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Subject: My Concept Art for a Reach Level (idea by Awkward Zombie).

Every night at the stroke of twelve, McHenry would lurch from his grave, REEKING OF ASS AND DEATH

Credit goes to Awkward Zombie for the level idea.

The idea was to have a level in a huge bubble shield surrounding an ONI complex built into the mountain, and the attacking team must place a bomb at the entrance to the mountain tunnel, while the defenders have to stop them.

Oh, and the planet is being glassed.

The bubble shield protects the game field, but only until the shield is destroyed, which is when enough covenant blasts destroy it (which can be relegated to a mission timer, like all games), and as the timer runs out and more of the shield destroyed, small but definitely lethal blasts of plasma will slip through, intensifying the combat.

Enough with the talking, more with the looking at stuff

I guess a cool name for the level would be Glassed. I hope Bungie makes this. It would be Shweet.

[Edited on 10.01.2009 5:12 PM PDT]

  • 10.01.2009 5:11 PM PDT

good art bad fail cuz bubbo sheowd would never survive a glassing

  • 10.01.2009 5:13 PM PDT

But the bubble shield is Covenant technology, not human.

  • 10.01.2009 5:15 PM PDT

Every night at the stroke of twelve, McHenry would lurch from his grave, REEKING OF ASS AND DEATH

Posted by: Plasma3150
But the bubble shield is Covenant technology, not human.


I dont think it was ever really canon'ed' whether it was human or covie, but in the cgi trailer chief uses it, so i always assumed it to be human.

  • 10.01.2009 5:17 PM PDT

Why are the first two comments poking holes in his idea? It's not like Bungie hasn't put flaws in games before. To me that sounds like a beast map and I would so play it.

  • 10.01.2009 5:18 PM PDT

Posted by: Lord Joseifius 2
Posted by: Plasma3150
But the bubble shield is Covenant technology, not human.


I dont think it was ever really canon'ed' whether it was human or covie, but in the cgi trailer chief uses it, so i always assumed it to be human.

Brutes are the only ones carrying it, and it's not in any Human Supply Caches. Also, on Halo Wars, the Covenant produced one that size.

  • 10.01.2009 5:23 PM PDT

Every night at the stroke of twelve, McHenry would lurch from his grave, REEKING OF ASS AND DEATH

Posted by: Plasma3150
Posted by: Lord Joseifius 2
Posted by: Plasma3150
But the bubble shield is Covenant technology, not human.


I dont think it was ever really canon'ed' whether it was human or covie, but in the cgi trailer chief uses it, so i always assumed it to be human.

Brutes are the only ones carrying it, and it's not in any Human Supply Caches. Also, on Halo Wars, the Covenant produced one that size.


This is true... Damn. But who knows what sort of goodies ONI has?

  • 10.01.2009 5:25 PM PDT

Posted by: Lord Joseifius 2
Posted by: Plasma3150
Posted by: Lord Joseifius 2
Posted by: Plasma3150
But the bubble shield is Covenant technology, not human.


I dont think it was ever really canon'ed' whether it was human or covie, but in the cgi trailer chief uses it, so i always assumed it to be human.

Brutes are the only ones carrying it, and it's not in any Human Supply Caches. Also, on Halo Wars, the Covenant produced one that size.


This is true... Damn. But who knows what sort of goodies ONI has?

Yeah, they did make the SPARTAN Project after all.

  • 10.01.2009 5:28 PM PDT

I hunt for the Prophet of Contentment, the San 'Shyumm that murdered my son, and stole his birthright, his Energy Sword. They call our species Heretics. They claim to all that our tongues sting, our words a vile poison that feeds on the unworthy. I have seen the true face of Heresy. The head of a gallant warrior lay on the ground. His neck scorched and blistered, scarred by his own blade. I shall retrieve the weapon, and drive it through that bastard's heart! Punishment for his sins is nigh.

Bubble Shields are forerunner tech, you can see it in the silver design of the shield itself. The Covenant are the ones who actually have access to use them.

[Edited on 10.01.2009 5:32 PM PDT]

  • 10.01.2009 5:31 PM PDT

Every night at the stroke of twelve, McHenry would lurch from his grave, REEKING OF ASS AND DEATH

Posted by: Fos Tis Krisis
Bubble Shields are forerunner tech, you can see it in the silver design of the shield itself. The Covenant are the ones who actually have access to use them.


Granted, but personal shields were covie tech too, but ONI commandeered it for the SPARTAN project. Whos to say they didnt also appropriate the bubble shield??

  • 10.01.2009 5:34 PM PDT

I hunt for the Prophet of Contentment, the San 'Shyumm that murdered my son, and stole his birthright, his Energy Sword. They call our species Heretics. They claim to all that our tongues sting, our words a vile poison that feeds on the unworthy. I have seen the true face of Heresy. The head of a gallant warrior lay on the ground. His neck scorched and blistered, scarred by his own blade. I shall retrieve the weapon, and drive it through that bastard's heart! Punishment for his sins is nigh.

Posted by: Lord Joseifius 2
Posted by: Fos Tis Krisis
Bubble Shields are forerunner tech, you can see it in the silver design of the shield itself. The Covenant are the ones who actually have access to use them.


Granted, but personal shields were covie tech too, but ONI commandeered it for the SPARTAN project. Whos to say they didnt also appropriate the bubble shield??

Maybe the fact that before Halo 3 Bubble shields were unattainable tech.

Make it a Covie base and perhaps. But even then, I really think that Energy Projectors could easily pierce a bubble shield (As Rhino Plasma did in Halo Wars)

  • 10.01.2009 5:36 PM PDT

I would like to see THIS map be made, Just imagine, CTF...you start walking back, when the shields go down and the Glassing Beam is now behind you chasing you...

Cannon be damned! This would be fun.

[Edited on 10.01.2009 5:39 PM PDT]

  • 10.01.2009 5:38 PM PDT

Every night at the stroke of twelve, McHenry would lurch from his grave, REEKING OF ASS AND DEATH

Posted by: Fos Tis Krisis
Posted by: Lord Joseifius 2
Posted by: Fos Tis Krisis
Bubble Shields are forerunner tech, you can see it in the silver design of the shield itself. The Covenant are the ones who actually have access to use them.


Granted, but personal shields were covie tech too, but ONI commandeered it for the SPARTAN project. Whos to say they didnt also appropriate the bubble shield??

Maybe the fact that before Halo 3 Bubble shields were unattainable tech.

Make it a Covie base and perhaps. But even then, I really think that Energy Projectors could easily pierce a bubble shield (As Rhino Plasma did in Halo Wars)


But a shield powered by ground based generators?.. Im game for a covie base, although the ONI base makes more sense canon wise..

  • 10.01.2009 5:40 PM PDT

I hunt for the Prophet of Contentment, the San 'Shyumm that murdered my son, and stole his birthright, his Energy Sword. They call our species Heretics. They claim to all that our tongues sting, our words a vile poison that feeds on the unworthy. I have seen the true face of Heresy. The head of a gallant warrior lay on the ground. His neck scorched and blistered, scarred by his own blade. I shall retrieve the weapon, and drive it through that bastard's heart! Punishment for his sins is nigh.

It is already known the Covenant put up heavily protected encampments on Reach.

(Uh oh... Now I smell a Snowbound Remake... F-that, NEW Covie camp)

  • 10.01.2009 5:42 PM PDT

Every night at the stroke of twelve, McHenry would lurch from his grave, REEKING OF ASS AND DEATH

When was that mentioned? I thought Reach was super secure-up until invasion I mean..

I know there was Forerunner caverns an stuff, but covie?..

  • 10.01.2009 5:47 PM PDT

Every night at the stroke of twelve, McHenry would lurch from his grave, REEKING OF ASS AND DEATH

Also, if anyone had any cool map ideas, please share them with me, and Id be happy to make some art for it. Please no -'Make a snow map like Valhalla!' or similar. Throw a lot of detail at me, and Ill throw a lot back.

  • 10.01.2009 6:18 PM PDT

The point of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his.- Gen. George S. Patton.

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Rawr! Once again, thanks for your help, Lord Josefius2, the concept art is great! To address the concerns with canon, the base is a secret ONI facility built to re-engineer covenant tech and find ways to implement it in the UNSC to gain an advantage in the war. They did not have much luck, however, as the covenant plasma weaponry simply refused to be engineered; they simply could not understand it's workings. Given enough time, they would have made a breakthrough, but realizing that time was one luxury they were very short on, they set their gaze on a different piece of technology. The bubble shield proved to be easier to work with, and in just weeks they found out how to boost it's radius 100-fold. The final plan was to use giant shield generators hooked to their starships to generate impromptu shielding, and thus be an even match for the covenant craft. Such a technology would turn the tide of war, and make even the spartan project look insignificant in comparison! Unfortunately, the scientists never got the chance to finish their research. The covenant came and began glassing Reach before they ever got past the prototype stage of their research. Once the scientists heard that Reach was under attack, they gathered their notes and research, and left the facility in the hands of it's resident AI, with instructions to keep the facilities prototype bubble shield up for as long as possible, to try and protect the remaining data inside, the stuff they could not take with them. They have never been heard from since, and are declared MIA. If someone could trace their whereabouts, the war would turn in the UNSC's favor. Sounds like a job for a spartan, doesn't it? Dun dun dunnnnn. And that, my friends, is the incredibly convoluted history behind the map.

  • 10.01.2009 8:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: Lord Joseifius 2
Posted by: Fos Tis Krisis
Posted by: Lord Joseifius 2
Posted by: Fos Tis Krisis
Bubble Shields are forerunner tech, you can see it in the silver design of the shield itself. The Covenant are the ones who actually have access to use them.


Granted, but personal shields were covie tech too, but ONI commandeered it for the SPARTAN project. Whos to say they didnt also appropriate the bubble shield??

Maybe the fact that before Halo 3 Bubble shields were unattainable tech.

Make it a Covie base and perhaps. But even then, I really think that Energy Projectors could easily pierce a bubble shield (As Rhino Plasma did in Halo Wars)


But a shield powered by ground based generators?.. Im game for a covie base, although the ONI base makes more sense canon wise..


[Whistles loudly]

It's multiplayer, not campaign. There is no canon in Multiplayer or else Spartans runing around shoot eachother and then respawning would be canon.

  • 10.01.2009 8:04 PM PDT
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I am quite sure pre-launch it was said that the Bubble Shield was indeed an ONI tech but I believe it was adapted and improved Covenant technology.

  • 10.01.2009 9:15 PM PDT

Every night at the stroke of twelve, McHenry would lurch from his grave, REEKING OF ASS AND DEATH

Posted by: Sanjeev
I am quite sure pre-launch it was said that the Bubble Shield was indeed an ONI tech but I believe it was adapted and improved Covenant technology.


If anyone wants to do the research to confirm.. go for it..

  • 10.01.2009 10:18 PM PDT

The point of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his.- Gen. George S. Patton.

____________(˜˜˜||˜˜˜˜||˜˜˜˜˜)_∏______
l | --------____.`=====.-.~:________\___|================[oo]
|_|||___/___/_/~```|_|_|_|``(o)----------<)

I think my explanation is enough, don't you? ^_^

  • 10.01.2009 11:09 PM PDT

Those who live by the sword shall die by the sword.

is reach like earth cuz I want forests

  • 10.01.2009 11:47 PM PDT

Every night at the stroke of twelve, McHenry would lurch from his grave, REEKING OF ASS AND DEATH

Hells yeah!! Unfortunately when the covenant attack they kinda set the planet on fire.. Im hoping that you get to play it in different stages of the planets downfall.

  • 10.02.2009 12:16 AM PDT