CE:The Silent Cartographer
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On the surface of Installation 04, in and around the Silent Cartographer |
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Find and access the Cartographer |
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00:15:00 (Master Chief Collection) |
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18,000 (Master Chief Collection) |
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Halopedia has a walkthrough guide for this level; see CE:The Silent Cartographer/Walkthrough. |
| “ | Search for the map room that will lead you to the secrets of Halo. | ” |
The Silent Cartographer is the fourth campaign level in Halo: Combat Evolved.
The Covenant believe that Halo's map room, the Silent Cartographer, is located somewhere under an island, with multiple structures concealing the installation. The Master Chief leads the UNSC Marines in an assault on that island in order to locate the Control Room.
In 2026 the level was remade entirely for inclusion in Halo: Campaign Evolved.
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The Silent Cartographer[edit]
{Original Cutscene} {Anniversary Cutscene}
Two Pelican dropships, Echo 419, in front, and Bravo 022, in back, approach an island, low over the water. The Master Chief is inside Echo 419.
{Gameplay}
- Cortana: "The Covenant believe that what they call the "Silent Cartographer" is somewhere under this island. The Cartographer is a map room that will lead us to Halo's control center. The island has multiple structures and installations. One of them contains the map room."
The Pelican dropships descend on the beach's corner. Covenant troops begin firing at them.
- Flight Captain Carol Rawley (COM): "We're approaching the LZ, it's gonna be hot! Get set to come out swingin'. Touchdown! Hit it, Marines!"
- Gunnery Sergeant Waller: "Go, go, go!"
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- Gunnery Sergeant Waller: "Pile out people, let's move!"
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- Marine #1: "Pile out! Go, go, go!"
The UNSC forces move forward, and eventually the beach is cleared of Covenant hostiles.
- Marine #1: "Area's secure. All hostiles have been eliminated."
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- Cortana: "Area's secure."
- Rawley (COM): "Affirmative. Echo 419 inbound. Somebody order a Warthog?"
- Marine #2 (COM): "Hey, I didn't know you made house calls, Foehammer!"
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- Marine #1 (COM): "Music to my ears, Foehammer!"
- Rawley (COM): "You know our motto: We Deliver."
As the Chief boards the driver seat of the Warthog, two Marines occupy the passenger seat and the turret.
- Cortana: "Okay, let's move out. Let's go find the map room that will show us the location of Halo's control center."
The Warthog proceeds to drive off around the island, encountering Covenant resistance. The vehicle approaches a structure protruding out of the cliff wall. A Spirit dropship beside it takes off.
- Cortana: "There, in the cliff wall; I'll bet the Silent Cartographer is somewhere inside that facility."
- Cortana: "They're already inside! We need to get in there quick, before they discover the location of Halo's control center!"
- Marine: "Anyone else see what I see? How are we supposed to get around that, huh?"
They eliminate the patrolling troops outside the structure.
- Cortana: "The Covenant are putting up a real fight! The Cartographer must be here. My analysis indicates that the map room should be at the bottom floor of this facility. Let's keep going inside."
The Chief enters the structure and reaches the top of a slope that leads to an open door. A group of Covenant stand guard at the door, with a Sangheili Zealot blocking the way in.
- Cortana: "Don't let them lock the doors!"
The doors close as the guards, except for the Zealot, are eliminated.
- Cortana: "Interesting... I underestimated the Covenant's understanding of Halo's subsystems. They've locked the doors, and we don't have enough firepower to get through them."
- Cortana (COM): "Cortana to Keyes."
- Captain Jacob Keyes (COM): "Go ahead, Cortana. Have you found the control center?"
- Cortana (COM): "Negative, Captain. The Covenant have impeded our progress. We can't proceed unless we can disable this installation's security system."
- Keyes (COM): (slight pause) "Understood. We're still en route to the objective. I may be out of contact when we get there. (pause) Here are your orders. I want you to use any means necessary to force your way into the facility and find Halo's control center. We have to get to the center before the Covenant, and failure, people, is not an option."
- Rawley (COM): "Echo 419 to ground teams. I'll stay on station and keep an eye out for Covenant bogies."
- Waller (COM): "Second squad, ready to roll! Soon as everybody's topside!"
- Marine #3 (COM): "LZ looks secure, Sir, nothing moving."
- Keyes (COM): "Good luck, people. Keyes out."
- Cortana: "We need to find the security override to get this door open."
The Chief returns to the surface and explores the island on the Warthog. He eventually passes the substation, which juts out of a cliff.
- Cortana: "Well, there's the entrance to the security substation, but it looks like we'll have to look for another way up."
They come across a path guarded by Covenant leading up into the island.
- Cortana: "It looks like there is a path leading to the interior of the island."
The Chief makes his way towards the security substation, fighting past multiple Covenant troops including a pair of Mgalekgolo. Eventually, he reaches the substation. Once inside, he has to deal with another pair of Mgalekgolo.
He proceeds into the facility, meeting the security override panel.
- Cortana: "Use the holo-panel to shut down the security system."
If the Security Station is entered before going to the auto-locking door to the Cartographer:
- Cortana: "This isn't the map room. Analyzing... (pause) This is a security override station for the main facility, located somewhere else on this island. Shut the system down so the Covenant won't be able to lock us out."
The Chief shuts down the system.