"Dive into the Dust Palace. Learn its secrets. Become its shadow"
Archaic aka Explore: The Dust Palace is a Exploration/Puzzle map, that allows players to venture further into the theme of the Dust Palace.
Made to recreate the free roam mentality within Halo, Archaic features several play options in order to hold player interest. This includes:
Co-op PuzzlesIn addition, this posting will be filled Lore driven stories about the Dust Palace. Some will be tied to the secrets, puzzles and skulls located on the map. Upon completion of a task, players can check back here to learn more.
Parkour Challenges
Easter Eggs and Secrets
7 Hidden Skulls
and a Lore Driven Theme
Custom Gametype: Exploration
Nine pictures was not enough to encapsulate this map. The only way to see it all is to check it out! As always I'd love to hear your thoughts and ideas!
--------------------------------------------------------After our initial assault on the Dust Palace, it was overwhelming clear that we knew even less about it than we thought. Regardless, The Null have begun converging their forces back on the sector. Whatever we did in that summoning chamber, we did it right.
"Once more, unto the breach..."
I'm clearing a request to redeploy Spartans to the palace. We need to infiltrate deeper. We need to learn more. If that Dust Lord makes good on that threat, things are bound to get plenty more eventful pretty soon.
Get it done Spartans.