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Many of the original settlers hailed from [[Europe|Eastern Europe]], which was reflected in some of the place names on the planet. Despite Reach's harsh nature, some settlers chose to live in homesteads in the wilderness instead of the major cities. Rounded and enclosed, they were comfortable but practical, shuttered against Reach's forceful climate and bunkered into hillsides. It also related their independent nature; powered by windmills, they were off the grid and self-sustaining.<ref name="EDGE">'''[http://www.edge-online.com/ EDGE Magazine, February 2010]'''</ref> Still, some of the pioneer homesteads were also powered by hydroelectric facilities.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' level ''[[Powerhouse]]''</ref> | Many of the original settlers hailed from [[Europe|Eastern Europe]], which was reflected in some of the place names on the planet. Despite Reach's harsh nature, some settlers chose to live in homesteads in the wilderness instead of the major cities. Rounded and enclosed, they were comfortable but practical, shuttered against Reach's forceful climate and bunkered into hillsides. It also related their independent nature; powered by windmills, they were off the grid and self-sustaining.<ref name="EDGE">'''[http://www.edge-online.com/ EDGE Magazine, February 2010]'''</ref> Still, some of the pioneer homesteads were also powered by hydroelectric facilities.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' level ''[[Powerhouse]]''</ref> | ||
Reach was one of the most important headquarters for the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the main supplier of military and civilian spacecraft, and the location of the UNSC's largest and most active shipyard. [[HIGHCOM|High Command]], [[FLEETCOM|Fleet Command]] and the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] maintained headquarters on Reach, as well as many primary [[Office of Naval Intelligence|Naval Intelligence]] bases, which included the highly classified [[CASTLE Base]]. It was also where the UNSC's most elite troops, including the [[ODST]]s as well as the | Reach was one of the most important headquarters for the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the main supplier of military and civilian spacecraft, and the location of the UNSC's largest and most active shipyard. [[HIGHCOM|High Command]], [[FLEETCOM|Fleet Command]] and the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] maintained headquarters on Reach, as well as many primary [[Office of Naval Intelligence|Naval Intelligence]] bases, which included the highly classified [[CASTLE Base]]. It was also where the UNSC's most elite troops, including the [[ODST]]s as well as the SPARTAN-IIs, were trained. Reach's purpose was not solely military however; the surface of the planet also featured farmland and civilian towns and districts.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''page 52''</ref> The largest cities on Reach were [[Manassas]], [[Quezon]] and [[Ezhtergom]]. Reach was also the largest non-automated exporter of [[titanium]].<ref name="bnet"/> | ||
Before the Covenant invasion, Epsilon Eridani's superior interstellar jump point had been the most active [[Slipstream Space]] transfer zone (arrivals and departures) for over thirty years, with the system's inferior IJP and Sol's superior IJP regularly trading second and third place spots.<ref name="bnet"/> | Before the Covenant invasion, Epsilon Eridani's superior interstellar jump point had been the most active [[Slipstream Space]] transfer zone (arrivals and departures) for over thirty years, with the system's inferior IJP and Sol's superior IJP regularly trading second and third place spots.<ref name="bnet"/> | ||