The Forge mode in Halo: Reach is often referred to as Forge 2.0.Ī Sangheili standing on a stack of crates in High Ground, in Forge mode. The Mythic map pack introduced 'Sandbox', a massive map that is commonly referred to as the ultimate forging map in Halo 3, with three distinct spaces to Forge in, a wide variety of scenery to choose from, every weapon in the game and every vehicle in the game, except for the Sandtrap exclusive vehicle, the Elephant. The Halo 3 Heroic map pack introduced 'Foundry' which allowed players a huge amount of freedom in the creation of new maps. The scenery and layouts of these maps are almost entirely composed of movable and removable Forge objects. Halo 3 players proved so resourceful and imaginative with the tools provided to them that Bungie released two maps created specifically with Forge in mind. Maps altered in Forge are referred to as map variants, and possible alterations include the modification of player spawn points, gametype objective points, weapons spawns, and the addition of scenery items such as crates, Fusion coils, gravity lifts, teleporters, and various other items - In Forge, players can add items that aren't available in unmodified maps. Forge was originally created to be used by players to make relatively simple changes to maps in order to tweak their gameplay experience.

A Spartan is propelled into the air by fusion coils and propane tanks in High Ground on Forge.įorge is a game mode originally released in Halo 3 designed by Bungie to allow players to customize, save, and share maps for Custom Games.

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