Longbow
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War Games Map_Set/: 951-3[1] |
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Arctic landscape, isolated human buildings |
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6-16 |
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| “ | The frigid climate and unique gravitational conditions of Concord’s northern polar region provide an optimal perch for Longbow Station’s channel-based mass drivers. Before the Covenant War, the UEG launched deep space monitoring relays from here in an effort to study far-flung star systems. | ” |
Longbow is a symmetrical Halo 4 multiplayer map.
Universe and loreEdit
- Main article: Concord
Longbow's setting is a human mass driver station, located in the northern polar region of Concord.[2]
OverviewEdit
LayoutEdit
It is a symmetrical map with a five-base layout (two starting bases at the ends of the map, two secondary bases directly in front of the starting bases, and a middle base overlooking nearly the whole map in the center) with paths leading between them through and around rocks. It offers a good mix of both close and long range combat, with long sight lines between the bases and cramped areas in the caves and inside the bases themselves.
Longbow Map.
Overhead view of the map.
CalloutsEdit
The following are locations on the map that were named in the Halo 4: Official Game Guide:
- Blue Base
- Blue Sneak
- Blue Coast
- Blue Garage
- Blue Bridge
- Blue Street
- Blue Lift
- Blue Caves
- Facility
- Trails
- Caverns
- Arch
- Red Base
- Red Sneak
- Red Coast
- Red Garage
- Red Bridge
- Red Street
- Red Lift
- Red Caves
Production notesEdit
During the development of Longbow, it was named Gore Valley. This name would remain in use as the level's file name.
343i considered making the map with a big Arecibo-type telescope into a valley. It had also been experimented with extreme amounts of fire, and ice on opposite sides of the map.[2]
TriviaEdit
- The mass drivers fire once every minute.
- Longbow, along with Haven, was made by 343 Industries rather than Certain Affinity.
- Longbow was the inspiration for the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer map Recurve.
GalleryEdit
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Development imagesEdit
Early concept exploration for Longbow.
Early concept art of the mass driver.
More early concept or the mass driver tower.
Concept sketches of the cargo pods that would be fired from the mass driver.
Early concept exploration of the map's artstyle, featuring a much different design for the mass driver.
Another early concept, in which the mass driver looked more like a cannon.
Concept art approaching the final layout of the map.
Concept art for plant life on the map. Plants had to resemble pine trees and block player line of sight, but allow bullets to pass through unhindered.
Concept sketch of the central facility.
Another concept sketch of the central facility.
Concept art of a building entrance on Longbow.
Concept blockout for the map's layout.
During early blockout stages, the map was nicknamed "Gore Valley."
ScreenshotsEdit
The mass driver cannon firing.
The other end of the mass driver cannon.
The circular building hub of the mass driver cannon.
Another view of the mass driver cannon.
The curving section of the mass driver cannon.
A view of the central structure.
A view of the middle base along the coastline..
SourcesEdit
- ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 209
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, The Halo Bulletin: 6.28.12 (Retrieved on Aug 24, 2012) [archive]