The Silent Cartographer: Difference between revisions

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The [[Covenant]] believe that [[Installation 04|Halo]]'s map room, the [[Silent Cartographer]], is located somewhere under an island, with multiple structures concealing the installation. The [[John-117|Master Chief]] leads the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] in an [[Battle of the Silent Cartographer|assault]] on that island in order to locate the [[Control Room]].

[[File:PelicansAnniversary.png|thumb|right|300px|''[[Echo 419]]'' (front) and ''[[Bravo 022]]'' (back) approach the island.]]

[[File:HA SC 1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A Forerunner structure on the beach.]]

''The Warthog proceeds to drive off around the island, encountering Covenant resistance. The vehicle approaches a structure protruding out of the cliff wall. A [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Spirit]] dropship beside it takes off.''

[[File:HA SC 2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Cartographer's security facility.]]

[[File:Cartographer Zealot.jpg|thumb|right|300px|As the door is unlocked, the Zealot guard charges out, sword at the ready.]]

[[File:CartographerCEA.jpg|right|thumb|300px|John-117 activates the Cartographer.]]

[[File:CartographerOutroCEA.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''Echo 419'' descends into the depths of Halo.]]

''The Silent Cartographer'' would be repurposed or referenced in the later ''Halo'' games. The level geometry became the basis for the ''[[Halo PC]]'' [[multiplayer]] map ''[[Death Island]]''. In the ''[[Halo 2]]'' campaign level ''[[The Great Journey]]'', the landing pad of the [[Bastion of the Brutes]] heavily resembled entrance of the Cartographer. In ''[[Halo 3]]'', the layout of the two rooms immediately following the locked door inside the Cartographer facility were recreated by Paul Russel for the Cartographer of [[Installation 00]] in the campaign level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''. Additionally, a similar shaped island can be found in [[Halo (Halo 3 level)|the final level of ''Halo 3'']], depicted as an unfinished island that is a major feature of the landscape as the player drives along the collapsing [[Installation 08]]. The island, like the rest of the visible landscape, is still snowy, surrounded by metal structures and unfinished, but from above it is nearly identical in shape. John-117 drives around it just before the final jump into the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}. In ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', the [[Warzone]] map ''[[Raid on Apex 7]]'' was designed as a spiritual successor of ''The Silent Cartographer'', featuring a similar tropical island with Forerunner structures.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-5-new-warzone-map-is-biggest-ever-inspired-by/1100-6428728|Site=GameSpot|Page=Halo 5 New Warzone Map Is Biggest Ever, Inspired By Original Halo|D=27|M=5|Y=2021}}

*It is possible to get on top of the island by grenade jumping, or via a a Mgalekgolo melee boost.

* This is the only level in Halo CE to feature an Ocean. Players will ''not'' drown if they drive a [[Warthog]] out into the sea, which extends out roughly half a kilometer in every direction from the shore before abruptly ending at an invisible wall. At these distances, the Warthog will be fully submerged, and underwater, there are odd effects on lighting, in that the flashlight has no effect and everything is pitch black, including most of the player's arm and gun. This lack of a kill-area also applies to NPCs; enemies lured out into the sea will not die, and any marines riding on the Warthog will not only survive being submerged, they can even freely speak underwater. This curious feature of ocean exploration remains fully intact in ''Anniversary''.

* If the player returns to the circular open area where the pair Hunters are confronted before boarding onto [[Echo-419]], there will be a landed Spirit dropship with a lance of Grunts and Jackals guarding it. These lances were probably part of the forces that overwhelmed the Marines guarding the beach.

*When entering the chamber of the unlocked door in the Cartographer building, there is a large locked vent-like installation in the wall of the first room with sleeping Grunts. This vent-like component may be some sort of inactive [[Sentinel launcher]].

* In ''Anniversary'', the beginning of the level (during the ride on a Pelican) is treated as a cutscene. On [[cooperative play]], the screen will remain as one HUD until the Pelicans land. This is similar to the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' campaign level ''[[The Package]]'', though the second player has no control of the HUD in this case.

{{succession box | before = ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]'' <br />| title = [[Halo: Combat Evolved#Campaign|''Halo'' Campaign Missions]] | years = '''''The Silent Cartographer''''' |after = ''[[Assault on the Control Room]]''}}