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==Multiplayer maps==
==Multiplayer maps==
A number of multiplayer maps were considered for inclusion in ''Halo 3'', including several that did not make the final cut. Notably, the maps "Wall of Cotton" and "Shaft" do not match any known development names for released multiplayer maps, nor fit the theme of any released in the final game. The document also shows remakes of the maps [[Hang 'Em High]], [[Blood Gulch]] and [[Lockout]] as considered for inclusion - the latter of which eventually making its way into the game as [[Blackout]].{{Ref/Reuse|Hoberman}}
A number of multiplayer maps were considered for inclusion in ''Halo 3'', including several that did not make the final cut. Notably, the maps "Wall of Cotton" and "Shaft" do not match any known development names for released multiplayer maps, nor fit the theme of any released in the final game. Known details on "Shaft" are detailed further down this page. The document also shows remakes of the maps [[Hang 'Em High]], [[Blood Gulch]] and [[Lockout]] as considered for inclusion - the latter of which eventually making its way into the game as [[Blackout]].{{Ref/Reuse|Hoberman}}


In the ''Halo 3'' component of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', a number of seemingly-leftover <code>.mapinfo</code> files were removed from the game at some point during the [[flight]]ing process. These maps contain the aforementioned "shaft", alongside some presently-unknown maps referenced as "volcano", "landslide", "damn" and "beachhead". The files also reference maps named "warthog_inc" and "pump_haus", discussed in-detail further down this page.
In the ''Halo 3'' component of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', a number of seemingly-leftover <code>.mapinfo</code> files were removed from the game at some point during the [[flight]]ing process. These maps contain the aforementioned "shaft", alongside a presently-unknown map referenced as "volcano". The files also reference maps named "landslide", "damn", "beachhead", and "warthog_inc" and "pump_haus", discussed in-detail further down this page.
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File:H3_Maps_Documentation.jpg|A list of maps intended for inclusion in ''Halo 3'' as of the end of pre-production.{{Ref/Reuse|Hoberman}}
File:H3_Maps_Documentation.jpg|A list of maps intended for inclusion in ''Halo 3'' as of the end of pre-production.{{Ref/Reuse|Hoberman}}
File:H3 Steam CutMaps.png|A selection of the .mapinfo files removed from ''The Master Chief Collection''.
File:H3 Steam CutMaps.png|A selection of the .mapinfo files removed from ''The Master Chief Collection''.
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During the [[Development of Halo 3: ODST|development]] of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', the game project was forked from ''[[Halo 3]]'' during the [[downloadable content]] production cycle. As such, many in-progressed and unused DLC maps developed for ''ODST'' remain in the working directory and were included in the [[Series 9|July 2023 update]] for the ''[[Halo 3: ODST Editing Kit]]''.{{Ref/Twitter|KornnerStudios|1680433535583404032|KornnerStudios #UnidentifiedWin32Phenomena|Quote=Check out Kiera’s other tweets looking at cut/different iterations of DLC maps for H3, which are included in the H3ODST editing kit (b/c ODST was forked from H3 while DLC was being worked on, so they live in ODST’s tags and were trivial to include) #HaloMCC #Modding|D=19|M=07|Y=2023}} These maps include "anxiety", "desecration", "battlecreek", and the aforementioned "beachhead", "damn", "landslide", and "warthog_inc"; all are detailed further down this page.
===Anxiety===
"Anxiety" is one of the work-in-progress DLC maps included in the ''Halo 3: ODST'' modding toolkit as of the July 2023 update. It is a unique case among ''Halo'' multiplayer maps, as its origins lie in the original ''[[Halo Custom Edition]]'' modding community for PC in the early 2000s; the map is a remake of a ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved (PC port)|Halo PC]]'' map of the same name created by modders Mothergoat and Jason Keith, who goes by the username [https://twitter.com/JasonRKeith13 Mrs. Doublefire]. During the production of the ''Halo 3'' map [[Heretic]], Keith was hired to work at [[Bungie]] on a remote contract, and evidently worked on incorporating anxiety into ''Halo 3'' in some form.{{Ref/Twitter|KornnerStudios|1680433535583404032|KornnerStudios #UnidentifiedWin32Phenomena|Quote=As I recall, Mrs Double Fire did some contract work for Bungie around the time of Halo3. This may have been their own work. You may be able to find some references to this searching @hbotweets news archives|D=19|M=07|Y=2023}} The original ''Custom Edition'' map can be downloaded from [[halomaps.org]] [http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=1276 here].
The map is symmetrical in layout and uses the [[Installation 00|Ark]] skybox from regular ''Halo 3''. It is set in a box canyon with a base at each end and a bridge going over the top of the map. Each team gets a [[M12 Chaingun Warthog]] and a [[M274 Mongoose]].
===Battle Creek===
A remake of the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' map [[Battle Creek]] was considered at some point in the ''Halo 3'' production process, with a revision of the map geo and skybox present in the ''ODST'' modding files. The map is untextured, displaying only a UV checker texture, and utilises the skybox from the [[Warthog run]] at the end of the final campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''. The map is set on [[Installation 08]], with the ring visible in the sky alongside the Ark.
===Beachhead===
Beachhead is a map more familiar to ''Halo'' players as the map [[Tempest]], later included in the [[Noble Map Pack]] DLC for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. The map was worked on as early as October 2007, shortly after ''Halo 3''{{'}}S launch, though ultimately never released. It was later finished off in the aforementioned ''Reach'' DLC, and included in an incomplete state in the ''ODST'' modding tools.{{Ref/Site|URLhttps://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-mcc-july-2023-update|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo: MCC - July 2023 Update|D=19|M=07|Y=2023}}{{Ref/Site|Id=TempestConcept|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/98O6v|Site=ArtStation|Page=Halo 3 DLC map concepts|D=19|M=07|Y=2023}} Unlike the release version of Tempest, this one take more of an influence from the tropical beach palette used on the map [[Last Resort]], though otherwise has very few layout changes from the version eventually released for players.
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File:H3_Tempest_Concept_1.jpg|''Halo 3''-era concept art.{{Ref/Reuse|TempestConcept}}
File:H3_Tempest_Concept_2.jpg|''Halo 3''-era concept art.{{Ref/Reuse|TempestConcept}}
File:H3_Tempest_Concept_3.jpg|''Halo 3''-era concept art.{{Ref/Reuse|TempestConcept}}
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===Damn===
"Damn" is another work-in-progress DLC map recovered in the ''ODST'' modding toolkit. The map is a restored playable version of the [[A2 Hydroelectric Facility]] seen in the final section of the campaign level [[Sierra 117]]. The map has had several adjustments from its campaign iteration, featuring a new night setting, an un-destroyed bridge that can be traversed, and spawns for weapons, equipment, and objectives.
===Desecration===
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===Gauntlet===
===Gauntlet===
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File:H3 Gauntlet Sketch.png|A sketch of Gauntlet's layout.
File:H3 Gauntlet Sketch.png|A sketch of Gauntlet's layout.
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===Landslide===
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===Monkey Mountain===
===Monkey Mountain===
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File:H3 PumpHaus PrePro Screenshot 2.jpg|A screenshot of Pump Haus.{{Ref/Reuse|PumpHaus2}}
File:H3 PumpHaus PrePro Screenshot 2.jpg|A screenshot of Pump Haus.{{Ref/Reuse|PumpHaus2}}
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===Shaft===
Shaft was originally a map [[Cut Halo 2 levels|cut from]] ''[[Halo 2]]''. It was reconsidered for ''Halo 3'' in Max Hoberman's documentation as a large [[Big Team Battle]] map,{{Ref/Reuse|Hoberman}} though was ultimately cut again. Shaft will be the subject of the [[Digsite]] restoration process in the future.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/digsite-deliveries|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Digsite Deliveries|D=19|M=07|Y=2023}}


===Warthog Inc===
===Warthog Inc===
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