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Subject: The sand trap hieroglyphs

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A long while ago there was a series of updates from bungie that featured some insight on how the Halo 3 multiplayer maps were created.

They were very interesting and included pictures, concept art, sketches and descriptions of the stages of development among many other things.

In the update that featured sandtrap specifically, the creator of that level commented at how suprised he was that no one had figured out or decoded what the hieroglyphs on the structures of sandtrap read. This information to this day has never been found out by anyone nor revealed by bungie.

I wish I could link the update but it was so long ago, I havent been able to locate it.

I believe it was during the development of reach.

If anyone can find it please post a link, this will verify my claim here.

I saw a thread from a guy a few weeks ago saying that before the terminals in Halo 3 display their message in a legible form (english in my case) they appear as a code. Perhaps if we were to take some screen shots of this code before and after it decodes on the terminals we may be able to work out what the glyphs on sandtrap mean.

By now though im sure the interest has dwindled to nothing but it may be the last easter egg that Halo 3 needs to give up before it further dissapears into obsurity as more modern games are released

  • 09.15.2011 2:02 AM PDT
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In that update about how the maps were developed, Bungie stated that the so called "Secret of Sandtrap" was a community generated idea.

I highly doubt there is a secret on that map. The glyphs are on Epitaph too.

  • 09.15.2011 2:54 AM PDT

Looking to hook up with some competent players! Please PM me if you want a decent team mate, looking to learn from good players and impart what I know to the team too. Im sick of going 'randy' and getting betrayed for the sniper etc.. and having to put up with BK team mates


Posted by: NS_NEWCOMER v2
In that update about how the maps were developed, Bungie stated that the so called "Secret of Sandtrap" was a community generated idea.

I highly doubt there is a secret on that map. The glyphs are on Epitaph too.

Most of the alleged secrets were found and are listed in this wiki http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Sandtrap however it does not include the interpretation of the hieroglyphs. I will continue to search for the update that spoke of how the creator of the map had marvelled at the fact no one had discovered their meaning as of yet.

  • 09.15.2011 7:42 PM PDT