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=== | ===Rodentia=== | ||
{{Quote|You can check in, but never leave.}} | |||
Rodentia is a remake of the ''Combat Evolved'' map [[Rat Race]], cut from the release of [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|''Halo 2'' for Windows Vista]].{{Ref/Site|Id=DigsiteDeliveries|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/digsite-deliveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Digsite Deliveries|D=07|M=07|Y=2023}} | |||
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File:H2 Digsite Rodentia.jpg|Rodentia. | |||
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=== | ===Overboard=== | ||
Overboard is a map ill-recalled by Max Hoberman, who remembers little of its existence - and suggested it may have morphed into another map. In April of 2023, he posted several design layouts by [[Chris Carney]] on his Twitter, further adding that the reason for the map's cutting may have been due to his preference for mirrored map layouts over rotational symmetry.{{Ref/Twitter|Id=OB1|MaxHoberman|1579585211658272775|Max Hoberman|Quote=Everyone is always asking about cut mp maps from Halo 2. Well here's one I have no recollection of: Overboard. Maybe it morphed into another? Carney would remember, they're his drawings. I recall being adamant that mirrored > rotational symmetry, so that may have been a factor.|D=11|M=04|Y=2023}} This is due to his belief that mirrored symmetry is more intuitive for allowing a player to navigate a map - something that is an issue in rotational symmetry style maps.{{Ref/Twitter|MaxHoberman|1579591050884440064|Max Hoberman|Quote=It's easier to intuitively know where you are on a map that uses mirrored symmetry – something to your left, vs to your right on the opposite side.|D=11|M=04|Y=2023}} | Overboard is a map ill-recalled by Max Hoberman, who remembers little of its existence - and suggested it may have morphed into another map. In April of 2023, he posted several design layouts by [[Chris Carney]] on his Twitter, further adding that the reason for the map's cutting may have been due to his preference for mirrored map layouts over rotational symmetry.{{Ref/Twitter|Id=OB1|MaxHoberman|1579585211658272775|Max Hoberman|Quote=Everyone is always asking about cut mp maps from Halo 2. Well here's one I have no recollection of: Overboard. Maybe it morphed into another? Carney would remember, they're his drawings. I recall being adamant that mirrored > rotational symmetry, so that may have been a factor.|D=11|M=04|Y=2023}} This is due to his belief that mirrored symmetry is more intuitive for allowing a player to navigate a map - something that is an issue in rotational symmetry style maps.{{Ref/Twitter|MaxHoberman|1579591050884440064|Max Hoberman|Quote=It's easier to intuitively know where you are on a map that uses mirrored symmetry – something to your left, vs to your right on the opposite side.|D=11|M=04|Y=2023}} | ||
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File:H2 OverboardMap DesignDoc 1.jpg|A top-down layout for Overboard. | File:H2 OverboardMap DesignDoc 1.jpg|A top-down layout for Overboard. | ||
File:H2 OverboardMap DesignDoc 2.jpg| | File:H2 OverboardMap DesignDoc 2.jpg| | ||
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"Earth City", known by the filename <code>human_sample</code>, serves as a small test environment similar to Example set in [[Old Mombasa]]. The map consists of a short street surrounded by buildings, with a [[Gauss Warthog]] present in the middle. The extremely small nature of the map makes it best suited for 1v1 or 2v2 play, and features weapons such as [[Battle Rifle]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|H2VMaps}} | "Earth City", known by the filename <code>human_sample</code>, serves as a small test environment similar to Example set in [[Old Mombasa]]. The map consists of a short street surrounded by buildings, with a [[Gauss Warthog]] present in the middle. The extremely small nature of the map makes it best suited for 1v1 or 2v2 play, and features weapons such as [[Battle Rifle]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|H2VMaps}} | ||
Earth City can be downloaded for the Windows Vista edition of ''Halo 2'' from [ | Earth City can be downloaded for the Windows Vista edition of ''Halo 2'' from [https://halomaps.org/h2v/detail.cfm?fid=2137 here]. | ||
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"Beach Battle" serves as the [[Forerunner]] counterpart to Earth City, under the filename <code>forerunner_sample</code>. The map is set on a small coastal outcropping presumably on Delta Halo, and notably features the [[M7S SMG|Suppressed SMG]] - similarly to Example.{{Ref/Reuse|H2VMaps}} | "Beach Battle" serves as the [[Forerunner]] counterpart to Earth City, under the filename <code>forerunner_sample</code>. The map is set on a small coastal outcropping presumably on Delta Halo, and notably features the [[M7S SMG|Suppressed SMG]] - similarly to Example.{{Ref/Reuse|H2VMaps}} | ||
Beach Battle can be downloaded for the Windows Vista edition of ''Halo 2'' from [ | Beach Battle can be downloaded for the Windows Vista edition of ''Halo 2'' from [https://halomaps.org/h2v/detail.cfm?fid=2136 here]. | ||
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===covenant_sample=== | ===covenant_sample=== | ||
A third counterpart to the two prior maps was intended, focusing on a [[Covenant]] theme similar to existing maps such as [[Midship]] and [[Gemini]]. | A third counterpart to the two prior maps was intended, focusing on a [[Covenant]] theme similar to existing maps such as [[Midship]] and [[Gemini]]. As it was never released by NiTr0uSoXiDe2k, no further information was available until [[2023]], when the map was unearthed as part of the [[Digsite]] project.{{Ref/Site|Id=DigsiteDeliveries|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/digsite-deliveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Digsite Deliveries|D=07|M=07|Y=2023}}{{Ref/Reuse|H2VMaps}} | ||
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File:H2 Digsite CovenantSample.jpg|A screenshot of covenant_sample. | |||
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==Development and testing levels== | ==Development and testing levels== | ||