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[[File:H2_alphamoon.png|thumb|250px|Gameplay of the alphamoon level in the September 2003 build of ''Halo 2''.{{Ref/Reuse|stream}}]] | [[File:H2_alphamoon.png|thumb|250px|Gameplay of the alphamoon level in the September 2003 build of ''Halo 2''.{{Ref/Reuse|stream}}]] | ||
alphamoon was first revealed in a stream of the [[Halo 2 E3 demo|''Halo 2'' E3 demo]], shown by [[Frank O'Connor]] and [[Brian Jarrard]] following Jarrard's chance finding of a ''Halo 2''-era [[Xbox]] devkit with the build on it in his home. alphamoon is one of a number of levels included in this build. The level as presented in the stream is based in the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' game engine, using the ''Combat Evolved'' HUD, plasma rifle, and plasma pistol - though the [[Unggoy]] and [[Sangheili]] art assets featured are their ''Halo 2'' incarnations. The level is from early ''Halo 2'' development and is not optimised, resulting in a very low framerate while playing.{{Ref/Reuse|stream}} Level geometry found in an early prototype created by [[David Candland]] for ''Halo 2''{{'}}s cut [[Theater]] mode showcases a small section of level geometry - prominently including a [[Type-48 Weevil]] cannon intended as an objective for the player to destroy.{{Ref/Site|Id=Candland|URL=https://www.cand.land/halo2party|Site=David Candland|Page=Halo 2 Party Prototype|D=14|M=11|Y=2021}} | alphamoon was first revealed in a stream of the [[Halo 2 E3 demo|''Halo 2'' E3 demo]], shown by [[Frank O'Connor]] and [[Brian Jarrard]] following Jarrard's chance finding of a ''Halo 2''-era [[Xbox]] devkit with the build on it in his home. alphamoon is one of a number of levels included in this build. The level as presented in the stream is based in the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' game engine, using the ''Combat Evolved'' HUD, plasma rifle, and plasma pistol - though the [[Unggoy]] and [[Sangheili]] art assets featured are their ''Halo 2'' incarnations. The level is from early ''Halo 2'' development and is not optimised, resulting in a very low framerate while playing.{{Ref/Reuse|stream}} Level geometry found in an early prototype created by [[David Candland]] for ''Halo 2''{{'}}s cut [[Theater]] mode showcases a small section of level geometry - prominently including a [[Type-48 Weevil]] cannon intended as an objective for the player to destroy.{{Ref/Site|Id=Candland|URL=https://www.cand.land/halo2party|Site=David Candland|Page=Halo 2 Party Prototype|D=14|M=11|Y=2021}} Roughly 20% of the geometry developed for alphamoon was later reused in the final game in the end zone of [[Sacred Icon]] and the later [[Quarantine Zone]],{{Ref/YouTube|sBi_xx26ClM|Vikingo NO|Halo 2: Developer Commentary Playthrough (2007) 【1:21:15】|Time=2810|Detail=46:50|Quote=And this was the original... again, redone a lot, but the Alpha Moon, Alpha Moon sort of geometry.|Quotee=Joseph Staten}} This original alphamoon geometry was later described by [[Chris Butcher]] as a "''gargantuan, sprawling level''" that could have never shipped.{{Ref/Site|Id=Eurogamer|URL=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/bungie-halo-2-e3-demo-was-a-fake|Site=Eurogamer|Page=Halo 2 E3 demo was "smoke and mirrors"|Quote=If you look at the level with the Flood, inside the quarantine area - that is the remaining 20 per cent of a gargantuan, sprawling level that was meticulously built and hand-constructed, but that could never, ever have shipped in any engine.|Quotee=Chris Butcher|D=27|M=02|Y=2022}} | ||
In the level dialogue, the Arbiter is referred to by the title of "Dervish".{{Ref/Reuse|stream}} This name was the original title for the Arbiter in ''Halo 2'' development, but was ultimately changed to avoid being unintentionally offensive to Muslims. | In the level dialogue, the Arbiter is referred to by the title of "Dervish".{{Ref/Reuse|stream}} This name was the original title for the Arbiter in ''Halo 2'' development, but was ultimately changed to avoid being unintentionally offensive to Muslims. | ||