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{{Multiplayer Map Infobox
{{Status|Gameplay}}
{{Multiplayer map infobox
|name=Tombstone
|name=Tombstone
|image=[[Image:Tombstone1.jpeg|300px]]
|image=[[File:H2 Tombstone 1.jpg|300px]]
|location=Currently unknown
|game=''[[Halo 2]]''
|weapons=[[SMG]], [[Battle Rifle]], [[Rocket Launcher]] [[Fragmentation Grenade]]s, [[Plasma Grenade]]s |vehicles=unknown
|devname=<code>highplains2</code>
|gametypes=[[Slayer]]
|map=
|playernumber=
|location=[[Unnamed UNSC munitions testing complex|UNSC munitions testing complex]], [[New Mombasa]]<ref name="bnetart">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12358 '''Bungie.net''': An Affinity for Art] - ''The moody lighting is dictated by the idea of an industrial waste on the outskirts of a ruined New Mombasa.''</ref>
|terrain= Decommissioned [[UNSC]] munitions facility
|symmetry=
|playernumber=4-16
|gametypes=*[[Slayer]]
*[[Team Slayer]]
*[[Rockets]]
*[[Oddball]]
*[[1 Flag CTF]]<ref name="bnetCA">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=12337 '''Bungie.net''': A Certain Affinity: Mapmakers to the Stars]</ref>
|pagegamelabel=H2
}}
}}


{{Center|{{Article quote|The [[UNSC]] decommissioned this munitions testing complex after safety concerns came to light.}}}}


'''Tombstone''', along with [[Desolation]] are upcoming maps for [[Halo 2]]. They are remakes of [[Hang 'Em High]] and [[Derelict]] from [[Halo: Combat Evolved]].
'''Tombstone''' is a multiplayer map in ''[[Halo 2]]''. It is a remake of the map ''[[Hang 'Em High]]'' from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. The map was created by video game company [[Certain Affinity]] alongside [[Desolation]] for the [[Blastacular Pack]].


Tombstone has several notable differences between itself and Hang 'em High, including explosive fusion cores (pictured at right), the replacement of the main ramp with a grav lift, certain tweaks to account for Halo 2's jump height, and of course a major graphical and aesthetic overhaul.
==Universe and lore==
{{Main|Unnamed UNSC munitions testing complex}}
Tombstone is set in a decommissioned munitions testing complex in the middle of an industrial wasteland, on the outskirts of a now-[[Battle of Mombasa|ruined]] [[New Mombasa]].{{Ref/Reuse|bnetart}} The city's skyline can be seen in the background of the map.  


It is probable that Tombstone features a similar weapon set like Hang 'Em High, but with the SMG taking the place of the Assault Rifle and the Battle Rifle taking the place of the M6D pistol, the latter which was a common starting weapon on Hang 'em High in LANs. The map also features an Overshield under one of the bridges visible in the picture, just down the trough where the health pack was located in Hang 'em High.  Under the opposite bridge lies the rocket launcher spawn.
==Overview==
As a remake of ''Halo: Combat Evolved''{{'}}s [[Hang 'Em High]], Tombstone has several slight tweaks to the original game's layout to suit the updated gameplay of ''Halo 2''.  Differences include [[Fusion Coils]], the inclusion of background objects such as street lamps and soda machines, a human aesthetic style, certain tweaks to account for ''Halo 2''{{'}}s jump height, and of course a major graphical overhaul.


==Links==
Tombstone features a similar weapon set as ''Hang 'Em High''. Tombstone spawning [[weapons]] are unique in two ways; It is the only map where the primary spawning weapon is the [[BR55 battle rifle]], and it is the only map to have two starting weapons, the battle rifle and the [[M7 SMG]]. The map features two [[overshield]]s, both of which are located on adjacent locales on the map, one in the canal at the bottom of the map, and the other across the map from the first, inside the control room. An [[M41 SPNKR]] lies in the canal, opposite of the overshield.
[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=certainaffinitymaps Bungie Top Story]
 
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An [[Type-1 energy sword|energy sword]] spawns on a platform at the top of the map, and the only way to reach it is by running across a long bridge that is completely exposed to sniper fire from almost anywhere on the map. Despite its power, the sword often spends entire matches untouched simply because it is too risky to retrieve.
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The large crane in the middle and center of the map sports an [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle]] on top of it. Also, very clever players will get the sniper rifle and the energy sword, making them even tougher. There are also far more [[M90 shotgun|shotguns]] scattered across the map than there are in ''Hang 'Em High''.
 
==Production notes==
Hang 'Em High was chosen to be remade in ''Halo 2'' due to its fan-favourite status in the original game. It was originally planned to be remade for the base game, alongside maps like [[Blood Gulch]] and [[Battle Creek]], but the changes from ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' to ''Halo 2'' such as the removal of fall damage, changed weapon sandbox and bizarre geometry from an art perspective, alongside fan demand and expectations made working on the map a "minefield". The map was experimented with in early ''Halo 2'' development but didn't feel good to play, and the relatively tiny multiplayer development team ultimately scrapped it to work on other maps. It was later considered for the map packs, but the art team had just finished working on the hellish development of the ''Halo 2'' campaign, and nobody volunteered to work on it.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet3}}
 
Development on the map started after Max Hoberman moved to Austin, and began blocking out a version of the map while experimenting with the vertical scale. Following the startup of Certain Affinity, the map was chosen as one of 5-6 maps to remake for ''Halo 2'', and given the codename "High Plains". At this point, it was still too literal a port of the original Hang 'Em High, and thus designer Peter Marks - responsible for the original map - was brought on board to start over from scratch, changing the layout where needed to create the final product.{{Ref/Reuse|bnetCA}} Later on, the map was described as "90% Hang 'em High".<ref name="bnet3">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=12324 '''Bungie.net''': Bungie Weekly Update 30/03/2007]</ref>
 
==Trivia==
===Easter eggs===
*There is a soda machine that has [[BLAST]] soda inside.
*A picture of the original ''Hang 'Em High'' is seen on the main screen in the control room.
*A box with a picture of the [[M6D magnum]] can be seen on a crate that's behind the right side of the fence, stretched over the water trench in the middle of the map. There is also an M6D pistol out of the box, but it cannot be used as it is out of the playable area and it is a model without proper weapon settings.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6o2Q9bx7BY Youtube - Halo 1 M6D Pistol in Tombstone halo 2]</ref>
 
===Miscellaneous===
*''Tombstone'' is the only map in ''Halo 2'' to have 8 territories, which is the game's limit. This includes Sword spawn, blue base, red base, red bunker, blue bunker, center, command center and the section of blue base that includes a ramp with a large piece of sheet metal covering it.
*''Tombstone'' is exclusive to the [[Xbox]] version of ''Halo 2'' which is backwards compatible on [[Xbox 360]]. It was not officially available for [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|''Halo 2'' for Windows Vista]], but modders were able to port [http://www.monstrmoose.com/maps/Released/Tombstone_V2_(Dec_18_2011).exe Tombstone] to Halo 2 Vista. The map, like all ''Halo 2'' maps, is included in the port for ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.
*''Hang 'Em High'' was originally a [[Forerunner]] burial site, which matches up with the name ''Tombstone'', which also references ''Hang 'Em High''{{'}}s description "Tombstones For Everybody". Like ''Hang 'em High'', which was the name of [[Wikipedia:Hang 'Em High|a Western film]], Tombstone is named after [[Wikipedia:Tombstone (film)|a Western film]].
*Subtle hints of the howling ambient sound effects from ''Hang 'em High'' can be heard on this map, alongside the creaking of the cranes.
 
==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
<gallery>
File:H2 Tombstone City MattePainting.jpg|Concept art and the matte painting used for the map's skybox.
File:H2 Tombstone Architecture Concept.jpg|Concept art for the bottom area of the map, used for showing how to convert Hang 'Em High's Forerunner geometry to more human-styled architecture.
File:H2_Tombstone_Base_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the level.
File:H2 Tombstone Crane Concept.jpg|Crane concept art.
File:HMCC Tombstone.PNG|Map of the map in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.
File:H2 Tombstone_2.jpg|A view of Tombstone with the destroyed city in the background.
File:H2_Tombstone_CTF.jpg|A CTF game on Tombstone.
File:H2 Tombstone Slayer.jpg|A Slayer game on Tombstone.
File:H2_Tombstone_M6D.png|The M6D Easter egg on this map.
File:H2_Tombstone_M6DCrate.png|The M6D storage crate.
File:H2 Tombstone Skybox.png|The destroyed city in the map's skybox.
</gallery>
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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[[Category:Blastacular Pack]]
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