This week’s Bungie Weekly Update included, among other newsy tidbits, a beautiful new screenshot of the upcoming map Orbital. An empty UNSC space platform comprised of two asymmetrical overlapping tunnel hallways, Orbital is one of three maps collectively known as the Mythic Map Pack which is scheduled to be released in conjunction with Halo Wars in March 2009. One click of the image will make it freakin’ ass huge. Go ahead, touch it. You know you want to.
Posted by mariothemexican on December 20, 2008 at 12:57 am
I thought mythic map pack was 6 maps.
Posted by DeepCee on December 20, 2008 at 1:12 am
Nice. Noticed this on the B.net update. The close up view of one of the monitors looks like the skyline view of Mombasa from the ODST trailer.
I did touch it…and it was glorious!
Posted by Shaggydeath on December 20, 2008 at 7:07 am
It is fantastic looking!! excuse me while I snipe someone out of happiness.
I believe we get 3 maps with the launch of halo wars then some more with the ODST launch.
Posted by PikminGod on December 20, 2008 at 7:20 am
i touched it and it got bigger!!
my only question is what is map number 3
Posted by Crazyeye0 on December 20, 2008 at 7:36 am
Orbital looks good, it looks like it might be able to accomodate vehicles like Warthogs to, but wether things like that would be out of place on this perticular map I don’t know, seeing as there is only one screenshot. However, one of the monitors in this screenshot appears to show what might be the layout of the map, and if that’s correct, then it looks pretty big.
Also, does anybody remember the switches from the campaign level The Storm to open the doors? the big door appears to have one, perhaps it will be operable? kind of like a High-ground infiltrate the base to open the door and let the vehicles roll on in sort of thing? that would be good.
Also, didn’t Bungie say this map was supposed to be quite dark when it was code-named “Space-Camp”? oh well, either way this looks set to be one of my favourite maps.
Posted by Mace Windex on December 20, 2008 at 8:17 am
I touched it and my bum tingled.
Posted by Ragingterror on December 20, 2008 at 8:59 am
I came. ;)
Posted by Mace Windex on December 20, 2008 at 9:26 am
I left.
Posted by RuneOfRed on December 20, 2008 at 10:06 am
STOKED!
Posted by penguinish on December 20, 2008 at 11:56 pm
“One click of the image will make it freakin’ ass huge. Go ahead, touch it. You know you want to.”
you have no idea how literal that statement is when your viewing this blog post on an iphone.