Penance

Penance
Map overview
Game:	Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary/Halo Reach
Map file name (?):	cex_damnation
Lore information
Location:	Covenant hydro-processing center, Buwan
Gameplay overview
Terrain:	Covenant facility interior
Recommended number of players:	2-8
Recommended gametype(s):	Team Slayer; Team Objective; Slayer; FFA Objective;

This article is about the multiplayer map. For the Covenant ship, see Penance (ship). For the music segment, see Delta Halo Suite.

“

The Covenant have harnessed the waters of this moon to refuel their massive supercarriers.

”

Penance is a multiplayer map included in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and the Anniversary Map Pack for Halo Reach.^[1] It is a remake of Damnation from Halo: Combat Evolved with several alterations to map layout.^[1]

Universe and lore[edit]

The map is set in a massive Covenant hydro-processing center on Buwan, the primary satellite of the Unggoy homeworld Balaho.^[3] The moon provides resources necessary to power and refuel a variety of capital ships. During the breaking of the Covenant Empire, the facility was left abandoned but is still operational via automated subsystems.^[3]

The following are locations on the map that are so named on the player's heads-up display during gameplay:

A Forge variant with similar title to the Halo Combat Evolved version is also available for those who prefer the classic multiplayer map.

The Grunt in a barrel Easter egg can be found in this map.

Concept art of the level.
The Forge variant Damnation features layout and weapon placement similar to the original version.
A planetoid, either Balaho or Padpad, above the level.