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Subject: A Gift from a Fan to Bungie Studios

First time poster, but a large fan besides.

I made this map for one purpose; as a thank you to Bungie. A thank you for staying true to your fans, a thank you for creating such amazing games. A thank you for being a kickass company in general.

Nothing more.

Is it a good gift? I don't know; I hate critiquing my own material, so I'll let others make that call. Either way, I worked a large number of hours to get the final product in place. Originally it was something less of a map and more of a stab at Halo lore and references.

That changed somewhat, but in the end one thing remained: the Autumn.

Ok, it's not necessarily supposed to be the Pillar of Autumn. Rather, it is a Halcyon-class Cruiser; the focal point of the map (hence the title, revealed later), smack in the center; a model of this esteemed ship class made out of blocks and wedges. And a missile pod MAC blast.

No, I don't think it's accurately to scale; proportions are probably off (I don't think it's long enough); but it's close enough that you can see the shape clearly, and see what it's SUPPOSED to represent.

From completion of that ship came the realization that it needed more. The result of that; six small islands located near each watch tower, resting on which is one of four Banshees or one of two Hornets. This is an air-to-air map; or started as such.

It became clear that strictly forcing the battles to be dogfights would not work; so more islands grew, some upwards into floating islands, all complete with man cannons and teleporters to give you that last second escape. Oh, and the teleporters are all interconnected; it's completely random where you go.

But of course, this is a Bungie Tribute, and we all know Bungie likes nothing better than random death.

Remember when I said all the teleporters were interconnected and completely random? Well, ONE of those receiving nodes drops you into a small tower on the mid-area of the level, where you are forced to fall into the long shaft that takes you down to the large room beneath Sandbox's dunes. And waiting for you at the bottom? Insta-death. Of course, there is a chance you may dodge the Killball waiting eagerly for you; hence the teleporters within the room. They'll take you back up to the top-most part of the map to continue your air battles and island hopping. But then again... they are random. Don't be surprised if you end up back at the top of the shaft, with the Killball determined to win Round 2.

This is my gift, my small attempt at a noticeable contribution to Bungie's PWNage.

Halcyon Days

Named after the cruiser that first dropped Keys, Johnson, Cortana, and our favorite Spartan onto a ring-shaped world, and opened up so much.

Named after the literary commonplace, an expression used to signal days of prosperity and joy, as Bungie has given us year after year.

Named after an Old Greek mythology, as a phrase describing 7 days (yes, SEVEN) of calm during winter.

Named after the genus of tree kingfishers, near passerine birds in the family Halcyonidae, including such species as Halcyon senegalensis and Halcyon albiventris (no, this has NOTHING to do with Bungie, but it's absolutely 100% true).


Bungie, thank you for all you've given us. Thank you for making an awesome series of games. I can't wait for Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach, because I know they will contain the same level of magic and pure awesomeness as your other titles, Halo at the top.

Thanks for the Love, Bungie.

Click Here to be taken to the map, Halcyon Days



I will, as I receive comments and suggestions about this map, be continuously updating it. I'm sure it could use help with weapon placement and the like; feel free to give constructive criticism. Comments welcome.

[Edited on 07.08.2009 1:28 AM PDT]

  • 07.04.2009 10:00 PM PDT

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  • 07.04.2009 10:09 PM PDT