Longbow

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Longbow is a Halo 4 multiplayer map.

Description

Longbow's setting is a human mass driver station, located in the northern polar region of Concord.^[1] 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 them, 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 sightlines between the bases and cramped areas in the caves and inside the bases themselves.

Trivia

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.

Gallery

Concept art

Early concept art.
Another early concept, in which the mass driver looked more like a cannon.
A later concept, in which the centre structure had been unified to be a landmark for player orientation.
Explorations for a Golden Gate Bridge-like structure on 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 art for the mass driver.
Another concept of the mass driver tower.
Concept art of the cargo pods that would be fired through the mass driver.
During early blockout stages, the map was nicknamed "Gore Valley".
Concept art of the map's layout.