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Thanks to this information, we can begin collating together other sources and references. One key in helping decipher these locales are the location paths usually seen in the cutscenes of ''Halo: Reach'' in the camera views, in the bottom right of the screen (these are provided below). Several other resources are collated below.
Thanks to this information, we can begin collating together other sources and references. One key in helping decipher these locales are the location paths usually seen in the cutscenes of ''Halo: Reach'' in the camera views, in the bottom right of the screen (these are provided below). Several other resources are collated below.


====Environment Details====
==Resources==
=====Computer Screens and Terminals=====
===Primary resources===
<gallery>
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' - Includes a swathe of visual, audio, and narrative information on Reach since it is primarily set on the planet.
File:Visegrad Relay Map Display.PNG|Map of Reach as seen on a computer screen in the Visegrád Relay.
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' - Includes location hierarchies in chapter headers for sections on Reach.
</gallery>
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' - Includes location hierarchies in chapter headers for sections on Reach.
 
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' - Includes location hierarchies in establishing shots for sections on Reach.
=====Winter Contingency (Visegrád Relay, 50KM from Visegrád, Eposz)=====
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' - Includes location hierarchies in chapter headers as well as information in the narrative itself.
<gallery>
 
File:Visegrad Valley.jpg|A huge valley below the Visegrád Relay to the southeast, with snowy tundra, some sparse trees and a sizable lake.
 
</gallery>
 
=====ONI: Sword Base (Sword Base, adjacent to Babd Catha Ice Shelf, Eposz)=====
<gallery>
 
File:HR Sword Base Topographic.jpg|A topographic view of the peninsula Sword Base is located upon, and the adjacent Babd Catha Ice Shelf to the east.
File:HR Sword Base Satellite.jpg|Sword Base viewed from orbit.
File:HR Sword Base SE View.jpg|Sword Base viewed directly from the south.
File:HR_Sword_Base_Inlet.jpg|South-western view across the inlet to the west of Sword Base. The inlet feeds into a large sea to the south.
 
</gallery>
 
=====New Alexandria (New Alexandria, Eposz)=====
<gallery>
 
File:HR_New_Alexandria_Hospital_Display.jpg|A digital display located in the New Alexandria Medical Center Skybridge
 
</gallery>
 
 
===Additional resources===
===Additional resources===
*[[Order of battle (Viery, Reach)]] - with several locations now named, we can reasonably infer what locations the units in this map were attacking/ defending.
*[[Order of battle (Viery, Reach)]] - with several locations now named, we can reasonably infer what locations the units in this map were attacking/ defending.
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*[[Data Drop]]s - Many of the data drops include location paths for their sender/receiver addresses.
*[[Data Drop]]s - Many of the data drops include location paths for their sender/receiver addresses.
*[[Halo: Reach radio conversations]] - Includes some descriptions and references to various locations
*[[Halo: Reach radio conversations]] - Includes some descriptions and references to various locations
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' - Includes location hierarchies in chapter headers for sections on Reach.
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' - Includes location hierarchies in chapter headers for sections on Reach.
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' - Includes location hierarchies in establishing shots for sections on Reach.
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' - Includes location hierarchies in chapter headers on top of information in the story itself.
*[[:File:Waypoint Background 2011.jpg|Old Waypoint background image]] - Contains currently seen Reach locations and previously unmentioned locations also likely on Reach.
*[[:File:Waypoint Background 2011.jpg|Old Waypoint background image]] - Contains currently seen Reach locations and previously unmentioned locations also likely on Reach.
*''[[Defiant to the End]]'' - A [[Defiant Map Pack]] trailer.
*''[[Assault on the Stars]]'' - A Waypoint video about the ''Halo: Reach'' campaign.
*''[[Remember Reach Webfilm|Remember Reach]]'' - A webfilm showing life on Reach prior to the events of ''Halo: Reach''.
**''[[New Life]]'' - One of the shorts part of the film, about a young couple living in Visegrad.
**''[[Spaceport (Remember Reach)|Spaceport]]'' - One of the shorts of the film, about a family saying goodbyes at a spaceport.
**''[[Patrol]]'' - One of the shorts of the film, about several UNSC troopers on patrol.


===Confirmed information===
==Books==
*In Chapter 24 of ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', the [[Highland Mountains]] are located on Reach's northern continent. [[Camp Hathcock]] is located among the mountains as metioned in this chapter too.
*In Chapter 1 of ''Halo: Shadows of Reach'', [[Big Crater Bay]] is confirmed to be the large body of water south of the Babd Catha ice shelf/SWORD Base. Chapter 1 also reconfirms that Eposz is a continent.
*In Chapter 3 of ''Halo: Shadows of Reach'', Eposz is confirmed to be a supercontinent.
 
===Theorycrafting===
====Hypothetical location placements====
[[File:Theorycrafted Locations HR.PNG|thumb|right|300px|Hypothetical locations of Farkas Lake and Asźod. ]]
*'''[[Farkas Lake]]''' - Upon superimposing the skybox texture from the mission ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]'' over the map of Reach, it appears that Farkas Lake to a lake inlet area between [[Manassas]], [[Visegrád]] and [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]].
<gallery>
File:Reach_planet2.png|''Long Night of Solace'' skybox texture.
</gallery>
*'''[[Aszod]]''' - Based on the ''[[Halo: Reach radio conversations]]'', Aszod appears to be near or in the direct flight path of the Highland Mountains. It is also arid and appears to be within a crater. As such, that narrows it down to one crater east of the mountain range containing [[CASTLE Base]].
*'''[[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]]''' - CASTLE Base is located approximately at 500km south of Visegrad, and ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' reveals the Military Wilderness Training Preserve is nearby. A mountain range in the skybox directly south of Visegrad Relay appears identical to one that can be seen in the distance in the multiplayer map [[Highlands]], which is located in the preserve. Though the in-game compass from the multiplayer map does not support this, as it places this mountain range in question to the southeast of the preserve. Additionally, the promotional trailer [[Patrol]], in which UNSC Army unit 3 Charlie are ordered to investigate a disturbance in the Visegrad Relay, takes place in the Longhorn Valley, within the preserve.
<gallery>
File:HR_Highlands_Mountain_Range.jpg|A mountain range viewed from the Military Wilderness Training Preserve.
File:HR_Visegrad_Mountain_Range.jpg|A mountain range south of Visegrad Relay.
File:HR_Project_Flipped_Comparison.png|A comparison.
</gallery>
====Other theorizing====
*In the ''[[Defiant to the End]]'' trailer, there is mentioning of a supercontinent. Based on the fact that [[Ütközet]] encompasses the continent [[Eposz]], it is likely that Ütközet itself is the aforementioned supercontinent with Eposz being a subcontinent.
*In the radio conversation for [[Overlook]], the two speakers mention that the Army is moving in to [[Pálháza]] and suggests that it is directly connected to Visegrad. The further description of Visegrad's location further suggests that the two are located close together in northern Alfold.
*In the final Data Drop, the Pillar of Autumn technician says they are holding position over [[Lábatlan]] but see activity over Eposz, suggesting that Lábatlan is not connected or a part of Eposz.
**In the same Data Drop, a different technician suggests that they contact [[Casimir Station]] while being over Lábatlan. This suggests two things. One that Casimir Station is in orbit of the city of [[Casimir]] and two that Casimir Station (and by proxy, Casimir itself) are part of Lábatlan or close by geographically.
 
<gallery>
File:Reach_planet2.png|''Long Night of Solace'' skybox texture.
</gallery>
 
===Depolyment of forces based on available information===
====August 12th, 2552====
Based on the satellite image provided at the beginning of ''[[Tip of the Spear]]'', here are the known UNSC deployments that day. Note, this only includes ones whose rough locations in relation to established locations.
*8th Armored Brigade — (''APP-6A'': '''AW 8 X''')
**38th Regiment — (''APP-6A'': '''AW 8 ||| 38''') - Southeast of [[CASTLE Base]]
**169th Company — (''APP-6A'': '''AW 8 | 169''') - South/Southeast of [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]]
**267th Company — (''APP-6A'': '''AW 8 | 267''') - Northeast of [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]]
**352nd Company — (''APP-6A'': '''AW 8 | 352''') - North of [[Manassas]]
**371st Company — (''APP-6A'': '''AW 8 | 371''') - Southeast of [[Esztergom]]
 
*34th Infantry Brigade — (''APP-6A'': '''INF 34 X''')
**581st Regiment — (''APP-6A'': '''INF 34 ||| 581''') - Northwest of [[Esztergom]]
 
*[[124th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized)]] — (''APP-6A'': '''MCH 124 X'''
**6th Regiment — (''APP-6A'': '''MCH 124 ||| 6''') - Northeast of [[Visegrád]]
 
====August 14th, 2552====
Based on the hologram seen in on the ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' in ''Long Night of Solace'' here are known Covenant deployments on this day.
*[[SWORD Base]]
*[[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]]
*An {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}} outside of [[Sopron]] (this could be the ''Ardent Prayer{{'}}''s location over Reach as it has a giant red mark beside it)
 
===Chapter headings===
===Chapter headings===
====''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' chapter heading paths====
====''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' chapter heading paths====
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*Chapter 3: Vadász Dombok, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach
*Chapter 3: Vadász Dombok, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach


==''Halo: Reach''==
===In-game Location Camera Paths===
===In-game Location Camera Paths===
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====Environment Details====
=====Computer Screens and Terminals=====
<gallery>
File:Visegrad Relay Map Display.PNG|Map of Reach as seen on a computer screen in the Visegrád Relay.
</gallery>
=====Winter Contingency (Visegrád Relay, 50KM from Visegrád, Eposz)=====
<gallery>
File:Visegrad Valley.jpg|A huge valley below the Visegrád Relay to the southeast, with snowy tundra, some sparse trees and a sizable lake.
</gallery>
=====ONI: Sword Base (Sword Base, adjacent to Babd Catha Ice Shelf, Eposz)=====
<gallery>
File:HR Sword Base Topographic.jpg|A topographic view of the peninsula Sword Base is located upon, and the adjacent Babd Catha Ice Shelf to the east.
File:HR Sword Base Satellite.jpg|Sword Base viewed from orbit.
File:HR Sword Base SE View.jpg|Sword Base viewed directly from the south.
File:HR_Sword_Base_Inlet.jpg|South-western view across the inlet to the west of Sword Base. The inlet feeds into a large sea to the south.
</gallery>
=====New Alexandria (New Alexandria, Eposz)=====
<gallery>
File:HR_New_Alexandria_Hospital_Display.jpg|A digital display located in the New Alexandria Medical Center Skybridge
</gallery>
==Confirmed information==
*In Chapter 24 of ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', the [[Highland Mountains]] are located on Reach's northern continent. [[Camp Hathcock]] is located among the mountains as metioned in this chapter too.
*In Chapter 1 of ''Halo: Shadows of Reach'', [[Big Crater Bay]] is confirmed to be the large body of water south of the Babd Catha ice shelf/SWORD Base. Chapter 1 also reconfirms that Eposz is a continent.
*In Chapter 3 of ''Halo: Shadows of Reach'', Eposz is confirmed to be a supercontinent.
==Theorycrafting==
===Hypothetical location placements===
[[File:Theorycrafted Locations HR.PNG|thumb|right|300px|Hypothetical locations of Farkas Lake and Asźod. ]]
*'''[[Farkas Lake]]''' - Upon superimposing the skybox texture from the mission ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]'' over the map of Reach, it appears that Farkas Lake to a lake inlet area between [[Manassas]], [[Visegrád]] and [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]].
<gallery>
File:Reach_planet2.png|''Long Night of Solace'' skybox texture.
</gallery>
*'''[[Aszod]]''' - Based on the ''[[Halo: Reach radio conversations]]'', Aszod appears to be near or in the direct flight path of the Highland Mountains. It is also arid and appears to be within a crater. As such, that narrows it down to one crater east of the mountain range containing [[CASTLE Base]].
*'''[[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]]''' - CASTLE Base is located approximately at 500km south of Visegrad, and ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' reveals the Military Wilderness Training Preserve is nearby. A mountain range in the skybox directly south of Visegrad Relay appears identical to one that can be seen in the distance in the multiplayer map [[Highlands]], which is located in the preserve. Though the in-game compass from the multiplayer map does not support this, as it places this mountain range in question to the southeast of the preserve. Additionally, the promotional trailer [[Patrol]], in which UNSC Army unit 3 Charlie are ordered to investigate a disturbance in the Visegrad Relay, takes place in the Longhorn Valley, within the preserve.
<gallery>
File:HR_Highlands_Mountain_Range.jpg|A mountain range viewed from the Military Wilderness Training Preserve.
File:HR_Visegrad_Mountain_Range.jpg|A mountain range south of Visegrad Relay.
File:HR_Project_Flipped_Comparison.png|A comparison.
</gallery>
===Other theorizing===
*In the radio conversation for [[Overlook]], the two speakers mention that the Army is moving in to [[Pálháza]] and suggests that it is directly connected to Visegrad. The further description of Visegrad's location further suggests that the two are located close together in northern Alfold.
*In the final Data Drop, the Pillar of Autumn technician says they are holding position over [[Lábatlan]] but see activity over Eposz, suggesting that Lábatlan is not connected or a part of Eposz.
**In the same Data Drop, a different technician suggests that they contact [[Casimir Station]] while being over Lábatlan. This suggests two things. One that Casimir Station is in orbit of the city of [[Casimir]] and two that Casimir Station (and by proxy, Casimir itself) are part of Lábatlan or close by geographically.
*In the cutscene/level ''[[The Heretic]]'' of ''[[Halo 2]]'', Reach is briefly seen being glassed. In the original version, Reach had a completely different design. In the ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' version of the level, Reach was redesigned and appears to be based on ''Halo: Reach''{{'}}s version of the planet. This is confirmed by comparing details with terrain maps of the planet. By doing this, it appears the cutscene shows us parts of the sea and bits of land near and west of [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]].
<gallery>
File:Glassed Reach.png|New Alexandria appears to be the small, but visible crater bay near the right of the image.
</gallery>
===Depolyment of forces based on available information===
====August 12th, 2552====
Based on the satellite image provided at the beginning of ''[[Tip of the Spear]]'', here are the known UNSC deployments that day. Note, this only includes ones whose rough locations in relation to established locations.
*8th Armored Brigade — (''APP-6A'': '''AW 8 X''')
**38th Regiment — (''APP-6A'': '''AW 8 ||| 38''') - Southeast of [[CASTLE Base]]
**169th Company — (''APP-6A'': '''AW 8 | 169''') - South/Southeast of [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]]
**267th Company — (''APP-6A'': '''AW 8 | 267''') - Northeast of [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]]
**352nd Company — (''APP-6A'': '''AW 8 | 352''') - North of [[Manassas]]
**371st Company — (''APP-6A'': '''AW 8 | 371''') - Southeast of [[Esztergom]]
*34th Infantry Brigade — (''APP-6A'': '''INF 34 X''')
**581st Regiment — (''APP-6A'': '''INF 34 ||| 581''') - Northwest of [[Esztergom]]
*[[124th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized)]] — (''APP-6A'': '''MCH 124 X'''
**6th Regiment — (''APP-6A'': '''MCH 124 ||| 6''') - Northeast of [[Visegrád]]
====August 14th, 2552====
Based on the hologram seen in on the ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' in ''Long Night of Solace'' here are known Covenant deployments on this day.
*[[SWORD Base]]
*[[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]]
*An {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}} outside of [[Sopron]] (this could be the ''Ardent Prayer{{'}}''s location over Reach as it has a giant red mark beside it)
==Cleanup==
===Locations===
===Locations===
Checked boxes indicate articles that have been updated with new info and images.
Checked boxes indicate articles that have been updated with new info and images.

Revision as of 18:54, October 23, 2020

The Reach Mapping Project aims to cross-reference both in-game and supplementary material to attempt to make sense of Reach's regional structure. The current pages for Viery Territory, Ütközet, Eposz and Alföld and potentially others do not have a clear or consistent hierarchy of locations, which reflects Halo Reach's lack of a consistent approach to detailing locations.

Goals

Current research

Thanks to several sources including the maps included with Dr. Halsey's personal journal, Halo: Outpost Discovery, the Order of Battle seen in the opening cutscene of Tip of the Spear and a Covenant deployment map seen on the bridge of Ardent Prayer, it is possible to begin piecing together a good idea of Reach's landscape and layout.

Official maps

To begin with, here is a full world map of Reach, taken from the in-game texture used for the holotank of the Covenant corvette.

Reachglobe.png

Thanks to the map provided by the Hall of History in Outpost Discovery (left), we can place the cities of Manassas, New Alexandria, Esztergom, Quezon, Sopron and Casimir. The map provided in Halsey's Journal gives us the locations of SWORD Base (marked SWO), CASTLE Base (marked CAS), Visegrád (marked VIS) and several thus-far unidentified sites.

  • Outpost Discovery map.

    Outpost Discovery map.

  • Halsey's map.

    Halsey's map.

These sources combined allows us to place a number of important locations seen in Halo: Reach and supplementary material (Halo: The Fall of Reach, Halo: First Strike, Halo: Shadows of Reach, Data Drops etc) with a fair degree of accuracy, and begin piecing together the overall geographical structure of Reach.

This is a fan made map that combines the locations provided by this map from Halo: Outpost Discovery, and this map provided with some editions of Halo: Reach. The original image is this texture sheet for Reach, used in Halo: Reach.

Thanks to this information, we can begin collating together other sources and references. One key in helping decipher these locales are the location paths usually seen in the cutscenes of Halo: Reach in the camera views, in the bottom right of the screen (these are provided below). Several other resources are collated below.

Resources

Primary resources

  • Halo: Reach - Includes a swathe of visual, audio, and narrative information on Reach since it is primarily set on the planet.
  • Halo: First Strike - Includes location hierarchies in chapter headers for sections on Reach.
  • Halo: The Fall of Reach - Includes location hierarchies in chapter headers for sections on Reach.
    • Halo: Fall of Reach - Includes location hierarchies in establishing shots for sections on Reach.
  • Halo: Shadows of Reach - Includes location hierarchies in chapter headers as well as information in the narrative itself.

Additional resources

Books

Chapter headings

Halo: The Fall of Reach chapter heading paths

  • Chapter 24: Epsilon Eridani System, Reach UNSC Military Complex, Planet Reach, Camp Hathcock
  • Chapter 25: Epsilon Eridani System, Reach UNSC Military Complex, Planet Reach, Omega Wing-Section Three Secure Facility
  • Chapter 26: Epsilon Eridani System, Fleetcom Military Complex, Planet Reach
  • Chapter 27: Epsilon Eridani System,, UNSC Military Reservation 01478-B, Planet Reach

Halo: Shadows of Reach chapter heading paths

  • Chapter 1: Insertion Run, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach
  • Chapter 2: Vadász Dombok, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach
  • Chapter 3: Vadász Dombok, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach

Halo: Reach

In-game Location Camera Paths

Level/Source and Location Image Path
Winter Contingency/Visegrad Relay Visegrad Location HR.PNG HIGHCOM/SPECWAR/GROUP 3

MT-HDP/RM_OBS/VHC_ABN/FL

RCH/VRY/UTKZT/EPSZ/VISGRD

ONI: Sword Base Sword Base Location HR.PNG HIGHCOM/SPECWAR/GROUP 3

AI-ARTC/DIRCT FEED/SAT/REG

RCH/VRY/UTKZT/EPSZ/BD CTH/SL D1

Tip of the Spear/Szurdok Ridge Orbit Over Szurdok HR.PNG HIGHCOM/SPECWAR/GROUP 3

AI-ARTC/DIRCT FEED/SAT/REG

RCH/VRY/UTKZT/SZURDK RDG

Tip of the Spear/Orbit over Szurdok Ridge Szudork From Orbit HR.PNG HIGHCOM/SPECWAR/GROUP 3

AI-ARTC/DIRCT FEED/SAT/REG

RCH/ORBIT/VRY/UTKZT

Tip of the Spear/Orbit over Mohács Orbit Over Mohacs HR.PNG HIGHCOM/SPECWAR/GROUP 3

AI-ARTC/DIRCT FEED/SAT/REG

RCH/VRY/UTKZT/BARS/MOHACS

Long Night of Solace Sabre Facility Location HR.PNG HIGHCOM/SPECWAR/GROUP 3

MT-ARTC/PLAYBACK/CV/SCTY

RCH/VRY/UTKZT/EPSZ/FARKS LK

The Package/ONI: Sword Base (Tunnels) Sword Base Location Alternate HR.PNG HIGHCOM/SPECWAR/GROUP 3

MT-ARTC/PLAYBACK/CV/SCTY

RCH/VRY/UTKZT/EPSZ/BD CTH/SWD

The Pillar of Autumn/Aszod Shipbreaking Yards Aszod Location HR.PNG HIGHCOM/SPECWAR/GROUP 3

AI-ARTC/DIRCT FEED/SAT/REG

REACH/ALFOLD/UNG/ASZOD

The Pillar of Autumn/Aszod Shipbreaking Yards Aszod Shipbreaking Yards Location HR.PNG HIGHCOM/SPECWAR/GROUP 3

MT-ARTC/PLAYBACK/CV/SCTY

RCH/VRY/UTKZT/EPSZ/ASZD/A3CRC

Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise/ONI: Sword Base (Halsey's Lab) Sword Base Location 2 HR-ASWR.PNG HIGHCOM/SPECWAR/GROUP_3

AI-ARTC/DIRCT FEED/SAT/REG

RCH/VRY/UTKZT/EPSZ/BD CTH/SWD/SL D2

Environment Details

Computer Screens and Terminals
  • Map of Reach as seen on a computer screen in the Visegrád Relay.

    Map of Reach as seen on a computer screen in the Visegrád Relay.

Winter Contingency (Visegrád Relay, 50KM from Visegrád, Eposz)
  • A huge valley below the Visegrád Relay to the southeast, with snowy tundra, some sparse trees and a sizable lake.

    A huge valley below the Visegrád Relay to the southeast, with snowy tundra, some sparse trees and a sizable lake.

ONI: Sword Base (Sword Base, adjacent to Babd Catha Ice Shelf, Eposz)
  • A topographic view of the peninsula Sword Base is located upon, and the adjacent Babd Catha Ice Shelf to the east.

    A topographic view of the peninsula Sword Base is located upon, and the adjacent Babd Catha Ice Shelf to the east.

  • Sword Base viewed from orbit.

    Sword Base viewed from orbit.

  • Sword Base viewed directly from the south.

    Sword Base viewed directly from the south.

  • South-western view across the inlet to the west of Sword Base. The inlet feeds into a large sea to the south.

    South-western view across the inlet to the west of Sword Base. The inlet feeds into a large sea to the south.

New Alexandria (New Alexandria, Eposz)
  • A digital display located in the New Alexandria Medical Center Skybridge

    A digital display located in the New Alexandria Medical Center Skybridge


Confirmed information

  • In Chapter 24 of Halo: The Fall of Reach, the Highland Mountains are located on Reach's northern continent. Camp Hathcock is located among the mountains as metioned in this chapter too.
  • In Chapter 1 of Halo: Shadows of Reach, Big Crater Bay is confirmed to be the large body of water south of the Babd Catha ice shelf/SWORD Base. Chapter 1 also reconfirms that Eposz is a continent.
  • In Chapter 3 of Halo: Shadows of Reach, Eposz is confirmed to be a supercontinent.

Theorycrafting

Hypothetical location placements

Hypothetical locations of Farkas Lake and Asźod.
  • Long Night of Solace skybox texture.

    Long Night of Solace skybox texture.

  • Aszod - Based on the Halo: Reach radio conversations, Aszod appears to be near or in the direct flight path of the Highland Mountains. It is also arid and appears to be within a crater. As such, that narrows it down to one crater east of the mountain range containing CASTLE Base.
  • Military Wilderness Training Preserve - CASTLE Base is located approximately at 500km south of Visegrad, and Halo: First Strike reveals the Military Wilderness Training Preserve is nearby. A mountain range in the skybox directly south of Visegrad Relay appears identical to one that can be seen in the distance in the multiplayer map Highlands, which is located in the preserve. Though the in-game compass from the multiplayer map does not support this, as it places this mountain range in question to the southeast of the preserve. Additionally, the promotional trailer Patrol, in which UNSC Army unit 3 Charlie are ordered to investigate a disturbance in the Visegrad Relay, takes place in the Longhorn Valley, within the preserve.
  • A mountain range viewed from the Military Wilderness Training Preserve.

    A mountain range viewed from the Military Wilderness Training Preserve.

  • A mountain range south of Visegrad Relay.

    A mountain range south of Visegrad Relay.

  • A comparison.

    A comparison.

Other theorizing

  • In the radio conversation for Overlook, the two speakers mention that the Army is moving in to Pálháza and suggests that it is directly connected to Visegrad. The further description of Visegrad's location further suggests that the two are located close together in northern Alfold.
  • In the final Data Drop, the Pillar of Autumn technician says they are holding position over Lábatlan but see activity over Eposz, suggesting that Lábatlan is not connected or a part of Eposz.
    • In the same Data Drop, a different technician suggests that they contact Casimir Station while being over Lábatlan. This suggests two things. One that Casimir Station is in orbit of the city of Casimir and two that Casimir Station (and by proxy, Casimir itself) are part of Lábatlan or close by geographically.
  • In the cutscene/level The Heretic of Halo 2, Reach is briefly seen being glassed. In the original version, Reach had a completely different design. In the Halo 2: Anniversary version of the level, Reach was redesigned and appears to be based on Halo: Reach's version of the planet. This is confirmed by comparing details with terrain maps of the planet. By doing this, it appears the cutscene shows us parts of the sea and bits of land near and west of New Alexandria.
  • New Alexandria appears to be the small, but visible crater bay near the right of the image.

    New Alexandria appears to be the small, but visible crater bay near the right of the image.

Depolyment of forces based on available information

August 12th, 2552

Based on the satellite image provided at the beginning of Tip of the Spear, here are the known UNSC deployments that day. Note, this only includes ones whose rough locations in relation to established locations.

  • 8th Armored Brigade — (APP-6A: AW 8 X)
    • 38th Regiment — (APP-6A: AW 8 ||| 38) - Southeast of CASTLE Base
    • 169th Company — (APP-6A: AW 8 | 169) - South/Southeast of New Alexandria
    • 267th Company — (APP-6A: AW 8 | 267) - Northeast of New Alexandria
    • 352nd Company — (APP-6A: AW 8 | 352) - North of Manassas
    • 371st Company — (APP-6A: AW 8 | 371) - Southeast of Esztergom
  • 34th Infantry Brigade — (APP-6A: INF 34 X)
    • 581st Regiment — (APP-6A: INF 34 ||| 581) - Northwest of Esztergom

August 14th, 2552

Based on the hologram seen in on the Ardent Prayer in Long Night of Solace here are known Covenant deployments on this day.

Cleanup

Locations

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See also

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