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The '''Reach Mapping Project''' aims to cross-reference both in-game and supplementary material | The '''Reach Mapping Project''' aims to cross-reference both in-game and supplementary material in an attempt to detail [[Reach]]'s planetary pages. Obviously, this will involve detailed examinations of all of this material and might spoil details. | ||
The current pages for [[Viery Territory]], [[Ütközet]], [[Eposz]] and [[Alföld]] and potentially others do not have a clear or consistent hierarchy of locations, requiring detailed maintenance. | |||
==Goals== | ==Goals== | ||
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*[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]] - A secondary book included with some editions of ''Halo: Reach''. Contains extra papers and other bits of lore related to Reach. | *[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]] - A secondary book included with some editions of ''Halo: Reach''. Contains extra papers and other bits of lore related to Reach. | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' - Includes location info in transition scenes. | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' - Includes location info in transition scenes. | ||
*''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' - Some minor Reach location information. | |||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
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==Confirmed information== | ==Confirmed information== | ||
===The Fall of Reach=== | |||
*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 mentioned in this chapter too. | *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 mentioned in this chapter too. | ||
*In Chapter 1 | ===Shadows of Reach=== | ||
*In Chapter 1, [[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. | **Chapter 1 also reconfirms that Eposz is a continent. | ||
**Chapter 1 also confirms that the [[Arany Basin]] is east of the Highland Mountains. | **Chapter 1 also confirms that the [[Arany Basin]] is east of the Highland Mountains. | ||
*In Chapter 3 of ''Halo: | *In Chapter 3, Eposz is confirmed to be a supercontinent. | ||
*In Chapter 4, it is described that Chief can see the mountain tops of the Highland Mountains from [[Tárnoc Gorge]] in the [[Ujeger Highlands]]. He can also see the [[Arany Basin]] directly in front of him. On top of this, Fred is described as looking at the west quadrant of the sky, over Arany. | |||
*In Chapter 18, the Pelican is described as landing at the top of [[Black Iron Gorge]] where a Spartan-II training location was. After disembarking, Blue Team discover a brass bell buried in the dirt. This bell is described as being ''the'' bell from ''Halo: The Fall of Reach''. As such, this means that this training location is in fact the [[Reach Naval Officers Academy]]. | |||
===Discussion with writers=== | |||
*[[Troy Denning]] on Twitter places [[Vadász Dombok]] just south of the crater in the center of the large landmass (what has been theorised as Aszod below). ([https://twitter.com/TDenningauthor/status/1319069155883188224?s=19 Link]) | *[[Troy Denning]] on Twitter places [[Vadász Dombok]] just south of the crater in the center of the large landmass (what has been theorised as Aszod below). ([https://twitter.com/TDenningauthor/status/1319069155883188224?s=19 Link]) | ||
===Other=== | |||
*In the ''[[Halo: Reach radio conversations]]'' for Overlook, it confirms that Visegrad relay (likely the town too) connect northern Alfold along with two other sites to a complex south. | *In the ''[[Halo: Reach radio conversations]]'' for Overlook, it confirms that Visegrad relay (likely the town too) connect northern Alfold along with two other sites to a complex south. | ||
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===Locational hierarchy=== | ===Locational hierarchy=== | ||
Based on everything above, here is the hierarchy for surface locations on Reach. | Based on everything above, here is the hierarchy for surface locations on Reach. | ||
{{col-begin}} | |||
{{col-2}} | |||
*[[Viery Territory]] - Viery civilian sector | *[[Viery Territory]] - Viery civilian sector | ||
**[[Unidentified BXR titanium mine]] | **[[Unidentified BXR titanium mine]] | ||
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*****[[Dombräd Springs]] | *****[[Dombräd Springs]] | ||
****[[Vadász Dombok]] | ****[[Vadász Dombok]] | ||
*****[[Bull's Blood]] | |||
*****[[Ujeger Cliffs]] | |||
*****[[Ujeger Highlands]] | *****[[Ujeger Highlands]] | ||
******[[Tárnoc Gorge]] | ******[[Tárnoc Gorge]] | ||
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*****[[Bars]] | *****[[Bars]] | ||
******[[Arany Basin]] | ******[[Arany Basin]] | ||
*******[[Tököl]] | |||
*******[[Mohács]]/New Mohács - Settlement | *******[[Mohács]]/New Mohács - Settlement | ||
*******[[Bük Burn Cavity]] | *******[[Bük Burn Cavity]] | ||
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*******[[Esztergom Spaceport]] | *******[[Esztergom Spaceport]] | ||
****[[Highland Mountains]] | ****[[Highland Mountains]] | ||
*****[[Black Iron Gorge]] | |||
******[[Csáki Narrows]] | |||
*****[[Iron River Falls]] | |||
*****[[Bíbor Cliffs]] | *****[[Bíbor Cliffs]] | ||
******[[Figyelő Point]] | ******[[Figyelő Point]] | ||
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*****[[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]] | *****[[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]] | ||
******[[Reach Naval Academy|Naval Officers' Academy]] | ******[[Reach Naval Academy|Naval Officers' Academy]] | ||
{{col-2}} | |||
*[[Big Crater Bay]] | |||
*[[Fenyot Basin]] | |||
*[[New Miskolc]] | |||
*[[Szarvas Regeneration and Salvage Facility]] | |||
*[[Black Sea]] | |||
**[[Naval Force Reconnaissance School]] | |||
*[[Casimir]] | |||
*[[Csárdás]] | |||
*[[Erőd]] | |||
**[[Rajtom Facility]] | |||
*[[Fehérvár]] | |||
*[[Hévíz]] | |||
*[[Karácsony]] | |||
*[[Kecskemét]] | |||
*[[Lábatlan]] | |||
*[[Orbital Defense Generator Facility A-412|ODG Facility A-412]] | |||
*[[Pálháza]] | |||
*[[Quezon]] | |||
*[[Siófok]] | |||
**[[Siófok Firing Range]] | |||
*[[Sopron]] | |||
*[[Szolnok]] | |||
*[[Koldus Canyon]] | |||
*[[Rejtett Valley]] | |||
*[[WHITE TOWER]] | |||
*[[Veszprém]] | |||
{{col-end}} | |||
===Applying to visual media=== | ===Applying to visual media=== | ||
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File:HR - Prologue Reach Rotated.png|The image rotated. Big Crater Bay is in the top right. | File:HR - Prologue Reach Rotated.png|The image rotated. Big Crater Bay is in the top right. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
*Based on the descriptions from ''Shadows of Reach'', it's likely that the river seen in the far back is the Black Iron Gorge. | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:HTFoR AS - military complex.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Deployment of forces=== | ===Deployment of forces=== | ||
====August 12th, 2552==== | ====August 12th, 2552==== | ||
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**352nd Company — (''APP-6A'': '''AW 8 | 352''') - North of [[Manassas]] | **352nd Company — (''APP-6A'': '''AW 8 | 352''') - North of [[Manassas]] | ||
**371st Company — (''APP-6A'': '''AW 8 | 371''') - Southeast of [[Esztergom]] | **371st Company — (''APP-6A'': '''AW 8 | 371''') - Southeast of [[Esztergom]] | ||
**465th Company — (''APP-6A'': '''AW 8 | 465''') - [[Arany Basin]] | |||
*34th Infantry Brigade — (''APP-6A'': '''INF 34 X''') | *34th Infantry Brigade — (''APP-6A'': '''INF 34 X''') | ||
**581st Regiment — (''APP-6A'': '''INF 34 ||| 581''') - Northwest of [[Esztergom]] | **581st Regiment — (''APP-6A'': '''INF 34 ||| 581''') - Northwest of [[Esztergom]] | ||
*[[124th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized)]] — (''APP-6A'': '''MCH 124 X''' | *[[124th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized)]] — (''APP-6A'': '''MCH 124 X''') | ||
**6th Regiment — (''APP-6A'': '''MCH 124 ||| 6''') - Northeast of [[Visegrád]] | **6th Regiment — (''APP-6A'': '''MCH 124 ||| 6''') - Northeast of [[Visegrád]] | ||
**501st Regiment — (''APP-6A'': '''MCH 124 ||| 501''') - | **501st Regiment — (''APP-6A'': '''MCH 124 ||| 501''') - East of [[Vadász Dombok]] | ||
*[[12th Marine Regiment]] — (''APP-6A'': '''MAR ||| 12''') | *[[12th Marine Regiment]] — (''APP-6A'': '''MAR ||| 12''') | ||
**3rd Battalion 12th Marines — (''APP-6A'': '''MAR || 3/12''') - | **3rd Battalion 12th Marines — (''APP-6A'': '''MAR || 3/12''') - North of [[Arany Basin]] | ||
====August 14th, 2552==== | ====August 14th, 2552==== | ||
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==Theorycrafting== | ==Theorycrafting== | ||
===Hypothetical location placements=== | ===Hypothetical location placements=== | ||
[[File:Theorycrafted Locations HR.PNG|thumb | [[File:Theorycrafted Locations HR.PNG|thumb|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]]. | *'''[[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> | <gallery> | ||
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**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 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. | ||
*With the presence of the [[Viery Militia]] in ''Shadows of Reach'' and the reference to the "Viery civilian sector" elsewhere, this seems to suggest that the Vierry Territory might be a polity, equivalent to a [[national government]] holding parts of Reach as opposed to a physical feature or natural area. | *With the presence of the [[Viery Militia]] in ''Shadows of Reach'' and the reference to the "Viery civilian sector" elsewhere, this seems to suggest that the Vierry Territory might be a polity, equivalent to a [[national government]] holding parts of Reach as opposed to a physical feature or natural area. | ||
*In Chapter 8 of ''Shadows of Reach'' the Banished seem to be aware that the Portal complex is within the Highland Mountains, though unsure specifically. When discussing their continued search [[Ballas]] says that he has troops looking at [[Szurdok Ridge]]. This suggests that Szurdok is extremely close to or part of the Highland Mountains. | |||
==Silver Timeline research== | |||
===Resources=== | |||
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' | |||
**''[[Halo: The Television Series Season One|Season One]]'' | |||
**''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two|Season Two]]'' | |||
*[[Dr. Catherine Halsey's Computer]] | |||
===Official maps=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:HTV-Unbound-Johnfiles.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Locational hierarchy=== | |||
*[[Reach City]] | |||
**[[WHITE TOWER]] | |||
***[[Skillian Response Center]] | |||
**[[Tchakova Park]] | |||
*[[Manassas]] | |||
*[[CASTLE Base]] | |||
*[[SWORD Base/Silver|SWORD Base]] | |||
*[[Longhorn Valley]] | |||
*[[Visegrád Relay]] | |||
*[[Veszprém Relay]] | |||
====Orbital==== | |||
*[[Kearny-Fuchida Station]] | |||
*[[Turul Observation Platform 6]] | |||
==Cleanup== | ==Cleanup== | ||
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****{{AID|}} [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]] - Update | ****{{AID|}} [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]] - Update | ||
*****{{AID|}} [[SWORD Base]] - Update | *****{{AID|}} [[SWORD Base]] - Update | ||
****{{AID|}} [[Vadász Dombok]] - Create | |||
*****{{AID|}} [[Ujeger Highlands]] - Create | |||
******{{AID|X}} [[Tárnoc Gorge]] - Create | |||
****{{AID|}} [[Alföld]] - Update | ****{{AID|}} [[Alföld]] - Update | ||
*****{{AID|}} [[Visegrád]] - Update | *****{{AID|}} [[Visegrád]] - Update | ||
*****{{AID|}} [[Ung]] - Update | *****{{AID|x}} [[Ung]] - Update | ||
******{{AID|X}} [[Asźod]] - Update | ******{{AID|X}} [[Asźod]] - Update | ||
*****{{AID|}} [[Bars]] - Update | *****{{AID|}} [[Bars]] - Update | ||
******{{AID|}} [[Arany Basin]] - Update | ******{{AID|}} [[Arany Basin]] - Update | ||
*{{AID|}} [[Szurdok Ridge]] - Update | ****{{AID|}} [[Szurdok Ridge]] - Update | ||
*{{AID|}} [[Highland Mountains]] - Update | ****{{AID|}} [[Highland Mountains]] - Update | ||
**{{AID|}} [[Csongrád]] - Update | *****{{AID|}} [[Black Iron Gorge]] - Create | ||
***{{AID|}} [[Menachite Mountain]] - Update | ******{{AID|}} [[Csáki Narrows]] - Create | ||
***{{AID|X}} [[Vanadinite Mountain]] - Create | *****{{AID|}} [[Iron River Falls]] - Create | ||
***{{AID|X}} [[Omeiite Mountain]] - Create | *****{{AID|}} [[Csongrád]] - Update | ||
******{{AID|}} [[Menachite Mountain]] - Update | |||
******{{AID|X}} [[Vanadinite Mountain]] - Create | |||
******{{AID|X}} [[Omeiite Mountain]] - Create | |||
*****{{AID|}} [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]] - Update | |||
******{{AID|}} [[Reach Naval Academy|Naval Officers' Academy]] - Update | |||
===Characters=== | ===Characters=== | ||