Just iterating on what I said…
Skybridge and Reactor and Powerhouse Remake should go to H3.
Diamondback, Lockout Remake and also Edge too should go to Reach. I think Edge would fit better in Reach.
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Problem is they can’t just willy-nilly place assets in any of the multiple Halo engines. It has to run in the game it was originally built in.
But we still aren’t adding Diamondback to H3 because otherwise, we have another map using a duplicate level design in the H3 map set.
For that reason Diamondback’s not a priority for me, but honestly for completionists sake yeah they should probably eventually add it in. It’s a fairly simple port into H3, and a fully finished map, no reason to just leave it on the table.
If push came to shove, I’d rather have Reactor & Sky Bridge though.
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If Diamondback gets added to H3, then we’ll end up with a map in the H3 mappack that uses a duplicate level design considering that Diamondback is a remake of Avalanche which is in H3.
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The biggest difference aside from aesthetics is that the Weapon and Vehicle spawns would be different, using much of the Thorage content which is especially noteworthy with regards to the somewhat newly added AA Wraith. Diamondback, like its progenitor Avalanche, is the only map with the right kind of layout to make use of the AA Wraith as a power weapon styled vehicle (replacing the ghost while the Spartan Laser is moved to the upper tunnel), however unlike Avalanche, the alterations can be made without causing discontent over altering a legacy map.
How they could/would/should change up the spawns and layout is up in the air, and for all we know, they could add more of the missing weapons and vehicles from H:O and ODST to Halo 3 with it. Regardless, its not a completely unnecessary addition overall since it would likely play much different with the other gameplay changes applied to it.
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That’s a fair point but I still think Diamondback should go to Reach. Along with Edge.
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I do agree that Diamondback should go to Reach as I stated that it should be in a game that isn’t H3 and Reach sounds appropriate for Diamondback to be in. Edge will be kept in H3 because Edge is in H3.
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Diamondback is already referenced in the files for Halo 3 just like the rest of the Halo Online maps, its about as locked in as Edge or Icebox were when they added Waterfall.
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Yay, that makes me happy. Do you know if any of the other maps are referenced in the game files yet?
Yes actually, after s3d_avalanche (which is Diamondback’s internal name) it goes:
- s3d_powerhouse (the power house port which required a full remake just to work in 3)
- s3d_reactor
- s3d_skybridgenew
Mind you every entry is mostly empty save a loose file or two, but that tracks with the other unreleased entries that are listed aside from these four (none bearing an “s3d_” prefix from Halo Online however as they’re from Halo 3’s development under Bungie), and it’s likely to change with the Digsite teams current work at restoring content.
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That’s so freaking cool, thank you for sharing this. Can’t wait for them to drop some content!
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I don’t know about other people but I myself and others prefer playing the MCC multiplayer over infinite. It would be really cool for the maps to drop… I think all we have had lately on console was that fall guys backpack… Kinda itching for a bigger update now.
I’m still optimistic about reactor coming to the collection, one can only hope…
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Yeah I bounce back and forth between Infinite and MCC with my mates. Mainly due to the lack of content in Infinite albeit, but still back when 343i was dropping content for MCC like every week I was playing the everloving -Yoink!- out of it.
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I am once again asking for your support to nudge 343i into adding Reactor and the rest of the unreleased Halo: Online maps to MCC.
Since this forums being shutdown soon, I’ll also throw my vote on this pile. Release the maps.
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Wait WHAT… what do you mean the forums being shut down?
I believe its closing on the 20th.
Why not more content.
https://forums.halowaypoint.com/t/sunsetting-waypoint-forums/566065