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{{disambig header|the campaign level|other uses|Library (disambiguation)}} | {{disambig header|the campaign level|other uses|Library (disambiguation)}} | ||
{{Level infobox | {{Level infobox | ||
|pagegamelabel=CE | |pagegamelabel=CE | ||
|prev=''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]'' | |prev = ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]'' | ||
|next=''[[Two Betrayals]]'' | |game = ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' (<small>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Anniversary]]''</small>) | ||
|name='''''The Library''''' | |next = ''[[Two Betrayals]]'' | ||
|image=[[File:HCEA TheLibrary Loadscreen.png|300px]] | |name = '''''The Library''''' | ||
|image = [[File:HCEA TheLibrary Loadscreen.png|300px]] | |||
|player = [[John-117]] | |||
|player=[[ | |date = [[2552#September 21, 2552|September 21, 2552]] | ||
|date=[[2552#September 21, 2552|September 21, 2552]] | |place = Inside the [[Library]] of [[Installation 04]] | ||
|place=Inside the [[Library]] of [[Installation 04]] | |objective = Retrieve the Index. | ||
|objective=Retrieve the Index. | |||
|partime=00:25:00 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''-only}} | |partime=00:25:00 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''-only}} | ||
|parscore=25,000 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''-only}} | |parscore=25,000 {{C|''Master Chief Collection''-only}} | ||
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmxV9_CHNxk '''{Anniversary ''Cutscene''}'''] | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmxV9_CHNxk '''{Anniversary ''Cutscene''}'''] | ||
[[File:LibraryArrivalCEA.jpg|thumb|300px|John-117 and 343 Guilty Spark teleport into the Library.]] | [[File:LibraryArrivalCEA.jpg|thumb|right|300px|John-117 and 343 Guilty Spark teleport into the Library.]] | ||
''The view flies through the main central chamber of the Installation, through a rotating doorway, to find 343 Guilty Spark and the Master Chief teleporting in.'' | ''The view flies through the main central chamber of the Installation, through a rotating doorway, to find 343 Guilty Spark and the Master Chief teleporting in.'' | ||
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''The platform's bottom ledges interlock with the ridges below, and it finally comes to a halt.'' | ''The platform's bottom ledges interlock with the ridges below, and it finally comes to a halt.'' | ||
[[File:IndexReleasedCEA.png|thumb|300px|John-117 acquires the Index.]] | [[File:IndexReleasedCEA.png|thumb|right|300px|John-117 acquires the Index.]] | ||
*'''343 Guilty Spark''': "You may now retrieve the Index." | *'''343 Guilty Spark''': "You may now retrieve the Index." | ||
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''Level ends.'' | ''Level ends.'' | ||
==Achievements== | ==Achievements== | ||
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! scope="col" style="width:135px;text-align:center;" |'''''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'' (Xbox 360)''' | ! scope="col" style="width:135px;text-align:center;" |'''''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'' (Xbox 360)''' | ||
! scope="col" style="width:135px;text-align:center;" |'''''Halo: MCC'' (Xbox One | ! scope="col" style="width:135px;text-align:center;" |'''''Halo: MCC'' (Xbox One)''' | ||
! scope="col" style="width:135px;text-align:center;" |'''''Halo: MCC'' (Steam)''' | ! scope="col" style="width:135px;text-align:center;" |'''''Halo: MCC'' (Steam)''' | ||
! scope="col" style="width:175px;height:20px;text-align:center;" |'''Title''' | ! scope="col" style="width:175px;height:20px;text-align:center;" |'''Title''' | ||
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|[[File:HTMCC HCEA Achievement Steam SkulltakerBlackEye.jpg|center|64px]] | |[[File:HTMCC HCEA Achievement Steam SkulltakerBlackEye.jpg|center|64px]] | ||
|<center>'''[[Skulltaker Halo: CE: Black Eye]]'''</center> | |<center>'''[[Skulltaker Halo: CE: Black Eye]]'''</center> | ||
|Find the [[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary | |Find the [[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Skulls#Black Eye|Black Eye Skull]] on The Library. | ||
|<center>''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center> | |<center>''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center> | ||
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|[[File:HTMCC HCEA Achievement Steam SkulltakerEyePatch.jpg|center|64px]] | |[[File:HTMCC HCEA Achievement Steam SkulltakerEyePatch.jpg|center|64px]] | ||
|<center>'''[[Skulltaker Halo: CE: Eye Patch]]'''</center> | |<center>'''[[Skulltaker Halo: CE: Eye Patch]]'''</center> | ||
|Find the [[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary | |Find the [[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Skulls#Eye Patch|Eye Patch Skull]] on The Library. | ||
|<center>''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center> | |<center>''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''</center> | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
''The Library'' was designed by [[Bungie]] designer [[Tyson Green]]. The initial level design would have had the player ascend a "corkscrewing" staircase, with the activation index hovering and pulsating in the center. However, the design was ultimately cut due to engine limitations, with walls being added throughout the level to reduce the number of objects being renders, making navigation much more difficult without the index as a point of reference. Art Director [[Marcus Lehto]] designed the blue screens on the hallways, while [[Paul Russel]] designed the patterns on the elevator floors.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=IGN|9ndZbg8Mr-Q|IGN|Halo: Combat Evolved Devs React to Speedrun (Martin O’Donnell, Marcus Lehto)}} | |||
''The Library'' was | |||
The events of the level were later expanded in the novel ''[[Halo: The Flood]]''. One of the dead human combat forms found in the level was alluded to as a Staff Sergeant [[Marvin Mobuto]], who was brought to the Library by 343 Guilty Spark in an attempt to retrieve the index. Mobuto's body was described as thrashed and mangled to the point where even the Flood could not make use of it. | |||
''The Library'' would become one of the notorious levels in the ''Halo'' series. Many players found the layout confusing and repetitive.{{Ref/Film|Id=Commentary|[[Halo 3 Legendary Edition|''Halo 3'' Legendary Edition]], Halo: Combat Evolved developer commentary}} In an attempt to help counter this, the ''Anniversary'' graphics made the colored lighting themes for each floor of the Library far more blatant and noticeable than before, to at least give the floors stronger visual distinctions.{{Ref/Film|[[BTS: Anniversary Campaign]]}} | |||
The layout of the Library was briefly revisited in the ending of the ''[[Halo 2]]'' campaign level ''[[Quarantine Zone]]''. | |||
The layout of the Library was briefly | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*If there are any Flood corpses on the elevator during the cutscene, the corpse will start bouncing and it will keep going all the way down to the bottom until the elevator stops. | *If there are any Flood corpses on the elevator during the cutscene, the corpse will start bouncing and it will keep going all the way down to the bottom until the elevator stops. | ||
*In ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', there is an error in the geometry of the remastered graphics on the top floor, with the yellow lighting. One specific part of the floor features a dead-end corridor with a health pack with two pillars sticking up, a common sight in the level. But the remastered graphics in this instance places a flat wall texture across at the part of the corridor where the pillars begin. This means the player can walk between the pillars and through the "wall" into what appears to be empty space, where they can see behind the walls of the level. | *In ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', there is an error in the geometry of the remastered graphics on the top floor, with the yellow lighting. One specific part of the floor features a dead-end corridor with a health pack with two pillars sticking up, a common sight in the level. But the remastered graphics in this instance places a flat wall texture across at the part of the corridor where the pillars begin. This means the player can walk between the pillars and through the "wall" into what appears to be empty space, where they can see behind the walls of the level. | ||
===Mistakes=== | ===Mistakes=== | ||
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{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
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{{Levels|H1}} | {{Levels|H1}} |