Editing Halopedia:Projects/Reach Mapping

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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==
===Current research===
Thanks to several sources including the maps included with ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'', the [[Order of battle (Viery, Reach)|Order of Battle]] seen in the opening cutscene of [[Reach:Tip of the Spear|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.
[[File:Reachglobe.png|center|thumb|500px]]

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. 
<gallery>
File:HOD_-_Reach_Map.jpg|''Outpost Discovery'' map.
File:Reach_map.png|Halsey's map.
</gallery>

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 Drop]]s etc.) with a fair degree of accuracy, and begin piecing together the overall geographical structure of Reach.

[[File:UR - Collated Reach Map.jpg|thumb|center|500px]]

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 as well as other descriptions of the planet.
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' - Includes location hierarchies in establishing shots for sections on Reach as well as other descriptions of the planet.
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' - Includes location hierarchies in chapter headers as well as information in the narrative itself.
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' - In person event that ran during [[2019]].
**''[[Hall of History]]'' - Features some artifacts and information about Reach.
===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.
*[[:File:Reach Hologram.png|Covenant deployment hologram]] - A map shown on the bridge of the Covenant corvette shows a map of Covenant deployments.
*[[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
*[[: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.
*''[[Day Before]]'' - 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.
*[[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 Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' - Some minor Reach location information.
*''[[Halo: Empty Throne]]'' - Includes a flashback above and minor references to places on Reach.
*''[[Canon Fodder]]'' - Small details revealed here and there.
*''[[Halo: Bella Corsa]]'' - Short story with a little bit of info for Reach.

==Books==
===Chapter headings===
====''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' chapter heading paths====
*Chapter 3: Epsilon Eridani System, Reach Military Complex, Planet Reach
*Chapter 4: Epsilon Eridani System, Reach Military Complex, Planet Reach
*Chapter 5: Epsilon Eridani System, Reach Military Wilderness Training Preserve, Planet Reach
*Chapter 6: Epsilon Eridani System, Office of Naval Intelligence Medical Facility, in orbit around planet Reach
*Chapter 8: Epsilon Eridani System, Reach UNSC Military Complex, Planet Reach
*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: First Strike'' chapter heading paths====
*Chapter 1: UNSC vessel ''Pillar of Autumn'', Epsilon Eriani System Near Reach Station Gamma
*Chapter 2: Epsilon Eridani System, Unknown Aerial Position, Planet Reach
*Chapter 3: Epsilon Eridani System, Orbital Defense Generator Facility A-331, Planet Reach
*Chapter 4: Epsilon Eridani System, Longhorn Valley, 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
*Chapter 4: Tárnoc Gorge, Ujeger Highlands, Vadász Dombok, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach
*Chapter 5: Kisköre Manor, Juh Mező Township, Arany Basin, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach
*Chapter 6: Kisköre Irrigation Tunnel, Juh Mező Township, Arany Basin, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach
*Chapter 7: Dombräd Springs, Észac Plain, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach
*Chapter 8: Infirmary, Logistics Base Gödöllő, Bük Burn Cavity, Arany Basin, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach
*Chapter 9: Juh Mező Aqueduct, Gödöllő Steppe, Arany Basin, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach
*Chapter 10: Map Room, Logistics Base Gödöllő, Bük Burn Cavity, Arany Basin, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach
*Chapter 11: Underglass Approach, Banished Armory, New Mohács, Arany Basin, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach
*Chapter 12: Banished Armory, New Mohács, Arany Basin, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach
*Chapter 15: New Mohács, Arany Basin, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach
*Chapter 16: Old Banished Armor Yard, New Mohács, Arany Basin, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach
*Chapter 17: Landing Zone Bella, New Mohács, Arany Basin, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach
**Figyelő Point, Bíbor Cliffs, Highland Mountains, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach
*Chapter 18: Végtelen Mászás, Dél Eléri, Arany Basin, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach
*Chapter 19: Vanadinite Mountain, Csongrád Region, Highland Mountains, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach
*Chapter 20: CASTLE Base Access Shaft, Csongrád Region, Highland Mountains, Continent Eposz, Planet Reach

==Games==
===''Halo: Reach''===
====Level location headers====
Several times in ''Halo: Reach{{'}}''s campaign, levels are introduced or scenes are connected with dates and locations, this is a list of them.
*'''ONI: SWORD BASE'''
**Sword Base, Babd Catha Ice Shelf, Eposz
*'''Tip of the Spear'''
**Szurdok Ridge, Ütközet 
*'''Long Night of Solace'''
**Szurdok Ridge, Ütközet 
**Sabre Program Launch/Research Range, Farkas Lake, Eposz
*'''Exodus'''
**New Alexandria, Eposz
*'''New Alexandria'''
**New Alexandria, Eposz
*'''The Package'''
**Sword Base, Babd Catha Ice Shelf, Eposz
*'''The Pillar of Autumn'''
**Asźod, Eposz
*'''Lone Wolf'''
**Planet Reach
====In-game Location Camera Paths====
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 70%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|-
!scope="col"|Level/Source and Location
!scope="col"|Image
!scope="col"|Path
|-
|[[Reach:Winter Contingency|Winter Contingency]]/Visegrad Relay
|[[File:Visegrad Location HR.PNG|250px]]
|HIGHCOM/SPECWAR/GROUP 3

MT-HDP/RM_OBS/VHC_ABN/FL

'''RCH/VRY/UTKZT/EPSZ/VISGRD'''
|-
|[[Reach:ONI: Sword Base|ONI: Sword Base]]
|[[File:Sword Base Location HR.PNG|250px]]
|HIGHCOM/SPECWAR/GROUP 3

AI-ARTC/DIRCT FEED/SAT/REG

'''RCH/VRY/UTKZT/EPSZ/BD CTH/SL D1'''
|-
|[[Reach:Tip of the Spear|Tip of the Spear]]/Szurdok Ridge
|[[File:Orbit Over Szurdok HR.PNG|250px]]
|HIGHCOM/SPECWAR/GROUP 3

AI-ARTC/DIRCT FEED/SAT/REG

'''RCH/VRY/UTKZT/SZURDK RDG'''
|-
|Tip of the Spear/Orbit over Szurdok Ridge
|[[File:Szudork From Orbit HR.PNG|250px]]
|HIGHCOM/SPECWAR/GROUP 3

AI-ARTC/DIRCT FEED/SAT/REG

'''RCH/ORBIT/VRY/UTKZT'''
|-
|Tip of the Spear/Orbit over Mohács
|[[File:Orbit Over Mohacs HR.PNG|250px]]
|HIGHCOM/SPECWAR/GROUP 3

AI-ARTC/DIRCT FEED/SAT/REG

'''RCH/VRY/UTKZT/BARS/MOHACS'''
|-
|[[Reach:Long Night of Solace|Long Night of Solace]]
|[[File:Sabre Facility Location HR.PNG|250px]]
|HIGHCOM/SPECWAR/GROUP 3

MT-ARTC/PLAYBACK/CV/SCTY

'''RCH/VRY/UTKZT/EPSZ/FARKS LK'''
|-
|[[Reach:The Package|The Package]]/ONI: Sword Base (Tunnels)
|[[File:Sword Base Location Alternate HR.PNG|250px]]
|HIGHCOM/SPECWAR/GROUP 3

MT-ARTC/PLAYBACK/CV/SCTY

'''RCH/VRY/UTKZT/EPSZ/BD CTH/SWD'''
|-
|[[Reach:The Pillar of Autumn|The Pillar of Autumn]]/Aszod Shipbreaking Yards
|[[File:Aszod Location HR.PNG|250px]]
|HIGHCOM/SPECWAR/GROUP 3

AI-ARTC/DIRCT FEED/SAT/REG

'''REACH/ALFOLD/UNG/ASZOD'''
|-
|The Pillar of Autumn/Aszod Shipbreaking Yards
|[[File:Aszod Shipbreaking Yards Location HR.PNG|250px]]
|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)
|[[File:Sword Base Location 2 HR-ASWR.PNG|250px]]
|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=====
<gallery>
File:Visegrad Relay Map Display.PNG|Map seen on a computer screen in various locations throughout the game. Does not appear to line up with any actual Reach geography.
</gallery>

=====Winter Contingency (Visegrád Relay, 50KM from Visegrád, Eposz)=====
<gallery>
File:Visegrad Valley.jpg|A huge basin 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 southward into [[Big Crater Bay]].
</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>

=====Orbital Views=====
======Farkas Lake======
<gallery>
File:Reach_planet2.png|The skybox texture of Reach when flying the Sabre.
File:Reachtexture.png|The skybox texture of Reach while in the ''Ardent Prayer''.
File:Reachglassed.png|Orbital view of Reach from [[Condemned]].
</gallery>
======Sopron======
<gallery>
File:HR - Glassed Sopron.png|A texture used for the surface of the planet while in the ''Ardent Prayer''.
</gallery>
======Aszod======
<gallery>
File:HR - Prologue Aszod.png|The original matte of the orbital view of Aszod from [[Reach:Noble Actual|Noble Actual]].
</gallery>
======Szurdok======
<gallery>
File:HR - Szurdok Ridge Glassed.png|The matte of the glassed orbital view of Szurdok from Noble Actual.
</gallery>

====Bonus items====
<gallery>
File:Ringcode - LegendBox 02.jpg|"Sticker" on the Legendary Edition Box: Esztergom/Bars, ALF/Alfold
File:Intersystem News Bliss.jpg|Note the writing location at the top: Manassas, Alfold
</gallery>

==Confirmed information==
===The Fall of Reach===
*In Chapter 4, the ring the bell competition happens in the Military Complex
*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 33, the Covenant send waves of dropships to the poles of Reach, with a specific mention of Reach's northern pole.
===Fall of Reach comic===
[[File:Reach Naval Academy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Naval Officers Academy in the comic]]
*Boot Camp features the Spartan children being greeted into the [[Reach Naval Officers Academy]] when in the book they are at the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]], meaning these two locations are the same. 
===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 confirms that the [[Arany Basin]] is east of the Highland Mountains.
*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 Naval Academy/Military Complex.
*In Chapter 19, Chief describes the local area surrounding what once was Menachite Mountain. Rejtett Valley is described as being an adjacent 'vale' (valley) of glass flats to the talus basin of what once was Menachite Mountain. The Covenant's glassing pushing the molten rock into said valley to create the glass flats. This means that Menachite Mountain was all the edge of the valley. To the north of the talus basin and Rejtett was Koldus Canyon. Koldus Canyon is described as connecting Rejtett with the old compound where Lieutenant Chapov was killed. This complex being the Naval Academy/Military Complex, as described in Chapter 18.
===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])
===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 Canon Fodder 165 - Feet First into Fall, it is revealed that [[Alsu 'Ahcuree]], the Zealot from ''[[Reach:Tip of the Spear|Tip of the Spear]]'', was in search of data related to geological surveys and seismic information for Eposz. This would mean that Szurdok Ridge is located on Eposz. ([https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-feet-first-into-fall Link])

==Discrepancies==
===Depictions===
*'''''Halo 2 Classic''''' - Prior to the creation of ''Halo: Reach'', the planet of Reach was depicted differently in ''Halo 2 Classic''. This was updated in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
*'''''Halo: Fall of Reach''''' - Reach as depicted from orbit in the comic series does not align with known designs of Reach.
*'''''Halo: The Master Chief Omnibus''''' - Reach as depicted on the cover of ''Halo: The Master Chief Omnibus'', does not align with known designs of Reach.
<gallery>
File:Reach.jpg|Reach in ''Halo 2 Classic''.
File:HTFORI GammaStation.png|Reach as depicted in the ''Halo: Fall of Reach'' comic.
File:MasterChiefOmnibus FrontCover Clean.jpg|Reach on the cover of ''Halo: The Master Chief Omnibus''.
</gallery>

==Using above info==
===Locational hierarchy===
Based on everything above, here is the hierarchy for surface locations on Reach.
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*[[Viery Territory]] - Viery civilian sector
**[[Unidentified BXR titanium mine]]
**[[Ütközet]]
***[[Eposz]] - Supercontinent
****[[Szurdok Ridge]]
*****[[Ütközet hydroelectric power plant]]
*****[[Szurdok Ridge BXR facility]]
****[[Hatalmas Sea]]
****[[New Alexandria]] ([[Template:New Alexandria|Locations]])
****[[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]]
*****[[SWORD Base]]
******[[Farragut Station]]
******[[Airview Base]]
*****[[Babd Catha Forerunner Complex]]
****[[Farkas Lake]]
*****[[Sabre Program Launch/Research Range]]
****[[Kisköre Base]]
****[[Észac Plain]]
*****[[Dombräd Springs]]
****[[Vadász Dombok]]
*****[[Bull's Blood]]
*****[[Ujeger Cliffs]]
*****[[Ujeger Highlands]]
******[[Tárnoc Gorge]]
*******[[Tárnoc Falls]]
****[[Alföld]]
*****[[Manassas]] - Settlement
******[[Manassas Spaceport]]
*****[[Visegrad]]
******[[Visegrad Relay]]
*****[[Ung]]
******[[Asźod]] - Unpopulated territory
*******[[Asźod ship breaking yards|Ship breaking yards]]
*******[[Mount Törött]]
*****[[Bars]]
******[[Arany Basin]]
*******[[Tököl]]
*******[[Mohács]]/New Mohács - Settlement
*******[[Bük Burn Cavity]]
********[[Logistics Base Gödöllő]]
*******[[Gödöllő Steppe]]
********[[Juh Mező Aqueduct]]
*******[[Juh Mező Township]]
********[[Kisköre Canal]]
********[[Kisköre Manor]]
********[[Kisköre Irrigation Tunnel]]
********[[Lapos River]]
*******[[Dél Eléri]]
********[[Végtelen Mászás]]
******[[Esztergom]] - Settlement
*******[[Esztergom Spaceport]]
****[[Highland Mountains]]
*****[[Black Iron Gorge]]
******[[Csáki Narrows]]
*****[[Iron River Falls]]
*****[[Bíbor Cliffs]]
******[[Figyelő Point]]
*****[[Lébény district]]
******[[Gönc Canyon]]
******[[Gönc Drifts]]
******[[Scheelite Workings]]
*****[[Koldus Canyon]]
*****[[Rejtett Valley]]
*****[[Csongrád Region]]
******[[Vanadinite Mountain]]
******[[Omeiite Mountain]]
******[[Menachite Mountain]]
*******[[CASTLE Base]]
********[[Menachite portal complex]]
*****[[Big Horn River]]
*****[[Camp Hathcock]]
*****[[Camp Independence]]
*****[[Fairchild Field]]
*****[[Reach High Command]]
******[[HIGHCOM Armory Omega]]
*****[[Longhorn Valley]]
*****[[Military Reservation 01478-B]]
*****[[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]]
*****[[ODG Facility A-331]]
*****[[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]]
******[[Reach Naval Academy|Naval Officers' Academy]]

{{col-2}}
*[[Szalajka Valley]]
*[[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]]
**[[Quezon Ikersárkány Versenypály]]
*[[Siófok]]
**[[Siófok Firing Range]]
*[[Sopron]]
*[[Szolnok]]
*[[WHITE TOWER]]
*[[Veszprém]]

{{col-end}}

===Applying to visual media===
*In the cutscene/level ''[[H2:The Heretic|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]].
<gallery>
File:H2A - Fleet of Particular Justice.jpg|New Alexandria appears to be the small, but visible crater bay near the right of the image.
File:UR - H2A-Reach comparison.png
</gallery>
*Reach is seen from orbit in ''Halo: Reach''{{'}}s prologue [[Reach:Noble Actual|Noble Actual]]. By rotating around the view, we can see that the shot actually shows us part of the landmass near [[Big Crater Bay]].
<gallery>
File:HR - Prologue Reach.png|The original matte of the scene.
File:HR - Prologue Reach Rotated.png|The image rotated. Big Crater Bay is in the top right.
</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===
====August 12th, 2552====
Based on the satellite image provided at the beginning of ''[[Reach:Tip of the Spear|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]]
**465th Company — (''APP-6A'': '''AW 8 | 465''') - [[Arany Basin]]

*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]]
**501st Regiment — (''APP-6A'': '''MCH 124 ||| 501''') - East of [[Vadász Dombok]]

*[[12th Marine Regiment]] — (''APP-6A'': '''MAR ||| 12''')
**3rd Battalion 12th Marines — (''APP-6A'': '''MAR || 3/12''') - North of [[Arany Basin]]

====August 14th, 2552====
Based on the hologram seen in on the ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' in ''Long Night of Solace'' here are known Covenant deployments notated points of interest on this day.
*[[SWORD Base]]
*[[New Alexandria]]
*''Ardent Prayer'' in orbit near [[Sopron]] {{C|A texture used in LNoS' skybox corresponds to the Sopron area. Pair this with the hologram and it confirms that they are one and the same.}}
*[[Visegrád]]
*Near [[Vadász Dombok]]

====Gallery====
<gallery>
File:Reach Hologram.png
File:HR-TipOfTheSpear-Viery.png
</gallery>

==Theorycrafting==
===Hypothetical location placements===
[[File:Theorycrafted Locations HR.PNG|thumb|300px|Hypothetical locations of Farkas Lake and Asźod.]]
*'''[[Farkas Lake]]''' - Upon superimposing the skybox texture from the mission ''[[Reach:Long Night of Solace|Long Night of Solace]]'' over the map of Reach and corraborating several distant details, it appears that Farkas Lake sits along the rim of a crater sea west of Big Crater Bay.
<gallery>
File:Reach_planet2.png|''Long Night of Solace'' skybox texture.
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*'''[[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 and is located within Alfold. As such, one location for it could be a large crater near the Arany Basin. However, directions given by Auntie Dot in ''The Package'' would suggest that it is North-East of SWORD Base, on one of the peninsula's jutting out from the north pole of Reach.
*'''[[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]]''' - CASTLE Base is located approximately at 500&nbsp;km 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.
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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.
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===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 p