cases in Halo 5: Guardians.
A Covenant supply case in Halo 5: Guardians.
A closed Covenant supply case in Halo 5: Guardians.
Almar-pattern supply cases in The Halo Experience Showcase.
List of appearances
- Halo: Combat Evolved (First appearance)
- Halo: The Flood
- Halo 2
- Halo: Uprising
- Halo 3
- Halo Wars
- Halo 3: ODST
- Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary
- Halo 4
- Halo 2: Anniversary
- Halo: Spartan Assault
- Halo: Spartan Strike
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Halo: Tales from Slipspace
- Halo: Ground Command
- Halo: Rise of Atriox
Sources
- ^ Halo: Reach, gamemode Forge
- ^ Halo 3, gamemode Forge
- ^ a b Spartan Games, Make your Halo table look awesome! (Retrieved on Nov 21, 2016) [archive]
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Community Update - Into the Storm (Retrieved on Oct 19, 2021) [archive]
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, Covenant supply case in-game model
- ^ Halo 2, Covenant supply case in-game model
- ^ Halo 3, Covenant supply case in-game model
- ^ Halo: Reach, Covenant supply case in-game model
- ^ a b c Halo 2, campaign level Outskirts
- ^ a b Halo 3, campaign level Sierra 117
- ^ a b Halo: Reach, campaign level Nightfall
- ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Silent Cartographer
- ^ Halo: The Flood, chapter 5
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Covenant
- ^ YouTube - IGN, Halo: Combat Evolved Devs React to Speedrun (Marty O'Donnell, Marcus Lehto)
