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'''Uplink Crates''' are specialized variants of the standard [[Cargo/Gun Crate]]. The [[Covenant]] use these large portable crates that unfold into transmission stations to communicate with their leaders from long distances via the [[Battlenet]]. Their range is unknown and they may be able to penetrate nearly all types of weather conditions and boundaries since they have been seen in use in a wide variety of locations. It is speculated that their primary use is for relaying information from planet surfaces to Covenant ships in orbit. Many times during the game the player will encounter an unfortunate [[Elite]] distracted using one of these, and just ripe for being [[melee]]d from behind. | '''Uplink Crates''' are specialized variants of the standard [[Cargo/Gun Crate]]. The [[Covenant]] use these large portable crates that unfold into transmission stations to communicate with their leaders from long distances via the [[Battlenet]]. Their range is unknown and they may be able to penetrate nearly all types of weather conditions and boundaries since they have been seen in use in a wide variety of locations. It is speculated that their primary use is for relaying information from planet surfaces to Covenant ships in orbit. Many times during the game the player will encounter an unfortunate [[Elite]] distracted using one of these, and just ripe for being [[melee]]d from behind. | ||
==Appearance and Function== | ==Appearance and Function== | ||
[[Image:Uplink Crate.jpg| | [[Image:Uplink Crate.jpg|left|200px|An upllink crate out in the open to receive and relay transmissions to the [[Covenant]] fleet.]] | ||
The Uplink Crate appears to be a modified [[Cargo/Gun Crate|storage crate]]. It stands approximantely eight feet tall, and the three antenna on top adds about four feet six inches. It has several handy fold out controls on it, unfortunately they are in the Covenant language and are completely useless to the player. It is notable however, that the screens on uplink crates usually contain readouts on a planetary surface and links to orbiting spacecraft. This too is interesting, as uplink crates are seen exclusively on the surfaces of the [[Halo]]s, which are in fact, ring shaped, not spherical. The uplink crate emits a loud, random chirping noise and static when active. Its dark purple color affords it no camouflage whatsoever, tending to make it stand out. The only exception to this rule is when they are located in the interiors of Covenant vessels for transport. | The Uplink Crate appears to be a modified [[Cargo/Gun Crate|storage crate]]. It stands approximantely eight feet tall, and the three antenna on top adds about four feet six inches. It has several handy fold out controls on it, unfortunately they are in the Covenant language and are completely useless to the player. It is notable however, that the screens on uplink crates usually contain readouts on a planetary surface and links to orbiting spacecraft. This too is interesting, as uplink crates are seen exclusively on the surfaces of the [[Halo]]s, which are in fact, ring shaped, not spherical. The uplink crate emits a loud, random chirping noise and static when active. Its dark purple color affords it no camouflage whatsoever, tending to make it stand out. The only exception to this rule is when they are located in the interiors of Covenant vessels for transport. | ||