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Subject: What the heck is that?!
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Poll: What is that big purple landing?  [closed]
A glitch:  16%
(3 Votes)
Something Bungie intended to remove in betaversion:  42%
(8 Votes)
An easter egg:  42%
(8 Votes)
Total Votes: 19

If you do a glitch that allows you to explore the bottom of the big shaft in Silent Cartographer, look down, and you'll notice a big purple platform. Does anyone know what it is? I'm STILL trying to figure it out.

  • 08.23.2005 6:50 AM PDT
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More info on this glitch which allows you to explore the bottom of the big shaft in the Silent Cartographer please, then maybe I can give my verdict...

  • 08.23.2005 6:53 AM PDT
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Alrighty then.
Make sure you are doing co-op.

First, on Silent Cartographer, get a warthog into the very large BIG room inside the island. You know, where you have to actually find the cartographer room. In the center of that large room is a bottomless chasm with platforms that lead downward. Kill all the enemies in this big room, head back outside and grab a warthog, and make both players get overshields.

Now drive the hog into the chasm and land it on the first platform. You should survive, but with no overshields. Now leave the hog here, and below this platform is another. Land on it, but duck before landing to reduce fall damage. Make both players continue this until getting to the bottom-most platform, and look over the edge:You'll see a purple platform down there.

I've already e-mailed Bungie about this, but I thought I should ask around to see if anyone else noticed this.

  • 08.23.2005 7:18 AM PDT
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Thanks for your time =)

*Goes to check it out*

[Edited on 8/23/2005]

  • 08.23.2005 8:19 AM PDT

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i wasnt aware that you could get a warthog past the security door. how did you manage that?

  • 08.23.2005 12:56 PM PDT
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I had to angle it. It took a little while (it was a tight fit).

  • 08.23.2005 1:29 PM PDT
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OMG THERE IS A PURPLE THING AT THE BOTTOM OMGWTFBBQLOL

  • 08.23.2005 1:51 PM PDT
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I beleive that it isnt a glitch or a bug I think Bungie made it there for you and theres a secret down there try going down further sometimes there are invisible holesO_O

  • 08.23.2005 2:22 PM PDT
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Posted by: JimboTron21
i wasnt aware that you could get a warthog past the security door. how did you manage that?

You can also get the warthog into the second last elevator in AotCR in Coop (to get it to the last outdoor area). It requires getting the Warthog in the tunnel, then having one player stand behind the warthog while the other player gets out of the drivers seat (while in the narrow tunnel leading to the lift). This causes the driver to go in front of the warthog, and then the person behind the warthog can throw ample grenades. The hardest part is keeping the Warthog on the elevator, it tends to slide off. The Ghost simply goes right through the floor of the elevator.

  • 08.23.2005 6:17 PM PDT

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i got the worthog to the room that has the map but i was unware you could get it down there.

  • 08.23.2005 7:00 PM PDT
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ive been down there, and i know what youre talking about. it deffinatly isnt a glitch, but it does look like some what of a structure. i cant say exactly what it is because the platforms stop going down the shaft about a third of the way making it impossible to get a clear view, what with the distance and all the fog... whatever it is, it doesnt look like a glich, and it deffinatly looks rendered. if you do however find a way, please post it.

  • 08.23.2005 7:09 PM PDT
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I know mods would get us down there, but then it won't be fun, because it would require no skill. Unless there were a flying vehicle...but a pelican runs along a plotted course. And there's no banshee. And spiraling a warthog down there, we'd still die from the fall. It just seems that there is no way to get down there...

  • 08.24.2005 10:41 AM PDT

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I took a warthog with 2 marines down to the door before we unlocked it, and then I realized that their AI turned off. :)

  • 08.24.2005 2:53 PM PDT
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what do u mean the place with the actual cartagrapher. the place where it goes into a cutscene and cortana talks a lot?

  • 08.25.2005 12:15 AM PDT
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Yup.

  • 08.25.2005 6:56 AM PDT

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Floating, dead-AI marines! Ha!

  • 08.25.2005 8:19 PM PDT
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If anyone gets there and can report on what it is then please do; I'd love to find out. In the meanwhile, back to my pathetic attempts... =D

  • 08.27.2005 2:57 PM PDT
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i didnt know you could glitch in halo 1 but i dont know what the purple thing is

  • 08.27.2005 8:59 PM PDT
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i think its covanant since its purple so maybe theres a secret covanant down there!

  • 08.31.2005 3:57 PM PDT
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there isnt anything down any of the shafts, a decent warthog launch will get you down there. You need to bounce off the walls.

Personally i'm more curious about the tunnel opposite the shafted cutscene and why it's there

  • 09.03.2005 5:11 PM PDT
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yeah, i know what youre talking about, and i really want to find a way up there. by the way.... has anyone else beside me been to the bottom of shafted?

  • 09.03.2005 6:26 PM PDT
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Posted by: Mr wikawakawoo
yeah, i know what youre talking about, and i really want to find a way up there. by the way.... has anyone else beside me been to the bottom of shafted?

I've tried...and I saw a giant purple platform at the bottom.

  • 09.03.2005 7:03 PM PDT
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Posted by: Mr wikawakawoo
yeah, i know what youre talking about, and i really want to find a way up there. by the way.... has anyone else beside me been to the bottom of shafted?


Once you get to the purple landing -> the purple is encased by a small wall and on either side there is a huge drop, have the second player create a pile by falling off a few times, then throw a nade down and fall the explosion will break your fall if your lucky.

To hit that tunnel opposite shafted in single player, move the warthog near the entrance (front to the doorway), stand on the warthogs gun, throw a sticky against the door corner, a frag then shoot a rocket at where the nades have landed then quickly enter the turret and you should make it across.
If you land on those prongs underneath in multiplayer, a small nade pile will get you there.

[Edited on 9/3/2005]

  • 09.03.2005 9:09 PM PDT
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i dont know at all

  • 09.04.2005 3:28 AM PDT