Miscellaneous Information.
Multiplayer AchievementsLink
Confirmed Multiplayer Maps.-Sandtrap, a very large, vehicle based map remake of Burial Mounds.
-Snowbound, a basic team slayer map with two bases. The map is surrounded by walls and AI turrets. Leaving the range of the map will activate the turrets to fire and kill you.
-Highground, an asymmetrical map. Offense versus defense. A base with a gate (that can be opened from inside) sits upon a hill.
-Valhalla, rumored remake of Coagulation. This map features two bases and in between is a river, grassy hills and a Spartan Laser. Also, at the front of each base is a mancannon, which (once walked in) propels the player approximately 1/4-1/3 the distance of the entire map.
-Guardian, a remake of Lockout.
-Gym Class, shown at the beginning of the multiplayer Vidoc.
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Long and LeanRecently renamed 'Narrows', (also shown in the multiplayer Vidoc,) this map is...long...and...lean.....and....narrowly...Features an unconfirmed 'power' weapon in the center which makes players want to rush for it.
-Warthog Inc. was shown on a screen in the multiplayer Vidoc but nothing else has been confirmed.
-Last Resort is a near identical remake of Zanzibar. Inside the base is now bigger.
Cooperative Play (For Campaign)
Four people can play cooperative via XBL and system link. Only two people may play co-op via split screen however.
Player 1 will be the Master Chief.
Player 2 will be the Arbiter.
Player 3 and 4 will be two Elites (with fictional backgrounds) and aren't really a part of the Haloverse. They will not be featured in the cut-scenes.
Game Variants (Revealed in the Beta, more to come in the final game.)
-VIP- Both teams have one player with over-shield, once this player is killed, the other team gets a point.
-Shotty Snipers- Simple 4v4 yet the only weapons on the map are a shotgun and a sniper rifle.
Regarding ClansThere are none...
Halo: UprisingA confirmed four part series comic book (made by Marvel) set to hit store shelves hopefully this week. (August 13-17ish) The purpose of these comics is to fill in the story line between Halo 2 and Halo 3.
ForgeA multiplayer map editor. Not in the sense that you can make your own maps or alter the layout of a current map. You can merely add
stuff to the map, such as a box or a Scorpion tank. New information from the EGM magazine shows that items in Forge has a cost. It is unclear if this means that there is a limit to the amount of things you can put in the map (and you are given a set amount of 'money' at the start of each forge) OR if you GAIN money via Campaign or Multiplayer works.
Saved Film FeatureWith this new feature to the Haloverse, players are able to take both Campaign and Multiplayer parts of game play and save it. After each multiplayer match, you are given the option to save the match. Once done, you can review it as many times as you like, while pausing it, watching it in slow motion, take screen shots, rotate the camera angle and watch it in the perspective of other players. Other than in being revealed that it works in Campaign as well, when you are able to save the film (such as after a multiplayer match) has not been confirmed for campaign.
[Edited by darkish_raven, 8/17/2007 9:52:10 PM]