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The creation of design patterns is an art handled by (predominantly-[[Sangheili]]) tradesmen known as artisans, and their various specialties such as [[artisan-armorer]]s and artisan-engineers.{{Ref/Reuse|HWFG}} New patterns are the result of dedicated labour, with each artisan building upon the work of their forebears, with design pattern lineages stretching back to the eras of Sangheili [[Sangheili colonies|colonial expansion]] prior to the founding of the Covenant. The careful study and refinement of [[Forerunner]] relics is also employed in the creation of new patterns, a process undertaken by Sangheili and [[San'Shyuum]] artificers.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p216}} | The creation of design patterns is an art handled by (predominantly-[[Sangheili]]) tradesmen known as artisans, and their various specialties such as [[artisan-armorer]]s and artisan-engineers.{{Ref/Reuse|HWFG}} New patterns are the result of dedicated labour, with each artisan building upon the work of their forebears, with design pattern lineages stretching back to the eras of Sangheili [[Sangheili colonies|colonial expansion]] prior to the founding of the Covenant. The careful study and refinement of [[Forerunner]] relics is also employed in the creation of new patterns, a process undertaken by Sangheili and [[San'Shyuum]] artificers.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p216}} | ||
The [[Jiralhanae]] do not use design patterns in their traditional weapon and equipment designs, instead opting for a system of manufacture based around [[clan workshop]]s. | The [[Jiralhanae]] do not use design patterns in their traditional weapon and equipment designs, instead opting for a system of manufacture based around [[clan workshop]]s. However, the [[Banished Foundry|foundries]] of the [[Banished]] do employ small assembly forges - something that would have been considered heresy in the Covenant era.{{Ref/Game|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Foundry}} | ||
===Classification=== | ===Classification=== | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Sangheili origins=== | ===Sangheili origins=== | ||
Assembly forge manufacturing - and thus by extent design patterns - are a technology developed by the [[Sangheili]] of [[The Former Age]], prior to the founding of the Covenant. [[Covenant ship classification system#Vestiges|Ancient Sangheili warships]] constructed in assembly forges and bearing pattern designations were employed by the Sangheili during the [[War of Beginnings]] in [[850 BCE]], with many later being decommissioned or abandoned. Over time these ancient ships would later be reintroduced into service nearly three millennia later, with many salvaged from the ashes of long-since destroyed assembly forges.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p270|Enc22|Page=270}} | Assembly forge manufacturing - and thus by extent design patterns - are a technology developed by the [[Sangheili]] of [[The Former Age]], prior to the founding of the Covenant{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p270}}, based on attempts to reverse-engineer the [[assembler vats]] used by the [[Forerunners]].{{Ref/Book|Id=WFglossary|HWF|Page=90}} [[Covenant ship classification system#Vestiges|Ancient Sangheili warships]] constructed in assembly forges and bearing pattern designations were employed by the Sangheili during the [[War of Beginnings]] in [[850 BCE]], with many later being decommissioned or abandoned. Over time these ancient ships would later be reintroduced into service nearly three millennia later, with many salvaged from the ashes of long-since destroyed assembly forges.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p270|Enc22|Page=270}} | ||
===Covenant era=== | ===Covenant era=== | ||
During the reign of the Covenant, the creation of new design patterns was a heavily-bureaucratic process. New designs were subject to intense scrutiny, and attempting to improve, build upon or substantially alter the work of the "gods" was heavily restricted.{{Ref/Book|Id=HWFG|HWF|Section=Glossary}} Attempting to alter [[Hierarchs|hierarch]]-approved designs could be viewed as blasphemous at best and heretical at worst{{Ref/Reuse|HWPR}} | During the reign of the Covenant, the creation of new design patterns was a heavily-bureaucratic process. New designs were subject to intense scrutiny, and attempting to improve, build upon or substantially alter the work of the "gods" was heavily restricted.{{Ref/Book|Id=HWFG|HWF|Section=Glossary}} Attempting to alter [[Hierarchs|hierarch]]-approved designs could be viewed as blasphemous at best and heretical at worst,{{Ref/Reuse|HWPR}}{{Ref/Game|H5G|List of REQ cards|REQ Card|Detail=[[Scourge of Fire]] Description|Quote=Modifying design patterns to enhance their performance was once considered apostasy. Improved Plasma Caster that fires two plasma bolts per shot and does not overheat.}} as the Covenant tried to enforce strict controls over pattern standardisation to minimise problems.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p261}} Despite this, the Byzantine politics of the Covenant meant that certain [[Ministry|ministerial organisations]], or even particularly notable heroes and influential figures of Covenant high society, could commission specific design patterns for their own ends.{{Ref/Site|Id=HWPR|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/plasma-rifle|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Plasma Rifle|D=23|M=10|Y=2021}} In one such case, the [[Ministry of Concert]]'s {{Pattern|Kewu|battleship}} was able to break a number of the usual pattern approval processes and go to manufacture thanks to a direct (and unorthodox) blessing from the Hierarchs themselves.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=267}} | ||
In perhaps the most high-profile examples of such meddling, in the Covenant's final years the [[Prophet of Truth]] commissioned an armoury's worth of new design patterns in secret to be constructed by the [[Sacred Promissory]]. These weapons were intended for the [[Jiralhanae]] in the [[Great Schism]], and in many cases - such as their [[ | In perhaps the most high-profile examples of such meddling, in the Covenant's final years the [[Prophet of Truth]] commissioned an armoury's worth of new design patterns in secret to be constructed by the [[Sacred Promissory]]. These weapons were intended for the [[Jiralhanae]] in the [[Great Schism]], and in many cases - such as their [[Kewu R'shi'k-pattern plasma rifle|custom-made plasma rifle]] - contained upgrades that would have been deemed outright heresy were it not for the Hierarch's personal blessing.{{Ref/Reuse|HWPR}} | ||
===Post-Covenant=== | ===Post-Covenant=== | ||
Following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and the Covenant's dissolution into innumerable [[Covenant remnants|disparate states]], the San'Shyuum-enforced approval processes for design pattern approval no longer exist. As such, Sangheili engineers and architects have been able to freely explore new avenues limited only by the resources they have available. However, the loss of critical installations like [[High Charity]] and the ensuing civil war has seen the remaining available assembly forges become an extremely valuable strategic asset. As such, many post-Covenant factions have sought to reintroduce design patterns - including Vestige warships and other armaments like the {{Pattern|Chwich|Saker}} - which served in conflicts fought centuries or millennia prior to augment their existing stocks.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p270}} | Following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and the Covenant's dissolution into innumerable [[Covenant remnants|disparate states]], the San'Shyuum-enforced approval processes for design pattern approval no longer exist. As such, Sangheili engineers and architects have been able to freely explore new avenues limited only by the resources they have available. However, the loss of critical installations like [[High Charity]] and the ensuing civil war has seen the remaining available assembly forges become an extremely valuable strategic asset. As such, many post-Covenant factions have sought to reintroduce design patterns - including Vestige warships and other armaments like the {{Pattern|Chwich|Saker}} - which served in conflicts fought centuries or millennia prior to augment their existing stocks.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p270}} | ||
The colony world of [[Hesduros]] has spearheaded this movement, kickstarting a massive arms industry with manufacturers such as the [[Hearth of Aspero]] to manufacture massive amounts of materiel for the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant remnant]] group led by [[Jul 'Mdama]]. This action has seen a huge increase in the amount of variations in the design of the [[plasma pistol]].{{Ref/Site|Id=HWPP|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/plasma-pistol|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Plasma Pistol|D=25|M=06|Y=2021}} | The colony world of [[Hesduros]] has spearheaded this movement, kickstarting a massive arms industry with manufacturers such as the [[Hearth of Aspero]] to manufacture massive amounts of materiel for the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant remnant]] group led by [[Jul 'Mdama]]. This action has seen a huge increase in the amount of variations in the design of the [[plasma pistol]].{{Ref/Site|Id=HWPP|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/plasma-pistol|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Plasma Pistol|D=25|M=06|Y=2021}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||