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Penance
Map overview
Game:	Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary/Halo Reach
Map file name (?):	cex_damnation
Lore information
Location:	Covenant hydro-processing center, Buwan
Gameplay overview
Terrain:	Covenant facility interior
Recommended number of players:	2-8
Recommended gametype(s):	Team Slayer; Team Objective; Slayer; FFA Objective;

Latest revision as of 02:19, February 10, 2023

This article is about the multiplayer map. For the Covenant ship, see Penance (ship). For the music segment, see Delta Halo Suite.

“

The Covenant have harnessed the waters of this moon to refuel their massive supercarriers.

”

Penance is a multiplayer map included in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and the Anniversary Map Pack for Halo Reach.^[1] It is a remake of Damnation from Halo: Combat Evolved with several alterations to map layout.^[1]

Universe and lore[edit]

The map is set in a massive Covenant hydro-processing center on Buwan, the primary satellite of the Unggoy homeworld Balaho.^[3] The moon provides resources necessary to power and refuel a variety of capital ships. During the breaking of the Covenant Empire, the facility was left abandoned but is still operational via automated subsystems.^[3]

Overview[edit]

Layout[edit]

Penance Map.
An overhead view of the map.

Callouts[edit]

The following are locations on the map that are so named on the player's heads-up display during gameplay:

Lower Bridge
Cave
Teleporter Room
Teleporter Overlook
Waterfall Balcony
Observation Deck
Lower Pit
Pit Overlook
Rafters
Upper Bridge
Control Room
Ramp Hallway
Pump Room
Upper Pump Room
Pump Room Balcony

Variants[edit]

Damnation[edit]

A Forge variant with similar title to the Halo Combat Evolved version is also available for those who prefer the classic multiplayer map.

Trivia[edit]

The Grunt in a barrel Easter egg can be found in this map.

Gallery[edit]

Concept art of the level.
The Forge variant Damnation features layout and weapon placement similar to the original version.
A planetoid, either Balaho or Padpad, above the level.

Sources[edit]

[bulletin817-1] Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin: 8/17/11

[nelson-2] Xbox Live's Major Nelson: News From Halo Fest

[info-3] Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin: 11/9/11

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-{{era|RW}}
+{{Status|Gameplay}}
-{{New content}}
+{{Center|''This article is about the multiplayer map. For the Covenant ship, see [[Penance (ship)]]. For the music segment, see [[Delta Halo Suite]].''}}
-<center>''For the Covenant ship, see [[Penance (ship)]]''</center>
+{{Article quote|The Covenant have harnessed the [[water]]s of this moon to refuel their massive [[Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier|supercarriers]].}}
-{{Multiplayer Map Infobox
+{{Multiplayer map infobox
+|pagegamelabel=HR
 |name=Penance
 |image=[[File:Penance.jpg|300px]]
-|game=''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]/[[Halo Reach]]''<ref name="bulletin817">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/the-halo-bulletin-81711/168336 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 8/17/11'']</ref>
+|game=''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]/[[Halo Reach]]''<ref name="bulletin817">[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2011/08/17/The-Halo-Bulletin-81711.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 8/17/11'']</ref>
-|playernumber=
+|devname=<code>cex_damnation</code>
-|location=[[Covenant]] [[hydro-processing center]], [[Buwan]]<ref>[http://majornelson.com/2011/08/26/news-from-halo-fest/ '''Xbox Live's Major Nelson''': ''News From Halo Fest'']</ref>
+|playernumber=2-8
+|location=[[Covenant]] [[hydro-processing center]], [[Buwan]]<ref name="nelson">[http://majornelson.com/2011/08/26/news-from-halo-fest/ '''Xbox Live's Major Nelson''': ''News From Halo Fest'']</ref>
 |terrain=Covenant facility interior
-|gametypes=
+|gametypes=*[[Team Slayer]]
+*[[Team Objective]]
+*[[Slayer]]
+*FFA Objective
 }}
-{{Quote|The Covenant have harnessed the waters of this moon to refuel their massive supercarriers.|Map Description}}
-'''Penance''' is a multiplayer map included in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' for ''[[Halo Reach]]''.<ref name="bulletin817"/> It is a remake of [[Damnation]] from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' with several alterations to map layout.<ref name="bulletin817"/> A forge variant with [[Damnation|similar title to the Halo Combat Evolved version]] is also available for those who prefer the classic multiplayer map.
+'''Penance''' is a multiplayer map included in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' and the [[Anniversary Map Pack]] for ''[[Halo Reach]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin817}} It is a remake of [[Damnation]] from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' with several alterations to map layout.{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin817}}
-==Design==
+==Universe and lore==
-As the primary satellite of the Unggoy homeworld, Buwan provides the perfect environment for this massive Covenant hydro-facility used to power and refuel a variety of capital ships. Though still operational via automated subsystems, the station was abandoned shortly after the breaking of the Covenant.
+The map is set in a massive [[Covenant]] [[hydro-processing center]] on [[Buwan]], the primary [[natural satellite|satellite]] of the [[Unggoy]] homeworld [[Balaho]].<ref name="info">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2011/11/09/The-Halo-Bulletin-11911-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 11/9/11'']</ref> The moon provides resources necessary to power and refuel a variety of [[capital ship]]s. During the [[Great Schism|breaking of the Covenant Empire]], the facility was left abandoned but is still operational via automated subsystems.{{Ref/Reuse|info}}
-==Locations==
+==Overview==
-*Lower Bridge
+===Layout===
-*Cave
+<gallery>
-*Teleporter Room
+File:HMCC_HR_Penance_Map.png|Penance Map.
-*Teleporter Overlook
+File:HA - Penance Overview.jpeg|An overhead view of the map.
-*Waterfall Balcony
+</gallery>
-*Observation Deck
+====Callouts====
-*Lower Pit
+The following are locations on the map that are so named on the player's [[heads-up display]] during gameplay:
-*Pit Overlook
+*'''Lower Bridge'''
-*Rafters
+*'''Cave'''
-*Upper Bridge
+*'''Teleporter Room'''
-*Control Room
+*'''Teleporter Overlook'''
-*Ramp Hallway
+*'''Waterfall Balcony'''
-*Pump Room
+*'''Observation Deck'''
-*Upper Pump Room
+*'''Lower Pit'''
-*Pump Room Balcony
+*'''Pit Overlook'''
+*'''Rafters'''
+*'''Upper Bridge'''
+*'''Control Room'''
+*'''Ramp Hallway'''
+*'''Pump Room'''
+*'''Upper Pump Room'''
+*'''Pump Room Balcony'''
+==Variants==
+===Damnation===
+A [[Forge]] variant with [[Damnation|similar title to the Halo Combat Evolved version]] is also available for those who prefer the classic multiplayer map.
+==Trivia==
+The [[Grunt in a barrel]] Easter egg can be found in this map.
 ==Gallery==
+{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
 <gallery>
-File:Damnationreach.jpg|''Damnation'', a forge variant of ''Penance'', features an almost identical layout and an identical weapon placement of the original ''Halo Combat Evolved'' version.
+File:HR_Penance_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the level.
-File:HA - Penance Overview.jpeg|An overhead view of the map.
+File:Damnationreach.jpg|The [[Forge]] variant ''Damnation'' features layout and weapon placement similar to the original version.
+File:BalahoCEA.jpg|A planetoid, either [[Balaho]] or [[Padpad]], above the level.
 </gallery>
 ==Sources==
-<references/>
+{{Ref/Sources}}
-{{Level}}
+{{Levels|HR|mode=yes}}
+{{Levels|CEA|mode=yes}}
+[[Category:Halo: Reach multiplayer maps]]