Winter Contingency
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Halopedia has a walkthrough guide for this level; see Reach:Winter Contingency/Walkthrough. |
| “ | There's a disturbance on the frontier. | ” |
Winter Contingency is the second level in the campaign of Halo: Reach and the first level to feature gameplay.[2] It immediately follows the first level Noble Actual, which includes the game's opening cinematic.
Summary[edit]
In the level, Noble Team is sent to Visegrad, a remote agricultural region of the planet Reach, to investigate a disturbance in the communications relay responsible for the planet's communications to the rest of the UNSC, and the disappearance of the Army troopers sent in to investigate before them.[3] Sabotage by insurrectionists is suspected, but the cause of the disruption is revealed to be a Covenant advance infiltration force.[4] At the Visegrad relay, Noble Team finds the corpse of a researcher alongside his surviving daughter. Shortly after, several Sangheili Zealots attack the Spartans, and after a brief scuffle they retreat deeper into the facility. Eventually Noble Team brings the relay back online, and contact Colonel Holland, declaring Winter Contingency.
Transcript[edit]
Two UH-144 Falcons fly over a mountainous landscape.
Carter-A259 is shown from behind, looking over at the other Falcon.
- Commander Carter-A259: "Listen up, Noble Team. We're looking at a downed relay outpost, fifty klicks from Visegrad. We're going to introduce ourselves to whoever took it out, then Kat's going to get it back online."
- Lieutenant Commander Catherine-B320: "Just get me under the hood, Commander."
- Chief Warrant Officer Jorge-052: "Sir, why would rebels want to cut off Reach from the rest of the colonies?"
Carter is shown from the front.
- Carter-A259: "You get a chance, maybe you can ask 'em, Jorge."
The camera shifts to behind the two Falcons.
- Kat-B320: "Commander, we just lost our signal with HQ."
Cut back to the second Falcon from Carter's point of view.
- Carter-A259: "Backup channels?"
- Kat-B320: "Searching... Nada. Can't say what's jamming us."
The two Falcons are once again shown from behind, from a greater distance. They are now approaching the outpost.
- Carter-A259: "You heard her. Dead zone confirmed. Command will not be keeping us company this trip."
- Warrant Officer Emile-A239: "I'm lonely already."
The Falcons bank left and hover over the outpost. Fade to black.
{Gameplay}
- Carter-A259: "Shoot down attempts are likely, so keep your distance."
- Pilot (COM): "Yes, sir!"
- Carter-A259: "Let's stay focused. Watch your sectors."
The two Falcons head in opposite directions as the Comm Relay Hub comes into view.
- Jorge-052: "There's the communications outpost."
- Kat-B320: "Reading a distress beacon."
- Carter-A259: "Could be the missing troopers. Let's check it out."
- Carter-A259: "Put us down on the bluff."
The Falcon circles for a landing.
- Carter-A259: "Jun, I want your eyes in the sky."
- Warrant Officer Jun-A266: "Sir."
The Falcons land side by side, and Carter jumps down.
- Carter-A259: "Let's go, Six."
Noble Six exits the Falcon along with Carter, Emile, and Kat. Jun and Jorge remain in their respective Falcons to provide sniper support.
NOBLE Team[edit]
A distress beacon has been detected near Visegrad Relay Outpost. Investigate and locate the beacon.
- Carter-A259: "Alright, Noble Team. Spread out. Watch the approach."
Six follows Noble Team down the hillside. Emile swiftly jumps on to the top of a boulder and checks the surrounding area.
- Emile-A239: "Structure point 3-4, looks clear from this angle."
The Spartans advance further down the hill.
- Kat-B320: "Distress beacon's coming from just south of here, Commander. We're close."
- Carter-A259: "Roger that. Eyes peeled."
Soon they come to a burning vehicle next to a small building. There are blood spatters on the ground near the wreckage, but no bodies. Emile begins inspecting a broken pallet on the ground and removes a red object from it.
- Emile-A239: "Found the beacon."
Emile tosses the beacon to Kat.
- Carter-A259: "Make out any ID?"
- Kat-B320: "Negative, but it's military."
Kat drops the beacon on the ground.
- Jorge-052 (COM): "So, where are all the troopers?"
- Kat-B320: "Why are we not seeing explosives residue?"
- Carter-A259: "Noble Three, can you confirm any 'ex residue in the area?"
- Jun-A266 (COM): "Hmm... Negative, sir."
- Emile-A239: "Plasma, maybe."
- Jorge-052 (COM): "Can't be. Not on Reach."
- Emile-A239: "There's a lot of blood on the ground."
- Carter-A259: "All right, Noble, looks like there's nothing here. Let's move on."
If the player shoots at the gas tank nearby, detonating it:
- Carter-A259: "Stand down, Noble Six!"
Noble Team heads off to another cluster of buildings.
- Kat-B320: "Smoke at the next structure, boss."
- Carter-A259: "Circle west and check it out. Noble Team: you have permission to engage, but be selective. We don't need to telegraph our presence."
The team arrives at a house overlooking the cliffside.
- Carter-A259: "Noble Six, move into the house. Go in quiet. I'm right behind you."
Noble Six moves through the house.
- Jun-A266 (COM): "Noble Leader, I'm seeing heat-sigs in the structure ahead."
Six goes up a short flight of stairs and emerges on the other side of the house. The second Falcon lands in the courtyard long enough to drop Jorge off, then takes off. A door in the house opens, and a male civilian steps out. Other civilians can be seen remaining inside.
- Farmer: (Hungarian) "Én nem csináltam semmit!" (I didn't do anything!)
Emile aims his shotgun at the man as he and Jorge question him, but he appears to speak only in Hungarian.
- Emile-A239: "On your knees, now!"
- Farmer: (Panicked, Hungarian) "Ne lőjön! Ne lőjön!" (Don't shoot! Don't shoot!)
- Jorge-052: "They're not rebels, they're farmers. Look at them."
- Carter-A259: "Ask him what they're doing here."
Jorge questions him in Hungarian. The civilian begins talking as Jorge translates.
- Jorge-052: (Hungarian) "Mit kerestek itt?" (What are you doing here?)
- Farmer: (Hungarian) "Csak nem akartunk meghalni." (We just didn't want to die.)
- Jorge-052: "Hiding, sir. Neighbors were attacked last night. He heard screams, gunfire. It stopped around sunrise."
- Farmer: (Hungarian) "Valami megölte a fiamat." (Something killed my son.)
- Jorge-052: "He says something in the fields...killed his son."
- Carter-A259: "Something?"
- Jun-A266 (COM): "Commander, be advised. I'm reading heat signatures in that structure directly east of your position. Over."
- Carter-A259: "Copy that. (to Jorge) Get them back inside."
- Jorge-052: (Hungarian) "Azt mondtam, befelé!" (I said get in! Get in!)
- Carter-A259: "Noble Team, double-time it."
A new waypoint appears on the building in question. The farmer gets back