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Template:Ratings Template:Multiplayer Map Infobox Template:Article Quote Boneyard is a multiplayer map in Halo: Reach and was featured in the Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta. It is a vehicular-based map and is one of the largest maps in any Halo game.^[1]

Overview

Boneyard is a ship breaking facility at Aszod where old starships are disassembled. During the Fall of Reach, a UNSC Frigate, the UNSC Commonwealth, was under the process of decommissioning and incidentally became a battlefield venue between the ground forces of the UNSC and the Covenant.^[1]

Locations

The following are locations on the map that are so named on the player's HUD during gameplay:

Bow
Hold
The Ship
Stern Scaffold
Port Scaffold
Cliff Scaffold
Loading Bay
Junk Yard
Shop
Refinery (1st, 2nd and 3rd floor)
Conveyor Belt
Abyss
Cliff Approach
Middle Approach
Bridge Approach
Bulkheads
Low Road

Trivia

Boneyard is said to be inspired by current-day ship graveyards in Bangladesh where old seagoing vessels such as oil tankers are disposed of.^[2]
Outside the confines of the map, in the far valley, lies the scrapped hulls and frames of several Halcyon-class Cruisers, Marathon-class Cruisers and UNSC Frigates and far away, some CCS-class Battlecruisers fly above in the clouds.
The Banshee can fly over the death barrier around the frigate or fly through the opening on top of the frigate. This can be handy when surprising a Spartan camping at the core's evac point.
It is possible to position yourself on top of the ship using a Jetpack. This is useful for sniping or scouting the opposing team.
It is possible to melee the "wings" off of a Ghost and drive it into the core room.
In invasion, firing a rocket launcher at the phantoms could make them drop a usable plasma cannon. Up to two plasma cannons can be obtained this way.
The layout of Boneyard vaguely resembles Sidewinder and Avalanche's setup, all of them being very large and U- shaped.
In the Halo: Reach Beta it was possible to jump off of the cliff onto the neighboring mountains and survive. This is not possible in the final game.
In the Halo: Reach Beta, the Commonwealth had it's name painted on it's hull. In the final game, the name is absent.
The position of the Halcyon-class cruisers in the distance strikingly resembles the postion the Autumn was in during The Maw.

Gallery

Boneyard.jpg

Concept art of Boneyard.
A view of the general area of the map.
An overhead view of Boneyard.
Panorama of Boneyard.
Artwork Ossuaire (1).jpg

Concept art of Boneyard.

Sources

[GT-1] Gametrailers: Gametrailers TV with Geoff Keighley, 06:39

[2] IGN: Halo: Reach -- The Beta Maps

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 *The Banshee can fly over the death barrier around the frigate or fly through the opening on top of the frigate. This can be handy when surprising a Spartan camping at the core's evac point.
 *It is possible to position yourself on top of the ship using a Jetpack. This is useful for sniping or scouting the opposing team.
-*It is possible to melee the "wings" off of a Ghost and drive it into the core room. The Ghost will explode and kill you when you enter and the game will say you committed suicide.{{verify}}
+*It is possible to melee the "wings" off of a Ghost and drive it into the core room.
-*In the Halo: Reach Beta, firing a rocket launcher at the phantom could make it drop a usable plasma cannon. It is unknown if this is still possible in the final game.{{verify}}
+*In invasion, firing a rocket launcher at the phantoms could make them drop a usable plasma cannon. Up to two plasma cannons can be obtained this way.
 *The layout of ''Boneyard'' vaguely resembles [[Sidewinder]] and [[Avalanche]]'s setup, all of them being very large and U- shaped.
-*In the [[Halo: Reach Beta]] it was possible to jump off of the cliff onto the neighboring mountains and survive. It is currently unknown if this is possible in the final game.{{verify}}
+*In the [[Halo: Reach Beta]] it was possible to jump off of the cliff onto the neighboring mountains and survive. This is not possible in the final game.
 *In the [[Halo: Reach Beta]], the ''[[UNSC Commonwealth|Commonwealth]]'' had it's name painted on it's hull. In the final game, the name is absent.
 *The position of the ''Halcyon''-class cruisers in the distance strikingly resembles the postion the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Autumn]]'' was in during [[The Maw]].