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*During production, Epitaph was known as "Salvation".<ref>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/D4ENy '''Artstation:''' ''Halo 3 Skyboxes and Props'']</ref> The map's inspiration came from [[Wikipedia:Chartres Cathedral|Chartres Cathedral]] in France, when designer [[Chris Carney]] downloaded a floor plan of the cathedral.<ref>[https://www.wired.com/2007/09/halo-levels/ '''Wired''': ''Halo 3 Turns French Cathedral Into Electronic Battleground'']</ref> The map was featured in the ''Halo 3'' internal beta and revealed in the US magazine Gamepro.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=12616 '''Bungie.net''': ''Way Beyond the Beta: Screenshots Galore'']</ref> | *During production, Epitaph was known as "Salvation".<ref>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/D4ENy '''Artstation:''' ''Halo 3 Skyboxes and Props'']</ref> The map's inspiration came from [[Wikipedia:Chartres Cathedral|Chartres Cathedral]] in France, when designer [[Chris Carney]] downloaded a floor plan of the cathedral.<ref>[https://www.wired.com/2007/09/halo-levels/ '''Wired''': ''Halo 3 Turns French Cathedral Into Electronic Battleground'']</ref> The map was featured in the ''Halo 3'' internal beta and revealed in the US magazine Gamepro.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=12616 '''Bungie.net''': ''Way Beyond the Beta: Screenshots Galore'']</ref> | ||
*The playable area of the level constitutes roughly 6% of the tower's height. | *The playable area of the level constitutes roughly 6% of the tower's height. | ||
**In the 800x450px thumbnail of [[:File: | **In the 800x450px thumbnail of [[:File:H3-Epitaph_Wall.jpg|this image of the structure]], the blue area has a 38px height, and the entire tower has a 269px height; without correcting for distortion caused by perspective, we can estimate the blue area as covering roughly 14% of the tower's height. Examination of the level in-game will show that the playable area is the top half of the blue section; ergo, six or seven percent of the tower's height. | ||
*Epitaph can be defined as either a noun or verb: | *Epitaph can be defined as either a noun or verb: | ||
**'''Noun:''' a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site; a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person. | **'''Noun:''' a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site; a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person. | ||
**'''Verb:''' to commemorate in or with an epitaph. | **'''Verb:''' to commemorate in or with an epitaph. | ||
===Miscellaneous=== | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||
*Epitaph has been theorized to be a memorial or grave for the Forerunner AI [[Mendicant Bias]]; the mysterious hologram in the map has a shape resembling a [[monitor]] in the middle of the four prongs, which some have interpreted as being a representation of Mendicant Bias. An audio string in ''[[Halo: Silentium]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Rebirth|''Rebirth'' narrative]] describes Mendicant Bias' trial and subsequent entombing in a desert on the Ark, which corroborates this theory. | *Epitaph has been theorized to be a memorial or grave for the Forerunner AI [[Mendicant Bias]]; the mysterious hologram in the map has a shape resembling a [[monitor]] in the middle of the four prongs, which some have interpreted as being a representation of Mendicant Bias. An audio string in ''[[Halo: Silentium]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Rebirth|''Rebirth'' narrative]] describes Mendicant Bias' trial and subsequent entombing in a desert on the Ark, which corroborates this theory. | ||