Halo 4 E3 Builds - Revision history

Cashmint at 13:38, 6 August 2020

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Cashmint at 21:23, 27 July 2020

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Cashmint at 20:38, 13 July 2020

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Cashmint: /* Mission Transcription */

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 In 2012, 343 was poised to release their latest and most ambitious project yet, Halo 4. Drumming up anticipation, 343 took their project to the show-floor at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo. During this time, 343 showed off Halo 4's 3 main game-modes; campaign, wargames, and spartan ops. In order to show off each of the 3 aforementioned game-modes, 343 built 3 different versions of the same game. One that booted to an incredibly limited campaign menu, one that booted to a limited wargames custom games menu, and one that booted to a limited spartan ops menu. These 3 builds would come to be known as the Halo 4 E3 builds. Contrary to what one might initially believe, each build is unique from one another considering each aims to show off different parts of Halo 4.

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	In 2012, 343 was poised to release their latest and most ambitious project yet, Halo 4. Drumming up anticipation, 343 took their project to the show-floor at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo. During this time, 343 showed off Halo 4's 3 main game-modes; campaign, wargames, and spartan ops. In order to show off each of the 3 aforementioned game-modes, 343 built 3 different versions of the same game. One that booted to an incredibly limited campaign menu, one that booted to a limited wargames custom games menu, and one that booted to a limited spartan ops menu. These 3 builds would come to be known as the Halo 4 E3 builds. Contrary to what one might initially believe, each build is unique from one another considering each aims to show off different parts of Halo 4.		In 2012, 343 was poised to release their latest and most ambitious project yet, Halo 4. Drumming up anticipation, 343 took their project to the show-floor at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo. During this time, 343 showed off Halo 4's 3 main game-modes; campaign, wargames, and spartan ops. In order to show off each of the 3 aforementioned game-modes, 343 built 3 different versions of the same game. One that booted to an incredibly limited campaign menu, one that booted to a limited wargames custom games menu, and one that booted to a limited spartan ops menu. These 3 builds would come to be known as the Halo 4 E3 builds. Contrary to what one might initially believe, each build is unique from one another considering each aims to show off different parts of Halo 4.
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	==Spartan Ops==		==Spartan Ops==
−	~~Talk about spops son~~!!!	+	For the final section of this fairly lengthy analysis, the Spartan Ops build will receive its well deserved dissection. To start, whilst appearing to be the least interesting of the 3 builds, the E3 Halo 4 Spartan Ops build is in fact hiding away the most amount of details. Without spoiling too much, let's begin by evaluating the build at its surface level, the way 343 intended. Now, upon searching up Spartan Ops E3 2012, one might be surprised to see only a trailer of the mode. Well, this was because the build was not put into the hands of event participants nor was its contents allowed to be filmed; instead, the build was only shown to select E3 2012 participants behind closed doors. In fact, it wasn't until Comic-Con San Diego 2012 that game play emerged showing just what this build might've offered. Note the keyword 'might've', the sentence was phrased that way since we can never truly know whether or not this was the exact same build used at E3 2012 given the dates of both events differing so heavily from one another; however, they do show off the exact same mission. For this reason, the embedded video below will showcase a participant of Comic Con playing, what is thought to be, this very build back in July of 2012. Credit goes to [https://www.youtube.com/user/AgeTemplar AgeTemplar] for the footage.
		+	<center><div><ul>
		+	<li style="display: inline-block;"><youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WxMPyFOjjE</youtube></li>
		+	</center></ul></div>
		+	===Initial Menus for the Spartan Ops Build:===
		+	With the builds fairly simple history out of the way, it's time to delve into the real meat and bones, the build itself. As with the other 2 builds, this one boots into a locked spartan ops lobby with no way to back out. Additionally, the only chapter and map that players are able to select is chapter 5 on the map cauldron.
		+	<div><ul>
		+	<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:E3SpopsMenu0.jpg\|thumb\|left\|400px\|The boot menu in the Spartan Ops build.]]
		+	<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:E3SpopsMenu1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|400px\|The start chapter menu in the Spartan Ops build.]]
		+	</div></ul>
		+	===The Offline Spartan Ops Menu and The Rest of the Missions' Titles + Descriptions:===
		+	As mentioned earlier, Halo 4 has an offline Spartan Ops menu that was used for internal testing. Thankfully, by going to this menu in the E3 build, we can find a slew of place holder mission names and even early descriptions. To spare audiences the pain of having to be exposed to an enormous amount of photos, every mission and their subsequent description will be provided via a bulleted list.
		+	<div><ul>
		+	<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:E3OfflineSpops.jpg\|thumb\|left\|400px\|The mission list in the Spartan Ops build.]]
		+	</div></ul>
		+	*'''CHAPTER 5 CORE'''
		+	**Interrupt the Covenant dig; discover their secret
		+	*'''DEFEND THE COMPLEX'''
		+	**Forerunners are attacking -- protect the base
		+	*'''E1:M1-CHOPPERBOWL-VEHICLE'''
		+	**N/A
		+	*'''E1:M2-SNIPERALLEY-DESTROY'''
		+	**Destroy the Covenant Power Core!
		+	*'''E1:M3-FORTSW-SHUTDOWN'''
		+	**A pair of Forerunner comm arrays are disrupting communications
		+	*'''E1:M4-TEMPLE-ESCAPE'''
		+	**Investigate the Temple, then get out of there!
		+	*'''E2:M1-CATHEDRAL-ATTACK'''
		+	**Recon the heavy comm traffic
		+	*'''E2:M2-SCURVE-RESCUE'''
		+	**Find the Scientists, rescue them from the Covenant
		+	*'''E2:M3-FORTS-DEFEND'''
		+	**E2:M3-Forts-Defend
		+	*'''E2:M4-SNIPERALLEY-RUN'''
		+	**Beat the Covenant to the Temple Entrance!
		+	*'''E2:M5-TEMPLE-RETAKE'''
		+	**Find out what happened to the Gargarin Science Team.
		+	*'''E3:M1-CHOPPERBOWL-SWA'''
		+	**Kill the VIP, then Defend the base!
		+	*'''E3:M2-COMPLEX-DESTROY'''
		+	**Sagan Base is under attack, save it!
		+	*'''E3:M3-VALHALLA-SECURE'''
		+	**N/A
		+	*'''E3:M4-VALHALLA-DEFEND'''
		+	**N/A
		+	*'''E4:M1-SNIPERALLEY'''
		+	**Smash and grab. Get revenge on the Covenant.
		+	*'''E4:M2-VALHALLA-FOLLOW'''
		+	**N/A
		+	*'''E4:M3-FORTS-ACTIVATE'''
		+	**Activate the Portal
		+	*'''E4:M5-COMPLEX-HOLDOUT'''
		+	**Survive long enough to hand off the Forerunner Brain to Majestic!
		+	*'''E5:M2-TEMPLE-SHUTDOWN'''
		+	**Meet up with Science Team and learn more about Teleporting!
		+	*'''E5:M4-SCURVE-DEFEND'''
		+	**Defend the forerunner brain
		+	*'''TEST-HORSESHOE'''
		+	**Test Mission on Horseshoe
		+	*'''WALKIE TALKIE'''
		+	**Destroy the Communications Array
		+	*'''CHOPPERBOWL'''
		+	**chopperbowl test mission
		+	*'''COMPLEX MAP TEST'''
		+	**complex map test mission
		+	*'''FORTS MAP TEST'''
		+	**forts map test mission
		+	*'''FULL DESTROY'''
		+	**A long destroy mission (3 lego pieces)
		+	*'''MIDNIGHT'''
		+	**standard wave based firefight
		+	===The Spartan Ops Mission and The Two Hidden Early Missions Available:===
		+	To wrap up this write up, it's only fitting to leave off with a couple of videos showcasing actual gameplay. The following videos will go through each of the 3 missions that are available in this build. As mentioned earlier, 2 of the missions are hidden and can only be accesed through the offline Spartan Ops menus. Anyways, listed below is the actual mission 343 intended people to see credits [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCALF22rCYkNwMySTzhYQnvA Galaxy]. Following that, [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIw3eoYf66NF1N3zTjtYETA Cashmint] has posted videos on both of the hidden missions which are incredibly early considering the place holder dialogue and lack of polish on each.
		+	<center><div><ul>
		+	<li style="display: inline-block;"><youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8kYLbIT8Io</youtube></li>
		+	<li style="display: inline-block;"><youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXpeeqcM2m4</youtube></li>
		+	<li style="display: inline-block;"><youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_3gscAbARc</youtube></li>
		+	</center></ul></div>

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 In 2012, 343 was poised to release their latest and most ambitious project yet, Halo 4. Drumming up anticipation, 343 took their project to the show-floor at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo. During this time, 343 showed off Halo 4's 3 main game-modes; campaign, wargames, and spartan ops. In order to show off each of the 3 aforementioned game-modes, 343 built 3 different versions of the same game. One that booted to an incredibly limited campaign menu, one that booted to a limited wargames custom games menu, and one that booted to a limited spartan ops menu. These 3 builds would come to be known as the Halo 4 E3 builds. Contrary to what one might initially believe, each build is unique from one another considering each aims to show off different parts of Halo 4.
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 ==Keynote==
 The keynote presentation build is perhaps this collections' most interesting build, at first glance. To clarify, this build is the one that 343 played live on stage during the their presentation. Additionally, the build contains an early and highly scripted version of the mission 'Infinity' which is the 4th mission Halo 4's campaign. With the mission being heavily scripted, it is very easy to miss triggers and even entire pieces of dialogue given the player moves in a sporadic manner. Before moving into the brief demo sequence, it is important to first take a look at the introductory menu and its subsequent sub-menus. Pictured below is what a player would be introduced to after selecting the build's given xex. Pictured next to that is the menu that will be loaded upon pressing start.
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 ==WarGames==
-Talk about war games son!!!
+The WarGames build was intended for participants of E3 2012. As one might expect, the build was played over LAN at the expo itself. Courtesy of [https://www.youtube.com/user/IGNentertainment IGN], individuals who attended to the E3 2012 expo can be observed playing the build in its intended environment, the showfloor. Before moving onto the build itself, it is important realize that, whilst on-screen footage of the build from that era exists, the offscreen footage captures the essence of what this build was intended for.
 ==Spartan Ops==
 Talk about spops son!!!

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-:*'''Cortana:''' "Chief! ''[after killing the Knight]'' Whatever it is, it's not organic!"
+:*'''Cortana:''' "Chief! ''[after the brief scripted sequence involving both the Chief and newly introduced Knight]'' Whatever it is, it's not organic!"
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 ::<li style="Display: inline-block";>[[File:KeynoteLightRifle.jpg|thumb|right|500px]]
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 :*'''Cortana:''' "I don't think we're the only ones in here. Keep your eyes open."
-:::''The Chief encounters a small group of enemies shortly after Cortana expresses her concerens regarding the possibility of malicious entities on the planet.''
+:::''The Chief encounters a small group of enemies shortly after Cortana expresses her concerns regarding the possibility of malicious entities on the planet.''
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 ::<li style="Display: inline-block";>[[File:FirstEnemyEncounterkeynote.jpg|thumb|right|500px]]
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 :*'''Master Chief:''' "What was that?"
 :*'''Cortana:''' "Unknown."
 ===An Overview of The Unlocked Menus===

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 ====Mission Transcription====
--TRANSCRIBE THE E3 MISSION-
+:*'''Cortana:''' "Chief, there!"
 ===An Overview of The Unlocked Menus===

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